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Thermorheological and textural behaviour of gluten-free gels obtained from chestnut and rice flours
Nowadays, as celiac disease is becoming more
common the consumers’ demand for gluten-free products
with high nutritional and taste quality is increasing. This
work deals with the study of the impact of four novelty
gluten-free sources: chestnut flour (Cf), whole rice flour
(Rw), Carolino rice flour (Rc) and Agulha rice flour (Ra).
Textural, thermorheological and stability performance of
gluten-free gels using different experimental techniques
were evaluated. Mixed gels were also produced for comparison.
Texture parameters were determined from the texture
profile analysis using a texturometer. Thermorheological
oscillatory measurements were conducted in a stresscontrolled
rheometer in order to clarify the kinetics of gel
formation and to characterise the structure of the matured
gels. The stability of the gels was evaluated using transmittance
profiling of the gels under gravitational fields
(LUMiSizer®). Texture studies suggested that gels from mixtures of chestnut flour at 30 % and rice flour at 20 %
showed the right texture to develop gel-based new desserts.
Rheological results showed that the thermal profiles on
heating of Cf gels were similar to those obtained for Rw
and Ra, whereas Rc gels exhibited a particular pattern. Once
the final gelatinisation temperature was achieved, no significant
differences on the viscoelastic properties were noticed
for all the tested gels. Stability tests showed that gels with
Rc should present an industrial advantage over the other
assayed formulations, since the stability of these gels is of
the order of four times larger
Pediatric urolithiasis: the current surgical management
Children represent about 1% of all patients with urolithiasis, but 100% of these children are considered high risk for recurrent stone formation, and it is crucial for them to receive a therapy that will render them stone free. In addition, a metabolic workup is necessary to ensure a tailored metaphylaxis to prevent or delay recurrence. The appropriate therapy depends on localization, size, and composition of the calculus, as well as on the anatomy of the urinary tract. In specialized centers, the whole range of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), ureterorenoscopy (URS), and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) are available for children, with the same efficiency and safety as in adults
The human keratins: biology and pathology
The keratins are the typical intermediate filament proteins of epithelia, showing an outstanding degree of molecular diversity. Heteropolymeric filaments are formed by pairing of type I and type II molecules. In humans 54 functional keratin genes exist. They are expressed in highly specific patterns related to the epithelial type and stage of cellular differentiation. About half of all keratins—including numerous keratins characterized only recently—are restricted to the various compartments of hair follicles. As part of the epithelial cytoskeleton, keratins are important for the mechanical stability and integrity of epithelial cells and tissues. Moreover, some keratins also have regulatory functions and are involved in intracellular signaling pathways, e.g. protection from stress, wound healing, and apoptosis. Applying the new consensus nomenclature, this article summarizes, for all human keratins, their cell type and tissue distribution and their functional significance in relation to transgenic mouse models and human hereditary keratin diseases. Furthermore, since keratins also exhibit characteristic expression patterns in human tumors, several of them (notably K5, K7, K8/K18, K19, and K20) have great importance in immunohistochemical tumor diagnosis of carcinomas, in particular of unclear metastases and in precise classification and subtyping. Future research might open further fields of clinical application for this remarkable protein family
The Effect of and Heat Treatment on the Crystallization of Glass
In this paper, the effects of and heat treatment on the crystalline phases and microstructure of lithium disilicate-barium disilicate glass were examined. A wider and broad peak in the differential thermal analysis curve indicates a presence of surface crystallization instead of volume crystallization despite the use of nucleating agent, . The heat treatment schedules were planned according to differential thermal analysis data. The controlled crystallization of the compositions studied was carried out using two-stage heat treatment procedure. The glass transition temperature, of the as-cast sample were used to determine the optimum nucleation temperature. The optimum nucleation temperature was determined to be 520°C. The crystallization was carried out at 720C and 880C for 15 min. Lithium disilicate and sanbornite was the major phases and moganite or coesite were also present depending on the heat treatment duration. Due to coexistence of lithium disilicate and barium disilicate phases, the change in the melting entropy prevented the formation of spherulitic morphology and recrystallization after further heat treatments. The rise in the crystallization temperature enhanced grain coarsening and formed massive microstructures
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