BIOACTIVE SECOIRIDOIDS IN ITALIAN EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OILS: IMPACT OF OLIVE PLANT CULTIVARS, CULTIVATION REGIONS AND PROCESSING

Bioactive Secoiridoids in Italian Extra-Virgin Olive Oils: Impact of Olive Plant Cultivars, Cultivation Regions and Processing

In the last two decades, phenolic compounds occurring in olive oils known as secoiridoids have attracted a great interest for their bioactivity.Four major olive oil secoiridoids, i.e., oleuropein and ligstroside aglycones, oleacin and oleocanthal, were previously characterized in our laboratory using reversed-phase liquid chromatography with electr

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Permission for departing: spiritual nursing care in human finitude

ABSTRACT Objectives: To reflect on teaching experience in the application of the spiritual nursing care called permission for departing.Methods: It is a methodological reflection and description of a subtle technology for spiritual nursing care called permission for departing.Results: the permission for departing is a spiritual Horse Leg Pads care

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Behavioural and patient-individual determinants of quality of life, functioning and physical activity in older adults (MobilE-TRA 2): study protocol of an observational cohort study in a tertiary care setting

Introduction Vertigo, dizziness and balance problems (VDB) as well as osteoarthritis (OA) are among the health conditions with the greatest impact on mobility and social participation in older adults.Patients with VDB and OA were shown to benefit from specialised care such as vestibular rehabilitation therapy or joint replacement.However, these eff

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