Cereal Chem. 75(1):149–152 Milled, long-grain rice was exposed to air at temperatures (T) of 20, 30, and 40°C, and relative humidities (RH) ranging from 25 to 85%. The kernels then were subjected to a breakage test to determine the extent of damage that occurred during each exposure condition. Increasing air T levels produced higher amounts of broken kernels across the RH range. Milled rice at ...

Cereal Chem. 77(6):708–713 The effect of moisture content (MC) on the glass transition temperature (Tg) of individual brown rice kernels of Bengal, a medium-grain cultivar, and Cypress, a long-grain cultivar, was studied. Three methods were investigated for measuring Tg: differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermomechanical analysis (TMA), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Among these ...

The effects of storage and deep desiccation on structural changes of DNA in orthodox seeds are poorly characterized. In this study we analyzed the 5-methylcytosine (m(5)C) global content of DNA isolated from seeds of common pear (Pyrus communis L.) that had been subjected to extreme desiccation, and the seedlings derived from these seeds. Germination and seedling emergence tests were applied to...

The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the influence of enamel moisture on the shear bond strength (SBS) of a hydrophobic resin cement, Maximum Cure (MC), and a self-adhesive resin cement, Multilink Sprint (MLS), after etching of the enamel. Forty cylindrical gold alloy rods were used to simulate the Incognito lingual bracket system. They were bonded to the enamel of 40 human teeth e...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects whole-corn moisture and hammermill screen size on subsequent ground corn moisture, particle flowability. Treatments were arranged as a 2 × factorial design with two concentrations (14.5 16.7%), each using sizes (3 mm 6 mm). Corn lab-scale 1.5 HP Bliss Hammermill at three separate timepoints create replications per treatment. Ground flowab...

This experiment investigated the effects of different additives on fermentation quality, in vitro digestibility, and aerobic stability amaranth wheat bran (AWB) mixed silage. In this experiment, a two-factor (moisture content × additive) completely randomized experimental design was used, with as raw silage material, moisture adjusted to 60%, 65%, 70% using bran. At each condition, treatments i...

Bacillus subtilis strain TrigoCor 1448 was grown on wheat middlings in 0.5-l solid-state fermentation (SSF) bioreactors for the production of an antifungal biological control agent. Total antifungal activity was quantified using a 96-well microplate bioassay against the plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis. The experimental design for process optimization consisted of a 2(6-1) fract...

Abstract In order to elucidate the hygroscopic effects on impact-resistance of carbon fiber/epoxy quasi-isotropic composite plates, low-velocity impact tests are conducted dry and hygroscopically conditioned respectively, under identical configurations. For tests, plates were immersed in hot water at 80 °C absorb a different amount moisture content (MC). Experimental results reveal that presenc...

An electronic method to estimate the moisture content (MC) of dry fruits by measuring the impedance (Z) and phase angle (θ) of a cylindrical parallel-plate capacitor with dry fruit sample between the plates, using a CI meter (Chari’s Impedance meter) at 1 and 9 MHz is described. Capacitance C was derived from Z and θ, and using the C, θ, and Z values of a set of dried cherries, whose MC values ...

The effect of wood moisture content (MC) and outdoor exposure of southern pine lapjoint components on dynamic MOE values was investigated. The use of dynamic MOE as a method of measuring progressive biodeterioration of above ground test samples shows promise, but the accuracy of this method for evaluating test samples subjected to fluctuating environmental conditions has not been reported. The ...