Reductants (0.1-2.0% ascorbic acid, cysteine, or cystine and 0.04-1. 0% beta-mercaptoethanol) were added to 5-fold diluted, salted duck egg whites (commercially and laboratory prepared) and fresh egg whites (chicken and duck), and subsequently the mixtures were heated at 70 degrees C for 1-10 min. The maximal recovery and purification fold of lysozyme obtained from fresh chicken egg whites adde...

background: to test if social support and ethnicity mediate/moderate the association between religion involvement and subjective health in the united states. methods: this is a secondary analysis of national survey of american life, 2003. hierarchical regression was fit to a national household probability sample of adult african americans ( n = 3570), caribbean blacks ( n = 1621), and whites ( ...

Alcohol and other drug problems experienced by adolescents who use only alcohol compared to those who use both alcohol and marijuana (A + M) is studied. Using the national longitudinal survey of youth 1994 data, forward multiple regression analyses revealed that impulsivity, A + M use (compared to alcohol-only use), age, sex, religiosity, frequency of substance use were associated with a higher...

Second-generation black Americans have been inadequately studied in prior quantitative research. The authors seek to ameliorate this research gap by using the Current Population Survey investigate education and wages among second-generation with a focus on Nigerian Americans. latter group has identified some qualitative studies as having particularly notable socioeconomic attainments. results i...

The health effects of economic resources (eg, education, employment, and living place) and psychological assets (eg, self-efficacy, perceived control over life, anger control, and emotions) are well-known. This article summarizes the results of a growing body of evidence documenting Blacks’ diminished return, defined as a systematically smaller health gain from economic resources and psychologi...

background: although the association between major depressive disorder (mdd) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. objectives: using a nationally representative sample of adults in the united states, we explored whether or not race alters the association between mdd and self-esteem. materials and methods: data came from ...

The incidence of gastric cancer has declined dramatically in the United States during this century. However, the incidence of gastric cancer among Hispanics, Blacks, and Native Americans remains 2-3fold higher than among Whites in this country. Populations with an increased risk of gastric cancer have predominantly the “intestinal” type of gastric cancer, and intestinal metaplasia is regarded a...

• Whites' affiliation predicts perceived understanding of Blacks' racial experiences. • Self-image goals mediate the effect of affiliation on perceived understanding. • Whites and Blacks disagree about how well Whites understand racial experiences. • Differences in affiliation cause divergent perceptions of understanding. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Four studies investigated whether t...

Background: Although the association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. Objectives: Using a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States, we explored whether or not race alters the association between MDD and self-esteem. Materials and Methods: Data came...