The present study was conducted to characterize the in vitro antimicrobial activities of 3 essential oils [oregano, rosemary, and a commercial blend of essential oils (BEO)] against pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria and to evaluate their effects on broiler chicken performances. The chemical composition of the essential oils was determined using the gas chromatography interfaced with a mass ...

The compounds BeO, AlN, and Sic (AB type) belong to the family of “GrimmSommerfeld compounds.” These compounds crystallize in the same hexagonal wurtzite (84) structure. Such a structure can be considered as being composed of two interpenetrating hexagonal closepacked sublattices, one of atoms A, the other of atoms B (I, 2). A and B form interpenetrating tetrahedra ABJ and BA4, respectively. In...

Essential oils are aromatic and volatile substances extracted from plants and characterized by antimicrobial activity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity (agar disc-diffusion method) of seven different bergamot essential oils (BEOs) on eight Listeria monocytogenes strains. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of most efficient BEOs was estimated. Extremely...

Edible film was produced by adding 3 % sorbitol (w/v) to egg white protein powder (EWPP). The first group of lor cheese samples was coated with a film fortified by sage essential oil (SEO) and the second group of samples was coated with films enriched by adding lemon balm essential oil (bEO) at various concentrations [0.5 %, 1 %, 2 % (v/v)]. The films were labeled as EWPPSEO(0.5), EWPPSEO(1), E...

Glycine is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and brainstem. Recently, in vivo analysis of glycinergic synaptic transmission has been pursued in zebrafish using molecular genetics. An ENU mutagenesis screen identified two behavioral mutants that are defective in glycinergic synaptic transmission. Zebrafish bandoneon (beo) mutants have a defect in glrbb, one of the duplicated...

We investigate, through first-principles molecular dynamics simulations, the high-pressure melting of BeO in the range 0 ≤ p ≤ 100 GPa. The wurtzite (WZ), zinc blend (ZB), and rocksalt (RS) phases of BeO are considered. It is shown that below 40 GPa, the melting temperature for the WZ phase is higher than that for the ZB and RS phases. When the pressure is beyond 66 GPa, the melting temperature...

Building Energy Optimization (BEO) Team Lead: B. Rasmussen Name Affiliation Name Affiliation Dr. Bryan Rasmussen Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Dr. David Claridge Director, Energy Systems Lab Dr. Jorge Alvorado Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology Mr. James Riley Head, Texas A&M Utilities Dr. Shankar Bhattacharyya Professor, Electrical Engineering Dr. Aniruddha Datta Profess...

The inhalation Toxicology Research Institute (ITRI) is conducting research to improve the understanding of chronic beryllium disease (CBD) and beryllium-induced lung cancer. Initial animal studies examined beagle dogs that inhaled BeO calcined at either 500 or 1000 degrees C. At similar lung burdens, the 500 degrees C BeO induced more severe and extensive granulomatous pneumonia, lymphocytic in...

The objective of the study is to evaluate a new proposal for coating based on corn starch (CS) enriched with basil essential oil (BEO) overcome rapid deterioration quail eggs under nonrefrigerated conditions. One hundred and seventy-one were divided into treatments uncoated (control), coated CS, CS/BEO, analyzed over four weeks at room temperature. CS/BEO reduced growth total aerobic mesophilic...