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Food Proteins: Properties and Characterization (Food Science and Technology (Vch Pub))
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Protein chemistry has entered a revolutionary era due to the introduction of genetic engineering for modifying protein structure, as well as the application of advanced computer technology to the study of proteins. By supplementing the traditional ways of studying protein behavior with these newer methods, food processors will be able to resolve difficult problems without using the costly trial-and-error-method so common in the past. This book gives the reader a good foundation in the basics of modern protein chemistry and to show how applications of these concepts to food proteins helps explain their roles in food processing.
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Beer and Wine Production: Analysis, Characterization and Technological Advances (Acs Symposium Series)
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Describes how modern technology is used to produce and maintain the flavor quality of beer and enhance the quality of wine. Discusses the current understanding of the sensory aspects of natural phenolic and terpenoid compounds in grapes and the sensory effects of certain competitive spoilage organisms present in fermenting grape juice. Presents insights into how current analytical, filtration, and enzyme technologies are used to analyze and process beers and wines. Also includes chapters on home brewing and winemaking.
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Characterization and Measurement of Flavor Compounds (Acs Symposium Series)
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Examines the sensory, chemical, and physical methods for characterizing and measuring flavor compounds. Highlights state-of-the-art instrumental techniques and their application to studies of flavor. Also covers sensory methods as well as new methods for extracting, derivatizing, and
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Characterization of Cereals and Flours: Properties, Analysis, and Applications (Food Science and Technology)
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Characterization of Cereals and Flours is a state-of-the-art reference that details the latest advances to characterize the effects of manufacturing processes and storage conditions on the thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of cereal flours and their products - examining the influence of moisture absorption, storage temperature, baking, and extrusion processing on flour and cereal product texture, shelf-life, and quality. The book discusses the influence of additives on pre- and postprocessed food biopolymers; the development of databases and construction of state diagrams to illustrate the state and function of cereal flours before, during, and after production; and the current techniques in image analysis, light and electron microscopy, and NMR spectroscopy used to analyze the microstructure of cereal products. It also discusses the methods used to optimize processing parameters and formulations to produce end-products with desirable sensory and textural properties; the shelf life of cereal products; and the relationships between the sensory and physical characteristics of cereal foods.
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Characterization of Food
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Hardbound. Rapid and continued developments in electronics, optics, computing, instrumentation, spectroscopy, and other branches of science and technology resulted in considerable improvements in various methodologies. Due to this revolution in methodology, it is now possible to solve problems which were previously considered difficult to solve. These new methods have led to a better characterization and understanding of foods.
The aim of this book is to assemble, for handy reference, various emerging, state-of-the-art methodologies used for characterizing foods. Although the emphasis is on real foods, model food systems are also considered. Methods pertaining to interfaces (food emulsions, foams, and dispersions), fluorescence, ultrasonics, nuclear magnetic resonance, electron spin resonance, Fourier-transform infrared and near infrared spectroscopy, small-angle neutron scattering, dielectrics, microscopy, rheology, sensors, antibodies, flavor and arom
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Flavor Analysis: Developments in Isolation and Characterization (Acs Symposium Series)
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Filled with practical examples, this volume illustrates innovative flavor analysis techniques used by today's leaders in food chemistry. It covers flavor analysis for apples, beef, citrus, coffee, cheese, extruded pet foods, fungi, milk, and Maillard reaction systems, and the researchers come from throughout the industrialized world. Eleven of the chapters illustrate techniques for isolating volatile compounds from complex food matrices, including micro-scale liquid-liquid extraction, headspace sampling, solid phase microextraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and thermo desorption. The chapters devoted to analytical characterization include analyses of Amadori compounds, sulfur compounds, chiral compounds, coumarins and psoralens, flavor precursors, and natural products by GC, GC-MS, HPLC-MS, CCC (countercurrent chromatography), and GC-IRMS (gas chromatography isotope ration mass spectrometry). The final section covers sensory characterization and describes examples using the gas chromatography-olfactory techniques OSME and AEDA as well as the new GC-SOMMSA (selective odorant measurement by multisensor array).
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Fruit Flavors: Biogenesis, Characterization, and Authentication (Acs Symposium Series)
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Examines new analytical techniques to determine authenticity of "natural" fruit flavors, aromas, and essential oils. Describes the biochemical pathways as well as bioconversion of fruit flavors. Reviews the conversion of flavorless precursors to intensely flavored key aroma components in tomatoes, apricots, and apples and describes the effect of packaging and storage on flavor of orange juice, apples, pears, and berries. Describes analytical and sensory characteristics of orange juice, cupuac, carambola, and kiwi fruit flavors and correlates analytical and sensory techniques. Explores the effect that environmental factors, maturity, and variety can have on the quality of fruit products.
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Handbook of Flavor Characterization (Food Science and Technology)
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This multidisciplinary resource details the challenges and analytical methodologies utilized to determine the effect of chemical composition, genetics, and human physiology on aroma and flavor perception. Identifying emerging analytical methods and future research paths, the Handbook of Flavor Characterization studies the interpretation and analysis of flavor and odor with in-depth research from renowned field professionals covering burgeoning areas of interest including genomics and in vivo mass spectrometer techniques. The book examines a wide range of sample preparation methods and conditions, and offers several comparisons of chemical detector sensitivities.
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Handbook of Food Analysis: Physical Characterization and Nutrient Analysis (Handbook of Food Analysis)
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Presenting an exhaustive compilation of analytical methods essential to every food chemist, this outstanding two-volume reference delineates the physical and chemical properties of nutrients and other food components and provides detailed, step-by-step descriptions of preparation, detection, separation, derivatization, and clean-up techniques--assessing the relative advantage, accuracy, and reliability of each procedure.
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The image to the right shows a volcanic landscape in central Africa, including parts of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). This image was obtained from the SIR-C multi-wavelength radar remote sensing system, operated on the space shuttle Endeavor in 1994. SIR-C monitors the earth's surface using wave-lengths of energy that are much longer than the visible light seen by the human eye; thus, the hues in this "false color" radar image have little to no relationship to what would be seen in ordinary visible light. The volcano at top center of the image is Karisimba, 4500 m high. The green patch on the lower slopes of Karisimba volcano, to the right of its peak, is an area of bamboo forest-one of the world's few remaining habitats for mountain gorillas. Only some 600-700 mountain gorillas still remain on earth. Because the SIR-C radar is virtually unaffected by weather conditions, it is an ideal tool for capturing images over the cloudy and misty volcanic areas where mountain gorillas live. Nyiragongo volcano (3465 m elevation) dominates the lower portion of the image some of the lava flows that surround it have a distinctive purple appearance in this image. As shown here, remote sensing in wavelengths of energy outside the range of visible light can often reveal aspects of our environment that complement what can be detected by the unaided eye. (This image covers a 24 km by 60 km area.) The global image (inset, below) is a composite view of vegetation cover on land and chlorophyll concentration in the oceans. This image was derived from data collected by the SeaWiFS global ocean color monitoring mission. Wide field-of-view sensors such as SeaWiFS permit continuous, long-term monitoring of the environment on a global scale, providing an important contribution to our understanding of the earth system as a single, integrated whole.
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Absolutly One of the BEST!!.......2004-04-16
This book is one of the best on the market on Image Interpretation. After taking a class and the instructor had a different book (which was poorly written book) I bought this book. I found it interesting and easy to use, any math was explained step by step! I cant wait to get the 5th edition! This is a must for any person who is interested in this topic or is working in the field.
One of the best books in RS.......2000-10-12
One of the best text books in Remote Sensing: comprehensive, complete. I have the 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions. Will wait to the 4th edition in paperback.
A good technical overview of RS.......1998-02-12
The text is a comprehensive introduction to RS that covers the science from physical basis to sensors and applications. It is not a HOW-TO-DO-IT book as opposed to a complete textbooks for students in this area who need good background of the science and its application. We use it as a good textbook for solid foundation prior to more practical texts on HOW-TO-DO-IT.
Drawn out, very difficult to follow.......1996-05-22
Imagine a textbook without a glossary of terms. A book thatseems to use fancy nomenclature only as a tool to boostthe authors egos. Having strained through this text only by shear interest in Remote, I would advise any academic to look towards the piles of other more appropriatly constructed textbooks concerned with remote. As to the publishers claim that it also concerns itself with GIS applications, yes, but in an obscure and unfriendly manner. Do not consider this book as a textbook choice. It only serves to discredit the noble and forthright advances of a vital technology.
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Remote Sensing for Geologists: A Guide to Image Interpretation
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Introductory Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing and Applications
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The interpretation of remote sensing images requires knowledge of the instruments used to acquire the images as well as the computer processing techniques used to generate them. Remote Sensing for Geologists: A Guide to Image Interpretation covers technology and processing techniques as they directly relate to interpreting imagery. This book is a manual of image interpretation that demonstrates what to look for on imagery when engaged in mineral or hydrocarbon exploration, mine and oil field development, engineering projects, and environmental monitoring. Four sections comprise this volume: project initiation; exploration techniques; exploitation and engineering remote sensing; and environmental concerns. They combine to provide you with a solid foundation of what image interpretation is, and enables you to recognize features of interest and effectively use imagery in projects for the petroleum, mining, or groundwater industries. About the Author Gary Prost obtained a BSc in Geology from Northern Arizona University and an MSc and PhD in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines. Over the past 25 years Prost has worked for the US Geological Survey, the Superior Oil Company (oil and minerals), and Amoco Production Company, serving four and a half years as the supervisor of the remote sensing group. His remote sensing experience includes both mineral and oil exploration in the United States and in more than thirty other countries. He is presently exploring for oil in frontier areas of Canada.
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Eric D. Conway and the Maryland Space Grant Consortium present a fascinating introduction to the interpretation of satellite imagery, a technology of increasing importance for a wide variety of scientific applications. Prepared in association with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this extensively illustrated text and accompanying CD-ROM offer a thorough overview of the use of satellite technology in Earth and planetary science, weather forecasting, and environmental research.
The book covers the foundations of remote sensing, the types of satellites, and the basics of satellite image interpretation. Other topics include geographical, oceanographical applications, and atmospheric science applications of satellite imagery. With a fully indexed glossary, this well-written and thoughtfully presented text is ideal for science teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, professionals working in the field of operational meteorology, and others interested in knowing more about interpreting satellite imagery. The accompanying CD-ROM of satellite images enables the user to zoom in on many images (some of which appear in color), use overlays to identify important elements in the satellite image, and keep a notes file. The program requires a Macintosh, Windows, or Windows 95 operating system.
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Great guide.......2006-06-01
Great information on how to read satellite images. Will greatly help in Meteorology studies whether you're a student or a more advanced hobbyist. It is best to have an introduction into meteorology such as "Meteorology Today" before reading this book. It will help in your understanding of the text.
good textbook.......2004-02-04
I am just getting started in the class where I am using this book and so far it is quite informative
Narrow Focus.......2001-11-16
I was disappointed as the material covered only meterology. While very good, I was hoping for some coverage of vegetation and geology.
Set of worksheets to provide practical exercises.......1998-10-12
I hope to meet help for my RS course to undergraduate university students
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Arizona) IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation (1998 : Tucson
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Image Interpretation in Geology
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Informative,easy to read.......1999-12-03
Drury has accomplished a very comprehensive, yet understandable book. It focuses on satellite interpretation, especially on the Landsat series and holds many useful hints for the interpreter as well as background information of all systems like radar, Landsat TM or photography.The book is a how to guide for getting the most out of your remote sensing pictures without being a computer course. The chapter about interpretation of features in Geology is rather short, yet informative. With the affordable price and the easy-to-read attitude it's a must buy for interested geologists.
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Radar Interferometry - Data Interpretation and Error Analysis (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, Volume 2) (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing)
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Radar Interferometry: Persistent Scatterer Technique (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing)
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This volume is devoted to satellite radar interferometry (InSAR), a relatively new remote sensing technique used for geodetic applications such as topographic mapping and for high-accuracy monitoring of deformation of the Earth's crust. It offers a geodetic perspective of the technique, using a functional and a stochastic model to describe the relation between the observations and parameters and to discuss issues such as accuracy, robustness, and error propagation. It explains both theory and applications and provides a resource for future studies in the field. Radar Interferometry presents a geodetic technique, complementary to GPS, laser altimetry, photogrammetry, and leveling and comments on its pros and cons for various applications. It features the technique of radar interferometry meteorology, a new application in the field of atmospheric studies. Fine-resolution mapping of the atmospheric water vapor distribution offers new insights for meteorologists.
Audience: Radar Interferometry: Data Interpretation and Error Analysis is designed for researchers and professionals in geodesy, geophysics, and meteorology that can benefit from the use of remote sensing using interferometric radar.
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This digital document is a journal article from Remote Sensing of Environment, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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An analysis of tropical rain forest covering Amazonian lowlands has highlighted a systematic across-path, east-west radiometric gradient within Landsat TM imagery. Visual assessment of 45 and quantitative analysis of 20 Amazonian Landsat-4 and -5 TM scenes show that the gradient is band dependent and pronounced in visible light bands 1 to 3 but significant also in IR bands 4 to 7. The results show that the scan line location of a pixel explains a considerable amount of the DN variation of forests in the width of the entire scene (B1: 70%, B2: 52%, B3: 44%, B4: 34%, B5: 46%, B7: 39%). In digital numbers, the difference between east and west side of a scene may be small (9, 4, 3, 10, 9, 3, respectively) but these differences become significant if the images are to be mosaicked, or the data are used for mapping relatively subtle differences of natural forests. Apparently, the gradient is a result of at least three factors: 1) shadows caused by the undulating terrain, 2) anisotropic reflectance of the varying surfaces, and 3) atmospheric scattering. The phenomenon becomes more significant when the sun is high and the scanning line is close to solar azimuth direction-a condition more easily encountered in lower latitudes of the earth.
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This paper assessed the use of optical and SAR imagery for crop identification in an operational context with a particular emphasis on actual crop diversity and information delivery time. Fifteen ERS and Radarsat and 3 optical images were used to discriminate agricultural crop types based on dedicated per-parcel classification and photo interpretation schemes. For crop area control, the efficiency concept was introduced as a complementary indicator of classification performance. A set of 6571 parcels were classified into 39 crop types from various combinations of images. The efficiency computed from an independent set of 899 parcels peaked based on a combination of optical images and 3 to 5 SAR images. Moreover, the delivery time of the relevant information was improved when SAR data was included. The hierarchical classification strategy based on nested classifications also improved the operational crop control system for all image combinations. Finally, this research documented the respective contributions of optical and SAR time series for any control system of agricultural land.
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This study presents the combined analysis of RADARSAT products of different spatial resolutions acquired under different incidence angles for mapping burnt scars on forested areas of Central Portugal. Prior to the SAR data analysis, a number of pre-processing procedures were carried out. Noise was eliminated by adaptive texture preserving filtering. A specific algorithm for the geocoding of SAR images, based on a range-Doppler approach, enabled precise geocoding of the SAR data by means of a single very accurate ground control point. A novel incidence-angle-normalization for SAR imagery was applied to analyze the backscatter coefficient to a given incidence angles. Further, a backscatter coefficient analysis was performed according to the slope on forested areas and fire disturbed areas. A qualitative and quantitative investigation of the backscattering as related to the slope angle and time changes was performed. As a result of this analysis, the scenes that allowed maximizing the discrimination of burnt areas were selected as the input for the neural network classification. The investigation on the effect of the SAR incidence angle in burnt area discrimination determined that low incidence angles are required for discriminating burnt areas in hilly regions. It was also demonstrated that topography influences the level of discrimination of burnt areas since areas affected by forest fires on face-slopes presents higher backscatter coefficient than those back-slopes. Therefore, SAR data can play a significant role for burnt area mapping in Europe in those areas where optical data cannot be used due to persistent cloud cover.
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This study aims to prepare a detailed GIS-based geomorphological map accompanied with landfill sites of Dhaka city area which can be used for multipurpose functionality. Attainment of the geomorphological map is based upon interpretation of the oldest available aerial photographs (1:40,000) and contemporary topographic maps (1:8000) which reflect almost pre-urban ground of Dhaka. Randomly distributed 160 boreholes have been used to prepare representative soil profiles (RSP) to identify the near-surface lithology of the geomorphological units. The study reveals that 13 out of 18 low-lying geomorphic units, comprising 65% of the total area demand landfill practices for urban development. Landfill sites have been merged with urban growth on each low-lying geomorphic unit using a spatially enhanced fused image of IRS-1D PAN and ETM+ bands 5, 4 and 3, acquired February 2000 and 2002, respectively. We found that 43% area of the total low-lying geomorphic units experience fill practices so far. The fill sites have been differentiated into four classes based on their relative thickness. Integration of fill classes with geomorphological map shows the urban dynamics of Dhaka city area till 2002. Due to GIS integration, this map can be rapidly updated to demonstrate temporal modifications in urban ground. It can be used effectively in different geomorphological hazard mapping and urban land-use practices.
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- Fundamentals of Enzymology: The Cell and Molecular Biology of Catalytic Proteins
- Genomic Imprinting and Uniparental Disomy in Medicine: Clinical and Molecular Aspects
- Guide to the Birds of Alaska
- Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology
- Heteroptera of Economic Importance
- History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
- History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
- Hooked on Life Science: 101 Ready-To-Use Crossword Puzzles Featuring the Vocabulary, Concepts & Fun of Life Science for Grades 5-12
- Illustrated Handbook of Skin Disease in HIV Infection (The Encyclopedia of Visual Medicine Series)
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