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Diet and Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Mammals (2020)
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Rose, P., Moore, P. K., Whiteman, M., Kirk, C., & Zhu, Y. (2021). Diet and Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Mammals. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 34(17), 1378-1393. https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2020.8217

Significance: In recent times, it has emerged that some dietary sulfur compounds can act on mammalian cell signaling systems via their propensity to release hydrogen sulfide (H2S). H2S plays important biochemical and physiological roles in the heart,... Read More about Diet and Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Mammals.

Can Diet Influence the COVID-19 Mortality Rate? (2020)
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Avery, A. (2020). Can Diet Influence the COVID-19 Mortality Rate?. Kompass Nutrition & Dietetics, 1(1), 16-18. https://doi.org/10.1159/000512841

Reported COVID-19 deaths in Germany are relatively low as compared to many European countries. Among the several explanations proposed, an early and large testing of the population was put forward. Most current debates on COVID-19 focus on the differ... Read More about Can Diet Influence the COVID-19 Mortality Rate?.

Early postnatal exposure to a cafeteria diet interferes with recency and spatial memory, but not open field habituation in adolescent rats (2020)
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Wait, J., Burns, C., Jones, T., Harper, Z., Allen, E., Langley-Evans, S. C., & Voigt, J. (2021). Early postnatal exposure to a cafeteria diet interferes with recency and spatial memory, but not open field habituation in adolescent rats. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(3), 572-581. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22063

The cafeteria diet (CD), an experimental diet that mimics the obesogenic Western diet, can impair memory in adult rats. However, the suckling period is also particularly susceptible to diet?induced behavioural modification. Here, following exposure t... Read More about Early postnatal exposure to a cafeteria diet interferes with recency and spatial memory, but not open field habituation in adolescent rats.

Insects: A Potential Source of Protein and Other Nutrients for Feed and Food (2020)
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Hawkey, K. J., Lopez-Viso, C., Brameld, J. M., Parr, T., & Salter, A. M. (2021). Insects: A Potential Source of Protein and Other Nutrients for Feed and Food. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 9(1), 333-354. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-animal-021419-083930

© 2021 Annual Reviews Inc.. All rights reserved. Sustainable production of healthy food for a growing global population, in the face of the uncertainties of climate change, represents a major challenge for the coming decade. Livestock provide food wi... Read More about Insects: A Potential Source of Protein and Other Nutrients for Feed and Food.

Kisspeptin-54 Accurately Identifies Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Dysfunction in Men with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (2020)
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Abbara, A., Eng, P. C., Phylactou, M., Clarke, S. A., Mills, E., Chia, G., …Dhillo, W. S. (2021). Kisspeptin-54 Accurately Identifies Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Dysfunction in Men with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. Neuroendocrinology, 111(12), 1176-1186. https://doi.org/10.1159/000513248

Background: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) is hypogonadism due to either hypothalamic or pituitary dysfunction. While gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) can directly test pituitary function, no specific test of hypothalamic function exists. Ki... Read More about Kisspeptin-54 Accurately Identifies Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Dysfunction in Men with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.

Impact of capsaicin on aroma release and perception from flavoured solutions (2020)
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Yang, N., Yang, Q., Chen, J., & Fisk, I. (2021). Impact of capsaicin on aroma release and perception from flavoured solutions. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 138, Article 110613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110613

Capsaicin is the main component in chilli pepper, which contributes to the spiciness of the food. However, the role of capsaicin on aroma perception has been controversial in the literature. This is the first study exploring the impact of capsaicin o... Read More about Impact of capsaicin on aroma release and perception from flavoured solutions.

Total lipid prediction in single intact cocoa beans by hyperspectral chemical imaging (2020)
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Caporaso, N., Whitworth, M. B., & Fisk, I. D. (2021). Total lipid prediction in single intact cocoa beans by hyperspectral chemical imaging. Food Chemistry, 344, Article 128663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128663

© 2020 This work aimed to explore the possibility of predicting total fat content in whole dried cocoa beans at a single bean level using hyperspectral imaging (HSI). 170 beans randomly selected from 17 batches were individually analysed by HSI and b... Read More about Total lipid prediction in single intact cocoa beans by hyperspectral chemical imaging.

Dynamic Tribology Protocol (DTP): Response of salivary pellicle to dairy protein interactions validated against sensory perception (2020)
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Fan, N., Shewan, H. M., Smyth, H. E., Yakubov, G. E., & Stokes, J. R. (2021). Dynamic Tribology Protocol (DTP): Response of salivary pellicle to dairy protein interactions validated against sensory perception. Food Hydrocolloids, 113, Article 106478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106478

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Saliva plays a key role in oral lubrication that is hypothesised to influence the oral processing and sensory perception of foods, beverages and oral care products. Here, we consider whether or not ex vivo saliva-lubricity measure... Read More about Dynamic Tribology Protocol (DTP): Response of salivary pellicle to dairy protein interactions validated against sensory perception.

The effects of different extraction methods on the aroma fingerprint, recombination and visualization of clam soup (2020)
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Huang, X., Zhang, Y., Zhu, M., Zhou, D., Du, M., Zhu, B., …Qin, L. (2021). The effects of different extraction methods on the aroma fingerprint, recombination and visualization of clam soup. Food and Function, 12(4), 1626-1638. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0fo02615h

Clam is a kind of nutritious, delicious and economical aquatic food around the world and is famous for its unique aroma. Instrumental analysis, sensory analysis, and comprehensive statistical analysis were performed to explain the relationship betwee... Read More about The effects of different extraction methods on the aroma fingerprint, recombination and visualization of clam soup.

Enzyme digestion of biofiber from mechanical heat treated municipal solid waste: Accessing kinetic and rheological design data using a pilot-scale high-solids mixer (2020)
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Ibbett, R., Tucker, G., McKechnie, J., & Meng, F. (2020). Enzyme digestion of biofiber from mechanical heat treated municipal solid waste: Accessing kinetic and rheological design data using a pilot-scale high-solids mixer. Biomass and Bioenergy, 143, Article 105817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105817

© 2020 Mechanical heat treatment of municipal solid waste offers a route for the production and separation of a biofiber fraction with high organic content, which is a potential source of sugars for biochemical conversion to chemicals and fuels. This... Read More about Enzyme digestion of biofiber from mechanical heat treated municipal solid waste: Accessing kinetic and rheological design data using a pilot-scale high-solids mixer.

Policy, toxicology and physicochemical considerations on the inhalation of high concentrations of food flavour (2020)
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Dinu, V., Kilic, A., Wang, Q., Ayed, C., Fadel, A., Harding, S. E., …Fisk, I. D. (2020). Policy, toxicology and physicochemical considerations on the inhalation of high concentrations of food flavour. npj Science of Food, 4, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-020-00075-y

© 2020, The Author(s). Food flavour ingredients are required by law to obtain prior approval from regulatory bodies, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in terms of toxicological data and i... Read More about Policy, toxicology and physicochemical considerations on the inhalation of high concentrations of food flavour.

Selection of potential molecular markers for cheese ripening and quality prediction by NMR spectroscopy (2020)
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Chen, Y., MacNaughtan, W., Jones, P., Yang, Q., Williams, H., & Foster, T. (2021). Selection of potential molecular markers for cheese ripening and quality prediction by NMR spectroscopy. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 136, Article 110306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110306

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Predicting cheese quality as early as possible after ripening is important for quality control in the cheese industry. The main aim of this study was to investigate potential metabolites for predictive models of Cheddar cheese qua... Read More about Selection of potential molecular markers for cheese ripening and quality prediction by NMR spectroscopy.

Epigenetics and Vascular Senescence–Potential New Therapeutic Targets? (2020)
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Ding, Q., Shao, C., Rose, P., & Zhu, Y. Z. (2020). Epigenetics and Vascular Senescence–Potential New Therapeutic Targets?. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 11, Article 535395. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.535395

© Copyright © 2020 Ding, Shao, Rose and Zhu. Epigenetics is defined as the heritable alterations of gene expression without changes to the coding sequence of DNA. These alterations are mediated by processes including DNA methylation, histone modifica... Read More about Epigenetics and Vascular Senescence–Potential New Therapeutic Targets?.

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a potential food supplement with the capacity to outperform Chlorella and Spirulina (2020)
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Darwish, R., Gedi, M. A., Akepach, P., Assaye, H., Zaky, A. S., & Gray, D. A. (2020). Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a potential food supplement with the capacity to outperform Chlorella and Spirulina. Applied Sciences, 10(19), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196736

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a green microalgae used as a model organism associated with biotechnological applications, yet its nutritional value has not been assessed. This study investigates... Read More about Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a potential food supplement with the capacity to outperform Chlorella and Spirulina.

Wood hemicelluloses exert distinct biomechanical contributions to cellulose fibrillar networks (2020)
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Berglund, J., Mikkelsen, D., Flanagan, B. M., Dhital, S., Gaunitz, S., Henriksson, G., …Vilaplana, F. (2020). Wood hemicelluloses exert distinct biomechanical contributions to cellulose fibrillar networks. Nature Communications, 11, Article 4692. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18390-z

© 2020, The Author(s). Hemicelluloses, a family of heterogeneous polysaccharides with complex molecular structures, constitute a fundamental component of lignocellulosic biomass. However, the contribution of each hemicellulose type to the mechanical... Read More about Wood hemicelluloses exert distinct biomechanical contributions to cellulose fibrillar networks.

Food biotechnology (2020)
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Foster, T., Adams, G., di Bari, V., Connerton, I., Gould, J., Gouseti, O., …Yakubov, G. (2020). Food biotechnology. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 30, 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2020.08.006

We investigate recent advances in the Chemical Engineering aspects of food structuring agents and macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, and also the fate of food upon ingestion. Prebiotic effects on host-microbe interactions enable impr... Read More about Food biotechnology.

Flavour distribution and release from gelatine-starch matrices (2020)
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Su, K., Brunet, M., Festring, D., Ayed, C., Foster, T., & Fisk, I. (2021). Flavour distribution and release from gelatine-starch matrices. Food Hydrocolloids, 112, Article 106273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106273

© 2020 The Authors Microstructure design of protein-polysaccharide phase separated gels has been suggested as a strategy to nutritionally improve food products. Varying the phase volumes of a phase separated matrix may affect texture and overall flav... Read More about Flavour distribution and release from gelatine-starch matrices.

Physiology and evolution of the INSL3/RXFP2 hormone/receptor system in higher vertebrates (2020)
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Ivell, R., Alhujaili, W., Kohsaka, T., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2020). Physiology and evolution of the INSL3/RXFP2 hormone/receptor system in higher vertebrates. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 299, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113583

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. Although the insulin-like peptide hormone INSL3 and its cognate receptor RXFP2 (relaxin-family peptide receptor 2) have existed throughout chordate evolution, their physiological diversification appears to be linked closely with... Read More about Physiology and evolution of the INSL3/RXFP2 hormone/receptor system in higher vertebrates.

The Effect of Dissolved Gases on the Short-Range Attractive Force between Hydrophobic Surfaces in the Absence of Nanobubble Bridging (2020)
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Azadi, M., Nguyen, A. V., & Yakubov, G. E. (2020). The Effect of Dissolved Gases on the Short-Range Attractive Force between Hydrophobic Surfaces in the Absence of Nanobubble Bridging. Langmuir, 36(34), 9987-9992. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00117

The short-range attractive forces between hydrophobic surfaces are key factors in a wide range of areas such as protein folding, lipid self-assembly, and particle-bubble interaction such as in industrial flotation. Little is certain about the effect... Read More about The Effect of Dissolved Gases on the Short-Range Attractive Force between Hydrophobic Surfaces in the Absence of Nanobubble Bridging.

Lifestyle information and access to a commercial weight management group to promote maternal postnatal weight management and positive lifestyle behaviour: the SWAN feasibility RCT (2020)
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Bick, D., Taylor, C., Bhavnani, V., Healey, A., Seed, P., Roberts, S., …Ussher, M. (in press). Lifestyle information and access to a commercial weight management group to promote maternal postnatal weight management and positive lifestyle behaviour: the SWAN feasibility RCT. Public Health Research, 8(9), 1-176. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr08090