Tomato is fruit vegetables sustaining valuable benefits in economy and nutrition. It has a high content of Vitamin C lycopene. Being climacteric fruit, tomato perishable short shelf life. To improve the storage quality tomato, effect hot water treatment calcium dips on (Solanum lycopersicum) was studied. fruits were dipped two temperatures (40°C 50°C) bath for 2 minutes before 2% chlorid...

thin films of binary bi 0 -teo and bi 0 -v 0 systems were prepared by the thermal co-evaporation technique in a vacuum at room temperature. the optical absorption edge of these systems are studied in the wavelength of 200-800 nm using a perkin-elmer uv/vis spectrophotometer. it is found that the value of n=3/2 in the davis-mott equation is best fitted for the fundamental absorption edge for the...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of iodine contrast agent on diffusion signal intensity and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) studies in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination just after computed tomography (CT) contrast imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS On a 1.5 T MRI scanner, ADC was calculated from the signal intensity of DWI (b = 0...

The extended-range forecast skill of the ECMWF operational forecast model is evaluated during tropical intraseasonal oscillation (ISO) events in the IndoWest Pacific warm pool. The experiment consists of ensemble extended serial forecasts including winter and summer ISO cases. The forecasts are compared with the ERA-40 analyses. The analysis focuses on understanding the origin of forecast error...

BACKGROUND Associations between patient-reported outcomes and mucosal healing have not been established in ulcerative colitis (UC). AIM To evaluate relationships of rectal bleeding and stool frequency with mucosal healing and quality of life (QoL) in patients with UC in two Phase 3 studies (ULTRA 1 and 2). METHODS Associations of patient-reported rectal bleeding and stool frequency subscore...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we compare a new biological indicator that provides results within 3 hours with four conventional, 48-hour biological indicators and five chemical indicators. DESIGN Biological indicators tested included the conventional Attest 1262, Proof Plus, Assert, and Biosign, and the new Attest 1292 Rapid Readout biological indicator. Chemical indicators tested included Comply,...

Ninety-four overweight subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) were followed for 10 years. No one from the NGT group developed diabetes, however 32% of the IGT subjects did develop diabetes. Initial data of the IGT subjects who developed diabetes were significantly different from those who did not develop diabetes. Fasting, peak and/or sigma plasma gluco...

This paper describes the experimental and analytical techniques used to identify and correct the noise and vibration concerns in a new family of reciprocating compressors. Operating sound, vibration and pressure pulsation data were acquired simultaneously on a prototype compressor. Analysis of this data led to two areas of concern. The first concern was identified using Operating Deflection Sha...