Soil moisture is a key variable in dryland ecosystems since it determines the occurrence and duration of vegetation water stress and affects the development of weather patterns including rainfall. However, the lack of ground observations of soil moisture and rainfall dynamics in many drylands has long been a major obstacle in understanding ecohydrological processes in these ecosystems. It is al...

Heatwave intensity and frequency are predicted to increase in the coming years, and this will bear adverse consequences to the environmental well-being and the socioeconomic fabric in urbanized areas. The hazardous combination of increased heat storage and reduced water retention capacities of the land surface make the urban areas warmer than the surrounding rural areas in what is commonly know...

background: fat replacers are ingredients that can replace fat in many foods, therefore,many consumers have limited their dietry intake of fat and calories due to diet and health concerns. objectives: the present study investigated the effect of modified starch on some physico-chemical and sensory properties of low fat hamburger. methods: in this research, modified starch potato, tapioca (acety...

In this study, the effect of different isolation techniques on the isolated proteins from pigeon pea was investigated. Water, methanol, ammonium sulfate, and acetone were used for the precipitation of proteins from pigeon pea. Proximate composition, and antinutritional and functional properties of the pigeon pea flour and the isolated proteins were measured. Data generated were statistically an...

Background and Objectives: Production of fish protein hydrolysate is a method for converting the low-value economical underutilized fish species to value-added products. This study aimed to evaluate the different proportions of distilled water to the substrate on the functional characteristics, antioxidant and nutritional quality of fish protein hydrolysate of bigeye ilisha (Ilisha megaloptera)...

opium poppy (papaver somniferum l.) has two major products: alkaloids in the capsules and the seeds.  the seed contains oil, protein, carbohydrate, moisture and mineral matters. the seed oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, particularly linoleic and oleic acid. remaining meals after oil extraction are the important source for animal diets. the united nations recognize turkey and india as tra...

in this study, moisture dependent physical, mechanical and nutritional properties of sesame seed were evaluated. in the moisture range of 4.54–19.27% (d.b.), seed length, width, thickness, arithmetic mean diameter and geometric mean diameter increased linearly from 2.93 to 3.01 mm, 1.74 to 1.78 mm, 0.78 to 0.86 mm, 1.81 to 1.88 mm and 1.58 to 1.66 mm respectively with increase in moisture conte...

wheat germ is a by-product of milling industry rich in fiber, tocopherol, unsaturated fatty acids, polyphenol, minerals and protein. in this study, effect of adding raw and stabilized wheat germ on the characteristics of cake batter such as specific gravity, viscosity and cake properties such as volume, apparent density, solid density, porosity, water activity, moisture and firmness was studied...

The thermomechanical structuring by extrusion and shear cell processing of plant proteins into meat analogues is discussed in the context phase state behavior proteins, with a focus on soy gluten. water content dependence denaturation temperature major protein fractions from critically analyzed available literature sources, its impact for low-moisture (LMMAs; also known as texturized vegetable ...

fish may experience periods of food deprivation or starvation in nature (such as seasonal migration and reproduction) and under culture conditions (unpredictable stress such as transporting and sorting). with respect to vital role of starvation periods on body composition, the current study was carried out in autumn 2010 at international sturgeon research institute. after adaptation for one mon...