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Peanut oil press for developing countries
… have access to commercially produced vegetable oil (a common source of dietary fat), nor are industrial scale oil extraction methods appropriate for small scale production. As a result, they turn to traditional methods, such as a mortar and pestle, to extract oil from peanuts, sunflower seeds, …
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Peanut oil press redesign for Developing countries
… lack the resources to purchase imported edible oils; locally produced peanut oil would provide a cheaper alternative. In addition, peanut production is particularly beneficial to farmers, as peanut plants enrich the soil they grow in. Once they have a steady supply of peanuts, the problem facing …
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Maximum of oil output of a treadle-powered peanut oil press
… in the developing world. Consumption of oil is an essential part of an individual's diet and thus, the production of oil is an essential activity. In many communities, this oil is obtained by manually pressing it from peanuts. In order to more efficiently and easily express oil from …
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A study of the culinary properties of peanut oil for deep-fat frying
It is thought that the peanut (Arachis hypogaea) originated in South America as peanuts have been found in the ancient burial graves in Peru. From South America they were carried to Arica and then to the United States with the slaves who came from Africa. It has been stated that when peanuts were …
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Creating Standards Compliant Biodiesel Production Capability Using Waste Peanut Oil at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
… process of making a viable biodiesel using waste peanut oil from a Chick-Fil-A fast food restaurant on campus. Past research and biodiesel production from the previous two years on campus was taken into consideration and a catalyst change was proposed. Sample test batches were conducted to create …
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Effect of exogenous hormones on pregnancy maintenance in the prepuberal rat
… 2.5, 3.5, 5.0, or 10.0 mg) was dissolved in peanut oil and administered subcutaneously daily from day 2 to day 20 post coitus. Estradiol (0.2 mcg) was dissolved in peanut oil and administered subcutaneously on day 3 post coitus. Control rats received oil only.
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Thermal, oxidative and hydrolytic stability of selected frying shortenings evaluated by new and conventional methods
… and sensory analyses. Corn, cottonseed and peanut oils, and cottonseed and soybean liquid shortenings were tested under static heating conditions, while peanut oil, and cottonseed and soybean oil liquid shortenings were evaluated under commercial frying conditions. The research had two …
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Characterizing Muscle and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Imaging Phantoms for NMR Application
… fabrication protocol by comparing reagent-grade peanut oil to cooking-grade peanut oil and creating the water and lipid phases separately versus together. There was no significant difference (p = 0.05) in T2 relaxation of the 40% and 70%. The phantoms are stable, robust, and reproducible.
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Determination of tocopherol isomers and fatty acids in cottonseed oil and oil blends during accelerated storage
… tocopherol isomers in cottonseed, corn, canola, peanut and pecan oils and 50% cottonseed oil blends and also commercially available cottonseed oil containing TBHQ. The oil samples were stored at 65°C for a total of 120 days. The α and γ-tocopherol concentration of each sample were determined …
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Design and manufacture of low cost vaccine cooler
… combined with a modified car thermostat, using peanut oil as its working fluid, to create a thermosyphon type heat transfer device with a safety shutoff to prevent freezing. The prototype was manufactured and tested. It was found that with the proper amount of working fluid, it is possible to …
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Digestibility and palatability of animal, vegetable and animal-vegetable blended fats by the equine
… fats from highest to lowest is as follows: corn oil, blend no. 1, cottonseed oil, inedible tallow and fancy bleached tallow. When the most preferred fats from each classification (animal, vegetable and blended) were offered in single mixture palatability trails, no significant difference was …
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Investigations of the Tribological Effects of Engine Oil Dilution by Vegetable and Animal Fat Feedstock Biodiesel on Selected Surfaces
… but its use leads to some degree of engine oil dilution because of biodiesel leaking and scrapping to engine oil pan. Biodiesels can be made from vegetable and animal fat feedstocks. Therefore, the fatty acid methyl ester components of biodiesel may vary upon these sources of feedstock. In …
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A policy analysis of the United States vegetable oilseeds, oils, and oil products industry with special emphasis on optimal control
… sectoral model of the United States vegetable oilseeds, oils, and oil products industry, to analyze policy alternatives using simulation, and to evaluate the potential of optimal control theory for stabilizing prices in the industry. A theoretical model of consumer and producer behavior was …
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Standardization of battered seafood portions for use in fast food restaurants
… area of the food, the quality of frying fats and oils and holding times. The amount of fish portions fried in a frying kettle affects the oil temperature. The addition of 0.02% ascorbyl palmitate (AP) unexpectedly reduces color development of the frying oils in simulated studies. It also reduces …
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A Springboard to Victory: Shandong Province and Chinese Communist Military and Financial Strength, 1937-1945
… the trade in staple grains, cotton, salt and peanut oil. As a result, trade with occupied China and with the Japanese invaders became the principal source of revenue of the CCP in Shandong as early as the second half of 1943. By the time of Japan’s defeat in August 1945, about 80% of the CCP’s …
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A COMBINATION THERAPY OF NICOTINAMIDE AND PROGESTERONE FOR FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
… sterile saline, s.c. over 72 hrs; 10 mg/kg peanut oil, i.p. over 72 hrs), and compared to a craniotomy only (Sham) group. Following this regimen they were assessed in a battery of behavioral (fine and gross motor, sensory, and cognitive) tasks or a histological assessment at 24 hrs …
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Agricultural research in Senegal: Economic surplus evaluation of the adoption of variety La Fleur 11 by peanut farmers
Peanut production has been decreasing in Senegal over the past decades for historical, political, economic and environmental reasons. One of the solutions proposed by recent Senegalese administrations is to increase production through agricultural research and the development of peanut varieties …
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Temperature and correlated physiologic responses as indicators of well-being
… among those treated chronically with LPS + peanut oil compared to pigs treated with peanut oil only. There was no difference in rectal or jugular temperatures of pigs treated with LPS + saline compared to pigs treated with saline only. Pig body temperature decreased in response to cold. In …
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Post-natal environmental effects on behaviour in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
… doses of the stress hormone corticosterone or a peanut oil control in the nestling phase. Both populations then underwent a variety of behavioural tests to determine the effects of their early life experiences. In examining the behaviour of zebra finches, I found that these birds displayed …