Small bowel obstruction is rarely caused by bezoars. An important cause of phytobezoars are dried fruits. A 56 year old man presented to our department with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction. Abdomen was distended and tender at the right and left lower quadrants. Bowel movements were decreased, and rectum was empty on digital examination. Upright plain films of the abdomen revealed multi...

The apricot is considered as one of the most delicious temperate fruit, a highly appreciated stone fruit and valuable raw material for processing. Republic Serbia leading producers in Southeast Europe, but assortment limited by small number cultivars harvested, mostly ripening season ?Magyar kajszi?. In order to introduce suitable production, having high yield quality consumption various forms ...

The aim of this study is to estimate apricot production quantities in 2018-2025 periods by using 1961-2017 data the leading countries world. 57-year were obtained from FAOSTAT and analyzed with help SAS 9.4 statistics program. In order determine these predictions, ARIMA models have been used. cases where not stationary, one-year delay was made most suitable model chosen according AIC, BIC, SSE,...

The flesh of fresh apricots when cut and exposed to the air rapidly develops a brown color due to enzymic oxidation. This phenomenon is of great importance in the freezing and freezing storage of fresh apricots and in the preparation of apricots for canning and drying. In commercial freezing the oxidizing enzymes of this fruit are controlled by treatment with dilute SO2 solution or by covering ...

apricot is climacteric and its ripening process is regulated by ethylene, therefore, inhibiting ethylene biosynthesis or action should slow the ripening process. this study was conducted to decrease materials losses and increase storage life of fruit by proper packaging. different packaging (polyethylene film, polyethylene film with ethylene absorbent, shrink pack and control) were used. after ...