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Fall 2023

Van de Merwe, Chandre

High pressure processing (HPP) is a non-thermal processing technology aimed to inactivate bacteria and improve the shelf life of food. Commercial parameters for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products are 600 MPa for 3-7 min at cold or room temperatures. Many regulatory agencies require a 5-log...

Fall 2023

Thirugnanasambandam, Ilakkiya

Wheat is a staple food crop with 760 million tonnes consumed globally in 2020 with Canada being a major producer. Airborne fungal pathogens pose a severe threat to wheat growers all over Canada. New isolates of pathogens evolve through mutations which may become resistant to control measures and...

Fall 2023

Engelking, Lauren E.

The calving transition is a challenging period for dairy cows characterized by negative energy balance, metabolic dysfunction, and inflammation, each of which may compromise milk production. Despite extensive research in this area, much is still unknown on how to best manage this period. The...

Fall 2023

Widjaja, Elisabeth Kezia

Biorefinery approaches aimed at adding value to waste materials to support a sustainable bio-based economy have gained much more attention in the last decades. Bioethanol, as biofuel, stands out as a key product derived from the innovative processes that have been developed using various...

Fall 2023

Akbari Motlagh, Roozbeh

Islet transplantation can achieve insulin independence in individuals with type 1 diabetes. However, islets derived from multiple donors are often required, and functional β-cells are lost early after transplantation. Notably, up to 80% of newly transplanted islets are lost due to cell death...

Fall 2023

Bitew, Fantahun Abeje

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a type of bioplastic synthesized by several bacterial species using various carbon sources. PHAs are biocompatible, sustainable, and biodegradable, making them attractive alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics. However, the price of PHAs is currently...

Fall 2023

Litson, Lijin

The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is a significant concern globally, and a move towards prevention through healthy diet and lifestyle modifications is recommended. Obesity and high cholesterol concentration in the blood are common risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases....

Fall 2023

Nakandalage Don, Ranga

Amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA gene sequencing) is widely used to profile host-associated microbial communities. Rapid advancements in sequencing and user-friendly bioinformatics platforms have improved the knowledge of microbial community composition. However, profiling samples containing low...

Fall 2023

Kaur, Kawalpreet

Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a significant threat to canola production. Growing of clubroot resistant canola cultivars is the most efficient and environment-friendly way of managing this disease. The evolution of new pathotypes eroded some of the resistance available...

Spring 2023

Feizollahi, Ehsan

Contamination of grains with mycotoxins causes quality loss and hence considerable financial loss to the grain industry. Several mycotoxins are resistant to high temperatures and the elimination of them from grains is a challenging task. Atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) is an emerging non-thermal...