A symmetric shortest-path table routing is a set of paths between all pairs of nodes in a graph such that the set is closed under path reversal, each path is a shortest path in the graph, and all paths with the same destination form a tree with a sink at the destination. Such a routing can be found for any finite, connected, undirected, positiveweighted graph by “salting” the edge weights so th...

Spontaneous fermentation of table olives, as per a traditional Mediterranean process, is still performed empirically; hence, final product quality somewhat unpredictable. Our main goal was to validate an endogenous (potentially probiotic) lactic acid bacterium strain in Cobrançosa olives vector for more standardized further adding commercial value the themselves. The Portuguese process typicall...

This study describes an adaptation of hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) that can be used to estimate protein solubility optima. The method does not support determination of absolute, e.g. quantitative solubility, however it does provide a basis for identifying the salt concentration, pH, or additive concentrations that support the highest relative solubility. The magnitude of a given...

The aim of this study is to identify some traditional practices used for the newborn babies in Turkey and to discuss the possible effects of these practices upon the health of the babies. The traditional care practices (salting, swaddling, holluk, starting breastfeeding late, practices against newborn jaundice, making the forties, etc.) reported to be most prevalent between January 2008 and Oct...

The Internet and web applications are playing very important role in our today’s modern day life. Most of the web applications use the database as a back end to store critical information. SQL injection attacks represent a serious threat to any database-driven site. The methods behind an attack are easy to learn and the damage caused can range from considerable to complete system compromise. De...

Ion-specific effects on the aqueous solubilities of biomolecules are relevant in many areas of biochemistry and life sciences. However, a general and well-supported molecular picture of the phenomena has not yet been established. In order to contribute to the understanding of the molecular-level interactions governing the behavior of biocompounds in aqueous saline environments, classical molecu...

The salting-out effect produced by the addition of potassium phosphate, K3PO4 to aqueous solutions of water-miscible ionic liquids, viz. 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methyl sulfate, or 1-alkyl-3methylimidazolium chloride (alkyl = butyl, octyl or decyl) is investigated. The effects are analyzed using both the corresponding temperature–composition pseudo-...

Background: DNA extraction is one the most important steps for molecular analysis of food-borne pathogens. In this research, three methods of DNA extractions from beef harboring Sarcocystis spp. were compared for the quality, quantity, safety, as well as cost-effectiveness. Methods: About 100 mg intersostal and diaphragm were collected from 10 slaughtered cattle. After ensuring their contami...