ASSESSMENT OF ULTRASOUND ASSISTED EXTRACTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR THE EXTRACTION OF ANTHOCYANINS AND TOTAL PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM MAQUI BERRIES (ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS (MOL.) STUNTZ)

Assessment of Ultrasound Assisted Extraction as an Alternative Method for the Extraction of Anthocyanins and Total Phenolic Compounds from Maqui Berries (Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz)

Research interest regarding maqui (Aristotelia chilensis) has increased over the last years due to its potential health benefits as one of the most antioxidant-rich berries.Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) is an advanced green, fast, and ecological extraction technique for the production of high quality extracts from natural products, so it has

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Learning from Black Theology

Black Theology had a profound effect on the religious, especially Christian scene in South Africa in the late 1960, 1970s and 1980s.The traditional stance was that clergy should not get involved in politics.What Black Theology in fact enabled clergy to understand, was that the Gospel was not primarily about the forgiveness of sins but about setting

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A back-to-back tumor composed of papillary renal cell carcinoma and oncocytoma treated by laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Renal oncocytoma is the most common benign renal tumor, and papillary renal cell carcinoma is the second most common histologic subtype of renal cell carcinoma.Renal tumors containing different components Bags such as papillary renal cell carcinoma and oncocytoma are extremely rare.Case presentation A renal mass was incidentally

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