abstract effect of different concentrations of salicylic acid on postharvest life of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) cultivar hayward at 0 ±.5 °c and 90-95% rh was studied. fruits were treated with salicylic acid (0, 1 and 2 mmol/l-1) and stored at 0±.5°c for 16 weeks. fruit quality attributes assessment including firmness, total acidity, soluble solid content, ascorbic acid, antioxidant activi...

the effects of modified waxy maize starch (mwms) (1–3.25%) on the sensory characteristics of 60% beef sausages were investigated by replacing the varying levels of sunflower oil or both sunflower oil and wheat flour (wf). the addition of mwms improved the red color, the palatability, and the overall acceptability compared to the control sausages. the color was medially and positively correlated...

Two patients with muscle weakness caused by amyloid myopathy are described. Characteristic features such as pseudohypertrophy and abnormal firmness, and tumours of muscles were absent. It is suggested that muscle weakness in amyloid myopathy is caused by layers of amyloid covering muscle fibres. In middle aged or elderly patients with proximal muscle weakness the diagnosis of amyloid myopathy s...

Fruit firmness is an important target of melon breeding, as it associated with shelf life and economic value; however, the precise mechanism that determines fruit during ripening remains elusive. In present study, one hundred forty-four F2 plants F2–3 families derived from high-firmness line M2–10 low-firmness ZT091 were used to identify major quantitative trait loci by specific-locus amplified...

Abstract Tomato is worldwide the most grown vegetable. The primary target of breeding programs to develop new tomato cultivars that are resistant pests and diseases, in combination with high quality yield, well-adaptation good firmness. Among different types, cherry cocktail tomatoes widely preferred by consumers due their better taste appearance. In this study, two female tester lines were cro...

Prophylactic platelet concentrates transfusion represents a therapeutic choice in patients with chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia. This prospective, non-interventional study evaluated the effects of platelet concentrates transfusion on thromboelastometric parameters of platelet function in 36 transfusion occasions for 11 thrombocytopenic children undergoing chemotherapy. Pre- and posttransf...

Background Excessive bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is risk factor for adverse outcomes after elective cardiac surgery (ECS). Differentiation between patients who bleed due to surgical issues and those whose excessive chest tube output (CTO) is due to hemostatic disorder remains challenging. Study aim was to evaluate prediction of excessive bleeding after ECS using fibrin-based clo...

The question of the mercurial treatment of tabes has been very often debated in congresses and also learned societies in France during recent years. Diametrically opposite opinions have been expressed with equal firmness. On the side of the syphilographers, Fournier, Gaucher and Hallopeau trace a very fine dividing-line between syphilitic spinal complications which may be treated

A simple scoring system based on skin colour, skin texture, breast development, and ear firmness that can be performed even in an ill baby without manipulation or movement enables gestational age to be estimated to within +/- 15 days (95% confidence limits) at any time in the first 2 days of life. More complex techniques only marginally improve this estimate.

INTRODUCTION Skin is changing over time showing signs of aging: dryness, increase in visual and tactile roughness, decrease in collagen content and stiffness, and eventually formation of deep and surface wrinkles, and fine lines. METHODS Eight-week open experimental study was conducted to test efficacy of MF3 Blue Cell Serum Gel. Main criteria to determine product efficacy by following skin b...