FUNCTIONAL EXPLOITATION OF CAROB, OAT FLOUR, AND WHEY PERMEATE AS SUBSTRATES FOR A NOVEL KEFIR-LIKE FERMENTED BEVERAGE: AN OPTIMIZED FORMULATION

Functional Exploitation of Carob, Oat Flour, and Whey Permeate as Substrates for a Novel Kefir-Like Fermented Beverage: An Optimized Formulation

This study investigated the fortification of a carob-based kefir-like beverage (KLB) with whey permeate (WP) and oat flour (OF).The response surface method was used to show the effect of WP and OF concentrations on lactic acid bacteria and yeast cell densities, pH, total titratable acidity (TTA), total phenolics content (TCP), DPPH radical scavengi

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Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Abstract As the global vaccination mass campaign against COVID-19 extended to children aged 5 to 11 years, some parents remained hesitant about their children being administered the vaccine despite data supporting Kit its safety.Parent vaccine hesitancy (PVH) may have predisposed certain groups of children, particularly those with autism spectrum d

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Malaria prevention in north-eastern Tanzania: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level

Denim Abstract Objective This study aims to provide a better understanding of the amounts spent on different malaria prevention products and the determinants of these expenditures.Methods 1,601 households were interviewed about their expenditure on malaria mosquito nets in the past five years, net re-treatments in the past six months and other expe

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The oldest scene of the Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the Temple? A new identification of wall paintings from the Faras Cathedral

This paper offers a new identification of two paintings executed on Knives the first layer of plaster in the northern transversal aisle of the Faras Cathedral, which, due to their poor state of preservation at the time of discovery, were impossible to remove from the walls.Interpretations to date have linked the first painting with the Apostles or

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