• Physiological responses to basic tastes for sensory evaluation of chocolate using biometric techniques 

  Gunaratne, T. M.; Fuentes, S.; Gunaratne, N. M.; Torrico, Damir; Gonzalez Viejo, C.; Dunshea, F. R. (MDPI, 2019-07)

  Facial expressions are in reaction to basic tastes by the response to receptor stimulation. The objective of this study was to assess the autonomic nervous system responses to basic tastes in chocolates and to identify ...

• Effect of media and fermentation conditions on surfactin and iturin homologues produced by Bacillus natto NT-6: LC–MS analysis 

  Sun, D.; Liao, J.; Sun, L.; Wang, Yaling; Liu, Y.; Deng, Q.; Zhang, N.; Xu, D.; Fang, Z.; Wang, Wenjing; Gooneratne, Sarojith R. (SpringerOpen, 2019-07-27)

  Lipopeptides possess excellent broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. Different lipopeptides have their own unique chemical structures, properties and biological activities. Quantitative analysis of the lipopeptides iturin ...

• D-Tagatose as a sucrose substitute and its effect on the physico-chemical properties and acceptability of strawberry-flavored yogurt 

  Torrico, Damir; Tam, J.; Fuentes, S.; Gonzalez Viejo, C.; Dunshea, F. R. (MDPI, 2019-07)

  Sugar not only provides the desirable sweetness but its reduction can also alter the physico-chemical properties of foods. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of tagatose as a sugar substitute on selected ...

• Consumer acceptability, eye fixation, and physiological responses: A study of novel and familiar chocolate packaging designs using eye-tracking devices 

  Gunaratne, N. M.; Fuentes, S.; Gunaratne, T. M.; Torrico, Damir; Ashman, H.; Francis, C.; Gonzalez Viejo, C.; Dunshea, F. R. (MDPI, 2019-07)

  Eye fixations on packaging elements are not necessarily correlated to consumer attention or positive emotions towards those elements. This study aimed to assess links between the emotional responses of consumers and the ...

• T regulatory and T helper 17 populations with transcription factors in pig tissues in response to chronic heat stress 

  Yong, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Gooneratne, Sarojith R.; Liao, M.; Ju, X. (Friends Science Publishers, 2019-01-01)

  Both Treg cells (CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+) and Th17 cells are pivotal in sustaining the immune balance in most experimental animal models. But this is not clear in heat stressed pigs. The present study was aimed at determining ...

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