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The Cranberry Club
<p>This novel is about an adolescent artist with undiagnosed depressive tendencies and a penchant for the grotesque. The main action takes place in Brooklyn, New York, during the calendar year of 1999. The central characters in this book are coping with anxiety, loss, and lethargy as they wander a …
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Cranberry metabolites with urinary anti-adhesion activity
The fruit of the American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton, Ericaceae) is a comfood and a top selling dietary supplement in the U.S. Cranberry juice is traditionally used for the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs), many of which are caused by P-fimbriated Escherichia coli. Human …
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Structural Characterization And Bioactivity Of Cranberry Oligosaccharides
… from plant sources, such as the fruits of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton), promote human health in a variety of ways. However, complete studies of carbohydrate function often hinge on a detailed understanding and thorough elucidation of the chemical structure. Several methods have …
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Determination of Extractables from Cranberry Seeds Using Supercritical CO₂
… as sterols, fatty acids, and tocopherols from cranberry seeds with pure SF CO2 has been provided. The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) operating conditions such as extraction temperature, pressure of CO2, extraction time, and CO2 flow rate were optimized to maximize the extraction yield. …
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Pronthocyanidin-Rich Cranberry-FractionInduced Alteration of Periodontal Pathogen Lipopolysaccharide Functions
<p>The cranberry (species: Vaccinium macrocarpon, family: Ericaceae) is a polyphenolicrich berry fruit native to North America and exhibits numerous beneficial properties for human health, such as inhibition of human cancer cell line proliferation and prevention of urinary tract colonization by …
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The molecular ecology of Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton, the American cranberry
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), a commercially grown evergreen dwarf shrub, is a dominant taxon in temperate bogs in North America. It spreads clonally by runners, and reproduces sexually predominantly by self-fertilization on upright stems. The objective of this project was to investigate …
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Preventative Effects of Cranberry Products Against Urinary Tract Infections in Healthy, Immunocompetent Women [paper]
… $1.6 billion. Previous research suggests cranberry products, a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), provides protection against UTI recurrence in women. A demand for alternative, cost-effective methods for UTI prevention is needed due to rising antibiotic resistance rates. In this …
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Feed Supplementation with Natural Extracts of Cranberry and its Efficacy on Campylobacter Colonization in Poultry
… organic meat products. Extracts from American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) contain proanthocyanidins which have demonstrated antimicrobial activity against other food borne pathogens including E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria. However, their ability to reduce Campylobacter in chickens has …
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An Environmental and Economic Systems Analysis of Land Use Decisions in the Massachusetts Cranberry Industry
… of land use decisions in the Massachusetts (MA) cranberry industry. Cranberry farming is culturally and economically important in Southeastern MA but faces ongoing, compounding challenges that make it increasingly difficult for farms to stay profitable: heightened competition from Midwestern …
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Efeitos da suplementação de extrato seco de cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) sobre os níveis plasmáticos dos lipopolissacarídeos provenientes da microbiota intestinal em pacientes com doença renal crônica
… compostos bioativos, como aqueles presentes no cranberry. Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos da suplementação com extrato seco de cranberry sobre os níveis plasmáticos de lipopolissacarídeos (LPS) em pacientes com DRC em tratamento conservador. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo longitudinal do tipo …
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Vegetation and Soil Patterns at a Mountain Wetland Ecotone
… and microtopographic patterns present within the Cranberry Glades, a bog wetland complex located in the mountains of West Virginia. The Cranberry Glades are comprised of four open bog meadows, which provide unique habitat to several rare and endangered plant species. However, these meadows are …
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Identification of polyphenoilc compounds within fruit extracts and their role in the treatment of glioma
… of polyphenolic compounds within five fruits: cranberry, strawberry, goji berry, maqui berry and acai berry, and their effect on cell viability. Through High Performance Liquid Chromatography, it was possible to identify the potential of all fruits to contain antioxidants; specifically, gallic …
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Addressing And Assessing Social-Emotional Learning Standards: An Educator’s Perspective
… of a needs assessment survey conducted at the Cranberry Elementary School in Cranberry, Massachusetts. Fifteen early childhood educators responded to questions involving social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom, specifically relating to the Massachusetts Standards for Preschool and …
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Petrology of Metadiabase Intrusions in the White Rock Quadrangle, Western North Carolina
… of metadiabase in the study area.</p> <p>The Cranberry Gneiss and Max Patch Granite make up most of the country rock in the study area. The Cranberry is predominantly a medium-grained, equigranular quartz monzonite. The Max Patch ranges in composition from a granite to a granodiorite. The …
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Geology of the Ashe Formation between Fries and Galax, Virginia
… schists and amphibolites, and the underlying Cranberry Gneiss. The dominant penetrative foliation of the rocks is composed of an early S₁ foliation that is crenulated and transposed by a later S₂ foliation which strikes N 50° E and dips SE. Metamorphic porphyroblast growth of biotite, garnet, …
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Horticultural utilization of waste products from sustainable forestry practices in the Pinelands National Reserve
… propagation trays. Hardwood cuttings of American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon cv. Stevens), 7.6 cm (3 inches) in length, were dipped in a 1000 mg/l IBA solution and inserted individually into cells. Data on percentage of survival, total top growth per flat (measured by length), total number of …
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AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANCE TO COMMON BACTERIAL BLIGHT IN COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS)
… germplasm, leaving Andean market classes such as cranberry bean understudied. This thesis uses a multi‐scale approach, combining QTL mapping, transcriptomics and CBB pathogens comparative genomics, to clarify the genetic basis of CBB resistance and to provide practical tools for breeding. In …
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SensorChimes : musical mapping for sensor networks toward augmented acoustic ecosystem
… is documenting the transformation of a reclaimed cranberry bog with a large-scale sensor deployment, provides an opportunity to explore data-driven musical composition based on large-scale environmental sensor networks. This thesis presents a framework that facilitates musical mappings for such …
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Characterization of A-type Proanthocyanidins in Peanut Skins Using MALDI-TOF MS
… we compared the A-type proanthocyanidins in cranberry and peanut skin crude extracts using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Many similarities were found in the proanthocyanidin composition of cranberries and peanut skins. New …
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Impact of roasting on the physicochemical characteristics of cacao beans and dark chocolate flavor profile
… higher intensity ratings for vinegar and cranberry aroma, sour and sweet taste, and cranberry aroma-by-mouth. In contrast, roasted chocolate was characterized by a higher intensity for roasted aroma, hardness, and roasted and cocoa aroma-by-mouth, compared to unroasted samples.
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