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Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022 03 4;21(2):999-1023. Epub 2022 Feb 4.

Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

The organoleptic quality of pulses and their derived ingredients is fundamental in human utilization and evolution of food. However, the widespread use of pulses is hindered by their inherent sensorial aspects, which are regarded as atypical by the consumers who are unfamiliar to them. In most studies involving sensory assessment of pulses and pulse-ingredients using classical descriptive analysis methods, assessors establish their own lexica. Read More

Am J Dent 2021 Oct;34(5):235-239

Student Research Program, Division of General Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California, USA,

Purpose: To evaluate with microCT dentin and enamel abrasion depth caused by toothpaste tablets when compared to conventional toothpastes.

Methods: Dentin (N= 64) and enamel blocks (N=64) were randomized into four experimental groups of 16 specimens each for dentin and enamel. CP: Colgate Cavity Protection, served as the low abrasive toothpaste; AW: Colgate Total Advanced Whitening was used to represent a highly abrasive toothpaste. Read More

J Clin Exp Dent 2021 Sep 1;13(9):e849-e858. Epub 2021 Sep 1.

Trials, Research and Product Development, Bauru, S.P., Brazil.

Background: Oral care products containing bioactive agents obtained from extracts of plant drugs were launched. This study investigated the effects of herbal-containing toothpastes associated or not with fluoride to remineralize the enamel after cariogenic challenge with pH cycling. The chemical and physical factors of toothpastes and the enamel surface roughness after brushing were also analyzed. Read More

ACS Omega 2021 Jul 29;6(27):17335-17341. Epub 2021 Jun 29.

NanoNord A/S, Skjernvej 4A, DK-9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark.

The optimal processing of animal slurry with a minimal environmental impact either as an organic fertilizer or as an energy source for biogas production fundamentally requires accurate, fast, cost-effective, and mobile analytical techniques for the measurement of nitrogen and phosphorus in large volumes of liquid animal slurry. Based on more than 300 different slurries from different species and origins, we provide here an extensive analysis of low-field NMR and standard laboratory measurements for animal slurry analysis. It is found that low-field NMR provides higher precision than wet chemistry laboratory measurements for ammonium nitrogen and total nitrogen, while it provides slightly lower precision for total phosphorus measurements. Read More

Int J Pharm Compd 2021 Jan-Feb;25(1):48-51

School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois.

Water activity refers to the amount of water in a system that is available for microbial growth. Commercial water activity meters are precision instruments with the ability to determine water activity to within 0.001 units and carry prices of $10,000 or more. Read More