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The impact of freeze-drying conditions on the physico-chemical properties and bioactive compounds of a freeze-dried orange puree (2019)
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Silva-Espinoza, M. A., Ayed, C., Foster, T., Camacho, M. D. M., & Martínez-Navarrete, N. (2020). The impact of freeze-drying conditions on the physico-chemical properties and bioactive compounds of a freeze-dried orange puree. Foods, 9(1), Article 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9010032

© 2019 by the authors. Fruits are essential for a healthy diet, as they contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and some cancers, which is attributed to their high bioactive compound content contributing to their antioxidant capacity.... Read More about The impact of freeze-drying conditions on the physico-chemical properties and bioactive compounds of a freeze-dried orange puree.

Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial (2019)
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Joy, E. J., Kalimbira, A. A., Gashu, D., Ferguson, E. L., Sturgess, J., Dangour, A. D., …Allen, E. (2019). Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. Trials, 20(1), Article 795. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3894-2

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Micronutrient deficiencies including selenium (Se) are widespread in Malawi and potentially underlie a substantial disease burden, particularly among poorer and marginalised populations. Concentrations of Se in stapl... Read More about Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial.

A novel liposomal S-propargyl-cysteine: a sustained release of hydrogen sulfide reducing myocardial fibrosis via TGF-β1/Smad pathway (2019)
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Hieu Tran, B., Yu, Y., Chang, L., Tan, B., Jia, W., Xiong, Y., …Zhun Zhu, Y. (2019). A novel liposomal S-propargyl-cysteine: a sustained release of hydrogen sulfide reducing myocardial fibrosis via TGF-β1/Smad pathway. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2019:14, 10061-10077. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S216667

Purpose: S-propargyl-cysteine (SPRC; alternatively known as ZYZ-802) is a novel modulator of endogenous tissue H2S concentrations with known cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effects. However, its rapid metabolism and excretion have limited its... Read More about A novel liposomal S-propargyl-cysteine: a sustained release of hydrogen sulfide reducing myocardial fibrosis via TGF-β1/Smad pathway.

Development of a professional competency framework for UK food science graduates (2019)
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Weston, E., Foster, T., Crilly, J., & Mossop, L. (2020). Development of a professional competency framework for UK food science graduates. Journal of Food Science Education, 19(1), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4329.12173

© 2019 Institute of Food Technologists® Food science-based graduates are a significant proportion of the United Kingdom (UK) food and drink industry's workforce. Aside from technical standards, there is no cohesive competency framework to support key... Read More about Development of a professional competency framework for UK food science graduates.

Effect of tongue temperature on oral tactile sensitivity and viscosity discrimination (2019)
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Lv, C., Lou, L., Mosca, A. C., Wang, X., Yang, N., & Chen, J. (2020). Effect of tongue temperature on oral tactile sensitivity and viscosity discrimination. Food Hydrocolloids, 102, Article 105578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.105578

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd An Individual's oral capability in perceiving food texture influences greatly food appreciation and preference. While there is no doubt that one's ability of texture discrimination depends on various oral physiological characteris... Read More about Effect of tongue temperature on oral tactile sensitivity and viscosity discrimination.

In vitro digestion of galactolipids from chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) of postharvest pea vine field residue (halum) and spinach leaves (2019)
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Wattanakul, J., Sahaka, M., Amara, S., Mansor, S., Gontero, B., Carrière, F., & Gray, D. (2019). In vitro digestion of galactolipids from chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) of postharvest pea vine field residue (halum) and spinach leaves. Food and Function, 10(12), 7806-7817. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9FO01867K

The removal of intact chloroplasts from their cell wall confinement offers a novel way to obtain lipophilic nutrients from green biomass, especially carotenoids and galactolipids. These latter are the main membrane lipids in plants and they represent... Read More about In vitro digestion of galactolipids from chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) of postharvest pea vine field residue (halum) and spinach leaves.

An Appraisal of Developments in Allium Sulfur Chemistry: Expanding the Pharmacopeia of Garlic (2019)
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Rose, P., Moore, P. K., Whiteman, M., & Zhu, Y.-Z. (2019). An Appraisal of Developments in Allium Sulfur Chemistry: Expanding the Pharmacopeia of Garlic. Molecules, 24(21), Article 4006. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24214006

Alliums and allied plant species are rich sources of sulfur compounds that have effects on vascular homeostasis and the control of metabolic systems linked to nutrient metabolism in mammals. In view of the multiple biological effects ascribed to thes... Read More about An Appraisal of Developments in Allium Sulfur Chemistry: Expanding the Pharmacopeia of Garlic.

Author Correction: The Beta-adrenergic agonist, Ractopamine, increases skeletal muscle expression of Asparagine Synthetase as part of an integrated stress response gene program (2019)
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Brown, D., Ryan, K., Daniel, Z., Mareko, M., Talbot, R., Moreton, J., …Brameld, J. M. (2019). Author Correction: The Beta-adrenergic agonist, Ractopamine, increases skeletal muscle expression of Asparagine Synthetase as part of an integrated stress response gene program. Scientific Reports, 9(1), Article 15412. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43807-1

© 2019, The Author(s). In the Supplementary Information file originally published with this Article, Table 2 was omitted. This error has been corrected in the Supplementary Information that now accompanies the Article.

Bioethanol Production from UK Seaweeds: Investigating Variable Pre-treatment and Enzyme Hydrolysis Parameters (2019)
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Kostas, E. T., White, D. A., & Cook, D. J. (2020). Bioethanol Production from UK Seaweeds: Investigating Variable Pre-treatment and Enzyme Hydrolysis Parameters. BioEnergy Research, 13(1), 271–285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-019-10054-1

This study describes the method development for bioethanol production from three species of seaweed. Laminaria digitata, Ulva lactuca and for the first time Dilsea carnosa were used as representatives of brown, green and red species of seaweed, respe... Read More about Bioethanol Production from UK Seaweeds: Investigating Variable Pre-treatment and Enzyme Hydrolysis Parameters.

The effect of cellulose and starch on the viscoelastic and thermal properties of acid-swollen collagen paste (2019)
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Sobanwa, M., Foster, T., & Watson, N. (2020). The effect of cellulose and starch on the viscoelastic and thermal properties of acid-swollen collagen paste. Food Hydrocolloids, 101, Article 105460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.105460

Collagen pastes are processed materials obtained through the swelling of minced bovine hides using acids into a fibrous swollen structure. Depending on the application, there is a need to improve the performance of these pastes in terms of rheologica... Read More about The effect of cellulose and starch on the viscoelastic and thermal properties of acid-swollen collagen paste.