Blackberry is a highly perishable fruit and its quality decreases very quickly during postharvest period. In this research, two types of container including: oriented poly styrene (OPS), a petroleum-based material, and oriented poly corn starch (OPCS), a bio-based material, was analyzed over 14 days to determine their effects on shelf life of thornless blackberry. Packages were placed in freeze...

This paper summarizes the results of a panel discussion offering advice to doctoral students in advancing through their programs and getting a start on their career. The panel was held at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Southern Association for Information Systems, and panelists included senior MIS faculty members who, combined, have chaired over 80 dissertations. Topics included choosing a d...

Introduction Basic Research Defining characteristics Areas of application Protein sources Formats and surfaces Immobilisation considerations Fabrication Detection Capture arrays Ligand binding molecules Detection systems Specificity and cross-reactivity Related formats Applications of capture arrays Diagnostics Expression profiling Large-scale protein arrays Protein functions and interactions L...

Glucosamine is an amino sugar that occurs naturally in human connective tissue, in cartilage and synovial fluid. It is used as medicinal product to treat arthrosis of the knee joints. Yet glucosamine is also provided in numerous food supplements that are also considered foodstuffs in intake amounts that are below medicinal dosages. The German authorities for the official control of foodstuffs a...

This paper examines nurses' international migration within the broader context of female migration, particularly against more studied groups of women who have migrated for employment in care-giving roles. We analyze the similarities and differences between skilled professional female migrants (nurses) and domestic workers (nannies and in-home caretakers) and how societal expectations, meanings,...

Purpose: In 2019, the European Commission made organic farming one of its Green Deal's key elements. However, in order to develop, this sector requires a support system based on reliable data. This is difficult countries where agricultural record-keeping not obligatory - especially for small and medium-sized farms, main producers. To meet challenge, it seems necessary develop method estimating ...