Stability of electrostatically stabilized emulsions and its encapsulation of astaxanthin against environmental stresses: Effect of sodium caseinate-sugar beet pectin addition order.

Two addition orders, i.e., the layer-by-layer (L) and mixed biopolymer (M) orders, were used to generate sodium caseinate - sugar beet pectin electrostatically stabilized o/w emulsions with 0.

Unraveling diabetes complexity through natural products, miRNAs modulation, and future paradigms in precision medicine and global health.

Background And Aims: The challenge posed by diabetes necessitates a paradigm shift from conventional diagnostic approaches focusing on glucose and lipid levels to the transformative realm of precision medicine. This approach, leveraging advancements in genomics and proteomics, acknowledges the individualistic genetic variations, dietary preferences, and environmental exposures in diabetes management. The study comprehensively analyzes the evolving diabetes landscape, emphasizing the pivotal role of genomics, proteomics, microRNAs (miRNAs), metabolomics, and bioinformatics.

[Comparison study of the new national standard infant formula and dietary reference intakes 2023].

Objective: To compare the relationship between the nutrient limit in new national standard Infant Formula(GB 10765-2021)(New GB)and the corresponding nutrients in Dietary Reference Intakes for China 2023(DRIs 2023), to determine the scientific and reasonable base of each nutrient in New GB, and provide supports for future revision of it.

Methods: Using a data conversion method, the adequate intake(AI) of each nutrient recommended by DRIs 2023 for infants aged 0-6 months and the nutrient limit in the New GB were input into the Excel table. Based on authoritative data on the representative weight of 0-6 month infants and the recommended energy values, the conversion was done, the ratio of the lower limit of each nutrient in New GB and the AI of corresponding nutrient, as well as the ratio of the upper limit of nutrients in New GB and their tolerable upper intake level(UL) were calculated.

A Comparative Analysis of the Antibacterial Spectrum of Ultrasmall Manganese Ferrite Nanozymes with Varied Surface Modifications.

Bacterial infectious diseases pose a significant global challenge. However, conventional antibacterial agents exhibit limited therapeutic effectiveness due to the emergence of drug resistance, necessitating the exploration of novel antibacterial strategies. Nanozymes have emerged as a highly promising alternative to antibiotics, owing to their particular catalytic activities against pathogens.

Evaluation of the Nutritional Quality of Chinese Processed Meat Products: Comparison of Two Nutrient Profile Models.

Processed meat products are one of the most consumed pre-packaged foods in China. They are also group-1 carcinogens, whose consumption has proved to be positively associated with the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The purpose of this study is to analyze the nutrient content on the food label of processed meat products based on the China Standardized Database for the Composition of Pre-packaged Food and the National Open Database of the UK and France.

Does employee stock ownership plan have monitoring and incentive effects? --An analysis based on the perspective of corporate risk taking.

This study uses sample data of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2006 to 2022 and employs methods such as propensity score matching (PSM), difference-in-differences (DID), and instrumental variables (IV) to study the supervisory incentive effect of ESOPs from the perspective of corporate risk-taking. The results indicate that ESOPs significantly increase corporate risk-taking. The specific mechanism is that ESOPs reduce the dual agency costs between shareholders and managers, as well as between managers and employees, thereby alleviating corporate financing constraints and enhancing the level of corporate risk-taking.

[Clinical characteristics of in-hospital cardiac arrest in emergency patients in Kashgar area and analysis of influencing factors on success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation].

Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with emergency in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the factors affecting the success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Methods: Retrospectively selected patients who had cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency department of the People's Hospital of 6 counties and cities in Kashgar area from January 2019 to January 2022. The clinical data of all patients were collected, including gender, age, major underlying diseases, the beginning and duration of resuscitation, the number of electric defibrillation acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II).

Effect of Yijinjing combined with elastic band exercise on muscle mass and function in middle-aged and elderly patients with prediabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: This study investigated the effect of Yijinjing combined with elastic band exercise on muscle mass and muscle function in patients with prediabetes.

Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial designed in parallel (Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2000039049). Participants with prediabetes ( = 47) were randomly divided into control ( = 21, 63.

Multipronged Micelles-Hydrogel for Targeted and Prolonged Drug Delivery in Chronic Wound Infections.

Chronic diabetic wounds are a growing threat globally. Many aspects contribute to its deterioration, including bacterial infection, unbalanced microenvironment, dysfunction of cell repair, etc. In this work, we designed a multipronged micelles-hydrogel platform loaded with curcumin and rifampicin (CRMs-hydrogel) for bacteria-infected chronic wound treatment.

Dual Drug Loaded pH-sensitive Micelles for Efficient Bacterial Infection Treatment.

Purpose: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection at impaired wound is associated with high risks of developing to persistent bacterial infections since bacterial biofilm is easy to form in MRSA infected wounds. An advanced therapeutic approach to effectively penetrate and eliminate bacterial biofilm and to accelerate cell proliferation and migration at the wound is crucial.

Methods: The poly(ε-caprolactone)-monomethoxyl poly (ethylene glycol) (PCL-mPEG) micelles loaded with Quercetin and Rifampicin (QRMs) were prepared.

Rapid Identification of Pseudomonas fluorescens Harboring Thermostable Alkaline Protease by Real-Time Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification.

Abstract: Thermostable alkaline protease (TAP) harbored by Pseudomonas fluorescens decomposes protein in milk and dairy products, leading to milk and dairy product spoilage during storage. Thus, a specific, sensitive, rapid, and simple method is required to detect TAP-harboring P. fluorescens.

Tailored amino/hydroxyl bifunctional microporous organic network for efficient stir bar sorptive extraction of parabens and flavors from cosmetic and food samples.

As an effective sample pretreatment approach, stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) has shown great prospects in static microextraction and selective enrichment. In this work, bifunctional microporous organic network (B-MON) with the coexistence of amino and hydroxyl groups was firstly designed and synthesized as a novel coating for efficient SBSE of parabens and flavors in combination with high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detection (HPLC-PDA). Linked by covalent bonds to form an extension of the aromatic ring skeleton, B-MON was a tailored adsorbent featured by porous structure and abundant hydrogen bonding sites for analytes with benzene/naphthalene rings and OH/COOH groups.

Fabrication of carboxyl functionalized microporous organic network coated stir bar for efficient extraction and analysis of phenylurea herbicides in food and water samples.

Fabrication of novel coatings continues to be an area of great interest and significance in the development and application of stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE). In this work, a carboxyl-enriched microporous organic network (MON-2COOH) coated stir bar was designed and fabricated as a novel adsorbent for efficient extraction of four phenylurea herbicides (PUHs) before their determination by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detector (HPLC-PDA). The MON-2COOH was represented as an effective adsorbent for PUHs due to its large surface area, rigid porous structure, aromatic pore walls and the desired hydrogen bonding sites of introduced carboxyl groups.

Reducing Salt Intake in China with "Action on Salt China" (ASC): Protocol for Campaigns and Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Salt intake in China is over twice the maximum recommendation of the World Health Organization. Unlike most developed countries where salt intake is mainly derived from prepackaged foods, around 80% of the salt consumed in China is added during cooking.

Objective: Action on Salt China (ASC), initiated in 2017, aims to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive and tailored salt reduction program for national scaling-up.

Composition requirements of follow-up formula for 6-12-month-old infants: recommendations of a Chinese expert group.

Background And Objectives: The Chinese national standard of formula for 6-12-month-old infants (GB 10767- 2010) requires review and revision because it does not correspond to current scientific knowledge and data. The aim of this paper was to summarize the formula composition recommended for 6-12-month-old infants by a Chinese expert group.

Methods And Study Design: Formula composition recommendations for 6-12-month-old infants were devised by a Chinese expert group based on a detailed systematic review, which included nutrient intake, nutrient content of Chinese women's breast milk, and the latest adequate intake and tolerable upper intake levels, also referencing the Codex Alimentarius recommendations and those of other countries and considering the practice in products on the market.

Pharmacokinetics and effects of demographic factors on blood 25(OH)D3 levels after a single orally administered high dose of vitamin D3.

Aim: To examine the biological consequences and demographic factors that might affect the pharmacokinetics of vitamin D3 after a single high dose intervention in a young Chinese population with vitamin D insufficiency status.

Methods: A total of 28 young subjects (25 to 35 years old) with vitamin D insufficiency status [serum 25(OH)D <30 ng/mL] was recruited in Shanghai, China. The subjects were orally administered a single high dose of vitamin D3 (300 000 IU).

[Study on the distribution of nutrient content in infant formula of China market].

Objective: To collect the infant formula products in China, determining the nutrients content and analysing the distribution of the nutrients in the products.

Methods: Infant formula products( domestic production or import) in China market were collected from shopping malls, supermarkets, maternal and infant shops, production enterprises and so on. Nutrients content in the products were determined using GB methods.

[Study on the choice of functional monomer before preparation of myclobutanil molecularly imprinted polymer].

To prepare myclobutanil molecularly imprinted polymer, a method was established for the choice of the appropriate functional monomer and its dosage. UV spectra was applied to study the combination form, the effect intensity, the optimal concentration ratio and the numbers of binding sites between myclobutanil and methyl acrylic acid (MAA) or acrylamide (AM) functional monomer. The results showed that hydrogen-bonding interaction could be formed between myclobutanil and methyl acrylic acid (MAA) or acrylamide (AM) functional monomer.

[Risk assessment of fortification level for vitamin A in food in China].

Objective: To study the highest levels for vitamin A voluntary fortification in food by using the principles and methods of risk assessment.

Methods: The dietary nutrient intake data of 68 962 subjects form "Survey on the Status of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese People" in 2002 were analyzed to calculate the highest fortification level of vitamin A in different groups stratified by age, sex and economic development level, using maximum sage fortification level (MSFL) model recommended by European countries. The results were compared with the current national standards of China.

[Systematic review of the effects of inulin-type fructans on blood lipid profiles: a meta-analysis].

To conduct a systematic review on the efficacy of inulin-type fructans on lowering blood lipids, randomized controlled intervention trials on the analysis of plasma total cholesterol and triacylglycerol resulted from the treatment of dietary inulin-type fructans were selected from international journal databases and reference lists of relevant publications. The data of trials were extracted and identified by two independent reviewers. Only the qualified ones were included and evaluated.

[Comparison of the dietary phytosterols intake and serum lipids content in elderly women from three cities of China].

Objective: To investigate the dietary phytosterol intake of elderly women in three different cities of China, and to compare the main dietary sources, so that to discuss the relationship of dietary phytosterol intake and serum lipids.

Methods: Based on the dietary pattern, women more than 50 years old from Beijing, Hefei and Urumchi were chosen as testers, 80 - 100 people for each city respectively. The dietary survey was done by continues 24 hours review of two days, the plant food were collected and the phytosterol content (include beta-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, sitostanol) were analyzed by GC methods, the total phytosterols content were calculated.

The effects of phytosterols/stanols on blood lipid profiles: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

The objective of this work is to conduct a systematic review that investigates the efficacy of phytosterols/stanols in lowering lipid concentration in individuals with non-familial hypercholesterolemia. Randomized controlled intervention trials were identified through selected international journal databases and reference lists of relevant publications. Two researchers extracted data from each identified trial and only trials of sufficient quality were included in the review.

[Analysis of phytosterol contents in food plant materials and Chinese traditional medicines].

Objective: To analyze the phytosterol content in food plant materials and Chinese traditional herbal medicines commonly used in China.

Methods: 18 kinds of food plant materials and 32 kinds of Chinese traditional herbal medicines, which were commonly used in functional food, were chosen as samples. The contents of beta-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, beta-sitostanol were analyzed by GC methods and the percent of each ingredient were calculated.

Contents of phytosterols in vegetables and fruits commonly consumed in China.

Objective: To quantify five specific dietary phytosterols and phytostanols in vegetables and fruits commonly consumed in China.

Methods: A total of 34 different kinds of vegetables and 33 kinds of fruits were chosen according to the consuming habit of Chinese people. All the samples were purchased from two shops in Beijing.