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Fuller Together: An Understanding Of The Nexus Between Disability And Food Security, Zach Curinga

Public Health, Food Studies, and Nutrition

American society is currently structured to function for those individuals bestowed with inherent abilities. As such, it ignores access to participate socially and culturally for those who are disabled. There is a trend that elected representatives often limit access of the socio-cultural rights of others who are unlike themselves, interpreted by their own personal, non-disabled, socioeconomic experience. This trend is the root of the problem for those who are disabled: they cannot access and participate in society fully, which makes them often disregarded by their representatives who do not face their same barriers.

In this thesis, I apply a human …

Morphometric Characteristics And Time To Hatch As Efficacious Indicators For Potential Nanotoxicity Assay In Zebrafish, Seyed-Mohammadreza Samaee, Nafiseh Manteghi, Robert A. Yokel, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Although the effects of nano-sized titania (nTiO₂) on hatching events (change in hatching time and total hatching) in zebrafish have been reported, additional consequences of nTiO₂ exposure (i.e., the effects of nTiO₂-induced changes in hatching events and morphometric parameters on embryo-larvae development and survivability) have not been reported. To address this knowledge gap, embryos 4 h postfertilization were exposed to nTiO₂ (0, 0.01, 10, and 1000 μg/mL) for 220 h. Hatching rate (58, 82, and 106 h postexposure [hpe]), survival rate (8 times from 34 to 202 hpe), and 21 morphometric characteristics (8 times …

Comparison Of Short-Grain Rice Cultivars Grown In Japan And The United States, Michiyo Nishiwaki

Food Science Undergraduate Honors Theses

Although short-grain rice accounts for less than 2% of U.S. rice production, the demand for short-grain rice is expected to increase because of the increasing popularity of sushi and sake. The objective of this study was to compare the physical, chemical and textural properties of short-grain rice cultivars grown in Japan and in the U.S. Seven short-grain rice cultivars from the 2016 crop year were collected, including five cultivars (Hatsushimo, Kinuhikari, Koshihikari, Nanatsuboshi, and Yumepirika) grown and purchased in grocery stores in Japan, one (RU9601099) grown in Arkansas, and one (CH-202) grown in California. The rice cultivars were characterized for …

Ripeness Attributes Of Arkansas-Grown Peaches And Nectarines At Harvest And During Postharvest Storage, Mary Siebenmorgen

Food Science Undergraduate Honors Theses

Evaluating ripeness attributes of peaches and nectarines helps determine feasibility for commercial markets. Five cultivars (Amoore Sweet, Bowden, Bradley, Effie, and Souvenirs) and five breeding selections (A-663 CN, A-794 CN, A-811 CN, A-819, and A-885) were hand harvested in 2017 from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Fruit Research Station in Clarksville, AR. The tree-ripened fruit was evaluated at harvest (day 0), and commercially-ripened fruit (ripened during storage) was evaluated at 0, 7 and 14 d storage at 4° C. The attributes of tree and commercially-ripened fruit varied at harvest and included chlorophyll (0.04-0.86 abs), weight (132-264 g), …

Assessment Of Salmonella Enterica Biofilms And Expression Differences Among Serovars, Zhaohao Shi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms associated by a matrix of extracellular polymers. In this state, microorganisms occupy an ecological niche distinct from their free-floating, planktonic counterparts. Also, biofilm bacteria become biologically unique as they form communities and lose motility. The acquisition of these physiological attributes enables the biofilm to persist through harsh environmental conditions, including antimicrobial induced stress and to resist sanitization efforts. Because of these features, biofilms can rapidly disseminate across numerous surfaces and as they establish, become challenging to remove. This is a particular issue for the food industry as processing plants offer favorable conditions for biofilm formation …

Efficacy Of Natural Compounds With Novel Carrier Systems For Controlling Campylobacter Jejuni In Post-Harvest Poultry, Sandip Shrestha

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, is strongly associated with the consumption and/or mishandling of raw contaminated poultry products. Thus, interventions aiming to reduce C. jejuni counts on poultry products could greatly reduce the incidence of human campylobacteriosis. In the first study, the efficacy of a generally recongnized as safe (GRAS) compound, carvacrol (CR; derived from oregano oil), as an antimicrobial wash treatment to reduce C. jejuni on chicken skin was evaluated. Three delivery systems of CR: suspension, emulsion and nanoemulsion were used. C. jejuni counts were reduced up to 4 log10 cfu/sample by 2% dose of …

Agro-Industrial Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Sustainable Platform For The Production Of Α-Amylase And Xylanase A, Rajeev Ravindran

Doctoral

Enzymes such as α-amylase and xylanase offer potential for numerous industrial applications such as food, beverage, and animal feed production, detergents, textile, cosmetics and biodiesel production. Economic factors such as achievement of optimum yields and production cost are the main deterrents in the industrial use of these enzymes. Enzymes are generally produced via microbial fermentation using expensive mediums which account for 30 to 40% of the production cost. Food industry wastes such as spent coffee waste (SCW) and Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) are two of the most common food waste products expelled by the food and beverage industry here in …

Aqueous Ozone Inactivation Of Viruses And Bacteria On Biotic And Abiotic Surfaces, Cailin Dawley

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Produce is susceptible to contamination by foodborne pathogens. Food service establishments utilize sanitizing agents to reduce microbes on produce surfaces. The research objectives were to evaluate the efficacy of aqueous ozone 1) on the inactivation of viruses and bacteria on produce; 2) on the inactivation of viruses on stainless steel; and 3) against viruses in association with bacteria on produce surfaces. For objective 1, Boston bibb lettuce and cherry tomatoes were spot inoculated with a cocktail of viruses (murine norovirus (MNV) and MS2 bacteriophage) or bacteria (Enterobacter cloacae and Bacillus cereus) and washed for 40 min with samples taken every …

Efficacy Of Antimicrobial Mitigation On Escherichia Coli Cfu And Growth And Development Of Hydroponic Leafy Greens, Nathan J. Eylands

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have set new standards that apply to agriculturalists producing crops eaten fresh and/or raw by consumers. This new produce safety rule, known as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), has established science-based standards for all areas of production in agriculture with regards to microbial contamination. Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 is a particular bacterium of concern under FSMA guidelines. Grower compliance is mandatory and therefore vital to the continuation of any farm. Greenhouse hydroponic growers have shown advantages in efficiency when compared to conventional farming methodology. Those, however, with recirculating hydroponic systems face unique …

Development Of A Methodology For Predicting Consumer Acceptance And Preference Toward Beverages, Shilpa Shailesh Samant

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Consumer behavior toward food/beverages is influenced by multisensory attribute perceptions as well as emotional experiences. Traditional methods of sensory testing lack the ability to capture emotional responses and as a result, measuring food/beverage-evoked emotions remains a research challenge. There were three objectives of this dissertation study. Firstly, this study aimed to develop prediction models of acceptance of and preference for basic taste solutions using sensory attribute intensities and emotional responses. Secondly, this study aimed to extend the findings of the first objective to develop prediction models of commercially-available vegetable juice products in terms of (a) acceptance and preference under blind-tasting …

Microbiota Metabolic Product Deoxycholic Acid Prevents Campylobacter Jejuni Chicken Colonization Through Modulating Ceca Anaerobes, Bilal Ali Alrubaye

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Campylobacter jejuni is a prevalent infectious enteritis mainly foodborne from chickens. Despite of reducing C. jejuni food contamination dramatically decreases campylobacteriosis, few effective approaches are available for the bacterial reduction in chickens. The aim of this study was to use microbial metabolic product deoxycholic acid (DCA) to reduce C. jejuni chicken colonization. Broiler chicks were fed 0 or 1.5 g/kg DCA, lithocholic acid (LCA), or urodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in diets or orally gavaged with cholic acid (CA, 1.5g/kg body weight). Birds were also transplanted with DCA modulated anaerobes (DCA-Anearo) or aerobes (DCA-Aero). Birds were infected with 109 CFU/bird human clinical …

Energy And Water Assessment And Plausibility Of Reuse Of Spent Caustic Solution In A Midwest Fluid Milk Processing Plant, Carly Rain Adams

Department of Food Science and Technology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The Food Energy and Water Nexus (FEW Nexus) is the inseparable connection linking these resources. The concept of the FEW Nexus within the food industry addresses the connection of water and energy as key members of food production. The steady increase in population and the increase in food demand are directly related, therefore, the need for water and energy. Immediately taking on this critical challenge will lead to tangible impacts on the water and energy crisis facing the food system. To reduce the distance between process productivity and resource efficiency it must first be determined, within food processing, where water …

Study On The Binding Behaviors Of Cadmium To Different Fractions Of Rice Proteins, Feng Wei, Wang Tao, Dong Tiantian, Xu Pengcheng, Li Keqiang, Zhang Tianqi, Wang Ren, Chen Zhengxing

Food and Machinery

Rice pollution by cadmium in China is becoming a crucial problem in food safety. It is of great importance for the future design of cadmium-removal strategy by studying the binding behaviors of cadmium to different fractions of rice proteins (RPs). In this study, the thermodynamics and kinetics involved in the bindings of cadmium to four different RP fractions, i.e., glutelin, prolamin, globulin and enzyme-extracted proteins, were investigated. The results showed that cadmium was readily bound to each fraction of RPs, and the equilibrium was attained within 30 min. Of all the protein fractions, prolamin obtained the highest binding capacity with …

Study On Nanofiltration Separation Of Enzymatic Hydrolysate For Chitosan, Yu Peipei, Xia Wenshui, Zhong Weiwei, Liu Xiaoli, Wang Bin

Food and Machinery

Based on the previous ultrafiltration separation of chitosan hydrolysate, the technical conditions were investigated, for the nanofiltration separation of ultrafiltrate using roll-type nanofiltration membrane with a relative molecular weight cutoff of 500 Da. The effects of process parameters including the operating pressure and temperature, as well as the pH value of filtrate on the separation and purification of chitosan hydrolysate were studied by indicators of membrane flux, glucosamine removal rate, conductivity and pH value. The optimal operating parameters for nanofiltration were as followed: operation presure 0.50 MPa, operation temperature 35 ℃, and pH 3.0. The final product with 1.21% glucosamine …

Effects Of Fish Enzymatic Hydrolysates And Fish Collagen Peptides On The Quality Of Frozen Dough, Guo Xingxin, Wang Faxiang, Yu Jian, Li Xianghong, Wang Jianhui, Huang Yiqun, Liu Yongle

Food and Machinery

The effects of the silver carp enzymatic hydrolysates and fish collagen peptides on the quality of frozen dough were studied by comparing their yeast survival rate, retention rate of yeast fermentation ability, proofing time and baking properties after freeze-thaw treatment. The results showed that yeast survival rate, retention rate of yeast fermentation ability and proofing time for the 6-freeze-thaw-cycles treated doughs with addition of enzymatic hydrolysates and collagen peptides were 78.95%, 59.06%, 330 min and 61.80%, 46.67%, 318 min, respectively. Which were significantly better than the control group. Bread made from freeze-thawed dough had a smaller specific volume and elasticity …

Visual Detection Of Beef Quality During Frying Process Byhyperspectral Imaging Technology, Xie Anguo, Kang Huaibin, Wang Feixiang, Wang Bo

Food and Machinery

In this paper, beef mixed with a variety of spices were fried to different degrees. The physical and chemical characteristics, such as moisture content, color and tenderness, and the spectra in 370~1 023 nm were measured. Then the quality detection models and visualization method were constructed. The results showed that the moisture content decreased, and the shear force increased during the frying process, and the change was significant (P＜0.05). There was no significant difference in color between the samples and visible spectrum. While NIR spectra (800～1 023 nm) increased with cooking, and the changes were significant. Based on 100 beef …

Effects Of Cutting Angle And Processing Methods On Quality Factorsand Volatile Flavor Compounds Of Steak, Meng Xiangren, Wu Peng, Wang Hengpeng, Chen Wenyu, Tu Mingliang

Food and Machinery

The chilled beef of Horqin West was used to cut in three angles of parallel, vertical and 45 degrees, with the muscle fibers, and cooked by the ways of roasting, decocting and microwave heating. The quality factors (color, texture, cooking loss), and the etermination and analysis of volatile flavor substances in different cutting angles and ripening methods were carried out. The results showed that the ripening method had a significant influence on the color difference of the steak, and the steak with the mature and vertical muscle fiber cutting showed the lowest in the cooking water loss rate. In physical …

Effect Of Oxidized Tallow On The Flavor Of Natural Beef Flavor, Fan Xiaopan, Liu Jingjing, Liang Liya, Wu Chenyan, Ma Lizhen

Food and Machinery

Beef flavor were manufactured from minced beef-bone using the hot-pressure extraction, enzymatic hydrolysis and Maillard reaction control integration technology in this study. Fat moderate oxidation were used to further enhance their flavor. The different oxidized tallows were added during the Maillard reaction, and the oxidation degree of tallow were analyzed. Thereafter, the flavor of oxidized beef flavor was analyzed by electronic nose, electronic tongue and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The addition of oxidized tallow could increase the content of aroma compounds in oxidized beef flavor. When the oxidation time was 2 h, it would have the greatest contribution to the aroma …

Effect Of Thawing Method On Rheology And Protein Of Frozen Chicken Soup, Tang Qi, Xia Yangyi, Hou Baihui, Mei Tiantian

Food and Machinery

The effects of different thawing methods, including microwave, high-temperature water bath, and room temperature air, on the rheology and protein of frozen chicken soup (freezing at －20 ℃ and －40 ℃) were investigated. The results showed that thawed frozen chicken soup had pseudoplasticity. Under the same shear rate, the viscosity and shear stress of frozen chicken soup at －20 ℃ were greater than those in the －40 ℃ frozen chicken soup. However, the thawing viscosity and shear stress by microwave and high temperature thawing trended preformed almost the same, both were lower than the room temperature air thawing group. The …

Effect Of Ultrafine Grinding On Particle Structure, Effective Compositionsand Antioxidant Activity Of L. Macranthoides, Wu Zhen, Zhan Yong, Li Hong, Yang Yong, Tan Hongjun, Huang Xiaoping, Wang Haiyan

Food and Machinery

In order to explore the comprehensive utilization value of L. macranthoides, investigated the particle structure, effective compositions contents, dissolution rate and antioxidant activity of L. macranthoides processed ultrafine and common grinding. It was found that the ultrastructure of L. macranthoides was changed by ultrafine grinding, and its cell wall and crude fiber structure were destroyed. The dissolution contents of chlorogenic acid, Macranthoidin B, Dipsacoside B, Luteolin 7-glucoside and caffeic acid were increased after ultrafine grinding. The dissolution rate of chlorogenic acid from ultra-fine griding powder was significantly higher than that of common griding power of L. macranthoides. Furthermore, scavenging ability …

Effects Of Different Drying Methods On Drying Characteristics,Quality And Antioxidant Capacity Of Boletus Edulis, Zheng Qiaoran, Zhou Feng, Xing Jie, Tao Wen, Chen Luhong, Li Wenfeng, Gao Xiaoxu, Tan Si

Food and Machinery

Effects of six drying methods were evaluated, including vacuum freeze, hot air drying, microwave pretreatment and ultrasonic pretreatment drying on six indexes of drying dynamics characteristics, color, polyphenol content, total flavonoid content, polysaccharides content and antioxidant activity of Boletus edulis. The results showed that the smallest color changes were detected in materials treated under vacuum freeze drying, while the most significant color change was observed under microwave pretreatment drying. Boletus edulis treated under vacuum freeze drying showed significantly higher amount in total flavonoids, polyphenol, polysaccharides contents and stronger antioxidant activity than the other samples. Taking the cost into account, 60 …

The Quality Variation Characteristics Among Different Strip Sizes Of Robust Flavor Style Flue-Cured Tobacco Leaf In Henan, Liu Chao, Zhao Kuo, Yang Yongfeng, Chu Wenjuan, Wen Qiucheng, Liu Maolin, Wang Baolin, Yang Zongcan, Liu Xiangzhen

Food and Machinery

In order to classify the use direction of different strip sizes of tobacco in cigarette products and improve the value of tobacco leaves, the middle and upper matching module of robust flavor style flue-cured tobacco leaves were used to analyze the quality variation characteristics among different strip sizes of from aspects of chemical component, neutral aroma substances and sensory evaluation. The results indicated that: ① The contents of total sugar, reducing sugar, potassium, nicotine, the ratio of sugar and nicotine, nitrogen and nicotine, the total sensory evaluation score and the scores of sensory indexes except irritant among different strip sizes …

Establishment And Application Of Macadamia Protein Sandwich Elisa Method, Jia Zengyan, Wang Xiaomin, Sha Zhicong, Zhou Rourou, Sheng Wei, Zhang Yan

Food and Machinery

The unprocessed macadamia protein was extracted by alkali-soluble acid precipitation method, and the rat and rabbit polyclonal antibodies were prepared respectively. The rabbit and the murine polyclonal antibodies were used as the capture and detection antibodies respectively to establish a double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The detection limit of this method was (0.95±0.17) ng/mL. The method had no obvious cross-reaction with soybean, walnut, hazelnut, almond, peanut, pistachio, cashew and wheat protein, which proved that the method was specific. The recovery rate of macadamia protein in baked macadamia nuts and baked biscuits is in the range of 73.67%～77.03%. This method was …

Research On The Detection Mechanism Of Dairy Products Basedon The Magnetoelastic Wireless Sensor, Wang Hua, Chen Dewen, Zhou Deqiang, Cao Piyu

Food and Machinery

In view of the possible inclusion of Staphylococcus aureus in dairy products, a magnetoelastic S. aureus wireless sensor was developed to study the detection the mechanism of its magnetoelastic sensor in dairy products. By comparing the magnetic resonance wireless sensor's resonance frequency shift and fluorescent experiment in bacteria and aseptic dairy liquids, the analysis results showed that the resonant frequency of the magnetoelastic sensor could better reflect the weight of the sensor. When the mass of the sensor decreases or the liquid increased, the resonance frequency of the sensor decreased. It was also confirmed that the viscosity of the liquid …

Detection Of Moldy Maize Aflatoxin B1 And Gibberellinby Hyperspectral Coupled With Neural Network, Wang Guanghui, Yin Yong

Food and Machinery

In order to eliminate the influence of scattering, the original spectrum was processed by multiplicative scatter correction (MSC). The effective band was selected according to the correlation coefficient method, and 8 characteristic wavelengths were selected by continuous projection algorithm combined with information entropy. Finally, the effective bands and different features were used to establish prediction model for mildew maize aflatoxin B₁ and gibberellin content at wavelength by BP neural network. The results showed that the prediction model established by spectral information at 8 kinds of characteristic wavelengths was the best, with the correct prediction rate of aflatoxin B_{1 …}

Rapid Prediction Of Ricewater Content And Activity Based On Low Fieldnuclear Magnetic Resonance Technique, Ji Linlin, Xia Alin

Food and Machinery

The water content and activity of rice samples were determined by direct drying method and water activity meter, respectively. The measured values are considered as reference values. Furthermore, rice samples were measured by LF-NMR, and the transverse relaxation data of the samples were generated. A multivariate calibration model was created by using chemometrics algorithm to rapidly determine the water content and activity of rice. PLS and BP-ANN methods were used to train 160 calibration set samples and establish the multivariate calibration models, respectively. 90 prediction set samples were predicted by the calibration models. The results show the correlation coefficients between …

Isolation And Identification Of Symbiotic Fungi From Marine Sponge Reniera Japonica And The Antimicrobial Evaluation Of Its Crude Extract, Chai Jiale, Bai Xuelian, Zheng Shuangzhi, Lu Tiantian, Li Xiaohan, Chen Yiyi, Wu Dandan

Food and Machinery

Thirty-three fungal strains were isolated from the healthy tissue of marine sponge by three different media. They were identified by morphology characteristics analysis and rDNA ITS sequence analysis．The species of each strain was determined, and the dominant fungi of Aspergillus and Penicillium were found. Among them, M3 was Aspergillus versicolor. The antimicrobial activity of the metabolites of the symbiotic fungi of marine sponge was studied by 96-well plate method with the standard strain of Escherichia coli. The results showed that the secondary metabolites of seven strains of symbiotic fungi had certain antimicrobial activity. The inhibition rate of M3 on Escherichia …

Application Of Gas Chromatography In The Determination Of Antioxidants Bha, Bht And Tbhq In Foods Abstract, Wang Ping, Guo Jinying, Ren Guoyan, Cui Guoting, Wu Ying

Food and Machinery

Oil samples were extracted with methanol, and BHA, BHT and TBHQ in food were detected by gas chromatography. Result: When the concentration of BHA, BHT and TBHQ was in the range of 0.01~0.20 mg/mL, all of the correlation coefficients of BHA, BHT and TBHQ had good linear relation with r>0.999, with the detection limits<0.5 μg/mL. The recovery rate of the method met the requirements of laboratory determination, and the standard deviation was between 1.07~3.10 and the relative standard deviation was less than 5%.

Numerical Simulation Of Flow Mixing Characteristics In Microwavereactor With Combined Impeller, Zhang Yu, Jin Guangyuan, Cui Zhengwei, Song Chunfang, Chen Haiying

Food and Machinery

In order to investigate mixing uniformity in microwave reactor, the microwave reactors with dual stirring structure were designed, combined by the upper and lower impellers A100(A1), the upper impeller A200 and lower impeller A100(A2), and the upper impeller A100 and lower impeller A200(A3). Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method, laminar model, component diffusion model and multi-reference frame method (MRF) were used to simulate flow mixing characteristics of the alcohol-oil mixture in these microwave reactors. The flow characteristics of the alcohol-oil mixture and mixing time characteristics at different feeding positions in these microwave reactors were obtained. The results showed that …

Multi-Objective Structural Optimization Design For The Waist Mounting Bracket Of Md-1200yj Palletizing Robot, He Ying, Mei Jiangping, Sun Yude, Zang Jiawei

Food and Machinery

Finite element model of waist mounting bracket of MD-1200YJ palletizing robot was established, and the accuracy of the finite element model was verified by modal analysis, the modal test, and static analysis. Taking dynamic factors into account, based on the quintic non-uniform, the rational B-splines motion law was carried out, and the analysis showed that this part had the potential of lightweight design. The mass, the maximal stress, and the maximal deformation were minimized as the optimization objectives were determined. The structure parameters as design variables, the first and second natural frequency no reducing and boundary conditions of design variables …