The water regime affects a wide variety of physiological and biochemical processes in plants including an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) capable of causing oxidative damage to proteins, DNA and lipids. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonize a wide range of plant species though the ability of different AMF species to promote host growth or contribute to plant water de...

The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the most destructive pest of olive orchards worldwide. The monophagous larva has the unique capability of feeding on olive mesocarp, coping with high levels of phenolic compounds and utilizing non-hydrolyzed proteins present, particularly in the unripe, green olives. On the molecular level, the interaction between B. oleae and olives has not been invest...

Regrettably, countless nurses who have worked shifts can relate to this true story . Shift work, generally described as working outside daylight hours, is diffi cult physically and mentally but is inherent to many healthcare positions. Approximately 30% of the nursing population is employed in shift work (Hughes & Stone, 2004). However difficult, shift work is preferred by numerous nurses. Some...

Films like Shrek, Madagascar, The Chronicles of Narnia and Charlotte’s web all have something in common: realistic quadruped animations. While the animation of animals has been popular for a long time, the technical challenges associated with creating highly realistic, computer generated creatures have been receiving increasing attention recently. The entertainment, education and medical indust...

High-field 31P NMR (202.2 MHz) spectroscopy was applied to the analysis of 59 samples from three grades of olive oils, 34 extra virgin olive oils from various regions of Greece, and from different olive varieties, namely, 13 samples of refined olive oils and 12 samples of lampante olive oils. Classification of the three grades of olive oils was achieved by two multivariate statistical methods a...

For the first time, the amount of digital information produced exceeds the storage space available. Naturally, not all of this information has to be maintained for the long term, but unarguably more and more born-digital information will be created and attention needs to be paid to preservation for the long-term. Unlike information stored on physical media such as stone, paper or parchment, inf...

Olive (Olea europaea) is a crop of great agronomic, economic and cultural interest for the Mediterranean Basin, although increase in world demand olive oil expanding its cultivation by other countries southern hemisphere. The main pathogens include bacteria (Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi, Xylella fastidiosa), fungi (Colletotrichum spp., Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium spp. Rhizoctonia so...

BACKGROUND The thaumatin-like protein (TLP) Ole e 13 in raw olive fruit is responsible for occupational allergy in olive oil mill workers. However, these workers do not experience allergic symptoms after ingestion of edible olive. OBJECTIVES To analyze the presence of IgE-reactive TLP in raw and edible olive fruit and to assess the allergenic potency of both sources. METHODS The content of ...

The potential of Indonesian marine biota products is very large to be processed into commercial commodities. One them seaweed Eucheuma cottonii which contains phenolic profiles, vitamin A, C, E and various minerals that play a role in healing rejuvenating the skin. This liquid soap product main ingredients pulp an olive oil base. Olive has high content oleic acid often used as good antioxidant ...

Olive scale (Parlatoria oleae (Colvée)) is a common pest in Mediterranean olive orchards which primarily causes damage on olive fruits. The quality of virgin olive oil is strongly related to the health status of the olive fruits from which is extracted. In this paper the effects of olive scale (Parlatoria oleae (Colvée)) attack on the oil yield, chemical and sensorial quality, as well as on the...