Developing parallel graph algorithms with correctness guarantees is nontrivial even for experienced programmers. Is it possible to parallelize existing sequential graph algorithms, without recasting the algorithms into a parallel model? Better yet, can the parallelization guarantee to converge at correct answers as long as the sequential algorithms provided are correct? GRAPE tackles these ques...

Based on the structures of identified active ingredients, the phenolic compounds extracted from grape seeds and pine bark would not be expected to be genotoxic. Indeed, the inventor of pycnogenol states that this product was tested in Salmonella typhimurium and was negative. Substantial health claims for grape seed and pine bark extracts, including some studies showing tumor inhibition, make th...

This article presents a practical tool for optimally scheduling wine grape harvesting operations taking into account both operational costs and grape quality. We solve a mixed-integer linear programming model to support harvest scheduling, labor allocation, and routing decisions. A quality loss function is used to represent wine quality reduction at each vineyard block due to premature or defer...

The winery and distillery industry generates an increasing amount of wastes, whose management and disposal constitute an environmental concern due to their seasonal character and some polluting characteristics. The main solid by-products and residues generated are grape stalk, grape pomace or marc, wine lee, exhausted grape marc and winery sludge, while the main effluents are winery wastewater ...

many studies have been performed for treatment or prevention of pulmonary fibrosis. however, no effective treatment has been found yet. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of grape seed extract on bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in rat. hydroalcoholic extract of grape seed (vitis vinifera) was prepared using maceration method. nmri rats weighing 250-300 g were given single intra...

Fruit ripening is a unique plant developmental process with direct implications for our food supply, nutrition, and health. In contrast to climacteric fruit, where ethylene is pivotal, the hormonal control of ripening in nonclimacteric fruit, such as grape (Vitis vinifera), is poorly understood. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroidal hormones, essential for normal plant growth and development but...