Data on the overall dietary folate intakes among high-risk groups in poor countries is very limited. Vegetables are considered good sources but the evaluation of their contribution is hampered by the lack of data on folate concentrations in many traditional foods. Data on the analysis of folate concentrations in 16 wild vegetables used in the Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands in Vietnam an...

The routine dental practice involves various dental procedures which needs the application of local anesthetics. Generally, there are very few complications associated with these procedures. Complications such as tissue necrosis can occur following the rapid injection of local anesthetic solutions. Palate is a favorable site for soft tissue lesions, various factors such as direct effects of the...

A woman born in 1912 (Case 8 in the necropsy series) had an unremarkable family history. In 1940, she first noted blanching and cyanosis of the fingers on exposure to cold. Since 1960, small, hard, subcutaneous nodules developed at different locations on her body. Early in 1968, progressive effort dypsnoea and anginal chest pains started insidiously, and treatment with digitalis, furosemide, an...

We derive the probability for rapidity gaps in a parton cascade and investigate the dual connection with hadronic final states. A good description of observations in ee-annihilations is obtained by perturbative QCD calculations in MLLA using previously determined parameters (QCD scale Λ and kT -cut-off Q0) and applying the parton hadron duality picture. Further predictions are derived; especial...

Background—Pulsed dye laser (PDL) is a commonly utilized treatment for port wine stain birthmarks (PWS) in the United States; however, results are variable and few patients achieve complete removal. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is commonly used in China, but treatment associated photosensitivity lasts several weeks and scarring may occur. We propose an alternative treatment option, combined PDT+P...

This study assessed the influence of blanching and frying heating rate/time on antioxidant capacity (poly)phenols cardoon stalks ( Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis DC). Blanching (98 °C, 30 s) increased total native chlorogenic acids content (1.2-fold vs raw cardoon), with no significant changes in DPPH capacity, but a decrease ABTS (0.6-fold). Specifically, di-caffeoylquinic (CQAs) increase ...

This study was undertaken to determine whether the reactive hyperemia response following ischemia in spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals is different from that which occurs in able-bodied (AB) individuals. The reactive hyperemia response was produced by applying a pressure of 150 mmHg for 300 s, 600 s, and 900 s to the skin over the greater trochanter in 10 SCI and 10 AB subjects using a comp...

Beany and grassy flavors in raw edible bean flours reduce consumer acceptability of bean-based baked products. In order to improve consumer acceptability, beans may be further processed by cooking and germination. However, these operations drive up the cost of end-products. Therefore, it is necessary to develop formulations, using raw edible bean flours that have acceptable sensory attributes. ...

Clinically, the initial blanching in burn scar seen on transparent plastic face mask application seems to diminish with time and movement requiring mask alteration. To date, studies quantifying perfusion with prolonged mask use do not exist. This study used laser Doppler imaging (LDI) to assess perfusion through the transparent face mask and movement in subjects with and without burn over time....