The results of previous studies of the site of absorption of fat in the human small intestine using a test meal with a water-soluble reference substance have been criticized because of observations which have indicated that fat separates from the water-soluble marker in the stomach. It is now shown that the separation of fat and marker follows a sufficiently well-defined pattern to allow correc...

Both the hardening process and formation of microstructure of concrete are significantly influenced by the curing condition. The capillary absorption of concrete is closely related to the structure and distribution of the pores within the material. This paper presents an experimental study on the influence of four curing conditions, i.e., standard curing, natural curing, water curing, and seale...

Cereal Chern. 75(1):100-104 Correlations among grain sorghum quality factors (proximate composition, physical properties, and water absorption properties) were evaluated. Samples of 46 commercial hybrids (24 and 22 from crop years 1993 and 1994) were analyzed for starch, protein, crude free fat, test weight, absolute density, 1,000 kernel weight, percent kernel abraded, water absorption index, ...

ASTM C1585 is commonly used to determine the absorption and rate of absorption of water in unsaturated hydraulic cement concretes. Unfortunately, a wide range of relative humidities can exist in the samples after this relatively short conditioning period and such variation may considerably influence the test results. Three main variables were studied in this program: the water to cement ratio, ...

in this research, water and steam absorption behavior and also effect of maleic anhydride polypropylene (mapp) on these behaviors in wood fiber-polypropylene composite were compared. for this purpose, the composites were manufactured from 60% fibers and 40% polypropylene in presence and absence of ma. the oven dried samples with dimensions of 2.5×2.5×1 cm were immersed in distilled water and ex...

Biogeochemical processes in plants, such as photosynthesis, evaporation and net primary production, are directly related to foliar water. Therefore, canopy water content is important for the understanding of the terrestrial ecosystem functioning. Spectral information related to the water absorption features at 970 nm and 1200 nm offers possibilities for deriving information on leaf and canopy w...

Conventional ocean color satellites sensors are not very suitable for inland and coastal waters applications due to their low spatial resolutions. High spatial resolution satellite sensors are required to monitor the water quality of inland and coastal waters. The conventional high-resolution satellites such as Landsat, SPOT and IKONOS have limited number of spectral bands. In comparison, the W...