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Methane Emissions From Rice Production On A Silt-Loam Soil In Arkansas, Joshua Jeffry Humphreys

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Methane (CH4) emissions from rice (Oryza sativa L.) production are a source of concern in the environmental and agricultural communities. New and/or revised agronomic methodologies will be needed to identify production practice combinations that reduce CH4 emissions without decreasing yields. The objective of this multi-year study was to evaluate the effects of water management (i.e., full-season flood and mid-season drain) (2015), cultivar (i.e., pure-line cultivar ‘LaKast’ and the RiceTec hybrid “XP753”) (2015), soil organic matter (SOM) concentration (2016), and tillage [conventional tillage (CT) and no-tillage (NT)] and urea-based fertilizers [N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT)-coated urea and non-coated urea] (2017) on CH4 …

Implementation Of Iso/Iec Practices In Small And Academic Laboratories, Eric Layne Oliver

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

Food Manufacturers are facing challenging times due to regulations such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requiring them to provide evidence they are producing safe foods. Food testing laboratories aid in the mitigation of food safety issues providing evidence that a manufacturers food safety system is acceptable. To perform these activities laboratories are required to adhere to certain standards such as ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. However, implementation of ISO/IEC 17025 practices is challenging, especially for small and academic laboratories, due to lack of available guidance. A long-term goal of the University …

Thermal Inactivation Kinetics Of Salmonella Enterica And Enterococcus Faecium In Ground Black Pepper, Sabrina Vasquez

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

Food safety concerns of low-a_wfoods have boosted, given the increased number of foodborne illnesses related to these products. Black pepper, among other spices, has been implicated in several outbreaks and recalls in recent years.Salmonella entericahas been identified as the causing agent of outbreaks of contaminated spices. Therefore, increased efforts should be conducted to ensure food safety of spices, including black pepper. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) demands all food processing facilities to conduct proper validations of the decontamination technologies applied to food products. Complete thermal process validations require a deep understanding of the thermal inactivation kinetics …

The Msdin Family In Amanitin-Producing Mushrooms And Evolution Of The Prolyl Oligopeptidase Genes, Hong Luo, Qing Cai, Yungjiao Luli, Xuan Li, Rohita Sinha, Heather E. Hallen-Adams, Zhu L. Yang

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

The biosynthetic pathway for amanitins and related cyclic peptides in deadly Amanita (Amanitace ae) mushrooms represents the first known ribosomal cyclic peptide pathway in the Fungi. Amanitins are found outside of the genus in distantly related agarics Galerina (Strophariaceae) and Lepiota (Agaricaceae). A long-standing question in the field persists: why is this pathway present in these phylogenetically disjunct agarics? Two deadly mushrooms, A. pallidorosea and A. subjunquillea, were deep sequenced, and sequences of biosynthetic genes encoding MSDINs (cyclic peptide presursor) and prolyl oligopeptidases (POPA and POPB) were obtained. The two Amanita species yielded 20 and 18 MSDINs, respectively. In addition, …

Anti-Inflammatory Effect Of Berry Essences, Inah Gu

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Inflammation is one of defense reactions of our body tissues against harmful stimuli such as infection and tissue injury. However, it has been reported that chronic inflammation can lead to chronic inflammatory diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. This transition from acute to chronic inflammation state is usually induced by pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines including nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which accelerate the development of other chronic diseases. Accordingly, targeting these pro-inflammatory factors is one of the important roles for anti-inflammatory agents. For last two decades, researches about anti-inflammatory …

Effect Of Grain Sorghum Polyphenols On Fecal Fermentation, Danielle Marie Ashley

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Obesity is an increasing epidemic which during 2015-2016 afflicted 39.8% of adults and 18.5% of youth in the United States. Not only can obesity affect quality of life, but it can lead to life-threatening diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. Animal and human research have demonstrated a pattern of gut microbiota perturbation in overweight and obesity, characterized by a reduction of beneficial bacterial species and increase in harmful species. Diet has been established as a contributing factor in gut ecology, and foods including fiber, resistant starch, and polyphenols have been found to both enhance …

Influences Of Intrinsic And Extrinsic Hand-Feel Touch Cues On Sensory Perception And Emotional Responses Toward Beverage Products, Ragita Cantika Pramudya

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Consumer perception of and preference toward products are influenced by intrinsic product-specific (e.g., product temperature) and extrinsic non-product-specific (e.g., packaging or container) characteristics. Besides communicating information between products and consumers to create expectations toward the content at the point of sale, packaging also influences sensory perception of the content during consumption. Previous cross-modal studies on packaging effects on the content had largely overlooked hand-feel touch cues. Touch closely relates to consumers’ emotional responses to and their quality evaluation of products. One way to manipulate hand-feel touch cues in a beverage consumption setting is to vary materials of cup sleeve, which …

Modifying The Mineral Profile Of Crickets (Acheta Domesticus) Using A Supplemented Diet, Rhianne Morgan Le Maxwell

Master's Theses

Captive insectivores may consume invertebrates as all, or part of their overall diet. The challenge with feeding captive insectivores involves the limited number of invertebrate species that are commercially available, and the lack of key nutrients provided by these insects. Among these insects, a naturally occurring low concentration of calcium and an inverse calcium to phosphorus ratio may put insectivores at the risk of developing hypocalcemia. A strategy to correct this nutrient imbalance involves supplementing the insect diet with high concentrations of targeted nutrients – a term referred to as gut-loading. Current industry guidelines recommend feeding a supplemented diet for …

Growth Characteristics Of Lactobacillus Wasatchensis And Its Detection And Enumeration Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction, Isaac Brockbank Bowen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

There are numerous challenges encountered during the manufacturing and storage of cheese by both the large-scale and artesian producers. One such challenge has been the formation of late gassy defect, which occurs when gas is produced by certain lactic acid bacteria found in the cheese block during storage and aging over a three month time period. Negative consequences of late gas production are slits and cracks in the cheese block and puffy cheese packaging, which cause significant financial losses for manufacturers along with poor consumer acceptance.

Lactobacillus wasatchensis is one such lactic acid bacterium shown to produce gas during cheese …

Cilantro/Coriander In The Garden, Dan Drost, Colt Miller

All Current Publications

This fact sheet describes cilantro/coriander in the garden, varieties, how to grow, problems, harvesting and storage, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.

The Effects Of Cold Plasma Treatment On Sweet Basil (Ocimum Basilicum), Sauvelson Auguste

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

The study discussed herein looks both to continue and to expand upon previous work conducted here at Seton Hall University, which investigated the effect of cold plasma processing on sweet basil and their essential oils. It was found that the application of cold plasma treatment increases plant growth and eugenol concentration, which is an essential oil component and one of the potential natural antioxidants used in food preservation. In this study, we considered methods for increasing the production and harvesting of plants that produce essential oils such as sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum). The study also incorporated more controls …

Comparison Of Agricultural Technology At Home And Abroad And China's Coping Strategies, Chen Shibo, Wang Ge, Chen Yaping

Food and Machinery

Compared with the international frontier, the gap in agricultural technology in China is shrinking, and a basic pattern of a small number of leading, majority running and running is formed. In the new era, we should vigorously support the research of basic, cutting-edge and public welfare technologies in agriculture, increase the support of various national science and technology plans to the agricultural sector, accelerate the construction of agricultural IoT technology service platforms, and promote the integration of agricultural technology innovation.

Analysis Of Notifications On China Food Safety By Eu Rapid Alert System For Food And Feed （Rasff） In 2016～2017, Yuan Yanfang, Chen Hui

Food and Machinery

This article analyzes the food safety notifications on China by EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed（RASFF）in 2016~2017 from five perspectives: number of notifications, notifying countries, notification types, product categories and hazard categories. It makes a summary on the characteristics of food safety notifications on China by RASFF in 2016~2017, and analyses the key food categories and risk factors focused by European Union. Finally, three suggestions are concluded to improve food safety supervision in China, including establishing a food safety early warning platform based on data analysis; accurately analyzing the characteristics of food safety risks notified by RASFF to …

Effect Of Distilled Spirit On The Structural Changes And Functional Properties Of Myofibrillar Protein In Saury, Dong Wei, He Xuehua, Dou Chuanlin, Shang Yongbiao

Food and Machinery

In this study, the effect of distilled spirit on the myofibril protein solubility, emulsification, turbidity, surface hydrophobicity, gel properties and sulfhydryl content were investigated in the saury. The results showed that, with the increase of the additive amount of distilled spirit, the solubility, emulsification, gel hardness, elasticity, mastication, cohesion and water retention of myofibril protein first increased and then decreased. However, no significant change was found in the gel whiteness, and the turbidity, surface hydrophobicity and sulfhydryl content were first decreased and then increased. In conclusion, the distilled spirit processing had a great influence on the functional characteristics of the …

Effects Of Xylitol And Mannitol On The Structural And Functional Properties Of Peanut Proteins, Zhou Xiangjun, Yang Xuechun, Liu Haiyu, Gao Yixia

Food and Machinery

The changes of solubility, emulsibility, ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence emission spectroscopy and surface hydrophobicity of peanut proteins (PP) were investigated using the methods of 1-naphthalenesulfonicacid-8-(phenylamino)-sodium salt (ANS), ultraviolet and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results showed that, with the increasing of xylitol and mannitol, the solubility of PP increased within pH 3.0～6.0, reached minimum value almost at pH 4.0, while the emulsibility increased first and declined finally. We supposed that the tyrosine was wrapped into the inner core of PP, while the tryptophan exposed to the surface of PP, resulting in the fluorescence intensity of them reduced with the increasing of xylitol …

Separation And Screening Of Lactic Acid Bacteria From The Traditional Yak Yogurt Resistant Against Of Acid And Bile Salts, Li Yang, Zhao Xin, Zhang Yu, Wang Hongwei, Suo Huayi

Food and Machinery

There are abundant lactic acid bacteria resources in traditional yak yoghurt. 48 strains of lactic acid bacteria were isolated and identified from yak yoghurt collected from Qinghai region. Screening of acid-tolerant and bile-resistant salts for 11 strains of lactic acid bacteria that thrive and can be used in foods. The results showed that 6 strains had a survival rate of >50.00% in pH 3.00 artificial gastric fluid, and 2 strains had a growth efficiency of >15% in 0.30% bile salt. Lactobacillus rhamnosus 2016SWU.05.0601 was the best resistant strain. The survival rate in artificial gastric juice is 119.53%, and the growth …

Effects Of Roasting Temperature On The Fatty Acid, Pigment And Ethanol-Extracts And Their Antioxidant Activities In Chlorella Pyrenoidosa, Wang Baobei, Jia Jing, Sun Hui, Liu Lei, Cai Shulin, Li Liting

Food and Machinery

Effects of roasting temperature and duration on the composition fatty acid and pigment and antioxidant attribute of Chlorella pyrenoidosa were studied. The results showed that oleic acid (C_18:2) and linolenic acid (C_18∶3,n3) were the predominant fatty acids species, and poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) accounted for ca. 76.69% of total fatty acids in Chlorella. Roasting treatment had little effect on fatty acid content and composition when the temperature no higher than 150 ℃. However, remarkably decrease of PUFA content was found with 200 ℃. Both pigments and the antioxidant activity of ethanol extracts (scavenging DPPH) from …

Screening And Identification Of Dominant Strains Of Fermented Characteristic Lobster Sauce In Guizhou Sansui, Zhang Qin, Wang Xiujun, Shang Jingtian, Gao Xiaohong

Food and Machinery

In order to realize the stable quality and large-scale production of Guizhou Sansui characteristic bacteriallobster sauce.Pure cultivar and mixed bacillus fermentation was carried out to strengthen the dominantstrainsbased on the preservation of the original flavors. Thirteen strains were isolated and screened from traditional production techniques and inoculated into soybeans. Preliminary screen and rescreen by using sensory evaluation and determination of protease activity as indicators,five strains of dominant strains were selected for physiological and biochemical experiments. Finally, three strains of B, F and J were selected for 16Sr DNA sequencing ，and establishingphylogenetic trees. The results showed that strains of B, F …

Electronic Nose And Gc-Ms Analysis On Volatile Compounds In Essential Oils From Mandarin （Citrus Reticulata Blanco） Peels, Cao Xuedan, Fang Xiugui, Li Erhu, Xu Jianguo, Zhao Kai

Food and Machinery

The essential oils were extracted from four varieties of Citrus Reticulata peels (Citrus poonensis Hort. ex Tanaka, Citrus unshiu Marc., Citrus suceosa Hort.ex Tanaka and Citrus tardiferax Hort. ex Tanaka）by roll-pressed, and then volatile compounds were analyzed by electronic nose and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technology. The results shows that: 5 kinds of the 18 sensors have a significant difference in the response values of the four kinds of Citrus Reticulata Blanco oils (P＜0.05), electronic nose was applied to distinguish the essential oils through the principal component analysis (PCA) and the classification index was above 86%. GC-MS analysis showed there …

Composition Analysis And Calculation Of Food-Grade Galacto-Oligosaccharides Based On Hplc Fingerprint, Dong Yining, Chen Wei, Deng Wenjun, Chen Haiqin

Food and Machinery

In this study, the High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Evaporative Light Detection (HPLC-ELSD) was used to establish the rapid comparison and content calculation of effective components of galacto-oligosaccharides based on the fingerprint analysis. Using this method, 11 anonymous commercial food-grade galacto-oligosaccharides products were compared based on the fingerprint composition comparison and content calculation of the effective component. The results showed that the composition of the commercial food-grade galacto-oligosaccharides product composition close to each other, and the non-effective components generally included glucose, galactose and lactose constitute. The number of effective ingredient peaks was 1 to 2, and the mass concentration range was 73.65～100.00 …