There is a demand by certain ethnic consumer groups in the United Kingdom for skin-on, singed carcasses, primarily from older sheep, but their production is illegal under current EU legislation. The aim of this study was to devise a protocol to produce carcasses having the desired 'smoked' colour and odour and an acceptable microbiology. A successful result could form the basis of a case to rev...

Storage tests under different temperatures (2, 4, 10, and 15°C) were conducted to identify the best predictor variable that is most effective to explain the loss of the shelf life and quality of modified atmosphere packed (MAP) poultry, and constitutes the basis for the prediction of the remaining shelf life. The samples were packed in 70% O2 and 30% CO2, which is the common used gas atmosphere...

BACKGROUND Since air can play a central role as a reservoir for microorganisms, in controlled environments such as operating theatres regular microbial monitoring is useful to measure air quality and identify critical situations. The aim of this study is to assess microbial contamination levels in operating theatres using both an active and a passive sampling method and then to assess if there ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of four mass media campaigns on calls to a national Quitline by Māori (the indigenous people of New Zealand). METHODS Monthly Quitline call data and calls within one hour of a television commercial (TVC) being shown were analysed for the 2002-2003 period. Data on target audience rating points (TARPs) and expenditure on TVCs were also used (n = 2319 TVC p...

Han F., Huang X., Teye E., Gu H., Dai H., Yao L. (2014): A nondestructive method for fish freshness determination with electronic tongue combined with linear and non-linear multivariate algorithms. Czech J. Food Sci., 32: 532–537. Electronic tongue coupled with linear and non-linear multivariate algorithms was attempted to address the drawbacks of fish freshness detection. Parabramis pekinensis...

Cutaneous tuberculosis is one of the most subtle and difficult diagnoses for dermatologists practicing in developing countries. It has widely varied manifestations and it is important to know the spectrum of manifestations in children and adolescent. Sixty cases (age < 19 years) of cutaneous tuberculosis were included in this one period study. The diagnosis was based on clinical examination, tu...

For the extraction of wind energy through a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), low voltage ride (LVRT) is an essential technical requirement specified by transmission system operator (TSO). Under grid fault condition, DFIG should remain in connection with for certain minimum period and offer reactive power support as required TSO. A cooperative control scheme consisting hardware solution su...

This study presents the model scale benchmark, The Princess Royal, propeller's hydrodynamic performance, including cavitation extensions and URN operating in a non-uniform wake field. developed V-AMR technique was used numerical calculations to accurately solve tip vortex flow better representation (TVC) propeller slipstream. sheet modelled using Schnerr-Sauer model. A hybrid method, combining ...

The variation of six biogenic amines (BAs) and total viable count (TVC) in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) stored in ice with 0, 4 and 8 h delay before icing was evaluated in a period of 4 days. Delayed icing led to significant (p < 0.05) increases in TVC throughout the period of storage and showed a good correlation with BAs content. The obtained data showed that putrescine and cadaverine were p...

The detectability and appearance of visual targets can be modulated by surround stimuli. In this study we asked how cross- and iso-oriented surrounds modulate contrast detection and discrimination in foveal vision. We systematically measured the Threshold-versus-Contrast (TvC) functions over a wide range of pedestal and surround contrasts. Our results show that cross-oriented surrounds lower th...