Refrigerated sweet potato puree is a convenient form of sweet potato that can be used as an ingredient in formulated foods. The microbiology of refrigerated sweet potato puree during storage for up to 5 weeks was evaluated. Because the puree was made by comminuting steam-cooked sweet potatoes before refrigeration, no naturally occurring vegetative bacterial cells were detected during a 4-week p...

ITE JOURNAL / DECEMBER 2004 INTRODUCTION The incorporation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) into goods transport promises to increase productivity, security and efficiency. This feature reviews emerging examples of “passive” data collection efforts in several states. Work remains to transform these opportunities into needs identified by freight planners and researchers. Freight movem...

A well-functioning freight transportation system is an essential element in any successful economy. However, at the beginning of the new millennium, the prediction is that the demand for goods movement will outstrip the rate of improvements to the physical infrastructure. Marked growth in time-sensitive freight markets will tax demands on a system that already is operating near capacity in some...

Freight village (FV) is a logistics phenomenon with broad economic, social and environmental consequences. A well organized and knowledge-based planning process is critical to realize sustainable development of FVs, due to its capability to avoid negative phenomena (e.g., unnecessary FV projects, high vacancy rates, unsuitable sites, disturbance to local residents, air and water pollutions) fro...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate how a smart phone freight application service (Apps) could reduce CO2 emissions in road freight transport and to identify the core problems for improvements. Methods This research uses a multiple-case-study approach to examine several existing freight apps in the Chinese market. The study was conducted using multiple data collection technique...

Results: There were no significant differences in semen quality associated with the shape of the centrifugation tube either for refrigerated (5 ̊C) or thawed semen. The g-force of centrifugation did affect semen quality. In refrigerated samples centrifuged at 250g, the percentage of sperm with normal apical ridges (NAR) was lower (P <.01) and the percentage of damaged acrosomes was higher (P <.0...

Road freight transportation between provinces of a country has an important effect on the traffic flow of intercity transportation networks. Therefore, an accurate estimation of the road freight transportation for provinces of a country is so crucial to improve the rural traffic operation in a largescale management. Accordingly, the focused case study database in this research is the informatio...

This work was aimed at enumerating the viable microorganisms in ripened Serra da Estrela cheeses, manufactured from both refrigerated and non-refrigerated milk, in various dairies located throughout the demarcated region. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyze the microstructure, and thus aid in understanding possible differences in their microbiological profile. The cheeses were allo...

The effect of sodium benzoate on the quality attributes of improved tamarind beverage during storage was investigated. Tamarind beverages were produced according to a previously reported improved method, with or without chemical preservatives (100 mg/100 mL sodium benzoate). Tamarind beverage produced according to traditional processing method served as the control. The tamarind beverages were ...

The concept of flow has become particularly important in logistics and freight distribution. From a simple question of capacity, the issues of timing, frequency and punctuality are now of significant relevance in freight movements since they are part of supply chain management strategies. In particular, transport terminals and freight distribution centers have been the major elements permitting...