The mathematical methods for optimising the effects of heat processing food products are reviewed in relation to microbial destruction, nutrient destruction, cooking value and loss of quality. Some data are presented for the kinetics of the various thermal effects. The results obtained by various workers are presented with particular reference to nutrient retention.

The food processing industry has matured over the years with an impressive record on safety and a vibrant marketplace for new product evelopment. Consumer demands for high-quality products has inspired researchers and the food industry to explore alternative methods as eplacement for traditional processing methods. The food industry is poised to adopt cost effective technologies that offer bett...

Thermally processed hydroxyapatite coatings used on dental implants and hip prostheses for enhanced fixation may typically consist of a number of chemical and structural phases. These phases affect coating performance and tissue attachment. Hydroxyapatite was plasma sprayed to examine the phase evolution during processing. Coatings were examined with X-ray diffraction and elemental analysis. Re...

23 24 Adequate responses to noxious stimuli causing tissue damages are essential for 25 organismal survival. Class IV neurons in Drosophila larvae are polymodal 26 nociceptors responsible for thermal, mechanical, and light sensation. Importantly, 27 activation of Class IV provoked distinct avoidance behaviors, depending on the 28 inputs. We found that noxious thermal stimuli, but not blue light...

background: lactoperoxidase (lpo) is one of the most heat-stable enzymes in milk and its inactivation has been proposed for monitoring thermal processes. the aim of this study was to provide information on activity and thermal inactivation behavior of lpo in iranian cow and buffalo milk and whey. methods: sixty cow and buffalo milk samples were collected. the lpo activity was measured using spe...

Silicon carbide is the most important and versatile non-oxide ceramic. Powder injection molding (PIM) is a method of high-speed fabrication of complex near-net shapes of SiC and other powders. Green micro-machining (GMM) is used to extend the shaping capability of green ceramics and powder metallurgy to smaller feature sizes. Debinding—removal of organic additives—is the rate-limiting step in P...

In this paper we present the components of a thermal video processing application designated to provide support for rescue scenarios within the SHARE system. The videos are recorded with state-of-theart portable thermal cameras, and video processing tasks are considered to extract useful information from them. As we focus on fire scenarios, successful hotspotand human detection/tracking are des...