To improve the packaging properties of pea protein isolate (PPI) films, 2 wt% of essential oil (EO) from garlic, ginger, or cinnamon was individually incorporated into the films. The film properties were evaluated after the addition of EOs. The resulting PPI active films were applied to salmon to explore their efficacy in a real food system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo analyze those factors contributing to the diagnostic delay in ALS. Consecutive ALS patients were categorized as those studied in departmental hospitals and those studied in a referral ALS center. Demographic and clinical variables, together with data of the diagnostic pathway were collected.
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September 2016
Urinary cadmium levels (U-Cd) were measured in 1770 adults (aged 18-65 years) as a representative sample of the Spanish workforce. The geometric mean (GM) was 0.28 μg/l with 95% CI: 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObject: Nowadays the role of microsurgical management of intrinsic brain tumors is to maximize the volumetric resection of the tumoral tissue, minimizing the postoperative morbidity. The purpose of this paper was to study the benefits of an original protocol developed for the microsurgical treatment of tumors located in eloquent motor areas where the navigation and electrical stimulation of motor subcortical pathways have been implemented.
Methods: A total of 17 patients who underwent resection of cortical or subcortical tumors in motor areas have been included in the series.