Soil-water characteristic curves were determined for Krome calcareous very gravelly loam soil in the laboratory and in situ in an orchard. In the laboratory, soil-water retention was determined with a pressure plate and pressure Tempe cells for soil collected from vegetable fields. In the orchard, soil-water suction measured with tensiometers was compared to volumetric soil-water content (E) de...

The influence of two types of resistant starches (RS2 and RS4) substituted at 10 and 20% in the batter formulation on the water retention capacity of the batter and on the texture, color, fat content and microstructure of the pre-fried and oven cooked breaded black pomfret fillets (Parastromateus niger) were studied. A significant (p<.05) increase of water retention capacity (3-7%) was found i...

In the present study the effect of Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) added to predust and batters of Talang queen fish (Scomberoides commersonnianus) nugget on the quality and its shelf life during four months of frozen storage were evaluated. The treatments consisted of control (without HPMC in coating), A (with 2%HPMC in pre-dust), B (with 2%HPMC in batter) and C (with 1% HPMC in pre-dust ...

Learning and retention are important for design. Learning provides performance improvements, sometimes dramatic improvements with practice on a task or with an interface. These improvements can make designs that appear too slow on first use to become more usable and remove errors in performance. Learning, the rate at which it occurs, the stages of learning, how to predict it, and when learning ...

The water relations play a fundamental role in seed comprehension of biology. In order to describe the process of drying and the effect on water activity, which controls biological change in storage, a sound knowledge of the relationship between equilibrium moisture content (EMC) and water activity/equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) is essential. The relationship between the total moisture con...