Introduction: Diabetes can be envisaged as a lifelong phenomenon having the ominous odds for multisystemic involvement in the duration of disease.The probabilities of the occurrence of these events are influenced by the adopted lifestyle.Hence, information about the disease and lifestyle modification are vital from the perspective of prognostics.Th
API integration and organisational agility outcomes in digital music platforms: A qualitative case study
Organisations deploy digital platforms to maximise value and transform their businesses.The success of most platforms is attributed to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), the protocols enabling different software to communicate with each other.However, previous research on APIs has predominantly focused on the technical dimensions, such as d
Profiling of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of 12 Cruciferous Vegetables
The phenolic profiles of 12 cruciferous vegetables (pakchoi, choysum, Chinese cabbage, kailan, Brussels sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Diffusers rocket salad, red cherry radish, daikon radish, and watercress) were studied with UHPLC-MS/MS.Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content (TPC) were also evaluated.A total of 74 phenolic compo
Cholesterol-lowering properties of Ganoderma lucidum in vitro, ex vivo, and in hamsters and minipigs
Abstract Wave Washer Introduction There has been renewed interest in mushroom medicinal properties.We studied cholesterol lowering properties of Ganoderma lucidum (Gl), a renowned medicinal species.Results Organic fractions containing oxygenated lanosterol derivatives inhibited cholesterol synthesis in T9A4 hepatocytes.In hamsters, 5% Gl did not ef
Diphyllobothrium sprakeri n. sp. (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae): a hidden broad tapeworm from sea lions off North and South America
Abstract Background The systematic of several marine diphyllobothriid tapeworms of pinnipeds has been revised in recent years.However, 20 species of Diphyllobothrium from phocids and otariids are still recognized as incertae sedis.We describe a new species of Diphyllobothrium from the intestine of California sea lions Zalophus californianus (Lesson