BACKGROUND Previous studies assessing esophageal motility in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients had no consistency in their findings. These studies evaluated esophageal contractility in response to dry/water swallows. Our aim was to reassess esophageal motility in CRF patients to better define its abnormalities. To unmask minor defects not seen in conventional dry/water manometry we also eval...

Date syrup powder is a new product which can be used as sugar substitute. First, the date syrupwas spread out on a foil and placed in the oven at 60°C for 24 hours. Date syrup was separated from the foil andgrinded. 2% agar and 2% starch were added and syrup with agar and starch that was in a lumpy shape werecrushed and spread on the foil and placed at 60°C for 24 hours. Powdered granules, agar...

Domestic US sugar production has been protected by government policy for the past 82 years, resulting in elevated domestic prices and an estimated annual (2013) $1.4 billion dollar ‘‘tax’’ on consumers. These elevated prices and the simultaneous federal support for domestic corn production have ensured a strong market for highfructose corn syrup. Americans have dramatically increased their cons...

The dextran content of both mixed juice and very high pol sugar has shown an increase in recent seasons. Laboratory trials have been used to show that thermally stable dextranase could be used to reduce the dextran concentration in evaporator syrup when high levels of dextran are unavoidable. Dextranase treatment of diffuser juices is unsuitable because of the high temperature, low Brix conditi...

The temperature range of growth was 5-39.5 C. Candida krusei was able to grow at 46 C. Torulopsis albida was able to grow at 0 C. The sugar tolerance was 50-55O Brix syrup. Saccharomyces ro8ei and Torulopsis lactis-condensi were able to tolerate 600 Brix syrup. Attractivity tests with dried-fruit beetles indicated that they responded most to Candida krusei, then Hanseniaspora valbyensis, fig ti...

The cultivation of Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata), a plant with many medicinal benefits, has increased its importance as plant. Considering the beneficial properties plant, it can be appreciated safe and important herb for humans. There are different chemical constituents in this herb, but main ones lactones, diterpenoids, diterpene glycosides, flavonoids flavonoid glycosides. It wide range ...