There is a growing interest in the use of nutraceuticals for weight management in companion animals. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mannoheptulose (MH), a sugar in avocados that inhibits glycolysis, on energy metabolism in adult Beagle dogs. The study was a double-blind, randomized controlled trial where dogs were allocated to a control (CON, n = 10, 10.1 ± 0.4 kg) or...

Cookies are one of the food products that popular with public. The raw material for making cookies is wheat flour, which still imported from abroad and year by number imports continues to increase. Utilization avocado seed flour will reduce use can also waste avocados. main factor in fulfilling quality a product be assessed based on appearance product, taste nutritional value product. This stud...

A pest management decision to initiate a control treatment depends upon an accurate estimate of mean pest density. Presence-absence sampling plans significantly reduce sampling efforts to make treatment decisions by using the proportion of infested leaves to estimate mean pest density in lieu of counting individual pests. The use of sequential hypothesis testing procedures can significantly red...

BACKGROUND The positive influences of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) on blood glucose homeostasis, appetite sensations, and food intake provide a strong rationale for its therapeutic potential in the nutritional management of obesity and type 2 diabetes. AIM To summarize GLP-1 physiology and the nutritional modulation of its secretion in the context of obesity and type 2 diabetes management....

BACKGROUND Latex allergy has emerged as a major cause of allergic reactions in health care workers. However, information is limited regarding the diagnostic methods available. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values) of screening for natural rubber latex sensitization by questionnaire among health care workers,...

Results of analyses of molecular sequence (COI, 28S-D2) and morphology (21 character states) data, both alone and combined, were used to determine relationships between 18 species of Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae, Thripinae). Two species of Neohydatothrips from Panama were used as the outgroup. Five major pest Scirtothrips were included in these analyses: S. aurantii, S. citri, S. dorsa...

We compared the susceptibility of seven cultivars of avocado, Persea americana, to feeding by Oligonychus perseae. Based on the percentage of leaf area damaged by mites in February 1998, cultivars were categorized into three groups: Hass and Gwen were `susceptible', Fuerte, Lamb Hass and Reed were `resistant', Esther, and Pinkerton were of `intermediate' susceptibility. A life table study in th...

Avocado is an exotic fleshy fruit dicotyledonous plant grown for its though leaves of the have also been used avocado flavored tea production while seed known to contain antioxidants. The consumption avocados on increase in Kenya; however, value chain experiences losses estimated be around 40% due inability sector players convert fresh fruits into more shelf stable products limited preservation...

Wild insects provide pollination services in agroecosystems. Avocado is an economically important crop grown the Chilean Mediterranean climate region and exported worldwide. managed using honeybee hives, while role of wild as pollinators remains poorly known. We quantified relative contributions floral visitors honeybees to fruit set avocados two contrasting seasons (2015 2016) Central Chile. O...

This work evaluated the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defense systems of avocados cv. Hass stored at 7 ± 0.5 °C for 10, 20, 30 d, stage edible ripeness. The enzyme system included superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), was composed total phenolic compounds (TPC), carotenoids (TC), α-, β-, γ-tocopherols, as well hydrophilic (H-AOX) lipophilic (L-AOX) activities. ...