This study has demonstrated, for the first time, a simple, fast and flexible microwave processing method simultaneous preparation of bio-products (bio-oil, bio-gas biochar) using methodology that avoids any form catalyst or chemical activation. The dielectric properties biomass physicochemical characterisation such as TGA, elemental proximate analysis, XRD, SEM/EDX textural properties, showed 8...

What use is technology if no one uses it? This question underscores the critical interaction between people and technology, highlighting importance of understanding underlying psychological factors that influence uptake. study focuses on corporate decision-makers who are “gatekeepers” to introduction new technologies by their organizations. The offshore oil gas industry has been characteriz...

Satureja hortensis L., (summer savory) is an annual, herbaceous aromatic and well-known medicinal plant. S. hortensis essential oil has a high percentage of carvacrol which is responsible mainly for its biological activity. The biomass production, essential oil composition and mineral content of Satureja hortensis are known to be dependent on its growth and development conditions. The aim of th...

OBJECTIVE Runners are prone to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) during long distance training. This especially holds for unaccustomed training volumes at moderate to high intensities. We investigated the effects of a marine oil complex, PCSO-524®, derived from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel (formulated as Lyprinol® and Omega XL®) on DOMS after a 30 km training run. METHODS Initially,...

plant growth promoting bacteria with various mechanisms such as an increase in uptake and availability of nutrients can improve plant growth. in order to evaluate the effects of biofertilizers and vermicompost on quantitative characteristics and essential oil content of vegetative parts of summer savory, a field experiment was conducted during growing season of 2008- 2009 at agriculture researc...

Kolar SS, Barhoumi R, Callaway ES, Fan Y-Y, Wang N, Lupton JR, Chapkin RS. Synergy between docosahexaenoic acid and butyrate elicits p53-independent apoptosis via mitochondrial Ca accumulation in colonocytes. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 293: G935–G943, 2007. First published August 23, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00312.2007.—Butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid fiber fermentation product, ...

Previous work in this laboratory demonstrated that the rhizoids of Blastocladiella emersonii grow chemotropically toward a source of Pi and thus provided preliminary evidence that, in addition to serving as a holdfast, the rhizoids absorb nutrients. To further examine the role of the rhizoids in nutrient uptake, we devised a technique to introduce a barrier between the rhizoids and the thallus ...

CD36, a membrane protein that facilitates fatty acid uptake, is highly expressed in the intestine on the luminal surface of enterocytes. Cd36 null (Cd36(-/-)) mice exhibit impaired chylomicron secretion but no overall lipid absorption defect. Because chylomicron production is most efficient proximally we examined whether CD36 function is important for proximal lipid absorption. CD36 levels foll...