"In his style Hawthorne early developed that maturity
of dignified composure, free from constraint or affectation,
and that lucid expression, which are among
its most characteristic traits. With little faculties
for the harmony of verse he had a singular command over
the musical qualities of prose, enabling him to produce...
Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a
small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from
first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but
lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation
problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...
M. E. Hard defines a mushroom as "a cellular,
flowerless plant, nourished by the mycelium which permeates
the soil or other substances on which the mushroom
grows".
In all probability mushrooms are the most, interesting of all the higher organized fungi. Within the past few years, interest in them has...
Heat treated orange juice, both pasteurized and concentrate, are being increasingly
consumed in the U.S. Orange juice is primarily heat treated to increase its shelf life, by
curbing the growth of microorganisms; and to inactivate pectin methylesterase, which
demethylates pectin and leads to cloud loss in the juice. However, because...
A stochastic process is given by a family of random variables indexed by elements of a set. We have considered stochastic processes of three different types, each involving an associated martingale structure. Martingale is a sequence of random variables for which the conditional expectation at a certain time point given...
The effect of HTST pressure blanching processing parameters, as
compared to conventional steam blanching, on enzyme activity,
moisture, drip loss, shear force, sensory attributes and consumer
acceptability of frozen sweet corn were determined. Complete
inactivation of catalase and peroxidase required HTST treatments of
60 psi and 75 psi, respectively. No...
Texture, a critical property of Asian wheat noodles, is normally assessed by
sensory evaluation. However, sensory evaluation may be impractical for wheat breeders
and noodle researchers who need to evaluate a large number of samples and have limited
sample. Instrumental Texture Profile Analysis (TPA) has been widely employed to
evaluate...
The four stories within, "Jim of India," "Shooting the Breeze," "Bridge," and "Point Reyes," are part of a longer work in progress, tentatively titled The Andy Stories. The stories follow Andy, a woman in her 50s, on a voyage across the continent and into herself. Of these, all are written...
Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus) is the most abundant
groundfish species off the California, Oregon and Washington Coasts.
The fish are mainly used as a raw material for the production of surimi.
However, it is not economically wise to depend only on one product.
There is a need to diversify the...