Effect of Lipase and Phospholipase A1 on Foaming and Batter Properties of Yolk Contaminated Egg White.

Egg white (EW) is frequently used in bakery products because of its excellent foaming capabilities. However, egg yolk (EY) contamination often degrades the foaming characteristics of EW. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different concentrations of phospholipase A1 (PLPA1) and lipase (LP) on EW.

The impairment of induction chemotherapy for stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy: A propensity score-matched analysis.

Objectives: To explore the efficacy of induction chemotherapy (IC) plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).

Methods: Totally, 450 eligible patients with staged II NPC on the basis of the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC TNM staging system were eventually included from January 2010 to September 2020. The one-to-one propensity score-matched (1:1 PSM) analysis was employed to balance variables.

The structure and stability analysis of the pea seed legumin glycosylated by oligochitosan.

Background: The functionality of pea proteins is relatively weak relative to that of soybean proteins, which limits the application of pea proteins in food and nutritional applications. Glycosylation is a promising approach to influence the protein structure and in turn change the functional properties of pea proteins.

Results: In this study, the effect of transglutaminase-induced oligochitosan glycosylation on the structural and functional properties of pea seed legumin was studied.

Microbiota stratification and succession of amylase-producing Bacillus in traditional Chinese Jiuqu (fermentation starters).

Background: Jiuqu are vital saccharifying and fermenting agents for Chinese fermented foods. Natural ventilation during Jiuqu fermentation causes changes in temperature, oxygen and moisture content, resulting in mass and heat gradients from the outer to inner areas of Jiuqu blocks. In the present study, microbiota stratification in Jiuqu was investigated by single molecule real-time sequencing and culture isolation.

Isolation, characterization and antioxidant of polysaccharides from Stropharia rugosoannulata.

In this study, polysaccharides from Stropharia rugosoannulata were isolated and purified by macroporous adsorption resin and ion exchange chromatography to produce SRP-1 and SRP-2. Preliminary structural characteristics of SRP-1 and SRP-2 were also investigated. Our results showed that SRP-1 was neutral, while SRP-2 was acidic polysaccharides.

A combined marker based on plasma D-dimer and serum albumin levels in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma is associated with poor survival outcomes in a retrospective cohort study.

: Activation of the clotting-fibrinolytic system in cancer patients is common and results in an unfavorable clinical outcome. This study aimed to investigate the role of pretreatment plasma D-dimer levels and the combination of D-dimer and albumin (DA) on the prediction of survival prognosis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). : The study comprised 511 patients with NPC.

Association between Pretreatment Serum High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated with Chemoradiotherapy: Findings from a Randomised Trial.

: To investigate the relationship between the pretreatment serum lipid concentrations and the clinical outcomes in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who were treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. : From August 2002 to April 2005, 400 patients with stage III or stage IVa nasopharyngeal carcinoma were recruited for a randomised clinical trial of induction chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Pretreatment serum lipid concentrations were examined in 342 patients.

Development and external validation of a nomogram for predicting the overall survival of patients with stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma after curative treatment.

To facilitate decision-making support for individual patients, development and external validation of a nomogram was undertaken to reveal prognostic factors and predict the value of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) compared with radiotherapy (RT) for stage-II nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. Clinical data of 419 and 309 patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer (2017) stage-II NPC in two institutions in China were collected retrospectively. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival were compared using Kaplan-Meier estimates.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Depressive Symptoms, and Cognitive Performance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Analyses From a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

This trial investigated the efficacy of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) treatment for improving depressive symptoms and cognitive performance in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) participating in cardiac rehabilitation. Patients with CAD aged 45 to 80 years were randomized to receive either 1.9-g/d n-3 PUFA treatment or placebo for 12 weeks.

Deviation analysis of atlantoaxial pedicle screws assisted by a drill template.

Although C1-C2 pedicle screw fixation provides an excellent fusion rate and rigid fixation, this technique has a potential risk. It is essential to develop an accurate screwing method to avoid this neurovascular injury. To develop and validate the accuracy of a novel navigational template for C1-C2 pedicle screw placement in cadaveric specimens, computed tomography scans with 1-mm-wide cuts were obtained of 32 cadaveric cervical specimens.

Value of transrectal ultrasonography for tumor node metastasis restaging in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

Objective: To explore the value of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) for tumor node metastasis (TNM) restaging for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (neo-CRT).

Methods: One hundred and forty-nine patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (cT3-4 or cN+) who underwent TRUS after neo-CRT were retrospectively reviewed. TRUS restaging was compared with the results of post-operative pathological TNM findings.

Deviation analysis of C1-C2 transarticular screw placement assisted by a novel rapid prototyping drill template: a cadaveric study.

Study Design: Cadaveric study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate the accuracy of a novel navigational template for C1-C2 transarticular screw (C1C2TAS) placement in cadaveric specimens.

Summary Of Background Data: Currently, C1C2TASs are primarily positioned using a free-hand technique or under fluoroscopic guidance.

[A novel computer-assisted drill template for atlantoaxial pedicle screw placement:a cadaveric experimental study].

Objective: To validate the accuracy of atlanto-axial pedicle screw placement with a rapid prototyping drill guide template and analyze the factors of screw deviations.

Methods: Computed tomography (CT) scan was performed in 16 cervical specimens. And three-dimension cervical vertebrae was reconstructed by Mimics software.

Deviation analysis of C2 translaminar screw placement assisted by a novel rapid prototyping drill template: a cadaveric study.

Purpose: The goal of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of patient-specific CT-based rapid prototype drill templates for C2 translaminar screw insertion.

Methods: Volumetric CT scanning was performed in 32 cadaveric cervical spines. Using computer software, the authors constructed drill templates that fit onto the posterior surface of the C2 vertebrae with drill guides to match the slope of the patient's lamina.

Enantioselective synthesis of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (+)-vittatine, (+)-epi-vittatine, and (+)-buphanisine.

Cat. on a hot tin roof: Enantioselective catalytic Michael addition of α-cyanoketones to acrylates under bifunctional organocatalysis was used to construct the unique arylic all-carbon quaternary stereocenter, which is synthetically crucial in the chemical synthesis of optically pure cis-aryl hydroindole alkaloids. The protocol offers an asymmetric route to (+)-vittatine, (+)-epi-vittatine, and (+)-buphanisine.

Pretreatment body mass index as an independent prognostic factor in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy: findings from a randomised trial.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the pretreatment body mass index (BMI) and the clinical outcomes in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Methods: From August 2002 to April 2005, 400 patients with stage III or stage IVa nasopharyngeal carcinoma were recruited for a randomised clinical trial of induction chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy. The patients were divided into four groups of underweight (BMI<18.

Evaluation of biological properties of electron beam melted Ti6Al4V implant with biomimetic coating in vitro and in vivo.

Background: High strength porous titanium implants are widely used for the reconstruction of craniofacial defects because of their similar mechanical properties to those of bone. The recent introduction of electron beam melting (EBM) technique allows a direct digitally enabled fabrication of patient specific porous titanium implants, whereas both their in vitro and in vivo biological performance need further investigation.

Methods: In the present study, we fabricated porous Ti6Al4V implants with controlled porous structure by EBM process, analyzed their mechanical properties, and conducted the surface modification with biomimetic approach.

[Application of computer-assisted navigation in oral and maxillofacial surgery: retrospective analysis of 104 consecutive cases].

Purpose: To evaluate the application of computer-assisted navigation system (CANS) in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Methods: One hundred and four patients were included in this study, including 34 with zygomatic-orbital-maxillary fracture, 27 with unilateral TMJ ankylosis, 29 with fibrous dysplasia, 9 with mandibular angle hypertropia, 3 with cartilage and bone tumors and 2 with facial foreign bodies. CT scan was performed and the data was saved as Dicom (digital imaging and communications in medicine) format.

Kinematics of hip, knee, ankle of the young and elderly Chinese people during kneeling activity.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the kinematics of the lower limbs of Chinese people during normal kneeling activity, as such data could be valuable in designing joint prosthesis and arthroplasty that meet the needs of Chinese citizens' daily activities.

Methods: Thirty young and twenty elderly Chinese participants with no personal history of joint diseases were recruited, and matched by age (average age: 23.8 years for the young group, 60.

Toward the total synthesis of palhinine A: expedient assembly of multifunctionalized isotwistane ring system with contiguous quaternary stereocenters.

The stereoselective, expedient assembly of the key functionalized isotwistane (bridged tricyclo[4.3.1.

Cardiac rehabilitation participant with sickle cell trait and statin-related hepatotoxicity: a case report.

Purpose: Exercise recommendations for patients with sickle cell trait (SCT) and myocardial infarction (MI) are limited. This case report describes such a patient, who subsequently participated in cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Case: Patient experienced sudden intense chest pressure and shortness of breath while singing in church.

Antioxidant activity of protein hydrolysates from aqueous extract of velvet antler (Cervus elaphus) as influenced by molecular weight and enzymes.

The crude protein hydrolysates from aqueous extract of velvet antler (AEVA) were prepared by simulated gastrointestinal digestion (SGI, pepsin-pancreatin) using pancreatin-pepsin, alcalase and neutrase. The resulting hydrolysates were separated by sequential ultrafiltration into four fractions. The antioxidant activities of peptide fractions were evaluated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging and Fe(2+)-chelating assays.