Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: See full text for abstract / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sien volteks vir opsomming

The character of Holden Caulfield can be sincerely identified as an ornament. An ornament, such as a flower vase in an impeccable table, or a beautiful desk in the middle of a study room delicately decorated. But for this purposes, Holden Caulfield is a ornament of a society that is not aware of its existence or his importance. An ornament within his family, that looks more like an award cabinet than a loving Christmas postcard.

This study investigated the fate of lignocellulosic biomass (wheat-feed and perennial rye grass) in different anaerobic digestion systems, evaluating the role of substrate specificity on the pattern of degradation. The two-stage (biohydrogen-biomethane) anaerobic system was found to be more effective in the degradation of lignocellulose, when compared to the conventional single-stage system. The perennial rye grass substrate possessed about 21% higher holocellulose concentration when compared to the wheat-feed; its exploitation in the acidogenic digestion was however poor, resulting in a 2.9% lower biogas yield in a equivalent two-stage system. The study therefore developed a treatment technique involving the use of cellulase and ferulic acid esterase enzyme combinations for the treatment of perennial rye grass. The enzyme cocktail at 0.202 ml enzyme/g VS added resulted in efficient bioconversion of the complex polymers to soluble carbohydrates, evident in the yield increase of soluble COD, to 321.0±10.9 mg/gVS, a 393.2% yield increase, when compared to the no enzyme added control. The yield of bio-hydrogen after enzymatic addition was 48ml/gVS, 335% higher when compared to the alkaline treatment; and more than seven fold higher than the yield obtained from the fermentation with no pre-treatment. The acetate to butyrate ratio varied from 4:1, when no pre-treatment was used, to 2:1when alkaline pre-treatment was used, then to 1:1 after the enzymatic treatment. The downstream effect of the prior hydrolysis on the subsequent processes to acidogenic fermentation like biomethane and PHA production and lignin recovery were also investigated. The hydrogenic/acidogenic fermentation resulted in methane yield improvement of 45.7%. The study shows that the more effective a hydrolysis procedure is in the depolymerisation of complex polymers, the greater the accumulation of PHA in the PHA biosynthesis operations. The enhanced hydrogenic /acidogenic fermentation having effectively degraded the holocellulose component of the perennial rye grass substrate ensured that relatively high quality lignin was obtained in an Organosolv lignin-extraction procedure. FT-IR profile show less contamination of polysaccharides and proteins in the lignin extracted from the enzymatically enhanced acidogenic fermentation. An evaluation of the economic viability of the investigated secondary processes showed that direct integrations of those processes to the biohydrogen process may not be as economically advantageous, when compared to a 2nd -stage biomethanation system.

Jerome David Salinger´s Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye, is seen through the lens of psychoanalytical literary criticism. He is a complex character, who is torn between his dreams and emotions. He is often depicted as a liar, a rebel who drops out of school or as a depressed young man who is admitted into care for his mental problems. Some of these issues are hidden in the vernacular teenage language. The image of Holden as having a personality that is in line with narcissism is therefore discussed. The intention is to question whether or not Holden shows symptoms of a narcissistic personality. Contrary to the personality traits that some critics have described, this essay focuses on the sides of Holden´s personality that show empathy, generosity and love, despite the traumas of his childhood.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T16:59:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 115572.pdf: 3610816 bytes, checksum: 21ad404555a9d8c7afc798339122a7de (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-13 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work intends to discuss the emergence of a new category of adolescence invented in the United States of the post-war: the teenage. This new age of life is related to the context of economic prosperity that the country experiences during the 1940 and 1950 decades and is therefore directly connected to consumption. It differs from other youths previously existing or contemporary to it, and the teenage is broad itself. While a part of the teenagers reproduces the american way of life, another starts to question this lifestyle. One of the first teens to do that and gain a lot of visibility is Holden Caulfield, literary character created by J. D. Salinger in the novel The catcher in the rye, published in 1951. The story is set in New York, the city that starts to occupy a prominent place in the artistic, financial and cultural fields on the 20th century. The work discusses the relationships between the book and the city, the city and the teenage, and the relationships between text and context. / Este trabalho pretende discutir o surgimento de uma nova categoria de adolescência inventada nos Estados Unidos do pós Segunda Guerra: a teenage. A nova idade da vida está relacionada ao contexto de prosperidade econômica que o país vivencia nas décadas de 1940 e 1950 e portanto está diretamente ligada ao consumo. Ela se diferencia de outras juventudes existentes anteriormente ou contemporâneas a ela, e a própria teenage é bastante ampla. Enquanto uma parte dos teenagers reproduz o jeito americano de viver , outra passa a questionar esse sistema de vida. Um dos primeiros teens a fazer isso e ganhar bastante visibilidade é Holden Caulfield, personagem literário criado por J.D. Salinger no romance The catcher in the rye, publicado em 1951. A história é ambientada em Nova Iorque, cidade que passa a ocupar no século XX uma posição de destaque no campo artístico, financeiro e cultural. O trabalho discute a relação do livro com a cidade e dela com a teenage, e as relações entre texto e contexto.

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Dissertation (MSc Agric (Pasture Science))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Plant Production and Soil Science / unrestricted

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Orientador: Gabriela Alves Macedo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T13:41:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lima_FabiolaAliagade_D.pdf: 3830264 bytes, checksum: c4a5b890059ac6893391ad89b28572c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Os ácidos fenólicos possuem propriedades biológicas que desempenham ação antioxidante, anti-inflamatória, antiproliferativa e antimicrobiana. Porém, esses fenólicos de cereais integrais podem ser difíceis de serem absorvidos totalmente pelo organismo, pois estão ligados a outros componentes da parede celular do vegetal ou a um antinutriente (taninos). O zinco, ferro e fósforo de grãos integrais são importantes para o desenvolvimento e manutenção do organismo. No entanto, os cereais ricos em fitato podem apresentar esses minerais complexados ao antinutriente e se tornarem indisponíveis para a absorção. Uma alternativa para melhorar a disponibilidade de ácidos fenólicos e minerais de cereais integrais é o tratamento enzimático. A tanase, tanino acil hidrolase (EC 3.1.1.20), é uma enzima com habilidade de atuar em ligações éster e depsídicas de taninos hidrolisáveis e já foi descrita como capaz de hidrolisar outros fenólicos como ácido tânico, ácido clorogênico, epigalocatequina, dentre outros. A fitase microbiana atua na desfitinização de cereais ricos em fitatos e sua ação melhora a bioacessibilidade de ferro e zinco na formulação infantil. A bioacessibilidade é uma alternativa aos ensaios 'in vivo' que apresentam alto custo de experimental, e pode ser medida pelo modelo de digestão 'in vitro'/absorção pelas células Caco-2. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o efeito de tanase de 'Paecilomyces variotii' e fitase comercial, adicionadas à farinha de centeio, quanto ao teor de fenólicos totais e à identificação e quantificação por CLAE-DAD dos ácidos fenólicos; à capacidade antioxidante (DPPH, ORAC e FRAP); à disponibilidade de minerais (zinco e ferro); ao teor de antinutrientes (tanino hidrolisável e fitato); e à bioacessibilidade dos ácidos fenólicos da farinha. A tanase adicionada à farinha foi capaz de reduzir o teor de tanino hidrolisável, aumentar os fenólicos totais e potencializar a capacidade antioxidante. A farinha tratada com fitase apresentou menor teor de fitato e aumento no conteúdo de fósforo inorgânico proveniente da degradação enzimática. A disponibilidade de zinco e ferro, medida pela razão molar entre os minerais e o fitato foi melhorada após o tratamento da farinha com fitase. Foram identificados os ácidos ferúlico, sinápico e vanílico da farinha de centeio, que após o tratamento com a tanase apresentou aumento no teor de ácido ferúlico em cinco vezes em relação à farinha não tratada. Esse resultado evidencia a ação inédita da tanase de 'P. variotii' como possível feruloil esterase. A farinha biotransformada com tanase apresentou maior teor dos ácidos vanílico, ferúlico e sinápico, porém ao se avaliar a bioacessibilidade houve menor eficiência de transporte desses ácidos quando comparada à farinha controle. Provavelmente, a farinha biotransformada apresentou saturação desses fenólicos sobre a porção apical das células Caco-2 que reduziu a capacidade do transportador de ácidos monocarboxílicos (MCT1) nas duas horas de incubação. Isso corrobora com os resultados obtidos da exposição das células Caco-2 aos padrões de ácidos ferúlico e vanílico na concentração de 50 µl.ml-1 que apresentaram inibição da expressão gênica do MCT1. Contudo, o uso de enzimas como fitase e tanase na farinha de centeio é interessante, pois potencializa sua ação antioxidante, aumenta o teor de fenólicos, aumenta a disponibilidade de zinco e ferro, aumenta o conteúdo de fósforo e reduz os antinutrientes. Para trabalhos futuros seria relevante estudar o tempo de residência de ácidos fenólicos da farinha de centeio no ensaio de transporte celular, pois duas horas de incubação pode ter sido insuficiente para verificar todo o potencial da farinha tratada com tanase / Abstract: Phenolic acids have biological properties that perform antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative and antimicrobial. However, these phenolic of whole grains may be difficult to be completely absorbed by the body because they are connected to other cell wall components of plant or an antinutrient (tannins). Zinc, iron and phosphorus of whole grains are important for the development and maintenance of the organism. However, cereals rich in phytate may have these minerals complexed to antinutrient and become unavailable for absorption. An alternative to improve the availability of phenolic acids and minerals of whole grains is the enzymatic treatment. Tannase, tannin acyl hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.20) is an enzyme with the ability to act on ester bonds and depside bonds of hydrolysable tannins and has been described as capable of hydrolyzing tannic acid, chlorogenic acid, epigallocatechin, among others. Microbial phytase acts on dephytinization of cereals rich in phytate and its action improves the bioaccessibility of iron and zinc in infant formulation. Bioaccessibility is an alternative to in vivo tests that has expensive experimental cost, and can be measured by 'in vitro' model of digestion / absorption by the Caco-2 cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of tannase Paecilomyces variotii and of commercial phytase added to rye flour, as to the total phenolic content and the identification and quantification by HPLC-DAD of phenolic acids; to the antioxidant capacity (DPPH, ORAC and FRAP); to the availability of minerals (zinc and iron); to the antinutrients content (phytate and hydrolyzable tannin); and as to bioaccessibility of phenolic acids of the flour. Tannase added to flour was able to reduce the hydrolyzable tannin content, increase total phenolic and enhance the antioxidant capacity. Flour rye treated with phytase decreased phytate content and increased content of inorganic phosphorus from enzymatic degradation. Availability of zinc and iron of the flour after treatment with phytase was improved, it was measured by the molar ratio between the mineral and phytate. Acids ferulic, sinapic and vanillic were identified and quantified of the rye flour, which after treatment with tannase showed an increase in ferulic acid content in five times bigger that the untreated flour. This result shows the tanase being an original action of 'P. variotii' as possible feruloyl esterase. Biotransformed flour rye with tannase showed a higher content of vanillic acid, ferulic and sinapic, however, when assessing the bioaccessibility was lower transport efficiency of these acids when compared to the control flour. Probably the biotransformed flour showed saturation of these phenolics about the apical portion of Caco-2 cells, they reduced the capacity of the monocarboxylic acids transporter (MCT1) within two hours of incubation. This corroborates the results of exposure of Caco-2 cells to standards of ferulic acid and vanillic at concentration of 50 ?l.mL-1, that showed inhibition of gene expression MCT1. However, the use of enzymes such as phytase and tannase in rye flour is interesting because it enhances antioxidant capacity, it phenolic content is incremented, availability of zinc and iron is bettered, increases the phosphorus content and reduces antinutrients. For further work, would be relevant the study of the residence time of the phenolic acids of rye flour on the cell transport assay, since two hours of incubation may have been insufficient to verify the full potential of flour treated with tannase / Doutorado / Ciência de Alimentos / Doutora em Ciência de Alimentos