The heavy casualties associated with mass disasters necessitate substantial resources to be
managed. The unexpectedly violent nature of such occurrences usually remains a …

To address gaps in knowledge, our objectives were to (1) to determine whether there are
age-related changes in sweet taste detection thresholds, as has been observed for sweet …

Saliva analysis has been gaining interest as a potential non-invasive source of disease
indicative biomarkers due to being a complex biofluid correlating with blood-based …

The preferences of consumers for different flavours and aromas in wine are varied and may
be explained by inherent factors such as cultural background, wine education and personal …

Excessively increased training volume and/or intensity and competition can lead to
development of overtraining syndrome, causing a performance decrement in athletes …

Knowledge of the time of deposition is pivotal in forensic investigations. Recent studies
show that changes in intrinsic fluorescence over time can be used to estimate the age of …

Background Saliva which has a vital role in oral health is a complex fluid provided by
salivary glands. Aging causes salivary glands hypofunction that affects the quantity and …

This pilot study delineates a protocol to select a set of salivary proteins to distinguish
objectively among individual donors. A small subset of proteins (< 10%) of> 900 identified by …

Human body fluids such as blood and saliva are the most common sources of biological
trace material found at a crime scene. Over the last decade or so there has been a growing …

Saliva influences the release of aroma in the oral cavity. The composition of human saliva
varies depending on stimulation; however, the compositional differences of saliva caused by …