Balanced sampling of boxes from batches for assessing quality of fruits and vegetables in EU countries

AbstractThe best evaluation for the proportion of defective units in a batch of fruits and vegetables can be achieved by an exhaustive checking of all the boxes in the batch, that is prohibitive to perform in most cases. Usually, only a sample of boxes is checked. In EU countries, EU regulations establish to estimate the proportion of defective units in a batch by the proportion of defective units in the sample, without giving any rule for selecting boxes. Therefore, results are highly dependent on the subjective choice of boxes. In the present study, an objective design-based approach is considered to select boxes from batches, adopting balanced spatial schemes with equal inclusion probabilities. The schemes are able to select samples of boxes evenly spread throughout the batch also ensuring good statistical properties for the proportion of defective units in the sample as estimator of the proportion of defective units in the batch. The performance of these strategies is evaluated by means of a simulation study performed on real and artificial batches of apples, peppers and strawberries. A case study is considered to estimate the proportion of defective units in a batch of courgettes stored in a distribution center of a supermarket chain in Central Italy.

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Walkable Urban Environments: An Ergonomic Approach of Evaluation

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12208347 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (20) ◽

pp. 8347

Author(s):

Letizia Appolloni ◽

Alberto Giretti ◽

Maria Vittoria Corazza ◽

Daniela D’Alessandro

Keyword(s):

Urban Environment ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Central Italy ◽

Well Being ◽

Urban Environments ◽

Model Structure ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Definition Of

Background. The salutogenicity of urban environments is significantly affected by their ergonomics, i.e., by the quality of the interactions between citizens and the elements of the built environment. Measuring and modelling urban ergonomics is thus a key issue to provide urban policy makers with planning solutions to increase the well-being, usability and safety of the urban environment. However, this is a difficult task due to the complexity of the interrelations between the urban environment and human activities. The paper contributes to the definition of a generalized model of urban ergonomics and salutogenicity, focusing on walkability, by discussing the relevant parameters from the large and variegated sets proposed in the literature, by discussing the emerging model structure from a data mining process, by considering the background of the relevant functional dependency already established in the literature, and by providing evidence of the solutions’ effectiveness. The methodology is developed for a case study in central Italy, with a focus on the mobility issue, which is a catalyst to generate more salutogenic and sustainable behaviors.

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Yields and quality of Cynara cardunculus L. wild and cultivated cardoon genotypes. A case study from a marginal land in Central Italy

European Journal of Agronomy ◽

10.1016/j.eja.2015.09.014 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 10-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Rosa Francaviglia ◽

Annarita Bruno ◽

Margherita Falcucci ◽

Roberta Farina ◽

Gianluca Renzi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Central Italy ◽

Marginal Land ◽

Cynara Cardunculus

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Vegetable Plucking Machine Using Object Detection : A Case Study

International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology ◽

10.32628/cseit217272 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 501-508

Author(s):

Gopal Sakarkar ◽

Rashmi Baitule

Keyword(s):

Computer Vision ◽

Object Detection ◽

Fruits And Vegetables ◽

Machine Intelligence ◽

Detection Techniques ◽

Agricultural Applications ◽

Rgb Images ◽

Computer Vision Applications

Automated or robot-assisted collection is an evolving research domain that mixes aspects of machine vision and machine intelligence. When combined with robotics, image processing has proven to be an efficient method for analysis in various performance areas, namely agricultural applications. Most of it had been applied to the robot, which may want to pick fruit and type various fruits and vegetables. Identification and classification could even be a serious obstacle to computer vision demanding near-human levels of recognition. The target of this survey is to classify and briefly review the literature on harvesting robots that use different techniques and computer analysis of images of fruits and vegetables in agricultural activities, which incorporates 25 articles published within the last three decades. The proposed approach takes under consideration various sorts of fruit. Much research on this subject has been conducted in recent years, either implementing simple techniques such as computer vision like color-based clustering or using other sensors like LWIR, hyperspectral, or 3D. Current advances in computer vision offer an honest sort of advanced object detection techniques that would dramatically increase the quality of efficiency of fruit detection from RGB images. Some performance evaluation metrics obtained in various experiments are emphasized for the revised techniques, thus helping researchers to settle on and make new computer vision applications in fruit images.

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The effect of edible probiotic coating on quality of fresh fruits and vegetables: fresh strawberries as a case study

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery ◽

10.1007/s13399-021-01332-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ramona Massoud ◽

Diako Khodaeii ◽

Zohreh Hamidi-Esfahani ◽

Kianoush Khosravi-Darani

Keyword(s):

Fruits And Vegetables

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Misophonia: An Evidence-Based Case Report

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/2020_aja-19-00111 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 685-690

Author(s):

C. S. Vanaja ◽

Miriam Soni Abigail

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Case Report ◽

Case History ◽

Pure Tone ◽

Physiological Responses ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Management Option ◽

Pure Tone Audiogram

Purpose Misophonia is a sound tolerance disorder condition in certain sounds that trigger intense emotional or physiological responses. While some persons may experience misophonia, a few patients suffer from misophonia. However, there is a dearth of literature on audiological assessment and management of persons with misophonia. The purpose of this report is to discuss the assessment of misophonia and highlight the management option that helped a patient with misophonia. Method A case study of a 26-year-old woman with the complaint of decreased tolerance to specific sounds affecting quality of life is reported. Audiological assessment differentiated misophonia from hyperacusis. Management included retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy based on the principles described by P. J. Jastreboff and Jastreboff (2014). A misophonia questionnaire was administered at regular intervals to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. Results A detailed case history and audiological evaluations including pure-tone audiogram and Johnson Hyperacusis Index revealed the presence of misophonia. The patient benefitted from intervention, and the scores of the misophonia questionnaire indicated a decrease in the severity of the problem. Conclusions It is important to differentially diagnose misophonia and hyperacusis in persons with sound tolerance disorders. Retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy can help patients who suffer from misophonia.

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Chronic Refractory Cough: A Case Study

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp2.sig3.57 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 57-62

Author(s):

Anna Maria Siciliano

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Adult Female ◽

Chronic Cough ◽

Treatment Regime ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Old Adult ◽

Language Pathology

This paper presents a successful behavioral case study in treatment of chronic refractory cough in a 60-year-old adult female. The efficacy for speech-language pathology treating chronic cough is discussed along with description of treatment regime. Discussion focuses on therapy approaches used and the patient's report of changes in quality of life and frequency, duration, and severity reduction of her cough after treatment.

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Improving the quality of life of livelihood program beneficiaries: A case study

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e504092014-048 ◽

2013 ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life

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Manajemen Stratejik Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi untuk Peningkatan Mutu Pembelajaran SMK Ciledug Al Musaddadiyah dan SMKN 1 Garut

Jurnal MAPS (Manajemen dan Perbankan Syariah) ◽

10.32483/maps.v3i2.42 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 109-119

Author(s):

Partono Partono

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Strategic Management ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

General Description ◽

Vocational High School ◽

Information And Communication ◽

School Learning

So far, in implementing school strategies, they tend not to utilize Information and Communication Technology (ICT), despite the availability of ICT resources available. Stages of strategic management are needed to generate the vision, mission, objectives, policy, program, budget, and procedures as well as control and evaluation process as an effort to utilize ICT to improve school quality. Based on the interpretation and the results of the study, it is concluded that schools have organized stages in strategic management that enable schools to have a quality profile. The impact of effective utilization of ICTs for schools is the achievement of effective school management, as per the National Education Standards, which is characterized by effective planning, implementation, control, and evaluation of school ICTs.The purpose of this study is to get a general description, describe, and reveal the Strategic Management of Information and Communication Technology Utilization to Improve the Quality of School Learning in Ciledug Al Musaddadiyah Vocational High School and Garut 1 Vocational High School, both on environmental analysis, strategic formulation, implementation and strategic evaluation. The research method used in this research is the case study method, because the problems studied occur in the place and situation of Ciledug Al Musaddadiyah Vocational School and Vocational High School 1 Garut. The use of case study models in this study is based on the consideration that to provide an overview of the strategic management activities of the use of ICTs carried out at vocational high schools with the ultimate goal of being able to improve the quality of school learning. Based on observations in the field of SMK 1 Garut and SMK Al Musaddadiyah Ciledug Garut is one of the public schools and private schools that have these advantages.

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Value of cone beam computed tomography to evaluate complication of intracranial haemorrhage in endovascular treatment (evt): a case report

Journal Of Cardiovascular, Neurovascular & Stroke ◽

10.32896/cvns.v1n1.16-18 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 16-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Norafida Bahari ◽

Nik Azuan Nik Ismail ◽

Jegan Thanabalan ◽

Ahmad Sobri Muda

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Arteriovenous Malformation ◽

Endovascular Treatment ◽

Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽

Diagnostic Value ◽

Cone Beam ◽

Brain Arteriovenous Malformation ◽

Embolic Materials

In this article, we evaluate the effectiveness of Cone Beam Computed Tomography, through a case study, in assessing the complication of intracranial bleeding during an endovascular treatment of brain arteriovenous malformation when compared to Multislice-Detector Computed Tomography performed immediately after the procedure. The image quality of Cone Beam Computed Tomography has enough diagnostic value in differentiating between haemorrhage, embolic materials and the arteriovenous malformation nidus to facilitate physicians to decide for further management of the patient.

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