A lung function study was carried out to determine the relative effect of rice husk and saw dust on mill workers. The study consisted of 195 subjects of which 56 rice mill workers, 71 saw mill workers and 68 controls of similar age, sex and socio-economic condition. FVC was significantly reduced in saw-mill workers compared to both the controls and rice mill workers. Both FEV1 and PEFR/min were...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Test Tube Mill and the Kett ”Pearlest” Polisher were evaluated in terms of milling performance in comparison with a McGill No. 2 Mill. Degree of milling (DOM), evaluated in terms of percent bran removal (the percentage of weight lost during milling) from brown rice, and whole kernel yield (WKY) were compared using sample lots of medium– and long–...

the rice industry to 1) estimate the milling yield that may be expected of rice lots when milled in large-scale milling systems and 2) produce milled rice samples from which visual, functional, sensory and nutritional assessments of the rice lot can be made. This chapter presents factors that can affect the laboratory measurement of rice milling yield, focusing on the use of the McGill #2 rice ...

L aboratory milling systems are used throughout the rice industry to 1) estimate the milling yield that may be expected of rice lots when milled in large-scale milling systems and 2) produce milled rice samples from which visual, functional, sensory and nutritional assessments of the rice lot can be made. This chapter presents factors that can affect the laboratory measurement of rice milling ...

This paper concentrates on the task of evaluating the air quality and Total Suspended Particles (TSP) of rice husk/dust in a particular rice mill factory located in Northern Kedah, Malaysia. The utmost objective of this paper is to develop a low cost air particle sensor to obtain the level of air quality inside the rice mill factory and comparing it with the guidelines provided by Departmental ...

Milled rice from a laboratory mill and a commercial–scale mill was evaluated for head rice yield using a shaker table and a machine–vision system called the GrainCheck. Comparisons were made for both medium– and long–grain rice varieties. For each variety, samples with different levels of broken kernels were analyzed to determine the performance of the two instruments over a range of head rice ...

in order to identifying factors affecting milled rice breakage losses in guilan province, a research was conducted based on the descriptive survey with association of 75 rice mill owner in guilan province. factors affecting milled rice breakage losses were recognized with the delphi technique. in this regard, a descriptive questionnaire with an open-ended question was distributed among 5 rice m...

Rice milling plays a key factor in determining rice quality and value. Therefore accurate quality assessments are critical to the rice industry. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of exposing rice to elevated temperatures during milling, on cooked rice texture and rice flour pasting properties. Two long (Cybonnett and Francis) and one medium (Jupiter) rice (oryzae sativa L.) cultiva...

Cereal Chem. 86(4):470–476 The degree of similarity between rice milled in a McGill #2 laboratory mill and commercial milling processes was evaluated using eight physical, physicochemical, and end-use properties. There was no statistical difference between the two milling systems with respect to color parameters L* and a*, final viscosity, texture, and end-use cooking properties (α = 0.05). Ove...

The study was undertaken to examine the socio-economic profiles of women participated in farms and rice mills activities; to examine contribution of women to household income which reducing their poverty; to identify the factors influencing the level of family income in farms and rice mills labourers; and to identify the problems and constraints of farms and rice mills. Bochagonj Upazila of Din...