Using the results of a high mass resolution (256 particles) N-body simulation of a cluster-forming region, we study the statistic σv− M for low mass halos (M < 1012M⊙), and we compare it with three theoretical models. At the final redshift halos are well described by the Truncated Isothermal Sphere model recently introduced by Shapiro, Iliev & Raga (1999). We speculate that this is a consequenc...

In this paper, the one-dimensional α-fractional diffusion equation is revisited. This equation is a particular case of the timeand space-fractional diffusion equation with the quotient of the orders of the timeand space-fractional derivatives equal to one-half. First, some integral representations of its fundamental solution including the Mellin-Barnes integral representation are derived. Then ...

Isolation of proteins from rice bran was studied, comparing alkaline- and carbohydrase-aided extraction. It was found that protein extractability could be effectively improved using carbohydrases (Viscozyme L and α-amylase), especially when mechanical force was incorporated. Then, rice bran protein hydrolysates (RBPH) were prepared at various degrees of hydrolysis (DH), and employed to stabiliz...

Lactobacillus namurensis Chizuka 01 was isolated from nukadoko, which is a fermented rice bran bed traditionally used in Japan for pickling vegetables. Here, we report the first draft of an annotated genome sequence of this organism. This paper is the first published report of the genomic sequence of L. namurensis.

Two different strains of Rhizopus sp. i.e. R. oligosporus -M30 and R. arrhizus -M26 were employed for the production of acid protease using different agro-residues such as rice husk, rice bran, wheat bran, defatted soybean meal and sunflower meal as a sole carbon source. R. oligosporus -M30 gave maximum enzyme level with soybean meal (15.6 U/gds) while R. arrhizus -M26 with sunflower meal (13.6...

Federico Ávila-Moreno, Leonel Armas-López, Aldo M. Álvarez-Moran, Zoila LópezBujanda, Blanca Ortiz-Quintero, Alfredo Hidalgo-Miranda, Francisco Urrea-Ramírez, R. María Rivera-Rosales, Eugenia Vázquez-Manríquez, Erika Peña-Mirabal, José MoralesGómez, Juan C. Vázquez-Minero, José L. Téllez-Becerra, Roberto Ramírez-Mendoza, Alejandro Ávalos-Bracho, Enrique Guzmán de Alba, Karla Vázquez-Santillán, ...

China is the first country to use heterosis successfully for commercial rice production. This study compared the main quality characteristics (head rice rate, chalky rice rate, chalkiness degree, gel consistency, amylose content, and length-to-width ratio) of 635 rice varieties (not including upland and glutinous rice) released from 2000 to 2014 to establish the quality status and offer suggest...

BACKGROUND Milled rice is the staple food among Filipinos and is mostly consumed three times a day. Rice as a source of iron could therefore have an important role in the existing 37% prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia in the country. Previous iron absorption studies in Filipinos from rice and rice-based meals were carried out on milled rice but no research was done on brown rice of the same ...