Abstract The objective was to determine the effects of different drying methods on nutrient utilization black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) larva meals using in vitro assays. Two-step and 3-step assays were employed simulate gastrointestinal tract pigs. Four used obtain BSF meal sources: 1) microwave-drying for 32 min, 2) hot-air at 60°C 17 h, 3) water blanching 5 min 4) 2% citric acid s...

Several hepatitis A virus (HAV) and human norovirus (HuNoV) outbreaks due to consumption of contaminated berries and vegetables have recently been reported. Model experiments were performed to determine the effectiveness of freeze-drying, freeze-drying combined with heating, and steam blanching for inactivation of enteric viruses that might be present on the surface of berries and herbs. Inacti...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Port-wine stain (PWS) birthmarks affect ∼22 million people worldwide. After several treatment sessions, complete disappearance of the PWS occurs in only ∼10% of treated patients. There is a need to develop a new strategy to improve the efficacy of each treatment session and the overall treatment outcome. The study objective was to determine how intraoperative measuremen...

INTRODUCTION We report on a double-blind, vehicle-controlled, single-center confirmatory study with random assignment. The purpose of the study was to investigate the topical bioavailability of different topical corticosteroid formulations in healthy human beings focussing on desoximetasone (DM). MATERIALS AND METHODS Two DM 0.25% formulations [ointment (DM-o) and fatty ointment (DM-fo, water...

Methods |After obtaining informed consent, 3 bilateral superselective intraophthalmic artery chemotherapy treatments were performed 1 month apart, following a previously described protocol.1 Each infusion consisted of 2.5 mg of melphalan in30mLof salineat a rate of 1 mL/min for 30 minutes per eye. ARetCam 1300 lens (Clarity Medical Systems) was used to take serial fundus photographs and videos....

this study evaluated the use of the solar dryer at esfahan agricultural research center for drying prunes. a factorial experiment was carried using a randomized complete block design with four replications. the four methods used to accelerate prune drying were: control group (no treatment), mechanical perforation at one week of drying, blanching, submersion in australian cold dip method. the dr...

Blanching beef for use in home meal replacements (HMR) is an important process that determines the final quality of the beef after the cooking process. Thermal pretreatment also minimizes the change in quality during the main cooking process or storage. In this study, beef samples were washed and sliced, then treated by immersion in boiling water (1-10 min), steaming (1-10 min), or pan-frying i...