Abstract Recently, there has been an increasing need to prolong the quality of matured fruits promote distribution fresh consumers and processing facilities. Studies have shown that 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), inhibitor ethylene, can maintain firmness several for a long duration. Therefore, aim this study was examine effect 1-MCP treatment on firmness, rind color, decay rate Japanese pear ‘Sh...

BACKGROUND Environmental factors impact the skin aging resulting in decrease of skin radiance. Nutrition and particularly antioxidants could help to fight against skin degradation. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an oral supplement rich in specific antioxidants, SkinAx2TM, on the improvement of the skin radiance in women. METHODS The open-label clinical study ...

BACKGROUND Whole blood viscoelastic tests such as the fibrin-based thromboelastometry (ROTEM(®)) test FIBTEM are increasingly used in the perioperative setting to quickly identify deficits in fibrin quality, and to guide hemostatic therapy. The recently developed FibScreen2 test of the ReoRox(®) method, based on free oscillation rheometry, also provides an evaluation of fibrin clot quality. To ...

Milk samples with low (<500,000/ml), medium (500,000-1,000,000/ml) and high (1,000,000-2,000,000/ml) Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) were obtained from a flock of 120 Sarda breed ewes. Milk was analysed for chemical composition and rheological properties (Formagraph), and used for a laboratory scale cheesemaking. The milk of the three groups showed differences (P<0.01) in pH, lactose, whey protein an...