Publications by authors named "Salem Hamdi"
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- The study examines the effects of prosthesis size and effective orifice area (EOA) on long-term survival after aortic valve replacement, finding that indexed EOA (iEOA) correlates with worse survival rates.
- A total of 3,444 patients' data from 2000 to 2019 showed that biological valves had significantly worse survival rates compared to mechanical valves, with moderate to severe prosthetic aortic stenosis (AS) linked to lower survival times.
- The research concludes that both moderate to severe prosthetic AS and patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) negatively impact long-term survival, indicating that smaller valve sizes are associated with higher mortality rates.
In this study, physicochemical, interfacial and emulsifying properties of Retama reatam and guar galactomannans were comparatively investigated. The results showed that Retama reatam galactomannan is mainly composed of total carbohydrates (95.52%) and lower protein contents (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlmond gum contains an arabinogalactan-type polysaccharide, which plays an important role in defining its interfacial and rheological properties. In this study, rheological and interfacial properties of almond gum and gum arabic aqueous dispersions were comparatively investigated. The interfacial tension of almond gum and gum arabic aqueous dispersions was measured using the pendant drop method in hexadecane.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeed proteins extracted from Tunisian pumpkin seeds ( Cucurbita maxima ) were investigated for their solubility properties and sequentially extracted according to the Osborne procedure. The solubility of pumpkin proteins from seed flour was greatly influenced by pH changes and ionic strength, with higher values in the alkaline pH regions. It also depends on the seed defatting solvent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe use of coatings is a technique used to increase postharvest life of the fruit. Almond gum exudate was used, in comparison with gum arabic, at concentrations of 10% as a novel edible coating, to preserve the quality parameters of tomato (Solanumlycopersicum). Fruits were harvested at the mature-green stage of ripening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Zizyphus lotus seeds are an unutilized source of vegetable oil and protein and nothing has been reported on their physicochemical characteristics which would indicate the potential uses of these seeds.
Results: The percentage composition of the Zizyphus lotus seeds is (on a dry-weight basis): ash 1.05%, oil 32.