The ability of nonacidified, refrigerated pickled cucumbers to produce the fresh cucumber flavor impact compounds (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal and (E)-2-nonenal declined during storage. Production of these compounds decreased as the pH of refrigerated cucumbers was reduced. Despite the fact that the concentrations of (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal and (E)-2-nonenal generated were over 10(5)-fold greater than the...

Drawing on firm level surveys, we examine industry-specific factors that have influenced the adoption of e-business technologies in Uganda, Nigeria, and India. A sectoral typology of ebusiness adoption based on three broad sets of observations emerged. First, the study suggests that sector-specific factors influenced the degree of adoption of e-business technologies. For instance, the intensity...

PURPOSE A2-E is the dominant fluorophore of lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium. In an in-vitro setup, we determined the temperature-dependent changes of the A2-E fluorescence with the aim of also assessing the potential value of such measurements for determining retinal temperature by autofluorescence measurements during laser treatment. METHODS A2-E was biosynthesized and diluted i...

We have developed a Java-based boundary element program front end, the Electronic Handbook of Fracture (e-Handbook), for fracture analysis of multiple curvilinear cracks in the two-dimensional general anisotropic solids. The e-Handbook provides a graphic user interface for the preparation of the input files, runs a Fortran program for the mixed-mode fracture analysis and displays the stress int...

Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a set of physical, emotional and behavioural changes that appear in the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Given the high prevalence of this syndrome among women, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of Pilates workouts and vitamin E consumption on symptoms of PMS. Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 40 non-athletic female students ...

The study aims to investigate the correlation between the parameters of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in evaluating cervical cancer metastasis and expression of E-cadherin. All 120 patients with cervical cancer underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. According to the results of postoperative pathological examination, patients were divided into distant metastasis group (group A), lymph ...

Department of Physics and Astronomy ~ / ’, , State University of Iowa, Iowa city jQ s CJ 17 , w=,. > Abstract. The energy spectrum of trapped electrons predicted by the neutron-albedo theory waa tested experimentally with a magnetic electroh spectrometer for the energy range 40 5 E 5 110 kev. This detector waa flown on the State University of Iowa radiation research satellite Injun I at an alti...

Ultrasound imaging is widely used both for cancer diagnosis and to assess therapeutic success, but due to its weak tissue contrast and the short half-life of commercially available contrast agents, it is currently not practical for assessing motion compensated contrast-enhanced tumor imaging, or for determining time-resolved absolute tumor temperature while simultaneously reporting on drug deli...

INTRODUCTION There is a lack of data relating the macroscopic appearance of cartilage to its ultrasound properties. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate degenerated cartilage and healthy-looking cartilage using an ultrasound system. METHODS Ultrasound properties--signal intensity (a measure of superficial cartilage integrity), echo duration (a parameter related to the surface irre...