48 [1.06-2.09])

and sports (OR: 1.88 [1.38-2.58]) 1year after surgery. Conclusions The majority of women stopped exercising and bicycling during breast cancer therapy. Interventions promoting in particular moderate JNJ-64619178 in vitro activities after breast cancer diagnosis are required for this population. Increasing participation in rehabilitation might help to increase the proportion of women who bicycle and engage in sports after breast cancer diagnosis. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.”
“The functional behaviour (Solubility, emulsifying and foaming properties) of pea protein isolate (PPI) and gum Arabic (GA) mixtures were investigated as a function of pH (4.30-2.40) within a region dominated by complex coacervation. Emulsion stability was also investigated using a one- and two-step emulsification approach. Complex coacervation was monitored by turbidimetric acid titration at a 2:1 PPI-GA ratio to reveal the formation Of Soluble (pH 4.23) and insoluble (pH 3.77) complexes, maximum biopolymer interactions (pH 3.60), and dissolution of complexes

(pH 2.62). Emulsion stability was greater for mixed systems relative to PPI alone at pHs between 3.10 and 4.00, and in those prepared using the one-step method. Foam expansion was independent of both biopolymer content and pH, whereas foam stability was improved for the PF-562271 cell line mixed system AP26113 between pH 3.10 and 4.00. The pH-solubility minimum was broadened relative to PPI to more acidic pHs. Findings suggest that admixtures of PPI and GA under complexing conditions could represent a new blended food and/or biomaterial ingredient. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved”
“The capacity of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to crosslink

through freeze/thaw method was used to obtain PVA hydrogel membranes (HG) that were subjected to sorption and diffusion experiments using three dyes: Congo red (CR), methylthymol blue (MTB), and crystal violet (CV). To study the sorption of dyes into the cryogenic membrane, dye solutions at different concentrations were used. After sorption, desorption of dyes from the PVA membrane was monitored to quantify the possible regeneration of the membrane (PVA HG). To have a deep insight on the mechanism behind the desorption process, dye-release kinetics were studied. The diffusion experiments reveal the fact that CR and MTB do not permeate the PVA HG membrane making it a promising candidate in the advanced purification processes of waste-waters. The effect of the incorporation of dyes (CV, CR, and MTB) on the chemical properties of PVA cryogel matrices has been studied by using several techniques such as: differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.