BACKGROUND Postmenopausal females are susceptible to osteoporosis due to clinical manifestations. It not only causes morbidity; but, is considered to strikingly decline quality of life among patients. Among different developing regions, the prevalence rate of osteoporosis among postmenopausal women is alarming in the face of poor management and awareness about its risk factors. AIM The aim of...

Plant-based foods are rich sources of vitamins and essential micronutrients. For the proper functioning human body their crucial role, trace minerals (iron, zinc, magnesium, manganese, etc.) required in appropriate amounts. Cereals pulses chief these minerals. Despite minerals, adequate consumption plant cannot fulfill body’s total nutrient requirement. Plant also contain ample amounts anti-nut...

A growth trial was conducted to estimate the optimum levels of dietary phosphorus (P) for juvenile hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus) fed fishmeal-free practical diets. Hybrid tilapia (1.68 ± 0.08 g) were fed diets containing various levels (0.0%, 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8% and 1.0%) of additional inorganic phosphorus for 10 weeks using two different sources of phosphorus:calcium di...

Requirement of mineral elements in different plant tissues is not often consistent with their transpiration rate; therefore, plants have developed systems for preferential distribution of mineral elements to the developing tissues with low transpiration. Here we took silicon (Si) as an example and revealed an efficient system for preferential distribution of Si in the node of rice (Oryza sativa...

INTRODUCTION While enteral diets for hospitalized patients normally follow nutrient composition guidelines, more than 90% of hospitalized patients receive oral diets with unknown mineral composition. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the mineral contents and adequacy of three types of oral diets (regular, blend and soft) and complementary snacks offered to patients of a Brazilian hospital. METHODS The ...

Zn is an essential nutrient that is required in humans and animals for many physiological functions, including immune and antioxidant function, growth, and reproduction. The present study evaluated whether Zn deficiency would negatively affect bone-related enzyme, ALP, and other bone-related minerals (Ca, P and Mg) in rats. Thirty Sprague Dawley rats were assigned to one of the three different ...

Rapid advances in hyperspectral technologies have led to new sensors, which greatly improve our ability to gather information about distant objects without direct physical contact. While many of these sensors and technologies were designed for environmental monitoring and earth science, they may have important uses for security application and humanitarian aid missions. As the number and capabi...

Determination of the mineral surface composition and structure at molecular and atomic levels and understanding adsorption mechanisms and kinetics are crucial to perform efficient separation processes for mineral beneficiation. This understanding is a fundamental requirement to make possible the prediction and control of the macroscopic surface properties that govern the efficiency of separatio...

Eighty-seven Nellore animals were utilized in this study to estimate net requirements for the maintenance and growth of beef cattle as well as the retention coefficients of 13 minerals: macrominerals (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, and S) and trace elements (Cu, Fe, Mn, Se, Zn, Co, and Cr). The net requirements for maintenance and the true retention coefficient were estimated by using the regression between...

X-ray powder diffraction and chemical analyses show that mammalian dental enamel apatite is an impure form of hydroxylapatite, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 (structure described in Elliott 1994). The major difference of enamel apatite from hydroxylapatite is in the presence of about 3 wt% CO3. Details of the crystallographic structures of carbonate-containing apatites (including minerals) are important becau...