Oxidation during Fresh Plant Processing: A Race against Time

microbial load evaluation of fresh-cut vegetables during processing steps in a vegetable processing plant using minimally processing approach

the number of vegetable processing plants has been increased during recent years in iran as many other countries. on the other hand, fresh vegetable products are susceptible to microbial contamination after harvest, processing, handling, packing and distribution. the aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the level of microbial load of vegetables during different cleaning steps in a fr...

The race against time

Better Healthcare in India: A Race Against Time

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Increased awareness has also increased the expectations of healthcare delivery in India, as people are constantly demanding better standards in terms of latest treatment, choices and affordable care. In India, patient’s out of pocket spending accounts for >80% of total healthcare expenditure. Factors like increasing population, increased life-expect...

Global burden of disease--a race against time.

Low-income communities will within the next decades undergo rapid changes. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and cancer, will comprise an increasing proportion of the total disease burden. The results of projections indicate that the already constrained health systems will face a double burden of disease, in which HIV/AIDS and other common...

A race against time: planning postoperative critical care.

498 September 2013 C RITICAL care planning for surgical patients is not an easy task because it involves anticipating the risk of adverse effects in most of the vulnerable patients we have treated. The difficulty arises from the unpredictability of complications that emerge both during surgery and afterwards in patients admitted to critical care units for periods that may extend over many days ...