The effect of cold chain disruption on the microbiological profile of chilled chicken meat.

This study evaluates the influence of inadequate transport conditions on the microbiological quality of chilled chicken meat packaged in plain and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). The experiments simulated the temperature increase during sample transport to 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, and 25°C with exposure times of 1, 2, 3, and 4 h. Aerobic plate count (APC), psychrotrophic microorganisms count (PMC), β-D-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli, and Salmonella spp.

Quality Characterization of Honeys from Iraqi Kurdistan and Comparison with Central European Honeys.

The main objective of this work was to determine the significant physicochemical and bioactive parameters of honeys originating from Iraqi Kurdistan. For this purpose, honey samples ( = 16) were taken directly from Kurdish beekeepers from different places of Dohuk and Erbil Governorate in 2018 and 2022. The following parameters were analyzed: moisture content, electrical conductivity, diastase activity, hydroxymethylfurfural content, pH, free acidity, content of saccharides, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, color, color intensity and DPPH, FRAP.

Dairy Cows' Udder Pathogens and Occurrence of Virulence Factors in Staphylococci.

This study investigated 960 Slovak and Czech spotted cattle from four different conventional (non-organic) dairy herds located in Eastern Slovakia and Czechia during early lactation (14-100 days after calving). Dairy cows were examined clinically; milk from fore-stripping of each udder quarter was subjected to sensory examination and assessed by the California mastitis test (CMT), and laboratory analyses of bacterial pathogens in milk, including virulence factors, were conducted. Positive CMT scores (1-3) for one or more quarters were detected in 271 (28.

Effect on Benzoic Acid Production of Yoghurt Culture and the Temperatures of Storage and Milk Heat Treatment in Yoghurts from Cow, Goat and Sheep Milk.

Yoghurts from cow, goat and sheep milk were produced and stored under defined conditions to monitor the influence of various factors on the benzoic acid content as determined by Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC). The highest level of benzoic acid was found in sheep yoghurt (43.26 ± 5.

Effect of preservatives on the shelf-life and sensory characteristics of pasteurized liquid whole egg stored at 4°C.

The study focused on the effects of traditional (benzoate-sorbate and triphosphates) and alternative (nisin, Laktocid, Defence JB, and Galimax Flavor) food preservatives on the microbiological quality and sensory properties of pasteurized liquid whole eggs (LWE). The LWE samples with the addition of a test preservative and a control were stored at 4°C for 45 D. The selected microbiological parameters, sensory attributes, and color space parameters were determined.

Expression of growth-associated protein 43 in the skin nerve fibers of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) is known as a marker of regenerating nerve fibers and their continuous remodeling in the adult human skin. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate a possible role for GAP-43 in the detection of the early stages of small-fiber neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) as compared with a well- established and validated parameter - intra-epidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) of protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.

Etiology of small-fiber neuropathy.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology in a group of 84 patients with painful sensory neuropathy with predominant small-fiber dysfunction (54 men and 30 women, median: 58; range: 25-83 years) recruited from a population of the South Moravian region of the Czech Republic. Involvement of small nerve fibers was verified by abnormal thermal thresholds and/or reduced intraepidermal nerve fiber densities. Motor signs or symptoms or significant clinical signs of sensory large-fiber involvement were exclusionary; 33 patients, however, had sensory nerve conduction abnormalities.