Wine trade and consumption have diversified during the last 150 years from barrels to mainly glass bottles with different types of closures. As the bottling process has an influence on the appearance at the point of sale and on the final consumption, it is necessary to consider effects on the wi...

Nonstandard Channel Ictalurus punctatus and Hybrid I. punctatus × I. furcatus Catfish fillets are rejected by catfish processors primarily due to aberrations in muscle texture or coloration (i.e., yellow, pink, red), and represent an economic loss for both the processer and farmer. Of these fil...

Differences in tax levels for diesel oil stimulate the illegal removal of characteristic diazo compounds purposely added to designate its possible usage. In order to reduce the losses in the national income, there is a strong need to develop a sensitive and cost-effective analytical procedure fo...

Using the internal chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (Inter-CRET) of luminescent dye and the high-energy intermediate formed in 1,1‘-oxalyldiimidazole chemiluminescence (ODI-CL) reaction, we developed for the first time dual-enzyme immunoassays operated with alkaline phosphatase (ALP)...

This chapter describes the uses of dielectric and infrared electromagnetic waves that penetrate food and are absorbed and converted to heat. They are compared with ohmic heating, which uses the electrical resistance of foods to directly convert electricity to heat. Each section explains the theo...

Red wine quality and style are highly influenced by the qualitative and quantitative composition of aromatic compounds having various chemical structures and properties and their interaction within different red wine matrices. The understanding of interactions between the wine matrix and volatil...

The Fe3O4-loaded coffee waste hydrochar (Fe3O4-CHC) was synthesized using a simple precipitation method. The as-prepared adsorbent was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XR...

Analysis of synchrotron FTIR spectra has revealed new assignments for a number of optically pumped far-infrared laser lines from the CH317OH isotopologue of methanol, with definitive confirmation provided by recent accurate measurements of the laser frequencies. In this Note the lasing energy le...

Light-based approaches to the assessment of a tissue’s oxygen status are attractive to the clinician because they provide the possibility of continuous noninvasive measurements. For example, pulse oximetry, which relies on emission and absorption of light in red and infrared frequencies (660 an...

This work aims to modify montmorillonite (MMT) via dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTMA) and investigate its ability in ultrasound (US) assisted decolorization of a polluted solution. BET surface area of MMT was increased from 19.76 to 42.57 m2/g and basal spacing of MMT structural layers was ...

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have proved very effective in the treatment of the various hazardous organic pollutants in water. The photoelectrocatalytic degradation of azo dye acid red 17 (AR-17) with ammonium persulphate (APS) was studied. Various operational parameters effect on the pho...

SummaryCarcinoma in situ (CIS) is difficult to visualize with white light cystoscopy (WLC), whereas blue light cystoscopy (BLC) using photosensitizing agents improves detection rates. We retrospectively reviewed transurethral biopsies of bladder tumors in which both WLC and BLC evaluations were ...

This article provides a pragmatic interpretation of the effects of euphemistic lexical choices made in public discourse in reference to taboo topics. It contributes to the cognitive pragmatic theory of proximization by considering how euphemisms weaken the potentially negative effect of specific...

During the latter half of the last century, a number of cultural commentators confidently asserted that blue food and drink products would never succeed in the marketplace. How, then, to explain the recent rise of blue drinks in our stores and images of blue foods online? Blue foods are certainl...

Highly ordered SBA/16 structure with low concentration of nickel (SBA/16-Ni) was developed. SBA/16-Ni showed body-centered cubic structure containing a spatial group lm3m with pore diameter ranging from 4.5 to 6.0 nm. The Ni2+ ions were set to be on SBA/16 walls to prevent pore clogging. The pro...

The active sites for hydrogenation over Ru/SBA-15 catalysts were identified using in situ Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The amount of active sites was proportional to the interfacial circumference of the Ru particles. In contrast, the rate of hydrogen spillover from Ru to the support ...

In order to study the effect of ejector nozzle on the overall performance of turbofan engine, a turbofan engine model with ejector nozzle is established in this paper, which includes parameter cycle analysis module and performance cycle analysis module. A backward prediction method of infrared r...

The water vapor continuum absorption is studied in a spectral range covering most of the pure rotational spectrum of water molecule up to 500 cm−1. The continuum absorption was derived from the broadband water vapor spectra recorded by Fourier transform spectrometer equipped with the 151-m multi...

The production of wine depends on the desirable fermentative activity of microorganisms. However, other microorganisms are also responsible for unwanted spoilage. The factors promoting the dissemination of spoilage yeasts from grapes to wines are presented from an ecological perspective, demonst...

Conjunctival redness associated with a quiet limbus and absence of pain indicates a primary conjunctival problem. Conjunctival redness associated with an injected limbus and corneal pain indicates more corneal involvement or, indeed, a problem that is related exclusively to the cornea. Careful s...