Publications by authors named "Pleasants T"
The current sheep Meat Standards Australia (MSA) model is a pathways system designed to improve the overall eating quality of Australian lamb, yet it is unable to predict individual consumer-based eating quality scores for specific cuts. This paper describes the methodology of using consumer sensory scores to create an objective composite eating quality prediction score linked to individual quality grades for different cuts. This methodology accounts for objective carcass measures that are being commercialised within the industry, such as intramuscular fat percentage and a measure of lean meat yield percentage.
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- Sarcopenia, a condition causing muscle wasting and weakness in older adults, is less understood compared to general muscle aging, affecting physical independence and survival.
- A study analyzed muscle biopsies from 119 older men across Singapore, the UK, and Jamaica, finding that individuals with sarcopenia exhibit clear signs of mitochondrial dysfunction in their muscles.
- Key indicators of this dysfunction include reduced signaling related to energy production, fewer mitochondria, diminished respiratory complex activity, and low levels of NAD, highlighting the critical role of mitochondrial metabolism in age-related muscle loss.
Objective: To explore barbers' attitudes and beliefs regarding the feasibility and acceptability of a barber- led STI/HIV risk reduction intervention for fathers and their preadolescent and adolescent sons.
Design And Sample: A qualitative descriptive design was used. Twenty-two barbers were recruited from barbershops and a barber school in central North Carolina.
A highly conserved defence mechanism has evolved to protect cells from oxidative stress and xenobiotic exposure. A network of coupled xenobiotic metabolizing enzymatic reactions (XMEs) converts free oxidative radicals to less damaging metabolites, while efflux pumps remove toxins and XME derivatives from the cell. These mechanisms have been well studied in the contexts of hypoxia and Multidrug Resistance (MDR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn increase in the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in milk is considered desirable for human health. A prerequisite for the manipulation of milk fat composition is a co-ordinated understanding of the complex interactions in its biosynthesis. It has been suggested that an increase in the expression of mammary stearoyl-CoA-desaturase (SCD) would enrich mono-unsaturated fatty acids in milk, and therefore improve its nutritional properties.
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