Filtration capacity of a gravel inlet system under low accumulation conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 257-268
Author(s):  
Andry Z Ranaivoson ◽  
John F Moncrief
Keyword(s):  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Size Category ◽  
Inlet System ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
Total Solids ◽  
Particle Count ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Estimate Number

Filtration models were applied to a gravel inlet system to estimate attachment and/or detachment of particles onto collectors (gravel grain). Two methods were used to estimate total solidstrapping efficiency at the gravel inlet: mass concentration and particle count. The first method provided trapping estimate between 11% and 22% based on two averaging computations. The second method, particle count, showed that detachment of total solids occurred mostly with the clay size category and early duringrainfall events. Detachment reveals the quality of effluent and can be interpreted as particles being detached either from previous total solids deposit or not being retained by the collector. Based on a model by Rajagopalan and Tien, trapping ability of gravel inlet was expected to be relatively low (<50%) for particles and aggregates smaller than 100 μm. Five rainfall events in 2002 were analyzed and showed that the first event had a retention capacity of 32% with a significant statistical difference between pairs of samples from “above” and “below” the gravel, based on a paired t-test. The following rainfall events had not seen any significant difference based on the same statistical test between the above and below water samples; however, the pattern of retention within pairs of samples showed that large filtration values were associated with incoming large solids concentrations, which, in turn, are related to rainfall bursts. The laser diffractometer technique allowed the particle count method to estimate number of particles retained or detached with respect to the gravel media. Particle count was obtained by direct measurement in the fine silt and clay size region and by extrapolation of measured data for large size in the silt-sand region including small particles and aggregates. Two rainfall events (August 3 and 21) showed important detachment based on particle counting method.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the quality of Dahi available in Sylhet Metropolitan City

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Dey ◽  
A Iqbal ◽  
A Ara ◽  
MH Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
Viable Count ◽  
Coliform Bacteria ◽  
Microbial Count ◽  
Total Viable Count ◽  
Total Solids ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Solids Content

The study was undertaken to evaluate the quality of Dahi available in Sylhet Metropolitan City. Dahi samples from five different Sweetmeat Shops namely Fulkoli, Banaful, Mohanlal, Modhuban and Shad were collected and analyzed. Significant difference in chemical (protein, fat, total solids, ash, acidity and pH) and microbiological status was found among different Dahi samples. Of the five Dahi Brands examined, Fulkoli Brand Dhai had the highest protein content (4.58 ± 0.24) and Shad Brand Dahi had the lowest protein content (4.01 ± 0.17). Fat content was highest in Fulkoli Brand (4.02 ± 0.13) and lowest in Shad Brand (2.10 ± 0.21). The highest total solids content was found in Dahi of Shad Brand (38.00 ± 2.23) and lowest total solids content was found in Banaful Brand Dahi (32.02 ±1.50). Highest Total Viable Count (log cfu/ml.) was recorded in the Dahi of Shad Brand (5.92±0.09) and lowest Total Viable Count was recorded in Mohanlal Brand Dahi (5.84±0.06). Coliform bacteria, Yeast and Mould were present in all the samples. From this experiment, it was found that Fulkoli Brand Dahi was the best in quality . Dahi of Banaful and Mohanlal were in 2nd and 3rd position in quality. Keywords: Fermented milk; Evaluation; Chemical analysis; Microbial count; Total viable count DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v9i1.8748 JBAU 2011; 9(1): 79-83

scholarly journals Post-dipping in Milk Production, Composition, and Quality

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Simões do Amaral Alves ◽  
João Manoel Da Silva ◽  
Micheline Thais dos Santos ◽  
Yamina Coentro Montaldo ◽  
Paula Cibelly Vilela Da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Subclinical Mastitis ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Total Solids ◽  
California Mastitis Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Staphylococcus Spp ◽  
Production Composition

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of post-dipping on milk production, composition, and quality of cows with subclinical mastitis. Samples of mast milk from two different dairy farms were analyzed in two moments: before the post-dipping implantation and after 30 days, the samples were conditioned to the refrigeration temperature in an isothermal box and sent to the laboratory for the following analyzes: California Mastitis Test (CMT), Somatic Cell Count (SCC), Fat, Protein, Lactose, Total Solids (TS), Non-Fat Solids (NFS) and microbiological tests, as well as individual milk weighing. The experimental design was completely randomized and arranged in a split-plot scheme, submitted to analysis of variance (ANOVA) by the F test. The post-dipping practice during 30 days resulted in the means and standard deviation of the analyzes of the studied variables, where the values of SCC, CMT, and microbiological score profile were statistically significant. The highest etiological agent found was Staphylococcus spp. The fat and lactose profile increased in both farms, but there was no significant difference. Protein increased in both farms, but in farm I, there was no significant difference and in farm 2, there was a significant difference. Total Solids, Non-greasy solids, and weighing had a percentage increase, but the means of weight did not differ statistically. The post-dipping technique was an effective measure in the control of subclinical mastitis and brings health benefits to the mammary gland.

scholarly journals Quality and Safety Assessment of Bangladeshi Pasteurized Milk

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ahmed ◽  
A.F.M.I.U. Zim ◽  
S. Rahman ◽  
S. Ghosh ◽  
A. Chhetri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Pasteurized Milk ◽  
Total Solids ◽  
Acceptable Quality ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Liquid Milk ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Solids Content

Background: Milk is considered as one of the highly nutritious food for human. This study was undertaken to evaluate the physicochemical as well as the microbial quality of pasteurized milk of different brands available in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Methods: Five types of branded pasteurized liquid milk were collected from retail markets of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Physicochemical analyses were carried out in order to determine the levels of pH, acidity, fat, protein, casein, specific gravity, Solids-Not-Fat (SNF), and total solids of the samples. Also, the samples were analyzed microbiologically to assess the total microbial loads and coliforms. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software version 23.0. Results: The ranges of physicochemical parameters of the samples were determined, including specific gravity (1.024-1.031), pH (5.8-6.7), acidity (0.17±0.01-0.37±0.01%), total solids content (8.17-12.27%), SNF (7.28-8.49%), fat (0.89-3.78%), protein (3.42±0.09-3.63±0.02%), and casein content (2.66±0.07-2.82±0.02%). Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) were recorded among different milk brands for all physicochemical parameters except specific gravity. The highest and lowest amounts of total bacterial counts were 1150400 and 35500 CFU/ml, respectively. A significant difference (p<0.05) was found in bacterial loads among different brands of pasteurized milk. Conclusion: This survey revealed that different brands of Bangladeshi pasteurized milk did not maintain the standard and acceptable quality.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF LAND USE AND OCCUPATION IN THE QUALITY OF SURFACE WATER IN THE PARAGUAI / DIAMANTINO BASIN, MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL

GEOGRAFIA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-200
Author(s):  
Adriana Ferreira LIMA ◽  
Edinéia Aparecida dos Santos GALVANIN ◽  
Sandra Mara Alves da Silva NEVES ◽  
Danielle STORCK-TONON
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Simple Type ◽  
Land Occupation ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Total Solids ◽  
Significant Difference

This study aims to evaluate the influence of land use and occupation at diferente scales on the quality of surface water of the Paraguay/Diamantino basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Statistical tests were used to verify if there is a difference between scales at each point. Land use and land occupation analysis was performed using images from the RapidEye satellite. An unsupervised classification of the images was performed, and hree classes of land use were defined: Evergreen Seasonal Forest, Cerrado and Anthropic Uses. Using ArcGIS software, the scales were defined using the multibuffer tool with radius of 50, 500 and 1000 meters in the vicinity of each sample point. The sample collections were of the simple type, on surface in 9 points of the main tributaries of the basin. ANOVA indicated a significant difference of turbidity in the rain and drought periods, which did not occur with the Total Solids. The analysis indicated a negative correlation between total Solids and the Evergreen Seasonal Forest class. They also showed a similarity in relation to Total Solids and Turbidity, being influenced by the spatial distance between the points

scholarly journals Quality attributes and properties of surubim (Pseudoplatystoma spp.) meat

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 3957
Author(s):  
Letícia Emiliani Fantini ◽  
Jorge Antonio Ferreira de Lara ◽  
Ádina Cléia Botazzo Delbem ◽  
Thiago Tetsuo Ushizima ◽  
Jayme Aparecido Povh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Water Retention Capacity ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Net Charge ◽  
Significant Difference

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality attributes and properties of fillets from surubins (Pseudoplatystoma spp.) reared in cages and fishponds. The design of the study was completely randomized, with two treatments (cage and fishpond) and 16 replicates each. The fillets from fishes reared in cage and fishpond had a mean total weight of 134.71 ± 33.11 g and 151.56 ± 18.56 g, respectively. The following parameters were analyzed: pH, water retention capacity (WRC), color (L* brightness), (a* red), (b* yellow), and shear force (SF). The data were subjected to analysis of variance and the means were compared by Tukey’s and Mann-Whitney (nonparametric) tests. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) were observed for WRC, SF, and pH variables. Only for color attributes (L*), (a*), (b*), no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was detected between the treatments. A lower pH (6.17 ± 0.23) was observed in fillets from surubins reared in cage. As this is close to the isoelectric point of myofibrillar proteins, it reduces their net charge and, consequently, their capacity to retain water. Lower WRC of fillets obtained from fishes reared in cage (61.46 ± 1.62%) implies loss of nutritional value through the exudate released which results in drier fillets and compromised tenderness. In fillets from cage production, SF (1.06 ± 0.22 kgf) was higher than those from fishpond, i.e., the higher the shear force, the lower the tenderness of the fillet. On the basis of the observation that fillets from fishes reared in fishponds were more tender, this study confirmed that the quality of surubin fillets is influenced by the production system.

scholarly journals Manufacture of dahi from skim milk adding mango juice

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Kabir ◽  
MH Rashid ◽  
MN Hassan ◽  
MF Afroz ◽  
FH Miraz
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
Skim Milk ◽  
The Body ◽  
Total Solids ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mango Juice ◽  
Solids Content

The aim of this research was to prepare and evaluate the quality of dahi using skim milk fortified with 5, 10 and 15 percent of mango juice. The quality of prepared dahi was measured by organolaptic, chemical and microbiological tests. Significant difference was observed within the smell and taste score (p<0.05), the body and consistency score (p<0.01) and color and texture (p<0.05) of different types of dahi. Fat, ash and total solids content differed significantly (p<0.05) among the different types of dahi with mango juice but protein content and pH values did not differ significantly (p>0.05) among the different types of dahi with mango juice. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in case of total viable organisms count but significant difference (p<0.05) was found in case of Coliform count among the different types of dahi with mango juice. From this study it was suggested that dahi could be prepared successfully by adding different proportion of mango juice with skim milk and 10% mango juice addition showed better result.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v43i2.20713 Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2014. 43 (2): 128-131

scholarly journals Airborne contamination in an operating suite: report of a five-year survey

1984 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asakatsu Suzuki ◽  
Yoshimichi Namba ◽  
Masaji Matsuura ◽  
Akiko Horisawa
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Bacterial Count ◽  
Operating Rooms ◽  
Particle Count ◽  
Airborne Contamination ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Clean Area ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Operating Suite

SummaryAirborne contamination in an operating suite was studied with a slit sampler, settle plates and a light-scattering particle counter. In conventional operating rooms there was a significant difference between the empty rooms and rooms in use; the mean total bacterial count by a slit sampler changed from 1·1 in empty to 42·5 c.f.u./m3 in use (39 times increase), the settle plates count changed from 1·5 to 17·4 c.f.u./m2/min (12 times increase), and the mean total particle count changed from 56·9 to 546·7/1 (10 times increase) respectively. The increase was caused mainly by persons present in the room.Another difference was found between zones in the operating suite; the bacterial count in the clean area doubled in the semi-clean area and further doubled in the dirty area in slit sampler count as well as settle plates count, and particle count in the clean area increased by 14 times in the semi-clean and dirty areas. This difference resulted from the different quality of the ventilating system.Air cleanliness of operating rooms in use by persons present in the room dropped to a level between the clean and the semi-clean area in spite of the high quality of the ventilating system.Bacterial species identified were mostly coagulase negative staphylococci and micrococci.Our study indicates that reduction of airborne contamination in an operating suite is accomplished by the combination of an efficient ventilating system and the restriction of the number of persons present in the room.

Antecedents And Outcomes Of Qwl Among Employees In Banks

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Geethanjali N ◽  
Parveen Roja M ◽  
Lavanya D
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Service Productivity ◽  
The Impact

Quality of work life is the major factor to be considered in working environment of any organization. The performance of employees and the organization lies on the ability of the employees based on working environment. The QWL leads to better working environment which improves the performance of organization. The present study has made an attempt to find the level of factors causing QWL and the impact of outcome of QWL in banks. Since the profile of the banks may be associated with the level of outcomes of QWL, the present study has made an attempt to examine it with the help of one way analysis of variance and t-test. The included outcomes of QWL are job satisfaction, job stress, organizational climate, organizational commitment, employees retention behaviour, service quality employees and service productivity of employees. The highly associated determinants of QWL and the significant difference among the PUSBs and PRSBs have been noticed. The significantly associating important profiles of the banks regarding the existence of outcome of QWL are identified.

THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN CAN THO CITY, 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 76-81
Author(s):  
Chu Cao Minh ◽  
Thang Vo Van ◽  
Dat Nguyen Tan ◽  
Hung Vo Thanh
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Medicine ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Quality Criterion ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Can Tho City

Background: The criteria set of assessing hospital quality in Vietnam in 2016 was revied from the criteria set in 2013 by the Ministry of Health in order to help hospitals to self-assess towards improvinge quality of hospitals in the international integration context. The study aimed to assess the quality of public hospitals in Can Tho City according to the revised criteria set of the Ministry of Health in 2016 and compare the quality among three hospital ranks (including grade I, grade II, and grade III) via to 5 groups of quality criteria. Methods: A cross-sectional study, using secondary data analysis was applied to assess the service quality of 7 general public hospitals in Can Tho City. Results: The average total score of 7 hospitals is 245 and the average for the criteria of 7 hospitals is 2.99, which is just satisfactory. In the criterion of quality, criterion D and E had the lowest scores compared to the other three groups. There was no statistically significant difference (p = 0.076) among the mean scores for the three hospital categories. Conclusion: The quality of public hospitals in Can Tho city in 2016 only reached moderately good level (2.99). Interventions should be developed to improve the quality of hospitals, with particular emphasis on improving the quality of criteria groups D and E. Key words: Quality, hospital, medicine, health, public, Can Tho

Restaging of patients with lymphoma

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (01) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Pfluger ◽  
V. Schneider ◽  
M. Hacker ◽  
N. Bröckel ◽  
D. Morhard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Dose ◽  
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
18F Fdg ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity ◽  
Fdg Pet Ct

SummaryAim: Assessment of the clinical benefit of i.v. contrast enhanced diagnostic CT (CE-CT) compared to low dose CT with 20 mAs (LD-CT) without contrast medium in combined [18F]-FDG PET/CT examinations in restaging of patients with lymphoma. Patients, methods: 45 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n = 35) and Hodgkin's disease (n = 10) were included into this study. PET, LD-CT and CECT were analyzed separately as well as side-by-side. Lymphoma involvement was evaluated separately for seven regions. Indeterminate diagnoses were accepted whenever there was a discrepancy between PET and CT findings. Results for combined reading were calculated by rating indeterminate diagnoses according the suggestions of either CT or PET. Each patient had a clinical follow-up evaluation for >6 months. Results: Region-based evaluation suggested a sensitivity/specificity of 66/93% for LD-CT, 87%/91% for CE-CT, 95%/96% for PET, 94%/99% for PET/LD-CT and 96%/99% for PET/CE-CT. The data for PET/CT were obtained by rating indeterminate results according to the suggestions of PET, which turned out to be superior to CT. Lymphoma staging was changed in two patients using PET/ CE-CT as compared to PET/LD-CT. Conclusion: Overall, there was no significant difference between PET/LD-CT and PET/CE-CT. However, PET/CE-CT yielded a more precise lesion delineation than PET/LD-CT. This was due to the improved image quality of CE-CT and might lead to a more accurate investigation of lymphoma.

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