Proximate, minerals, carotenoid and trypsin inhibitor composition in the exoskeletons of seafood gastropods and their potentials for sustainable circular utilisation.

Periwinkle shells of Tympanotonus fuscatus, Pachymelania aurita, and Thais coronata were analyzed for their proximate composition, nutritionally significant minerals, trypsin inhibitors, and carotenoids. The mean values obtained were compared using an ANOVA test. The results showed that T.

Prevalence of Revision Adenoidectomy in a Tertiary Otorhinolaryngology Centre in Nigeria.

Introduction: Remnants or the regrowth of adenoid tissue after adenoidectomy may present with clinical symptoms that could warrant a revision surgery.

Aim And Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of revision adenoidectomy in our centre.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study conducted in a tertiary otorhinolaryngology centre over a 10-year period.

Tuning Aesthetic and Mechanical Properties of Oleogels via Formulation of Enzyme-Enabled Stereoisomeric Molecular Gelators.

The mechanistic resemblance of oil-based molecular gels (oleogels) to solid fats ( and saturated) makes molecular gelation an ideal alternative in developing fat-based food and cosmetic products. The recent upsurge in the preference for oleogels (structured oils) is due to them being healthier than conventional solid fats. The present study reveals a simple means of modulating the mechanical and aesthetic properties of oleogels by physically mixing two isomeric low-molecular-weight gelators, mannitol dioctanoate (M8) and sorbitol dioctanoate (S8), which have contrasting oil-structuring behaviors; while M8 formed oleogels with a higher gel strength, the S8 gels were more aesthetic, translucent, and appealing.

Peritonsillar abscess in northern Nigeria: a 7 years review.

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the clinico-epidemiologic profile of peritonsillar abscess (PA) seen in our center in northern Nigeria.

Methods: This was a to retrospectively review of all patients with PA managed in our hospital over a 7-year period. Case notes were reviewed and information retrieved included biodata and clinical information were entered into an SPSS statistical software version 20.

[Place of vulvovaginal candidiasis in the lower genital tract infections and associated risk factors among women in Benin].

Objective: Determine the place of vulvo-vaginal candidiasis (VVC) in the lower genital infections and seek risk factors among women in Benin.

Patients And Methods: The study was conducted in the laboratory of mycology of Hôpital de la Mère et de l'Enfant Lagune (Homel) from 1st March to 31st July, 2013. It involved all the women who were asked a vaginal swab and gave their consent in written form.