Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. The technology is often called “modern biotechnology” or “gene technology”, sometimes also “recombinant DNA technology” or “genetic engineering”. It allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism into another, also b...

This document provides an opinion of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on genetically modified maize MON 863 and the maize hybrid MON 863 x MON 810. The opinion is based on two questions raised by the Commission related to applications for the placing of the maize on the market by Monsanto under the Novel Food Regulat...

1.1 Purpose The use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture is rising, but not without debate. There are many scientists who argue that genetic engineering in agriculture is the best way to solve many issues of poverty, food security, environmental harm, and the need for increasing competitiveness in sales, but others raise ethical issues regarding the health of the people who c...

A case study to investigate the properties of inertia-gravity waves in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere has been carried out over Northern Germany during the occurrence of an upper tropospheric jet in connection with a poleward Rossby wave breaking event from 17– 19 December 1999. The investigations are based on the evaluation of continuous radar measurements with the OSWIN VHF radar at...

Can the sorption mechanism be proven by fitting an isotherm model to experiment? Such a question arises because (i) multiple models, with different assumptions on mechanisms, often fit experimental equally well, (ii) some models [such as Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer (GAB)] isotherms that do not satisfy underlying of model, (iii) (such Oswin Peleg) are empirical e...

moisture sorption isotherms for pistachio powder were determined by gravimetric method according to cost 90 project at temperatures of 15, 25, 35, and 40oc . maximum hysteresis level in sorption isotherms curve was observed at the range of water activity 0.2-0.7 . on the other hand hysteresis was diminished between adsorption-desorption isotherm curves when temperature reached 40oc. some mathem...

Sabit sıcaklık ve bağıl nem ortamı sağlayan bir kamarada baklanın (Vicia faba L.), sorpsiyon özellikleri; üç farklı sıcaklıkta (25, 35 45 °C) nemi atomizer nemlendirici ile ayarlanarak su aktivitesi değerlerinde (0.1-0.9 aw) incelenmiştir. Elde edilen deneysel verilerden izoterm eğrilerinin, BET buharı izotermleri sınıflandırmasına göre Tip III (J şekilli) özelliğe sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Bel...