Improved emulsifying and foaming of whey proteins after enzymic fat hydrolysis

in Journal of Food Science (1997), 62(1), 48-

In an effort to improve emulsifying and foaming of sweet whey and whey protein concentrate, we studied the hydrolysis of the residual fat in these preparations with a sn 1,3 specific lipase. This ... [more ▼]

In an effort to improve emulsifying and foaming of sweet whey and whey protein concentrate, we studied the hydrolysis of the residual fat in these preparations with a sn 1,3 specific lipase. This enzymatic lipolysis would convert almost all triglycerides into mono- and diglycerides which have strong surface-active properties. Therefore, the emulsifying and foaming capacities of such modified whey products should be increased in comparison with native products, as shown by results presented at both neutral pH and those similar to a salad dressing emulsion. It was also demonstrated that emulsions and foams formed with lipase-treated whey preparations were more shelf-stable. [less ▲]

Improved energy resolution of a cyclotron beam for RBS measurements

in Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (2008), 266(10), 2110-2112

Improved Finite Element Solvers for the Helmholtz Equation at High Frequencies

Scientific conference (2012, March 29)

Improved Forwarding Architecture and Resource Management for Multi-Core Software Routers

in NPC 2009 Proceedings (2009, October)

Recent technological advances in commodity server architectures, with multiple multi-core CPUs, integrated memory controllers, high-speed interconnects and enhanced network interface cards, provide ... [more ▼]

Recent technological advances in commodity server architectures, with multiple multi-core CPUs, integrated memory controllers, high-speed interconnects and enhanced network interface cards, provide substantial computational capacity and thus an attractive platform for packet forwarding. However, to exploit this available capacity, we need a suitable software platform that allows effective parallel packet processing and resource management. In this paper, we at first introduce an improved forwarding architecture for software routers that enhances parallelism by exploiting hardware classification and multi-queue support, already available in recent commodity network interface cards. After evaluating the original scheduling algorithm of the widely-used Click modular router, we propose solutions for extending this scheduler for improved fairness, throughput and more precise resource management. To illustrate the potential benefits of our proposal, we implement and evaluate a few key elements of our overall design. [less ▲]

An improved HPLC-UV method for the simultaneous quantification of triterpenic glycosides and aglycones in leaves of Centella asiatica (L.) Urb (APIACEAE).

in Journal of Chromatography. B : Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical & Life Sciences (2009), 877(23), 2396-402

The simultaneous quantification of madecassoside, asiaticoside, madecassic acid and asiatic acid in Centella asiatica by HPLC-UV is proposed. Asiaticoside was used as reference for the quantification of ... [more ▼]

The simultaneous quantification of madecassoside, asiaticoside, madecassic acid and asiatic acid in Centella asiatica by HPLC-UV is proposed. Asiaticoside was used as reference for the quantification of heterosides and asiatic acid for aglycones. The evaluation of the extraction efficiency of the four molecules led to use Soxhlet extraction for 8 h. The method was validated and was found to be accurate in the concentration range of 1.0-3.0 mg/ml for asiaticoside and 0.5-2.0 mg/ml for asiatic acid with CV <3% for all investigated compounds. LOD and LOQ were, respectively, 0.0113 and 1.0 mg/ml for asiaticoside and 0.0023 and 0.5 mg/ml for asiatic acid. This method was shown to be convenient for routine analysis of samples of C. asiatica. [less ▲]

Improved Implementation of the Harmonic Balance Method

in Proceedings of the 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (2007, April)

Harmonic Balance (HB) methods have been applied to non-linear aeroelastic problems since the 1980s. As the computational power available to researchers has increased, so has the order of calculated HB ... [more ▼]

Harmonic Balance (HB) methods have been applied to non-linear aeroelastic problems since the 1980s. As the computational power available to researchers has increased, so has the order of calculated HB solutions. However, the computational cost of a HB solution increases with the square of the order. Additionally, the traditional Newton-Raphson, Broyden, Toeplitz Jacobian and other techniques used for the solution of the non-linear algebraic problem at the heart of the HB methodology rely on a good initial guess for the unknown coefficients. If there are many such coefficients the probability that a good guess will be available is very low and the HB scheme may well fail. In this paper a search procedure using Genetic Algorithms (GA) is introduced to evaluate the coefficients of a harmonic balance solution. It is shown that the GA can provide high quality initial guesses for the HB coefficients. The method is applied to an aeroelastic galloping-type problem. [less ▲]

Improved Management Practices to Increase Productivity of Traditional Cereal/Pigeonpea Intercropping Systems in Eastern Africa

in Proceedings Regional Workshop on Status and Potential of Pigeonpea in Eastern and Southern Africa (2001)

Improved mapping of Jupiter’s auroral features to magnetospheric sources

in Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics (2011), 116

The magnetospheric mapping of Jupiter's polar auroral emissions is highly uncertain because global Jovian field models are known to be inaccurate beyond ∼30 RJ. Furthermore, the boundary between open and ... [more ▼]

The magnetospheric mapping of Jupiter's polar auroral emissions is highly uncertain because global Jovian field models are known to be inaccurate beyond ∼30 RJ. Furthermore, the boundary between open and closed flux in the ionosphere is not well defined because, unlike the Earth, the main auroral oval emissions at Jupiter are likely associated with the breakdown of plasma corotation and not the open/closed flux boundary in the polar cap. We have mapped contours of constant radial distance from the magnetic equator to the ionosphere in order to understand how auroral features relate to magnetospheric sources. Instead of following model field lines, we map equatorial regions to the ionosphere by requiring that the magnetic flux in some specified region at the equator equals the magnetic flux in the area to which it maps in the ionosphere. Equating the fluxes in this way allows us to link a given position in the magnetosphere to a position in the ionosphere. We find that the polar auroral active region maps to field lines beyond the dayside magnetopause that can be interpreted as Jupiter's polar cusp; the swirl region maps to lobe field lines on the night side and can be interpreted as Jupiter's polar cap; the dark region spans both open and closed field lines and must be explained by multiple processes. Additionally, we conclude that the flux through most of the area inside the main oval matches the magnetic flux contained in the magnetotail lobes and is probably open to the solar wind. [less ▲]

An Improved Methodology for Filling Missing Values in Spatiotemporal Climate Dataset: Application to Tanganyika Lake Dataset

in Computational Geosciences (2010), 14(1), 55-64

In this paper, an improved methodology for the determination of missing values in a spatio-temporal database is presented. This methodology performs denoising projection in order to accurately fill the ... [more ▼]

In this paper, an improved methodology for the determination of missing values in a spatio-temporal database is presented. This methodology performs denoising projection in order to accurately fill the missing values in the database. The improved methodology is called EOF Pruning and it is based on an original linear projection method called Empirical Orthogo- nal Functions (EOF). The experiments demonstrate the performance of the improved methodology and present a comparison with the original EOF and with a widely-used Optimal Interpolation method called Objective Analysis. [less ▲]

Improved molecular diagnostics of idiopathic short stature and allied disorders: quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based copy number profiling of SHOX and pseudoautosomal region 1.

in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2010), 95(6), 3010-8

CONTEXT: Short stature has an incidence of three in 100 in children. Reliable molecular genetic testing may be crucial in the context of beneficial disease management. Deletions spanning or surrounding ... [more ▼]

CONTEXT: Short stature has an incidence of three in 100 in children. Reliable molecular genetic testing may be crucial in the context of beneficial disease management. Deletions spanning or surrounding the SHOX gene account for a significant proportion of patients with idiopathic short stature (ISS) and allied disorders, such as Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis. OBJECTIVE: Several shortcomings of current strategies for copy number profiling of the SHOX region prompted us to develop an improved test for molecular diagnostics of the SHOX region. DESIGN AND RESULTS: We introduced a quantitative PCR (qPCR)-based copy number profiling test, consisting of 11 amplicons targeting clinically relevant regions, i.e. the SHOX gene and regulatory regions. To ensure an optimal sensitivity and specificity, this test was validated in 32 controls and 18 probands with previously identified copy number changes. In addition, 152 probands with SHOX-associated phenotypes were screened, revealing 10 novel copy number changes. CONCLUSION: This highly validated qPCR test supersedes other approaches for copy number screening of the SHOX region in terms of reliability, accuracy, and cost efficiency. In addition, another strong point is the fact that it can be easily implemented in any standard equipped molecular laboratory. Our qPCR-based test is highly recommended for molecular diagnostics of idiopathic short stature and allied disorders. [less ▲]