Fermentor-stabilized activated sludge from an industrial beverage bottling plant was grown on three different food sources: normal plant wastewater, plant wastewater containing high sucrose concentrations, and a synthetic glucose-based feed stock. Surface charge, hydrophobicity, and exopolysaccharide composition were measured on the stabilized bacterial flocs. Cell surface charge was measured b...

Variation in food stoichiometry affects individual performance and population dynamics, but it is also likely that species with different life histories should differ in their sensitivity to food stoichiometry. To address this question, we investigated the ability of the three nettle-feeding butterflies (Aglais urticae, Polygonia c-album, and Aglais io) to respond adaptively to induced variatio...

Pereskia aculeata Miller commonly known as “ora-pro-nobis” has been used extensively in folclore medicine. Plant belongs to the family Cactacea and it is found in the Brazil (reaching Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul states). The purpose was to evaluate the effects of plant on biochemical and corporal profiles of Wistar rats. The 80 animals were divided randomly into 4 groups by sex (n = 10 females ...

The food industry is under pressure to improve production and reduce its impact on the environment. Furthermore, consumers today are increasingly shifting more sustainable diets. In this context, plant-based protein sources appear as a promising solution. This study investigates perceptions of company representatives operating in Greece who produce or intend produce, products containing protein...

The aim of this paper is to conceptualize and discuss how plant-based food consumption accomplished in an environment pre-configured by meat-based practices. Drawing on ethnographic interviews with thirteen consumers, using a socio-material practice approach, the demonstrates shopping, cooking eating practices are enabled shaped material reconfigurations. shows developments such as expanding ra...

Plant diseases threaten both food security and the botanical diversity of natural ecosystems. Substantial research effort is focused on pathogen detection and control, with detailed risk management available for many plant diseases. Risk can be assessed using analytical techniques that account for disease pressure both spatially and temporally. We suggest that such technical assessments of dise...

The cholesterol-lowering effect of plant sterols was first discovered in the early 1950s. However, it is only recently that plant sterols have become clinically important, when advances in food-technology have made it possible to combine sterols with a variety of food products including margarines, yogurts, fruit juices and cereal bars. We review the clinical trial evidence of lipid-lowering ef...

The overall goal of this paper is to develop a cost effective portable multispectral imaging instrument that inspectors or plant personnel can use for quality control. Food safety and quality in food industry, especially small plant is ongoing problem. Identification and separation of contaminated food is very important to protect the consumer from a potential source of food poisoning. The curr...

Individual grasshoppers were observed foraging on either single food plant species or binary mixtures of them. Individuals ate slightly less on the mixtures, but grew faster on them. In the mixtures, individuals fed regularly from both plant species, typically eating both within a single meal. Feeding bouts were longer on the preferred plant species in the mixture. The pattern of foraging behav...