We evaluated the abundance of microbial functional groups involved in compost fertility, and the chemical parameters of maturity and quality most commonly analyzed in compost products. We employed compost produced using the same hydrolytic stage and two maturation processes (with and without earthworms) and with different organic wastes. Our aim was to propose a valid tool for measuring the qua...

We consider an age-maturity structured model arising from a blood cell proliferation problem. This model is "hybrid", i.e., continuous in time and age but the maturity variable is discrete. This is due to the fact that we include the cell division marker carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester. We use our mathematical analysis in conjunction with experimental data taken from the divisio...

The vermicompost using earthworms (Eisenia Fetida) was produced from food waste and chemical parameters (EC, pH, carbon to nitrogen contents (C/N)) and germination bioassay was examined in order to assess the stability and maturity indicators during the vermicomposting process. The seed used in the germination bioassay was cress. The ranges of EC, pH, C/N and germination index were 7.5-4.9 mS/c...

BACKGROUND Two important quality attributes of processing tomatoes are pH and titratable acidity. These and other quality attributes can be affected by tomato fruit maturity and over-maturity. We have determined the magnitude of these maturity effects in four processing tomato cultivars commonly grown in California. RESULTS Allowing tomatoes to remain on the vine for up to 4 weeks after ripen...

In this paper we describe some of the work performed in the Esprit AMES (Application Management Environment Support) project. We describe our assessment matrix for evaluating a company's effectiveness at performing application management and our process model around which the assessment procedure is defined. This assessment matrix is loosely based on the work on the SEI's Capability Maturity Mo...

pomegranate fruit maturity status is commonly assessed based on external (skin) colour, juice colour and acidity of juice. some researchers have studied the correlation between the parameters of the skin colour and acidity, total soluble solids, citric acid and anthocyanins. this study describes the relationship existing between solar radiation and a colorimetric maturity index in the pomegrana...