The computer graphic simulation of a common spray painting artifact, called orange peel, is discussed. Orange peel distorts surface reflections and is commonplace in product design applications. The orange peel measurements from a standard industrial instrument are used to construct a height field, and this surface is rendered using traditional normal mapping techniques. Comparisons are made be...

Quercetin and quercetin glycosides are physiologically active flavonol molecules that have been attributed numerous health benefits. Recovery of such molecules from plant matrices depends on a variety of factors including polarity of the extraction solvent. Among the solvents of a wide range of dielectric constants, methanol recovered the most quercetin and its glycosides from dehydrated 'Idare...

The bioflavonoid quercetin occurs as a range of glycosides in foods, and the composition of these glycosides is species and cultivar specific. In humans, quercetin undergoes extensive phase II biotransformation, resulting in a complex mixture of metabolites. The bioactivity of the individual metabolites depends on the type and position of the conjugates formed during biotransformation. An Agile...

When processing polymers in laser sintering, material aging occurs. The consequences of these aging effects are changes of material and part properties. A reduction of surface quality and the occurrence of orange peel are often found when using a material of too high viscosity. These effects are well known when processing polyamide 12. For alternative materials there is only little knowledge on...

The goal for this study was to evaluate the effects of consumption of dried apple peel powder (DAPP) on joint function and range of motion (ROM). Additional in vitro and clinical testing was performed to suggest specific mechanisms of action. An open-label clinical pilot study involved 12 healthy people with moderate loss of joint ROM and associated chronic pain. The subjects consumed 4.25 g DA...

Onions have a high moisture content, which makes them more susceptible to microbial growth. Drying is one of the postharvest preservation methods applied decrease onion thereby increasing its storage life. In this study, onions were peeled, washed, cut into quarters, hot water blanched, and pureed. The puree was further dried using two different drying methods: refractance window (RWD) (water t...

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) powder is a convenience product commonly used in domestic and commercial food preparations. The present study was carried out 2019–20 at Enthkedi, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh to demonstrate the effect of different drying techniques, viz. shade (~32oC), S1; oven (50ºC, 6–8 h), S2; microwave (800W, 4 min), S3; solar (10 S4; on (un)treated garlic cloves with respect quality c...

Dragon fruit peel can be utilized as a natural dye due to betacyanin content, redviolet pigment of betalain group. Betacyanin is unstable to temperature, oxygen, and light, consequently microencapsulation technology is required to maintain its stability. This study aims to determine microencapsulation efficiency of dragon fruit peel extract with variation of encapsulation ratio and to perceive ...

Mangosteen peel is an inedible portion of a fruit. We are interested in using these residues as components of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Carbonized mangosteen peel was used with mangosteen peel dye as a natural counter electrode and a natural photosensitizer, respectively. A distinctive mesoporous honeycomb-like carbon structure with a rough nanoscale surface was found in carbonized ma...

.................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................. 2 2.0 Methods ..................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Cockburn Sound fishing trials .................................