The goal of this study was to investigate the most suitable kinetic models for pectin extraction by way of ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and conventional heating extraction (CHE) with acid from melon peel. The ultrasound and acidic assisted extraction were performed on powdered melon peel in three different temperatures of 40-55-70°C and 50-70-90°C, respectively. It was observed that, in...

Dubai has rapidly risen to prominence in the Persian Gulf region as a center of global commerce and tourism and as a cultural crossroad between East and West. The health-care infrastructure has undergone rapid development. Collaborations with academic medical centers now exist to advance clinical care, teaching and research. Emergency medicine has also advanced and is undergoing dynamic change....

1Banner Sun Health Research Institute, 10515 W. Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351, USA 2Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research and Education Program (AD-CARE) and Memory Disorders Clinic, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14620, USA 3Quincy Medical Center and Alzheimer’s Disease Center/Clinical Trials, 114 Whitwell St, Quincy, MA 02169, U...

Elevated urinary albumin excretion (UAE) is a predictor of the development of nephropathy and cardiovascular mortality. To study whether genetic factors may determine UAE, we examined familial aggregation of UAE in 96 large multigenerational pedigrees ascertained for type 2 diabetes. A total of 1,269 subjects had UAE measured as the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR). This included 630 s...

BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate whether visceral adiposity could modify the impact of blood pressure on arterial stiffness and albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS This cross-sectional study examines the interaction of visceral adiposity with increased blood pressure on arterial stiffness and albuminuria. 638 patients with type 2 diabetes (mean age 64 ± 12 years; 40 % fema...

PURPOSE To document the technical results and spectrum of practice of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for fibroids in the health care setting in Canada. The effects of interventional radiologist's (IR's) experience with UAE on procedure and fluoroscopy time were also investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study involved a multicenter prospective single-arm clinical treatment trial and incl...

PURPOSE To determine the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of a mobile uterine artery embolization (UAE) program for patients in medically underserved, socioeconomically deprived areas. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred women with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas were treated with UAE. A small truck containing a mobile c-arm and all needed supplies visited one hospital per week during a 6-month...

Microalbuminuria (MA) is an important early sign of diabetic nephropathy. Hyperfiltration and impaired filtration in relation to albuminuria has been well investigated in diabetic subjects. This study tested the hypothesis that an increased urinary albumin excretion (UAE) is associated with renal functional abnormalities also in nondiabetic subjects. The relation between UAE and creatinine clea...

Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), using petroleum ether as the solvent, was systematically applied to extract main macamides and macaenes from Maca hypocotyls. Extraction yield was related with four variables, including ratio of solution to solid, extraction temperature, extraction time, and extraction power. On the basis of response surface methodology (RSM), the optimal conditions were de...

This paper focuses on the provision of higher education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the issues surrounding strategies employed by institutions to prepare tertiary level students for careers in the global economy. Dramatic growth and development in the Arabian Gulf region over the past two decades has made fundamental changes in the education system necessary. There has been a shift in...