BACKGROUND Current research suggests that protein intake of 1.5 - 2.8 g/kg/day (3.5 times the current recommended daily allowance) is effective and safe for individuals trying to increase or maintain lean muscle mass. To achieve these levels of daily protein consumption, supplementing the diet with processed whey protein concentrate (WPC) in liquid form has become a popular choice for many peop...

The effects of two dietary proteins on α-amino acids, calcium and phosphorus concentrations in plasma, stomach and intestine were investigated in rats trained to consume, in a single two-hour daily meal, diets containing α-lactalbumin (α-la) or whey protein concentrate (WPC) for two weeks. The results indicated that the concentrations of calcium and phosphorus in the gastrointestinal tract and ...

Outbreaks of Marek's disease (MD) in vaccinated flocks still occur sporadically and lead to economic losses. Unfortunately, adequate methods to predict MD outbreaks are lacking. In the present study, we have evaluated whether high load of challenge MD virus (MDV) DNA in peripheral blood could aid in the early diagnosis of MD and in monitoring efficacy of vaccines against MD. One experiment was ...

BACKGROUND Clustered randomised controlled trials (CRCTs) are increasingly common in primary care. Outcomes within the same cluster tend to be correlated with one another. In sample size calculations, estimates of the intra-cluster correlation coefficient (ICC) are needed to allow for this nonindependence. In studies with observations over more than one time period, estimates of the inter-perio...

in this research, the effect of different levels of carrageenan gum (0.05– 0.2%) and whey protein concentrate (0.5 - 1.5%) on physical, chemical and sensory properties of low fat mozzarella cheese have been investigated. use of these fat replacers cause significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) on chemical properties as increase in gum and wpc resulted moisture and protein content to increase but ph t...

This thesis demonstrate the relevance of Powerline Communication (PLC) usage for sensor networks applications. We focus in particular on the low power and low data rate PLC technology "Watt Pulse Communication" (WPC) developed by the Watteco company and justify its usage for sensor network applications. We situate the WPC technology in the PLC landscape and define compatible protocols. We then ...

The combination of natural fibers and polymers is finding expanding application in a range industrial branches, knowledge the material behavior essential for further improving products processing procedure. In this work, wood-polymer composites (WPC) will be modeled numerical simulations used to investigate flow behavior. By means rheological measurements, shear thinning composite can determine...

smp was substituted by wpc in four levels for preparing reconstituted milk. two ropy and one nonropy starter cultures was used for doogh preparation. yield stress, viscosity, consistency index and pseudoplastic behavior of doogh increased by increasing wpc content. results showed that wpc increased colloidal particles dimension and constructed a network which led to a decrease in doogh phase se...

This study was carried out to determine the effects of Lactobacillus plantarum on chemical compositionand nutritive value of whole-plant corn (WPC) ensiled at different stages of maturity. Based on local routinepractice, WPC was harvested at three stages of maturity as follows: (1) two weeks before routine harvestingtime; (2), one week before routine harvesting time and (3), routine harvesting ...