The in vitro gastric digestion of several food allergens (beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), alpha-lactalbumin (LA) and peanut allergens (PE)) in the presence of a catechin-enriched polyphenol extract of green tea (GTC), oxidized polyphenols and phenol oxidase processed food allergens and GTC was investigated.Pepsin-resistant proteins, such as BLG, major pe
Integrative analysis of bulk and single-cell RNA-seq reveals the molecular characterization of the immune microenvironment and oxidative stress signature in melanoma
Background: The immune microenvironment and oxidative stress of melanoma show significant heterogeneity, which affects tumor growth, invasion and treatment response.Single-cell and bulk RNA-seq data were used to explore the heterogeneity of the immune microenvironment and oxidative stress of melanoma.Methods: The R package Seurat facilitated the an
Abstracts of Presentations to the Working Session on Improving Predictive Modeling of Mycotoxin Risk for Africa Held at the 3rd ASM2022 on 7 September 2022, in Stellenbosch, South Africa
In 2008, the African Postharvest Losses Information Systems project (APHLIS, Hearer accessed on 6 September 2022) developed an algorithm for estimating the scale of cereal postharvest losses (PHLs).The relevant scientific literature and contextual information was used to build profiles of the PHLs occurring along the value chains of nine cereal cro
Microwave demonstration of Purcell effect enhanced radiation efficiency
Abstract We experimentally demonstrate a Purcell effect-based design technique for improved impedance matching, and thus enhanced the reflection coefficient from a small microwave emitter.Using an iterative process centred on comparing the phase of the radiated field of the emitter in air with that of the emitter in a dielectric Vase environment, w