Open-Air Sun Drying of Kokum (Garcinia indica) Rind and Its Quality Evaluation

The Philippine beche-de-mer is reported to get the lowest prices compared to Indo-Pacific Islands competitors, mainly due to small sizes, inferior end-product quality, and use of low-value species. With this, the traditional methods of processing sandfish (Holothuria scabra), a high-value sea cucumber species, were assessed through survey questionnaires (n > 30) and documentation. The identified study sites were coastal areas where sandfish production and processing are abundant, namely: Anda and Bolinao, Pangasinan; Palawan; and Davao and Compostela Valley. Processing sea cucumbers into beche-de-mer involves the primary steps of cleaning, boiling, and smoke or sun-drying. Variations were observed in the order and number of doing each primary step, as well as in the specific manner of cleaning (slitting, gutting, brushing), boiling, and smoke or sun-drying. Quality evaluation of the products from these different processing methods is recommended to theorize how to improve the overall status of Philippine beche-de-mer, as well as the updating of these findings.

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The Spectrum-activity Integrated Fingerprint: A Effective Method for the Quality Evaluation of Herbal Medicines

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0030-1251760 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 76 (05) ◽

Author(s):

XP Ding ◽

J Qi ◽

BY Yu

Keyword(s):

Quality Evaluation ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Spectrum Activity

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PRODUCT QUALITY EVALUATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES

Economy and Society ◽

10.32782/2524-0072/2018-19-74 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

O.S. Maliuk ◽

T.V. Saprykina

Keyword(s):

Product Quality ◽

Quality Evaluation ◽

Industrial Enterprises

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Lymph nodes detection and the mesorectal excision quality evaluation

Perspectives in Surgery ◽

10.33699/pis.2019.98.5.200-206 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 98 (5) ◽

pp. 200-206

Keyword(s):

Lymph Nodes ◽

Neoadjuvant Therapy ◽

Quality Evaluation ◽

Rectal Resection ◽

Age Groups ◽

Cooperative Groups ◽

Mesorectal Excision ◽

Proper Number ◽

Before And After ◽

And Gender

ntroduction: Detection and examination of proper number of lymph nodes in patients after rectal resection is important for next treatment and management of patients with rectal carcinoma. There are no clear guideliness for minimal count of lymph nodes, variant recommendations agree on the number of 12 (10−14) nodes. There are situations, when is not easy to reach this count, mainly in older age groups and in patients after neoadjuvant, especially radiation therapy. As a modality for improvement of lymph nodes harvesting seems to be establishing of defined protocols originally designed for mesorectal excision quality evaluation. Methods: The investigation group was formed by patients examined in 2 three-years intervals before and after implementation of the protocol. Elevation in count of harvested lymph nodes was rated generaly and in relation to age groups and gender. Results: The average count of lymph nodes increased from 10 to 15 nodes, in subset of patients whose received neoadjuvant therapy from 7 to al- most 14 nodes. The recommended number of lymph nodes was obtained in all investigated age groups. By the increased number of lymph nodes, rises also possibility of positive nodes found, that can lead to upstaging of the disease, in subset of patients whose received neoadjuvant therapy it is more than 4%. Conclusion: Our conclusions show, that forming of multidisciplinary cooperative groups (chiefly surgeon-pathologist), implementation of defined protocol of surgery, specimen manipulation and investigation by detached specialists lead to benefit consequences for further management and treatment of the patients with colorectal cancer.

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