The effect of antifungal compound from Bacillus subtilis strain LB5 was tested against conidial germination of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Pestalotiopsis eugeniae, causal agent of anthracnose and fruit rot of wax apple, respectively. Observation under scanning electron microscope and light compound microscope revealed that conidial germination was completely inhibited when treated with c...

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−− Clarification of apple juice by flocculation and precipitation with bentonite and gelatin is explained on a more systematic basis, essentially through the determination of turbidity and zetapotential. Apple juice was also treated with Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) to remove total polyphenol. Gelatin-particle complex was evaluated as the increase in juice turbidity after the adding of tanni...

The effect of soluble solids on the Zetapotential (ξ) of a cloudy apple juice was investigated. Apple juice was enzymatically treated with pectinolytic enzymes and diafiltred with a polysulphone UF membrane (100 kDa) to eliminate soluble solids. Most soluble solids were removed after 4 equivalent sample volumes (ESV) of washing water. During a second period, from 5 to 23 ESV, diafiltration rate...

Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture has been associated with early occurrence of osteoarthritis (OA), which was originally believed to be due to instability derived from ACL insufficiency. However, recent studies showed more than half of the patients who had ACL reconstruction will develop OA changes within 10 years after an ACL rupture. These findings suggest that the initial inju...

The age of a bruise may be of interest to forensic investigators. Previous research has demonstrated that an alternative light source may assist in the visualisation of faint or non-visible bruises. This project aimed to determine if an alternative light source could be utilised to assist investigators estimate the age of a bruise. Forty braises, sustained from blunt force trauma, were examined...

This study reports the preliminary results of surgical treatment of bone bruise of the tibial plateau. Twelve patients underwent percutaneous screw fixation with a mean follow-up of 15 months. The mean duration of surgery was 15 minutes. Preoperatively, 1 week postoperatively, 1 month postoperatively, 6 months postoperatively, and 12 months postoperatively, the mean visual analog scale scores w...

Traumatic knee injuries affect numerous physically active individuals each year. Damage to subchondral bone, often termed bone bruise, is frequently detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the diagnosis of traumatic knee injury. Little is known regarding the effects of bone bruises on pain in individuals with traumatic knee injury. Understanding the presentation of self-reported pai...

Paediatricians are often requested to give an opinion on the age of a non-accidental bruise. In forensic textbooks, the colour changes which a bruise undergoes with time are not based on research in children. The purpose of this study was to document the sequence of colour changes in photographs taken following accidental bruising in children. Fifty accidental bruises of known age in 23 childre...

Clinical applicability of spectroscopy combined with bruise modeling may be improved if bruises on the same anatomical position have similar values of model parameters. We first investigate if a group of bruises located on the medial arm and measured once, at variable ages of presentation, show similar spectroscopic properties as a single bruise measured in time. Second, we investigate if spect...