The combination of diagnostic coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has numerous names. It has been referred to as ad hoc, follow-on, one-time, one-stage, single-stage, single session, diagnostic session, stop and go, or dessert PTCA. "PTCA at first sight" is the term coined for PTCA performed after the first diagnostic coronary angiogram.1 I propose to use the term "ad hoc PTCA"...

Dairy desserts are complex mixtures and matrices including main components such as milk, sugar, starch, hydrocolloids, colorants and flavors, with a proteinaceous structure; they are widely consumed and present a semisolid consistency. In this work, the physicochemical and rheological properties of a dairy dessert with the addition of chickpea flour (raw and cooked, at four concentrations) were...

This study aimed to examine the proportion and socio-demographic correlates of Metabolically Healthy Overweight and Obesity (MHOv/O) among Lebanese adults and to investigate the independent effect of previously identified dietary patterns on odds of MHOv/O. Data were drawn from the National Nutrition and Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factor Survey (Lebanon 2008-2009). Out of the 337 adult parti...

Rats learn to prefer flavors that are followed by postingestive effects of nutrients. This experiment investigated whether the timing of a flavor (specifically, in the first or second half of the meal) influences learning about that flavor. Stronger learning about earlier or later flavors would indicate when the rewarding postingestive effects of nutrients are sensed. Rats with intragastric (IG...

While overlapping neurobiological mechanisms are known, relatively little is known about how "self-control" and cognitive affective processing of rewards may also influence the bi-directional risk between obesity and depression. The objective of this study was to identify the extent to which "self-control," measured using a delay discounting task is co-related to BMI and Depression diagnostic t...

BACKGROUND Cyclospora cayetanensis, a coccidian parasite, has increasingly been recognized as a cause of gastrointestinal tract illness. We describe an outbreak of Cyclospora infection following a wedding reception. OBJECTIVES To investigate and characterize risk factors associated with the outbreak of Cyclospora and to describe the observed clinical course and spectrum of illness. METHODS ...

The auditory characteristics of a musical composition can be matched in congruent manner with the basic tastes affecting way consumers perceive them. Based on this evidence, present study was developed to extend understanding crossmodal interactions between gustatory and stimuli—namely, influence music sweet sour intensity. For purpose, two compositions were selected. stimulus chosen real food ...