GRAIN SORGHUM WAX AS AN EDIBLE COATING FOR GELATIN-BASED CANDIES1

Gelatin-based candies were coated with medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil or MCT oil combined with grain sorghum or carnauba wax (8.7% w/w of oil). Compared with uncoated samples, oil/sorghum wax and oil/carnauba wax coatings were equally effective in reducing protein solubility of candies in water (25C) and differences between initial and final diameters of candies subjected to melting. At 0, 5, and 10 days of storage (over calcium sulfate), the candies were evaluated by sensory panelists for surface reflection, pink color, clarity, chalkiness, firmness, adhesiveness, chewiness, cohesiveness, sweetness, sourness, fruit flavor, off-flavor, and aftertaste. Firmness, adhesiveness, chewiness, cohesiveness, and sourness scores increased (P<0.05) linearly with storage time. Samples treated with sorghum or carnauba wax were less shiny, more opaque, chalkier, and had more intense off-flavor and aftertaste than uncoated samples. Samples treated with the laboratory-extracted sorghum wax rated lower than carnauba wax-treated samples for surface reflection, clarity, chalkiness, off-flavor, and aftertaste.     

Leakage of Anthocyanins from Skin of Thawed, Frozen Highbush Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Factors affecting the tendency of thawed blueberries to leak pigmented exudate were investigated. Drip and anthocyanin leakage rates (ALR) were determined spectrophotometrically. Leakage vs time curves were linear or two-phase linear, ALR varying with cultivar, ripeness, and berry condition. Dewaxing increased ALR with most cultivars. ALR did not correlate with berry anthocyanin content, surface area, or cuticle thickness. ALR and amount of drip were poorly correlated. ALR varied from berry-to-berry within samples. Leakage was observed to be nonuniform on berry surfaces, appearing at skin cracks and ruptures, the calyx area, and other point sources. An hypothesis relating leakage to skin condition, fluid accumulation, and anthocyanin content is presented.     

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SHIFTING TO STATE BLOCK GRANTS: THE PRIORITIES OF URBAN MINORITIES

This research examines a number of hypotheses expressed by civil rights leaders in the Southwestern states regarding the predicted effects of slate implementation of the nine block grants authorized by the Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1981. It is based on the testimony of 121 speakers at two successive public block grant hearings conducted by the State of Texas in Houston in 1982 and 1983. The speakers are classified by race, affiliation, and programmatic preferences. The research is also based on financial and regulatory data tracking shifts in state spending and distributional rules between Fy 82 and Fy 84. The results show that most of the fears of the civil rights leaders were not realized. Minority participation at public hearings increased, rather than decreased. State funding priorities did not change significantly, nor did allocation decision rules shift in emphasis from redistribution to equalization. “Brutal political struggles” between groups competing for funds (especially blacks and Hispanics) did not materialize. However, the potential for such struggles remains strong. The findings reveal significant black-Hispanic differences with regard to programmatic priorities and perceptions of the “fairness” of the current distributional system. The paper concludes with a call for new stale-based theories of block grant agenda setting and government responsiveness in centralized versus decentralized systems. It predicts that such reexaminations will yield new theories regarding the formation and stability of racial and ethnic coalitions in state politics.     

Using image subtraction and classification to evaluate change in sub-tropical intertidal wetlands

A sub-tropical intertidal wetland in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia (27°52'S, 153° 23'E) was physically modified in 1985 to manage a mosquito breeding problem. Monitoring before and after modification was done using field and remote sensing techniques. Images from large scale colour infrared aerial photography were analysed to evaluate impacts of the modification. Analysis was by subtracting and classifying digitized images taken before and after modification. The resulting ‘difference type images’ showed the types of change and their nature. These images indicated also the spatial extent of the changes. The site has become wetter as a result of increased tidal flushing, indicated by reduced spectral values. The area modified has changed less than the adjacent mangrove inlet which floods the area. Mangroves have increased in size and spatial extent, with increased spectral values generally. The changes are consistent with reported mangrove changes in other local areas and thus are unlikely to be a direct effect of runnelling.     

Investigating the role of ICT intervention in grassroots innovation using structural equation modelling approach

Research on information communication technologies (ICT) for entrepreneurship development is burgeoning, yet our understanding of the use of ICT in support of grassroots innovation remains unclear. This paper examines the moderating role of the use of ICT on the relationship between grassroots innovation (GRI) and entrepreneurial success (ES). The study involved 400 grassroots entrepreneurs selected from three states in India, and the moderating effect of the use of ICT was analysed using moderated structural equation modelling. The results revealed that the use of ICT partially moderates the relationship between the new learning practices and economic benefits. It also partially moderates the relationship between local solution and economic benefits, but it fully moderates the relationship between networking capabilities and economic benefits, where the relationship is stronger when the use of ICT is high. Furthermore, the study found that the use of ICT does not moderate the relationship between new learning practice and non-economic benefits, relationship between local solution and non-economic benefits and relationship between networking capabilities and non-economic benefits.     

EXPLAINING THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Using a large national sample of U.S. cities the authors create an environmental policy index to explore the factors that explain the adoption and implementation of environmental policies at the local level. Using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate methods, these data indicate that cities with higher populations, more highly educated citizens, higher percentages of Hispanic residents, located in the West (and more specifically California), and that are central cities are more likely to engage in environmental policies. Furthermore, this article finds evidence of differences in engagement based upon the subarea of environmental protection examined.     

Corrosion of Lead Glasses in Acid Media: I, Leaching Kinetics

The leaching kinetics of lead glasses (25 to 35 mol% PbO-75 to 65 mol% SiO₂; some with K₂O and A1₂O₃, additions) were determined in 10% acetic acid. Except for a ternary glass (SiO₂-PbO-K₂O) which had a linear dependence on time, all compositions exhibited a linear dependence on the square root of time for the amount of Pb and K removed. Increasing the SiO₂: PbO ratio or the Al₂O₃ content improved the durability whereas adding K₂O to a binary PbO-Si0₂ glass greatly increased the corrosion rate. Activation energies for the rates of Pb and K removal were determined for three compositions and it was deduced that the diffusion of H⁺ controlled the leaching for binary and 4-component glasses whereas dissolution of the silica network was rate-controlling for the ternary.