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The potential of potato juice in relieving gastrointestinal disorders has already been proven. Work continues on implementation of this active component into products that are widely consumed. In this article, results of an attempt to fortify pasta with potato juice are presented and discussed. Fortification is performed using fresh and dried juice. The influence of the addition on culinary properties of the final product, such as cooking weight and cooking loss, as well as microstructure, color, texture, and consumer acceptance were evaluated. It was found that potato juice can be used for fortification of pasta both in its fresh and dried forms, however the effects on different responses depend on the potato juice form used. The addition of potato juice influenced the color of the product reducing its lightness and shifting color balances from green to red, yellow color saturation was decreased as well. Changes in color were more significant in the case of fresh juice addition. The firmness and microstructure of pasta was also influenced. The surface microstructure of pasta containing fresh potato juice was different from that of the other 2 products being a likely explanation of the lower cooking loss observed in its case. In contrast, the consistency of dough was strengthened by addition of dried potato juice. Principal components analysis indicated that the color change had the most pronounced effect on consumer acceptance. Other physicochemical changes were slightly less significant. Nevertheless, sensory evaluation proved that functional pasta produced with fresh potato juice finds consumer acceptance comparable with that of classic pasta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The author undertakes a detailed analysis of the election results and assesses them from the perspective of the German party system. The following issues are discussed: voting system, electoral campaign, election results and their implications. Although elections to the Bundestag of 22 September 2013 brought a success of the CDUCSU, yet due to a marked defeat of the liberal FDP, German Christian Democratic Union was forced to seek a coalition partner on the left side of the political scene. After long negotiations a great coalition government of the CDUCSU-SPD was appointed, with Angela Merkel once again as the head. The election caused extensive changes within the German party system. For the first time in the history of the FRG the liberal FDP did not win any seats in the parliament, whereas the considerable success of the newly created Alternative for Germany showed that a "'single-topic party", can within a short time span rock even such a stable political system as the German one. The elections shook the system formed between 2005-2012 which was made up of five parties and substituted it with a transitional system of 42 (four parties in the Bundestag: CDUCSU, SPD, The Left and The Greens; plus two parties just below the electoral threshold: FDP and AfD). Since two parties were just below the electoral threshold, the 18th Bundestag is characterized by relatively low representativity (84.2% of voters). At the same time the 2013 election strengthened the position of the two great Volksparteien. Besides, analysis of the election results showed continued differences in the electoral preferences between the inhabitants of eastern and western Germany, and a traditionally strong attachment of the eldest voters (above 60 years of age) to both Volksparteien. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article presents the attitude of Gustav Stresemann and his party (DVP) to the putsch by the extreme right. On the first day of the putsch, DVP welcomed the new government of Wolfgang Kapp (declaration of March 13), a decision that turned out to be a political mistake. When the balance tipped in favor of forces loyal to the republic, DVP found itself in isolation. G. Stresemann tried to mediate between the two governments and even managed to induce the putsch leaders, W. Kapp and gen. Walther von Lüttwitz, to abdicate. This however did not protect him from later accusations of collaboration with the putschists. The events of March 1920 were a lesson for DVP and especially for G. Stresemann, who realized that the future of the party lies in declaring firm support for the republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a synopsis of the academic conference, "Niemcy jako problem międzynarodowy po II wojnie światowej," held on November 26-27, 2009, and presented by the Instytut Historii Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza (Poznań, Poland). The event was organized by the Fundacja UAM, Fundacja im. Prof. Antoniego Czubińskiego, Komisja Historii Stosunków Międzynarodowych Komitetu Nauk Historycznych PAN, Instytut Zachodni, Instytut Historii UAM and the Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa UAM. It was directed by Stanisław Sierpowski.

Information is presented about several papers discussed at a Polish history conference on the Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918-1919 held December 17, 2008 at the Wyższej Szkoły Nauk Humanistycznych i Dziennikarstwa in Poznan, Poland. Topics include popular support for the uprising, how the uprising increased feelings of Polish nationalism, a comparison of the Wielkopolska Uprising to the January Uprising of 1863-1864, and a historiography of the uprising. The symposium featured several historians including Benon Miśkiewicz, Karol Olejnik, and Andrzej Sakson.

The article presents information on several papers that were presented at a conference held at Bialystock University on World War I in Central and Eastern Europe. Topics include significant events from 1914-1918 that affected the national consciousness of Central and Eastern Europeans, how the war was written about by in Lithuania and how the war impacted Latvia.

The article presents the position of two German liberal parties: the DDP (Deutsche Demokratische Partei) and the DVP (Deutsche Volkspartei) on Germany's foreign policy in the years 1919-1923. Their common starting point is the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany, its revision being demanded by all the political parties in Germany. Other issues discussed in the article include the stance of DDP and DVP on the crucial events of 1919-1923 which were the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles: the London ultimatum, the "policy of fulfillment" (Erfüllungspolitik), the issue of Upper Silesia, Rapallo, and the occupation of the Ruhr Area by French and Belgian forces. It was then that foundations were laid for the policy implemented later, i.e. in the years 1923-1929 by the German Minister of Foreign Affairs Gustav Stresemann (DVP), who strove to obtain a revision of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles by reaching agreement with the western powers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on several papers presented at the 2008 General Assembly of the Association of the Western Institute. Topics of the conference included the growth of trade fairs in Poland, the importance of communication in marketing and how to most effectively and profitably run trade fairs.

The article presents information on a lecture delivered at the Herder Institute in Marburg, Germany by professor and institute director Peter Haslinger. The lecture examined the concepts of nation and territory in Czech politics from 1880 to 1938. He discussed how the country functioned under the Habsburg monarch as well as the changes that occurred during the inter-war period when Czechoslovakia was an independent country.

Abstract: A two-step statistical experimental design was employed to optimize the medium for vitamin B12 production from crude glycerol by Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii. In the first step, using Plackett–Burman design, five of 13 tested medium components (calcium pantothenate, NaH2PO4·2H2O, casein hydrolysate, glycerol and FeSO4·7H2O) were identified as factors having significant influence on vitamin production. In the second step, a central composite design was used to optimize levels of medium components selected in the first step. Valid statistical models describing the influence of significant factors on vitamin B12 production were established for each optimization phase. The optimized medium provided a 93% increase in final vitamin concentration compared to the original medium. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

A two-step statistical experimental design was employed to optimize the medium for vitamin B(12) production from crude glycerol by Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii. In the first step, using Plackett-Burman design, five of 13 tested medium components (calcium pantothenate, NaH(2)PO(4)·2H(2)O, casein hydrolysate, glycerol and FeSO(4)·7H(2)O) were identified as factors having significant influence on vitamin production. In the second step, a central composite design was used to optimize levels of medium components selected in the first step. Valid statistical models describing the influence of significant factors on vitamin B(12) production were established for each optimization phase. The optimized medium provided a 93% increase in final vitamin concentration compared to the original medium., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)