The SEI’s Capability Maturity Model for Software has popularized the notion of measuring the software process maturity of organizations. ISO’s SPICE project is currently creating a set of international standards for software process management that attempts to harmonize existing approaches. One of the SPICE objectives is to create a way of measuring process capability, while not using a specifi...

Adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) DNA packaging is initiated in a polar fashion from the left end of the genome. The packaging process is dependent on the cis-acting packaging domain located between nucleotides 230 and 380. Seven AT-rich repeats that direct packaging have been identified within this domain. A1, A2, A5, and A6 are the most important repeats functionally and share a bipartite sequence moti...

The Steptoean Positive Carbon Isotope Excursion (SPICE) event at ca. 497−494 Ma was a major carbon-cycle perturbation of the late Cambrian that coincided with rapid diversity changes among trilobites. Several scenarios (e.g., climatic/oceanic cooling and seawater anoxia) have been proposed to account for an extinction trilobites onset SPICE, but exact mechanism remains unclear. Here, we present...

Interest in the use of active and intelligent packaging systems for meat and meat products has increased in recent years. Active packaging refers to the incorporation of additives into packaging systems with the aim of maintaining or extending meat product quality and shelf-life. Active packaging systems discussed include oxygen scavengers, carbon dioxide scavengers and emitters, moisture contr...

With the constant development of food packaging industry, the traditional food packaging industry has been out of date in the new era, which requires the emergence of a new type of food packaging to replace the traditional one. As a trend of new food packaging development, green food packaging is safer, healthier and with more environmental features. Since it is a kind of new packaging material...

Packaging companies must carefully monitor retail and consumer trends to best utilize, direct, or prioritize their research dollars in developing packaging and packaging systems to meet these demands. This paper reviews packaging developments that are resulting from numerous trends taking place in the meat industry and in the retail sector. Current case ready packaging solutions that meet the n...

packaging is one of the most important parts of the food industry that is related to food security and it acts as a preserver that maintains the health of its content. product's packaging is the only mean of communication that absorb the attention of consumers in the store among other choices. the packaging is referred to as the silent salesman which means that it sells the product on retail sh...

persian sturgeon (acipenser persicus) is one of the most important fish in caspian sea and demand for its fillets is considerable, study to improve the packaging and protect their quality during storage is necessary. in this study persian sturgeon fillets were packed under 30% vacuum then freezed and effect of this packaging method on decreasing and delaying lipid rancidity was studied by measu...

From 24 December to 24 July 2015, 174 cases were reported in a nationwide salmonellosis outbreak in Sweden: 108 cases were connected to a single restaurant. A spice mix, containing dried vegetables from the restaurant tested positive for the outbreak strain. Additional spice mixes with similar content from different suppliers also tested positive. The outbreak investigation suggests there could...