Research Note : The Role of Glucosides on the Thermal Stability of Color Produced by Anthocyanins from Red Cabbage

( J. Michelle Lee ),( Moonsoo Jin ) 한국산업식품공학회 2015 산업 식품공학 Vol.19 No.2

Carbohydrate derivatives of cyanidin, a class of anthocyanin pigments, are major component of red cabbage, which is responsible for the characteristic reddish color. The color of cyanidin derivatives is quite stable against heat, and here we aimed to identify the chemical component of glucoside-derivatives of cyanidin which is responsible for the thermal stability. By comparing the thermal stability of color from unmodified cyanidin and cyanidin-3,5 diglucoside with the color of cyanidin derivatives from red cabbage, we found that the glucoside modification confers the thermal stability. We believe that our finding will contribute to the preparation of heat-resistant anthocyanin pigments for food coloring and other applications.

The Role of Glucosides on the Thermal Stability of Color Produced by Anthocyanins from Red Cabbage

J. Michelle Lee,Moonsoo Jin 한국산업식품공학회 2015 산업 식품공학 Vol.19 No.2

Carbohydrate derivatives of cyanidin, a class of anthocyanin pigments, are major component of red cabbage, which is responsible for the characteristic reddish color. The color of cyanidin derivatives is quite stable against heat, and here we aimed to identify the chemical component of glucoside-derivatives of cyanidin which is responsible for the thermal stability. By comparing the thermal stability of color from unmodified cyanidin and cyanidin-3,5-diglucoside with the color of cyanidin derivatives from red cabbage, we found that the glucoside modification confers the thermal stability. We believe that our finding will contribute to the preparation of heat-resistant anthocyanin pigments for food coloring and other applications.

Improving Accuracy and Reliability of Hearing Tests: An Exploration of International Standards

Suh Michelle J.,Lee Jihyun,Cho Wan-Ho,Jin In-Ki,Kong Tae Hoon,Oh Soo Hee,Lee Hyo-Jeong,Choi Seong Jun,Cha Dongchul,Park Kyung-Ho,Seo Young Jun 대한청각학회 2023 Journal of Audiology & Otology Vol.27 No.4

his study explores the internal standards for hearing tests and benefits of implementing international standard protocols, including the International Organization for Standardization (ISTO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and discusses how ISO and IEC standards provide a framework for designing, calibrating, assessing hearing test instruments and methods, and exchanging and comparing data globally. ISO and IEC standards for hearing tests improve accuracy, reliability, and consistency of test results by applying standardized methods and environments. Moreover, they promote international harmonization and data interoperability, enabling information exchange and research collaboration. Those standards for hearing tests are beneficial but have challenges and limitations, such as variation in equipment and calibration, lag in updating standards, variation in implementation and compliance, and lack of coverage of clinical aspects, cultural diversity, and linguistic diversity. These affect the quality and interpretation of test results. Adapting ISO or IEC standards locally would improve their applicability and acceptability, while balancing customization and compatibility with global standards.

Exceptional reduction of the plastid genome of saguaro cactus (<i>Carnegiea gigantea</i>): Loss of the <i>ndh</i> gene suite and inverted repeat

Sanderson, Michael J.,Copetti, Dario,Bú,rquez, Alberto,Bustamante, Enriquena,Charboneau, Joseph L. M.,Eguiarte, Luis E.,Kumar, Sudhir,Lee, Hyun Oh,Lee, Junki,McMahon, Michelle,Steele, Kelly,Wing Botanical Society of America, Inc. (Columbus) * Bu 2015 American journal of botany Vol. No.

<P>• <I>Premise of the study:</I> Land-plant plastid genomes have only rarely undergone significant changes in gene content and order. Thus, discovery of additional examples adds power to tests for causes of such genome-scale structural changes.</P><P>• <I>Methods:</I> Using next-generation sequence data, we assembled the plastid genome of saguaro cactus and probed the nuclear genome for transferred plastid genes and functionally related nuclear genes. We combined these results with available data across Cactaceae and seed plants more broadly to infer the history of gene loss and to assess the strength of phylogenetic association between gene loss and loss of the inverted repeat (IR).</P><P>• <I>Key results:</I> The saguaro plastid genome is the smallest known for an obligately photosynthetic angiosperm (∼113 kb), having lost the IR and plastid <I>ndh</I> genes. This loss supports a statistically strong association across seed plants between the loss of <I>ndh</I> genes and the loss of the IR. Many nonplastid copies of plastid <I>ndh</I> genes were found in the nuclear genome, but none had intact reading frames; nor did three related nuclear-encoded subunits. However, nuclear <I>pgr5</I>, which functions in a partially redundant pathway, was intact.</P><P>• <I>Conclusions:</I> The existence of an alternative pathway redundant with the function of the plastid NADH dehydrogenase-like complex (NDH) complex may permit loss of the plastid <I>ndh</I> gene suite in photoautotrophs like saguaro. Loss of these genes may be a recurring mechanism for overall plastid genome size reduction, especially in combination with loss of the IR.</P>

Biomechanical investigation of arm position on deforming muscular forces in proximal humerus fractures

Christen E. Chalmers,David J. Wright,Nilay A. Patel,Hunter Hitchens,Michelle McGarry,Thay Q. Lee,John A. Scolaro 대한견주관절의학회 2022 대한견주관절의학회지 Vol.25 No.4

Background: Muscular forces drive proximal humeral fracture deformity, yet it is unknown if arm position can help mitigate such forces. Our hypothesis was that glenohumeral abduction and humeral internal rotation decrease the pull of the supraspinatus and subscapularis muscles, minimizing varus fracture deformity. Methods: A medial wedge osteotomy was performed in eight cadaveric shoulders to simulate a two-part fracture. The specimens were tested on a custom shoulder testing system. Humeral head varus was measured following physiologic muscle loading at neutral and 20° humeral internal rotation at both 0° and 20° glenohumeral abduction. Results: There was a significant decrease in varus deformity caused by the subscapularis (p<0.05) at 20° abduction. Significantly increasing humeral internal rotation decreased varus deformity caused by the subscapularis (p<0.05) at both abduction angles and that caused by the supraspinatus (p<0.05) and infraspinatus (p<0.05) at 0° abduction only. Conclusions: Postoperative shoulder abduction and internal rotation can be protective against varus failure following proximal humeral fracture fixation as these positions decrease tension on the supraspinatus and subscapularis muscles. Use of a resting sling that places the shoulder in this position should be considered.

Trends in Distributions of Hearing Threshold Levels by Ages: A Comparison of the ISO 7029 and Newly Available Country-Specific Data

Jin In-Ki,Lee Donghyeok,Jeong Youngchan,Seo Young Jun,Kong Tae Hoon,Suh Michelle J.,Cho Wan-Ho,Lee Hyo-Jeong,Choi Seong Jun,Cha Dongchul,Park Kyung-Ho,Oh Soo Hee 대한청각학회 2024 Journal of Audiology & Otology Vol.28 No.1

Hearing thresholds provide essential information and references about the human auditory system. This study aimed to identify changing trends in distributions of hearing threshold levels across ages by comparing the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 7029 and newly available data after publishing ISO 7029. To compare ISO 7029 and newly available hearing threshold data after publishing ISO 7029, four country-specific datasets that presented average hearing threshold levels under conditions similar to ISO 7029 were utilized. For frequencies between 125 Hz and 8,000 Hz, the deviations of hearing threshold values by ages from the hearing threshold of the youngest age group for each data point were utilized. For frequencies from 9,000 Hz to 12,500 Hz, the median threshold information was utilized. Hearing threshold data reported after publishing ISO 7029 from the four countries were mostly similar to the ISO 7029 data but tended to deviate in some age groups and sexes. As national hearing threshold trends change, the following ISO 7029 revision suggests the need to integrate hearing threshold data from different countries.

Evaluating the Revised American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Guidelines for Common Bile Duct Stone Diagnosis

Jake S. Jacob,Michelle E. Lee,Erin Y. Chew,Aaron P. Thrift,Robert J. Sealock 대한소화기내시경학회 2021 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.54 No.2

Background/Aims: The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) revised its guidelines for risk stratification ofpatients with suspected choledocholithiasis. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of the revision and to compare itto the previous guidelines. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 267 patients with suspected choledocholithiasis. We identified high-riskpatients according to the original and revised guidelines and examined the diagnostic accuracy of both guidelines. We measured theassociation between individual criteria and choledocholithiasis. Results: Under the original guidelines, 165 (62%) patients met the criteria for high risk, of whom 79% had confirmedcholedocholithiasis. The categorization had a sensitivity and specificity of 68% and 55%, respectively, for the detectionof choledocholithiasis. Under the revised guidelines, 86 (32%) patients met the criteria for high risk, of whom 83% hadcholedocholithiasis. The revised categorization had a lower sensitivity and higher specificity of 37% and 80%, respectively. Thepositive predictive value of the high-risk categorization increased with the revision, reflecting a potential decrease in diagnosticendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograpies (ERCPs). Stone visualized on imaging had the greatest specificity forcholedocholithiasis. Gallstone pancreatitis was not associated with the risk for choledocholithiasis. Conclusions: The 2019 revision of the ASGE guidelines decreases the utilization of ERCP as a diagnostic modality and offers animproved risk stratification tool.

Urban vegetation and heat-related mortality in Seoul, Korea

Son, Ji-Young,Lane, Kevin J.,Lee, Jong-Tae,Bell, Michelle L. Elsevier 2016 Environmental research Vol.151 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Urban areas are particularly vulnerable to heat-related health outcomes. Simultaneous trends of climate change and urbanization may increase the urban heat-related health burden. We investigated the effects of urban vegetation on heat-related mortality, and evaluated whether different levels of vegetation and individuals’ characteristics affect the temperature-mortality associations within Seoul, Korea 2000–2009. We used Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to assess the urban vegetation within Seoul. We applied an overdispersed Poisson generalized linear model with interaction term between temperature and indicator of NDVI group (categorized in 3 levels) to assess the effect modification of the temperature-mortality association by urban vegetation. We conducted stratified analysis to explore whether associations are affected by individual characteristics of sex and age. The association between total mortality and a 1°C increase in temperature above the 90th percentile (25.1°C) (the “heat effect”) was the highest for gus with low NDVI. The heat effect was a 4.1% (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.3, 5.9%), 3.0% (95% CI 0.2, 5.9%), and 2.2% (95% CI −0.5, 5.0%) increase in mortality risk for low, medium, and high NDVI group, respectively. Estimated risks showed similar effects by sex and age. Our findings suggest a higher mortality effect of high temperature in areas with lower vegetation in Seoul, Korea.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Associations between heat and total mortality differed by level of urban vegetation. </LI> <LI> We observed higher effect estimates for lower levels of urban vegetation. </LI> <LI> The mitigation of the association is affected by individual characteristics. </LI> <LI> Higher effects for lower vegetation remained for women and 65+ age group. </LI> </UL> </P>

Effects of Anteromedial Portal versus Transtibial ACL Tunnel Preparation on Contact Characteristics of the Graft and the Tibial Tunnel Aperture

Akshay Mehta,Charles C. Lin,Ronald A. Campbell,Garwin Chin,Michelle H. McGarry,Thay Q. Lee,Gregory J. Adamson 대한정형외과학회 2019 Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery Vol.11 No.1

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the tibial tunnel aperture contact characteristics simulating an anteromedial and transtibial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tunnel preparation. Methods: Seven matched pairs of cadaveric knees were tested. From each knee, a 10-mm quadriceps ACL graft was prepared. The native ACL was arthroscopically removed and tibial tunnels were drilled. In one knee, a transtibial technique was performed with femoral tunnel drilling approached through the tibial tunnel. For the anteromedial technique on the contralateral knee, the posterior tibial tunnel was chamfered with a rasp. The knees were then disarticulated and tibial tunnel aperture geometry was measured. A pressure sensor was placed between the graft and the posterior aspect of the tibial tunnel and the graft was secured with an interference screw. Contact force, contact area, contact pressure, peak contact pressure, hysteresis and stiffness were measured at cyclic loads of 50 N, 100 N, 150 N, and 200 N. Results: Tibial tunnel aperture area, diameter and deviation from a circle were significantly larger with the transtibial technique (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in hysteresis, stiffness, contact area, contact force and mean contact pressure. The peak contact pressure between the ACL graft and the tibial tunnel was significantly higher with the anteromedial technique for 100 N (p = 0.04), 150 N (p = 0.01), and 200 N (p = 0.002) cyclic loading. Conclusions: Increased peak contact pressure on the graft at the tibial aperture with the anteromedial technique may increase the stress on the graft and possibly lead to failure following ACL reconstruction.

Low Serum Pancreatic Amylase and Lipase Values Are Simple and Useful Predictors to Diagnose Chronic Pancreatitis

( Hyoung-chul Oh ),( Chang-il Kwon ),( Ihab I. El Hajj ),( Jeffrey J. Easler ),( James Watkins ),( Evan L. Fogel ),( Lee Mchenry ),( Stuart Sherman ),( Michelle K. Zimmerman ),( Glen A. Lehman ) 대한간학회 2017 Gut and Liver Vol.11 No.6

Background/Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic role of low serum amylase and lipase values in the detection of chronic pancreatitis. Methods: Patients underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and were diagnosed with non-calcific chronic pancreatitis (NCCP; n=99) and calcific chronic pancreatitis (CCP; n=112). Patient serum amylase and lipase values were compared with those of healthy controls (H; n=170). Results: The median serum amylase (normal range, 19 to 86 U/L) and lipase values (7 to 59 U/L) (P25-P75) were 47.0 (39.8 to 55.3) and 25.0 (18.0 to 35.0) for H, 34.0 (24.5 to 49.0) and 19.0 (9.0 to 30.0) for NCCP, and 30.0 (20.0 to 40.8) and 10.0 (3.0 to 19.0) for CCP, respectively. The cutoff values with the highest diagnostic accuracy for discriminating NCCP from H were 40 U/L for amylase and 20 U/L for lipase, respectively, and for CCP from H were 38 U/L for amylase and 15 U/L for lipase, respectively. For the diagnosis of NCCP with a criterion of serum amylase <40 and lipase <20 U/L, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive values were 37.4%, 88.8%, 66.1%, and 70.9%, respectively. Conclusions: Serum amylase and/or lipase levels below the normal serum range are highly specific for chronic pancreatitis patients. Clinicians should not ignore low serum pancreatic enzyme values. (Gut Liver 2017;11:878-883)