Effect of Substituting Purple Rice Flour for Wheat Flour on Physicochemical Characteristics, In Vitro Digestibility, and Sensory Evaluation of Biscuits

Purple rice flour contains high levels of a number of antioxidant compounds; however, it has seldom been used as an ingredient in bakery products.The aim was to increase the nutritional value of biscuits by adding purple rice flour to a basic wheat flour biscuit.The substitution Hub Board Assembly of purple rice flour in place of wheat flour modifi

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Laughing with machines

This article will analyse the preconditions of sense of humour for artificial intelligence.Can artificial intelligence have a sense of humour? Is there a difference between human and machine laughter? Some machines already fulfil certain conditions which are associated with the human sense of humour: on the most superficial level machines appear to

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Introduction: Deliberative Qualities of Communication

The articles in this special issue contribute to the scholarly engagement with the deliberative qualities of communication, its antecedents and consequences in relation to these developments.They are guided by a common core understanding of what constitutes deliberative communication while carefully considering the particular contexts they investig

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A first step toward understanding patient safety

Patient safety has become an important policy agenda in healthcare systems since publication of the 1999 report entitled "To Err Is Human." The paradigm has changed from blaming the individual for the error to identifying the weakness in the system that led to the adverse events.Anesthesia is one of the first healthcare specialties to adopt techniq

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