scholarly journals Sensory characterisation of Bordeaux red wines produced without added sulfites

OENO One ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-743
Author(s):  
Edouard Pelonnier-Magimel ◽  
Pinelopi Mangiorou ◽  
Darriet Philippe ◽  
Gilles De Revel ◽  
Michael Jourdes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Region ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Red Wines ◽  
New Production ◽  
Volatile Phenols ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Sensory Space ◽  
Sensory Tests ◽  
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Aim: The evolution of consumer expectations has led to the development of new production methods using low inputs. From an oenological point of view, these methods include the production of wines without any SO2 being added throughout the process. These wines are becoming very popular among consumers, but the absence of SO2 during winemaking increases the risk of stability problems. Such wines have been poorly explored in the literature and there is thus a real need for them to be characterised. This study was developed to evaluate whether Bordeaux quality wines produced without added SO2 have their own typicality, and it provides an insight into current wine production.Methods and results: From a batch of fifty-two commercial Bordeaux red wines produced without adding SO2 and twenty red wines made according to the usual winemaking methods, a selection tasting was performed to eliminate wines with at least one defect further to a sensory space evaluation. In a second phase, the Napping test was applied to defect-free wines to evaluate the sensory specificities of wines produced without SO2 addition. The wines without SO2 addition presented a much higher frequency of defects than those with SO2 (70 % vs 15 % respectively). Defects described in wines without added SO2 were: “Oxidation” (47 %), “Volatile phenols” (31 %), “Mousy off-flavor” (10 %), “Reduction” (8 %) and “Vegetable” (4 %). Since the study focused on quality wines with or without SO2 addition, it was difficult for the tasters to discriminate between them according to their overall technical pathway.Conclusion: This approach has revealed that despite the large number of “non-added SO2” wines with defects, upon blind tasting, expert tasters highlighted some “non-added SO2” wines without defects. Nevertheless, at equivalent quality levels within the same geographic region, and in non-targeted sensory tests, wines with and without SO2 addition were considered to be quite similar.Significance of the study: This study was a first sensory step toward the objective characterisation of “non-added SO2” wines, enabling further work to highlight markers of quality in wines without SO2 addition and to develop the production of “non-added SO2” wines without defects. Nevertheless, at this stage, our results show that the absence of sulfites during the whole winemaking process, including bottling, increases the risk of the development of defects.

scholarly journals An analysis of the development of the fire losses in the northern countries after the Second World War

1971 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Premium ◽  
Graphical Representation ◽  
Fire Service ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
World War ◽  
New Production ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Fire Insurance ◽  
Second World

In several different countries there has lately been a very unfavourable development as far as fire losses are concerned. There have been many and very bad big fires which have especially affected industry and trade. The facts which can be considered to have caused this development are well-known. Bigger and bigger and more concentrated units of production, business enterprises, and storing form an accumulation of values which in itself implies increasing risks. On account of production-technical and business-economical conditions it has not always been possible to divide the buildings into sections desirable from a fire service point of view. The new production methods have sometimes caused new fire risks.The Northern Central Office for Fire Insurance Statistics from Mutual Companies (CNÖB) has made an investigation in order to see to what extent the international trend towards increasing fire losses has any equivalence in the Northern countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden). I.a. there was made a graphical representation of how the observed rate of net risk premium of the portfolio has developed during the period 1946–1966, the result of which may be seen from fig. 1. No increasing trend can be observed from this. After having been decreasing during the immediate postwar time, the observed rate of net risk premium has been fairly constant from the beginning of the fifties, perhaps even somewhat decreasing except during the later years. The conclusion is that in so far facts as mentioned above have influenced the development of claims of the portfolios or parts of these in a deteriorating way, there must in that case have been circumstances which have worked as neutralizers.

scholarly journals Pectin: New Science and Forthcoming Applications of the Most Valued Hydrocolloid

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosaria Ciriminna ◽  
Alexandra Fidalgo ◽  
Antonino Scurria ◽  
Laura Ilharco ◽  
Mario Pagliaro
Keyword(s):  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Physiological Effects ◽  
New Production ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
New Science ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
New Applications ◽  
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From new understanding of pectin molecular structure and physiological effects on man up to new production methods and new applications, significant new knowledge of pectin has emerged in the last two decades (2010-2020). These developments open the route to new and unexpected applications of this uniquely complex heteropolysaccharide ubiquitous in plants and fruits well beyond its traditional use as food hydrocolloid. This study provides a unified perspective on the new science and technology of pectin. Furthermore, we offer an insight into forthcoming pectin uses from an expanded perspective taking into account selected technology and economic factors that, we argue in this study, will shortly impact the pectin production and uptake in many countries.

scholarly journals Systemic Lupus Erythematosus before and after COVID-19 Lockdown: How the Perception of Disease Changes through the Lenses of Narrative Medicine

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 726
Author(s):  
Fulvia Ceccarelli ◽  
Venusia Covelli ◽  
Giulio Olivieri ◽  
Francesco Natalucci ◽  
Fabrizio Conti
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Narrative Medicine ◽  
Good Control ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Text Content ◽  
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic contributes to the burden of living with different diseases, including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). We described, from a narrative point of view, the experiences and perspectives of Italian SLE adults during the COVID-19 emergency, by distinguishing the illness experience before and after the lockdown. Methods: Fifteen patients were invited to participate. Illness narratives were collected between 22 and 29 March 2020 using a written modality to capture patients’ perspectives before and after the COVID-19 lockdown. We performed a two-fold analysis of collected data by distinguishing three narrative types and a qualitative analysis of content to identify the relevant themes and sub-themes reported. Results: Eight narratives included in the final analysis (mean length 436.9 words) have been written by eight females (mean age 43.3 ± 9.9 years, mean disease duration 13.1 ± 7.4 years). Six patients provided a quest narrative, one a chaos and the remaining one a restitution narrative. By text content analysis, we identified specific themes, temporally distinct before and after the lockdown. Before COVID-19, all the patients referred to a good control of disease, however the unexpected arrival of the COVID-19 emergency broke a balance, and patients perceived the loss of health status control, with anxiety and stress. Conclusions: We provided unique insight into the experiences of people with SLE at the time of COVID-19, underlining the perspective of patients in relation to the pandemic.

scholarly journals Sex Work in Slovenia: Assessing the Needs of Sex Workers

2021 ◽  
pp. 136078042110184
Author(s):  
Leja Markelj ◽  
Alisa Selan ◽  
Tjaša Dolinar ◽  
Matej Sande
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Distress ◽  
Legal Advice ◽  
The Law ◽  
Client Relations ◽  
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The research comprehensively identifies the needs and problems of sex workers in Slovenia from the point of view of three groups of actors in a decriminalized setting. The objective of the rapid needs assessment was to identify the needs of sex workers as perceived by themselves. In order to gain a deeper insight into this topic, we analyzed the functioning of the organizations working with the population, and examined the perspective of the clients. The results of the study show that no aid programmes have been developed for sex workers, even though organizations from various fields often come in contact with this population. Sex workers express the need to be informed about various topics (health, the law, legal advice) and emphasize client relations as the primary issue. The findings indicate the need for the development of a specialized aid programmes to address the fields of advocacy, reducing social distress and providing psychosocial assistance.

Testing of Automated Systems from the Safety Point of View

1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 234-244
Author(s):  
John D. Vitkauskas ◽  
John R. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Test Procedure ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Automated Systems ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Procedure Guidelines ◽  
Safety Systems ◽  
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The Coast Guard NVIC 1–69 has provided guidelines for the design of automated systems so that human surveillance can be reduced without jeopardizing the vessel. An integral part of these guidelines is the preparation of a Test Procedure which periodically tests the vital safety systems to increase the probability that they will function properly when called on. However, the Test Procedure guidelines are general and subject to wide interpretation. This paper attempts to provide some insight into what needs to be periodically tested, why the testing is required, and what techniques are acceptable, at the same time stressing the need for efficient testing. Some examples are also provided of testing procedures that have been found to be efficient and sufficiently comprehensive.

Reconsidering Kant’s Rejection of Indirect Arguments in Transcendental Philosophy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Marcel Buß
Keyword(s):  
Immanuel Kant ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Transcendental Philosophy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Transcendental Arguments ◽  
Mathematical Proofs ◽  
Law Of Excluded Middle ◽  
The Law ◽  
Excluded Middle ◽  
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Abstract Immanuel Kant states that indirect arguments are not suitable for the purposes of transcendental philosophy. If he is correct, this affects contemporary versions of transcendental arguments which are often used as an indirect refutation of scepticism. I discuss two reasons for Kant’s rejection of indirect arguments. Firstly, Kant argues that we are prone to misapply the law of excluded middle in philosophical contexts. Secondly, Kant points out that indirect arguments lack some explanatory power. They can show that something is true but they do not provide insight into why something is true. Using mathematical proofs as examples, I show that this is because indirect arguments are non-constructive. From a Kantian point of view, transcendental arguments need to be constructive in some way. In the last part of the paper, I briefly examine a comment made by P. F. Strawson. In my view, this comment also points toward a connection between transcendental and constructive reasoning.

Quality Improvement of Cakes with Buckwheat Flour, and its Comparison with Local Branded Cakes

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 570-577
Author(s):  
Tasnim Farzana ◽  
Jannatun Fatema ◽  
Fahiza Bisrat Hossain ◽  
Sadia Afrin ◽  
Shaikh Shahinur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Composite Flour ◽  
Bakery Products ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Potential Food ◽  
Sensory Tests ◽  
Buckwheat Flour

Buckwheat is one of the potential food ingredients for the functional food industry. A growing trend for consumer demand highlights the need for the development of composite flour-based bakery products like cookies and cakes. The aim of this study was to analysis the nutrient composition, and microbiological safety examination of buckwheat fortified cakes (BFC), as well as comparative evaluation with locally available branded cakes (LBC). BFC was prepared with the incorporation of 10, 20, 30, and 40% buckwheat flour in wheat flour to measure the quality and acceptability of cakes. As the concentration of buckwheat flour was increased up to 30%, BFC got the best quality, and high sensorial acceptability score evaluated by skilled panelists. BFC had the highest protein, fat, fiber, and micronutrients than all other LBC. No significant (P<0.05) changes were found in sensory tests of the tested cakes. On the basis of microbiological point of view, BFC was found acceptable up to 09 days. Therefore, cake prepared with the incorporation of 30% buckwheat in wheat flour is nutritionally more acceptable than other cakes available in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Telling the Untellable: Negotiating Maternal Bereavement in Sophie Daull's Camille, mon envolée (2015)

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-185
Author(s):  
Julie Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infection ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Self ◽  
Traumatic Loss ◽  
Death Scene ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Mother Figure ◽  
Maternal Motivation ◽  
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Sophie Daull's Camille, mon envolée (2015) is an autobiographical depiction of the sudden and traumatic loss of an only daughter (Camille) due to an undetected fatal bacterial infection. It is recounted uniquely from the maternal point of view and directly addresses the daughter throughout. It concerns an incredibly recent bereavement as the writing of the text, the author tells us, commences just one week after the daughter's death. Camille, mon envolée is a markedly intimate and brutally honest account of a mother who is an active witness to and, one could argue, participant in her daughter's agonizing death scene. The text captures the sense of powerlessness that is experienced by the mother, the incomprehensibility of the loss, the self-blame, and, finally, the coming to terms with it and the learning to live on, not without guilt, however. It also offers insight into maternal motivation for writing such a text, ranging from a quest for understanding and an outlet for grief, to a desire to preserve the daughter's memory. Furthermore, through close examination of the physical, psychological and social impact of the death of a child on mother figure subjectivity, Camille mon envolée successfully traces out for the reader the very specific characteristics of maternal bereavement and its overwhelmingly embodied nature. Finally, the text represents an engagement on the part of the grieving mother with what has been termed 'scriptotherapy' in a bid to negotiate this trauma and find a means, not only of remembering the daughter, but also of surviving the tragedy. In this respect, Camille, mon envolée is a text of resistance, where the unthinkable is confronted and the untellable bravely told.

scholarly journals Potentially Smoke Tainted Red Wines: Volatile Phenols and Aroma Attributes

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. McKay ◽  
F.F. Bauer ◽  
V. Panzeri ◽  
L. Mokwena ◽  
A. Buica
Keyword(s):  
Red Wines ◽  
Volatile Phenols
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