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Discrimination of Port wines by style and age using chromatic characteristics, phenolic, and pigment composition.

Food Res Int

October 2023

CQ-VR - Chemistry Research Centre - Vila Real, FoodWin - Food and Wine Chemistry Lab, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; Chemistry Department, Life and Environmental Sciences School, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal. Electronic address:

The colour of the different Port wine styles and indication of age (IOA) categories is a distinctive quality parameter influenced by the grapes and ageing process. The impact of Port wine styles and IOA on phenolic composition is mostly unknown. This work aims to study the chromatic characteristics (CIELab) and their relation with the phenolic composition of White, Tawny, and Ruby Port wines and evaluate the feasibility of its utilisation for their discrimination.

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Development and validation of a multiple headspace solid-phase microextraction method for accurate and precise analysis of the aroma of Tawny and White Port wines.

Food Chem

September 2023

CQ-VR - Chemistry Research Centre - Vila Real, FoodWin - Food and Wine Chemistry Lab, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; Chemistry Department, Life and Environmental Sciences School, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.

An accurate and precise Multiple Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction (MHS-SPME) method was developed and validated for quantifying the volatile composition of White and Tawny Port wines. SPME extraction conditions were optimised using a four-factor three-level Box-Behnken design with three blocks and two replications. Optimal extraction conditions were similar for both Port wines.

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The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has rapidly spread outside China with major outbreaks occurring in Italy, South Korea, and Iran. Phylogenetic analyses of whole-genome sequencing data identified a distinct SARS-CoV-2 clade linked to travellers returning from Iran to Australia and New Zealand. This study highlights potential viral diversity driving the epidemic in Iran, and underscores the power of rapid genome sequencing and public data sharing to improve the detection and management of emerging infectious diseases.

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Aim: To explore health professionals' intentional behaviour and what determines their intention to use products of research in clinical practice.

Background: Trying to get research and products of research into clinical practice is an enduring problem. A clearer picture is emerging as to how individual practitioners respond toward practical problems of changing clinical practice, but this does not include health professionals' intentions to use products of research and what influences their intentions.

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A case-control study between interleukin-10 gene variants and periodontal disease in dogs.

Gene

April 2014

Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CGB-IBB), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), P.O. Box 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal; Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Life and Environmental Sciences School, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), P.O. Box 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal.

Periodontal disease (PD) refers to a group of inflammatory diseases that affect the periodontium, the organ which surrounds and supports the teeth. PD is a highly prevalent disease with a multifactorial etiology and, in humans the individual susceptibility is known to be strongly determined by genetic factors. Several candidate genes have been studied, namely genes related with molecules involved in the inflammatory response.

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