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The outstanding amount of phenolics and pectins of okra seeds and seedless pods, respectively, is well-known. However, their impact on bread nutritional quality, and particularly on slowing down α-amylase activity during crumb digestion, has never been studied. In this work, the phenolic and carbohydrate fractions of developed fine and coarse flours from okra seeds (OS) and seedless pods (OP) were investigated as well as their impact on wheat bread physical and nutritional quality. The use of okra flours dramatically increased the amount of extractable (EPP) and non-extractable hydrolyzable phenolics (HPP) of wheat breads, attaining up to 210.8 and 2944.8 mg/100 g of EPP and HPP, respectively, with only a 5% replacement with OS. Interestingly, breads made with fine OS and OP exhibited a second digestion rate upon 50 min of digestion, indicating a time-dependence hypoglycemic effect of okra constituents whereby OS-breads presented the slowest digestion rate and extension among all breads. Influence of atmosphere and storage period on the physicochemical and biological properties of harvested vegetable soybeans stored for 10 d at 25 °C was investigated. Storing vegetable soybeans under modified atmosphere (low O2 and high CO2), was more effective in maintaining its green color and mass than storing them under normoxia. Principal component 1 (PC1; contribution rate 25%) was related to the atmospheres, whereas PC2 (contribution rate 19%) was related to storage period. Cluster analysis showed that some types of sugars decreased, whereas some types of organic and amino acids increased with deterioration. Alanine, an indicator of low O2 stress, was maintained for 3 d under modified atmospheres, whereas alanine significantly decreased under normoxia. The concentrations of inositol and niacinamide (functional ingredients) under the modified atmospheres were significantly higher than those under normoxia. Thus, storage under modified atmospheres was effective in maintaining freshness and increasing the nutritional content of vegetable soybeans. 1H NMR spectroscopy combined with chemometrics was applied for the first time for golden rum classification based on several factors as fermentation barrel, raw material, distillation method and aging. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to assess the overall structure, and partial least square discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was carried out for the analytical discrimination of rums. Additionally, data-fusion of 1H NMR and chromatographic techniques (gas and liquid chromatography) coupled to mass spectrometry was applied to provide more accurate knowledge about rums. This approach provided a classification of samples with lower error rate than the one obtained by the use of a single technique (spectroscopic or chromatographic). The results showed that 1H NMR spectroscopy is an appropriate technique for the suitable classification of >95.5% of the samples. When data fusion methodology of spectroscopic and spectrometric data was performed, the prediction efficiency can reach 100% of the samples. OBJECTIVES The brain and people "manipulating" it, provide a very mysterious and fascinating substrate for a movie. Faithful representation of reality often represent a key for the success of a film. Nonetheless, while watching movies with neurosurgical scenes, we often observed actions and elements containing incredible errors that aroused opposing emotions. The aim of this study was to perform an extensive review examining the representations of neurosurgery in movies, especially focused on the analysis of neurosurgical gross mistakes. PATIENT AND METHODS We looked for any movie that featured a neurosurgeon or a scene including a neurosurgical disease or procedure. We used one of the largest internet movie databases available online (IMDb.com) with searching for keywords such as "neurosurgeon", "neurosurgery", and "craniotomy". Title, year, genre and cost of production were collected. The first three features were detected on IMDb.com; the costs of production were found in websites the-numbers.com and boxofsultation of a Neurosurgeon before/during the shooting narrow the gap between the reality and fiction? BACKGROUND The role of sex steroids in bipolar disorder (BD) has been demonstrated in adults. We aimed to evaluate the 2D4D ratio, which indirectly reflects prenatal sex steroids, in BD. Another purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between clinical features, especially lithium response, and digit ratio. METHODS The study included 74 patients with bipolar 1 disorder and 74 healthy individuals matched according to age, gender, and educational status. The digit ratio was calculated by dividing the index finger (2D) length by the ring finger (4D) length in both hands. A lithium response scale was used to evaluate the lithium response history. RESULTS There was no difference in 2D4D ratio between the patients and controls in either right or left hands. Selleck Curaxin 137 The digit ratio was not different between groups with and without suicide attempts. The 2D4D ratio in the patient group was lower in individuals unresponsive to lithium therapy than in partial and good responders for both right and left hands. DISCUSSION According to the results of our study, the 2D4D ratio in the BD group was not different from healthy controls but was lower in patients unresponsive to lithium. In this respect, the 2D4D ratio can be considered as a biomarker for lithium response in BD. In large-sample studies, the 2D4D ratio should be investigated for pathophysiology and treatment response of BD. In this work, a novel CdS-SnS-SnS2/rGO photocatalyst with two tin valence states (Ⅱ and IV) was successfully synthesized by a one-pot solvothermal method. For comparison, CdS-SnS2/rGO (GCS2) with tin in only the IV valence state was made by the same method. Based on a series of characterizations, CdS, SnS and SnS2 were shown to be successfully loaded onto the rGO surface. The introduction of rGO may increase charge carrier separation. The degradation efficiency increased gradually with increasing rGO loading content, and the optimum photocatalytic activity was observed at 6.0 wt% rGO loading content (GCS1), which achieved the efficient removal (84.46%) of ibuprofen over 60 min. Compared with GCS2, the CdS-SnS-SnS2/rGO composite exhibited significantly improved photocatalytic performance, which can be ascribed to the formation of a double heterostructure. rGO worked as a transfer mediator to transfer electrons from the conduction band (CB) of SnS to the CB of SnS2 at the heterointerface, which then flowed to the CB of CdS because of another heterojunction, further enhancing the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers.