This study was carried out to investigate the effects of three different packing methods including modified atmosphere, vacuum and common packaging on chemical, microbial and sensorial quality and shelf life of hot smoked Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during storage at refrigerated temperature. For hot smoking, rainbow trout were gutted and cut in butterfly form and washed. Fish gutted br...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To analyze the differences between biodegradable and nondegradable nasal dressings with regard to their effects on wound healing in the short and medium term and on surgical outcomes in the long term, after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). STUDY DESIGN A prospective, randomized, partly blinded, controlled trial. METHODS A total of 56 patients undergoing bilateral ESS fo...

The aim of the study was to determine changes incurred by polyphenolic compounds from selected fruits in the lipid phase of the erythrocyte membrane, in liposomes formed of erythrocyte lipids and phosphatidylcholine liposomes. In particular, the effect of extracts from apple, chokeberry, and strawberry on the red blood cell morphology, on packing order in the lipid hydrophilic phase, on fluidit...

In this paper, we develop an extended guided tabu search (EGTS) and a new heuristic packing algorithm for the two-dimensional loading vehicle routing problem (2L-CVRP). The 2L-CVRP is a combination of two well-known NP-hard problems, the capacitated vehicle routing problem, and the two-dimensional bin packing problem. It is very difficult to get a good performance solution in practice for these...

The packing of helices spanning lipid bilayers is crucial for the stability and function of alpha-helical membrane proteins. Using a modified Voronoi procedure, we calculated packing densities for helix-helix contacts in membrane spanning domains. Our results show that the transmembrane helices of protein channels and transporters are significantly more loosely packed compared with helices in g...

This paper formalizes the local density inequality approach to getting upper bounds for sphere packing densities in Rn. This approach was first suggested by L. Fejes-Tóth in 1954 as a method to prove the Kepler conjecture that the densest packing of unit spheres in R has density π √ 18 , which is attained by the “cannonball packing.” Local density inequalities give upper bounds for the sphere p...

This article intends to investigate traditional food preservation methods, as well their methodical thoughtful, and propose scientific solutions based on the facts gained. Food is an action or method for preserving foods at chosen quality level. Several innovative conservation methods are being established meet contemporary needs cost-effective user fulfillment in terms of wellbeing, nutrition,...

This paper formalizes the local density inequality approach to getting upper bounds for sphere packing densities in Rn. This approach was first suggested by L. Fejes-Tóth in 1954 as a method to prove the Kepler conjecture that the densest packing of unit spheres in R has density π √ 18 , which is attained by the “cannonball packing.” Local density inequalities give upper bounds for the sphere p...

Radical open nephrectomy is considered the standard treatment for kidney tumors or masses greater than 10 cm. We present a rare case of acute pancreatitis that occurred after right radical transperitoneal nephrectomy, which was treated by nonsurgical conservative interventions. The incidence of acute pancreatitis after renal surgery is not known in the literature. A 56-year-old man developed ac...