This study aimed to compare the resting energy expenditure (REE) of white and non-white severely obese Brazilian women. REE was examined in 83 severely obese Brazilian women (n = 58 white and 25 non-white) with mean (+/- SD) age 42.99 +/- 11.35 and body mass index 46.88 +/- 6.22 kg/m(2) who were candidates for gastric bypass surgery. Body composition was assessed by air displacement plethysmogr...

Influence of topographical features on mechanical properties of 0.1 wt % Multi-Layer Graphene (MLG)/clay-epoxy nanocomposites has been studied. Three different compositions were made: (1) 0.1 wt % MLG-EP; (2) 0.1 wt % clay-EP and (3) 0.05 wt % MLG-0.05 wt % clay-EP. The objective of making hybrid nanocomposites was to determine whether synergistic effects are prominent at low weight fraction of...

Nt-acetylation is among the most common protein modifications in eukaryotes. Although thought for a long time to protect proteins from degradation, the role of Nt-acetylation is still debated. It is catalyzed by enzymes called N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). In eukaryotes, several NATs, composed of at least one catalytic domain, target different substrates based on their N-terminal sequen...

This study was carried out to study the effect of trace metal addition for hydrogen production The results show that this bacterial need a selected nutrient with selected concentration. The optimum parameters for cultivation were at initial pH of 7.0 and temperature of 30°C. Trace metal addition to the new medium showed that only iron enhanced the H2 yield. The results showed that 25 mgL FeSO4⋅...

response surface methodology was applied to determine the optimum processing conditions that lead to maximum water loss, weight reduction and minimum solid gain as well as water activity during osmotic dehydration of carrots. temperature (30-50?c), processing time (120-240 min), glucose syrup de=42 (30-50% w/w) and salt (5-15%) concentrations were the factors investigated with respect to water ...

Cereal Chem. 91(5):438–444 Barley m38 mutant was selected for its high level of mixed-linkage (1,3),(1,4)-β-D-glucan (MLG) in the grain. This elevated level of MLG was found to be associated with decreased amylose accumulation as well as other chemical composition alterations. Molecular characterization results revealed m38 as a new allele of the Waxy gene, encoding an endosperm-specific granul...

The excellent properties of graphene, such as its high thermal conductivity, electrical and electron density, make it an ideal candidate a detector material in high-energy physics applications. In this work, we demonstrate the feasibility multi-layer graphene (MLG) environment. Geant4 software package was used to estimate energy deposited electrons within various thicknesses MLG, ranging from 3...

restrictions on the use of synthetic antioxidant such as butylated  hydroxyanisole  (bha) and butylated  hydroxytoluene (bht) are being imposed  because of  their carcinogecity. in this investigation  optimization  of phenolic extraction  process  frome  methanolic (80%)  extract (v/v) of  elaegnus  angustifolia  through  response  surface methodology  by fulin cio- calteu is  performrd  for op...