Volume 4, Number 5B, May 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Chemical characterization and antioxidative properties of Polish variety of Morus alba L. leaf aqueous extracts from the laboratory and pilot-scale processes

Ewa Flaczyk, Joanna Kobus-Cisowska, Monica Przeor, Jozef Korczak, Marian Remiszewski, Eugeniusz Korbas, Maciej Buchowski

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B026  3,440 Downloads  5,138 Views   Citations

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Isolation of aromatic yeasts(non-Saccharomyces cerevisiae) from Korean traditional nuruks and identification of fermentation characteristics

Choi Ji Ho, Soo Hwan Yeo, Ji-Hye Park, Han Seok Choi, Ji-Eun Gang, Soo In Kim, Seok Tae Jeong, So Ra Kim

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B025  3,115 Downloads  4,478 Views   Citations

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Mulberry fruit as an antioxidant component in muesli

Joanna Kobus-Cisowska, Anna Gramza-Michalowska, Dominik Kmiecik, Ewa Flaczyk, Józef Korczak

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B024  3,515 Downloads  4,751 Views   Citations

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Application of resistant starch in bread: processing, proximate composition and sensory quality of functional bread products from wheat flour and African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) flour

Abdoulaye Sankhon, Issoufou Amadou, Wei-Rong Yao

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B023  4,813 Downloads  6,565 Views   Citations

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The development of soy sauce from organic soy bean

Shoupeng Wan, Yanxiang Wu, Cong Wang, Chunling Wang, Lihua Hou

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B022  3,896 Downloads  5,134 Views   Citations

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Effect of heat stress on the MDA, proline and soluble sugar content in leaf lettuce seedlings

Yingyan Han, Shuangxi Fan, Qiao Zhang, Yanan Wang

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B021  3,202 Downloads  4,486 Views   Citations

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Evaluation of pesticide residues in fruit from Poland and health risk assessment

B. Łozowicka, P. Kaczyński, E. Rutkowska, M. Jankowska, I. Hrynko

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B020  3,539 Downloads  5,237 Views   Citations

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Soil water resources use limit in the loess plateau of China

Ting Ning, Zhongsheng Guo, Mancai Guo, Bing Han

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B019  2,845 Downloads  3,956 Views   Citations

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Thermal properties of some selected nigerian soups

Raji Akeem Olayemi, Akinoso Rahman

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B018  3,286 Downloads  4,441 Views   Citations

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Design parameters for a small-scale batch in-bin maize dryer

Fashina Adepoju Bola., Akande Fatai Bukola., Ibrahim Saula Olanrewaju, Sanusi Bashir Adisa

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B017  4,327 Downloads  5,815 Views   Citations

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Omega-3 emulsion of Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seed oil

Siti Hamidah Mohd-Setapar, Lee Nian-Yian, Wan Nuraisha Wan Kamarudin, Zuhaili Idham, Abd-Talib Norfahana

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B016  3,447 Downloads  4,632 Views   Citations

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Survival of encapsulated probiotics through spray drying and non-refrigerated storage for animal feeds application

Norfahana Abd-Talib, Siti Hamidah Mohd-Setapar, Aidee Kamal Khamis, Lee Nian-Yian, Ramlan Aziz

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B015  4,385 Downloads  5,985 Views   Citations

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Physicochemical properties, vitamins, antioxidant activities and amino acid composition of ginger spiced maize snack ‘kokoro’ enriched with soy flour (a Nigeria based snack)

Fasasi Olufunmilayo Sade, Alokun Omotayo Aderonke

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B014  3,372 Downloads  4,647 Views   Citations

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Optimisation of beef tenderisation treated with bromelain using response surface methodology (RSM)

S. Zainal, K. Z. Nadzirah, A. Noriham, I. Normah

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B013  3,029 Downloads  4,471 Views   Citations

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Amino acid composition of droughtmaster beef at various beef cuts

Zainal Samicho, Siti Roha Ab Mutalib, Noriham Abdullah

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B012  3,696 Downloads  4,733 Views   Citations

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Superabsorbent polymer for water management in forestry

Miguel Casquilho, Abel Rodrigues, Fátima Rosa

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Accumulation of microcystins in water and economic fish in Phayao Lake, and fish ponds along the Ing River tributary in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Niwooti Whangchai, Suthida Wanno, Redel Gutierrez, Korntip Kannika, Rattapoom Promna, Norio Iwami, Tomoaki Itayama

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Physicochemical and radical scavenging activities of honey samples from Malaysia

Norul Liza A-Rahaman, Lee Suan Chua, Mohamad Roji Sarmidi, Ramlan Aziz

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B009  3,604 Downloads  5,368 Views   Citations

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Application of ontologies to traceability in the dairy supply chain

L. Magliulo, L. Genovese, V. Peretti, N. Murru

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Effect of tillage systems on soil properties, humus and water conservation

Teodor Rusu, Ioan Pacurar, Marcel Dirja, Horea Mihai Pacurar, Ioan Oroian, Smaranda Adina Cosma, Marinela Gheres

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B007  3,517 Downloads  4,980 Views   Citations

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Effect of organic fertilizers used in sandy soil on the growth of tomatoes

Yongxia Hou, Xiaojun Hu, Wenting Yan, Shuhong Zhang, Libin Niu

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B006  3,287 Downloads  4,732 Views   Citations

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Biochemical changes during composting of coir pith waste as influenced by different agro industrial wastes

T. Muthurayar, M. S. Dhanarajan

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Slight free falling impact test for assessing guava maturity

Cheng-Chang Lien, Ching-Hua Ting

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Economic and environmental sustainability assessment of wine grape production scenarios in Southern Italy

Alfio Strano, Anna Irene De Luca, Giacomo Falcone, Nathalie Iofrida, Teodora Stillitano, Giovanni Gulisano

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B003  4,016 Downloads  5,784 Views   Citations

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The effects of ultrasonic irradiation in combination with ozone on the reduction of residual ethion of tangerine (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Sai Nam Pung) fruit after harvest

Kanda Whangchai, Satit Phiyanalinmat, Jamnong Uthaibutra, Sarunya Pengphol, Nakao Nomura

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B002  3,697 Downloads  4,803 Views   Citations

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Determination of okadaic acid related toxins from shellfish (sinonovacula constricta) by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Hai-qi Zhang, Weicheng Liu, Xin He, Li-jun Liang, Wenyong Ding, Zhong-yang He

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DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.45B001  2,756 Downloads  3,796 Views   Citations

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