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Effect Of Whole Wheat Flour On Quality Of Instant Fried Noodles, Cao Xinlei, Wang Li, Qian Haifeng, Zhang Hui, Qi Xiguang

Food and Machinery

The wheat flour was partly replaced by whole wheat flour (WWF) to make the instant fried noodles, the influence of WWF on the rheological property, texture, color, oil content and rehydration time of instant fried noodles had been studied. The RVA results showed that peak viscosity, minimum viscosity and final viscosity were significantly and negatively correlated to the replacement of WWF. With increasing amount of WWF, instant fried noodles’ hardness, chewiness and resilience decreased, while adhesiveness increased. WWF darkened the surface color of the noodles, and the rehydration time was extended from 390 s to 600 s when the content …

Progress On Migration Of Uv Absorbers In Pet Packaging Materials, Zou Ping, Li Juan, Li Zhonghai

Food and Machinery

PET packaging materials was widely used in food packaging, a certain amount of the UV absorber were added in it for improving its Anti-light oxidation. As the same time, the long-term storage may lead to the migration of UV absorber. Therefore, the types and the migration principle of UV absorbers in PET packaging materials, the domestic and foreign related transfer were summarized.

The Good Food Jobs Nexus: A Strategy For Promoting Health, Employment, And Economic Development, Nicholas Freudenberg, Michele Silver, Lesley Hirsch, Nevin Cohen

Publications and Research

In the aftermath of the Great Recession, cities have looked to the rapidly growing food sector as a promising source of new employment, and yet most of the sector’s growth has come from low-wage, dead-end food jobs. A strategy to simultaneously increase food employment, improve conditions for food workers, and enhance access to healthy and affordable food to improve public health requires pursuing a “good food jobs” approach that supports policies and programs that advance all three goals. To inform such a strategy, this article analyzes policies and programs to create good food jobs in New York City and discusses …

Effects Of Transport Vibration On Storage Quality Of Hami Melon, Zeng Yuanyuan, Wang Xichang, Zhou Ran, Song Zhewen, Xie Jing, Zhou Yan

Food and Machinery

In order to study the effect of transport vibration on storage quality of Hami melons (Cucumis melo var. saccharinus), transport vibration of semi-trailer was simulated. The melons treated by transport vibration was compared with the untreated melons while melons were stored 28 d at room temperature (23 °C). The result showed that: when stored at 28 d, respiration rate of vibration-treated melons was higher than untreated, it was indicated that the transport vibration will accelerate respiration rate and after-ripening, accelerate aging, and the rate of decrease in hardness, speed up the generation of MDA and membrane lipid oxidation, thereby the …

Infrared Heating Technology And Its Application In Food Sterilization, Wen Jiaxiong

Food and Machinery

Infrared heating technology has been widely used in the food industry, which has a very important significance for food sterilization, improve quality and improve the health of food. Meanwhile introduces the working principle of infrared heating technology, the characteristic as well as the influence on the main components of food, and summarizes the application of infrared heating technology in food industry, with examples, of infrared heating technology in food sterilization and other areas of application and research progress of the analysis.

Antioxidant And Anti-Inflammatory Effect Of Fruit Juice Of Annona Muricata L (Soursop) During Ischemia Reperfusion Injury In Rats, Mustafa Taha Mohammed, Sarah Isam Abbas

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: The study included knowledge The chemical components of the Soursop juice and determine whether Soursop prevents ischemia-reperfusion induced brain injuries in rats. METHODS: The chemical components of the prepared fruit extract were detectedits components of glycosides, proteins....etc and we were Determination of trace element and the estimation of the biochemical parameters: Blood samples were harvested from the rats,. Serum IL-10,Adiponectin and oxidative stress levels of Malondialdehyde ( MDA) and Glutathione ( GSH )were estimated. RESULTS: The results showed that the extract contain : glycosides, proteins, saponins, tannins, various phenolic compounds alkaloids , flavonoids, steroids and vitamine C . …

Exploration Of The Pregnancy-Related Health Information Seeking Behavior Of Women Who Gave Birth In The Past Year, Laura Kathleen Merrell

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Background: Pregnancy is a significant period of time for individual women. Promoting optimal health behaviors and supporting individuals during critical periods of health (such as pregnancy) is an important aspect of public health research and practice. One way of supporting individuals in promoting positive health behaviors and outcomes is by increasing their health literacy. The ability to find appropriate health information is the first step in the health literacy process. This process of finding information in health contexts is called Health Information Seeking Behavior (HISB). Whereas, HISB has been extensively studied in chronic health contexts, little research has been conducted …

Global Leadership Competencies In Selected Adult Education Graduate Programs From The United States And Western Europe, Arthur Ray Mccrory

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Researchers in the field of global leadership have reported a growing need for leaders able to perform from a global perspective, and the lack of qualified leadership candidates to fulfill these responsibilities. Adult education graduate programs represent a unique pool of aspirants to help fill this gap. In 2008, the Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE) published Standards for Graduate Programs in Adult Education. Two of these standards addressed the incorporation of globalization and leadership studies into the planning, administration, and evaluation of adult education graduate programs. This study sought to explore the connection between the phenomenon of …

Post Neonatal Mortality In Children Welfare Teaching Hospital For The Period 2007-2009, Muhi Kadhem Al-Janabi, Nadia Aziz Nasir, Kawes Omer Zangana, Asaad Fakhri Hasan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Post neonatal mortality refers to deaths between 28 days and 1 year of life. It represents about one third of infant death. Post neonatal death rates vary according to causative factors in each area of the world. OBJECTIVE: To study the post neonatal mortality and its major causes in Children Welfare Teaching Hospital (CWTH) - Medical City /Baghdad. METHODS: The medical records of 782 post neonatal deaths who were admitted to CWTH from 1st jan.2007 - 31st Dec. 2009 were studied, especially for the causes of death as registered in the files. RESULTS: The overall post neonatal death …

Impact Of Individual Acute Phase Serum Amyloid A Isoforms On Hdl Metabolism In Mice, Myung-Hee Kim, Maria C. De Beer, Joanne M. Wroblewski, Richard J. Charnigo, Ailing Ji, Nancy R. Webb, Frederick C. De Beer, Deneys R. Van Der Westhuyzen

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

The acute phase (AP) reactant serum amyloid A (SAA), an HDL apolipoprotein, exhibits pro-inflammatory activities, but its physiological function(s) are poorly understood. Functional differences between SAA1.1 and SAA2.1, the two major SAA isoforms, are unclear. Mice deficient in either isoform were used to investigate plasma isoform effects on HDL structure, composition, and apolipoprotein catabolism. Lack of either isoform did not affect the size of HDL, normally enlarged in the AP, and did not significantly change HDL composition. Plasma clearance rates of HDL apolipoproteins were determined using native HDL particles. The fractional clearance rates (FCRs) of apoA-I, apoA-II, and SAA were …

March 26, 2016 (Pages 1521-1632), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 46 (2016)

No abstract provided.

The Health Habits And Physical Activity Of Student Truck Drivers, Shalace Rose, Janet Wojcik

The Winthrop McNair Research Bulletin

This study examined health habits and physical activity levels of student truck drivers to determine if they are already at risk of developing health conditions that are shown in the truck driving industry. Student truck drivers from a technical college (N=52) participated in this study. They completed a modified version of a truck driver survey from the Transport Engineering Research Limited in New Zealand (2008). Questions regarding the students’ health habits, physical activity (PA), and wellness in the workplace were included in the anonymous questionnaire. The mean age was 35 +/- 11.03 years. Mean body mass index was 29.4 +/- …

Metabolomics Reveals New Mechanisms For Pathogenesis In Barth Syndrome And Introduces Novel Roles For Cardiolipin In Cellular Function, Yana Sandlers, Kelly Mercier, Wimal Pathmasiri, Jim Carlson, Susan Mcritchie, Susan Sumner, Hilary J. Vernon

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Barth Syndrome is the only known Mendelian disorder of cardiolipin remodeling, with characteristic clinical features of cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, and neutropenia. While the primary biochemical defects of reduced mature cardiolipin and increased monolysocardiolipin are well-described, much of the downstream biochemical dysregulation has not been uncovered, and biomarkers are limited. In order to further expand upon the knowledge of the biochemical abnormalities in Barth Syndrome, we analyzed metabolite profiles in plasma from a cohort of individuals with Barth Syndrome compared to age-matched controls via ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. A clear distinction between metabolite profiles of …

Risk Assessment Of Arsenic In Rice Cereal And Other Dietary Sources For Infants And Toddlers In The U.S., Tomoyuki Shibata, Can Meng, Josephine Umoren, Heidi West

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Currently, there are no set standards or quantitative guidelines available in the U.S. for arsenic levels in rice cereal, one of the most common first solid foods for infants. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the detected levels of inorganic arsenic (Asi) in rice cereal in the U.S. market are safe for consumption by infants and toddlers. A risk assessment was conducted based on literature reviews of the reported Asi in rice cereal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) survey and the recommended daily intake of rice cereal by body weight, for infants and toddlers …

Development Of The First High-Density Physical Maps Of Amaranthus – Genome Sequencing And Insights Into Speciation, Peter J. Maughan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Amaranthus hypochondriacus is an emerging pseudo-cereal native to the New World which has garnered increased attention in recent years due to its nutritional quality, in particular its seed protein, and more specifically its high levels of the essential amino acid lysine. It belongs to the Amaranthaceae family, is an ancient paleopolyploid that shows disomic inheritance (2n=32), and has an estimated genome size of 466 Mb. Here we present a highquality draft genome sequence of the grain amaranth A. hypochondriacus. The genome assembly consisted of 377 Mb in 3,518 scaffolds with an N50 of 371 kb. Repetitive element analysis predicted …

Sizing An Anaerobic Digester In A Rural Developing World Community: Does Household Fuel Demand Match Greenhouse Gas Production?, Ronald Keelan Greenwade

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Anaerobic digestion is the process by which organic carbon is converted into biogas in the form of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄). Both of these products are greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Therefore if anaerobic reactors are improperly maintained and biogas is leaked or intentionally released into the atmosphere because biogas production exceeds household demand, these reactors may become generators of greenhouse gas emissions instead of sustainable energy producers. The objective of this research was to develop a framework to assess if the demand for biogas by a rural adopter of an anaerobic …

Adoption Of The Sawyer Water Filter In Peru, Stephanie D. Paredes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In Peru, lack of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) results in 6,600 deaths per year that represents approximately 3.9% of total deaths. Three thousand and nine hundred of these deaths were due to diarrheal diseases (Prüss-Üstün et al., 2008). Systematic reviews suggest that interventions to improve microbial quality of drinking water are successful in reducing diarrheal diseases (Fewtrell et al., 2005; Clasen et al., 2007; Fry et al., 2013). Interventions for household water treatment and safe storage to ensure safe drinking water reduce diarrhea by 31-52% (WHO/UNICEF, 2013).

The SAWYER PointONE filter, a portable and adaptable membrane filtration device as …

March 24, 2016, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Sean Tapp V. Danny Brazill

2016 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

The Weekly Challenger, March 24, 2016, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 24, 2016, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Gut Microbial Metabolite Tmao Enhances Platelet Hyperreactivity And Thrombosis Risk, Weifei Zhu, Jill C. Gregory, Elin Org, Jennifer A. Buffa, Nilaksh Gupta, Zeneng Wang, Lin Li, Xiaoming Fu, Yuping Wu, Margarete Mehrabian, R. Balfour Sartor, Thomas M. Mcintyre, Roy L. Silverstein, W.H. Wilson Tang, Joseph A. Didonato, J. Mark Brown, Aldons J. Lusis, Stanley L. Hazen

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

Normal platelet function is critical to blood hemostasis and maintenance of a closed circulatory system. Heightened platelet reactivity, however, is associated with cardiometabolic diseases and enhanced potential for thrombotic events. We now show gut microbes, through generation of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), directly contribute to platelet hyperreactivity and enhanced thrombosis potential. Plasma TMAO levels in subjects (n > 4,000) independently predicted incident (3 years) thrombosis (heart attack, stroke) risk. Direct exposure of platelets to TMAO enhanced sub-maximal stimulus-dependent platelet activation from multiple agonists through augmented Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. Animal model studies employing dietary choline or TMAO, germ-free mice, and microbial …

The Montclarion, March 24, 2016, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Does Physical Fitness Predict The Reading Achievement Of Fifth-Grade Students? The Interaction With Gender, Courtney Lynn

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

States across the nation are facing pressure to meet standards for high stakes testing which is resulting in a decrease in the amount of time allotted to physical education (Ennis, 2006). Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008) recommends children engage in 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day, on average, children only receive 30 minutes per day of aerobic exercise (Epstein et al., 2001). Despite this decrease in physical activity, research has shown that physical activity is associated with academic achievement (Ardoy et al., 2013). In addition, physical activity is positively related to physical …

Anti-Fat Attitudes And Weight Bias Internalization: An Investigation Of How Bmi Impacts Perceptions, Opinions And Attitudes, Laurie Schrider

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Americans hold negative and judgmental attitudes towards obese and overweight individuals and these anti-fat attitudes and weight stigma have become a damaging form of discrimination. The internalization of weight bias and anti-fat attitudes contributes to negative health outcomes including: feelings of devalue, self-hate, anxiety, depression, body dissatisfaction and eating disturbances. The purpose of this study was to investigate weight bias internalization in individuals who perceive themselves as overweight as well as to examine differences in anti-fat attitudes among normal and overweight individuals. A sample of 202 male and females completed an online survey that assessed anti-fat attitudes via the Anti-Fat …

A "Big Bang" Versus A "Small Bang" Approach: A Case Study Of The Expeditionary Combat Support System (Ecss) And The Maintenance, Repair, And Overhaul Initiative (Mroi), George B. Lafiguera

Theses and Dissertations

In 2003, the United States Air Force embarked on one of the largest and most comprehensive logistical transformation to delineate the logistics community’s strategy for supporting the warfighter. A key aspect of this campaign plan was to leverage information technology through an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution called the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), a “big-bang” approach. In early 2012, the ECSS program was cancelled mainly due to uncontrollable increases in costs and schedule overruns. In late 2012, the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) launched the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul initiative (MROi), a “small-bang” approach, to increase enterprise visibility and …

An Assessment Of Elementary School Children’S Diet And Physical Activity Levels, Karen Tamara Serrano Arce

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

With prevalence rates of obesity among children and adolescents steadily rising, childhood obesity and overweight has become a public health concern. Publically funded elementary schools are in a unique position to provide children with opportunities regarding the promotion of physical activity and healthy nutritional behaviors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct exploratory research to investigate the dietary habits of elementary school students enrolled in four Hillsborough County Out-of-School Time (HOST) care programs. Methods: The study utilized a quantitative, non-experimental study design. The instruments that were used in this research included a new questionnaire that was titled “All …

Effects Of Delay To Reinforcement On Selections For High-Tech And Low-Tech Leisure Items, Yuram Kim

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Many children are exposed to excessively technology. Such use of technology may lead to health issues including obesity, attention deficits, and sleep disorders. Research has shown that parameters of reinforcement, such as quality and delay, may influence how children allocate their preferences. One way to drive preference away from high-tech toys may be to arrange delays to reinforcement following such selections and immediate reinforcement for an alternative response. In Experiment 1, four subjects who preferred high-tech leisure items over low-tech leisure items were identified through the pair-stimulus preference assessments. The results of Experiment 2 indicated that all subjects were sensitive …

Volume 53, Number 32: March 23, 2016, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Gardner-Webb Hunt School Of Nursing Partners With Community For Medical, Spiritual Ministry, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

In addition to providing world-class healthcare training for its students, the Gardner-Webb University Hunt School of Nursing connects with the surrounding community to offer medical, educational and ministry resources to improve the overall well being of residents. Those commitments were on display recently in a partnership with the N.C. Baptist Men, Crestview Baptist Church and several other local agencies that joined to provide uninsured men with tests for glucose and cholesterol levels, screenings for depression and other conditions, and information on topics such as nutrition and disease prevention.Volunteers with the N.C. Baptist Men parked the organization’s mobile Health Screening Ministry …

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.