Publications by authors named "O M Akinwunmi"
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- - Food fraud is a significant global issue affecting health, safety, and brand trust, primarily driven by economic gain through the intentional adulteration of food products.
- - A study of 2,160 Nigerians revealed that while many are not familiar with the term "food fraud," they recognize specific local cases and rely on point-of-sale information to assess food authenticity, particularly wary of street vendors.
- - Concerns about food fraud are widespread, with common items identified as vulnerable to fraud including dairy, honey, and rice, indicating a pressing need for better consumer education and regulatory measures in Nigeria.
Most chemicals expressed in mammalian cells have complex delivery and transport mechanisms to get to the right intracellular sites. One of these mechanisms transports most transmembrane proteins, as well as almost all secreted proteins, from the endoplasmic reticulum, where they are formed, to their final location. Nearly all eukaryotic cells have a membrane trafficking mechanism that is both a prominent and critical component.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to examine the effects of triterpenes from leaves on the induction of apoptotic signalling in human cells. The molecular mechanisms of triterpenes isolated from leaves were investigated on HeLa, MCF-7, HT-29, and KMST-6 cells. The compounds activated several markers associated with apoptosis, viz.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (LI-SWT) has been found to be effective in men with vascular erectile dysfunction (ED) but its efficacy and safety has not been investigated in a predominantly black population so we sought to study this.
Materials And Methods: Men with vascular erectile dysfunction (ED) were assessed using the five-item International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) score after which they were treated with 12 sessions of LI-SWT. Treatment efficacy was evaluated immediately after treatment, at 1 month and 6 months after using the IIEF questionnaire.
Objectives: To investigate the differences in vaccine hesitancy and preference of the currently available COVID-19 vaccines between two countries, namely, China and the United States (U.S.).
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