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This project aims to investigate the structural features, functional properties, and nutritional quality of durum wheat flours and respective isolated starches of five different lines varying in amylose contents. Flours of two selected durum wheat lines (one normal and one high-amylose) will also be used to produce high-quality and nutritious pasta products and evaluated to […]

Household air pollution from combustion of solid fuels (e.g .. biomass and coal) for cooking and heating is the fourth leading contributor to the global burden of disease (Lim et al” 2012), and significantly contributes to regional climate warming. Evidence has pointed to the joint health and environmental benefits of energy intervention programs; however. little […]

Heart transplantation depends on being able to move a donor heart from the location of harvest to the hospital where it will be implanted, and having the heart work once it is implanted. The time between excision and implantation is called the ischemic time. The safe ischemic time is about 4 to 6 hrs; hearts […]

Urban streams are commonly unsuitable for salmon. One reason is pollution that rainfall washes from roads into waterways. For instance, coho salmon are very sensitive to a car tire additive present in road dust. It has killed adults before they spawn and likely affects young salmon too. This problem has been described in the US […]

Our proposed research project aims to answer the overall question: what is the actual risk of infections or cardiovascular events for patients with inflammatory arthritis that take novel arthritis medication (biologics) and how does it compare between different classes of these drugs, in real-world settings? As well as asking if the safety and effectiveness of […]

The proposed research will investigate two brain imaging measures that hold potential as tools for the diagnosis and assessment of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including mild TBI (mTBI)/concussion. One type of image provides information about structural damage to the brain’s anatomical connections, and the other about the functional connectivity of networks of brain regions that […]

La bactérie Clostridioides difficile (Cd) est la cause principale de diarrhée infectieuse post-antibiotique dans les pays industrialisés (ICD). Bien que l’antibiothérapie soit le traitement standard contre les ICD, elle s’avère souvent inefficace pour empêcher la récurrence de l’infection. La phagothérapie est une alternative thérapeutique prometteuse, qui consiste à utiliser des bactériophages (phages), i.e. des virus […]

The world’s rising environmental temperatures due to climate change have a severe impact on poultry, which is highly sensitive to heat due to lacking sweat glands and being covered with feathers. Researchers are focused on developing strategies to relieve heat stress in poultry, with dietary interventions being extensively studied. Heat stress affects appetite and animal […]

Bovine colostrum is the milk produced by cows immediately after calving. It contains high levels of proteins that improve immune protection and may act to prevent colds. During intense training, athletes often have compromised immune function. This may be especially true in club-level rugby players who abruptly start high intensity training in the spring in […]

Deamination of cytosine (C) and 5-methylcytosine (5mC) lead to GC to AT point mutations, which represent the major fraction of spontaneous mutations in a variety of genomes. We propose that most GC to AT mutations arise from the initial oxidation of C and 5C by reactive oxygen species followed by deamination of the intrinsic exocyclic […]

Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCM) are brain vascular malformations which occur in one person out of 200. Their consequences are devastating as they provoke epilepsy, stroke and many neurological disorders. CCM develop only in low blood flow venules and not in arteries in which the high flow has a protective effect. Yet, why CCM lesions form […]