The paper considers the possibilities of using vegetable raw materials - burdock root flour with addition psyllium and a gluten-free mixture in manufacture enriched bread, their influence on quality indicators obtained samples. To achieve this goal samples introduction various concentrations from containing seed husk, were studied. Flour was added amount 5-15% by weight directly replacement dur...

1Division of Cell Biology and Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan, 2Department of Physiology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan, 3Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan, 4Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and...

To solve the environment pollution problem by toxic heavy metal contamination resulting from human technological activities has for long presented a challenge. Electroplating industries poses a major contribution to heavy metal pollution to environment. Since the process of biosorption has many attractive features compared to the conventional effluent treatment methods in electroplating industr...

We have developed three instruments for accurate measurement of optieal fiber cladding diameter: a contact micrometer, a scanning confocal microscope, and a white-light interference microscope. Each instrument has an estimated uncertainty (3 standard deviations) of 50 nm or less, but the confocal microscope may display a 20 nm systematic error as well. The micrometer is used to generate Standar...

Developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, face large challenges to achieve universal electrification. Using the case of Ghana, this study explores the role that rice residues can play to help developing countries meet their electrification needs. In Ghana, Levelised Electricity Costs (LEC) of a gridconnected 5 MWe straw combustion plant ranged between 11.6 and 13.0 UScents/kWh, ba...

A novel pectin was acid extracted from chickpea husk (CHP). CHP presented a 67% (w/w) of galacturonic acid, an intrinsic viscosity of 374 mL/g and a viscosimetric molecular weight of 110 kDa. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectrum of CHP indicated a degree of esterification of about 10%. The CHP-calcium system formed ionic gels with a storage (G') modulus of 40 Pa and gel set time (G'...

The objective of this work was to investigate the interaction of chitosan with iron from yoghurt by an in vitro gastrointestinal tract model. Taking into account that chitosan is a polysaccharide included in fiber definition by Codex Alimentarius; chitosan behavior was studied and compared with different plant fiber (wheat, bamboo, apple, psyllium and inulin) behaviors, in the same in vitro con...

Bezoar-induced small bowel obstruction is a rare entity. It should be highly suspected in patients with gastric hypomotility disorders, psychiatric conditions, prior abdominal or bariatric surgery, or improper intake of medication. Their diagnosis is quite challenging and surgical exploration remains the best treatment of choice to ensure the viability of the small bowel tissue and relieve the ...