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An Automatic Loading And Unloading Device Of Coconut Stripping Clothes Dryer, Zhang Zhiqiang, Fan Junqing, Geng Xiu

Food and Machinery

According to the coconut husking machine, studies the working principle of automatic loading and unloading device of coconut husking machine. The design contains controlling order fall of coconut by hopper，putting coconut right by rotary drum，grabbing coconut by manipulator，the automatic control system of device and conducting experimental verification. The result of experiment proves that the automatic loading and unloading device of coconut husking machine is feasible. The whole process achieves automatic and high efficiency, meeting the demand of sending coconut for husking machine.

Effect Of Prepreg Solution With Different Ph Values On Color Changes Of Peach Juice, Chen Haiying, Wu Fengfeng, Cui Zhengwei, Tia Nyaoqi, Song Feihu

Food and Machinery

Effect of prepreg solution with different pH values (3.2, 3.6, 4.0, 4.4, 4.8) on the color changes of peach juice was studied. Several color parameters, including lightness (ΔL), redness (Δa), yellowness (Δb), total color difference (ΔE) and chroma (ΔC), were detected when the peach juice was kept in a sealed container at the ambient temperature for different time. Compared to the control samples, the color of peach juice changed slightly after impregnating in citric acid-sodium citrate buffer with pH 4.4 and 4.8 （especially pH 4.8）for 30 min. After impregnating in pH 4.8 buffer solution，the ΔL value decreased from -3.16 to …

Quick Discrimination Of Storage Periods For Muscat Grape Based On Electronic Nose, Chen Chen, Lu Xiaoxiang, Zhang Peng, Chen Shaohui, Li Jiangkuo

Food and Machinery

The aim was to establish a rapid discrimination method of Muscat grape during storage based on the electronic nose technology. Samples of different storage time stored in 10, 0 ℃ were detected using PEN3 electronic nose system, operating loadings contribution rate analysis of sensors, principal component analysis, linear discriminant analysis to distinguish the storage period, establishing of the discriminant model, and then compared the prediction power of Mahalanobis distance, Euclidean distance, correlation, discriminant function analysis method by unknown samples. At the same time, the rate of good fruit, soluble solids content, total acid content, V_C content, hardness index were …

Effects Of 3 Food Additives On Anti-Aging In Wet-Fresh Noodles, Xiao Dong, Zhou Wenhua, Deng Hang, Huang Yang

Food and Machinery

The fresh-wet noodle was easily aging during the shelf period for the high moisture content. In order to decrease the process of aging, 3 kinds of additives, for guar gum, Sodium stearyl lactate(SSL) and Soluble soybean-polysaccharide (SSPS), were studied, and the texture and sensory evaluation were analyzed. Result: Taking the hardness of fresh-wet noodle as the aging index, with the addition quantities of additives, ratio of additive to flour, guar gum of 0.2%, SSPS of 0.1%, SSL of 0.2%, the hardness of fresh wet noodle is the lowest; The indexes, such as hardness, viscosity, and chewiness, which analyzed by the …

Studies On Extraction And Molecular Properties Of Gualou Seed (Semen Trichosanthis) Protein Prepared From By-Products, Li Xianghong, Li Min, Liu Yongle, Yu Jian, Wang Faxiang, Wang Jianhui

Food and Machinery

In present study, Gualou seed proteins were extracted from its by-products, and the molecular properties of the proteins were also observed. The results showed that the Gualou seed proteins mainly consisted of salt-soluble protein (55.3% of extracting yield) and alkali-soluble protein (15.8% of extracting yield), and the alkali-soluble protein may be linked with pigments because the protein solution appeared to be dark brown. Sodium dodecyl sulfonate-polyacrylamide gelelectrophoresis analysis was used to test the subunit molecular weight distribution and the result revealed that subunits of salt-soluble and alkali-soluble proteins mainly distributed from 10 to 32 kDa. The molecular weight distribution of …

Inhibiting Effect Of Stachyose From Stachys Floridana Schuttl.Ex Benth On Proliferation Of Caco-2 Cell Line And Its Potential Mechanism, Zhong Xianfeng, Huang Guidong, Zhang Jiru, Zhang Yong, Hua Dong

Food and Machinery

The inhibiting effect of stachyose from Stachys floridana Schuttl.ex Benth on the proliferation of Caco-2 cell line and its potential mechanism were investigated.Caco-2 cells were incubated in serum-free media, the inhibiting effect of stachyose on Caco-2 cell proliferation were analyzed by MTT assay and the apoptosis of Caco-2 cells were determined by flow cytometry, then cell damage degree was studied by the detection of LDH release rate. The results showed that stachyose inhibited the proliferation of Caco-2 cell lines in a dose- and time- dependent manner. After pretreatment with different concentrations of stachyose (0.5, 1, 2, 4 mmol/L), cell apoptosis …

Weight-Reducing Effect Of Onion Peel Extracts On Obese Rats, Liu Haoming, Pan Yannan, Cui Taihua, Wei Dan, Liang Chengyun, Li Guanhao

Food and Machinery

Investigated the effects of onion peel extracts on weight reduction in obesity rats. The experiment adopted the nutritional obesity model, and selected the tea polyphenol (TP) as a positive control and fed with high-fat diet added 0.57% of tea polyphenol and 1.33% of onion peel extracts. Research studied the influence of onion peel extracts on body weights, Lee’s indexes, food intake and food utilization rate of the rats, and further evaluated weight-reducing capacity of onion peel extracts according to above parameters. The results showed that onion peel extracts could decrease the body weight significantly by restraining fat cell dilated and …

Effects Of Breaking Cell Wall On Rape Bee Pollen Treated With Pectinase Using Multi-Index Evaluation, Wang Kai, Ren Xiangnan, Dong Jie, Zhang Gensheng

Food and Machinery

To improve wall-broken effects of bee pollen, rape bee pollen was selected as material and treated with pectinase in different pH and temperature. The effects of pectinase on rape bee pollen were evaluated by protein dispersion index, soluble sugar content, microscopic analysis and particle size distribution. The results demonstrated that pectinase hydrolysis could disintegrate the intine at the germinal apertures, the optimal conditions were pH 3.5 and temperature 50 ℃. Under optimal conditions, protein dispersion index was 0.684 6, and soluble sugar content was 24.86%. By microscopic analysis, some germinal apertures seemed apart and some little particles emerged. According to …

Effects Of Drying Methods On Antioxidant Activities And Reducing Capacity Of Polysaccharides Extracted From Onchidium Struma, Cheng Zhiqing, Shen Heding, Yao Lixiang, Diao Ya

Food and Machinery

The polysaccharide of Onchidium struma was extracted by using traditional hot water extraction and alcohol precipitation method，the influence of vacuum freeze drying and oven drying on the antioxidant activity of polysaccharides was investigated. The antioxidant activities of the polysaccharide was evaluated by scavenging DPPH free radical, hydroxyl free radical, surperoxide anion radical and sodium nitrite, and the total reducing capacity of polysaccharide was studied by spectrophotometric method. The results showed that the scavenging effect of freeze dried polysaccharide was stronger than the oven dried polysaccharide,the IC₅₀ for scavenging activities against DPPH free radical, hydroxyl and sodium nitrite were 4.14, …

Study On Process Conditions Of Superfine Grinding Modifying Insoluble Dietary Fiber From Potato Pulp, Zhang Gensheng, Ge Yingliang, Nie Zhiqiang, Yue Xiaoxia, Han Bing, Cheng Jianbo

Food and Machinery

Insoluble dietary fiber of potato slag was chosen to modify with superfine grinding using colloid mill. Inter-tooth space,of colloid mill, material-to-liquid ratio, treatment time are optimized by single-factor and orthogonal designed experiment and are defined with solubility process. Results shown optimum modified conditions of colloid mill: inter-tooth space 8.00 μm, 3 000 r/min for 5 min, material-to-liquid ratio 1∶60. Under these conditions, the solubility is 18.33%.

Influence Of Modified Attapulgite On Non-Biological Stability Of Beer, Shi Jinglue

Food and Machinery

Report a study on the modification conditions of attapulgite towards improving its adsorption affinity and specificity of the chill haze protein in beer. Quantity of attapulgite added and adsorption time used were optimized using univariate and multivariate analysis with orthogonal parameter sets. Experiments conducted were focusing on the non-biological stability, foam stability and filtration performance of beer. Adsorption specificity test of the modified attapulgite with the chill haze protein in beer was also presented. An optimal condition for the modification was concluded that the attapulgite be heated at 303 ℃ for 2.54 h. With a quantity of 0.87 g/L added …

Application Of Extrusion Technology For Preparing Defatted Black Soybean Meal Reconstituted Powder, Zhang Lin, Li Jianke, Ren Caixia, Sun Xuesi, Qin Lingxiang

Food and Machinery

The extruding and expanding experiment was studied with the black soybean meal as material, mixing corn starch by twin-screw extruder to make reconstituted powder, The best expanded technical parameters were determined, and studied the formula, the extrusion ratio, the reconstituability, the viscosity, the color of this powder flour. The optimal formula of the powder was as follows: black soybean meal 30%, corn starch 45%, sugar 15%, maltodextrin 10%, creamer 6%.

Optimization On Processing Of Trachinotus Ovatus Surimi Gel By Response Surface Methodology, Huang He, Wang Na, Chen Liang, Wu Wenlong

Food and Machinery

With Trachinotus ovatus surimi gel as the research object, using the fractional factorial experiment screened out five factors from the seven factors, such as rinsing time, rinsing times, mincing time and twice heating time, which had a great effect on the surimi gel strength and whiteness. And then through the steepest uphill test to approach the maximum response area of the 5 factors, the final optimized by central composite design response surface methodology, the optimal results showed that: the rinsing time was 3 min, rinsing 5 times, mincing time was 21 min, the first heating time was 10 min, second …

Study On Processing Technology Of Plum Juice Beverage With Pulp, Cheng Ce, Lu Jun, Han Wenqi, Huang Hui, Li Zhonghai

Food and Machinery

Discussed on the processing technology of plum juice beverage with pulp. The main parameters of the process, including peeling method, pectinase dosage, the color fixative and juice recipes were studied by single factor and orthogonal test. The results showed that the optimum leaching method was alkaline peeling; the optimum pectinase dosage was 200 mg/L. The composite color fixative optimal ratio composed 0.15 g/100 mL of V_C, 0.20 g/100 mL of citric acid, 0.30 g/100 mL of sodium bisulfite; The best formula were 15 g/100 mL of plum content, 9.0 g/100 mL of sugar, 0.10 g/100 mL of citric …

Advances In Research Of Cftr Inhibitors Extracted From Foods And Herbal Plants, Luan Jian, Yang Hong

Food and Machinery

CFTR chloride channel is the molecular drug target for the treatment of secretory diarrhea. Screening CFTR inhibitors is the most important and basic part of anti-diarrheal drug development. The natural products are diversified both in the structure and the biological activity. In the discovery of drugs and leading compounds, natural products play a key role and become the main source of drug development. Natural products from foods and herbal plants are usually safe for low or no toxicity and side-effect in clinic. CFTR inhibitors which source of foods and traditional Chinese medicines are important of study and treatment of CFTR …

Research Progress On Application Of Magnetic Nanoparticles In Composition Isolation And Safety Detection In Food Field, Tang Yao, Xu Zhou, Ding Li, Wang Libing, Cheng Yunhui

Food and Machinery

Magnetic nanoparticles is a kind of new polymer materials, which has been widely used in the field of biomedical, food and environment in recent years．The magnetic nanoparticles with suitable surface modification are capable of binding molecules selectively and has property of special magnetic response. In this review, the research progress on applications of magnetic nanoparticles in food composition separation and food safety detection were reviewed, and the application prospect were discussed.

Advances On Managemeng And Key Technology Of Fresh Agricultural Products Cold Chain, Li Kang, Zheng Jianguo, Wu Daqing

Food and Machinery

Cold chain has become an important guarantee for world's countries to improve the quality of fresh agricultural products circulation condition, ensure food safety, increase agricultural product added value and promote agricultural products to the international market. But there is a certain gap between our country’s cold chain and developed countries’ in technology, equipment ownership and overall system management level. On the basis of analyzing the research on cold chain management at home and abroad, this paper compares and analyses some of the major issues in cold chain: inventory, logistics system planning, safety and quality, coordination mechanism and the key technical …

Application Progress Of Gas Chromatography And Its Hyphenated Technology In Meat Products, Ye Yongli, He Xinrui, Chen Shien, Hu Xiaopeng, Ma Zhongren

Food and Machinery

As a mature technology, gas chromatography has been widely used in analysis of composition and content of material, and it is also promising for analysis of food nutrition components and quality and security as it is easy, fast to use. The application of gas chromatography and its hyphenated technology in nutrition ingredient analysis, flavor compound, freshness, pesticide and veterinary residue, and toxic chemical from environment and process of meat and meat products are reviewed, and then prospected its perspective applications in meat detection.

Research Advance On Preparation Of Peony Seed Oil By Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction, Chen Xuan, Zhou Bo, Wang Zhoujun, Zhong Haiyan

Food and Machinery

The peony seed oil is identified as new resources food in the laws, which can be applied to functional food, cosmetics, health care and other industries. The enzyme-assisted aqueous is a safe, efficient, and green method. Mainly discusses the basic composition of peony seed and its oil features, and analyzes the key factors of enzyme-assisted aqueous method for extraction of peony seed oil, which offers development direction in the crude enzyme extraction, enzymatic demulsification, immobilized enzyme technology.

Progress On Functionality Of Blueberry And Extracting Technology For Its Active Ingredient, Li Bin, Lei Yue, Meng Xianjun, Jiao Xinyao, Zhang Jiacheng, Wang Weisheng, Xu Qiang, Gao Ningxuan

Food and Machinery

For the its unique flavor, rich nutrients and multifunctionality, blueberry is highly popular. The nutritional value of blueberry is summarized, especially its healthy function in protecting eyesight, antioxidation and enhancing memory ability. Also, the current development situation of extractive technique of active ingredient in blueberry is reviewed and the prospect of blueberry is presented, aiming to provide a reference for further development of blueberry.

Analysis On The Present Situation And Reform Measures Of Agricultural Mechanization Specialty Of China, Jia Xing

Food and Machinery

This paper analyzes the present situation and difficulties of agricultural mechanization specialty, and the reform measures are carried out from the aspects of innovation education mode, reform teaching system, construction of practical training base, strengthening teachers team construction and innovation evaluation and incentive mechanism.

Public Participation: Innovation And Expression Of Food Production Supervision In China, Wei Yan

Food and Machinery

Under the impact of the food safety accidents occur frequently, traditional food safety supervision mode relying solely on management of the administrative organs show significant limitations. Therefore, public management mode should be established, its core is government and fully integrates social management power. In the context of public management, food safety supervision in China lack the necessary coordination between administrative departments, administrative departments and social public opinion, administrative departments can not play their leading role, and many food operators ignore the legal supervision and other issues, which is caused by the food safety administration of long management, local protectionism and …

Running Inspection And Route Improvement In Tourism Food Safety Management, Wu Jianhai

Food and Machinery

Chinese tourism food safety management has established the corresponding legal system, and has the corresponding administrative organs, formed the tourism food safety management system initially. However, due to the problems of food safety management and the characteristics of tourism food safety management, Chinese tourism food safety management still exist many problems. Therefore, it is necessary to take targeted measures to solve these problems from two aspects of food safety management and tourism food safety management, to achieve the purpose of improving the safety management of tourism food.

Reflection And Forward: Institutional Path Of Chinese Food Safety Education, Zheng Kehong

Food and Machinery

Food safety is related to national economy and people's livelihood, doing food safety education for citizens, is the key to safeguard citizens' health and safety, and the necessary premise of the construction of a harmonious society. The perfecting of food safety education, which should be have the responsibility of the subject is clear food safety education should be brought into the national education，strengthen professional personnel training, to strengthen the publicity.

Review And Perfection Of Criminal Law System In Food Safety Crime, Tan Yaying

Food and Machinery

Food safety crime has caused a serious threat to people's life and health, so it must be in the criminal law. However, through the criminal law regulation of food safety crime, some important links of food safety, the crime of holding type were found, which was not included in the criminal law, some key concepts lack of clear definition, and the fine penalty lack of clear sentencing standards. It is necessary to take food logistics and agricultural products into the criminal legislation, to clear the sentencing standards of the fine penalty, to bring the crime of possession into the relevant …

Consequences Of Shifts In Abundance And Distribution Of American Chestnut For Restoration Of A Foundation Forest Tree, Harmony J. Dalgleish, Charles Dana Nelson, John A. Scrivani, Douglass F. Jacobs

Forestry and Natural Resources Faculty Publications

Restoration of foundation species, such as the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) that was devastated by an introduced fungus, can restore ecosystem function. Understanding both the current distribution as well as biogeographic patterns is important for restoration planning. We used United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data to quantify the current density and distribution of C. dentata. We then review the literature concerning biogeographic patterns in C. dentata. Currently, 431 ± 30.2 million stems remain. The vast majority (360 ± 22 million) are sprouts < 2.5 cm dbh. Although this number is approximately 10% of the estimated pre-blight population, blight has caused a major shift in the size structure. The current-day population has a larger range, particularly west and north, likely due to human translocation. While climate change could facilitate northward expansion, limited seed reproduction makes this unlikely without assisted migration. Previous research demonstrates that the current, smaller population contains slightly higher genetic diversity than expected, although little information exists on biogeographic patterns in the genetics of adaptive traits. Our research provides a baseline characterization of the contemporary population of C. dentata, to enable monitoring stem densities …

The Acute Relationships Between Affect, Physical Feeling States, And Physical Activity In Daily Life: A Review Of Current Evidence, Yue Liao, Eleanor T. Shonkoff, Genevieve F. Dunton

Kinesiology Faculty Publications & Presentations - Archive

Until recently, most studies investigating the acute relationships between affective and physical feeling states and physical activity were conducted in controlled laboratory settings, whose results might not translate well to everyday life. This review was among the first attempts to synthesize current evidence on the acute (e.g., within a few hours) relationships between affective and physical feeling states and physical activity from studies conducted in free-living, naturalistic settings in non-clinical populations. A systematic literature search yielded 14 eligible studies for review. Six studies tested the relationship between affective states and subsequent physical activity; findings from these studies suggest that positive …

A Genetic And Biochemical Analysis Of Sulfolobus Spindle-Shaped Virus 1, Eric Alexander Iverson

Dissertations and Theses

Viruses infecting the Archaea exhibit a tremendous amount of morphological and genetic diversity. This is especially true for crenarchaeal viruses from the family Fuselloviridae, which possess spindle-shaped capsids and genomes that harbor a great number of uncharacterized genes. The functions of these unidentified gene products are of interest as they have the potential to provide valuable insights into the fusellovirus infection cycle and archaeal viruses in general. In an effort to better characterize the genetic requirements of the Fuselloviridae, we have performed genetic and biochemical experiments using the best studied fusellovirus, Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1 (SSV1).

A comprehensive …

Elimination Of Chromosomal Island Spycim1 From Streptococcus Pyogenes Strain Sf370 Reverses The Mutator Phenotype And Alters Global Transcription, Christina Hendrickson, Chad W. Euler, Scott V. Nguyen, Maliha Rahman, Kimberly A. Mccullor, Catherine J. King, Vincent A. Fischetti, W. Michael Mcshan

Publications and Research

Streptococcus pyogenes chromosomal island M1 (SpyCIM1) integrates by site-specific recombination into the 5’ end of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutL in strain SF370SmR, blocking transcription of it and the downstream operon genes. During exponential growth, SpyCIM1 excises from the chromosome and replicates as an episome, restoring mutL transcription. This process is reversed in stationary phase with SpyCIM1 re-integrating into mutL, returning the cells to a mutator phenotype. Here we show that elimination of SpyCIM1 relieves this mutator phenotype. The downstream MMR operon genes, multidrug efflux pump lmrP, Holliday junction resolution helicase ruvA, and DNA base excision …

The Interrelationships Of Placental Mammals And The Limits Of Phylogenetic Inference, James E. Tarver, Mario Dos Reis, Siavash Mirarab, Raymond J. J. Moran, Sean Parker, Joseph E. O'Reilly, Benjamin L. King, Mary J. O'Connell, Robert J. Asher, Tandy Warnow, Kevin J. Peterson, Philip C.J. Donoghue, Davide Pisani

Dartmouth Scholarship

Placental mammals comprise three principal clades: Afrotheria (e.g., elephants and tenrecs), Xenarthra (e.g., armadillos and sloths), and Boreoeutheria (all other placental mammals), the relationships among which are the subject of controversy and a touchstone for debate on the limits of phylogenetic inference. Previous analyses have found support for all three hypotheses, leading some to conclude that this phylogenetic problem might be impossible to resolve due to the compounded effects of incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) and a rapid radiation. Here we show, using a genome scale nucleotide data set, microRNAs, and the reanalysis of the three largest previously published amino acid …