Clinical features of kidney cancer in primary care: a case-control study using primary care records. by Shephard, E, Neal, R, Rose, P, Walter, F, Hamilton, W

“…Fifteen features were independently associated with kidney cancer: visible haematuria, odds ratio 37 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 28 to 49), abdominal pain 2.8 (95% CI = 2.4 to 3.4), microcytosis 2.6 (95% CI = 1.9 to 3.4), raised inflammatory markers 2.4 (95% CI = 2.1 to 2.8), thrombocytosis 2.2 (95% CI = 1.7 to 2.7), low haemoglobin 1.9 (95% CI = 1.6 to 2.2), urinary tract infection 1.8 (95% CI = 1.5 to 2.1), nausea 1.8 (95% CI = 1.4 to 2.3), raised creatinine 1.7 (95% CI = 1.5 to 2.0), leukocytosis 1.5 (95% CI = 1.2 to 1.9), fatigue 1.5 (95% CI = 1.2 to 1.9), constipation 1.4 (95% CI = 1.1 to 1.7), back pain 1.4 (95% CI = 1.2 to 1.7), abnormal liver function 1.3 (95% CI = 1.2 to 1.5), and raised blood sugar 1.2 (95% CI = 1.1 to 1.4). The positive predictive value for visible haematuria in patients aged ≥60 years was 1.0% (95% CI = 0.8 to 1.3). …”

Generalizability of a diabetes-associated country-specific exploratory dietary pattern is feasible across European populations by Jannasch, F, Kröger, J, Agnoli, C, Barricarte, A, Boeing, H, Cayssials, V, Colorado-Yohar, S, Dahm, C, Dow, C, Fagherazzi, G, Franks, P, Freisling, H, Gunter, M, Kerrison, N, Key, T, Khaw, KT, Kühn, T, Kyro, C, Mancini, FR, Mokoroa, O, Nilsson, P, Overvad, K, Palli, D, Panico, S, García, JRQ, Rolandsson, O, Sacerdote, C, Sánchez, MJ, Sahrai, MS, Schübel, R, Sluijs, I, Spijkerman, AMW, Tjonneland, A, Tong, Y, Tumino, R, Riboli, E, Langenberg, C, Sharp, SJ, Forouhi, NG, Schulze, MB, Wareham, NJ

“…Respectively, this dietary pattern was characterized by relatively high intakes of potatoes, processed meat, vegetable oils, sugar, cake and cookies, and tea. <br/><br/> <strong>Conclusions</strong> Only few country/center-specific dietary patterns (3 of 18) were statistically significantly associated with diabetes incidence in this multicountry European study population. …”

Protein engineering of human properdin by Higgins, J

“…Wild type recombinant properdin is similar to properdin purified from plasma in size, immunoreactivity, N-terminal sequence, possession of N-linked sugar, oligomerization (as determined by electron microscopy and gel exclusion chromatography), and functional activity in an alternative pathway haemolytic assay, and in C3b and sulphatide binding assays.…”

Educational attainment, perceived control and the quality of women's diets. by Barker, M, Lawrence, W, Crozier, S, Robinson, S, Baird, J, Margetts, B, Cooper, C

“…Having a lower prudent diet score was associated with consuming fewer vegetables and vegetable dishes, less wholemeal bread and vegetarian food, and more chips and roast potatoes, meat pies, Yorkshire puddings and pancakes, crisps and snacks, white bread and added sugar. In a regression model both lower educational attainment and lower perceived control were associated with lower prudent diet scores, independent of the effects of confounding factors. …”

Effects of interpretive front-of-pack nutrition labels on food purchases: protocol for the Starlight randomised controlled trial by Volkova, E, Neal, B, Rayner, M, Swinburn, B, Eyles, H, Jiang, Y, Michie, J, Ni Mhurchu, C

“…Secondary outcomes will include saturated fat, sugar, sodium and energy content of food purchases; food expenditure; labelling profile of food purchases (i.e. mean number of Health Star Rating stars and proportion of red, green and amber traffic lights); nutrient profiling score over time and by food categories; purchases of unpackaged foods; self-reported nutrition knowledge and recorded use of assigned labelling system.…”

Association between the nutrient profile system underpinning the Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition label and mortality in the SUN project: A prospective cohort study by Gómez-Donoso, C, Martínez-González, MÁ, Pérez-Cornago, A, Sayón-Orea, C, Martínez, JA, Bes-Rastrollo, M

“…The FSAm-NPS was calculated for each food/beverage based on their amount of energy, saturated fat, sugar, sodium, fibre, protein, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, rapeseed, walnut and olive oils per 100 g of product. …”

ATP-sensitive K+ channel-dependent regulation of glucagon release and electrical activity by glucose in wild-type and SUR1-/- mouse alpha-cells. by Gromada, J, Ma, X, Høy, M, Bokvist, K, Salehi, A, Berggren, P, Rorsman, P

“…Recordings of the free cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) revealed that, whereas glucose lowered [Ca2+]i to the same extent as application of tolbutamide, the Na+ channel blocker tetrodotoxin, or the Ca2+ channel blocker Co2+ in wild-type alpha-cells, the sugar was far less effective on [Ca2+]i in SUR1-/- alpha-cells. …”

Rethinking village malaria workers in Cambodia: Perspectives from the communities, programme managers, and international stakeholders by Orng, LH, Jongdeepaisal, M, Khonputsa, P, Dysoley, L, Sovannaroth, S, Peto, TJ, Callery, JJ, Pell, C, Maude, RJ, Liverani, M

“…However, there was a clear demand in the communities for additional services including treatment for common illnesses, monitoring of blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and relief of general symptoms through medication, such as for fever, headache, and stomach pain. …”

The epidemiology of gallstones in women by Pixley, F, Fiona Pixley

“…There were no significant differences in energy intake/ total protein and animal and vegetable protein, fat and cholesterol, carbohydrate, simple sugars and fibre intake in the diet consumed by cases compared with controls. …”

Optimising the performance of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti by Black, I

“…Larger males lived longer, and longevity was increased by increasing the duration of the initial sugar feed. <b>Chapter 6</b> examines the potential improvements in male performance by measuring the flight capacity of OX513A males, using a purpose-built mosquito flight mill. …”

Effects of Dapagliflozin on Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Established Ischaemic Heart Disease (Edified) / Nur Aisyah Zainordin by Zainordin, Nur Aisyah

“…Results: After 12 weeks of therapy, dapagliflozin group demonstrated significantly bigger reductions of HbAlc and fasting blood sugar (FBS) compared to the placebo group (AHbAlc -0.16±1.25 vs. -0.83±1.47, p=0.042 and AFBS -1.90±4.40 vs -0.73±4.55, p=0.015, respectively). …”
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Computer-aided diagnosis of diabetic subjects by heart rate variability signals using discrete wavelet transform method by Acharya, U.R., Sudarshan, V.K., Ghista, D.N., Lim, W.J.E., Molinari, F., Sankaranarayanan, M.

“…Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a chronic lifelong condition, is characterized by increased blood sugar levels. As there is no cure for DM, the major focus lies on controlling the disease. …”
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The influence of hydrogen peroxide on the growth, development and quality of wax apple (Syzygium samarangense, [Blume] Merrill & L.M. Perry var. jambu madu) fruits by Khandaker, Mohammad Moneruzzaman, Boyce, Amru Nasrulhaq, Osman, Normaniza

“…Photosynthetic rates, stomatal conductance, transpiration, chlorophyll and dry matter content of the leaves and total soluble solids and total sugar content of the fruits of wax apple (Syzygium samarangense, var. jambu madu) were significantly increased after treatment with 5 mM H2O2. …”

Bioalcohol production from gracilaria sp. fermentation using sasad by Helvie Mansuit

“…The carbohydrate content in Graci/aria sp. can be breakdown into simple sugar through hydrolysis process such as acid hydrolysis which was reported to be the most affordable and available method to be done. …”
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Genetic Studies in Early Generations of Some Agronomic and Quality Characters of Vegetable Soybean (Glycine Max (L.) Merrill) by Wasee, Sirikul

“…Furthermore, Kahori and AGS 187 were good sources for protein and oil while AGS 292 was a good source for sugar. AGS 186 was a good parent for high yield. …”
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Evaluation of granular-activated carbon-attached biofilm coated in alginate-chitosan for biohydrogen production by Dzul Rashidi, Nur Farahana

“…In the first objective, the effect of hydrogen production using granular activated carbon (GAC) as a microbial support carrier in forming GAC-attached biofilm was evaluated based on different amounts of sugar concentration as microbial feedstock. The comparison between initial sugars loading was conducted in a water bath shaker at 120rpm in 800 ml working volume. …”
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Enhancing photosynthesis and root development for better fruit quality, aroma, and lessening of radioactive materials in key lime (Citrus aurantifolia) using Trichoderma harzianum... by Salem, Abdelmoaty, Khandaker, Mohammad Moneruzzaman, Mahmud, Khairil, Alsufyani, Sultan J., Majrashi, Ali Abdullah, Rashid, Zalilawati Mat, Alenazi, Mekhled Mutiran, Osman, Normaniza, Badaluddin, Noor Afiza

“…Vitamin C, total phenols, total flavonoids, and total sugar content increased by 1.59-, 1.66-, 1.44- and 2.07- fold in T5 treated fruits compared to the control. …”

Phytochemical analysis and toxicity assessment of Bouea macrophylla yoghurt by Mahmad Rusli, Rusydatul Nabila, Naomi, Ruth, Yazid, Muhammad Dain, Embong, Hashim, Perumal, Kokilavani, Othman, Fezah, Jasni, Azmiza Syawani, Jumidil, Siti Hadizah, Balan, Santhra Segaran, Zainal Abidin, Azrina, Abdul Kadir, Khairul Kamilah, Bahari, Hasnah, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin

“…According to the findings of the nutritional analysis, each 100 mL serving of the newly formulated yoghurt contains 3.29 g of fat, 5.79 g of carbohydrates, 2.92 g of total protein, and 2.72 g of sugar. The ability of the newly developed yoghurt to stimulate the growth of Lactobacilli was demonstrated by the fact that the peak intensity of Lactobacillus species was measured at 1.2 × 106 CFU/g while the titratable acidity of the lactic acid was measured at 0.599 CFU/g. …”

Diet intervention to improve cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian postmenopausal women by Abedi, Parvin, Huang, Mary Soo Lee, Kandiah, Mirnalini, Yassin, Zaitun, Shojaeizadeh, Davoud, Hosseini, Mostafa, Malihi, Reza

“…Participants in the diet group had significantly lower weight (-0.9 kg), body mass index (-0.4 kg/m2), and fasting blood sugar (-4.5 mg/dl). The diet group significantly increased their daily intake of fiber (+2.3 g, P = 0.05), decreased their intake of sodium (-28 mg, P = 0.04), and consumption of fruit and vegetable ≥ 5 serving a day (80%, P = 0.03) compared to the control group. …”
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Nutritional composition and in vitro evaluation of the antioxidant properties of various dates extracts (Phoenix dactylifera L.) from Libya by Hasan, Nawal Salem, Amom, Zulkhairi, Ismail, Nor Amalina, Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Mohd Esa, Norhaizan, Azlan, Azrina

“…The flesh of Bekraray dates contained high percentage of carbohydrates (76.97%), vitamin C (8.50 mg 100 g) and potassium (6043.2 mg kg-1) whereas, Deglet-nour variety demonstrated the high percentage of total sugar (73.25%), vitamin A (10.50 μ/100g) and vitamin E (12.98 mg kg-1). …”
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