this study examined the influence of pre-frying treatments and oil type on the moisture outflow and oil uptake during the frying of potato strips. the pre-treatments were 6 min blanching in a 85°c a water bath containing 0.5% calcium chloride and immersion in a 1% solution of carboxymethyl cellulose; 6 min blanching in a 85°c water bath containing 0.5% calcium chloride and immersion in a 2% sol...

Harvey W. Blanch, Paul D. Adams, Katherine M. Andrews-Cramer†,!, Wolf B. Frommer**, Blake A. Simmons, and Jay D. Keasling* Joint BioEnergy Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley California 94720, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berk...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories in the Sherlock Holmes series, yet only two are told from the narrative perspective of Holmes himself. I attempted to compare and contrast Holmes’ narration in The Blanched Soldier and The Lion’s Mane with Watson’s narration in A Study in Scarlet. I explored narratological theories and previous research done on Watson’s narration in order to find an...

Corticosteroids are one of the most frequently prescribed local therapeutic treatments. Their potency and bioavailability are tested with different methods. One of the most accepted methods is the skin-blanching test designed by McKenzie. In this study we investigated whether the skin-blanching test designed by McKenzie for screening topically active corticosteroids, producing vasoconstriction,...