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2014, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY
The growth and prosperity of a nation depend heavily on the nutritional status of its population. In India people have different food habits and their food is all together different too so it is interesting scientifically to study the nutritional profile of population. In this context a study was conducted in Jharna of Jaipur District of Rajasthan. A structured questionnaire was used to collect general information like weight, height, age, sex, educational level, occupation, food habits, nutritional intake, intake of salt & sugar, intake of fruits and vegetables, type of oil used and fast-food consumption. The study revealed that salt intake was high 60% population taking additional salt whereas only 17% population was taking high sugar amount. Further 47% population was consuming green leafy vegetables daily but 50% of the population was not consuming fruits at all. 60% population was using ground nut oil as the major cooking medium and one reason for this is the higher production of ground nut in the region. It was found further that 87% population was taking tea in the early and nothing else. Only a small population was having the diseases like blood pressure (7%), asthma (7%), heart problem (3%) whereas 77% of the population was not having any chronic disease and a reason to this is the work profile of the population majority was involved in the work having lot of physical activities. 73% of the population was not aware with the fast food. Only 26% population was overweight and 4% were heavily overweight.
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Soybean (Glycine max L): A Synonym for Nutrition, Health and Longevity.2014 •
Soybean, a nutrient nugget, is in use for more than 5000 years in China and South East Asia as a foodstuff. Despite being a legume crop, it is widely used as an oilseed. It has emerged as one of the important commercial crops in many countries. Soybean has immense potential as nutritive protein food. It can supply the much needed protein to human diets as it contains above 40% protein with essential amino acids, particularly rich in tryptophan and lysine. It has high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, vitamins and minerals and low in saturated fat. Epidemiological studies show its importance in the prevention of several diseases. Consumption of soy foods may contribute to a lower incidence of coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers such as breast and prostate and ensure a better bone health, relief of menopausal symptoms, as well as weight control. Many of the health benefits of soyabean are derived from its secondary plant metabolites such as flavones, phyto-sterols, lecithins, saponins etc. This review discusses the bioactive components of soybean and their role in prevention and management of diseases and provides information pertaining to some traditional foods products made from soybean.
Contents and total levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids were determined for swordfish samples collected during the four seasons and at seven body parts of swordfish. Variability in the levels of total fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids in n-3 and n-6 was observed during the seasons and between samples taken at different locations. Seasonal variability is greater than the variability between body parts of swordfish. A content of 33.7g/100g FW was observed in spring in white muscle (D1) and an amount of 26.7g/100g FW at the red muscle (RM) of the caudal part in summer. For the n-3, percentages of 44.5% (of TFA) at V2 was observed in the spring, at 37% D2 and D3 was 34% at V1 and D3 fall to 40% level of D1 and D2 in the winter. For red muscle, the percentages ranged from 30.2% in summer and 36.6% in winter. For n-6, the highest percentages were obtained at D1 (spring) and at V2 (summer) with respectively 12% and 10.6% (of TFA). During the four seasons, concentrations vary between EPA + DHA 267 mg and 8865mg / 100g (FW). Arguably, whatever the season, each body part of the swordfish is a good source of EPA + DHA.
The objective of this study was to quantify the phospholipids in swordfish that are present in both types of muscles, white and red, and in the skin. The content in total lipids was 5.1% in white muscle, 4.5% in the red muscle and 0.5% in the skin. The content in phospholipids was 52mg/100g, 84mg: 100g and 106mg/100g, respectively in the white muscle, the red muscle and the skin. Phosphatidylcholine (PC) dominated in the skin and in the red muscle with respective rates of 61mg and 51mg/100g. The concentrations of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) were 41 in the white muscle, 41mg in the red muscle and 44.8/100g within the skin. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) were dominant in the PC red muscle with a rate of 16%. The most important were linoleic acid (LA) (5.6%) and EPA (3.4%). PUFAs were the most represented in the PE of the white muscle (9.4%) and the skin (8.8%). In the white muscle, PUFA were represented by linoleic acid (1.9%), while in the skin, they were represented by the EPA (4.7%)
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Optimization of Functional Food Ingredients and Their Processing Levels for Preparation of Vermicelli Using RSM2014 •
Vermicelli is prepared using whole or refined wheat flour. Response surface methodology (RSM) is the tool used for process optimization that explores relationship between several processes and responses. In present study, different variants of heart healthy vermicelli containing functional ingredients were developed to get an optimum recipe which is low in fat. Best variant was selected by semi trained panel using 9 point hedonic test and optimized having process variables- amount of flax seeds, orange juice and flax seed soaking time and responses- fat, crude fibre and overall acceptability. On the basis of ANOVA and regression coefficients applied, some optimum solutions were obtained. The best recipe of highest desirability was chosen and its overall attributes were evaluated through 5 point composite rating scale. Nutritional analysis of the optimum recipe was done. Results for ANOVA stated that process variables had a significant effect on the response; crude fibre (p<0.05). Results for regression coefficients suggested a fair fit of the model. The optimum solution obtained was- 12 g flax seeds, 10.59 hours soaking time and 20 ml orange juice and 1.97 fat, 0.90 crude fibre and 8.17 overall acceptability. The optimum recipe was low in fat, high in fibre and highly acceptable.
Proximate composition, vitamin composition and mineral composition of both the raw and the processed forms of Cashew nut (Anarcadiun occidentale) was investigated using standard analytical methods. The proximate composition in percentage were as follows;10.87 ±0.035 for moisture content,89.14±0.035 for dry matter, 4.27±0.050 for ash, 2.88 ±0.057 for crude fibre,39.36±0.106 for ether, 28.20±0.057 for crude protein and 14.44±0.021 for carbohydrate all in the raw form. In the processed form we had; 8.75±0.014, 91.25±0.014, 4.22±0.021, 2.92±0.035, 42.80 ± 0.021, 28.60± 0.1489, 28.60± 0.1489 for moisture, dry matter, ash, crude fibre, ether extract, crude protein and carbohydrate respectively. The mineral composition (mg/100g) of raw cashew nut showed for calcium 21.85±0.014, magnesium 36.58 ±0.177,sodium 15.87±0.042 potassium 38.62±0.262, phosphorus 13.87 ±0.050 and iron 1.30±0.007.For the processed cashew nuts we had; 21.20±0.0009, 35.84±0.007, 14.88±0.057, 37.18±0.028, 12.21±0.042 and 1.14±0.014 for calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus and iron respectively. The vitamin composition for the raw cashew nut revealed the following results; vitamin B1 0.01±0.000, vitamin B2 0.08±0.0009, Vitamin B3 0.11±0.014, vitamin C 5.28±0.028, vitamin E 8.83±0.100 and vitamin A 3.76±0.028 and for the processed nuts: 0.09±0.014, 0.05±0.014, 0.09±0.000, 3.57±0.042, 5.25±0.050 and 2.84±0.014 respectively. The investigations showed that cashew nut is very nutritious and could be anti-carcinogenic. They are also good sources of energy. They could also be used to alleviate impairments caused by lack of trace elements.
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Studies on Controlled Release Fertilizer on Roselle and Amaranthus Plants2014 •
India needs to raise its food grains targets at a rate of more than 4 million tons per annum. Scope for increase in area under cultivation is negligible. Due to rapid increase of population as well as the drop in the average cultivable land required for farming. Plants require necessary nutrients like Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium for their photosynthesis process the soil should have the capability of providing the essentials in abundant. In this study we are mainly concentrated on the growth of plant, pH, and salinity, amount of nitrogen percent, amount of potassium percent, amount of phosphorous percent present in the soil and how they are helpful to the plant growth and to study the type of effects of these parameters on plant growth.
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Heart Disease Diagnosis System Based On Data Mining And Neural Network2014 •
Data mining techniques have been commonly in the clinical decision support system for prediction and diagnosis of various diseases with good accuracy. One of the most important applications of such system is in diagnosis of heart diseases because it is one of the leading causes of the deaths all over the world. Heart disease diagnosis is a compound task which requires both experience and knowledge. The traditional way of predicting heart diseases are ECG, Heart MRI etc. Nowadays the healthcare industry collects huge amount of healthcare data which, unfortunately, are not “mined” to discover hidden information for effective decision making. Advanced data mining techniques can help to solve this situation. Hence this paper presents a technique for diagnosis of heart diseases using heart rate data set. These techniques are neural network and swarm intelligence optimization. In this paper Swarm Intelligence Optimization i.e. Genetic Algorithm has been used and applied for optimizing the Neural Network.
The Poaceae (also called Gramineae or true grasses) are a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants. With more than 10,000 domesticated and wild species, the Poaceae represent the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae, and Rubiaceae. Some of the grass species have been proved to show therapeutic effect and have been effective in treatment of inflammation and sclerosis as they contain bioactive components called antioxidants which delay or prevent the oxidation of cellular substrates. These antioxidants exert their effect by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) or preventing their generation. ROS are usually generated in physiological processes to produce energy and metabolites or to generate defenses against invasive microorganisms but can also cause oxidative damage associated with many degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Polyphenols like flavonoids and phenolic acids are one of the most important natural antioxidants present in this grass family. Examples of flavonoids are glycosides of apigenin, luteolin and tricin and examples of phenolic acids are ferulic acid, caffeic acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid. These compounds show a wide spectrum of chemical and biological activities including radical scavenging activity. This paper will discuss the total content of phenolic compounds present in the sample of Centipedegrass (Eremochloa Ophiuroides) species of Poaceae family grass by Folin-Ciocalteu method. The paper will also highlight the total flavonoid content with the help of aluminium chloride colorimetric method. The results indicated that centipede grass is a good natural source of antioxidant compounds for use in food and pharmaceutical industry.
Pressure ulcer (also known as pressure sore, bedsore, ischemia, decubitus ulcer) is a global challenge for today’s healthcare society. Found in several locations in the human body such as the sacrum, heel, back of the head, shoulder, knee caps, it occurs when soft tissues are under continuous loading and a subject’s mobility is restricted (bedbound/chair bound). Blood flow in soft tissues becomes insufficient leading to tissue necrosis (cell death) and pressure ulcer. The subject’s physiological parameters (age, body mass index) and types of body support surface materials (mattress) are also factors in the formation of pressure ulcer. The economic impacts of these are huge, and the subject’s quality of life is reduced in many ways. There are several methods of detecting and preventing ulceration in human body. Detection depends on assessing local pressure on tissue and prevention on scales of risk used to assess a subject prior to admission. There are also various types of mattresses (air cushioned/liquid filled/foam) available to prevent ulceration. But, despite this work, pressure ulcers remain common.This article reviews the aetiology, cost, detection and prevention of these ulcers.
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Drying Characteristics of Red Chillies: Mathematical Modelling and Drying Experiments2014 •
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Computer Aided Detection of Ischemic Stroke Using Verilog HDL.2014 •
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Neural Network Modeling and Sorption of As III with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Bounded on Activated Silica using Ocimum Sanctum.2014 •
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E-Learning by Cloud Computing-Challenges, Benefits and changes: a case study of alMedina International University2014 •
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Multi Parametric Approach Using Fuzzification on Heart Disease Analysis.2014 •
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Phytochemial Screening of Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson and Crinium jagus (Thomps) Dandy Extracts and their Potential for Controlling rot fungi of Stored Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) (L.) (Schott)2014 •
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A Review on Current Scenario in the Field of Nanorobotics2014 •
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Design of LPG Refrigeration System and Comparative Energy Analysis with Domestic Refrigerator2014 •
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An Efficient Wavelet Based Algorithm for Echocardiogram Video Compression in Medical Application.2014 •
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Biomonitoring of trace metal pollution using the Mollusc Bivalve Donax Trunculus and the surface sediment from the Mediterranean coast of Northern Tunisia2014 •
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Microcontoller Based Gesture Controlled Wheelchair Using Accelerometer2014 •
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Performance Enhancement of Household Refrigerators with Cooling of Compressor: A Review.2014 •
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Survey of Smart Irrigation System2014 •
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Single Electron Transistor based Hardware designing of Linear Block Coding Technique for Error Correction in Digital Communication System2014 •
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Framing Fuzzy Rules using Mamdani Model for Effective Sickle Cell Diagnosis2014 •
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An Efficient Behavior Trust EvaluationSystem for Wireless Sensor Networks.2014 •
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A Long-Run Relationship Investigation of Energy Consumption and Air Pollution in Togo2014 •
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Design of Digital Finite Impulse Response Filter Using Different Low Power Mulitipliers2014 •
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Urbanization & Urban Land-Use Mapping Using Remote Sensing & GIS2014 •
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Green House Energy Management System Using ZigBee Communication through Comparison of Energy Usage.2014 •
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Thermodynamic Characterization of Sorption of Copper(II) ions on Rice Husk2014 •
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Alison Christina Fernandez, P.Sakthivel, Joe Jesudurai*2014 •
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Detection of Optic Cup Disc using Morphological Pixel Classification Technique.2014 •
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A Novel 128 bit adder using QCA2014 •
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Municipal Solid Waste Management by Sanitary Landfill2014 •