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Rice: Importance for Global Nutrition by FUKAGAWA, Naomi K., ZISKA, Lewis H.

“…Rice, a staple food for more than half of the world’s population, is grown in >100 countries with 90% of the total global production from Asia. Although there…”
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Dietary fiber, starch, and sugars in bananas at different stages of ripeness in the retail market by Phillips, Katherine M, McGinty, Ryan C, Couture, Garret, Pehrsson, Pamela R, McKillop, Kyle, Fukagawa, Naomi K

“…The goal of this work was to evaluate changes in dietary fiber measured by the traditional enzymatic-gravimetric method (AOAC 991.43) and the more recently…”
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Protein and amino acid supplementation in older humans by Fukagawa, Naomi K.

“…The aging process is a continuum throughout life and often associated with deterioration of body function as well as accumulation of chronic disabilities and…”
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Nutrients and non-essential metals in darkibor kale grown at urban and rural farms: A pilot study by Kim, Brent F, Lupolt, Sara N, Santo, Raychel E, Bachman, Grace, Zhu, Xudong, Yang, Tianbao, Fukagawa, Naomi K, Richardson, Matthew L, Green, Carrie, Phillips, Katherine M, Nachman, Keeve E

“…Kale is a nutrient-dense leafy vegetable associated with wide-ranging health benefits. It is tolerant of drought and temperature fluctuations, and could thus…”
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Individual Variabilities in Adipose Stem Cell Proliferation, Gene Expression and Responses to Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation by Yasmeen, Rumana, Pham, Quynhchi, Fukagawa, Naomi K., Wang, Thomas T. Y.

“…Adipose stem cells (ASCs) are reported to play a role in normal physiology as well as in inflammation and disease. The objective of this work was to elucidate…”
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Combining the effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide on protein, iron, and zinc availability and projected climate change on global diets: a modelling study by Beach, Robert H, Sulser, Timothy B, Crimmins, Allison, Cenacchi, Nicola, Cole, Jefferson, Fukagawa, Naomi K, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Myers, Samuel, Sarofim, Marcus C, Smith, Matthew, Ziska, Lewis H

“…Increasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) affect global nutrition via effects on agricultural productivity and nutrient content of food…”
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A Lipidomics Analysis of the Relationship Between Dietary Fatty Acid Composition and Insulin Sensitivity in Young Adults by LAWRENCE KIEN, C, BUNN, Janice Y, MUOIO, Deborah M, POYNTER, Matthew E, STEVENS, Robert, BAIN, James, IKAYEVA, Olga, FUKAGAWA, Naomi K, CHAMPAGNE, Catherine M, CRAIN, Karen I, KOVES, Timothy R

“…Relative to diets enriched in palmitic acid (PA), diets rich in oleic acid (OA) are associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. To gain insight into…”
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Ultrafine particles altered gut microbial population and metabolic profiles in a sex-specific manner in an obese mouse model by Yang, Kundi, Xu, Mengyang, Cao, Jingyi, Zhu, Qi, Rahman, Monica, Holmén, Britt A., Fukagawa, Naomi K., Zhu, Jiangjiang

“…Emerging evidence has highlighted the connection between exposure to air pollution and the increased risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and comorbidities…”
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Down-regulation of Manganese-Superoxide Dismutase through Phosphorylation of FOXO3a by Akt in Explanted Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Old Rats by Li, Muyao, Chiu, Jen-Fu, Mossman, Brooke T., Fukagawa, Naomi K.

“…Manganese-superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is one of the major cellular antioxidant defense systems. To study the effect of age on the regulation of MnSOD in the…”
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Differential activation of the inflammasome in THP-1 cells exposed to chrysotile asbestos and Libby “six-mix” amphiboles and subsequent activation of BEAS-2B cells by Li, Muyao, Gunter, Mickey E., Fukagawa, Naomi K.

“…► Chrysotile and Libby activate the inflammasome in THP-1 cells with release of IL-1β. ► Long chrysotile fibers induce more IL-1β than relatively shorter Libby…”
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Dose-Dependent Responses of I3C and DIM on T-Cell Activation in the Human T Lymphocyte Jurkat Cell Line by Liu, Man, Yasmeen, Rumana, Fukagawa, Naomi K, Yu, Liangli, Kim, Young S, Wang, Thomas T Y

“…Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and its dimer diindolylmethane (DIM) are bioactive metabolites of a glucosinolate, glucobrassicin, found in cruciferous vegetables…”
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Associations among Milk Microbiota, Milk Fatty Acids, Milk Glycans, and Inflammation from Lactating Holstein Cows by Coates, Laurynne C, Durham, Sierra D, Storms, David H, Magnuson, Andrew D, Van Hekken, Diane L, Plumier, Benjamin M, Finley, John W, Fukagawa, Naomi K, Tomasula, Peggy M, Lemay, Danielle G, Picklo, Matthew J, Barile, Daniela, Kalscheur, Kenneth F, Kable, Mary E

“…Milk oligosaccharides (MOs) can be prebiotic and antiadhesive, while fatty acids (MFAs) can be antimicrobial. Both have been associated with milk microbes or…”
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Age-related differences in insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor signaling regulates Akt/FOXO3a and ERK/Fos pathways in vascular smooth muscle cells by Li, Muyao, Chiu, Jen-Fu, Gagne, Jessica, Fukagawa, Naomi K.

“…Advanced age is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis, but how aging per se influences pathogenesis is not clear. Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 receptor…”
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USDA’s FoodData Central: what is it and why is it needed today? by Fukagawa, Naomi K, McKillop, Kyle, Pehrsson, Pamela R, Moshfegh, Alanna, Harnly, James, Finley, John

“…FoodData Central (FDC) is the center of the USDA-based food-composition information web. It is an integrated data system that presently provides—in 1 place—5…”
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Protein requirements: methodologic controversy amid a call for change by Fukagawa, Naomi K

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Identification and characterization of an Nrf2-mediated ARE upstream of the rat glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit gene (GCLC) by Li, Muyao, Chiu, Jen-Fu, Kelsen, Anne, Lu, Shelly C., Fukagawa, Naomi K.

“…The antioxidant response element (ARE) is an essential component of upstream regulatory sequences present on genes for most phase II detoxification enzymes,…”
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Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries by Zhu, Chunwu, Kobayashi, Kazuhiko, Loladze, Irakli, Zhu, Jianguo, Jiang, Qian, Xu, Xi, Liu, Gang, Seneweera, Saman, Ebi, Kristie L, Drewnowski, Adam, Fukagawa, Naomi K, Ziska, Lewis H

“…Declines of protein and minerals essential for humans, including iron and zinc, have been reported for crops in response to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide…”
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Comprehensive oligosaccharide profiling of commercial almond milk, soy milk, and soy flour by Huang, Yu-Ping, Paviani, Bruna, Fukagawa, Naomi K., Phillips, Katherine M., Barile, Daniela

“…[Display omitted] •An HPAE-PAD method for quantifying oligosaccharides was developed and validated.•High recovery, detection sensitivity, and reproducibility…”
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Disability-adjusted life years due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050 by Sulser, Timothy B, Beach, Robert H, Wiebe, Keith D, Dunston, Shahnila, Fukagawa, Naomi K

“…Climate change presents an increasing challenge for food-nutrition security. Nutrition metrics calculated from quantitative food system projections can help…”
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Walking the Talk of Food Systems at a Small Land-Grant University: Overcoming Process Barriers to a Transdisciplinary Approach by Jane Kolodinsky, Naomi K. Fukagawa, Erin Roche, Cynthia Belliveau, Haylley Johnson

“…In this paper we present the evolution of a transdisciplinary food systems (FS) initiative at a small land-grant university. The first indication of the…”
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