Functional properties of fermented bran produced by Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus sp. in a solid-state fermentation system were determined, with an aim to evaluate their application in food formulation. The defatted rice bran and wheat bran were inoculated with the spores of the cultures and incubated at 30°C for 72 h. Samples were withdrawn at 0, 24, 48 and 72 h. Protein content, protein sol...

Bacillus licheniformis Heshi-B2 was isolated from fermented rice bran in Heshiko, a food produced by aging salted mackerel with fresh rice bran. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of B. licheniformis Heshi-B2, originating from a Heshiko sample from Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Motivated by the representation of biometric and multimedia objects, we consider the problem of hiding noisy point-sets using a secure sketch. A point-set X consists of s points from a d-dimensional discrete domain [0, N−1]. Under permissible noises, for every point 〈x1, .., xd〉 ∈ X, each xi may be perturbed by a value of at most δ. In addition, at most t points in X may be replaced by other po...

Feeding fibre and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) to sows during late gestation lactation, respectively, have been shown improve litter weights at weaning. Therefore, supplementing primiparous sow diets with lucerne chaff, a feedstuff high in fibre, BCAA tryptophan, may the performance of their progeny. Experiment 1 investigated effects feeding (n = 118) either (i) control diet (CON); (ii) CO...

Defatted rice bran was treated with subcritical water between 120 and 240°C. The extraction temperature af fected the total carbohydrate and protein contents of the extracts. In the tested temperature range, the total carbohydrate and protein contents were the highest at 180°C and 210°C. The DPPH radical scavenging activity of the extracts increased with increasing extraction temperature up to ...

Foams produced with biobased materials, such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA), cellulose, starch, and plant oil-based polyurethanes, have become more important in the circular economy. However, there are still significant challenges, including inferior performance higher cost. The use of low-cost filler material has potential to reduce cost alter composite properties foams. By selecting biofillers de...

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Understanding the effect of food availability on food requirements is critical when linking food availability e.g. to reproduction or habitat selection. Decreasing intake rate (intake per unit foraging effort) can be expected to increase daily energy expenditure (DEE), due to increased foraging costs. However, all the studies we could find that have tested this hypothesis (with one exception) f...