Effect of cranberry pomace on the physicochemical properties and inactivation of during the manufacture of dry fermented sausages.

The effect of cranberry pomace (CP) incorporation on serovars inactivation, starter culture population, and physicochemical properties of sausages during the manufacture of dry fermented sausages (DFS) was studied. Sausages containing a five-strain cocktail of serovars at 7-log CFU/g, with different levels of CP (control, 0%; low, 0.55%; medium, 1.

Numerical investigation of nonlinear sound propagation of photoacoustic tomography imaging.

Almost all reconstruction methods in photoacoustic tomography (PAT) have been developed by assuming that sound propagation is linear, which is valid for ordinary PAT applications but would become inappropriate when the sound amplitude is higher than a certain threshold level. In the current study, we investigate the effect of nonlinear sound propagation on PAT by using a numerical method which utilizes the time-reversal (TR) technique. In the forward stage, the Euler equations are solved to simulate nonlinear sound propagation, and the flow variables (pressure, velocity and density) are recorded by an array of virtual sensors.

Thrombolysis in acute stroke: ongoing challenges based on a tertiary hospital audit and comparisons with other Australian studies.

Objective: Intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) improves patient outcomes in acute ischaemic stroke. Because its benefit is time-dependant, treatment delays must be minimised. The aim of the present study was to review patient characteristics, timeliness of tPA delivery and clinical outcome in patients receiving t-PA in a tertiary hospital stroke unit in Queensland, and to compare the findings with those of other Australian studies.

Sex differences in epidemiology and risk factors of acute coronary syndrome in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: a long-term prospective cohort study.

Objective: Diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are at higher risk of poor outcome than are non-diabetic patients with ACS. Few studies have focused on sex-related ACS incidence, ACS-related mortality or risk factors to affects sex specific ACS in Chinese with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Based on a hospital-based cohort of Chinese patients with T2DM, we aimed to investigate whether there was sex difference in ACS or ACS-related mortality or risk factors of ACS.

Evolution of intracranial atherosclerotic disease under modern medical therapy.

Objective: Understanding how symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) evolves with current medical therapy may inform secondary stroke prevention.

Methods: In a prospective academic-initiated study, we recruited 50 patients (mean age = 63.4 ± 9.

Long-term risk of cardiovascular disease among type 2 diabetic patients with asymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: To investigate whether asymptomatic middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Chinese with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 2,144 Hong Kong Chinese with type 2 diabetes and without history of stroke or atrial fibrillation were recruited in 1994-1996 and followed up for a median of 14.51 years.

Detection of the siphon internal carotid artery stenosis: transcranial Doppler versus digital subtraction angiography.

Background: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is widely applied to evaluate the intracranial large artery stenosis. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of TCD in detecting siphon internal carotid artery (SICA) stenosis against digital subtraction angiography (DSA).

Methods: A total of 145 patients with TCD and DSA performed were recruited.

HIV replication enhances production of free fatty acids, low density lipoproteins and many key proteins involved in lipid metabolism: a proteomics study.

Background: HIV-infected patients develop multiple metabolic abnormalities including insulin resistance, lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia. Although progression of these disorders has been associated with the use of various protease inhibitors and other antiretroviral drugs, HIV-infected individuals who have not received these treatments also develop lipid abnormalities albeit to a lesser extent. How HIV alters lipid metabolism in an infected cell and what molecular changes are affected through protein interaction pathways are not well-understood.

Arthroscopy-assisted repair of latent syndesmotic instability of the ankle.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the results of repair of latent ankle syndesmotic instability and widening by an arthroscopic and percutaneous approach.

Methods: This case study series presents 6 patients who presented with latent syndesmotic instability after sustaining a rotational ankle injury. All 6 patients underwent arthroscopy-assisted repair and percutaneous fixation of the disrupted ankle mortise.