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Study On Enzyme Screening Of Rice Immune Active Peptide, Wang Lu, Chen Yuehua, Xu Zhou, We Nli, Bu Hanping, Cheng Yunhui

Food and Machinery

The hydrolysis processes of rice protein by had been studied 9 proteinases including Neutrase, Acalase 2.4 L, Papain, Pepsin, Trypsin, Flavourzyme, Acid protease, Protamex and Bromelain, and the immune activities of 9 protein hydrolysate had been considered. The results showed that Trypsin can be used as the optimum hydrolytic enzymes for the preparation of rice immune active peptide whose value-added index (stimulating index, SI) to mice macrophage (RAW264.7) is 1.597 (1 000 μg/mL); the enzymatic hydrolysis had the highest percentage of components with relative molecular mass <1 000, to 74.11%.

Determination On Iodione Content In Infant Formula By Icp—Ms With Water Extraction, Yuan Bo, Xu Hongbin, Sun Kaifeng, Zhou Taoyi

Food and Machinery

The iodione in infant formula is extracted with water, and proteins are precipitated using potassium ferrocyanide and zinc acetate. Then got sample clarified by filtration. By Sample solutions were measured with the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), which the ¹³⁰Te as an internal standard for quantitative analysis. This method is simple and fast, with which the detection limit is 0.10 mg/kg, the recovery rate is 90.8%～109%, the correlation coefficients is over 0.999, and the precision (RSD) is less than 2%.

Interaction Between Food Components And Packaging Materials With Hpp, Cheng Xin, Tang Yali, Wang Shujuan, Fang Yan

Food and Machinery

To study the structure and property, the interaction between the material and the food simulant under High Pressure Processing (HPP). Two kinds of plastic films including PA/PE and PET/PE which have the contents of soy protein, fats and other food were processed under ultra-high pressure condition, stored a certain period and measured the interaction between the food contents and packaging materials under different pressure and dwell time. The results show that: the performance of high pressure treatment of two polymer packaging materials is better than the packaging materials which are not to be treated in a certain storage period; Holding …

Study Of Joint Preservation Packaging Technology Of Fresh-Cut Lettuces, Guo Juan, Zhang Jin, Yan Dandan

Food and Machinery

As the evaluation indexes with the sensory characteristics, weight loss and nutrition, the effects were studied, including fresh-cut lettuces through using controlled storage temperature, choosing different packaging films as well as using modified atmosphere packaging technology. The results showed: if its water loss ratio reaches 3%～5%, and the chlorophyll content is less than 2.2 mg/g, they would lose food value. The best storage temperature is 5～10 ℃. By using the nanomaterials to package fresh-cut lettuces until 14 days under certain conditions, the weight loss was 1.4% and Vc content was 1.38 mg/100 g. By using the MAP technology to package …

Effects Of Fish Brain Phospholipids On Lipid Metabolism In Mice, Li Hui, Fu Jiaqi, Yu Weiwei, Hu Jianen, Wu Long, Lu Hang

Food and Machinery

The effects of fish brain phospholipids on lipid levels in mice were measured. ICR mice were chosen as experimental animals, which were randomly divided into five groups, normal control group fed the basal diet, the rest of the groups fed with high fat diet. The results showed that the fish brain phospholipids can significantly reduce serum TC, TG and LDL-C levels. The results showed that the fish brain phospholipids have hypolipidemic effect.

Optimization Of Extraction Process And Analysis Of Subunit Component Of Glutelin From Euryale Ferox Seed, Li Wei, Mao Jian, Chen Ting, Qi Bin

Food and Machinery

In order to optimize the extraction process and analysis of subunit component of glutelin from Euryale ferox seed, the effect of four variables including liquid/material ratio, temperature, time and sodium hydroxide concentration on the extraction yield of glutelin was investigated by alkali solution and acid isolation. The glutelin extraction model was fitted by means of Box-Behnken design. Moreover, the subunit component of glutelin from Euryale ferox seed was analyzed. The results indicated that the optimum conditions for glutelin in Euryale ferox were determined as 10.3 (V/m), 51 ℃, 2.2 h, 4.5 g/L for liquid/material ratio, temperature, time and sodium hydroxide …

Process Investigation On Selenium-Protein From Selenium-Enriched Tea By Repeated Freezing And Thawing Alkali Extraction, Wang Jun, Dong Wenbin, Lang Fulian, Gao Erdong, Gou Jingxuan

Food and Machinery

Orthogonal test was carried on, choosing four factors: liquid-solid ratio, alkali concentration, extraction times and temperature, three levels to optimize the extracting technology of selenium-protein, on the basis of single factor experiments. Through this test, a series of related coefficients about alkaline extraction assisted by freeze-thaw method were optimized. The optimum extraction technological conditions were obtained as follows: NaOH solution 0.1 mol/L, solid-liquid ratio 60︰1 (Ｖ︰m), extracting temperature 70 ℃, extracting time 3 h ,and extracting times twice,. Under these conditions, the extraction ratio of selenium-protein was 60.93%, the purity of which was 52.07%. The resulting crude protein was further …

Technology Of Flavorful And Nutritional Camellia Oil, Chen Zhixiang, Zhou Bo, Liang Yongming, Zhong Haiyan

Food and Machinery

In order to investigate the effect of roasting on quality of pressed camellia oil, different roasting temperature, and roasting time were selected during roast process. Oil yield, physicochemical properties, fatty acid and volatile flavor components were determined. The result showed that the roasting under 155 ℃ for 15 min was the optimum condition not only for the volatile flavor composition, but also for the physicochemical indices. The fatty acid composition had little bit change with different roasting temperature, roasting time. Most indicators of the oil pressed under above conditions can meet the requirements the first grade oil in GB 11765—2003, …

Progress Of Foodborne Antioxidant In Neurodegenerative Diseases, L Vzhaoliang, Xu Zhou, We Nli, Y Uhuixin, Zhang Li, Chen Gyunhui

Food and Machinery

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are caused by the loss of neurons, and worsen with the passage of time, to result in dysfunction. A large number of studies have found most neurodegenerative diseases had associations with the oxidative process and free radical damage. In recent years, foodborne antioxidants such as vitamin, flavonoids and other polyphenolics, polysacharides and saponins are used in the prevention and treatment of the NDs. This review indicates the relationship between oxidative stress and NDs, and focuses on the role of various foodborne antioxidants in the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases.

Review On Extraction Methods And Function Activity Of Blueberry Polyphenols, Wu He, Wang Yuanliang, Zhao Lin, Liu Anran, Chen Chouwei

Food and Machinery

Blueberry polyphenols, as efficient bio-active substances, play an important role in anti-oxidation and subhealth improvement. Besides of conventional resolving extraction, methods of high efficiency and extraction rate also have been applied to it with the development of technology; functional studies also have gradually developed to the molecular and cellular level. For the purpose to offer an advisory opinion for further discuss, the research progresses of solvent, ultrasonic, enzymatic, microwave-assisted extraction process; and the ability of slowing down the occurrence of malignant diseases, improving sub-health state of human body of blueberry polyphenols are summarized in this passage.

Nutrient Value And Health-Care Functionof Xiang-Lotus And Its Development In Food Industry, Wang Liangliang, Xia Yanbin, Ren Mei

Food and Machinery

Xiang-lotus is rich in nutrition with numerous health benefits and nutrition will be improvement after germination. This paper introduced the nutrient value and health care function of Xiang-lotus, development and utilization in food industry. It can provide a research reference for intensive processing and comprehensive utilization as well.

Pregabalin Versus Amitriptyline In The Treatment Of Fibromyalgia Patients (A Double Blind Comparative Study), Luma Eassa Hammody, Samir Yousif Matloub, Sami Salman Shihab

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep and mood disturbances. Its etiology and treatment remain challenging. Oxidative stress may play a role in its pathogenesis. OBJECTIVE: The efficacy of pregabalin to that of amitriptyline on FM and the effect of treatment on oxidative status were examined. METHODS: 123 patients fulfilling the Wolfe 2010 criteria for fibromyalgia diagnosis and assessment were randomized to receive amitriptyline (25 mg) or pregabalin (75 mg) once daily for 12 weeks. The revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire criteria were also used. Malondialdehide and glutathaion levels were checked at the beginning …

Biliopancreatic Diversion,Duodenal Switch,And Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Operation Of Patients With Body Mass Index More Than Sixtyretrospective Study, Haider A. Al Zobaidy, Sabah Mehdi Alfatlawi, Omar Sameer Abd Ulateef

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder with significant health and economic consequences due to related co- morbid conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers, and increased mortality. So when body mass index increase mortality increase. OBJECTIVE: Asses and study the result of operations of obesity associated with malabsorption operations to measure the body mass index more than sixty and To prove the benefit of this type of bariatric surgery in weight loss within short period and its benefit in decreasing co-morbidity. PATIENTS AND METHODS : A retrospective study conducted in Baghdad Teaching Hospital and Dijla Private Hospital …

Convergent Losses Of Decay Mechanisms And Rapid Turnover Of Symbiosis Genes In Mycorrhizal Mutualists, Annegret Kohler, Alan Kuo, Laszlo G. Nagy, Emmanuelle Morin, Kerrie W. Barry, Francois Buscot, Björn Canbäck, Cindy Choi, Nicolas Cichocki, Alicia Clum, Jan Colpaert, Alex Copeland, Mauricio D. Costa, Jeanne Doré, Dimitrios Floudas, Gilles Gay, Mariangela Girlanda, Bernard Henrissat, Sylvie Herrmann, Jaqueline Hess, Nils Högberg, Tomas Johansson, Hassine Radhouane Khouja, Kurt Labutti, Urs Lahrmann, Anthony Levasseur, Erika A. Lindquist, Anna Lipzen, Roland Marmeisse, Elena Martino, Claude Murat, Chew Y. Ngan, David Hibbett

Biology

To elucidate the genetic bases of mycorrhizal lifestyle evolution, we sequenced new fungal genomes, including 13 ectomycorrhizal (ECM), orchid (ORM) and ericoid (ERM) species, and five saprotrophs, which we analyzed along with other fungal genomes. Ectomycorrhizal fungi have a reduced complement of genes encoding plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs), as compared to their ancestral wood decayers. Nevertheless, they have retained a unique array of PCWDEs, thus suggesting that they possess diverse abilities to decompose lignocellulose. Similar functional categories of nonorthologous genes are induced in symbiosis. Of induced genes, 7-38% are orphan genes, including genes that encode secreted effector-like proteins. Convergent …

Culturally Situating A Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition In A Tribal Context., J Page-Reeves, T H. Cruz, S M. Davis

Posters and Presentations

Presented at: Conference on Cultural-Based Nutrition and Fitness for Native American Youth; April 28-29; Farmington, NM.

Proteomic Analysis Of Media From Lung Cancer Cells Reveals Role Of 14-3-3 Proteins In Cachexia, Julie B. Mclean, Jennifer S. Moylan, Erin M. Wolf Horrell, Francisco H. Andrade

Physiology Faculty Publications

Aims: At the time of diagnosis, 60% of lung cancer patients present with cachexia, a severe wasting syndrome that increases morbidity and mortality. Tumors secrete multiple factors that contribute to cachectic muscle wasting, and not all of these factors have been identified. We used Orbitrap electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to identify novel cachexia-inducing candidates in media conditioned with Lewis lung carcinoma cells (LCM).

Results: One-hundred and 58 proteins were confirmed in three biological replicates. Thirty-three were identified as secreted proteins, including 14-3-3 proteins, which are highly conserved adaptor proteins known to have over 200 binding partners. We confirmed the …

Comparative Clinical Study Testing The Effectiveness Of School Based Oral Health Education Using Experiential Learning Or Traditional Lecturing In 10 Year-Old Children, Matina V. Angelopoulou, Katerina Kavvadia, Konstantina Taoufik, Constantine J. Oulis

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Background: School based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) oral health education to traditional lecturing (TL), on enhancing oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior as well as oral hygiene, gingival health and caries of 10-year-old children.

Methods: Eighty-four children were recruited for the EL and 100 for the TL group from 3 locations in Greece. Data regarding oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior were …

Comparative Clinical Study Testing The Effectiveness Of School Based Oral Health Education Using Experiential Learning Or Traditional Lecturing In 10 Year-Old Children, Matina V. Angelopoulou, Katerina Kavvadia, Konstantine Taoufik, Constantine J. Oulis

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Background

School based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) oral health education to traditional lecturing (TL), on enhancing oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior as well as oral hygiene, gingival health and caries of 10-year-old children.

Methods

Eighty-four children were recruited for the EL and 100 for the TL group from 3 locations in Greece. Data regarding oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior were collected via …

The Effect Of Polyphenol-Rich Black Currant Extract On Lipogenic And Inflammatory Gene Expression In Diet Induced Obesity Mice, Ellen Harness

Honors Scholar Theses

Hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia frequently occur in obese population. As chronic, low-grade inflammation is closely associated with obesity, we investigated if polyphenol-rich blackcurrant extract (BCE) can prevent inflammation and diet-induced metabolic disturbances in mice. Male C57BL/6J mice were given a modified AIN-93M control diet containing high fat/high cholesterol (16% fat, 0.25% cholesterol by weight) or the same diet supplemented with 0.1% BCE (wt/wt) for 12 weeks. No significant differences in total body weight or liver weight occurred between the two groups. BCE-fed mice had fewer crown-like structures (CLS) with concomitant decreases in mRNA abundance of F4/80, CD68, and inhibitor of nuclear …

Blocking Anaplerotic Entry Of Glutamine To Tca Cycle Sensitizes K-Ras Mutant Cancer Cells To Cytotoxic Drugs, Mahesh Saqcena, Suman Mukhopadhyay, Carol Hosny, Arwa Alhamed, Amrita Chatterjee, David A. Foster

Publications and Research

Cancer cells undergo a metabolic transformation that allows for increased anabolic demands wherein glycolytic and TCA cycle intermediates are shunted away for the synthesis of biological molecules required for cell growth and division. One of the key shunts is the exit of citrate from the mitochondria and the TCA cycle for the generation of cytosolic acetyl-CoA that can be used for fatty acid and cholesterol biosynthesis. With the loss of mitochondrial citrate, cancer cells rely on the “conditionally essential” amino acid glutamine (Q) as an anaplerotic carbon source for TCA cycle intermediates. While Q deprivation causes G1 cell cycle arrest …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/28/2015, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

April 28, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Winthrop Recognizes Employees For Service, Outstanding Work, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2015

• Acting President Debra Boyd received a special service award from the Winthrop Board of Trustees for her outstanding work over the last year.
• Associate Professor of Sociology Brad Tripp was recognized with the Faculty Student Life Award.
• Professor Gloria Jones earned the Mary Spann Richardson Award.

Obesity And The Effects Of Excess Adiposity On Bone Properties, Health, And Function, Lisa Anne Taylor

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

This article aims to inform on the relationships that exist between obesity, a fairly modern ailment to the human species, and bone mechanical properties and function. Because the phenomenon that is obesity is so contemporary, it’s progressive effects on the skeletal system are poorly understood. Many previous studies aimed to prove that obesity had a positive effect on bone mass. It was believed that obesity and the excess body mass attributed to it essentially increased BMD by presenting load bearing bones with higher levels of stress than their non-obese counterparts, but this assumption of a positive correlation seems to be …

Must Us Medical Professionals Treat Ebola Patients?, Robert Nowell

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

In this paper I examine the duty of US healthcare providers (HCPs) to treat patients in the context of the current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. In particular, I consider how EVD and subsequent treatment is different from other infectious diseases like influenza or SARS, and how this impacts duty of care for US HCPs. I conclude that, given proper protective measures and support, HCPs at present face a strong moral obligation to care for patients with EVD. This duty is dependent upon individual position and context, and it may change if, for example, the situation turns into a pandemic.

“The Gay Factor” – Exploring The Gay/Straight Wage Gap In Men, Thien Mai

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

Is there a wage penalty for being gay? Previous research has indicated a sizable wage gap between gay and straight men of up to 25%. At the same time, national polling indicates increasing acceptance of gay marriage and gay relationships in general. Using the most recent data available (American Community Survey, 2012), I find a gay premium of ~6%, a number which is robust across a number of sample limitations. This premium may be partially related to urban residence which is unobserved in the public use samples of the ACS.

Neither Here Nor There: Borrowed Bodies, Third Space, And The Museum, Rebecca Digiovanna

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

The contemporary art world is in a state of great influx and change. In part due to globalization, the arts are producing works that no longer adhere to a dichotomy of male vs. female, black vs. white, Asian vs. American, and so forth. Instead, artists are intermingling these seemingly separate identities into new forms of categorization and selfhood. Using expat artist Zhang Huan’s My America as a vehicle for discussion, this essay examines Chinese post-colonial philosopher Homi Bhabha’s Third Space of Enunciation and its relationship to the rising multiplicity of identity seen in contemporary artists. An argument is made for …

Santa Maria Antiqua: The Amalgamation Of Identity In Early Medieval Rome, Cayce Davis

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

The intent of this investigation is to frame an identity for the church of Santa Maria Antiqua and the urban condition of Rome during the sixth through eighth centuries. Coupling topographical and semiotic information with larger geographic issues, this study interrogates the church and specific individuals associated with it as a way of more comprehensively understanding Santa Maria Antiqua as a visual medium of cultural change and political propaganda. Narrating the complex formation of personal and social identity at the site allows us to understand greater physical and social contexts and explore more thoroughly early Christian Rome.

Mathematical Modeling And Optimal Control Of Alternative Pest Management For Alfalfa Agroecosystems, Cara Sulyok

Mathematics Honors Papers

This project develops mathematical models and computer simulations for cost-effective and environmentally-safe strategies to minimize plant damage from pests with optimal biodiversity levels. The desired goals are to identify tradeoffs between costs, impacts, and outcomes using the enemies hypothesis and polyculture in farming. A mathematical model including twelve size- and time-dependent parameters was created using a system of non-linear differential equations. It was shown to accurately fit results from open-field experiments and thus predict outcomes for scenarios not covered by these experiments.

The focus is on the application to alfalfa agroecosystems where field experiments and data were conducted and provided …

2015-04-27-Study: College-Age Individuals Not Getting Enough Vitamin D, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

No abstract provided.