Wildlife-Livestock Host Community Maintains Simultaneous Epidemiologic Cycles of in a Mountain Ecosystem.

Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) is an eye disease caused by that affects domestic and wild caprines, including Iberian ibex (), a medium-sized mountain ungulate. However, its role in IKC dynamics in multi-host communities has been poorly studied. This study assessed in Iberian ibex and seasonally sympatric domestic small ruminants in the Natural Space of Sierra Nevada (NSSN), a mountain habitat in southern Spain.

New and Rapid Analytical Method Using HPLC-MS Detection for Acrylamide Determination in Black Ripe Olives.

The presence of acrylamide, a known human carcinogen, in various heated foods raises significant concerns among consumers. Therefore, the development of a good analytical method is of paramount interest to the scientific community. Keeping this in view, a rapid, simple, reliable, and low-cost analytical method was developed and validated for acrylamide quantification in black ripe olives.

LP309 a new strain of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus that improves the lactic fermentation of Spanish-style table olives.

Different varieties of table olives have suitable morphological characteristics that allow them to be processed as Spanish-style green table olives. However, the Campiñesa cultivar presents difficulties when submitted to a lactic fermentation, in spite of being inoculated with dedicated starter cultures such as OleicaStarter. The strategy followed in this study to facilitate the start of lactic fermentation was to reinforce the OleicaStarter culture with the use of the Lactoplantibacillus pentosus Lp309 a strain that enhanced the survival of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) at the beginning of fermentation, reaching final pH values (4.

Olive Leaf Processing for Infusion Purposes.

Olive leaf is a by-product rich in bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols and triterpenic acids, with numerous biological activities for human health. Nowadays, the existence of dry olive leaves marketed for infusion elaboration is lacking. During the elaboration process, the drying and grinding stages are critical for the conservation of bioactive compounds, and, precisely, the existing research on olive leaf production procedures is quite scarce.

Chemical and Enzymatic Characterization of Leaves from Spanish Table Olive Cultivars.

Olive leaves are generated as by-products in the olive industry and contain substances with biological properties that provide health benefits. Although these compounds have been characterized in many leaves from olive cultivars devoted to olive oil extraction, few data are available on leaves from the processing of table olives. In this study, the concentration of polyphenols, triterpenic acids, sugars and enzymatic activities (polyphenol oxidase, peroxidase, -glucosidase and esterase) were determined in the leaves of the olive tree ( L.

The Impact of Preoperative BMI (Obesity Class I, II, and III) on the 12-Month Evolution of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass.

Background: Whether or not the initial body mass index (BMI) influences weight loss and comorbidities improvement after bariatric surgery continues to be a matter of debate. The main reason for this is a lack of studies including obesity class I.

Methods: Retrospective study with patients submitted to gastric bypass at a single institution.

Oleuropein hydrolysis in natural green olives: Importance of the endogenous enzymes.

The bitter taste of olives is mainly caused by the phenolic compound named oleuropein and the mechanism of its hydrolysis during the processing of natural green olives was studied. First, a rapid chemical hydrolysis of oleuropein takes place at a high temperature of 40°C and at a low pH value of 2.8, but the chemical hydrolysis of the bitter compound is slow at the common range of pH for these olives (3.

Combined use of nitrogen and coatings to improve the quality of mechanically harvested Manzanilla olives.

The combined effect of an edible coating and a nitrogen atmosphere on the quality of Manzanilla olives mechanically harvested and processed as Spanish-style green olives was assessed. The percentage of olives free of any brown spots ranged between 35-50%, 10-25% and 50-65% for fruit directly processed, storage under nitrogen and coated and storage under nitrogen respectively. Moreover, olives stored in the open air developed brown spots due to the oxidation of oleuropein.

Endogenous enzymes involved in the transformation of oleuropein in Spanish table olive varieties.

The main Spanish table olive varieties supplied by different olive cooperatives were investigated for their polyphenol compositions and the endogenous enzymes involved in their transformations during two growing seasons. Olives of the Manzanilla variety had the highest concentration in total polyphenols, followed by the Hojiblanca and Gordal varieties. The Gordal and Manzanilla cultivars showed the highest polyphenol oxidase activities.

Composition of pigments and colour changes in green table olives related to processing type.

Brownish colourations in Natural green table olives (non-treated with alkali) make this product less attractive to consumers than Spanish-style green table olives (treated with alkali), which develop a more appreciated bright golden-yellow colour. These colour differences were studied in relation to changes in the composition of chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments, as well as polyphenolic compounds and polyphenol oxidase enzyme (PPO) activity. Natural green olives showed a different chlorophyll profile than Spanish-style.

Longitudinal maxillary growth in Down syndrome patients.

Objective: To assess maxillary growth in a sample of patients diagnosed with Down syndrome (DS).

Materials And Methods: The sample comprised 47 subjects (25 boys, 22 girls) with DS. All patients had at least two radiographs that showed the cranial base.

Frequencies of HLA-A and HLA-B alleles in a Mexico City mestizo sample.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of HLA-A and HLA-B antigens in a sample of the Mexico City Mestizo population. Previous similar studies were done by other authors in nonrelated individuals, while the present investigation was performed in families (parents and offspring), and therefore, a more accurate estimate of gene and haplotype frequencies was obtained. The predominant antigens in descending order are A2, A24, and A28 at the A locus, whereas B39 and B35 are at the B locus, all with gene frequencies above 0.

Racial admixture in a Mestizo population from Mexico City.

Seven genetic systems were used to investigate the racial composition of a sample from a low-income Mexico City Mestizo group, finding estimates of 0.590, 0.348, and 0.