Background and Objectives: Edible parts of pomegranate fruits are a rich source of bioactive compounds. The present research examines the effect of modified atmosphere packaging on the fruit physico-chemical and microbial properties of two commercial pomegranate cultivars grown in Iran. Materials and Methods: The arils were packaged and stored under four different atmospheres. All of the pac...

background & aim : pulse oximetry is a frequently used and standard non-invasive method for monitoring oxygen (o2)-saturation in blood. many factors including dark skin and pigmentation may effect on rate of saturation of the blood oxygen absorbed by pulse oximetry. the effect of nail polish and/or henna color on blood oxygen has not been yet identified and the present study has been carried ou...

The importance of vibrational-to-electronic V-E energy transfer mediated by spin-orbit coupling in the collisional removal of O2 X 3 g − , 26 by O2 has been reported in a recent communication F. Dayou, J. Campos-Martínez, M. I. Hernández, and R. Hernández-Lamoneda, J. Chem. Phys. 120, 10355 2004 . The present work provides details on the electronic properties of the dimer O2 2 relevant to the s...

Oxygen dissociation in Ar-O2 microwave surface-wave discharges at p = 1 − 25 mbar is theoretically investigated, focusing on the dependence of the dissociation degree on pressure and on the mixture composition. It is shown that the dissociation degree is higher for high Ar content discharges, due to the modifications in the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) and to the effectiveness o...

Compared with moderate- and heavy-intensity exercise, the adjustment of O2 uptake (VO2) to exercise intensities that elicit peak VO2 has received relatively little attention. This study examined the VO2 response of 21 young, healthy subjects (25 +/- 6 yr; mean +/- SD) during cycle ergometer exercise to step transitions in work rate (WR) corresponding to 90, 100, and 110% of the peak WR achieved...

The benthic O2 uptake and the O2 microdistribution in a coastal sediment of Aarhus Bay, Denmark, were investigated during a seasonal study. Measurements were performed in situ by a profiling lander and a flux chamber lander, as well as on recovered sediment cores. The O2 penetration depth, the diffusive O2 uptake, and the volumespecific O2 consumption rate strongly depended on the seasonal chan...

The recessive opaque-2 mutant gene (o2) reduces α-zeins accumulation in maize endosperm, changes the amino acid composition of maize kernels, induces an opaque endosperm, and increases the lysine content of kernels. The quality protein maize (QPM) inbred line CA339 (o2o2) and an elite normal inbred line liao2345 (O2O2) were used to construct o2 near-isogenic lines (NILs) by marker-assisted sele...