Motor fuel grade ethanol (MFGE) is the fastest growing market for ethanol worldwide; and MFGE production dwarfs the combined total production of all other grades of ethanol. Fermentation ethanol, as fuel (and solvent), has experienced several cycles of growth and decline since the early 1800s. By 1860, production had reached more than 90 million gallons per year. In 1861 Congress imposed a tax ...

Infectious diseases are contributing to the decline of endangered amphibians. We identified myxosporean parasites, Myxidium spp. (Myxosporea: Myxozoa), in the brain and liver of declining native frogs, the Green and Golden Bell frog (Litoria aurea) and the Southern Bell frog (Litoria raniformis). We unequivocally identified two Myxidium spp. (both generalist) affecting Australian native frogs a...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the impact of stress on sugar cane cutters and the prevalence of physical and psychological symptoms before and after harvest. METHODS We studied 114 sugarcane cutters and 109 urban workers in the pre-harvest and 102 sugar cane cutters and 81 urban workers in the post-harvest period in the city of Mendonça, SP, Southeastern Brazil, in 2009. Data analysis was based on the fr...

need to estimate transport requirements, a ripening and cutComputer simulation models such as CANEGRO have proting programme, and an operations budget. Any improvement in the accuracy of the estimating process would aid gressed to the point where they are being used with some these decisions. confidence to address strategic production issues in the Swaziland sugar industry, e.g. benchmarking yi...

An effective extraction of the fiberized cane juice has been obtained from a prepared extraction column. Oligosaccharides co~nposed of glucose and fructose were found in both cane juice and in raw sugar. The oligosaccharides found In the juice and raw sugar were probably produced by enzymatic or bacterial reactions occurring in cane which had had a delay of 24 h or Inore between cutting and pro...

Objective In the present paper the study, design and prototyping of a mobility aid system for visually impaired persons in outdoor scenarios is presented. The application scenario is autonomous mobility in urban context, and, in particular, the living of outdoor public places of tourist/cultural interest and urban routes. Main Content The basic idea behind the project is to realize a safe path ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the energy expenditure in patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis while walking with canes of different lengths. METHODS A quasi-experimental study (single-group) was carried out on thirty patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis. An adjustable aluminum cane was used, and three different cane lengths were determined for each subject: C1--length from the floor to ...

Recently, in Brazil, corn ethanol industries are being installed and the integration with sugar/energy-cane has been proposed, using bagasse for cogeneration juice to dilute corn. However, this may have some limitations, such as quality of cane potential contamination by microorganisms brought from field. In article, we first tested effects mixing energy on fermentative parameters. We also asse...

The StepWatch activity monitor has not been validated on multiple indoor and outdoor surfaces in a population using ambulation aids. The aims of this technical report are to report on strategies to configure the StepWatch activity monitor on subjects using a cane and to report the accuracy of both leg-mounted and cane-mounted StepWatch devices on people ambulating over different surfaces while ...