Exploring the impact of elevated pH and short maceration on the deterioration of red wines: physical and chemical perspectives by Carlos Artur Nascimento Alves, Aline Camarão Telles Camarão Telles Biasoto, Grace da Silva Nunes, Hélio Oliveira do Nascimento, Ronaldo Ferreira do Nascimento, Inglides Gomes Oliveira, Patrícia Coelho de Souza Leão, Lucicléia Barros de Vasconcelos

“…After six months of bottling, parameters such as colour, acetaldehyde levels, higher alcohols and phenolic compounds were assessed. The findings highlighted significant impacts of grape pH on chemical stability, influenced by the phenolic profile of each grape variety. …”
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IL-10 Induction from Implants Delivering Pancreatic Islets and Hyaluronan by Paul L. Bollyky, Robert B. Vernon, Ben A. Falk, Anton Preisinger, Michel D. Gooden, Gerald T. Nepom, John A. Gebe

“…The second device is a bioengineered implant consisting of a polyvinyl alcohol sponge scaffold, supportive collagen hydrogel, and alginate spheres mediating sustained release of HA in fluid form. …”
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Ethanol Disrupts the Protective Crosstalk Between Macrophages and HBV-Infected Hepatocytes by Murali Ganesan, Anup S. Pathania, Grace Bybee, Kusum K. Kharbanda, Larisa Y. Poluektova, Natalia A. Osna

“…About 296 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection, and outcomes to end-stage liver diseases are potentiated by alcohol. HBV replicates in hepatocytes, but other liver non-parenchymal cells can sense the virus. …”
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The Role of Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity in Insulin Sensitivity, Beta Cell Function, and Abnormal Glucose Tolerance by Lou Rose Malamug, Rudruidee Karnchanasorn, Raynald Samoa, Ken C. Chiu

“…The results were adjusted for age, body mass index (BMI), poverty index, education, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and physical activity. …”
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Timing of dietary effects on the epigenome and their potential protective effects against toxins by Lynnea A. Nicholls, Kendall A. Zeile, London D. Scotto, Rebecca J. Ryznar

“…Based on these findings, longitudinal research should be conducted to determine if a high protein, high-fat, and low-carbohydrate diet during a mother’s puberty or pregnancy can epigenetically protect against alcohol, tobacco smoke, and air pollution across multiple generations.…”
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Influence of Selected Factors on Penetration and Drying Kinetics of Protective Coatings into Sand Mould Surface Layer by Ł. Jamrozowicz

“…During the research, a novel test rig was used to measure the resistance of a porous medium due to moisture migration. An alcohol-based zirconia coating with a conventional viscosity of 20 s was used for the tests. …”
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Acoustic Emission Analysis of the Cracking Behavior in ECC-LWSCC Composites by Yara Zaki, Ahmed Abouhussien, Assem Hassan

“…Two control beams were fully cast with ECC containing either polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers or steel fibers (SF). The remaining four beams were ECC-LWSCC composite beams, with the ECC layer containing PVA fibers or SF placed on either the tension or compression side. …”
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Western diet promotes the progression of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease in association with ferroptosis in male mice by Nicole Maddie, Nefia Chacko, David Matatov, Maria Alicia Carrillo‐Sepulveda

“…Abstract Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now referred to as metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is a silent killer that often progresses to metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepatitis (MASH). …”
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Effect of ultrasonic modification on the protective activity of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide to prevent ethanol-induced injury on GES-1 cells by Jinrong Xiao, Xin Chen, Jingsi Zhang, Yifan Wang, Lei Zhong, Qiping Zhan, Qiuhui Hu, Liyan Zhao

“…The ultrasonic modification might be an effective way to develop novel F. velutipes polysaccharides that could effectively resist the gastric injury caused by excessive alcohol consumption.…”
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Bioconversion of Airborne Methylamine by Immobilized Recombinant Amine Oxidase from the Thermotolerant Yeast Hansenula polymorpha by Sasi Sigawi, Marina Nisnevitch, Oksana Zakalska, Andriy Zakalskiy, Yeshayahu Nitzan, Mykhailo Gonchar

“…In the second step, the gas flow was passed through another CFBR, with alcohol oxidase from the yeast H. polymorpha immobilized in CA, in order to decompose the formaldehyde formed in the first step. …”
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Characterization of Chronic Mechanical Irritation in Oral Cancer by Jerónimo P. Lazos, Eduardo D. Piemonte, Hector Eduardo Lanfranchi, Mabel N. Brunotto

“…CMI should be properly recorded with as much detail as alcohol and tobacco consumption. CMI associated lesions are produced by dental or prosthetic factors, usually in relation to functional factors, involving mainly tongue and buccal mucosa.…”
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Processing and Validation of Whey-Protein-Coated Films and Laminates at Semi-Industrial Scale as Novel Recyclable Food Packaging Materials with Excellent Barrier Properties by E. Bugnicourt, M. Schmid, O. Mc. Nerney, J. Wildner, L. Smykala, A. Lazzeri, P. Cinelli

“…A biopolymer coating for plastic films was formulated based on whey protein, and its potential to replace current synthetic oxygen barrier layers used in food packaging such as ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers (EVOH) was tested. The whey-coating application was performed at semi-industrial scale. …”
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Cannabis Use as Risk or Protection for Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study of 18 000 Swedish Men and Women by A. K. Danielsson, A. Lundin, A. Yaregal, C. G. Östenson, P. Allebeck, E. E. Agardh

“…Potential confounders included age, sex, BMI, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol use, and occupational position. Results. The crude association showed that cannabis users had a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes OR = 0.68 (95% CIs: 0.47–0.99). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Whole Body and Hepatic Insulin Resistance Using Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Kamran Qureshi, Ronald H. Clements, Fahad Saeed, Gary A. Abrams

“…Subjects were divided into closely matched groups as normal, fatty liver (FL) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) based on histology. …”
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Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the physicochemical, structural, and functional properties of soluble dietary fiber from coffee peels by Xinxin Yu, Ke Zhu, Faguang Hu, Rongsuo Hu, Wenjiang Dong

“…In the present work, we extracted coffee peel soluble dietary fiber (CSDF) via ultrasound-assisted alcohol precipitation to reduce resource waste as well as environmental pollution and evaluate its structure, monosaccharide composition, and functional and physicochemical characters. …”
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Frequency, Risk Factors, and Adverse Fetomaternal Outcomes of Placenta Previa in Northern Tanzania by Elizabeth Eliet Senkoro, Amasha H. Mwanamsangu, Fransisca Seraphin Chuwa, Sia Emmanuel Msuya, Oresta Peter Mnali, Benjamin G. Brown, Michael Johnson Mahande

“…Notable significant risk factors for PP included gynecological diseases, alcohol consumption during pregnancy, malpresentation, and gravidity ≥5. …”
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The Effectiveness of Liraglutide in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Compared to Sitagliptin and Pioglitazone by Takamasa Ohki, Akihiro Isogawa, Masahiko Iwamoto, Mitsuru Ohsugi, Haruhiko Yoshida, Nobuo Toda, Kazumi Tagawa, Masao Omata, Kazuhiko Koike

“…Liraglutide leading to improve not only glycaemic control but also liver inflammation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. Aims. …”
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Investigation on the polyethylene glycol based composite phase change materials with coating flame-retardant for battery thermal management by Tingyu Wang, Jian Deng, Jiexin Du, Wensheng Yang, Yueyu Zeng, Tingting Wu, Zhonghao Rao, Xinxi Li

“…Initially, PEG has been polymerized with diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) to constrain the solid-solid phase transition process by forming covalent bonds to improve thermal stability, which is eutectic transformation with hexacetyl alcohol (HA) by synergistic effect to further to increase phase change latent heat. …”
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Lipid-lowering Efficacy of Plant Proteins and Their Application Potential by Yue WANG, Chunhua GUAN, Hong BI, Fengyating WU, Yanqin SHEN, Liang TAO, Yang TIAN

“…In recent years, there has been a gradual increase in the prevalence of obesity, hyperlipidaemia, coronary atherosclerosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and other conditions attributed to shifts in dietary patterns. …”
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Linking Sleep to Hypertension: Greater Risk for Blacks by A. Pandey, N. Williams, M. Donat, M. Ceide, P. Brimah, G. Ogedegbe, S. I. McFarlane, G. Jean-Louis

“…Significant interactions of insufficient sleep with race/ethnicity were observed even after adjusting to effects of age, sex, income, education, body mass index, alcohol use, smoking, emotional distress, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke. …”
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