The influence of Fusarium infection on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) proteins distribution and baking quality

Under artificial Fusarium infection the total glutenin content determined by chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method was significantly reduced in comparison to gliadins which were increased. Among protein types, α-GLI and HMW-GS were the highest affected. Artificial Fusarium infection significantly increased GLI/GLU ratio when compared with the natural infected samples. Artificial Fusarium infection dramatically decreased the dough mixing tolerance and had a considerable negative effect on dough energy, maximum resistance, and resistance/extensibility ratio. Disturbed GLI/GLU ratio and an increased amount of mycotoxin DON under artificial Fusarium infection showed a strong negative impact on affected functional properties of dough and bread. Total and γ-GLI as well as GLI/GLU ratio were significantly positively affected by mycotoxin DON in contrast to total GLU, HMW-GS and LMW-GS which were negatively affected. Results indicated that the stability of baking quality parameters of cultivars more tolerance to the Fusarium infection can be well define by lower accumulation of mycotoxin DON

Tectonic and paleoenvironmental significance of the Paleogene coal seams of Estancia La Correntina, Fuegian Andes

Se describen afloramientos de sedimentitas continentales con restos carbonosos localizados sobre el Río San Pablo en la Estancia La Correntina, provincia de Tierra del Fuego (54° 33´ 01" S, 64° 00´ 20" W). La asociación palinológica recuperada es comparable con la descripta para la Formación Sloggett y se refiere al Eoceno tardío - Oligoceno temprano. La palinoflora está dominada por Podocarpaceae y Fagaceae con pteridofitas subordinadas e indicaría un ambiente de sedimentación húmedo, probable­mente lacustre o pantanoso, con alta disponibilidad de agua, desarrollado bajo un clima templado. La correlación de estas sedimentitas con las de Bahía Sloggett permite avalar la existencia en la Cordillera Fueguina de un corredor de rumbo NNW-SSE desarrollado sobre las unidades pre - paleógenas, que habría controlado el emplazamiento de los depocentros continentales durante el Eoceno/ Oligoceno.The continental sedimentary coaly outcrop of Estancia La Correntina, San Pablo River (54° 33' 01" S, 64° 00' 20" W), is described. The palynological assemblage compare closely with the similar one described from the Sloggett Formation, and is referred to the late Eocene-early Oligocene. Podocarpaceae and Fagaceae are the most abundant forms. Pteridophyta are subordinate. The palynological assemblage would probably reflect a lacustrine or swampy environment, with regular levels of moisture and a temperate climate. Correlations between Estancia La Correntina and Bahía Sloggett outcrops support a NNW trending tectonic corridor, developed on pre-Paleogene units that controlled the deposition of continental sequences during the Eocene/ Oligocene in the Fueguian Cordillera.Fil: Rossello, Eduardo Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Estudios Andinos "Don Pablo Groeber". Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Estudios Andinos "Don Pablo Groeber"; ArgentinaFil: Ottone, Eduardo Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Estudios Andinos "Don Pablo Groeber". Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Estudios Andinos "Don Pablo Groeber"; ArgentinaFil: Haring, C. E.. Repsol-YPF; ArgentinaFil: Nevistic, V. A.. Repsol-YPF; Argentin

Input constraints handling in an MPC/feedback linearization scheme

The combination of model predictive control based on linear models (MPC) with feedback linearization (FL) has attracted interest for a number of years, giving rise to MPC+FL control schemes. An important advantage of such schemes is that feedback linearizable plants can be controlled with a linear predictive controller with a fixed model. Handling input constraints within such schemes is difficult since simple bound contraints on the input become state dependent because of the nonlinear transformation introduced by feedback linearization. This paper introduces a technique for handling input constraints within a real time MPC/FL scheme, where the plant model employed is a class of dynamic neural networks. The technique is based on a simple affine transformation of the feasible area. A simulated case study is presented to illustrate the use and benefits of the technique