The objective of this work was to analyze wheat dough combined with amaranth flour to predict dough behavior during breadmaking. Blends with wheat and amaranth flours from germinated (GA) and non-germinated (A) seeds at 5%, 15% and 25% were formulated. The dry gluten content, as measurement of t...

Cuprous oxide nanoparticles-composed microspheres (Cu2O SPs) with rough surfaces and porous structures were prepared by a one-step reduction method at room temperature. The Cu2O SPs were characterized by SEM, XRD, EDS and XPS techniques, respectively. The adsorption removal of amaranth dye from ...

The present study investigated the anti-obesity effects of lycopene (LC), amaranth (AR), and sorghum red (SR) in high-fat diet-induced C57BL/6J mice. Compared with untreated mice on a high-fat diet for 12 weeks, LC, AR, and SR reduced the body weight by 17.9%, 23.5%, and 26.5%, respectively. The...

Amaranth is a pseudocereal with potential health benefits. Amaranth has recently gained importance due to its high capacity to grow in adverse conditions. Details about the growth and development of amaranth is fundamental to its cultivation, but reports on the phenological growth stages, develo...

We investigated the effects of different O2 concentrations (air or 2 kPa O2) and temperatures (5 °C or 20 °C) on the respiration rate, betacyanin content and VC content to provide basic information on the most optimal conditions for practical storage and transportation of red amaranth. The res...

The present study explored the bioactive properties (antioxidant, antihaemolytic and antibacterial properties) of hydrolysates produced from quinoa and amaranth protein isolates. Various hydrolysates were produced using different enzymes (Bromelain, Chymotrypsin and Protease) at various time of ...

Amaranthus tricolor and Amaranthus dubius are the most prevalent vegetable amaranths in China. The fatty acid composition, triacylglycerol (TAG) profile, vitamin E and sterol content, and thermal properties of seed oils extracted from these two vegetable amaranths were investigated in this work....

In protein engineering, cell-free transcription/translation of linear mutagenic DNA templates can tremendously accelerate and simplify the screening of enzyme variants. Using the RApid Parallel Protein EvaluatoR (RAPPER) protocol, we have evaluated the impact of amino acid substitutions and loop...

The plant species of the genus Epimedium L. are well-known traditional Chinese medicinal herbs with special therapeutic effects on human beings and animals in invigorating sexuality and strengthening muscles and bones. In large-scale cultivating Epimedium that is a typical shade plant species, t...

Microplastics (MPs) are the predominant form of marine plastic debris, and small enough to be ingested by marine organisms. Fish inhabiting coastal environments are susceptible to the ingestion of MPs. Presented data include the information of MPs level in the digestive tracts of 19 fish species...

Using the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model, sensitivity experiments are performed to identify the climate response to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation forcing. In the experiment, total solar irradiance (TSI) and solar spectral irradiation (SSI) are adopted as solar input from the dataset (16...

The electrochemical and photoelectrochemical oxidation of C.I. Acid Violet 1 using a titanium electrode coated with a mixture of TiO2 and RuO2 was investigated. Cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry was used to determine the kinetics of the process. Oxidation parameters such as current inten...

Molecular phylogenetics based on nucleotide sequence comparisons has profoundly influenced plant taxonomy. A comprehensive chemotaxonomical approach based on GC-MS and UHPLC-HRMS profiling was evaluated for its ability to characterize a large collection of plants all in the violet family Violace...

We systematically investigated the adsorption characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) biomarker volatiles on violet phosphorene with density functional theory approach. The formation energy of violet phosphorene indicates its stable structure. The electronic properties of...

Prolonged exposure of human skin to sunlight causes photodamage, which induces the early onset of wrinkles and increased tissue fragility. While solar ultraviolet (UV) light is considered to have the most damaging effect, the UV range that is most harmful remains a topic of significant debate. I...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the neurokinin receptor-1 (NKR-1) protein expression in ocular tissues before and after supra-cataract threshold ultraviolet radiation (UVR-B peak at 312 nm) exposure in vivo in a mouse model.Six-week-old C57Bl/6 mice were unilaterally exposed to a si...

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) was irradiated (360–811 h) in a UV-B accelerated aging chamber at room temperature and oxidizing atmosphere. The macromolecular changes attributed to the radiation were investigated by means of tests such as: traction test, percent cross-linking, thermogravimetric ...

AimThe purpose of this study was to use a simple, cost-effective technique for studying mitosis in various grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) using 1% Crystal-violet stain and to correlate mitotic frequency index (MFI) obtained by it with Ki67 labeling index (Ki67LI) so as to validate...

Two Series of InGaN/GaN quantum well laser diodes (LDs) with different InxGa1-xN lower waveguide (LWG) layers are investigated. For violet LDs with lasing wavelength of 405 nm, the threshold current and the output power are improved when the indium content of LWG increases from 0 to 6%. It is ma...

The adoption of Green Information Technology (GIT) is important to ensure organizations’ environmental performance through sustainable production, consumption, utilization and disposal of Information Technology (IT) devices. However, research on the adoption of GIT practices has mostly addresse...