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Professor J. R. Whitaker's
Statements
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
"We must always be on guard to prevent plagiarism. When it is found, it must be dealt with appropriately which is to, in this case, deny the thesis and the PhD Degree to Mr. Cui WuWei and to let its associates in China know the seriousness of this problem".
So Sad
John Whitaker
March 21, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
I have written my comments bellow on the website, Just in case they are not attached, I indicated that plagiarism has no place in science or other accademic matters. The only appropriate course is to deny aceptance of the thesis and the award of Ph.D. It may be appropriate to let the appropriate associates in China know the action Taken.
So Sad.
John Whitaker
March 20, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
This is to give you permission to use my statement to help resolve this case.
John Whitaker
University of Manitoba has refused to act appropriately and has refused to deny the thesis and the award of the Ph.D.
Professor J. R. Whitaker's
Statements
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
"We must always be on guard to prevent plagiarism. When it is found, it must be dealt with appropriately which is to, in this case, deny the thesis and the PhD Degree to Mr. Cui WuWei and to let its associates in China know the seriousness of this problem".
So Sad
John Whitaker
March 21, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
I have written my comments bellow on the website, Just in case they are not attached, I indicated that plagiarism has no place in science or other accademic matters. The only appropriate course is to deny aceptance of the thesis and the award of Ph.D. It may be appropriate to let the appropriate associates in China know the action Taken.
So Sad.
John Whitaker
March 20, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
This is to give you permission to use my statement to help resolve this case.
John Whitaker
University of Manitoba has refused to act appropriately and has refused to deny the thesis and the award of the Ph.D.
Professor J. R. Whitaker's
Statements
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
"We must always be on guard to prevent plagiarism. When it is found, it must be dealt with appropriately which is to, in this case, deny the thesis and the PhD Degree to Mr. Cui WuWei and to let its associates in China know the seriousness of this problem".
So Sad
John Whitaker
March 21, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
I have written my comments bellow on the website, Just in case they are not attached, I indicated that plagiarism has no place in science or other accademic matters. The only appropriate course is to deny aceptance of the thesis and the award of Ph.D. It may be appropriate to let the appropriate associates in China know the action Taken.
So Sad.
John Whitaker
March 20, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
This is to give you permission to use my statement to help resolve this case.
John Whitaker
University of Manitoba has refused to act appropriately and has refused to deny the thesis and the award of the Ph.D.
Professor J. R. Whitaker's
Statements
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
"We must always be on guard to prevent plagiarism. When it is found, it must be dealt with appropriately which is to, in this case, deny the thesis and the PhD Degree to Mr. Cui WuWei and to let its associates in China know the seriousness of this problem".
So Sad
John Whitaker
March 21, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
I have written my comments bellow on the website, Just in case they are not attached, I indicated that plagiarism has no place in science or other accademic matters. The only appropriate course is to deny aceptance of the thesis and the award of Ph.D. It may be appropriate to let the appropriate associates in China know the action Taken.
So Sad.
John Whitaker
March 20, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
This is to give you permission to use my statement to help resolve this case.
John Whitaker
University of Manitoba has refused to act appropriately and has refused to deny the thesis and the award of the Ph.D.
Professor J. R. Whitaker's
Statements
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
"We must always be on guard to prevent plagiarism. When it is found, it must be dealt with appropriately which is to, in this case, deny the thesis and the PhD Degree to Mr. Cui WuWei and to let its associates in China know the seriousness of this problem".
So Sad
John Whitaker
March 21, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
I have written my comments bellow on the website, Just in case they are not attached, I indicated that plagiarism has no place in science or other accademic matters. The only appropriate course is to deny aceptance of the thesis and the award of Ph.D. It may be appropriate to let the appropriate associates in China know the action Taken.
So Sad.
John Whitaker
March 20, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
This is to give you permission to use my statement to help resolve this case.
John Whitaker
University of Manitoba has refused to act appropriately and has refused to deny the thesis and the award of the Ph.D.
Professor J. R. Whitaker's
Statements
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
"We must always be on guard to prevent plagiarism. When it is found, it must be dealt with appropriately which is to, in this case, deny the thesis and the PhD Degree to Mr. Cui WuWei and to let its associates in China know the seriousness of this problem".
So Sad
John Whitaker
March 21, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
I have written my comments bellow on the website, Just in case they are not attached, I indicated that plagiarism has no place in science or other accademic matters The only appropriate course is to deny aceptance of the thesis and the award of Ph.D. It may be appropriate to let the appropriate associates in China know the action Taken.
So Sad.
John Whitaker
March 20, 2003
Dear Soheil Sharaf,
This is to give you permission to use my statement to help resolve this case.
John Whitaker
University of Manitoba has refused to act appropriately and has refused to deny the thesis and the award of the Ph.D.
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COMPARISON OF
Soheil K. Sharafabadi's 1990 US Patent
vs
Cui WuWei's Ph.D. Thesis,
University of Manitoba, Canada, 1993.
Definitions in Sharafabadi's US Patent:
Page 5, Line 1: Pseudoplastic is defined in this application as having shear thinning properties, that as the shear rate is increases the viscosity drops and the liquid thins. This is unusual in natural and other gums, over the broad range of shear rate.
Page 1, Line 12: The term mucilage describes a viscous gum of plant origin, forming a viscous aqueous solution. Mucilage may either refer to gum present in the seed or gum extracted from the seed, which varies with extraction method. In this application the word gum is used in preference to mucilage
Definition of Plagiariam UT
Please click on the Plagiarism Self-Test and the Documenting Sources of the University of Toronto
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Soheil K. Sharafabadi's 1990 US Patent
vs
Cui WuWei's Ph.D. Thesis,
University of Manitoba, Canada, 1993
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Pseudoplastic Yellow Mustard Gum.
Soheil K. Sharafabadi, 1990
US Patent, 4,980,186. |
Characterization of the Structure and
Physical Properties of Yellow Mustard
(Sinapis alba, L.) Polysaccharides,
Cui WuWei, Ph.D. Thesis 1993.
University of Manitoba
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Sharafabadi's 1990 US Patent 4,890,186
Abstract: Line 1: An improved process of gum extraction from whole mustard seed is described.
Page 3, line30: The object of the invention is to provide an improved process of extraction of yellow mustard seeds.
Page 3, line38: The invention in one broad aspect comprises an improvement in a process of water extraction of gum from dried yellow mustard seed.
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Cui WuWei's Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Abstract: Page V, Line 1: Mucilage was extracted from Yellow mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seeds by an improved extraction procedure. |
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Abstract, Line 7: The aqueous extract on
precipitation and drying gives a gum with
pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum. |
Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 142, Line 9: In conclusion, The rheological properties of yellow mustard mucilage resembled xanthan gum in aqueous solutions or dispersions in terms of viscoelastic behaviour of its aqueous dispersions.
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Sharafabadi 1990 , US Patent
Abstract, Line 7: The aqueous extract on
precipitation and drying gives a gum with
pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum. |
Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page V, Line 12: The flow behavior of CM and its water soluble fraction was similar to xanthan gum in terms of shear thinning and viscoelasticity
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Page 5, Line 10-21: The seven tested gums, all exhibit nearly ideal viscosity/shear rate relationships expected for an ideal pseudoplastic material. The utility of such a pseudoplastic material is wide spread as a viscosity-changing additive, especially in
food and pharmaceuticals. The currently used additive is xanthan gum, a biosynthetically prepared polysaccharide, which is widely used for viscosity effects
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Cui WuWei , Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 3, Line 5-7: Rheological tests performed on solutions/dispersions of this material showed that at equal concentration it had similar shear thinning properties to xanthan gum dispersions, a microbially produced and widely used food gum. |
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Abstract, Line 7: The aqueous extract on
precipitation and drying gives a gum with
pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum. |
Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 33, line 1: The material obtained was white and cotton-like in appearance, exhibiting shear-thinning behavior similar to xanthan gum dispersions.
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Page 6, Line28: FIGS. 5-8 show log plot s of viscosity vs shear rate (X) and shear stress vs shear rate (O) for gums TC25, TC65, MT85 and xanthan gum. Although not identical, all clearly demonstrate nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior, exhibiting similar viscosity hear rate relationship. TC65, and MT85, the heat treated extracts, exhibit nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior comparable to that of xanthan gum
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Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 46, Line 3:Rheological Properties. The flow profiles of yellow mustard mucilage and its two fractions vs shear rate are shown in Fig 3.6. The shear thinning behavior exhibited by yellow mustard mucilage and its fractions resembled those of xanthan dispersions at all concentration
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Page 6, Line 17: Table II to IX present viscosity measurements for mustard gums extracted under specific conditions together with those of xanthan gum for comparison These tables show mustard gum is very viscous and comparable to xanthan gum
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Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 48. Line 11: The small strain oscillatory rheological testing of yellow mustard mucilage provided evidence which confirmed earlier observations (Fig 3.6) that yellow mustard mucilage in solution behaves more like xanthan gum
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Abstract, Line 7: The aqueous extract on
precipitation and drying gives a gum with
pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum. |
Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 53 Line 1: The results of this study
demonstrated the similarity between the emulsion capacity and stability and rheological properties of mucilage obtained from yellow mustard seeds and xanthan gum.
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Page 6, Line28: FIGS. 5-8 show log plot s of viscosity vs shear rate (X) and shear stress vs shear rate (O) for gums TC25, TC65, MT85 and xanthan gum. Although not identical, all clearly demonstrate nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior, exhibiting similar viscosity shear rate relationship. TC65, and MT85, the heat treated extracts, exhibit nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior comparable to that of xanthan gum,
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Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 54 Line 6: Aqueous dispersions of yellow mustard (Sinapis alba L.) mucilage and its fractions were previously reported to exhibit similar rheological responses to that of xanthan gum dispersions in terms of shear thinning properties and dynamic rheological patterns (Cui et al.,1993a). |
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Page 6, Line 40: The figures indicate that all mustard gum samples have shear thinning properties and nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior.
Abstract, Line 7: The aqueous extract on
precipitation and drying gives a gum with
pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum
Page 6 Line 33: exhibit nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior comparable to that of xanthan gum.
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Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 138, Line 12: The rheological data of the yellow mustard mucilage obtained by this method showed it exhibited shear thinning behaviour similar to that of xanthan gum.
Page 142, Line 10: The rheological properties of yellow mustard resembled xanthan gum
Page 33 Line 2: exhibiting shear-thinning behavior similar to xanthan gum |
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Page 6, Line 40: The figures indicate that all mustard gum samples have shear thinning properties and nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior.
Page 6, Line 22: FIGS. 1 to 4 show log plots of viscosity vs shear rate for gums F1, F2, F3, F4. Although not identical, all clearly demonstrate nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior, exhibiting similar viscosity-shear rate relationship. These figures show that yellow mustard gums are highly viscous which has never been reported before.
Abstract, Line7: The aqueous extract on
precipitation and drying gives a gum with
pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum. |
Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 54, Line 9: Of the yellow mustard mucilage fractions examined, the water soluble (WS) fraction was the major component (55.6%) which in solution also showed the shear thinning behavior of yellow mustard mucilage dispersions (Cui et al., 1993a).
Page 90, Line 1: The observations for the rheological properties of the isolated fractions were in agreement in data in Chapter 4 indicating that WSCP contribute more to the pronounced shear thinning properties of water-soluble yellow mustard polysaccharides than WSCS (Cui et al , 1993b).
Page 103, Line 4:were identified as those responsible for the pronounced shear thinning properties of yellow mustard mucilage solutions (Cui et al., 1993a and
1993b).
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Sharafabadi 1990, US Patent
Abstract, Line7: The aqueous extract on
precipitation and drying gives a gum with
pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum.
Page 5, Line 10-21: The seven tested gums, all exhibit nearly ideal viscosity/shear rate relationships expected for an ideal pseudoplastic material. The utility of such a pseudoplastic material is wide spread as a viscosity-changing additive, especially in
food and pharmaceuticals. The currently used additive is xanthan gum, a biosynthetically prepared polysaccharide, which is widely used for viscosity effects. |
Cui WuWei, Ph.D thesis 1993, U of M
Page 3 Line5: Rheological tests performed on solutions/dispersions of this material showed that at equal concentration, it had similar shear thinning properties to xanthan gum dispersion, a microbially produced and widely used food gum.
Page 1, line 14: Mucilage from yellow mustard seed could be a potentially important indigenous gum material for use by the Canadian food industry.
Page 53 Line 1: The results of this study demonstrated the similarity between the emulsion capacity and stability and rheological properties of mucilage obtained
from yellow mustard seeds and xanthan gum solutions/dispersions which suggest yellow mustard mucilage could be used as a substitute for xanthan gum in food dispersions.
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In 4 instances Cui WuWei in his PhD Thesis (1993) has made invention of citation by citing Sharafabadi (1987) instead of citing Sharafabadi (1990)
In 10 occasions Cui WuWei in his PhD Thesis (1993) has copied the words of Sharafabadi (1990) : similarities of properties of yellow mustard gum and xanthan gum without citation
In addition Cui WuWei in page 6 lines 18 of his PhD Thesis (1993) stated: ( Unpublished data ) without citation. This "begging question"demands explanation by the Brandy Usick and the University of Manitoba.
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Comparison of Sharafabadi's patent with Cui et al's article
Sharafbadi's 1990 US Patent 4,980,186. Pseudoplastic Yellow Mustard Gum
vs
Cui et. al. ,(1993 a) Cui WuWei,N.A.M. Eskin, C.G. Biliaderis,
Chemical and Physical Properties of Yellow Mustard (Synapis alba, L.) Mucilage,
Food Chemistry 46, 169-176. Elsevier Science
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Soheil K. Sharafabadi, 1990 US Patent,
Pseudoplastic Yellow Mustard Gum.
US Patent: 4,980,186. |
Chemical and Physical Properties of Yellow, Mustard (Synapis alba, L.) Mucilage, CuiWuWei, N.A.M. Eskin, C.G. Biliaderis 1993.Food Chemistry 46, 169-176.
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S.K. Sharafabadi, 1990
Abstract:Line 7:
The aqueous extract on precipitation and drying gives a gum with pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum. |
Cui et al, 1993
Abstract:Page 169, line 8 of the abstract [4 lines above the Introduction]:
All mucilage fractions exhibited inter facial activity and shear thinning behavior typical of xanthan gum dispersion
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S.K. Sharafabadi, 1990
Abstract, line 7:
The aqueous extract on precipitation and drying gives a gum with pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum.
Page 6, Line 33: exhibit nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior comparable to that of xanthan gum,
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Cui et al, 1993
Page 169, right side, line 3:
The material obtained was white and cotton-like in appearance, exhibiting shear thinning behavior similar to xanthan gum dispersions. |
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S.K. Sharafabadi, 1990
Abstract, line 7:
The aqueous extract on precipitation and drying gives a gum with pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum.
Page 6, Line 40-42: The figures indicate that all mustard gum samples have shear thinning properties and nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior
Page 6 line 33: exhibit nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior comparable to that of xanthan gum,
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Cui et al, 1993
Rheological Properties
Page 173 left side, line 33-37
The flow properties of yellow mustard mucilage and its two fractions vs shear rate are shown in Fig. 6. The shear thinning behavior exhibited by yellow mustard
mucilage and its fractions resembled those of Xanthan gum dispersions at all concentrations.
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S.K. Sharafabadi, 1990
Abstract, line 7:
The aqueous extract on precipitation and drying gives a gum with pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum.
Page 4, Line 63:
The gums obtained by high temperature extraction processes were very viscose and comparable to xanthan gum
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Cui et al, 1993
Page 173, right side, line 15
The small strain oscillatory rheological testing ofyellow mustard mucilage provided evidence which confirmed earlier observation (Fig. 6) that yellow mustard mucilage in solution behaves more like
xanthan.
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S.K. Sharafabadi, 1990
Abstract, line 7:
The aqueous extract on precipitation and drying gives a gum with pseudoplastic properties similar to those of xanthan gum.
Page 6, Line 40-42: The figures indicate that all mustard gum samples have shear thinning properties and nearly ideal pseudoplastic behavior
Page 5, Line 10-21: The seven tested gums, all exhibit nearly ideal viscosity/shear rate relationships expected for an ideal pseudoplastic material. The utility of such a pseudoplastic material is wide spread as a
viscosity-changing additive, especially in food and pharmaceuticals. The currently used additive is xanthan gum, a biosynthetically prepared polysaccharide , which is widely used for viscosity effects.
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Cui et al, 1993
Page 175, right side, line 16:
The results of this study demonstrated the similarity between the interfacial activities and rheological properties of mucilage obtained from yellow mustard seeds and xantahn gum solutions/dispersions which
suggest yellow mustard mucilage could be used as a substitute for xanthan gum in food dispersions.
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