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You Are What You Eat At Any Age: Carbon And Nitrogen Analysis Of Mummies From An Ancient Egyptian Necropolis, Stephen Funk, R. Paul Evans

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2019

The BYU Egypt Project at Fag el-Gamus necropolis and adjacent Seila Pyramid has studied over 700 mummies excavated over the past 30 years. The necropolis includes an open area with densely located vertical burial shafts and a hill with horizontal burial shafts. The chronological and dietary history of the mummies was assessed using stable isotopy and 14C analysis of accessible biological samples.

Comparison Of Organic Food Packaging In Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain And Italy, Sara Paunonen, Marja Pitkänen, Mika Vähä-Nissi, Ville Leminen, Mika Kainusalmi

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

The objective of this study was to provide a snapshot of organic food assortments in supermarkets in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy, and compare the packages used for five organic food products (eggs, meat, fish, mushrooms, berries). In addition, a comparison was made between packaging for regular and organic whole eggs. The highest number of organic products was found in the Danish supermarket. The main difference between the countries was in the use of national organic logos. Of the different food products, egg cartons had the most variation in materials and visual design. In all countries the product …

Miami Craft Brewery Collection, David Lanster

Library Research Scholars Program 2018-2019

The Miami food scene - including restaurants, breweries, bakeries, and distilleries - is in a state unlike any it has experienced before. Fueled by innovators in cuisine and tangible public excitement, it is an unprecedented time in terms of both quantity and quality for South Floridians to eat and drink. The Miami Craft Brewery Collection effort within the Special Collections hopes to document and celebrate the rise of Craft Brewing in Miami through the collection of brewery documents, advertising ephemera, bottles/labels, actual beer, and oral histories from prominent leaders in the field.

Antioxidant And Antidiabetic Properties Of Chinese And Indian Bitter Melons (Momordica Charantia L.), Li Wang, Arvazena Clardy, Dafeng Hui, Aiwu Gao, Ying Wu

Biology Faculty Research

Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) has been used for anti-diabetes treatment for decades. Indian and Chinese bitter melons (BM) are two commonly produced cultivars in the US market. This study has comparatively evaluated the effects of two processing methods (fresh and freeze-drying) on Chinese and Indian BM by measuring their bioactivity in terms of total phenolic content (TPC), total triterpene content (TTC), antioxidant activity, and antidiabetic properties using the DPPH free radical scavenging and reducing power assays, and the α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibition assays. The TPC (GAE mg/g dw) in freeze-dried BM were 6.03 and 6.09, and in fresh BM …

Evaluating The Impact Of Feed Supplementation On Productive And Reproductive Efficiency In Smallholder Dairy Cattle In Arusha, Tanzania, Hayley Hall

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study was performed to determine if supplementing concentrates and/or minerals significantly affect productive and reproductive efficiency in smallholder dairy cattle in Arusha, Tanzania. The goal was to estimate the necessity and effectiveness of supplementing a forage diet on production and reproduction. Data was collected through interviews of small scale dairy cattle owners in nine regions within and around Arusha. Productive efficiency was measured by milk yield per cow per day. Reproductive efficiency was evaluated by the amount of time to heat resumption after calving and reproductive disease status. This was studied because determining the factors that improve the efficiency …

Eating Some Invasive Species Could Help To Mitigate The Impacts Of Climate Change-Related Invasions, And May Increase Future Food Security, Jesse Bull Saffeir

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Climate change is predicted to increase the spread and abundance of invasive species and to erode global food security. I hypothesized that by incorporating edible invasive species into local food sheds, these two problems could help to mitigate each other. I set out to answer two questions: could eating invasive species reduce their spread and abundance? And could eating invasive species minimize the impacts of climate-change related food shocks? To answer these questions, I surveyed the existing literature on human consumption of invasive species, created a list of criteria that make an invasive species suitable for management through human consumption, …

Encapsulation Of Astaxanthin-Enriched Camelina Seed Oil Obtained By Ethanol-Modified Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction, Liyang Xie

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

Astaxanthin is a high-value carotenoid widely used in the food, feed, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. Natural sources of astaxanthin are preferable to synthetic sources. However, current sources of natural astaxanthin are limited and fall short of global demand. In addition, effective extraction and stabilization strategies are needed before the utilization of natural astaxanthin in food applications. This work investigated 1) the feasibility of ethanol-modified supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction of astaxanthin from engineered camelina seed, a potential source of natural astaxanthin, and 2) the potential of an emulsion-based system to protect astaxanthin after extraction. The physical properties of the emulsion …

Belcher, Michael Thomas, B. 1998 (Fa 1383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1383. “Last But Not Yeast: Amateur Brewers in Bowling Green [Kentucky],” an honors project created by Michael Belcher for a WKU folk studies class.

The Disparity Between Scientific Consensus And American Public Opinion Of Genetically Modified Organisms And Genetic Engineering, Matthew A. Cherubino

Student Publications

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetic engineering (GE) are accepted as safe and useful by the consensus of the scientific community. Their diverse utility has shown promise in addressing major challenges of the 21st century, including world hunger, global warming, and the prevalence of diet-related diseases (e.g. heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc.). A 2014 Pew Research Center survey revealed that while 88% of scientists agreed that GM foods were safe to eat, only 37% of American consumers agreed. Furthermore, only 35% of U.S. adults trusted scientists to accurately inform the public about GMOs. To explain this disparity, I synthesize information …

Islands In A Sea Of Aaruul: Globalization And Mongolian Cheesemakers, Pearse Anderson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Despite being a sparsely-populated country with less than 2% of its land arable, Mongolia has developed a rich and complex food culture, notably for its meat and dairy products, which could soon be at an historic high thanks to the tens of millions of animals on Mongolian pastureland. Many Mongolians and non-Mongolians view the countryside as a sea of milk that is currently being underutilized for economic exploitation. Various projects, whether funded and organized by international NGOs, the Mongolian government, or private companies, have tried to use Mongolian’s dairy resources to fill Mongolian demand, with more recent private ventures also …

Long-Term Use Of Antibiotics And Risk Of Colorectal Adenoma, Yin Cao, Kana Wu, Raaj Mehta, David A. Drew, Mingyang Song, Paul Lochhead, Long H. Nguyen, Jacques Izard, Charles S. Fuchs, Wendy S. Garrett, Curtis Huttenhower, Shuji Ogino, Edward L. Giovannucci, Andrew T. Chan

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Objective: Recent evidence suggests that antibiotic use, which alters the gut microbiome, is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. However, the association between antibiotic use and risk of colorectal adenoma, the precursor for the majority of colorectal cancers, has not been investigated.

Design: We prospectively evaluated the association between antibiotic use at age 20–39 and 40–59 (assessed in 2004) and recent antibiotic use (assessed in 2008) with risk of subsequent colorectal adenoma among 16,642 women aged ≥ 60 enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study who underwent at least one colonoscopy through 2010. We used multivariate logistic …

Ale Beer Containing Free And Immobilized Lactobacillus Brevis, A Potential Delivery System For Probiotics, Kriza Faye Albacite Calumba

LSU Master's Theses

Probiotic products can improve gastrointestinal health and probiotics in ale beer may be attractive to health-conscious consumers. However, the alcohol in beer may decrease probiotic viability. A powder produced from durian fruit (Durio zibethinus) rind, a by-product that is currently unutilized, contains large amounts of fiber which can be used to immobilize probiotics. The objective of this study was to produce ale beer with free Lactobacillus brevis (FLB) and immobilized cells (ILB) on durian rind powder (DRP) as a potential delivery system for probiotics. L. brevis was immobilized in DRP then the morphology of FLB and ILB was …

Removal Mechanisms Of Deoxynivalenol By Bacillus Natto 16-1 In Wheat Flour, Zhang Chen, Xu Huiqing, Cui Guiyou, Ding Xiangli, Hu Jian, Li Bo, Yu Xiaofan

Food and Machinery

This research was to investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of removal of deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat flour by Bacillus natto 16-1 by ELISA and high performance liquid chromatography / tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The results show that, after 5 hours of culture, the DON removal rates were above 53% in different concentrations of bacterial suspension, fermentation supernatant, bacterial lysis liquid, crude enzyme liquid and cell wall suspension. And there were significant differences among different concentrations of bacterial suspension treatments, and high concentration of cell wall suspension treatment of DON removal rate was up to 62.85%. After 10 hours of culture, …

Synergistic Effect And Mechanism Of Ε-Polylysine Hydrochloride And Nisin On Bacillus Cereus, Shi Wenyan, Sun Zhen

Food and Machinery

The bacteriostatic action and mechanism of both against Bacillus cereus were studied by using ε-polylysine hydrochloride and nisin alone and in combination. The alkaline phosphatase content, UV absorbing content, pyruvic acid content and SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis were used as indicators to comprehensively evaluate the antibacterial activity of ε-polylysine hydrochloride and Nisin against Bacillus cereus. The results showed that ε-polylysine hydrochloride and Nisin had a synergistic inhibitory effect on Bacillus cereus. Nisin mainly destroyed cell wall membrane structure and increased the permeability of cell wall membrane, while ε-polylysine hydrochloride mainly affected the growth and metabolism of bacteria by affecting ATPase activity, …

Prediction Model Of Surface Heat Transfer Coefficient In Oil Frying Based On Dimensional Analysis, Zhang Hongwen, He Laping, Deng Li, Li Cuiqin, Feng Lunyuan, Chen Cuicui, Yu Bingyan, Chang Rui

Food and Machinery

Based on the four dimensionless factors derived by dimensional analysis, the dimensionless prediction model for fluid-to-particle surface heat transfer coefficients (h_fp) was fitted by multivariate regression analysis. After modified the model with the residual analysis method, the final corrected coefficient of determination values R2 reaches 0.973. Furthermore, the five groups of verification set data were used to verify the accuracy of the constructed model, the predicted value of the theoretical model had a high consistency with the calculated value of the measured data, and the average relative error was 2.79%. The research indicated that dimensional analysis combined with …

Anslysis Of Volatile Compounds From Colla Corii Asini By Hs-Spme-Gc-Ms Combined With Amdis, Zhang Pengyun, Li Rong, Long Chunxia, Lin Shumian, Zhang Feng

Food and Machinery

A method for the determination of volatile compounds from Colla Corii Asini by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrome-try(GC-MS) combined with AMDIS was established.The total peak area and number of peaks of the volatile compounds were used as indices to optimize the different extraction conditions by single factor and orthogonal test. The results showed that the influence of extraction temperature was larger. The better extraction conditions were: the sample amount of 5 g, equilibration time 10 min, extracted for 50 min at 70 ℃ by 50/30 μm DVB/CAR/PDMS fiber and then desorbed 5 min. Under these conditions, …

Structural Design Optimization Of Built-In Vertical Clapboard For Rapeseed Fluidized Bed Dryer, Wang Cong, Zhang Jianping, Wang Yong, He Wang, Chen Hangyu

Food and Machinery

This study focused on the optimization of the structure of built-in vertical clapboard in the rapeseed fluidized bed dryer. Based on standard k-ε turbulence model and Euler two-fluid model, the number of region and the arrangement mode of clapboard was optimized through numerical simulation calculating software of Fluent. The results showed that the inhomogeneous three region clapboard was the best built-in vertical clapboard for rapeseed fluidized bed drying, enhancing the circulation of hot air, and reducing hot air accumulation in local areas. Finally, it realized the normal fluidization of gas-particle two-phase flow, and achieved the goal of uniform distribution of …

Preparation And Properties Of Limonene-Corn Starch Composite Film, Wang Yue, Wang Jianchuan, Pi Han, Deng Yue, Li Rui, Liang Xue, Wang Yihao, Liu Yaowen

Food and Machinery

A new type of degradable composite packaging film, limonene-corn starch composite film, was prepared by casting film forming method using corn starch, limonene and glycerin. The comprehensive properties of the composite membrane were analyzed by testing its mechanical properties, water vapor transmission rate, water absorption rate and the like. Results: compared with the pure corn starch film, the addition of limonene reduces the light transmittance of the composite film, and the mechanical properties and moisture barrier properties are improved, especially the elongation at break of the composite film is greatly improved. With the addittion of corn starch of 20 g, …

Mechanical Simulation And Validation Of Drop Impact Of Cushioning Packaging For Eggs, Li Zhao, Cao Mengmeng, Sun Jianming, Li Huajie

Food and Machinery

In order to reduce the breakage rate of eggs in circulation, the drop impact simulation of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Expandable Polyethylene (EPE) commonly used in cushioning packaging of eggs were studied based on the fluid-structure coupling model by ABAQUS. Moreover, the strength of eggs was determined by strength test for providing the egg damage standard for simulation analysis. The results showed that the cushioning effect of EPE was better than that of the EPS at the same thickness. The cushioning material thickness of EPE (≥10 mm) and EPS (≥25 mm) could effectively satisfy the requirement avoiding the breakage of …

Inhibitory Effect Of Lactobacillus Bacteriocin Durancin Gl On L. Monocytogenes In Chilled Chicken, Wu Xueyou, Chen Zhengxing, Ju Xingrong

Food and Machinery

Lactobacillus bacteriocin is a kind of bacteriostatic protein or polypeptide produced by Lactobacillus. It has great application value in food preservation. In this study, Durancin GL, a Lactobacillus bacteriocin, was used to treat chilled chicken for storage. The antiseptic effect of Durancin GL on chilled chicken was investigated by sensory evaluation, quality analysis and inhibition of harmful microorganisms. The results show that treatment of chilled chicken with 200 AU/mL bacteriocin preservative solution can inhibit the growth of L. monocytogenes, slow down the increase of total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) content and pH, and slow down the deterioration of meat quality. …