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Influence Of Environmental Humidity On Cigarette Smoke Components And Sensory Features, Yan Jin

Food and Machinery

The cut tobacco moisture content, smoke moisture content, tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and 70 kinds of smoke components of cigarettes with different environmental humidity were measured, and the cigarette feature indexes and quality indexes were evaluated. ① In general, with increasing of the environmental humidity, the contents of mainstream smoke components increased. ② With the increasing of the environmental humidity, the features indexes were overall increased firstly and then decreased, and the maximum value appeared at 50% humidity. In quality characteristics, the total score were increased first and then decreased, the maximum value appeared in 60% humidity, and the comfort …

Study On Determination Of Rice Protein By Automatic Kjeldahl Apparatus, Guo Yingshi, Cao Xiaoyan, Zou Hangjun, Guo Mingyi, Zhang Wei

Food and Machinery

The method of measuring rice protein with fully automatic Kieldahl azotometer by single-factor experiment and orthogonal experiment was investigated. It defines the best experiment conditions through examining such key factors as sample weight, additive amount of sulfuric acid, digesting temperature and digesting time. The results showed that when the sample weight is 0.40 g, the added amount of sulfuric acid was 12 mL, digested at is 420 ℃ and for 50 min, the experimental effect was the best. The standard deviations of 6 determinations of 5 kinds of rice were 0.050 2～0.101 1, and the recoveries of nitrogen of urea …

Lc/Ms-Ms For Simultaneous Determination Of 4 Kinds Of Rodenticide Residues In Plant-Origin Food, Chen Hua, Xu Wenyang, Wang Yunhao, Zou Qiao, Li Tao

Food and Machinery

To establish a LC/MS-MS method for determination of 4 kinds of rodenticide residues in plant-origin food, the effects of different mobile phase and purification on the recovery was studied. The grain samples were extracted by acetontrile and then determined by LC/MS-MS, while the samples with fruit or vegetable matrix were purified with PSA+GCB after the extraction. LC/MS-MS was used for determination. The recoveries were all above 70% at spiked levels of 0.002～0.050 mg/kg, and the relative standard deviation of the methods were 4.1%～9.5%. The LOD of warfarin and coumatetralyl were 0.001 mg/kg while the other two reach 0.005 mg/kg which …

Simultaneous Determination Of Trace Amounts Of I-, Scn-, Clo-4 And Glyphosate In Water By Fia-Ic, Liu Qiulian

Food and Machinery

A method to the determination of Iodide, Thiocyanate, Perchlorate and Glyphosate in drinking water by flow injection on-line preconcentration and Ion chromatography Spectrometry with activated carbon fiber as adsorbent was developed. Using the activated carbon fiber as adsorbent flow injection on-line preconcentration, and by flow injection in the laboratory (FIA)-ion chromatography (IC) combined with technology of adsorption column enrichment of Iodide, Thiocyanate, Perchlorate and Glyphosate were determined. The linear range of the method for trace Iodide, Thiocyanate, Perchlorate and Glyphosate was 0.01～5.00 mg/L, the correlation coefficients were 0.997 9, 0.999 0, 0.998 7 and 0.998 1, and the average recoveries …

Changes And Control Optimizationof The Nitrite Content In Toona Sinensis In The Pickling Process, Liu Junlei, Ren Guangyue, Duan Xu, Zhang Ledao

Food and Machinery

The effects of different pretreatments, NaCl concentration and pickling temperature on nitrite formation in the traditional pickling process of Toona sinensis were studied. Moreover, the change rules of the content of nitrite in the pickling process after adding VC, glucose and ginger respectively were also discussed, and the control conditions were optimized. The results showed that blanching materials with Zn(Ac)₂ and EDTA-2Na mixture could greatly reduce the content of nitrite in the product; the higher the NaCl concentration, the later the peak of nitrite occurred and the higher the concentration and the peak value of nitrite; the lower the …

Study On The Degradation Effect Of Ultrasonic Pesticide Degradation Machine, Gao Honggang, Lou Jinpei

Food and Machinery

One vegetable processing production line was used based on ultrasonic pesticide degradation machine as experimental equipment in this study. By controlling the different ultrasonic power and ultrasonic radiation time parameters, the pesticide degradation effects of organic phosphorus and carbamate remaining on the surface of a small green vegetables with different ultrasonic power and ultrasonic radiation time were analyzed. The results showed that the ultrasonic power for organic phosphorus and carbamate pesticide degradation effect was very obvious. However, when the ultrasonic power reached to a certain degree, the pesticide degradation tend to be changless. The relationship between the ultrasonic irradiation time …

Design Of An Automatic Hamburg-Making Machine, Wang Tao, Chen Chengjun, Guo Yanbao, Liu Chengcheng

Food and Machinery

In order to reduce the high degree of dependence on human resources in the process of hamburger-making, an automatic hamburger-making machine was designed. The machine consisted of mechanical system and control system. The mechanical system included an oven, an overhead travelling crane system, a meat storage cabinet, a manipulator, a pallet trolley, an assembly line, a hamburger sauce adding mechanism and a vegetable adding mechanism. The control system included a touch screen, a communication system and a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). The control system could regulate the mechanical system to complete a five-step task, including adding bread, adding meat, adding …

Design And Test Of The Rub Peeling Machine For Potato, Yang Jiapeng, Wang Qinghui, Yan Shengkun, Yang Zhongqiang

Food and Machinery

To improve the dehulling rate and reduce the damage rate, a peeling machine for potato was designed according to the principle of rubbing. The machine consisted of waterworks, discharge control device, locking device, peeling roller, spiral brush roller and so on. It adopted rubbing of peeling roller and spiral brush roller for potato peeling. The main factors influenced peeling were studied, including rotating speed, time and feeding rate, and a peel test was carried out. The results showed the mass loss rate increased significantly with the increase of rotating speed and time. However, with the increase of feeding rate, the …

Effect Of High Humidity Preconditioning On Hot Air Drying And Its Rehydration Of Chinese Yam, Lu Xuezhong, Liu Yanan, Zhang Debang, Guo Guixia, Li Heng, Ren Guangyue

Food and Machinery

The effect of the drying properties on hot air drying by relative humidity control of Chinese yam was studied. The test material was treated with high humidity after the hot air drying, and factors on the drying characteristics and rehydration characteristics were investigated, including the treatment time of humidity, slice thickness, dying temperature, and drying air velocity. The L9(3⁴) orthogonal test was used to get the best drying process parameters on energy consumption. the content of polysaccharide and the color of two kind of yam (prepared by the best drying process parameters on energy consumption and hot air …

Study On The Optimization Of Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction And Stability Of Pigments Obtained From Leaves Of Ginkgo Biloba L., Li Ling, Yan Xuyu

Food and Machinery

The pigments were obtained from leaves of Ginkgo biloba L. using ultrasound-assisted ethanol extraction method. The main influence factors of pigments extraction were selected from the results of single factor test and optimized by orthogonal experimental design, and its stability to pH, temperature, metal ions and light was studied. The optimum extraction technology was using the ethanol concentration of 95%, with the pH value 6.0, extracted at 60 ℃ for 2 h. Under this condition, the absorbance of pigments was 0.831. The stability results indicated that the pigments was stable in acidic and alkine media, and was stable to Na …

Preparation Of Low Phenylalanine Peptides Mixture From Peanut Protein, Li Zhigang, Guang Cuie, Gan Jianping

Food and Machinery

In order to prepare original material for developing low phenylalanine special food, the peanut protein was degraded by Alcalase2.4L and papain, the hydrolysis by Flavourzyme and the removal of phenylalanine by activated carbon were determined by signal and orthogonal tests separately. The optimal parameters were found to be hydrolysis temperature 50 ℃, pH 6.5, enzyme/substrate 3 500 U/g and time 5 h, which resulted in a content of free phenylalanine of 28.65 mg/100 mL in hydrolysates. The removal of phenylalanine with 7 g/100 g activated carbon powder was conducted at 35 ℃, pH 3.0 for 2.5 h and the removal …

Effects Of Online Laser Perforation Parameters On Physical And Chemical Indexes Of Fine Cigarettes, Gao Mingqi, Gu Liang, Li Mingzhe, Lu Ping, Ji Peng, Feng Xiaomin, Wang Ning, Meng Yang, Tian Haiying, Cui Chun, Hu Shaodong

Food and Machinery

In order to investigate the effects of online laser perforation parameters on physical and chemical indexes of fine cigarette, the cigarette samples were prepared with different laser perforation positions, different hole numbers and different laser perforation time, and the relationships of the said parameters were also analyzed with cigarette ventilation rate,the consistence of ventilation rate and the deliveries of routine smoke constituents. The results showed that: ① Compared with normal cigarettes, the positions of online laser pulse had little influence on physical and chemical indexes of fine cigarette, the change of physical and chemical indexes of fine cigarettes with different …

Economic Impact Of The Sugarcane Aphid Outbreak In South Texas, Samuel D. Zapata, Rebekka Dudensing, Danielle Sekula, Gabriela Esparza-Díaz, Raul Villanueva

Entomology Faculty Publications

The objective of this study was to estimate the economic impact of the sugarcane aphid (SCA) outbreak in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), Texas. Local producers were surveyed to gather detailed information about crop production and pest control practices. Collected data were used to estimate the reduction in profit associated with the SCA infestation, as well as the monetary value of the prevented loss attributed to control efforts. Sorghum industry losses were then used to assess the overall economic impact of the SCA outbreak in the RGV economy.

Efficient Air Desulfurization Catalysts Derived From Pig Manure Liquefaction Char, Rajiv Wallace, Sundaramurthy Suresh, Elham H. Fini, Teresa Bandosz

Publications and Research

Biochar from the liquefaction of pig manure was used as a precursor of H2S desulfurization adsorbents. In its inorganic matter, it contains marked quantities of calcium, magnesium and iron, which are known as hydrogen sulfide oxidation catalysts. The char was used either as-received or mixed with 10% nanographite. The latter was added to increase both the content of the carbon phase and conductivity. ZnCl2 in two different ratios of char to an activation agent (1:1 and 1:2) was used to create the porosity in the carbon phase. The content of the later was between 18–45%. The activated samples adsorbed 144 …

Evaluating The Impact Of Two Contrasting Tillage Practices On Soil Properties In Central Kentucky, Emily Cook

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Farming practices such as no tillage and plowing can institute change on soil physical and chemical characteristics. In this research, the effects of long-term conventional and no-tillage systems on the selected soil properties were determined in a continuous corn system on a farm with Maury silt loam soil. These samples were taken from University of Kentucky's Research Farm (Spindletop Farm). The field used was tilled in 1969 from bluegrass sod and the first time research was conduced was in 1970. Each plot is 20 ft. by 40 ft. and for many years each plot was split with winter cover crop …

Agriculture Teacher Couples: Opportunities And Challenges, Kaylan Hope Johnson

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Inside Research: Q&A With Katalin Tari, Rachel L. Wood

Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

No abstract provided.

Community Size And Resident Satisfaction: Is There A Sweet Spot?, Randolph L. Cantrell

Cornhusker Economics

Members of the rural development industry have long debated the existence of a "Best" community size in which to invest resources successfully. Some places, it is argued, are simply too small to attract the businesses and population required for sustained development. Population trends of the last 50 years seem to support this notion, since every rural regions and communities have consistently lost population while larger places have grown by serving as regional trade centers.

Characterization Of Aspergillus Flavus Soil And Corn Kernel Populations From Eight Mississippi River States, Jorge A. Reyes Pineda

LSU Master's Theses

Aspergillus flavus is a saprophytic ascomycete that can also actively invade the seed of crops and potentially contaminate them with harmful aflatoxins. Management of A. flavus currently relies mostly on biocontrol. However, there is still a lot to learn about its biology and ecology so the current approach can be improved. An A. flavus population survey was undertaken during the fall of 2014 across eight Mississippi River states to determine population diversity and geographic distribution of VCGs. Isolates from corn and soil were also characterized for VCG, sclerotial morphotype, mating type, cyclopiazonic acid, and aflatoxin production in order to determine …

Jaggers, Katie Thompson (Fa 1107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1107. Paper titled “Methods of Corn Production in an Edmonson Co[unty] Community” in which Katie Jaggers Charts the history of corn harvesting by traditional means, such as using mules, shovels, wagons, and A-harrows, up through the current practice of employing highly-tech machinery. Paper is based on information collected by Jaggers from two brothers, Edgar and Harry Thompson, who resided in Lindseyville, Kentucky. Collection also includes color photos and descriptions of traditional farming machinery.

Livestock Air Emission Requirements, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

Federal environmental laws require the reporting of emissions of hazardous substances beyond EPA-established minimum amounts. EPA has established a 2008 reporting exemption for livestock operations smaller than large CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations). Environmental groups challenged the EPA livestock exemption. On April 11, 2017, the D.C. federal court of appeals invalidated the livestock reporting exemption. Reporting requirements will go into effect November 15, 2017 unless the court grants EPA an additional time extension for implementing the livestock reporting program.

Atay V. County Of Maui, Stephanie A. George

Public Land & Resources Law Review

As genetically engineered plants become more common, questions frequently arise regarding how the plants are regulated and who can regulate them. The Ninth Circuit attempted to answer these questions through preemption doctrine. The court left the door open for states and localities to regulate genetically engineered crops that have been deregulated by the federal government. This decision will implicate the future cultivation of genetically engineered crops, and the food industry as a whole.

Safe, Patricia Lent

Occasional Paper Series

The first four sections of this essay chronicle her attempts to make sense of September 11 in the succeeding weeks and months. The final section—”Corn, Beans, and Squash”—was written to and for her students at the end of the school year.

Individual And Community Well-Being In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska: 2017 Nebraska Rural Poll Results, Rebecca J. Vogt, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bradley Lubben, L. J. Mcelravy, T. L. Meyer

Rural Futures Institute: Publications

Conclusion

By many different measures, rural Nebraskans are positive about their community. Many rural Nebraskans rate their community favorably on its social dimensions: as friendly, trusting and supportive. Most rural Nebraskans say it would be difficult to leave their community and have a positive attachment to their community. And, most rural Nebraskans disagree that their community is powerless to control its future.

Across all years of this study, rural Nebraskans’ views about the change in their community have generally been positive. The proportion believing their community has changed for the better during the past year has usually been greater than …

Agricultural Communications Lesson Plans For High School Agriculture Programs, Caitlin Anne Stanton

Agricultural Education and Communication

In today’s workforce, individuals are expected to be able to communicate effectively through all means of communication. This includes video, graphics, emails, social media, and in person. In the agriculture industry, these means of communication have become crucial to promoting agricultural literacy throughout the world. It is important for young people to have a grasp on professionally utilizing these communication methods so that they can use them in future careers as well as advocating for the agriculture industry. The role of technology and social media is rapidly increasing in everyday life and becoming a key learning tool in secondary education. …

Nebline, November/December 2017

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: 4-H’ers Grow Into True Leaders through Service

Food & Health

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Pests & Wildlife

Horticulture

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4-H & Youth

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Organic Solvent Exposure And Depressive Symptoms Among Licensed Pesticide Applicators In The Agricultural Health Study, Miriam Siegel, Sarah E. Starks, Wayne T. Sanderson, Freya Kamel, Jane A. Hoppin, Fred Gerr

Epidemiology and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Purpose

Although organic solvents are often used in agricultural operations, neurotoxic effects of solvent exposure have not been extensively studied among farmers. The current analysis examined associations between questionnaire-based metrics of organic solvent exposure and depressive symptoms among farmers.

Methods

Results from 692 male Agricultural Health Study participants were analyzed. Solvent type and exposure duration were assessed by questionnaire. An “ever-use” variable and years of use categories were constructed for exposure to gasoline, paint/lacquer thinner, petroleum distillates, and any solvent. Depressive symptoms were ascertained with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D); scores were analyzed separately as continuous (0–60) …

Sheep And Goat Industry Funding Scheme 2016/2017, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity published reports

The Sheep and Goat Industry Funding Scheme (IFS) has been operating since 2010 to address biosecurity threats relevant to the Western Australian (WA) sheep and goat industry. The Scheme was established by regulation under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 to enable sheep and goat producers to identify pest and disease priorities at a whole-of-industry level and raise funds for activities to address these priorities.

There are currently three Industry Funding Schemes in operation. In addition to the Sheep and Goat IFS, there is a Cattle IFS and a Grains, Seeds and Hay IFS. The three IFSs operate in …

Econometric Estimation Of Groundwater Depth Change For The High Plains Aquifer, Jonathan R. Sims

Department of Agricultural Economics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This article presents a new method for estimating changes in depth to groundwater at a yearly, county level and incorporates these estimates as the dependent variable of econometric models for the High Plains aquifer. The High Plains (Ogallala) aquifer underlies eight states in the central United States and is the primary source of irrigation water for this large food producing region. The stock of groundwater is a finite, non-renewable resource with minimal recharge in most areas. Many fields of study, including hydrology and agricultural economics, are interested in depth to groundwater changes because they serve as a proxy for estimating …

Cattle Industry Funding Scheme Annual Report 2016/2017, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity published reports

In June 2010 the Cattle Industry Funding Scheme (IFS) was introduced to address biosecurity threats relevant to the Western Australian (WA) cattle industry. The Scheme was established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 to enable cattle producers to identify the pest and disease priorities at a whole-of-industry level and to raise funds for activities to address these priorities.

There are currently three Industry Funding Schemes in operation. In addition to the Cattle IFS, there is a Sheep and Goat IFS and a Grains, Seeds and Hay IFS. The three IFSs operate in a similar manner.

The purpose of …