222 research outputs found
Utilisation of Infrared Stabilised Immature Rice Grains in a Cereal Based Fermented Food: Tarhana
Immature rice grain is one of the under-valued by-products of rice milling industry. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of immature rice grain flour (IRGF) substitution to tarhana, which is a traditional cereal-based, fermented food product. IRGF was replaced by refined wheat flour at the levels of 0 (control), 30, 50, 70, and 100%, and the effect of this replacement on the contents of crude fat, ash, protein, dietary fibre, phytic acid, minerals, vitamins B1 and B2, tocopherols, Îł-oryzanol contents and sensory properties were investigated. It was shown that stabilised IRGF remarkably improved nutritional properties of the end product without adversely affecting sensory quality up to 50%. In conclusion, it could be suggested that stabilised IRGF has a promising potential for many food applications due to being cheap, accessible, nutritious, and gluten-free
Spectrophotometric determination of tizanidine and orphenadrine via ion pair complex formation using eosin Y
A simple, sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric method was developed and validated for the determination of two skeletal muscle relaxants namely, tizanidine hydrochloride (I) and orphenadrine citrate (II) in pharmaceutical formulations. The proposed method is based on the formation of a binary complex between the studied drugs and eosin Y in aqueous buffered medium (pH 3.5). Under the optimum conditions, the binary complex showed absorption maxima at 545 nm for tizanidine and 542 nm for orphenadrine. The calibration plots were rectilinear over concentration range of 0.5-8 ÎĽg/mL and 1-12 ÎĽg/mL with limits of detection of 0.1 ÎĽg/mL and 0.3 ÎĽg/mL for tizanidine and orphenadrine respectively. The different experimental parameters affecting the development and stability of the complex were studied and optimized. The method was successfully applied for determination of the studied drugs in their dosage forms; and to the content uniformity test of tizanidine in tablets
Importance of Capillary Forces in the Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes in a Polymer Colloid Lattice
Dominância fiscal : uma investigação empĂrica sobre o caso brasileiro no perĂodo de 2003 a 2014
A estabilização econômica dos anos de 1990 e a adoção do tripé econômico, a partir de
1999, marcam o fim de um capĂtulo delicado da histĂłria brasileira; a partir de entĂŁo, era
necessária a existĂŞncia de certa sintonia de polĂticas monetária e fiscal para a
manutenção do controle dos diversos indicadores econômicos. Contudo, com essa
reciprocidade na polĂtica econĂ´mica, sĂŁo incitadas discussões sobre a orientação do
governo na hora de definir suas prioridades nesse campo: as variáveis fiscais são
priorizadas e, por conseguinte, determinadas, forçando as monetárias a se ajustarem –
ou o contrário? A resposta para esse questionamento leva à discussão sobre a
dominância fiscal. Assim, esse trabalho visa verificar empiricamente, usando das
modelagens econométricas VAR e estudo de eventos, se há dominância fiscal ou
monetária na economia brasileira e se a eficácia da polĂtica monetária mudou na
transição do governo Lula para o governo Dilma. O resultado foi inconclusivo para o
governo Lula e indicou dominância fiscal no governo Dilma. Ainda verificou-se não
haver modificação na eficácia da polĂtica monetária.Economic stabilization, in the 1990s, and utilization of an economic tripod, after 1999,
represents the end of a delicate chapter in Brazilian history. Ever since, it was necessary
the existence of a certain agreement between monetary and fiscal politic, in order to
maintain under control a variety of economic indicators. However, this reciprocity (in
economic politic) starts discussions about the real government orientations when it
comes to define its priority on this subject: are the fiscal variables priorized, and then,
determined, forcing monetary variables to adjust themselves, or the opposite? The
answer to these questions emerge from the fiscal dominance discussion. This paper
intends to empiric verify, using econometric modeling VAR and event study, if there is
fiscal dominance or monetary in Brazilian economy and whether the effectiveness of
monetary politic has changed in the transition from Lula's government to the Dilma
government. The result was inconclusive for the Lula government and indicated fiscal
dominance in the Dilma government. There was still no change in the efficiency of the
monetary politic.CAPE
Trace elements and individual particle analysis of atmospheric aerosols from the Antarctic peninsula
Analysis of Polymer Grafted Inside The Porous Hydrogel Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Graft polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate onto the pore surface of polyacrylamide macroporous gel was implemented in DMSO-aqueous solution using diperiodatocuprate(III) complexes as an initiator. The grafting densities up to 410% were achieved. The graft polymerization was confirmed by gravimetrical methods and FTIR. The graft polymerization of polymer inside the pores of the macroporous gel resulted in increased flow resistance through the gel matrix. The distribution of grafted polymer on the gel pore surface material was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). CLSM is an alternative method for studying morphology of gel surface with grafted polymer having the advantages over the SEM allowing to investigate the distribution of grafted polymer inside the hydrogel in a native hydrated state. The microscopic techniques demonstrated uneven distribution of the grafted polymer inside the gel pores as a result of initiating the graft polymerization by insoluble initiator deposited on the pore surface.WoSScopu
Change of mean platelet volume values in asthmatic children as an inflammatory marker
Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood in industrialised countries. T helper-2 (Th-2) cells, mast cells and eosinophils have a role in inflammation of asthma. Recently it was shown that platelets also play a role in asthma. Mean platelet volume shows platelet size and reflects platelet activation
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