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  • Preformulation studies for oral dosage forms of lactobacilli

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    Liou, Grace Yow-Hwa
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    Lactobacilli have been used in the dairy and pharmaceutical industries because of their nutritious and/or therapeutic effects. Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus bulqaricus were isolated from a commercially available product and studied for their growth and colony characteristics as described in Chapter I and Chapter II. Survival of these lactobacilli in...
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    dairy and phar- maceutical industries because of their nutritious and/or therapeutic effects

  • Development of a transdermal delivery system for melatonin

    Creator:
    Lee, Ya-ling
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    Melatonin is an neurohormone secreted by the pineal gland. Several therapeutic possibilities for melatonin administration have been suggested. However, clinical studies with melatonin have been limited by lack of a delivery system capable of mimicking the physiological release pattern of melatonin. There is an increasing recognition that the skin can...
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    the pineal gland. Several therapeutic possibilities for melatonin administration have been suggested

  • Herbal supplements and retirement facility residents : factors that predict usage

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    Weng, Yao-Lin
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    The prevalence of herbal supplement use by the elderly and factors that influence regular versus occasional use were investigated in a group of independent residents of a continuing care retirement community in Salem, Oregon. A nine-page questionnaire was delivered to 402 residents of Capital Manor; 318 questionnaires were usable (84%...
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    . Raab The prevalence of herbal supplement use by the elderly and factors that influence regular

  • The effect of a horticultural therapy program on cerebral palsied children

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    Ackley, Donald R.
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    Horticultural therapy is the use of plants and plant-related activities as an adjunct therapy assisting medical, psychological and other rehabilitative therapies in the improvement of physical and mental health. Although long associated with having a beneficial effect upon people characterized as mentally ill, mentally deficient, socially maladapted and physically disabled,...
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    therapy is the use of plants and plant-related activities as an adjunct therapy assisting medical

  • Characterization of a fiber optic coupled dosimeter for clinical electron beam dosimetry

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    Nitzling, Kevin Dave
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    Fiber-optic-coupled dosimeters (FOCDs) are a relatively new method in which to obtain in-vivo dose concomitant with radiation treatment. Accurate live dosing can be achieved virtually anywhere due to their small dimensions (0.2 mm) which can be accommodated by a catheter. The purpose of this experiment is to characterize the electron...
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    copper atoms make it an attractive element to use in radiation therapy based on the current pulse

  • The effect of ascorbate on enzymatic nitroglycerin bioactivation as measured by direct LC-MS/MS determination of nitrite

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    Hardardt, Elizabeth Ann
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    This work sought to characterize a link between Vitamin C and nitroglycerin at the level of enzymatic bioactivation. Before we could proceed, we needed to develop a method that sensitively and selectively identified the product of bioactivation, nitrite. We successfully adapted traditional diaminonaphthalene derivatization with the use of stable isotope...
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    successfully adapted traditional diaminonaphthalene derivatization with the use of stable isotope liquid

  • Vitamins E and C in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis

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    Smith, Kylie Sheree
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    Patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis have a high incidence of oxidative stress-related diseases. This study evaluated oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in patients undergoing hemodialysis before and during vitamin E supplementation. Blood samples were obtained before and after dialysis during two separate dialysis sessions to establish baseline measurements....
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    use in supplements, and the racemic mixture of RRR, RSR, RRS, RSS, SSS, SRS, SRR, and SSR is

  • Metabolic effects in C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet supplemented with Pinot noir juice and wine extract or quercetin, ellagic acid and resveratrol

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    Zhao, Bingxin
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    Moderate wine consumption, particularly pigment-rich red wine, is thought by many to be beneficial for the cardiovascular system. Both ethanol and phytochemicals are thought to contribute to this cardioprotective property. Metabolic disturbances associated with overconsumption of food are related to the initiation and progression of many chronic diseases, and cardiovascular...
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    novel therapeutic compounds such as microsomal 16 transfer protein inhibitors (lomitapide

  • Intersections of Buddhist Philosophy and Psychological Science: An Exploration of Common and Differential Effects of Meditation

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    Braun, Victoria A.
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    Interweaving perspectives from both social cognitive psychology and Tibetan Buddhism, the present study examined common and differential effects of two styles of meditation: Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and mindfulness meditation (MM). Psychological theories of construct accessibility postulate that cognitive constructs activated frequently are more readily available for processing stimuli. Researchers in...
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    tranquility, until the meditator is ready to use the breath as a gateway into observing mind-body awareness

  • The natural products chemistry of the red algae Ptilota filicina and Laurencia obtusa

    Creator:
    Lopez, Albert
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    The sea offers a wide variety of potentially useful resources. Marine algae have been a rich source of structurally unique natural products showing diverse biological properties. The current need to develop new antifungal, antibiotic, anticancer and antiviral drugs has prompted intense research efforts into the discovery, isolation and structure determination...
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    exploitation of this rich marine resource has occurred in most western cultures.35 Seaweed use has generally