Relationships between traditional and fundamental dough-testing methods

Two fundamental test systems were used to evaluate the visco-elastic properties of doughs from wheat samples of three varieties grown at four distinct sites. For comparison, tests were also performed with traditional equipment, namely the Mixograph, an extension tester and a Farinograph-type small-scale recording mixer. Uniaxial dough elongation (with an Instron) produced results similar to the conventional extension tester, except that results were provided in fundamental units (Pascals), the critical value recorded being the elongational stress at maximum strain. Stress relaxation measurements were performed following a small initial shear strain. With this method, it was possible to distinguish between the viscosity and the elastic components of dough visco-elasticity. In all the tests the extra dough-strength properties were evident for the variety (Guardian) that had the 5 + 10 glutenin subunits, in contrast to the other two with the 2 + 12 combination of subunits

Identification of Variety and Quality Type by Protein Analysis: Recommendation of Methods

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Identification of wheat varieties and glutenin subunits: capillary electrophoresis and computer-assisted interpretation of results

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DNA-based identification of Australian varieties of wheat and barley

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UMPSA anjur Kursus Emergency Tabletop Exercise (TTX) 2025

PEKAN, 22 Julai 2025 – Seramai 36 orang staf daripada Pusat Bahasa Moden (PBM) dan Pusat Tanggungjawab (PTJ) lain di Zon PBM, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) telah menyertai Kursus Emergency Tabletop Exercise (TTX) 2025 anjuran Unit Jawatankuasa Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (JKPP) PBM bagi meningkatkan kesiapsiagaan dan kecekapan warga kerja dalam menghadapi situasi kecemasan secara terancang. Kursus sehari itu dikendalikan oleh Timbalan Dekan (Penyelidikan dan Pengajian Siswazah), Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi Industri, Ts. Dr. Azizan Ramli yang mempunyai sijil kompetensi sebagai Crisis Management Certified Planner (CMCP) [3094-CMCP-20231231]. Beliau berpengalaman luas dalam pengurusan bencana dan sering dijemput untuk memberikan latihan keselamatan

UMPSA empowers Local Fish Ornamental

PEKAN, 20 December 2024- Centre for Modern Languages (CML), Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) has successfully conducted a Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) with the Port Dickson Ornamental Fish Centre to assist with the translations of the fish descriptions

High school teachers’ perception of AR and VR in English language teaching and learning activities : A developing country perspective

AR and VR are new introductions in many developing countries, including Malaysia. The present study conducted a qualitative case study with 23 high school teachers and investigated their perceptions of AR and VR in English language teaching and learning activities. A semi-structured interview was employed to collect the data. The data was analysed based on the thematic analysis suggested by Braun and Clarke (Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101, 2006). The findings revealed positive and negative perceptions of integrating AR and VR in English language teaching and learning activities. The positive themes were related to effective English language learning, engaging students, bringing your own device (BYOD) and active learning. The negative perceptions were related to time-consuming and health-related matters. The study further suggested approaches that might be effective in adopting AR and VR in English language teaching and learning activities. It is hoped that the outcome of the present study can provide insights for teachers, curriculum planners, and policymakers to consider the strengths and limitations of AR and VR before it is integrated into English language teaching and learning activities

Assessing ESL University Students’ Metacognitive Online Reading Strategies

Extracting information through online reading has become second nature to ESL students in higher institutions. Although online reading is indispensable among ESL university students, they lack the ability to read effectively. The present study examines students' metacognitive online reading strategies and how those strategies reflect understanding of scientific online reading materials for academic purposes. This was conducted through an online survey and semi-structured interviews. Data was collected among 55 university students enrolled in various Science and Technology courses. Out of the same sample, ten students were selected to participate in the interviews. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis with the use of SPSS and NVivo respectively. Thematic analysis was validated using inter-rater reliability analysis through Cohen Kappa analysis that yielded substantial results, indicating that the findings were reliable. Although the findings from the survey revealed that problem-solving strategies were used mainly by students, semi-structured interviews found contradicting results where support reading strategies were believed to reflect understanding by students. Implications that can be drawn are two folds. Students are motivated to use metacognitive online reading strategies depending on the type of texts; two, the need to use different reading strategies to elicit purposeful information based on the subject matter

What’s left in the cupboard? Older antimicrobials for treating gonorrhoea

Background: Neisseria gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to all antimicrobials used to treat gonorrhoea, with even ceftriaxone being undermined. It is therefore important to examine any potential to redeploy older antimicrobials routinely used for other infections to treat ceftriaxone-resistant gonococcal infections. Objectives: We examined the susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae to aztreonam, chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole, fosfomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam and rifampicin. Methods: N. gonorrhoeae isolates (n = 94) were selected to include a range of antimicrobial susceptibilities: 58 were collected in the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme; 17 were clinical isolates referred to the PHE reference laboratory; and 19 were control strains. MICs were determined by agar dilution for the six study antimicrobials and for ceftriaxone and azithromycin as comparators. Results: There was correlation between piperacillin/tazobactam and ceftriaxone MICs, but all five isolates with high ceftriaxone MICs (>0.5 mg/L) were inhibited by piperacillin/tazobactam at 0.06–0.5 mg/L. Aztreonam MICs for ceftriaxone-resistant isolates exceeded those of ceftriaxone. Among non-β-lactams, fosfomycin and co-trimoxazole had low, tightly clustered MICs, suggesting widespread susceptibility, rifampicin split the collection into highly susceptible and highly resistant groups and chloramphenicol had a wide MIC distribution. Conclusions: Although unsuitable for empirical use, piperacillin/tazobactam, fosfomycin, co-trimoxazole, rifampicin and, possibly, chloramphenicol could be considered for individual patients with ceftriaxone-resistant gonococcal infection once MICs are known. Wider surveillance of the susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae to these agents is needed, along with clinical trials and the establishment of clinical breakpoints for N gonorrhoeae