Peel exhibited a total glycoalkaloid content in the range of 0.75 (Kufri Frysona) to 1.7 mg/100 g (Kufri Bahar) that is well within the acceptable limits. Rheological study of the flesh powders revealed a reduction of about 11-18 °C in pasting temperature and about 87-90% in peak viscosity, setback, breakdown value and final viscosity upon boiling. This study revealed that the traditional processing method such as boiling can significantly modify the techno-functional characteristics of potato flesh and peel powders which can further govern their end use in various food formulations.Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that can be found in many plants, especially beans. Beans are normally used for producing vegetarian foods, such as bean milks, bean sprouts, and tofu. Thus, the aims of this study were to determine the GABA content in various germinated beans (yellow beans, black beans, green beans, and red beans) as well in tofu products made from different types of germinated beans. The results showed that soaking and germination significantly contributed to an increase in GABA production. The GABA content increased to a maximum value of 0.89, 3.09, 3.93 and 4.78 mg/g in yellow beans, red beans, green beans, and black beans, respectively. Moreover, due to the bean characteristics, green beans, red beans, and black beans were collected at 6 h after germination while yellow beans were collected at 0 h after germination. As a result, only yellow bean sprouts could be used for tofu production since they are composed of a high amount of proteins and a low amount of carbohydrates. The GABA content in tofu was 0.55 mg/g, which was lower than that in soybean milk (0.65 mg/g), likely due to the filtration and pressing processes of tofu production.Milk and milk products; particularly yoghurts have almost exclusively been used as media for probiotic delivery to human being for a very long time. Despite health benefits such products have to humans; that include supply of nutrients, prevention and cure of certain communicable and non-communicable diseases; the presence of allergens, increased lactose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia effects, the need for vegetarian probiotic products, cultural food taboos against milk, and religious beliefs have led to limitations on the use of milk and its products as probiotic vehicles in many places including Africa. Such limitations have led to more researches worldwide on alternative delivery media for probiotics in order to meet the food preferences and demands of people affected by milk and milk products. An integrative approach has been used to find common ideas and concepts from different studies. Different food matrices have been tested for their ability to carry probiotics and cereals and cereal products have been found as among suitable substrates for the purpose. Some investigations have revealed that traditional African fermented cereal-based beverages are potential probiotic carriers because of the probiotic Lactobacillus spp. and yeasts which are involved in the fermentation of such products. This offers an opportunity for the African cereal beverages to be used to provide probiotic health benefits to the majority of African populations. Thus, this review provides information on probiotics including sources, types, health benefits, vehicles for their delivery and specifically also on challenges and future prospects for cereal-based probiotics development and consumption in Africa.Bioactive peptides with blood pressure-lowering functions have received increasing attention. In recent years, many ACE-inhibiting peptides have been widely purified from various food-derived proteins and have received considerable interest owing to their potential role in cardiovascular diseases and in the reduction of side effects. In this study, we hydrolyzed a three-spot seahorse (Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach) protein by alcalase to obtain a hydrolysate containing angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptide. Then, the hydrolysate was fractionated by dialysis, Sephadex G-25 gel filtration chromatography, and reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography. After consecutive purification, a potent ACE-inhibiting peptide composed of 8 amino acids (Pro-Ala-Gly-Pro-Arg-Gly-Pro-Ala; MW 721.39 Da; IC50 value 7.90 μM) was successfully isolated from three-spot seahorse protein. For the first time, a novel ACE-inhibiting peptide (PAGPRGPA) was isolated from the seahorse. Circular dichroism (CD) analyses suggested that the secondary structure of the purified peptide was mainly composed of random coil. Therefore, the peptide from seahorse protein may be used as a favorable ingredient in nutraceuticals, medicines, and functional foods against antihypertensive and related diseases.A simple and convenient method for the synthesis of new methyl 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)- and 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-polyfluorochromen-3-carboxylates as analogs of natural methoxy-containing flavones is proposed. As a result of their directed modification under basic conditions, 7-imidazolyl-substituted derivatives were obtained. In aqueous-organic medium under basic conditions, 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-3-(methoxycarbonyl)flavones were transformed into 6,8-difluoro-5-hydroxy-7-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)flavones as a result of flavone-5-hydroxyflavone rearrangement, while 6,7,8-trifluorinated analogs underwent a flavone-coumarin rearrangement to give 6,8-difluoro-3-(hydroxyarylidene)-7-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)coumarins under the same conditions. Acid hydrolysis of methyl polyfluoroflavone-3-carboxylates allowed to obtain 2-aryl-4H-polyfluorochromen-4-ones. Evaluation of the antiviral activity of the synthesized compounds against influenza A (H1N1) and Coxsackie B3 viruses showed that 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,8-trifluoro-7-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-4H-chromene-4-one has the most promising properties.Despite focused efforts, achievement gaps remain a problem in the America’s education system, especially those between students from higher and lower income families. Continued work on reducing these gaps benefits from an understanding of students’ reading and math growth from typical school instruction and how growth differs based on initial proficiency, grade, and demographic characteristics. Data from 5,900 students in Grades 1-5 tested in math and reading at six points across two years were analyzed using cohort-sequential latent growth curve models to determine longitudinal growth patterns. Results indicated that students with low initial proficiency grew more quickly than students with higher proficiency. However, after two school years their achievement remained below average and well below that of students with higher initial proficiency. Demographic characteristics had small but significant effects on initial score and growth rates.A demonstration experiment of the synthesis of a novel tetrazole derivative via a multicomponent reaction (Ugi tetrazole four component reaction, UT-4CR) bearing a luminol moiety and a subsequent exploitation of its chemiluminescent properties is described. A complex product is generated in just one simple step, so simple that children can do it „kinderleicht”, German for dead easy. Students are stimulated, inspired, and involved in a multilevel active learning process using the Steps to Inquiry framework as a metacognitive tool that raises student awareness regarding scientific process and prompts them to ask their own questions discussing the merits of a mechanism and evaluating its effectiveness before they start their own cycles of inquiry.The electrolysis of water is popular both as lab work and as a demonstration. In this activity, the electrolysis of water in the presence of a pH indicator is used to produce text and symbols. This report describes the design of an environmentally friendly setup of a writing board utilizing the electrolysis of water in a hydrogel environment. The activity can be performed by only using chemicals and materials that are easily accessible to everyone, with no special permit needed. The writing board has been developed mainly as an outreach activity for our faculty and has been assessed during visits from upper secondary school students.Language in chemistry is highly specialized, and for students, transitions in language complexity from high school to university can be extremely challenging. With an increasingly diverse cohort of students enrolled in UK chemistry degree programs, better understanding the linguistic challenges students face is becoming a greater pedagogical priority. Spoken language plays a central role when learning chemistry, and any misunderstandings can lead to misconceptions that can impede students’ success in this demanding subject. This small-scale study sought to compare the complexity of spoken-language explanations of the same chemical process within UK secondary (high school) and university contexts. The study involved seven organic chemistry educators/teachers, four based in a UK university and three in a UK high school, discussing electrophilic aromatic substitution (SEAr) via a lecture or screencast. The participants’ spoken discourse was transcribed and coded according to the concepts of semantic gravity (thescale study of semantic waves in oral chemistry discourse could usefully inform specific-purposes language teaching.Although stigma is a major barrier to treatment for those with mental health concerns, it is poorly understood when stigma is more or less influential in mental health treatment decisions. In the current work, we examined whether psychological distance – the removal of an event from direct experience – reduced the influence of internalized stigma on willingness to seek treatment. Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that psychological distance versus proximity (e.g., seeking treatment in three months vs. in two days, respectively) decreases the negative influence of stigma on willingness to seek treatment. We focused on a population for whom mental health treatment decisions are personally-relevant individuals who had previously sought mental health treatment. Experiment 1 showed that the extent to which these individuals internalized (i.e., personally endorsed) stigma about mental illness predicted lower intentions to make an appointment with a mental health care provider for themselves (but not another person). Experiment 2 replicated this result using a different measure of psychological distance (temporal distance) and extended this finding to behavior (time spent reading mental health resources). Overall, this research demonstrated that internalized stigma disrupts mental health treatment-seeking intentions and behaviors when they are psychologically proximal, but not when they are distant. Potential applications of these results are discussed.Identifying the mechanisms underlying biological invasions can inform the management of invasive species. The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) suggests that invasive species have a competitive advantage in their introduced range because they leave behind many of their predators and parasites from their native range, allowing them to shift resources from defenses to growth, reproduction, and dispersal. Many studies have demonstrated that invasive species have fewer parasites than their native counterparts, but few studies have tested whether the loss of these natural enemies appears to be a primary driver of the invasion process.To test the ERH, we conducted a mark-recapture study in which we used an anthelmintic drug to successfully reduce parasitic worms in invasive Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) and native treefrogs (Hyla spp.) at half of 12 wetlands, marking nearly 4,200 frogs. If the ERH is supported, we would expect that treating for parasitic worms would have a greater benefit to native than invasive hosts.