OPTIMIZING AND COMPARING ULTRASOUND- AND MICROWAVE-ASSISTED EXTRACTION METHODS APPLIED TO THE EXTRACTION OF ANTIOXIDANT CAPSINOIDS IN PEPPERS

Optimizing and Comparing Ultrasound- and Microwave-Assisted Extraction Methods Applied to the Extraction of Antioxidant Capsinoids in Peppers

Capsinoids are very similar antioxidant compounds to capsaicinoids, but less irritating, non-pungent and more palatable, and can thus be used in greater concentrations for food applications.To date, three capsinoids (capsiate, dihydrocapsiate, and nordihydrocapsiate) have been isolated from the pepper fruits.Due to its substantial commercial Spread

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Mammalia, Rodentia, Sigmodontinae Wagner, 1843: new Locality records, filling gaps and geographic distribution maps from La Rioja province, northwestern Argentina

Sigmodontine rodents are well represented in northwestern Argentina, but information regarding their distribution in La Rioja is scarce.We add new information for seven species from seven localities in the Famatina MAG PWD RAS LEM range.These new records were obtained using both captures and owl pellet analysis.We cite the first record of Neotomys

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Some Design Considerations For High-power High-voltage Dc/dc Converter With Improved Power Density And Efficiency

This paper presents concealer the findings of a R&D project connected to the development of 50 kW auxiliary power supply for the high-voltage DC-fed commuter trains.The aim was to design a new-generation power converter utilizing high-voltage IGBT modules, which can outpace the predecessor (6.5 kV IGBT based twolevel half-bridge DC/DC converter) in

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Behind the Veil in Khuldabad, India: 14th Century Sufi Saints, 21st Century Islamic Reformers, and Muslim Women

In January of 2009, I traveled to India to interview women in Khuldabad, a small Muslim town in the state of Maharashtra, about religious customs and rituals.With the help of my multilingual friend and colleague from this area, Surekha Shah, I interviewed twenty-nine women using a Spreads blend of Urdu and English.These women, from different econom

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