Harnessing Social Media Data to Understand Information Needs About Kidney Diseases and Emotional Experiences With Disease Management: Topic and Sentiment Analysis.

Background: Kidney diseases encompass a variety of conditions, including chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, glomerulonephritis, and polycystic kidney disease. These diseases significantly impact patients' quality of life and health care costs, often necessitating substantial lifestyle changes, especially regarding dietary management. However, patients frequently receive ambiguous or conflicting dietary advice from health care providers, leading them to seek information and support from online health communities.

Comparison between intense pulsed light and continuous ultraviolet treatment processes for enhancing the vitamin D content of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) powder.

Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) are a rich source of ergosterol, which can be converted into vitamin D, a valuable nutrient for human health. This study evaluated the enhancement of vitamin D in shiitake-mushroom powders using intense pulsed light (IPL). The initial vitamin D content of the sample was 4.

The impact of movement path of sesame seeds ( L.) during treatment with intense pulsed light (IPL) using a continuous pilot-scale device on the reduction of indigenous microorganisms.

The objective of this study was to enhance the microbial inactivation efficacy of sesame seeds through the utilization of a pilot-scale IPL device, while also identifying the process variables that influence the microbial inactivation effect. Three different types of IPL processes were employed, each with a distinct arrangement, to treat sesame seeds. The total fluences applied ranged from 1.

Effect of environmental water activity on microbial inactivation by intense pulsed light (IPL).

In this study, the effect of environmental a on microbial inactivation by intense pulsed light (IPL) was investigated. Three different microorganisms (Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and yeast) were used as test organisms. The effect of environmental a was assessed by irradiating each microbial suspension in sodium chloride solutions with different environmental a levels (0.

Comparison of microbial reduction effect of intense pulsed light according to growth stage and population density of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 using a double Weibull model.

This study evaluated how the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) was influenced by biological factors such as the incubation time and the population of Escherichia coli. According to the 4D value, the microorganisms in the exponential phase were more susceptible to IPL (0.51 J/cm), while those in the stationary phase were the most resistant (0.

Validation of analytical methods for acrylic acid from various food products.

Unlabelled: Acrylic acid (AA) chemical that endangers human health through contamination of water, soil, and foods. In this study, the extraction, purification, and detection of AA in various food products were established. The contamination level of AA in food products was investigated as well.

Evaluation of a GC-MS method for benzyl chloride content in processed food, meats, and marine products distributed in Korea.

Benzyl chloride is a harmful chemical that contaminates air, water, and food. A static headspace GC-MS method for determining benzyl chloride in food was developed and validated. Two food matrices (fat/oil and chicken) were used for method validation.

Risk Assessment and Determination of Heavy Metals in Home Meal Replacement Products by Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Direct Mercury Analyzer.

This study quantified six heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Sn, Hg, and Me-Hg) in home meal replacement products. Satisfactory linearity ( > 0.99), recovery (80.

Improving the Extraction of Catechins of Green Tea () by Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE) Combined with Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) or Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Pretreatment.

The aim of this study was to find the optimum condition of pulsed electric field (PEF) and intense pulsed light (IPL) for the enhancement of subcritical water extraction (SWE), which is an eco-friendly extraction method, for extracting tea catechins from green tea leaves (). The leaves were treated with PEF under conditions of electric field strength (1, 2 and 3 kV/cm) during 60 s. Moreover, IPL was applied at various voltages (800, 1000, and 1200 V) for 60 s.

Impact of factors affecting the efficacy of intense pulsed light for reducing spores.

This study investigated how the following four intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment factors affect the inactivation of (KCCM 11,315) spores: distance between the sample and IPL lamp (8, 13, and 18 cm), pulse width (0.5, 1.3, and 2.

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Risk Assessment and Analytical Methods Using QuEchERS Pretreatment for the Evaluation of Herbal Medicine Ingredients in Korea.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds that are often formed during the thermal processing of herbal medicine ingredients. In this study, the concentrations of four PAHs (PAH4) in various herbal medicine ingredients were monitored. Further, the QuEChERS method was used to replace conventional pretreatment, a more complex and cumbersome approach.

Microbial inactivation in fresh and minimally processed foods by intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment.

The purposes of this study were to evaluate the inactivation effects of intense pulsed light (IPL) on indigenous and inoculated microorganisms in fresh and minimally processed foods and the industrial applicability of this nonthermal sterilization method. The samples were treated with IPL by varying the treatment time and voltage. The inactivation effect tended to increase as the treatment conditions increased.

Recovery of hesperidin and narirutin from waste peel using subcritical water extraction aided by pulsed electric field treatment.

The objective of this study was to identify whether the efficacy of extracting hesperidin and narirutin from peel by-products can be increased by combining pulsed electric field (PEF) and subcritical water extraction (SWE). The samples were treated with a PEF at a strength of 3 kV/cm for 60 and 120 s. Subsequent SWE was conducted at extraction temperatures of 110-190 °C for 3-15 min.

Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores at various germination and outgrowth stages using intense pulsed light.

It is important to inactivate spore-forming bacteria in foods because their spores are highly resistant to various stresses. Although thermal treatment is an effective inactivation method, the associated high temperatures can cause changes in food quality. Intense pulsed light (IPL) is a nonthermal technique that can effectively improve food safety.

Bactericidal effect of intense pulsed light on seeds without loss of viability.

This study investigated the microbial inactivation effects of intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment as an alternative to chemical treatment for decontaminating the radish and pak choi seeds. The values (which indicate the resistance to IPL treatment) for radish and pak choi seeds were 24.50, 20.

Baseline BCR-ABL1 transcript type of e13a2 and large spleen size are predictors of poor long-term outcomes in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia patients who failed to achieve an early molecular response after 3 months of imatinib therapy.

We conducted this study to identify the factors for predicting poor outcomes in chronic myeloid leukemia patients who failed to achieve a 3-month early molecular response (EMR). Of the 413 newly diagnosed, chronic phase, chronic myeloid leukemia patients receiving imatinib (IM), 120 (29.1%) failed to achieve a 3-month EMR.

transcripts (MR) at post-transplant 3 months as an early predictor for long-term outcomes in chronic myeloid leukemia.

Background/aims: The aim of this study was to identify the role of transcript level as a predictor for post-transplant relapse and outcome in patients who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) for chronic phase (CP) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Methods: Of 101 patients receiving allograft in CML CP, 85 had available quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction data at post-transplant 3 months. These patients were divided into two groups according to molecular response (MR), defined as a transcript level ≤ 0.

Sporicidal Activities of Various Surfactant Components against Bacillus subtilis Spores.

The sporicidal activities against Bacillus subtilis spores of surfactant components with hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties that can lead to the denaturation of various proteins comprising the spore structure were investigated. The reduction in spore numbers by each of the surfactant components bornyl acetate, geranyl acetate, pinene, p-cymene, camphene, citral, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran, polylysine, and thiamine dilaurylsulfate at 1% was estimated at 1 to 2 log CFU/ml. The average hydrophilelipophile balance value of surfactants with sporicidal activity causing a reduction of 1 to 2 log CFU/ml was 9.

Distinct predictive factors influence on achievement of early molecular response by frontline imatinib in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia.

To explore the factors for achieving early molecular responses (EMR; BCR-ABL1 ≤10% at 3 months, ≤1% at 6 months) by imatinib (IM), baseline characteristics including individual BCR-ABL1 transcript level, dose intensity, and IM trough level on day 29 were analyzed in 286 chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia patients. Distinct predictive factors for achieving EMR at 3 months and 6 months were noted. Blast count at diagnosis and IM trough level on day 29 were significantly associated with an achievement of 3-month EMR.