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Food Science & Technology
Lucia Gonzalez-Mulero, Cristina Delgado-Andrade, Francisco J. Morales, Marta Mesias
Summary: Acrylamide content of foods served at breakfast and lunch in Spanish school canteens was evaluated using a duplicate diet method in this study. Biscuits had the highest acrylamide values, exceeding the European Regulation benchmark level. Breakfasts were the major contributors in the lower bound scenario, while lunches were the main responsible in the upper bound scenario.
FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yukiko Fujii, Giulia Poma, Govindan Malarvannan, Fumio Soeda, Akihisa Toda, Koichi Haraguchi, Adrian Covaci
Summary: The study measured the levels of selected organohalogenated contaminants in complete meal sets of Japanese infants and found that DDTs and PCBs were the highest among the POP groups. The intake of these pollutants mainly came from food, with seafood and seaweed consumption showing correlations with certain contaminants. Seaweed was identified as a potential exposure source of TBP, based on analysis of seaweed samples and dietary intake data.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Yanjun Zhou, Haixia Sui, Yibaina Wang, Ling Yong, Lei Zhang, Jiang Liang, Jing Zhou, Lili Xu, Yanxu Zhong, Jinyao Chen, Yan Song
Summary: A duplicate diet collection method was used to estimate dietary exposure to glutamates in children aged 2-5 years in selected provinces of China. Results showed that glutamates content was highest in mixed meals, followed by powdered formula and milk and dairy products. The total mean daily dietary exposure for subjects was below the recommended daily intake by regulatory authorities, indicating a low risk of glutamates exposure in this group.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Kirra Borrello, Unhee Lim, Song-Yi Park, Kristine R. Monroe, Gertraud Maskarinec, Carol J. Boushey, Lynne R. Wilkens, Timothy W. Randolph, Loic Le Marchand, Meredith A. Hullar, Johanna W. Lampe
Summary: This study found that racial/ethnic differences in GM composition may be influenced by differences in diet. Overall diet quality and intake of certain foods were found to have significant effects on GM composition, which may contribute to racial/ethnic health disparities.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Kirsty M. Mckenzie, Reeja Nasir, Yang Kong, Hasthi U. Dissanayake, Rowena McMullan, Adrienne Gordon, Alice Meroni, Melinda Phang, Michael R. Skilton
Summary: Evidence from animal models suggests that maternal diet during pregnancy may affect offspring cardiometabolic health. However, in healthy pregnancies, neither the quantity nor quality of maternal carbohydrate intake appears to have a significant impact on newborn aortic intima-medial thickness, except for fiber intake in overweight or obese women. The effect of carbohydrate quality may be more pronounced in high-risk pregnancies.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kiyomi Koike, Sho-ichi Yamagishi, Takayuki Hamano, Shou Komukai, Seiya Okuda, Kei Fukami
Summary: This study measured daily sodium intake using the duplicate portion method and developed new formulas for estimating dietary sodium intake in HD patients. The new formulas accurately estimated sodium consumption and showed better validity compared to the previous formula.
JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Payal Kadiwar, Nimit Shah, Taylor Black, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Michael Steinberg, Kathleen Black, Joachim Sackey, Judith Graber
Summary: The study found that the majority of volunteer firefighters in the United States are white males, with over 90% being overweight or obese. Their dietary intake deviates from US recommendations, with inadequate consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and dietary fiber, and excessive intake of added sugars.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Laurel F. Moffat, Lorrene D. Ritchie, Wendi Gosliner, Kaela R. Plank, Lauren E. Au
Summary: This study found that parental perception of the food environment is associated with children's diet and weight outcomes. Optimizing access to fruits and vegetables at both neighborhood and home levels can help improve children's diet quality. However, the impact may be weaker for children living in food insecure or low-income households.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Arman Arab, Elham Karimi, Marta Garaulet, Frank A. J. L. Scheer
Summary: The objective of this systematic review was to examine the association between social jetlag and diet using observational studies. A total of 17 studies with a sample size of 28,905 were included in the review. The findings suggest a negative association between social jetlag and adherence to healthy eating habits, while the results regarding specific food groups and nutrients were mixed and controversial.
SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lucia Gonzalez-Mulero, Cristina Delgado-Andrade, Francisco J. Morales, Marta Mesias
Summary: This research aimed to evaluate the dietary exposure to acrylamide of Spanish university students in their campus canteens using the duplicate diet method, and to estimate the associated health risks based on their food consumption habits. The frequent consumption of processed potatoes could increase acrylamide intake from 6.5 to 26.4 mu g/day. Due to their lower body weight, women had a higher risk of acrylamide exposure in both scenarios. This research highlights the need to promote healthy dietary habits among young people, encouraging the selection of safer food options in terms of food processing contaminants.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Clara Amalie Gade Timmermann, Signe Sonne Molck, Manik Kadawathagedara, Anne Ahrendt Bjerregaard, Margareta Tornqvist, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Marie Pedersen
Summary: The dietary intake of acrylamide is a global health concern, with studies showing that children have higher intake levels compared to adults. Research from Europe and Asia generally estimates lower acrylamide intake in diets compared to studies from the USA, highlighting the potential for reduced exposure among certain populations.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Fuyuko Takahashi, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Yukiko Kobayashi, Ayumi Kaji, Ryosuke Sakai, Takuro Okamura, Naoko Nakanishi, Saori Majima, Hiroshi Okada, Takafumi Senmaru, Emi Ushigome, Mai Asano, Masahide Hamaguchi, Masahiro Yamazaki, Wataru Aoi, Masashi Kuwahata, Michiaki Fukui
Summary: This study showed that household income was related to dietary fiber intake and dietary acid load in men but not in women.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Young Su Joo, Hyung Woo Kim, Sangmi Lee, Ki Heon Nam, Hae-Ryong Yun, Jong Hyun Jhee, Seung Hyeok Han, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Shin-Wook Kang, Jung Tak Park
Summary: This study used data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study to show that low dietary zinc intake may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease in individuals with normal renal function.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shih-Wei Nien, I-Hsin Lin, Hsiu-Chuan Wu, Yi-Hsiu Chen, Suh-Ching Yang
Summary: This study investigated the dietary intake and patterns of MCI patients in Taiwan, and found that MCI patients had higher copper intake and lower intake of low-fat meat compared to the healthy group. The findings also suggested that a high MIND diet score was associated with a lower risk of MCI. Further research with larger populations is needed to confirm these findings.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Janika Shah, Zi Yu Cheong, Bingyao Tan, Damon Wong, Xinyu Liu, Jacqueline Chua
Summary: This systematic review comprehensively summarizes the current understanding of the associations between dietary consumption, diabetic retinopathy (DR), and diabetic macular edema (DME). The review found that higher intakes of fruits, vegetables, dietary fibers, fish, a Mediterranean diet, oleic acid, and tea were protective against DR, while high intakes of diet soda, caloric intake, rice, and choline were associated with a higher risk of DR. There was no association between vitamin C, riboflavin, vitamin D, milk, and DR. A single study assessed dietary intake and DME, and found a risk of high sodium intake for DME progression.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jhunior Abrahan Marcia Fuentes, Lucia Lopez-Salas, Isabel Borras-Linares, Miguel Navarro-Alarcon, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Jesus Lozano-Sanchez
Summary: Several studies have shown the protective effects of bioactive compounds in food against chronic diseases, with a particular focus on phenolic compounds. This study aimed to determine the bioactive composition of Carao tree seeds and optimize the extraction process. Analysis revealed that Carao tree seeds could be a potential source of bioactive compounds.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Samira Aouichat, Miguel Navarro-Alarcon, Pablo Alarcon-Guijo, Diego Salagre, Marwa Ncir, Lazhar Zourgui, Ahmad Agil
Summary: The study demonstrated that melatonin can play a renoprotective role by suppressing ER stress and the pro-apoptotic IRE1α/JNK signaling pathway.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jose Maria Garcia-Galdeano, Marina Villalon-Mir, Jose Medina-Martinez, Sofia Maria Fonseca-Moor-Davie, Jessandra Gabriela Zamora-Bustillos, Lydia Maria Vazquez-Foronda, Ahmad Agil, Miguel Navarro-Alarcon
Summary: The study found that basil had the highest levels of calcium and magnesium, as well as the highest microbial growth of foodborne pathogens. Cloves had the lowest calcium levels and the lowest capacity for microbial contamination. Calcium concentrations were weakly and positively correlated with microbial counts for most studied microorganisms, while magnesium levels showed a positive correlation with Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, and mesophilic bacteria.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ahmad Agil, Miguel Navarro-Alarcon, Fatma Abo Zakaib Ali, Ashraf Albrakati, Diego Salagre, Cristina Campoy, Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy
Summary: The study revealed that melatonin could improve mitochondrial function in brown fat tissue of obese rats, reducing oxidative stress, promoting ATP production, and decreasing susceptibility to apoptosis.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ramona Pelich, Marco Chini, Renaud Hostache, Patrick Matgen, Carlos Lopez-Martinez
Summary: This study proposes an automatic method for coastline detection using the Sentinel-1 time series, which averages the dynamical variations of coastal areas and accurately classifies sea and land pixels through an iterative hierarchical tiling method. The results show significant benefits in Earth observation-monitoring applications, such as ship detection and floodwater mapping, with an overall agreement ranging from 80% to 90%.
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matias Ernesto Barber, David Sebastian Rava, Carlos Lopez-Martinez
Summary: This research combines a scattering model with a bulk vegetation dielectric model to model the microwave backscatter of corn fields, validated using synthetic aperture radar images. The study found good agreement between the model and data measurements, with parameterization by stalk gravimetric moisture. It provides a new perspective on retrieving corn stalk features from space using inverse modeling techniques.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Claudia Olivares-Cabello, David Chaparro, Merce Vall-llossera, Adriano Camps, Carlos Lopez-Martinez
Summary: This study analyzes the sensitivity of VOD at three frequencies (L-, C-, and X-bands) to different vegetation covers on a global scale. Results show that L-VOD is suitable for monitoring dense canopies, while X-, C-, and LCX-VOD are more sensitive to vegetation cover in savannahs, shrublands, and grasslands. The study also provides insights on the vegetation-frequency relationship and suggests suitable frequencies for vegetation monitoring.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Santiago Ariel Seppi, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Marisa Jacqueline Joseau
Summary: This work analyzes the behavior of short temporal baseline interferometric coherence in forested areas for L-band spaceborne SAR data. An exploratory assessment of the impacts of temporal and spatial baselines on coherence is presented, with emphasis on comparing SAOCOM-1 L-band and Sentinel-1 C-band data. The analysis demonstrates the importance of considering short-term 8-day interferometric coherence maps in order to mitigate temporal decorrelation effects and enable appropriate forest monitoring.
Editorial Material
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Irena Hajnsek, Subit Chakrabarti, Andrea Donnellan, Rabia Munsaf Khan, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Ryo Natsuaki, Anthony Milne, Avik Bhattacharya, Praveen Pankajakshan, Pooja Shah, Muhammad Adnan Siddique
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING MAGAZINE
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Qiang Yin, Zhiyuan Lin, Wei Hu, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Jun Ni, Fan Zhang
Summary: This letter proposes a classification model, named temporal-polarimetric-spatial transformer (TPST), which combines a dual-stream network with vision transformer (ViT) for crop classification using multitemporal polarimetric SAR data. Additionally, a 3-D convolutional attention module is developed to weight the temporal dimension, polarimetric feature dimension, and spatial dimension according to their importance. Experimental results on UAVSAR and RADARSAT-2 datasets demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms ResNet.
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Narayanarao Bhogapurapu, Subhadip Dey, Avik Bhattacharya, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Irena Hajnsek, Y. S. Rao
Summary: Estimating soil permittivity using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data is a widely researched area. This article introduces a novel method that utilizes full polarimetric (FP) and compact polarimetric (CP) modes to estimate soil permittivity over croplands with vegetation cover. The proposed method considers the depolarizing structure of the scattered wave and enhances the expected value of the inversion accuracies.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Jun Ni, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Zhongbo Hu, Fan Zhang
Summary: This article proposes a new interpretation of coherence to analyze low-coherence scenarios and introduces an alternative method for information retrieval in low-coherence situations, utilizing polarimetry to optimize values.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Gerard Portal, Merce Vall-llossera, Maria Piles, Thomas Jagdhuber, Adriano Camps, Miriam Pablos, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Narendra N. Das, Dara Entekhabi
Summary: This study demonstrates the importance of considering the incidence angle diversity in estimating soil moisture accurately. By using a combination of different data sources and models, high-resolution soil moisture maps can be obtained, which are in good agreement with in situ measurements.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Jun Ni, Deliang Xiang, Zhiyuan Lin, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Wei Hu, Fan Zhang
Summary: In this article, a softmax loss strategy with antinoise capability is proposed to overcome the overfitting problem in deep neural network (DNN) based classification of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data with limited samples and noisy labels. Experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art methods.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Diego Salagre, Meriem Chayah, Antonio Molina-Carballo, Maria-Jesus Oliveras-Lopez, Antonio Munoz-Hoyos, Miguel Navarro-Alarcon, Gumersindo Fernandez-Vazquez, Ahmad Agil
Summary: The role of melatonin in obesity control is widely accepted, but its mechanism of action is still unclear. This study demonstrated that melatonin increases brown fat in obese diabetic rats by both adipocyte transdifferentiation and de novo differentiation, and also promotes beige MSC adipogenesis in humans.
