Identification of the chemical composition of distiller's grain polyphenols and their effects on the fecal microbial community structure.

Distiller grains are the main by-products of production and are usually discarded, ignoring their abundant functional phytochemicals. The free and bound polyphenols from distiller grains were extracted and their potential effect on modulating fecal microbiota was investigated using fecal fermentation. The results showed that 34 polyphenols were quantified from distiller grains.

Evaluation of the Effect of Essential Oil Addition on the Quality Parameters and Predicted Shelf Life of Potato Yogurt.

Abstract: Potato, the third most important food crop worldwide, is rich in nutrients but low in protein. In contrast, milk is rich in protein. Yogurt produced through the cofermentation of potatoes and milk is a highly nutritious food.

Endoscopic intratympanic methylprednisolone injection for treatment of refractory sudden sensorineural hearing loss and one case in pregnancy.

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of transtympanic methylprednisolone injection in patients with refractory sudden sensorineural hearing loss via endoscopic diode laser myringotomy.

Subjects And Methods: thirty-six sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients who failed routine oral steroid therapy and two patients with a contraindication to systemic steroid received intratympanic methylprednisolone injections at the round window by endoscopic diode laser myringotomy once every other day with a maximum of four injections. One of the two patients with a contraindication to oral steroid was a normal pregnant woman, whereas the other was an active digestive ulcer patient.