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Fatty acid bioaccessibility and structural breakdown from in vitro digestion of almond particles.
Previous studies have shown that the size of almond particles influences lipid bioaccessibility during digestion. However, the extent of structural breakdown of almond particles during gastric digestion and its impact on lipid bioaccessibility is unclear. In this study, in vitro digestion of almond particles was conducted using a dynamic model (Human Gastric Simulator) and a static model (shaking water bath). Structural breakdown of particles during the gastric phase occurred only in the Human Gastric Simulator, as evidenced by a reduction in particle size (15.89 ± 0.68 mm2 to 12.19 ± 1.29 mm2, p < 0.05). Fatty acid bioaccessibility at the end of the gastric phase was greater in the Human Gastric Simulator than in the shaking water bath (6.55 ± 0.85% vs. 4.54 ± 0.36%, p < 0.01). Results showed that the in vitro model of digestion which included peristaltic contractions (Human Gastric Simulator) led to breakdown of almond particles during gastric digestion which increased fatty acid bioaccessibility
Gravity theory in SAP-geometry
The aim of the present paper is to construct a field theory in the context of
absolute parallelism (Teleparallel) geometry under the assumption that the
canonical connection is semi-symmetric. The field equations are formulated
using a suitable Lagrangian first proposed by Mikhail and Wanas. The
mathematical and physical consequences arising from the obtained field
equations are investigated.Comment: 14 pages, References added and a reference updated, minor correction
Cyber-Physical Systems: A Model-Based Approach
In this concise yet comprehensive Open Access textbook, future inventors are introduced to the key concepts of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Using modeling as a way to develop deeper understanding of the computational and physical components of these systems, one can express new designs in a way that facilitates their simulation, visualization, and analysis. Concepts are introduced in a cross-disciplinary way. Leveraging hybrid (continuous/discrete) systems as a unifying framework and Acumen as a modeling environment, the book bridges the conceptual gap in modeling skills needed for physical systems on the one hand and computational systems on the other. In doing so, the book gives the reader the modeling and design skills they need to build smart, IT-enabled products. Starting with a look at various examples and characteristics of Cyber-Physical Systems, the book progresses to explain how the area brings together several previously distinct ones such as Embedded Systems, Control Theory, and Mechatronics. Featuring a simulation-based project that focuses on a robotics problem (how to design a robot that can play ping-pong) as a useful example of a CPS domain, Cyber-Physical Systems: A Model-Based Approach demonstrates the intimate coupling between cyber and physical components, and how designing robots reveals several non-trivial control problems, significant embedded and real-time computation requirements, and a need to consider issues of communication and preconceptions
Estimating fugitive bioaerosol releases from static compost windrows: feasibility of portable wind tunnel approach
An assessment of the fugitive release of bioaerosols from static compost piles
was conducted at a green waste composting facility in South East England; this
representing the initial stage of a programme of research into the influence of
process parameters on bioaerosol emission flux. Wind tunnel experiments
conducted on the surface of static windrows generated specific bioaerosol
emission rates (SBER2s) at ground level of between 13 - 22 x10 3 cfu/m 2 /s for
mesophilic actinomycetes and between 8 - 11 x10 3 cfu/m 2 /s for Aspergillus
fumigatus. Air dispersion modelling of these emissions using the SCREEN3 air
dispersion model in area source term mode was used to generate source depletion
curves downwind of the facility for comparative purposes
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