Proof of concept trial for a new theory-based intervention to promote child and adult behavior change by Armitage, C, Walsh, T, Mooney, J, Tierney, S, Callery, P

“…Descriptive statistics generally showed oral health improvements across all conditions, although the effects were more marked in the intervention plus booster condition, where plaque improved by 44.53%, gingivitis improved by 20.00% and free sugar consumption improved by 8.92% (vs. 6.43% improvement, 15.00% deterioration and 15.58% improvement in the control group, respectively). …”

Patterns and trends of beverage consumption among children and adults in Great Britain, 1986-2009. by Ng, S, Ni Mhurchu, C, Jebb, SA, Popkin, B

“…Many dietary recommendations include reduction of excessive intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and other energy-rich beverages such as juices and alcohol. …”

Efficacy of population‐wide diabetes and obesity prevention programs: An overview of systematic reviews on proximal, intermediate, and distal outcomes and a meta‐analysis of impact... by Roberts, S, Pilard, L, Chen, J, Hirst, J, Rutter, H, Greenhalgh, T

“…Primary studies were largely natural experiments or cross-sectional studies of national data. Increased price of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and fast food, decreased price of fruit and vegetables, food labelling, and grocery store interventions were associated with positive effects on diet. …”

Comparison of the solution structures of intramolecular DNA triple helices containing adjacent and non-adjacent CG.C+ triplets. by Asensio, J, Brown, T, Lane, A

“…The C N3H were less labile in adjacent CG.C+triplets than in non-adjacent ones, indicating that the adjacent charge does not kinetically destabilize these triplets. The sugar conformations of the two adjacent cytosine residues were different and the 5'-residue was atypical of protonated cytosine. …”

Solution conformation of a deoxynucleotide containing tandem G.A mismatched base pairs and 3'-overhanging ends in d(GTGAACTT)2. by Lane, A, Martin, SR, Ebel, S, Brown, T

“…Measurements of coupling constants and NOE intensities show that the sugar puckers of the nucleotides are predominantly in the south domain (i.e., near C2'-endo) and that the glycosidic torsion angles are anti. …”

Cellular effects of deoxynojirimycin analogues: uptake, retention and inhibition of glycosphingolipid biosynthesis. by Mellor, H, Neville, D, Harvey, D, Platt, F, Dwek, R, Butters, T

“…The present study further characterizes the properties of N-alk(en)ylated DNJs, and demonstrates that increasing the length of the side chain is a simple way of improving imino sugar retention and therefore inhibitory efficacy for CGT in cultured cells.…”

Epidemiology of environmental enteric dysfunction, malnutrition and intestinal microbiota amongst children in Kilifi, Kenya by Crane, R

“…Secondly, in a birth cohort of 99 participants aged zero to nine months, 839 dual sugar absorption tests and 934 breath hydrogen tests were carried out at monthly intervals to measure EED and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) respectively. …”

Potential of using refined red palm olein in carrot cake by Seiza Ahmad Alyas, Aminah Abdullah, Nor Aini Idris

“…Formulation D is similar to C, but with less amount of sugar while formulation E contained all three types of oils blended at a ratio of 1/3:1/3: 1/3. …”

Supplementary cementitious materials origin from agricultural wastes - A review by Aprianti, E., Shafigh, P., Bahri, S., Farahani, J.N.

“…This provides a summary of the existing knowledge about the successful use of agricultural wastes such as rice husk ash, palm oil fuel ash, sugar cane bagasse ash, wood waste ash, bamboo leaf ash, and corn cob ash in the concrete industry. …”
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Computational insights into octyl-D-xyloside isomers towards understanding the liquid crystalline structure: physico-chemical features by Bayach, I., Manickam Achari, V., Wan Iskandar, W.F.N., Sugimura, A., Hashim, Rauzah

“…The molecular electrostatic potential calculations for these xylolipids demonstrate sugar amphoterism, which is implicated in the heterogeneity nature of lipid self-assembly.…”

Effects of lipid packing and intermolecular hydrogen bond on thermotropic phase transition of stearyl glucoside by Ishak, Khairul Anwar, Zahid, Noor Idayu Mat, Velayutham, Thamil Selvi, Annuar, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad, Hashim, Rauzah

“…The sugar anomeric effect on the thermotropic phase transition of stearyl glucoside was investigated. …”

Bacteria Fauna from the House Fly, Musca domestica (L.) by Nazni, W.A., Seleena, B., Lee, H.L., Jeffery, J., Rogayah, T.A.R., Sofian-Azirun, Mohd

“…The flies were baited with 10 sugar solution on a glass slide in the field. All materials used for collection of samples were sterile. …”
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Growth, Yield and Quality Responses To Gibberellic acid (GA(3)) of Wax Apple Syzygium samarangense var. Jambu Air Madu Fruits Grown Under Field Conditions by Moneruzzaman, K.M., Boyce, Amru Nasrulhaq, Osman, Normaniza, Hossain, A.B.M. Sharif

“…With regard to fruit quality, the application of GA(3) at 50 mg/L increased total soluble solids (TSS), total sugar, total biomass and total flavonoids content in the fruits by 112, 97, 45 and 92% compared with the control treatment. …”

Yeasts in sustainable bioethanol production: a review by Siti Hajar Mohd Azhar, Rahmath Abdullaa, Siti Azmah Jambo, Hartinie Marbawi, Jualang Azlan Gansau, Ainol Azifa Mohd Faik, Kenneth Francis Rodrigues

“…Yeasts can directly ferment simple sugars into ethanol while other type of feedstocks must be converted to fermentable sugars before it can be fermented to ethanol. …”
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A short review on the potential of fruits for the production of vinegar with functional properties by Fan, Hui Yin, Lee, Jau Shya, Mansoor Abdul Hamid, Hasmadi Mamat, Md Jahurul Haque Akanda, Siti Faridah Mohd. Amin

“…Recent studies found that the fermentation of various fruits produced vinegar with reduced sugar content and increased acidity containing acetic acid predominantly. …”
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Chemical profile and antioxidant activity of the kombucha beverage derived from white, green, black and red tea by Qing, Rachel Yii Yieng, Mohd Nazri Abdul Rahman, Jumardi Roslan, Nor Hayati Muhammad, Nurul Huda, Mohd Khalizan Sabullah

“…This work shows that the type of tea has a significant influence on the parameters associated with the antioxidant potential, pH, as well as the content of acetic acid, alcohol or sugar. Red tea and green tea on the 1st and 14th day of fermentation are a particularly prominent source of antioxidants, especially polyphenols, including flavonoids. …”
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Structural modification of empty and partially filled paddy grain through hydrothermal pre-treatment as a novel substrate for fermentable glucose production by Abu Bakar, Nurul Ain, Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Daaniyall, Mohamad, Rozyanti, Ibrahim, Khairul Nadiah

“…In this condition, the starch and sugars released in the liquid fraction is high at 127 and 37.1 mg g−1, respectively, which can easily be converted into glucose without the need of enzyme usage. …”

Improvement of Pineapple Production on Tropical Peat Through Fertilizer Use by A. H. M., Razzaque

“…There was no significant effect of nutrients on fruit quality except for P on sugar content at site 1 . Fruit yield was positively correlated with leaf N concentrations at both sites and negatively correlated with Cu at site 1.…”
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Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes by Ahmad, Naveed, Anwar, Farooq, Abbas, Ali, Shahid, Muhammad, Iqbal, Munawar, Al-Mijalli, Samiah H., Iqbal, Shahid, Tian, Mengfei, Zhao, Chunjian, Nazir, Arif

“…The fruits of tested fruits were found to possess potassium (11.34 g/kg) and calcium (4.19 g/kg) as major elements, glucose (5.63g/100g DW) as dominant natural sugar and acetic acid (2.40 mg/100 g of dry matter) as principal organic acid. …”

Immobilized lipase-catalysed synthesis of fructose oleate ester in ionic liquid [Bmim][TfO] and tert-butanol solvent systems by Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Chumati, Mohd Rizal, Hamidon, Noor Fazrieyana, Asmawi, Azren Aida, Mohammad Latif, Muhammad Alif, Abdulmalek, Emilia

“…Fructose oleate is one of the most sought-after sugar esters, but its production is challenging due to the poor solubility of its substrates. …”