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ENTREVISTA COM PHILIP SMITH, DIRETOR DO L. M. MONTGOMERY INSTITUTE
No full textThis text aims to present an interview with Dr. Philip Smith, professor of Psychology at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) and chair of the L. M. Montgomery Institute (LMMI). The L. M. Montgomery Institute, located in Charlottetown, Canada, provides a dynamic research center focused on the life and work of the Canadian author L. M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery). Montgomery is best known for her book Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908 by the L. C. Page Company. She also wrote twenty novels, an autobiography, and hundreds of short stories and poems. The LMMI, founded in 1993 by Dr. Elizabeth Epperly, has been dedicated to promoting research into the life, work, and culture of L. M. Montgomery. This interview results from a training program conducted at the University of Prince Edward Island, with funding provided by the CAPES Foundation (Process n.: 88887.838993/2023-00).
Keywords: L. M. Montgomery. L. M. Montgomery Institute. Philip Smith.Este texto tem por objetivo apresentar uma entrevista com Dr. Philip Smith, professor de Psicologia da Universidade da Ilha do Príncipe Eduardo (UPEI) e diretor do L. M. Montgomery Institute (LMMI), instituto localizado em Charlottetown, no Canadá, que se propõe a apoiar pesquisas relacionadas à vida e obra da autora canadense L. M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery). Montgomery é reconhecida principalmente pela obra Anne of Green Gables, publicada em 1908, pela editora L. C. Page. Contudo, no decorrer de sua vida, escreveu vinte romances, uma autobiografia, bem como centenas de contos e poemas. O Instituto, fundado em 1993 pela professora Dra. Elizabeth Epperly, tem se dedicado à divulgação, pesquisa e elaboração de congressos bienais a respeito da vida, produção literária e cultural de L. M. Montgomery. Esta entrevista é fruto de uma capacitação realizada na Universidade da Ilha do Príncipe Eduardo, no âmbito do Programa CAPES-PRINT, financiada pela CAPES (Processo nº: 88887.838993/2023-00).
Palavras-chave: L. M. Montgomery; L. M. Montgomery Institute; Philip Smith
Influence of the storage conditions (Frozen vs. Dried) in health-related lipid indexes and antioxidants of bee pollen
No full textFollowing harvest, bee pollen must be submitted to processing in order to maintain properties for consumers’ health insurance. In this study, the changes on the lipid profile, contents of vitamin C, β-carotene and lycopene of bee pollen samples submitted to two conservation methods (freezing and drying) are evaluated. Eleven fatty acids, eight saturated, one monounsaturated, and two polyunsaturated are quantified. The PUFA/SFA ratio ranges from 1.18 to 3.95 g 100−1 g−1 and is significantly higher in the frozen extracts. On the other hand, the ratio n6:n3 (ranging between 0.36 and 0.86 g 100−1 g−1) did not differ among processing methodologies, for most of the cases. The atherogenicity (AI) and thrombogenecity (TI) indexes are similar among preservation processes and coherent with the found on other health-promoting foods. The contents of vitamin C, β-carotene and lycopene are, for all samples, significantly superior in the frozen bee pollen. Practical Applications: In the recent years the interest in natural products has mushroomed. Indeed, in addition to the good nutritional composition bee pollen possesses important bioactive compounds and promising health promoting activities that remain unstudied. In this study, it is evaluated the influence of the geographical origin and two storage methods (drying and freezing) in the fatty-acid profile, lycopene, vitamin C and β-carotene contents and on two lipid indexes of bee pollen. Results suggest that bee pollen may act as a complement for the prevention of atherosclerosis and thrombogenesis. Regarding storage it wi inferred that freezing allows preserving the bioactive compounds in a greater extent and, therefore, must be the preferred method. Further studies may be performed in order to take advantage of this natural products’ potential. From the nutritional point of view, it is better to consume bee pollen frozen in comparison to that of dried.Centro de Estudos Florestais is a research unit funded by FCT (UID/AGR/
UI0239/2013). The author L. M. Estevinho wishes to thank to the strategic
programme UID/BIA/04050/2013 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007569) funded
by national funds through the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
(FCT, Portugal) and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
through the COMPETE2020-Programa Operacional Competitividade e
Internacionalização (POCI).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
