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Covid-19: US jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

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WHO became China's puppet, will take a decision soon: US President Trump

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Covid-19 impact: Mexico, Brazil see 99% plunge in auto production in April

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LinkedIn Profile Optimization For Dummies, 2nd Edition


 

Give your LinkedIn profile the makeover it deserves—and get the attention you deserve 

Look at your profile: you know it could be a little better. Too many LinkedIn users are just posting a basic resume and hoping for the offers to come flooding in, missing out on the incredible opportunity the platform offers to properly showcase their talents, products, and services to 610 million professionals in over 200 countries. LinkedIn is way more than a resume



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The Power of Virtual Distance: A Guide to Productivity and Happiness in the Age of Remote Work, 2nd Edition


 

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The Accidental Entrepreneur, The Survivor Edition


 
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Asset Liability Management Optimisation: A Practitioner's Guide to Balance Sheet Management and Remodelling


 

An advanced method for financial institutions to optimize Asset Liability Management for maximized return and minimized risk

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Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations: Rules, Checklists, Procedures, 6th Edition


 

A practical guide to handling the challenges facing tax-exempt organizations, written by a leading authority

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University of Georgia Press announces new literary nonfiction series


The University of Georgia Press is pleased to announce Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction. Edited by John Griswold, the series aims to publish two to four new titles annually.

Named for intersections, and for the heart of the matter, this series will publish literary nonfiction by diverse writers working in a variety of modes, including personal and lyric essay, memoir, cultural meditation, and literary journalism. Books are intended for general readers, including writers, teachers of writing, and students, and will be both intelligent and accessible. Engagement with the world, dedication to craft, precision, and playfulness with form and language are valued. As the series develops, it will include non-American writers and experiences.

Griswold is an assistant professor in the MFA program at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. He is the author of A Democracy of Ghosts; Herrin: The Brief History of an Infamous American City; and Pirates You Don’t Know, and Other Adventures in the Examined Life: Collected Essays (Georgia, 2014). He has written extensively (as Oronte Churm) at Inside Higher Ed and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

“I’m gratified to be part of this new publishing opportunity,” Griswold says. “The series will build on UGA Press’s success and reputation publishing the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Creative Nonfiction contest winners since 1986, as well as nonfiction anthologies and craft books. Georgia combines the intellectual reputation of a major university press with savvy promotion in the digital age, and we intend to reach smart readers who like to be entertained, in the widest sense.”

The inaugural book in the series will be published in October 2015. My Unsentimental Education, a memoir by Debra Monroe (On the Outskirts of Normal), offers a smart and lyrical take on the isolation that occurs when crossing class barriers in pursuit of the life of the mind.

Press director Lisa Bayer adds, “Creative nonfiction as a genre is experiencing an unprecedented period of growth and interest—a bit of a golden age. Georgia’s strong literary legacy, combined with the richness of the field, positions us perfectly to make a visible mark.”

The series advisory board includes Dan Gunn, Pam Houston, Phillip Lopate, Dinty W. Moore, Lia Purpura, Patricia Smith, and Ned Stuckey-French.

For more information:
- contact John Griswold at crux.series@gmail.com
- visit the Crux series page at the University of Georgia Press 
- download a jpeg of the logo
- online submissions manager and submission guidelines available here




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How much will Priyanka be paid for Salman's Bharat?

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Backstory Radio Presents: The American Indian Story

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Supplementation of nano-bubble curcumin extract improves gut microbiota composition and exercise performance in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3574-3584
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02487E, Paper
Yi-Ming Chen, Wan-Chun Chiu, Yen-Shuo Chiu, Tong Li, Hsin-Ching Sung, Chien-Yu Hsiao
NCE supplementation was able to modulate the gut microbiota increased the Lactobacillus genus.
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Fucoxanthin alleviates palmitate-induced inflammation in RAW 264.7 cells through improving lipid metabolism and attenuating mitochondrial dysfunction

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3361-3370
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00442A, Paper
Siyu Li, Xiaomeng Ren, Yuandong Wang, Jiangning Hu, Haitao Wu, Shuang Song, Chunhong Yan
Fucoxanthin mitigated palmitate-induced inflammation in macrophages through promoting fatty acid oxidation and ameliorating mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Girinimbine from curry leaves promotes gastro protection against ethanol induced peptic ulcers and improves healing via regulation of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3493-3505
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00053A, Paper
Syam Mohan, Yahya Hasan Hobani, Emad Shaheen, Alaa Sayed Abou-Elhamd, Aymen abdelhaleem, Hassan A. Alhazmi, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab
Curry leaves (Murraya koenigii) are a leafy spice used in Indian cookery for its fragrant aroma.
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Preparation of theasinensin A and theasinensin B and exploration of their inhibitory mechanism on α-glucosidase

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3527-3538
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO03054A, Paper
Sainan Tao, Guijie Chen, Weiqi Xu, Yujia Peng, Peng Wan, Yi Sun, Xiaoxiong Zeng, Zhonghua Liu
Theasinensin A (TSA) and theasinensin B (TSB), dimers of tea catechins produced during the processing of oolong tea and black tea, had superior inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase.
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Ethanolamides of essential α-linolenic and linoleic fatty acids suppress short-term food intake in rats

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3066-3072
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02884F, Paper
Mandy Ho, G. Harvey Anderson, Lin Lin, Richard P. Bazinet, Ruslan Kubant
α-Linolenoylethanolamide and linoleoylethanolamide suppress short-term food intake in rats.
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Low-dose ethanol intake prevents high-fat diet-induced adverse cardiovascular events in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3549-3562
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02645B, Paper
Junhui Nie, Linel Darrel Ngokana, Jiayuan Kou, Yuchen Zhao, Jiajie Tu, Heng Ji, Peizhu Tan, Tingting Zhao, Yuwei Cao, Zhaojing Wu, Qi Wang, Shuangfeng Ren, Xiuchen Xuan, Hui Huang, Yanze Li, Huan Liang, Xu Gao, Lingyun Zhou
This study aimed to clarify whether low-dose ethanol intake could prevent high-fat diet-induced adverse effects on cardiomyocytes in mice.
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The prophylactic effects of different Lactobacilli on collagen-induced arthritis in rats

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3681-3694
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02556A, Paper
Zhexin Fan, Bo Yang, R. Paul Ross, Catherine Stanton, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Wei Chen
The current study evaluated the prophylactic effects of different Lactobacillus species on arthritis induced by collagen.
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Inducing secondary structural interplays between scallop muscle proteins and soy proteins to form soluble composites

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3351-3360
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO03106E, Paper
Chao Wu, Jiamei Wang, Xiaokang Na, Zhenyu Wang, Xianbing Xu, Tao Wang
Scallop muscle proteins and soya proteins were packed into a composite with tunable internal, molecular arrangements of the secondary structures.
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Colonization and immunoregulation of Lactobacillus plantarum BF_15, a novel probiotic strain from the feces of breast-fed infants

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3156-3166
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02745A, Paper
Na Zhang, Chen Li, Zhihua Niu, Hongyan Kang, Miaoshu Wang, Bo Zhang, Hongtao Tian
Immunosuppression is a manifestation imbalance in the immune system, often during unhealthy states.
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Protocatechuic acid and quercetin glucosides in onions attenuate changes induced by high fat diet in rats

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3585-3597
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02633A, Paper
Katarzyna Grzelak-Błaszczyk, Joanna Milala, Krzysztof Kołodziejczyk, Michał Sójka, Andrzej Czarnecki, Monika Kosmala, Robert Klewicki, Bartosz Fotschki, Adam Jurgoński, Jerzy Juśkiewicz
Yellow onion waste from industrial peeling was used to obtain three pure preparations: protocatechuic acid (PA), quercetin diglycosides (QD) and quercetin monoglycosides (QM).
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Ptaquiloside from bracken (Pteridium spp.) promotes oral carcinogenesis initiated by HPV16 in transgenic mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3298-3305
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00207K, Paper
Rui M. Gil da Costa, Tiago Neto, Diogo Estêvão, Magda Moutinho, Ana Félix, Rui Medeiros, Carlos Lopes, Margarida M. S. M. Bastos, Paula A. Oliveira
Bracken (Pteridium spp.) is a common weed that is consumed as food especially in Asia, and is suspected of promoting carcinogenesis induced by papillomaviruses in the digestive and urinary systems.
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Proteomic landscape of liver tissue in old male mice that are long-term treated with polysaccharides from Sargassum fusiforme

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3632-3644
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00187B, Paper
Peichao Chen, Ya Zhang, Man Xu, Hongjun Chen, Huixi Zou, Xu Zhang, Haibin Tong, Cuiping You, Mingjiang Wu
The polysaccharides extracted from Sargassum fusiforme delays the aging process via mitochondria-associated anti-oxidation.
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The effect of culinary doses of spices in a high-saturated fat, high-carbohydrate meal on postprandial lipemia and endothelial function: a randomized, controlled, crossover pilot trial

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3191-3200
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02438G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Kristina S. Petersen, Connie J. Rogers, Sheila G. West, David N. Proctor, Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Lower doses of spices (2 and 6 g) than previously tested may attenuate postprandial lipemia and impairments in endothelial function caused by a high-saturated fat, high-carbohydrate meal.
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Whole-wheat flour particle size influences dough properties, bread structure and in vitro starch digestibility

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3610-3620
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02587A, Paper
Suyun Lin, Jing Gao, Xiaoxuan Jin, Yong Wang, Zhizhong Dong, Jian Ying, Weibiao Zhou
Whole-wheat flour (WWF) particle size is critical to dough properties, bread quality, and in vitro starch digestibility of bread.
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Impact of functional foods and nutraceuticals on high blood pressure with a special focus on meta-analysis: review from a public health perspective

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2792-2804
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00357C, Review Article
Kamesh Venkatakrishnan, Hui-Fang Chiu, Chin-Kun Wang
In recent times many researchers are expressing immense interest in nutraceuticals and functional foods for combating various diseases or abnormal conditions, especially against hypertension (HT).
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cis 9, trans 11, but not trans 10, cis 12 CLA isomer, impairs intestinal epithelial barrier function in IPEC-J2 cells and mice through activation of GPR120-[Ca2+]i and the MLCK signaling pathway

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3657-3667
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00376J, Paper
Han Su, Weijie Zhao, Fenglin Zhang, Min Song, Fangfang Liu, Jisong Zheng, Mingfa Ling, Xiaohua Yang, Qiang Yang, Haiwen He, Lin Chen, Xumin Lai, Xiaotong Zhu, Lina Wang, Ping Gao, Gang Shu, Qingyan Jiang, Songbo Wang
In vitro and in vivo studies show that c9, t11-CLA, but not t10, c12-CLA isomer, impairs intestinal epithelial barrier function in IPEC-J2 cells and mice via activation of GPR120-[Ca2+]i and the MLCK pathway.
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Cloning, expression and comparison of the properties of Scy p 9, a Scylla paramamosain allergen

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3006-3019
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00004C, Paper
Xin-Rong He, Yi-Meng Cheng, Yang Yang, Jie-Jing Xie, Ka-Hou Chu, Yong-Xia Zhang, Gui-Xia Chen, Hong Liu, Min-Jie Cao, Guang-Ming Liu
This study investigated the properties of Scy p 9 in mud crab (Scylla paramamosain).
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Study of viability of high pressure extract from pomegranate peel to improve carrot juice characteristics

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3410-3419
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02922B, Paper
João P. Trigo, Elisabete M. C. Alexandre, Sara Silva, Eduardo Costa, Jorge A. Saraiva, Manuela Pintado
Extracts from fruit processing by-products usually present high amounts of bioactive compounds with several important activities such as antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities.
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The impact of oligosaccharide content, glycosidic linkages and lactose content of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) on the expression of mucus-related genes in goblet cells

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3506-3515
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00064G, Paper
Susana Figueroa-Lozano, Chengcheng Ren, Huifang Yin, Hien Pham, Sander van Leeuwen, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Paul de Vos
Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are molecules known to impact goblet cell function and mucus composition. Our results show that their molecular structure have a direct effect on goblet cells and impact mucus synthesis-related genes.
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Molecular mechanisms of selenium-biofortified soybean protein and polyphenol conjugates in protecting mouse skin damaged by UV-B

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3563-3573
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02560J, Paper
Xing Zhang, Hui He, Tao Hou
A new selenium-biofortified protein and polyphenol conjugate with high antioxidant activity and stability for the treatment of photooxidation-related diseases.
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Cherry stem infusions: antioxidant potential and phenolic profile by UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3471-3482
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02693B, Paper
Juliana Peixoto, Gerardo Álvarez-Rivera, Rita C. Alves, Anabela S. G. Costa, Nelson Andrade, Andreia Moreira, Alejandro Cifuentes, Fátima Martel, M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira, Elena Ibáñez
This study highlights not only the antioxidant potential of cherry stem infusion but also the need to globally harmonize the control and regulation of herbal products.
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Gut microbiota mediate the protective effects on endometritis induced by Staphylococcus aureus in mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3695-3705
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02963J, Paper
Xiaoyu Hu, Ruiying Mu, Mingyue Xu, Xin Yuan, Peng Jiang, Jian Guo, Yongguo Cao, Naisheng Zhang, Yunhe Fu
Endometritis, the inflammation of the endometrial lining caused by bacterial pathogens, is associated with reproductive failure.
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Potential neurotoxicity of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and its oligomers: widespread substances in carbohydrate-containing foods

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02526J, Paper
Cheng Wang, Zhenru Liu, Tian Hu, Youjia Li, Rui Liu, Junjie Zhang, Huaizhen He
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and its acid-catalyzed oligomers can inhibit nerve cell proliferation and induce neurological deficits at near or below the reported 24 h dietary intake of 5-HMF in humans.
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The development of lentil derived protein–iron complexes and their effects on iron deficiency anemia in vitro

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00384K, Paper
Ezgi Evcan, Sukru Gulec
Lentil derived proteins have the capacity to chelate iron minerals and hydrolysed protein–iron complexes have functional properties on iron deficiency anemia in in vitro by influencing mRNA levels of iron regulating genes.
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A rapid protocol to distinguish between Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium based on the characteristic fingerprint and UHPLC-Q-TOF MS methods

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3719-3729
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00082E, Paper
Liqiang Shi, Rongjin Wang, Tianshu Liu, Jiajie Wu, Hongxu Zhang, Zhiqiang Liu, Shu Liu, Zhongying Liu
Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium were successfully distinguished by the characteristic fingerprint and UHPLC-Q-TOF MS methods.
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A lupine (Lupinus angustifolious L.) peptide prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2943-2952
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00206B, Paper
Open Access
Ana Lemus-Conejo, Elena Grao-Cruces, Rocio Toscano, Lourdes M. Varela, Carmen Claro, Justo Pedroche, Francisco Millan, Maria C. Millan-Linares, Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz
A lupine (Lupinus angustifolious L.) peptide prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice.
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Correction: Efficacy of proprietary Lactobacillus casei for anti-tuberculosis associated gastrointestinal adverse reactions in adult patients: a randomized, open-label, dose–response trial

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3751-3751
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO90017F, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Song Lin, Shanliang Zhao, Jiahong Liu, Jianwen Zhang, Chao Zhang, Haibo Hao, Yuxia Sun, Jing Cai, Yang Yang, Yan Ma, Yuanyuan Li, Jinyu Wang, Aiguo Ma
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Protective effect of ferulic acid on STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy in rats

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3706-3718
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02398D, Paper
Min-you Qi, Xu-tao Wang, Hui-lin Xu, Zhang-liang Yang, Yin Cheng, Bin Zhou
Ferulic acid protects against diabetic nephropathy in STZ-induced rats by attenuating oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis and podocyte injury.
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