The identification and characterization of Bacillus polyfermenticus KJS-2 (B. polyfermenticus KJS-2) was conducted using TEM, an API 50CHB kit, 16S rDNA sequencing, a phylogenetic tree, and catalase and oxidase testing. The conversion rate of glucose to lactic acid by B. polyfermenticus KJS-2 was found to be 60.71+/-4.9%. In addition, treatment of B. polyfermenticus KJS-2 with artificial gastri...

A total of eight from thirty LAB isolated from fruits samples showed clear zone on modified de Man, Rogosa and Sharp (MRS)-CaCO3 agar, catalase negative and Gram positive were considered as LAB. From six out of eight isolates was observed good proteolytic activity when tested on skim milk agar. The isolates were identified with species of morphology and biochemical analysis using API 50 CHL kit...

Cutaneous mast cell tumor (MCT) shows a variable biological behavior in dogs and may present either as solitary masse that can be treated and cured with surgical removal or as a systemic metastatic and fatal disease. Histological grade, KIT pattern and proliferative index are typically prognostic factors in MCTs. In the present study, we have investigated correlation between clinical data (bree...

Broilers of 4 different commercial strains were kept during winter at an altitude of 1,350 m. The birds were slaughtered at weekly intervals and their relative right ventricular mass (pulmonary arterial pressure index = API values) determined. In addition, the incidence of ascites was recorded. Two of the strains suffered high losses from ascites, while the other 2 showed a certain degree of re...

Nonlinear Optimization Problems are usual in many engineering fields. Due to its characteristics the objective function of some problems might not be differentiable or its derivatives have complex expressions. There are even cases where an analytical expression of the objective function might not be possible to determine either due to its complexity or its cost (monetary, computational, time, ....

conclusions people with a poor sleep quality had a higher bmi, waist circumference and serum triglyceride levels and a lower hdl-c concentration. furthermore, bmi and serum triglyceride concentration are independently associated with the score of sleep quality. indeed, it is recommended for people to screen for sleep quality to start necessary interventions. background several studies have show...

The present study investigated the well-being effects of short-term forest walking and viewing ("forest bathing"). The hypothesis in our study was that both environment (forest vs. urban) and activity (walking and viewing) would influence psychological outcomes. An additional aim was to enhance basic research using several psychological methods. We conducted the experiments using 45 respondents...

On July 29th, 2014, a new impact factor was released by Thomson Reuters through the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) 2013 Science Edition for the 82 journals indexed in this database in the Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine category. As the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS), it was a great honor to realize that another Brazilian journal joined this prestigious list: ...

BACKGROUND Arterial stiffness is a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases. Because current methods of measuring arterial stiffness are technically demanding, the purpose of this study was to develop a simple method of evaluating arterial stiffness using oscillometric blood pressure measurement. METHODS Blood pressure was conventionally measured in the left upper arm of 173 individuals u...