Rapeseed: Constituents and protein products Part 2: Preparation and properties of protein-enriched products

The Literature is reviewed about the preparation and functional properties and application of defatted meals, protein concentrates and isolates of Brassica seeds. Especially the influence of physico-chemical, microbiological and enzymatical treatments is represented on antinutritional compounds, glucosinolates, their splitting products and phytic acid.     

Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Wassereinsparung in Ölveredelungsfabriken

Possibilities and Limits of Water Economy in Oil Refining Plants After a preliminary discussion of the problem of when the implementation of measures for economizing on water consumption is to be rejected from the managerial accounting point of view, when it should be taken into consideration and when it would be reasonable, the process of refining edible oils and the nature and quantity of the waste water produced in the process are dealt with. On the basis of this information the possibilities for reducing water consumption in edible fat refineries with their effects on the water situation are discussed. In a final comment methods of diminising the pollution load on production effluent are described.     

Full Scale Burn Tests of Television Sets and Electronic Appliances

Ten full-scale burn tests of television sets and electronic appliances were performed to: (1) demonstrate the ignition propensity and fire performance characteristics of materials used in the construction of television sets marketed in the United States and to compare these to the fire performance of television sets marketed in Europe; (2) document the damage to television sets when exposed to nearby burning materials; (3) evaluate and compare the damage to television sets when subjected to different size, duration and types of fires; (4) evaluate fire damage to television sets and electronic appliances when exposed to post flashover conditions; and (5) evaluate electrical damage caused to components of electronic appliances while they are powered and subjected to exposure fires.Ignitability tests showed that television sets constructed with cabinets made of V-0 rated plastics (for the U.S. market) will not ignite and propagate a flame under the test conditions. Television sets made of HB rated plastics (for the European market) will ignite and propagate a flame under the same test conditions and the television set will be consumed in the ensuing fire. The UL 94 tests do not provide rate of heat release data; however, calorimetry test data showed that the rate of heat release and the burning of the electronic appliances and television sets were in part dependent on the size of the exposure fire.Examination of the television sets and electronic appliances after the burn tests showed that the severity of damage and type of damage varied significantly. Electrical fault activity was noted to have occurred both exterior and interior to the powered television sets as well as other powered electronic appliances. In all cases, the fire source was external to the appliance.Post fire examination after the flashover fires showed that fire pattern analysis and burn damage are not necessarily indicative of the area of origin or cause and can be misleading to even experienced fire investigators.     

Urban growth trend analysis using GIS techniques—a case study of the Bombay metropolitan region

Abstract

Towns and cities in India are facing complex problems regarding the provision and maintenance of services and infrastructure in the face of the rapid growth of pupulation, caused both by natural increase and migration. In order to meet such challenges a planner needs to have fairly accurate and up-to-date information, especially about physical structures and related land parameters. A study of their trends generally helps in the understanding of the emerging growth pattern and in formulating policies to guide or redirect it. Recent advances in the field of remote sensing technology and computer based Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provide very useful tools in undertaking such analysis. The results from a study about growth trends of the urban areas in the Bombay Metropolitan Region using multi-date remote sensing data and ARC/INFO GIS package are described here. The period under consideration is from 1968 to 1989. It should be noted that the major growth in the region is confined to Greater Bombay between 1968 to 1975. After the year 1975, a distinct outward growth along the rail corridors is visible. Growth after 1975 is mainly in the Kalyan, Bhiwandi, New Bombay and Panvel areas and in the area around Manori creek (Charkop area). The growth rate is found to be higher after the year 1975 compared to the prior growth rate. The spatial growth trends are examined in relation to the population and the population density has been computed for different periods. Based upon these densities, the extent of land required for urban development for the year 2001 has been calculated. Suitability of land for urbanisation has been carried out based upon physical characteristics of the land and environmental parameters. The priority areas of urban development to meet the additional requirement in 2001 have been identified on the basis of this suitability analysis. A map on a 1:250000 scale has been prepared to show the areas for urbanisation which will meet the demands for the year 2001. This study demonstrates the potential offered by the integration of the tools of remote sensing and GIS for urban and regional planning.     

The trithorax group gene moira encodes a brahma-associated putative chromatin-remodeling factor in Drosophila melanogaster

The genes of the trithorax group (trxG) in Drosophila melanogaster are required to maintain the pattern of homeotic gene expression that is established early in embryogenesis by the transient expression of the segmentation genes. The precise role of each of the diverse trxG members and the functional relationships among them are not well understood. Here, we report on the isolation of the trxG gene moira (mor) and its molecular characterization. mor encodes a fruit fly homolog of the human and yeast chromatin-remodeling factors BAF170, BAF155, and SWI3. mor is widely expressed throughout development, and its 170-kDa protein product is present in many embryonic tissues. In vitro, MOR can bind to itself and it interacts with Brahma (BRM), an SWI2-SNF2 homolog, with which it is associated in embryonic nuclear extracts. The leucine zipper motif of MOR is likely to participate in self-oligomerization; the equally conserved SANT domain, for which no function is known, may be required for optimal binding to BRM. MOR thus joins BRM and Snf5-related 1 (SNR1), two known Drosophila SWI-SNF subunits that act as positive regulators of the homeotic genes. These observations provide a molecular explanation for the phenotypic and genetic relationships among several of the trxG genes by suggesting that they encode evolutionarily conserved components of a chromatin-remodeling complex.     

Validation of highly polymorphic fluorescent multiplex short tandem repeat systems using two generations of DNA sequencers

Validation studies are a crucial requirement before implementation of new genetic typing systems for clinical diagnostics or forensic identity. Two different fluorescence-based multiplex DNA profiling systems composed of amelogenin, HumD21S11 and HumFGA (referred to as multiplex 1A), and HumD3S1358, HumD21S11 and HumFGA (multiplex 1B) have been evaluated for use in forensic identification using the Applied Biosystems Model 373A and Prism 377 DNA Sequencers, respectively. Experiments were aimed at defining the limit of target DNA required for reliable profiling, the level of degradation that would still permit amplification of the short tandem repeat (STR) loci examined, and the robustness of each locus in the multiplexes after samples were exposed to environmental insults. In addition, the specificity of the multiplexes was demonstrated using nonhuman DNAs. Forensically relevant samples such as cigarette butts, chewing gum, fingernails and envelope flaps were processed using both an organic extraction procedure and a QIAamp protocol. DNAs and resultant multiplex STR profiles were compared. The validation of the triplex STR systems was extended to include over 140 nonprobative casework specimens and was followed with a close monitoring of initial casework (over 300 exhibits). Our results document the robustness of these multiplex STR profiling systems which, when combined with other multiplex systems, could provide a power of discrimination of approximately 0.9999.