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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Saffron"”.
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Differentiation within the artisan sector in Saffron Walden in the eighteenth century
Saffron Walden has an excellent town archive. There are also other good primary sources. The argument of this thesis arose from these circumstances. The purpose of this study became an investigation of whether the artisan segment of society in a small English market town of the eighteenth century …
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Saffron extract and its active constituents as preventative and/or treatment agents for prostate cancer using in vitro and in vivo models
<p>Saffron extract and its active constituents were evaluated as chemopreventatives and/or treatments for prostate cancer. Different models of prostate cancer (in vitro and in vivo) were used for studying saffron and its constituents’ mechanisms. In normal prostate cells, saffron extract, crocetin, …
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Physicochemical and aroma characterization of Arbutus pavarii honey
… this honey were norisoprenoids which explain its saffron-like odor, and the most important odorant that makes the major contribution to the overall aroma of this honey was 2-hydroxy-4,4,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone (lanierone) followed by 2-hydroxyisophorone and β-damascenone. Several other …
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The synthesis of safranal
… cyclic monoterpene which occurs naturally in the saffron plant as a glucoside, picrocrocin. In 1922 Winterstein and TeleCzky obtained safranal by hydrolysis of picrocrocin, but its structure was not determined. Kuhn and Winterstein hydrolyzed picrocrocin in 1933 and obtained safranal and glucose …
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Photodynamic therapy against multidrug-resistant oral strains of Candida spp
… evaluated as PT were: olive oil, Lactoferrin, Saffron, Pompia a Strawberry tree juices. These extracts were potentiated by using 3% H2O2 and activated with different lights. Lab procedures to evaluate the prognosis in infected and then PDT-treated patients. The use of MiRNAs 146a and 155 as a …
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Regeneration potential of selected medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock diseases in Limpopo Province of South Africa
… plants, Elaeodendron transvaalense (bushveld saffron), Brackenridgea zanguebarica (yellow peeling plane), and Warburgia salutaris (pepper-bark tree). Stem cuttings of these plant species were prepared and treated with various concentrations (500, 1000 and 2000 ppm) of IBA, IAA and NAA in …
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Monkey and Ape Iconography in Minoan Art
… A new possible reconstruction of the Saffron Gatherer fresco is also included. Finally, the possible origins of Minoan primate iconography are considered, as well as the possible implications of the creature’s history, development, and roles. With this information in mind, the Offering …
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Finding oneself far from home: identity construction in contemporary US migrant women’s fiction
… Adichie’s Americanah (2013), Shaila Abdullah’s Saffron Dreams (2009), Gish Jen’s Mona in the Promised Land (1996), Keija Parssinen’s The Ruins of Us (2012), and Janice Y. K. Lee’s The Expatriates (2016). These texts will be examined primarily through the lens of Homi Bhabha’s theories of …
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FOOD CONTROL: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PROTECTION AGAINST ADULTERATION TECHNIQUES
… method for evaluating the adulteration of saffron with the less valuable spices. - Detection of illegal use of short-chain aliphatic amines in the wax coating for fruit for consumption. - Characterization of dansyl-biogenic amines by HPLC-UV-ESI/MS. The analytical results of this PhD thesis …
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Cambridge and its economic region, 1450-1560
… the development of the malt barley and saffron trades in the region during the later fifteenth century. The markets and fairs of Cambridge and its region are explored, including the location of surviving markets and the regulation of marketing activity. Stourbridge fair, a major trading …
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CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROBIODIVERSITY PRODUCTS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF MARGINAL AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS
… of marginal and mountain territories: landraces, saffron and minor cereals” Considering the first point, honey is strongly linked to the area where it is produced, especially for its relation to the vegetation. Beekeeping can be a secondary activity to help economically vulnerable communities, …
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Development of analytical methodology based on chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques for the characterization and fingerprinting of bioactive compounds of Crocus sativus L.
… structure elucidation of crocins from complex saffron extract with high confidence and the exploration and finding of minor compounds and new compounds. ESI MS methodology mainly quadrupole reflectron time-of-flight (QqTOF) instrumentation managed to detect noncovalent complexes between Aβ …
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EXPLOITATION OF ANTIOXIDANT BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM AGRO-INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS
… investigation was focused on four matrices: − Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) petals; − Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus) leaf by-products; − Salvia desoleana water residue from essential oil production (plant steam-distillation); − Caper (Capparis spinosa L.) brine residue from salty …
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Application of natural dyes in textile industry and the treatment of dye solutions using electrolytic techniques
… Langdale yellow and turmeric (95%), carmine, saffron, henna (97%), beetroot, karkade and sumac (98%). However, TOC measurements and the UV analyses indicated that some organic intermediate compounds were formed in the presence of sodium chloride.