Serial crystallography (SX) enables the determination of room-temperature structures with minimal radiation damage. The photon flux pink beam 1.2% bandwidth (BW) is one order higher than that monochromatic from a silicon crystal monochromator, and energy resolution BW enough to solve structure; therefore, it useful use for time-resolved serial synchrotron (SSX). Here, we demonstrate pink-beam c...

The effects of source of energy and energy restriction during lactation on sow and litter performance were investigated in an experiment with 90 primiparous sows. At parturition, the sows were randomly assigned to diets containing either tallow or cornstarch as a major energy source. Energy intake was restricted to 8 Mcal of metabolizable energy X sow-1 X d-1 during a 28-d lactation. All sows r...

soot and hydrocarbons are usually found in diesel exhaust gases. They are formed when the fuel is burnt out incompletely. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Pah) are sorbed on the soot, and may cause cancerous diseases, asthma and other diseases. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the dependence of smoke opacity and amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in engine emissions on multi-co...

A Cummins N14-410 diesel engine was operated on twelve fuels produced by blending methyl tailowate, methyl soyate and ethanol with No.2 diesel fuel. Engine incylinder pressure data were used to evaluate engine performance. Peak cylinder pressures for each fuel blend at all engine speeds were lower than peak pressure for diesel fuel with the exception of the 80 % diesel, 13 % methyl tallowate, a...

Seventy-two pregnant ewes were al lot ted to three ration t reatment groups: 1) Control: corn silage and alfalfa pellets; 2) Tallow: corn silage, alfalfa pellets and protected tallow; 3) Polyunsaturated (P/S): corn silage and protected soybean and sunflower seeds. Diet influenced plasma glucose and linoleic acid content of esterified, but not of non-esterified, fat ty acids in ewe plasma. Propo...

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of supplementary dietary energy (carbohydrate versus fat) fed to sows during late gestation on energy storage and glucose homeostasis in neonatal pigs. In the first experiment, 28 crossbred sows received one of two dietary treatments that were initiated on day 100 of gestation. The control group was fed daily 1.82 kg of a corn-soybean meal...