The quality of virgin olive oil (VOO) is strictly related to the concentrations of phenolic and volatile compounds, which are strongly affected by the operative conditions of the VOO mechanical extraction process. The aim of this work is to study the impact of a new technology such as flash thermal conditioning (FTC) on olive paste structural modification and on VOO quality. The evaluation of o...

Whenever possible, at least one hundred mice of each sex of each of the fifteen strains were used (Table 1). The animals were accumulated slowly and the experiments extended over a period of two years (1942-45). One-tenth cc. of sesame oil containing 1 mg. of methylcholanthrene was injected into the right flank of all mice at the age of 60 ± 4 days. As a rule 5 to 8 mice were kept in a box and ...

Tang Hong-bin, Wu Yun-xin , Liao Zhi-qi 1,First College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering,Central South University, Changsha,China, [email protected] 1,First Author College of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technologyy,Changsha, China, [email protected] *2,Corresponding College of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering, Central South University, Chan...

Background: Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of the most important agricultural crops in Iran. This study was carried out to determine the possibility of using date paste for manufacturing a new ready-to-eat food product. Methods: Various formulations were prepared by mixing Mazafati date paste, bread, oil (animal and olive), nuts and spices but only six formulas were chosen according to s...

The use of animal models, especially the rat, is crucial for elucidating the biological effects and mechanisms of the widely used hormone 17beta-oestradiol. Unfortunately, there is a lack of consensus on optimal means of obtaining and maintaining physiological 17beta-oestradiol concentrations in plasma and this may be the reason for the varying results in several studies, including the disagree...

With more surveying practice and deeper application, data post-process for airborne LiDAR system has been extracted lots of attention in data accuracy, post-process, fusion, modeling, automation and visualization. However, post-process and flexible visualization were found to be the bottle-neck which limits the LiDAR data usage for industrial applications. The cause of above bottle-neck problem...

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the world’s oldest oil crops and has been cultivated in Asia since ancient times. The breeding potential of the germplasm accessions held in PGRP gene-bank has hardly been exploited to date. This study was carried out to evaluate the phenotypic variability in the local sesame genotypes using 16 qualitative and quantitative traits. A total of 105 sesame acce...

Sexual signalling using dynamic skin colouration is a key feature in some vertebrates; however, it is rarely studied in amphibians. Consequently, little is known about the hormonal basis of this interesting biological phenomenon for many species. Male stony creek frogs (Litoria wilcoxii) are known to change dorsal colouration from brown to lemon yellow within minutes. This striking change is fa...