Dairy cows undergo many homeorhetic adaptations during the transition to lactation. Although many of the physiological processes - including increased lipolysis and postpartum inflammation - are adaptive, exaggerated ...

Urban soils may contain harmful levels of potentially toxic contaminants. These contaminants transfer to humans via two exposure pathways: direct transfer (soil-humans by soil ingestion, dermal exposure and inhalation) and ...

There is a renewed focus on biodegradable polymers in packaging applications due to environmental concerns associated with conventional plastics. Melt extrusion was used to synthesize nanocomposites from poly (lactic acid) ...

The rheological properties of two waxy and two normal wheat flours were investigated and the observed differences between them were explained by biochemical analysis. Protein analysis showed that waxy flour had lower ...

ClpB is a molecular chaperone that is essential for infectivity and pathogen survival in a host. It belongs to the AAA+ protein family, which cooperates with the DnaK chaperone system to reactivate aggregated proteins. In ...

Prolamins are the alcohol soluble storage proteins found in the endosperm of seeds from cereals and related grasses. The physical and biochemical properties of prolamins vary between species; and due to their relative ...

Paper mill sludge is a solid waste generated from the paper-making industry. Cellulose in the sludge can be hydrolyzed into glucose using a cellulase enzyme complex, which can then be fermented to produce value added ...