The Chorus Object-Oriented Layer (COOL) is an extension of the facilities provided by the Chorus distributed operating system with additional functionality for the support of object-oriented environments. This functionality is realized by a layer built on top of the Chorus V3 Nucleus, which extends the Chorus interface with generic functions for object management: creation, deletion, storage, r...

Strawberry fruits require appropriate storage technology to maintain post harvest quality. In order to improve the shelf-life and to reduce the decrease of qualitative and nutraceutical characteristics the effects of different packaging conditions were observed comparing biobased and polypropylene perforated films. Sample units of 0,250 Kg strawberries cv. Envie2 flowpacked have been stored und...

In countries with hot climates, air-conditioning forms a large proportion of annual peak electrical demand, requiring expansion of power plants to meet the peak demand, which goes unused most of the time. Use of well-designed cool storage can offset the peak demand to a large extent. In this study, an air conditioning system with naturally stratified storage tank was designed, constructed and t...

Decline in postharvest losses of kiwifruit depended to maintain of quality characteristics during storage and transportation. Storage losses caused serious economic losses in kiwifruit. This study was conducted to inhibition of pathogen infection and increasing fruit quality of Kiwifruit. Hayward kiwifruits inoculated by B.cinerea conidia through pore wounds which formed by removal of the pedic...

Storage of livestock slurries is a significant source of methane (CH) and ammonia (NH) emissions to the atmosphere, for which accurate quantification and potential mitigation methods are required. Methane and NH emissions were measured from pilot-scale cattle slurry (CS) and pig slurry (PS) stores under cool, temperate, and warm conditions (approximately 8, 11, and 17°C, respectively) and inclu...

This paper summarizes lessons from an international analysis of the characteristics and field performance of thermal energy storage systems for load management. These systems shift electricity consumed for heating or cooling from high price on-peak periods to lower price off-peak periods. Storage media and system descriptions are reviewed, including a simplified illustration of the economic pri...

In order to determine factors which may affect the differential seed germination of six members of the Cyperaceae which occur together in newly revegetated sedge meadow, seeds were tested for germinability at three storage conditions. Seeds were also germinated at two alternating temperature regimes, 21/25° and 25/32°C. Germination of dry stored Carex hystericina and C. vulpinoidea was greater ...

Apples (Malus×domestica) of ‘Elstar’ and ‘Pinova’ of three different ripeness stages (unripe, ripe and overripe) were stored in separate chambers with 2°C and controlled atmosphere (2% CO2, 1.5% O2) between August 2008 and March 2009. During storage, 30 pieces of each cultivar were randomly selected for one measurement. Monochrome camera (JAI A50IR CCIR, JAI, Denmark) was used to capture images...

This review summarises the most significant findings related to the issue of the quantitative and qualitative indicators of stallion ejaculates, its processing when producing chilled insemination doses and the possibility of influencing the individual steps of the entire process. Artificial insemination, with cooled-storage semen, is increasingly used in horse breeding because it offers many ad...