This study was carried out to study some quality indices (acid value, peroxide value and UV absorption K232nm, K270nm and ∆K) of virgin olive oil of three varieties (Coratina, Koronakii and Picual) at two stages of ripening. Also, organoleptic tests, phenolic content, αtocopherol and oxidative stability measured by Rancimat method at 100 ̊C were determined. Fatty acid composition and volatile co...

Identification of the key genes related to mammary gland development in the dairy goat is important for optimizing milk production. In this research, after comparing the expression of ESTs in 7 Long-SAGE libraries corresponding to different stages of development (early virgin, late virgin, early pregnancy, late pregnancy, middle lactation, early involution and late involution) and sequence alig...

Issue: Pulp and paper industry were originally designed and constructed to use virgin wood feedstocks as a raw material. Some of the virgin wood fiber used for the pulp and paper industry is from lower value roundwood logs that are chipped for pulping. The other major source is from the residuals from sawmill, veneer, and lumber plants. These solid wood production plants produce millions of ton...

Transglutaminases are a family of enzymes that are known for their protein cross-linking abilities. Transglutaminases have been investigated very little in female reproductive tissues. We hypothesized that transglutaminase proteins were present and active in the virgin rat uterus and cervix. In both tissues, real time RT-PCR identified transglutaminase 1, 2, 3, and 4 mRNA, and immunohistochemis...

Monovarietal virgin olive oils (VOOs) are very effective to study relationships among sensory attributes, the compounds responsible for flavour, and factors affecting them. The stimulation of the human sensory receptors by volatile and non-volatile compounds present in monovarietal virgin olive oils gives rise to the sensory attributes that describe their peculiar delicate and fragrant flavours...

In order to develop a polycarbonate (PC)/ acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) product with a high content of recycled PC, a low molecular weight virgin PC was added to recycled PC to minimize batch-to-batch property variations in the compounded product. Six PC/ABS blends were prepared on a twin screw extruder by mixing 50 wt% virgin ABS and 0-25 wt% low molecular weight virgin PC with 25-50 w...