Orrabalis C^1,2, H Gorostegui^1,2, E Calandri¹, C Guzmán¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.83, pp. 117-125, 2014, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2014.83.117

Abstract We evaluated the possibility of making jam (product A) and simile sweet potato jam (product B) from the edible pulp of the fruits of Geoffroea decorticans. The first step was the chemical characterization of the flour (pulp) highlighting their carbohydrate (85.6%), protein (9.4%) and mineral (4.2%) concentrations. Sucrose (29.5%), glucose (3.80%) and fructose (5.30%) levels were quantified using gas chromatography. Contents of protein (5.7%), minerals (3.4%), dietary fiber (0.97%), sucrose (46.8%), glucose (1.9%) and fructose (2.4%) were very good in jam. The simile sweet potato jam had low calories (140 Kcal/100g) and provided protein (4.6%). During the 12-month-storage period, the… More >

Ozturk M¹, S Gucel², V Altay³, MSA Ahmad⁴, MY Ashraf⁵, M Ashraf⁶

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.1, pp. 63-68, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.04574

Abstract This paper presents the work conducted on the chemical constituents of some common and widely distributed halophyte taxa from Cyprus with the aim that these studies will help in the evaluation of halophytes for different economical purposes. The plant species of Crithmum maritimum L., Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dumort, Atriplex portulacoides L., Salsola kali L., Atriplex halimus L., Limonium oleifolium Mill., L. meyeri (Boiss.) Kuntze; and Tetraena alba (L.f.) Beier & Thulin were collected in the middle of July. The shoot tissue and leaf samples were collected from the natural habitats and left for drying under air circulation followed by placing… More >

Entsar A. SAAD¹, Reda S. EL-DEMERDASH², Eman M. ABD EI-FATTAH¹

BIOCELL, Vol.43, No.2, pp. 73-80, 2019, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2019.07020

Abstract Cisplatin is a powerful anticancer drug but its nephrotoxic effects limit its clinical use. We aimed to evaluate the effect of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) injection or of captopril to counteract the cisplatin-induction of nephropathy. MSCs isolation, preparation and tracking, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) expressions, kidney function tests, oxidative stress state, and histological examinations were done. Cisplatininduced nephropathy was indicated biochemically and confirmed histopathologically. MSCs treatment showed normal kidney architecture, and significantly decreased oxidative stress and TGF-β while increased IL-10 and improved kidney function tests. Rats treated with cisplatin + captopril showed noticeable kidney histopathological changes. Superior… More >

B.B. Karki¹, R. Kumar¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 35-42, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.003.035

Abstract We report important preliminary results from atomistic simulations of grain boundaries in minerals. The recently developed parallel PCMD (polycrystal molec-ular dynamics) program was used to perform structural optimization. In particular, we have simulated the {310}/[001] symmetric tilt grain boundary of MgO as a function of pressure. The simulation cell containing about 55,000 atoms was used. Visualization of the atomic position-time series data show that the structure changes dramatically on compression from a simple open-structure at zero pressure to a highly dense structure containing high coordination state and a screw-like dislocation at high pressure, consistent with previous atomistic simulations. Our future… More >

B.B. Karki¹, D. Bhattarai¹, L. Stixrude²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 107-118, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2006.003.107

Abstract Computer modeling of liquid phase poses tremendous challenge: It requires a relatively large simulation size, long simulation time and accurate interatomic interaction and as such, it produces massive amounts of data. Recent advances in hardware and software have made it possible to accurately simulate the liquid phase. This paper reports the details of methodology used in the context of liquid simulations and subsequent analysis of the output data. For illustration purpose, we consider the results for the liquid phases of two geophysically relevant materials, namely MgO and MgSiO₃. The simulations are performed using the parallel first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) technique… More >