Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Department "Nutrition and Food Science"
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(2012-05-08)Prickly pear is a long-domesticated cactus crop that is important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Secondary plant compounds found in similar consumable fruits and vegetables have ...
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(2012-05-08)Prickly pear is a long-domesticated cactus crop that is important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Secondary plant compounds found in similar consumable fruits and vegetables have ...
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(2014-09-12)Schistosomiasis is a waterborne parasitic infection affecting more than two hundred million people in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Currently, the disease is treated with the drug Praziquantel, but ...
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(2013-02-26)The anti-cancer effects of wine have been greatly studied, mainly on Vitis Vinifera grapes. There is a lack of information about the effects of Texas wines in particular, and it was the goal of this study to investigate ...
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(2013-09-26)A 3-dimensional highly integrated cytoskeletal network dynamically responds to numerous mechanical stresses faced by cells in various tissue types. Intermediate filament proteins are a major part of the cytoskeleton of ...
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(2014-09-18)An increased interest in health and wellness has led to consumer demand for natural alternatives to synthetic food dyes. The aim of this research was to increase the efficiency of extraction of anthocyanins from purple ...
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(2013-12-16)Evidence suggests that estrogen plays a role in decreasing the risk of developing colon cancer. Numerous animal studies demonstrate possible mechanisms to explain how estradiol (E2) prevents this disease. Many of these ...
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(2012-04-26)Colon cancer exhibits the third highest cancer mortality rate of the US. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) display a much higher risk for development of the disease. Women experience protective effects against ...
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(2018-05-01)This research explores electron beam processing of eggs and its impact on their functionality as an ingredient in processed foods. Electron beam processing (EBP) is recognized as an alternative to traditional sanitizers ...
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(2010-07-14)One hundred thirty six men and women die every day from colon cancer in the United States (2008 statistics). Estrogen has been shown to reduce colonic tumor inflammation; however, it is unclear in the tumor development and ...
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(2013-09-26)Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Early screening has improved detection of precancerous polyps, however, colon cancer still claims over fifty thousand lives per year. ...
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(2013-03-13)The physiological and biochemical processes of the body are regulated by the circadian oscillators, the endogenous biological timing systems. The molecular mechanism of the circadian clock is composed by a specific set ...
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(2014-09-19)Clean water availability has been made scarce by droughts in Texas caused by longer and hotter summers. Therefore, adopting new water reuse strategies has become important. A concern with recycled water has been the increase ...
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Previous studies have shown a correlation between estradiol (E2) levels in women and the decreased risk of colon cancer. E2 serves a protective role in the colon by increasing apoptosis in non-malignant colonocytes that ...
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(2013-12-02)This study focused on the development of a standard method for characterizing the texture attributes of fresh and processed foods. Currently, there is no standard method that can be used to determine textural attributes ...
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(2019-04-22)The epithelium is the main barrier to the external environment in the GI tract, and it is constantly exposed to different carcinogenic factors that could cause cancer in this layer. However, there are specific signaling ...
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Cottonseed grown in the US is most commonly either crushed as an oil seed or used by dairies in feed rations. While more than 85% of a cotton crop’s value is from the lint, the seed represents an important economic component ...