bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Functional beverage based on alginate/insoluble fraction of Persian gum, WPI and PPC beads loaded with jujube extract: physicochemical, rheometry and sensory properties
Authors: Farahani Zahra Khoshdouni , Mousavi Seyed Mohamad ali Ebrahimzadeh , Seyedain Ardebili Seyed Mahdi , Bakhoda Hossein 
Published: October 2021

SummaryFunctional beverage with suspended gel beads made with Jujube extract (as phenolic compounds source), whey protein isolated and chickpea protein concentrated was investigated in this study. There were three types of beads including sodium alginate/insoluble fraction of Persian gum (IFPG), sodium alginate/IFPG/whey protein isolated and sodium alginate/IFPG/pea protein concentrated. The evaluation included pH, acidity, Brix, turbidity, viscosity and sensory properties. The acidity and pH of beverages had a reverse relation as the increase in pH can be due to partial release of the extract. The outcomes showed that the highest viscosity was related to beverages containing chickpea and alginate/IFPG beads. There was a vice versa relation between the spindle round and viscosity. Moreover, the most turbidity was shown in alginate/IFPG/PPC beads' beverage on 14th day (232 NTU). Finally, the resulting beverages also showed good sensory properties.
Interaction between soy protein isolate and surfactant at the interface of antibacterial nanoemulsions loaded with riboflavin tetra butyrate
Authors: Fang Qiangsheng , Li Rui , Li Peihong , Yuan Yuan , Zhuang Hong , Zhang Chunling 
Published: October 2021

SummaryRiboflavin tetra butyrate (RTB) is an effective antimicrobial photosensitiser that poses a challenge for long‐term preservation and application due to its hydrophobicity and instability. To overcome this problem, a series of nanoemulsions loaded with photosensitiser RTB was prepared in this study by using soy protein isolate (SPI) as an emulsifier and small molecule surfactant (X) as co‐emulsifier. The interaction mechanism of SPI+X co‐emulsifier and its influence on the stability of emulsion and photosensitiser were explored, and the photodynamic bactericidal effect of the prepared RTB emulsion on S. aureus was studied. SPI and four types of surfactants were present in the form of synergistic (Tween 80, T80) or competition (Span 80, S80 and lecithin, LEC) adsorption or formation of Pickering emulsion (Sodium dodecyl sulphate, SDS) at the oil–water interface. The experimental results revealed that the stable encapsulation ability of RTB emulsions for photosensitisers and their preservation ability can be drastically improved. This work verified that all RTB emulsions could inactive S. aureus under blue light, with an antibacterial ratio of more than 70%. Therefore, the emulsion‐based delivery system effectively improved the water dispersibility and chemical stability of RTB. These results demonstrate that RTB emulsion has the potential to be used as a food‐grade antibacterial emulsion.
High‐intensity ultrasound as a pre‐treatment of pork sub‐primals for further processing of meat
Authors: Garcia‐Galicia Ivan A. , Huerta‐Jimenez Mariana , Carrillo‐Lopez Luis M. , Sanchez‐Aldana Daniela , Alarcon‐Rojo Alma D. 
Published: October 2021

AbstractThe effect of high‐intensity ultrasound (HIU) on technological and consumer acceptance of whole pork leg sub‐primals was evaluated. Sub‐primals (‘inside’, ‘knuckle’, ‘inner shank’, ‘eye of round’ and ‘shank off’) were processed following standard industrial pork processing for deboned legs in Mexico. They were allocated to one of the three treatments; HIU (22 W/cm2 and 37 kHz) for 0, 10 or 30 min. Sub‐primals were injected (10% w/v NaCl), tumbled and ultrasonicated. After 15 d of freezing storage, sub‐primals were thawed following common industrial practice. HIU increased the pH and water‐holding capacity and reduced fluid losses after thawing up to 50% (P < 0.05). Meat colour was not affected by HIU, but it significantly reduced shear force (P < 0.001). HIU slightly decreased the consumer preference and acceptance due to a saltier perception. Nevertheless, HIU application offered a clear advantage with positive effects on technological properties of pork for further processing.
Impact of tarragon usage on lipid oxidation and heterocyclic aromatic amine formation in meatball
Authors: Bulan Revşan , Oz Fatih 
Published: October 2021

AbstractHerein, the effects of tarragon on lipid oxidation and heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) formation in meatballs were determined. A significant (P < 0.05) reduction in pH and TBARS values of the meatballs with tarragon was determined, while no significant effect (P > 0.05) was observed regarding water content of the samples. Only 2‐amino‐3,4‐dimethylimidazo[4,5‐f]quinoline (MeIQ) compound (up to 0.06 ng g−1) was detected in the control group meatballs. On the other hand, in the meatballs with tarragon, no HAAs could be detected. Tarragon use completely inhibited the formation of MeIQ. The total HAA content of the samples in the control group increased with increasing the cooking temperature. The total HAA contents of the control group meatballs changed between not detected and 0.06 ng g−1. In conclusion, it can be recommended to use tarragon in meatball production as it completely inhibits the HAA formation and reduces TBARS value compared to the control group meatballs.
Curcumin as a mild natural α‐glucosidase inhibitor: a study on its mechanism in vitro
Authors: Liu Yujia , Zhu Jie , Yu Jiamei , Chen Xu , Zhang Shuyan , Cai Yanxue , Li Lin 
Published: October 2021

SummaryCurcumin, natural dietary ingredient, is considered as mild effective inhibitors for α‐glucosidase to prevent type 2 diabetes. In this work, spectroscopic techniques combined with molecular simulation were used to further understand the inhibition kinetic mechanism of curcumin on α‐glucosidase. Curcumin showed a mild inhibition effect (IC50 =20.54 ± 1.02 mg/ml) for α‐glucosidases through a competitive inhibition mechanism, and it led to fluorescence quenching as well as energy transfer by binding behaviour (average binding distance, r0 = 2.43 nm). Hydrogen bonds and steric hindrance were the main interactions between curcumin and the activity site of α‐glucosidases, as revealed by molecular docking. Circular dichroism spectroscopy results also indicate that curcumin affected the denaturation temperature of α‐glucosidases, which dropped from 74 °C to 68 °C, resulting in inhibition. The findings can contribute to a better understanding of the development and application of curcumin in functional dietary food.
Inhibition of aspartic acid on the darkening of fresh wet noodles
Authors: Wu Xin‐Ting , Guo Xiao‐Na , Zhu Ke‐Xue 
Published: October 2021

SummaryThis research explored the effect and mechanism of aspartic acid (Asp) on the darkening of fresh wet noodles (FWNs). With increase in the addition of Asp (0.1%‐0.9%), ΔL* and pH of FWN reduced significantly (P < 0.05). Asp could reduce polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity and increase its retention rate of polyphenol of FWN. When FWNs were adjusted to the same pH by Asp, malic acid (Mal) and hydrochloric acid (HCl), ΔL* and PPO activity of FWN with Asp were lower than that of other two acids. In the vitro PPO solution, the inhibitory effect of Asp on PPO activity was related to the decrease in pH and the ability of chelating Cu2+. According to UPLC‐TOF‐MS analysis, Asp could also react with PPO browning products (‐C12H9O4, ‐C24H19O2 and ‐C12H7O5), transforming browning products into some light‐coloured products. Asp effectively inhibited the darkening of FWN and had the potential use in noodle industry.
On the Importance of Philosophical Recovery: Thoughts on Across Black Spaces
Authors: Garfield Jay L. 
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACTWhile—as Yancy himself reminds us regularly in this book—philosophy may begin in wonder, it cannot end there. Philosophical thought must move from wonder to commitment, whether that commitment is to something as abstract as the nature of numbers or as morally pressing as the response to racism. Philosophy, however intellectual an exercise it may be, is only worth pursuing if it addresses what is important to us, and only if in philosophizing we commit ourselves to making a difference, to transforming ourselves and to benefiting our fellows. I was particularly struck when reading Across Black Spaces by Prof. Yancy’s project of recovery, specifically his recovery of the work of Thomas Nelson Baker, Gilbert Haven Jones, and Joyce Mitchell Cook—three profoundly original African American philosophers whose achievements are largely ignored in America today. My interest in this section of the book was piqued in part because of my own experience, in close collaboration with my colleague Nalini Bhushan, in a recovery project. In that case we were working to recover the work of Indian philosophers of the late 19th and early 20th century whose work had fallen into obscurity. That project led us to reflect on our own reasons for engaging in this kind of history of philosophy. John Makeham’s work recovering the work of the early 20th‐Century New Confucians, who fused Buddhist Yogācāra, Confucian ethics, and Pragmatist philosophy of science provides another example of this kind of enterprise. Reflection on these projects constitutes the background for my own thoughts about Prof. Yancy’s similar project.
Assessing the Influence of Amici on Supreme Court Decision Making
Authors: Mann Ronald , Fronk Michael 
Published: October 2021

The authors analyze a dataset of indicators of the influence of amicus filings on the decisions of the United States Supreme Court from October Term 2013 through October Term 2018), examining the effect of filings on the prevailing party, on citations to amicus filings, and on sources drawn from amicus filings. The dataset includes 386 cases, 4500 amicus filings, and 22,000 citations in Supreme Court decisions. In some ways, the paper updates scholarship from the turn of the century, when amicus filings were much less prevalent, but it also breaks new ground with the data about citations to amicus filings and sources drawn from amicus filings.The principal findings are (1) the effect of amicus filings on the decision is much more even than it was at the turn of the century, when it was concentrated on bottom‐side filings; and (2) the effects of filings are much more noticeable for amicus filers less directly motivated by monetary considerations (academics, think tanks, and the like) and less noticeable for those more directly motivated by monetary considerations (trade associations and businesses).
The combined effect of green tea and peppermint oil against pathogenic bacteria to extend the shelf life of eggs at ambient temperature and the mode of action
Authors: Songsamoe Sumethee , Kabploy Krittika , Khunjan Katthayawan , Matan Narumol 
Published: October 2021

AbstractThis work investigated the antimicrobial activities of green tea (GT) at 5 and 10.0% wt/vol and peppermint oil (PP) at 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2% wt/vol against major pathogen bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, and Staphylococcus aureus) found on eggs at room temperature (30°C). The quality factors (weight loss, Haugh unit, albumen pH, egg yolk, and albumen index) of treated eggs were also measured while they were stored at room temperature for 14 days. A 9‐point hedonic scale was used for sensory evaluation. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the morphology of bacteria cells to understand this study's mechanism of action. It was found that combining 10% GT and 0.15% PP had complete antibacterial activity against all pathogenic bacteria investigated, and could extend the shelf life of treated eggs from 7 days (control) to at least 14 days. The treated egg's coliforms (≤3.0 log10 colony‐forming unit [CFU] g−1), E. coli (≤1.8 log10 CFU g−1), TVC (≤4.3 log10 CFU g−1), Salmonella spp., (not detected in 25 g), and S. aureus (not detected in 25 g) were better able to meet the microbiological criteria for egg after 14 days of storage, when compared to the control, which exceeded the criteria within 7 days. In addition, consumers rated egg acceptability as favorable by giving a sensory score ranging from like slightly to like moderately (~6.7). Furthermore, when compared to the control (6–7 days), all treated eggs retained their quality during storage for 14 days and met the microbiological criteria for egg in food standard (<4.7–6.0 log10 CFU g−1 for total visible count). Compound leakage from within the bacteria, which was the mode of action when GT and PP were combined, resulted in a wrinkled appearance of bacteria cells and serious defects in bacteria membrane morphology. These findings suggest that a sanitizing spray derived from GT and PP can extend the shelf life of eggs and ensure their safety for human consumption at room temperature without using a refrigerator.
Clinical guide for women with mental health problems during the perinatal period
Authors: Shimoya Koichiro , Kotani Tomomi , Satoh Shoji , Suzuki Shunji , Kashima Haruo , Ogasawara Kazuyoshi , Ozaki Norio , Suzuki Eiji , Tachibana Yoshiyuki , Suzuki Toshihito ,   Creation Committee of Clinical guide for women with mental health problems during the perinatal period
Published: October 2021

AbstractPregnancy and childbirth have various effects on the physical as well as mental aspects of women. Therefore, appropriate considerations must be given to the mental health of pregnant women. The Guideline Review Committee of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology launched a liaison meeting for the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology and the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, with a view to creating a “Clinical guide for women with mental health problems during the perinatal period” by cooperation of these two fields. After repeated discussions with input from both academic societies, they jointly formulated the “Clinical guide for women with mental health problems during the perinatal period: Overview” in May 2020, and reported its “Detailed Contents” in April 2021. We hope that this guide, which is the English overview of the detailed guide, will contribute to the mental health of pregnant women, facilitating healthy pregnancies and childbirth.
Effect of poultry offal silage with or without betaine supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphometry, spleen histomorphology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings
Authors: Eissa Alaa Eldin , Yusuf Mohamed S. , Younis Nehal A. , Fekry Mohamed , Dessouki Amina A. , Ismail Gehad A. , Ford H. , Abdelatty Alzahraa M. 
Published: October 2021

AbstractFishmeal (FM) is the main protein source in fish feed. However, it is quite expensive due to its limited resources. Therefore, finding a dietary alternative to the FM to sustain fish production is crucial, and the current study was performed to assess the impact of poultry offal silage (POS) with or without betaine supplementation; as an effective and cheaper alternative to FM; on feed efficiency, growth performance, spleen morphology and intestinal morphometry of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings. Four dietary treatments were formulated: (1) FM based diet, (2) FM‐B; FM diet +0.7% betaine, (3) POS diet and (4) POS‐B; POS diet +0.7% betaine. Each dietary treatment consisted of three replicates (n = 10/replicate), and the experiment was continued for 16 weeks. By the end of the experiment, spleen and intestine specimens were collected from 15 fish (n = 5/replicate) for histopathological assessment. The results were statistically analysed using GLM procedures of SAS 9.4. Feed efficiency increased in both POS‐B and FM‐B groups (p = 0.01), while body weight and body weight gain showed only weak tendencies towards an increase (p = 0.10 and 0.12, respectively). The villi length was the highest in POS‐B fed group (p < 0.01). In addition, melanomacrophage centres of the spleen increased in both betaine‐supplemented groups (p < 0.01). From our findings, we conclude that betaine supplementation with poultry offal silage improved production performance and immune status of Nile tilapia fish.
Conceptual Engineering and the Politics of Implementation
Authors: Queloz Matthieu , Bieber Friedemann 
Published: October 2021

AbstractConceptual engineering is thought to face an ‘implementation challenge’: the challenge of securing uptake of engineered concepts. But is the fact that implementation is challenging really a defect to be overcome? What kind of picture of political life would be implied by making engineering easy to implement? We contend that the ambition to obviate the implementation challenge goes against the very idea of liberal democratic politics. On the picture we draw, the implementation challenge can be overcome by institutionalizing control over conceptual uptake, and there are contexts – such as professions that depend on coordinated conceptual innovation – in which there are good reasons to institutionalize control in this fashion. But the liberal fear of this power to control conceptual uptake ending up in the wrong hands, combined with the democratic demand for freedom of thought as a precondition of genuine consent, yields a liberal democratic rationale for keeping implementation challenging.
Excited‐State Dynamics of a meta‐Dimethylamino Locked GFP Chromophore as a Fluorescence Turn‐on Water Sensor†
Authors: Boulanger Sean A. , Chen Cheng , Myasnyanko Ivan N. , Sokolov Anatolii I. , Baranov Mikhail S. , Fang Chong 
Published: October 2021

AbstractStrategic incorporation of a meta‐dimethylamino (–NMe2) group on the conformationally locked green fluorescent protein (GFP) model chromophore (m‐NMe2‐LpHBDI) has drastically altered molecular electronic properties, counterintuitively enhancing fluorescence of only the neutral and cationic chromophores in aqueous solution. A ~200‐fold decrease in fluorescence quantum yield of m‐NMe2‐LpHBDI in alcohols (e.g., MeOH, EtOH and 2‐PrOH) supports this GFP‐derived compound as a fluorescence turn‐on water sensor, with large fluorescence intensity differences between H2O and ROH emissions in various H2O/ROH binary mixtures. A combination of steady‐state electronic spectroscopy, femtosecond transient absorption, ground‐state femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) and quantum calculations elucidates an intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding chain between a solvent –OH group and the chromophore phenolic ring –NMe2 and –OH functional groups, wherein fluorescence differences arise from an extended hydrogen‐bonding network beyond the first solvation shell, as opposed to fluorescence quenching via a dark twisted intramolecular charge‐transfer state. The absence of a meta‐NMe2 group twisting coordinate upon electronic excitation was corroborated by experiments on control samples without the meta‐NMe2 group or with both meta‐NMe2 and para‐OH groups locked in a six‐membered ring. These deep mechanistic insights stemming from GFP chromophore scaffold will enable rational design of organic, compact and environmentally friendly water sensors.
When do people accept government paternalism? Theory and experimental evidence
Authors: Treger Clareta 
Published: October 2021

AbstractUnder what conditions are people willing to accept paternalistic government policies? The use of libertarian paternalism (“nudges”) has gained popularity and captured the attention of scholars and policy‐makers alike. A central underlying assumption in advancing governmental nudges is that the public prefers them over classic paternalistic policies, which, unlike nudges, are coercive. This paper studies the extent and circumstances under which this assumption is justified, arguing that the claim for the preeminence of nudges is overstated. I develop a theoretical framework to account for the conditions under which people prefer coercive and non‐coercive paternalism, and test it experimentally among a national U.S. sample. I find that in certain theoretically predictable contexts, individuals not only tolerate, but even prefer coercive paternalism over nudges. These attitudes are systematically explained through the interaction between the coercion level and policy domain in question.
Carbon pricing and decoupling between greenhouse gas emissions and economic growth: A panel study of 29 European countries, 1996–2014
Authors: Ko Inhwan , Lee Taedong 
Published: October 2021

AbstractThis study explores why the levels of decoupling between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and economic growth vary across time and countries by examining to which extent carbon pricing instruments are driving this decoupling. We expect that the implementation of carbon pricing instruments facilitates decoupling, as they are designed to achieve cost‐efficient GHG reduction. We analyze a panel data of 29 European countries between 1996 and 2014 to examine the relationships between two carbon pricing instruments (emission trading (ETS) and carbon tax) and emission intensity (GHG emissions per unit of GDP) which we use to measure decoupling trends. Results from two‐way fixed effects models show that emission trading contributes to decoupling, whereas our evidence does not support the role of carbon tax. Furthermore, emission trading is negatively associated with both emission intensity and GHG emissions, implying that it contributes to strong decoupling. Using coarsened exact matching (CEM), our results suggest that even a single emission trading policy (e.g., EU‐ETS) across different jurisdictions may render a heterogeneous effect on decoupling depending on their socioeconomic conditions.
Geographic politics, loss aversion and trade policy: The case of cotton in China
Authors: Yan Wenshou , Huang Kaixing 
Published: October 2021

AbstractThis paper seeks to explain how China's trade policy responses to world price fluctuations by considering the role of loss aversion and reference dependence. In order to analyse the effect of loss aversion on trade distortion in one‐party dominated countries where monetary contribution may not be feasible, we modify the model of Freund and Özden (American Economic Review, 2008, 98, 1675) to obtain a model in which loss aversion no longer works through monetary contribution but through political supports from politically sensitive groups. We then test the theoretical predictions by using data from China's cotton sector. The modified theoretical model predicts that loss aversion and reference dependence still have effects on the trade distortion in countries where monetary contribution may not be feasible and that the trade distortions are higher (lower) when the world price is lower (higher) than the targeted domestic reference price, which measures reference dependence. Our empirical evidence from China's cotton sector supports these theoretical predictions.
MRI diagnosis of spontaneous intraventricular tension‐pneumocephalus in a 10‐month‐old male Saarloos Wolfdog
Authors: Kohl Stefan , Köhler Claudia , Kiefer Ingmar 
Published: October 2021

AbstractA 10‐month‐old male Saarloos Wolfdog was presented with a history of multiple neurologic deficits that had acutely progressed. Neurologic examination findings localized signs to the cerebrum and brainstem. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed markedly enlarged and gas‐filled lateral ventricles with a mass effect leading to cerebellar herniation. A right‐sided defect of the cribriform plate with a dysplastic ethmoturbinate was identified as the inlet of air and origin of the intraventricular tension pneumocephalus. Surgical findings were consistent with a ruptured, congenital, nasal meningocele.