scholarly journals Effects of hydrocooling on the post-harvest conservation and quality of spring onion

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talita Fredericci ◽  
Juliana Aparecida Fracarolli ◽  
Pâmela Santaguita Betin ◽  
Lucas Sacramoni Peixoto ◽  
Laila Mami Fukasawa
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Activity ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Application Time ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
The World ◽  
Useful Life ◽  
Spring Onion ◽  
Harvest Techniques

Spring onion is one of the most used and traded vegetables in the world, essentially with a seasoning nature, it presents high perishability and susceptibility to water loss, which reduces its useful life, making it necessary to use post-harvest techniques, aiming to decrease its metabolic activity and extend its shelf life. The hydrocooling method, which consists of the immersion of the product in a mixture of water and ice, presents itself as a good alternative for the removal of the field heat and to favour the humidity of horticultural goods. The goal of this paper was to check the effects of hydrocooling on the post-harvest conservation and quality of spring onion, aiming to determine the best application time at 5ºC. The method showed efficient, especially on the control of mass loss and on the commercial visual aspects, with the most indicated time of 10 minutes.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ON THE QUALITY AND LIFE OF VASES IN THE CUT FLOWERS OF CARNATIONS (DIANTHUS CARYOPYLLUS L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 165-171
Author(s):  
Tincuța-Marta Gocan ◽  
Ileana Andreica ◽  
Daniela-Sabina Poșta ◽  
Vasile Lazăr ◽  
Sándor Rózsa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Metabolic Activity ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Silver Thiosulphate ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Chemical Treatments ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Four Levels

The cut flowers are living organs, with intense metabolic activity, subjected to a rapid aging process compared to the undetached flowers from the mother plant. Improving the life of cut flowers is one of the most important factors for customer satisfaction. The effect of silver thiosulphate (STS) and commercial mixtures was studied in carnation cut flowers and kept in randomized vases according to experimental factors. Three commercial mixtures were used (Chrysal, Flower Food, Fleur̛ Rose) and for thiosulphate four levels (0 or control, 0.03, 0.06 and 0.9 mM). The interaction of the two factors studied was insignificant for most traits, including wilting percentage and vase lifespan, which may involve the application of both substances alone is sufficient to improve post-harvest quality and is not necessary to use simultaneously in the preservative solution. The results also showed that following the interaction of the two factors, treatment with 0.06 mM silver thiosulphate can be applied to improve the post-harvest quality of blossom cut flowers and commercial chemical mixtures can be successfully replaced.

scholarly journals Reduction of Tomato Post-Harvest Losses by Using 1-Methylcyclopropene

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Marcos Vieira da Silva ◽  
Cassia Inês Lourenzi Franco Rosa ◽  
Adimilson Bosco Chitarra
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Tomato Plant ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ethylene Synthesis ◽  
Tomato Fruits ◽  
Ripening Process ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
The World ◽  
Plant Culture ◽  
Useful Life

<p>Tomato is one of the most produced and consumed olericole plants in the world, being a highly perishable fruit, which presents high levels of losses in the post-harvest period. As a form of reducing these losses, it is necessary to know the product physiology. The fruit-ripening phase involves changes in the sensorial characteristics that are unchained by ethylene, a hormone naturally synthesized within the cells and liberated in the form of gas. Ethylene can also be applied on an exogenous way, thus accelerating and making even the ripening of fruits as the tomato. On the other hand, the ripening process can be delayed with the use of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an inhibitor of ethylene synthesis, thus prolonging the useful life in the post-harvest period. In the present investigation, with the purpose of a literature revision, in a general way, it was to demonstrate the forms of controlling the ripening of tomato fruits, in the post-harvest period, in order to prevent and reduce losses. The collected data showed that, with better care during the fruit handling and, mainly, with the use of different technologies, as the application of 1-MCP, post-harvest losses in tomato plant culture can be reduced significantly.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14685/rebrapa.v4i1.116">http://dx.doi.org/10.14685/rebrapa.v1i1.6</a></p>

scholarly journals COMPARAÇÃO ENTRE OS MEIOS DE CULTURA PARA CONTAGEM DE FUNGOS NO CONTROLE MICROBIOLÓGICO DE ERVA-MATE

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
KATIA ELISA SAATKAMP LAZARETTI ◽  
MARCIA REGINA BEUX ◽  
IDA CHAPAVAL PIMENTEL ◽  
ANELISE TALAMINI ◽  
JUAREZ GABARDO
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Activity ◽  
Potato Dextrose Agar ◽  
Variance Analysis ◽  
New Method ◽  
Stored Products ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Useful Life

A contagem de bolores e leveduras é uma das análises realizadas no controle de qualidade de alimentos com intuito de estimar a vida útil de determinado produto alimentício. Embora considerada indicadora de contaminação, quantificar estes fungos é fundamental na avaliação da qualidade de produtos armazenados, principalmente cereais e preparados para infusões, em virtude do potencial micotoxigênico de algumas espécies de bolores. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo comparar o número de unidades formadoras de colônias (UFC) de fungos, obtidas a partir de três marcas de ervamate, semeadas em quintuplicata em ágar batata dextrosado, ágar dicloran rosa de bengala cloranfenicol e meio para bolores e leveduras ­ SIMPLATE. O ágar batata dextrosado e o ágar dicloran rosa de bengala cloranfenicol são rotineiramente empregados em laboratórios de análise, necessitando após inoculação, de cinco dias para leitura dos resultados. O meio para bolores e leveduras ­SIMPLATE é um método novo, baseado na atividade metabólica, que permite efetuar a leitura em dois dias após a inoculação, reduzindo significativamente o prazo analítico. Os resultados obtidos foram avaliados estatisticamente por meio da análise de variância e Teste de Tukey. Na prática laboratorial o melhor método é aquele que recupera maior número de unidades formadoras de colônias (UFC). Na amostra que apresentou contagem de até 10.000 UFC/g não se constatou diferença significativa entre os meios de cultura testados, porém nas amostras com contagens superiores a 10.000 UFC/g o ágar dicloran rosa de bengala cloranfenicol e o meio para bolores e leveduras ­SIMPLATE revelaramse estatisticamente mais eficazes que o ágar batata dextrosado. Abstract The mould and yeasts counting is one of the analyses accomplished in the control of quality of foods with an aim to estimate the useful life of certain nutritious product. Although considered indicative of contamination, to quantify these fungi is fundamental in the evaluation of the quality of stored products, mainly cereals and prepared for infusions, by virtue of the toxicant potential of some mould species. The present work had for objective to compare the number of forming colonies units (FCU) of fungi, obtained from three “mate” marks, sowed five fold in potato dextrose agar, dichloranrosebengal medium and medium for mould and yeasts ­ SIMPLATE. The potato dextrose agar and the dichloranrosebengal medium are routinely employed in analysis laboratories, needing after inoculation, of five days for reading of the results. The medium for mould and yeasts ­SIMPLATE is a new method, based on the metabolic activity, that allows to make the reading in two days after the inoculation, reducing the analytic period significantly. The obtained results were appraised statistically by means of the variance analysis and Test of Tukey. In the laboratory practical the best method is that which recovers larger number of forming colonies units (FCU). In the sample that presented counting of up to 10.000 UFC/g significant difference was not verified among the tested culture mediums, even so in the samples with superior counting to 10.000 UFC/g the dichloranrosebengal medium and the medium SIMPLATE were revealed statistically more effective than the potato dextrose agar.

scholarly journals Elicitors on the control of anthracnose and post-harvest quality in papaya fruits1

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-217
Author(s):  
Andréa Celina Ferreira Demartelaere ◽  
Luciana Cordeiro do Nascimento ◽  
George Henrique Camêlo Guimarães ◽  
Juliete Araújo da Silva ◽  
Romulo Gil de Luna
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
The World ◽  
Potassium Phosphite

ABSTRACT Papaya is one of the most grown and consumed fruits in the world. However, post-harvest diseases are responsible for more than 50 % of losses, including anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum gloesporioides, which promotes necrotic and rounded lesions and reduces fruit quality. Alternative products have been widely investigated in the control of pathogens. This study aimed at evaluating the efficiency of elicitors in the control of anthracnose, as well as their effect on post-harvest quality, in papaya fruits. The fruits were disinfested and immersed in acibenzolar-S-methyl, potassium phosphite, Rocksil®, Agro-mos®, Ecolife®, sterilized distilled water and prochloraz, inoculated with C. gloesporioides and stored. Potassium phosphite, Rocksil®, Ecolife® and prochloraz resulted in the smallest diameters of lesions, and, consequently, in a greater protection and enzymatic activity. The fruits treated with Rocksil® and Ecolife® maintained the lowest levels of soluble solids and titratable acidity. Potassium phosphite, Rocksil® and Ecolife® are effective in controlling anthracnose, do not change the appearance and preserve the post-harvest quality of papaya fruits, and, therefore, may be used as an alternative to commercial fungicides.

Alternative Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production

2012 ◽  
Vol 730-732 ◽  
pp. 623-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Ribeiro ◽  
Joana Carvalho ◽  
Joana Castro ◽  
Jorge Araújo ◽  
Cândida Vilarinho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
World Population ◽  
The World ◽  
Alternative Feedstock

The increasing in the world population has continuously increased the energy demand. As an effective fuel, petroleum has been serving the world to meet its energy needs. Continued use of petroleum sourced fuels is widely recognized as unsustainable because of depleting supplies and all the environmental issues around its use could be responsible for a major deficit in the future. Thus, the development of alternative energy sources, are to be welcomed. Biodiesel, as an alternative fuel, has many benefits. It is biodegradable, non-toxic and compared to petroleum-based diesel, has a more favorable combustion emission profile, such as low emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter and unburned hydrocarbons. In brief, these merits make biodiesel a good alternative to petroleum based fuel. The use of alternative feedstock as waste cooking oils (WCO), bovine fats and microalgae oil for biodiesel production has some advantages. It is cheaper than edible vegetable oils and it is a way to valorize a sub-product. Nevertheless, these oils has some contaminants, which can reduce the quality of biodiesel, a problem that was solved by testing different operating conditions and equipment designs for each stage of processing. The technological assessment of this process was carried out to evaluate their technical benefits, limitations and quality of final product. In this work biodiesel was produced by an alkali-catalyzed transesterification, a reaction involving the WCO feedstock and an alcohol to yield fatty acid alkyl esters (biodiesel) and glycerol. The evaluation of quality from raw materials and final biodiesel was performed according to standard EN 14214. Results show that all parameters analyzed meet the standard and legislation requirements. This evidence proves that in those operating conditions the biodiesel produced from WCO, bovine fats and microalgae can substitute petroleum-based diesel.

scholarly journals DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN IMPROVED MOTORIZED MAIZE SHELLER/THRESHING MACHINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 120-131
Author(s):  
ADEWALE SEDARA ◽  
EMMANUEL ODEDIRAN ◽  
SETH MANUWA
Keyword(s):  
Power Source ◽  
Transmission Shaft ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
The World ◽  
Important Processing ◽  
Useful Life

One major essential operation in processing maize is shelling of maize. Maize shelling is one of the most important processing operations carried out in maize processing since it’s among the widely consumed grains all over the world. Shelling bring out good quality of maize which not only prolong its useful life, but also increase the net profit farmers make from its mechanization. Component parts such as: frame, hopper, transmission shaft, cylinder with spikes and blower, concave with sieve, power source, pulley and bearings was designed and fabricated. It can be moved to where it’s needed this would encourage farmers to shell their maize grains on the farm.

Correction of functional constipation in patients with limited mobility after stroke

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
M. S. Turchina ◽  
M. V. Bukreeva ◽  
L. Yu. Korolyova ◽  
Zh. E. Annenkova ◽  
L. G. Polyakov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Constipation ◽  
Functional Constipation ◽  
Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Complete Restoration ◽  
The World

Currently, the problem of early rehabilitation of stroke patients is important, since in terms of the prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases and disability after suffering a stroke, Russia is one of the first places in the world. The complex of medical rehabilitation of such patients should provide for the early and most complete restoration of all body functions, patient education for lost skills, re-socialization of the patient and improvement of the quality of life. One of the factors contributing to a significant reduction in the quality of life after a stroke is the development of chronic constipation. The article reflects the modern methods of correction of chronic constipation in patients with limited mobility.

HASTANELERİN HİZMET KALİTESİNİN HASTA TATMİN ÖLÇEĞİ İLE ÖLÇÜLMESİ: KARABÜK DEVLET HASTANESİNDE YATAN HASTALAR ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA THE MEASUREMENT SERVICE QUALITY OF THE HOSPITALS BY THE PATIENT SCALE: A RESEARCH ON THE PATIENTS IN KARABUK STATE HOSP

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Selçuk Yurtsever
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
State Hospital ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
The World ◽  
Main Factors

It has been known that both in the world and in Turkey a continuous change has been experienced in the provision of health services in recent years. In this sense by adopting the customer(client) focused approach of either public or private sector hospitals; it has been seen that they are in the struggle for presenting a right, fast, trustuble, comfy service. The purpose of this research is to measure the satisfaction degree, expectations and perceptions of the patients in Karabük State Hospital through comparison. In this context, the patient satisfaction scale which has been developed as a result of literature review has been used and by this scale it has been tried to measure the satisfaction levels of the patients in terms of material and human factors which are the two main factors of the service that was presented. In the study, with the scales of Servqual and 0-100 Points together, in the part of the analysis MANOVA have been used. The expectations and the perceptions of the patient has been compared first by generally and then by separating to different groups according to the various criterias and in thisway it has been tried to be measured their satisfaction levels. According to the results that were obtained, although, the satisfaction levels of the patients who have taken service from Karabük State Hospital are high in terms of thedoctors and the nurses; it has been reached to the result that their satisfaction levels are low in terms of the materials that have been used at the presenting of the service and the management.

IN SEARCH OF EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY FOR UKRAINE

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viсtor Ognevyuk
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
School Management ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The World ◽  
Management School ◽  
Global Competitiveness Report

The article deals with the world rating of Ukrainian educational sphere according to The Global Competitiveness Report and UNESCO Science Report. It shows comparative indices of Ukraine in contrast to the other countries of these world ratings according to the “Quality of primary education”, “Penetration of primary education”, “Penetration of secondary education”, “Quality of secondary education”, “Quality of education in Sciences”, “Quality of school management”, “School access to the internet” and others. The article also defines strategic directions of reforming Ukrainian education system to improve its position in the world international ratings.

konsep dasar, prinsip dan peranan supervisi

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isra Revenia
Keyword(s):  
Education Quality ◽  
School Staff ◽  
The World

When we compare with the quality of the best education in the world, Indonesia can catagorized as far behind. This can be seen from the achievments of students who become rejected measuring education quality in improving the qualitu of education, education supervision has very important role in developing education quality. Supervision can be interpreted as a coaching activity that has been planned to assist teachers and staff and other school staff in carrying out work effectively so that it gets good results. Supervision is a process that is applied to a job that has been carried out and even evaluates and corrects the work I to match what was determined from the start.

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