Virgin olive oil (VOO) is obtained exclusively by mechanical extraction from the olive fruit and can be consumed crude without any further physical-chemical treatments of refining. Its sensory and health properties are intimately linked to its chemical characteristics, in particular to several minor components, which are strongly affected by the operative conditions of oil processing and can th...

harvesting of sour cherries is very difficult task which is done either by machine or hand. in order to facilitate fruits harvesting ethephone with different densities is used. in this research work iranian produced ethephone with density of 1.18 g/cm3 and england produced ethephone with density of 1.45 g/cm3 was utilized with different concentration (0, 150, 225 and 300) in a 2×4 factorial exp...

OBJECTIVE An automated health counselor agent was designed to promote both physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption through a series of simulated conversations with users on their home computers. METHODS The agent was evaluated in a 4-arm randomized trial of a two-month daily contact intervention comparing: (a) physical activity; (b) fruit and vegetable consumption; (c) both inte...

owing to the importance and necessity of identifying soil properties in arid rangeland management, and the variableeffects of different kinds of herbivores on soil, this study compares some of the physical and chemical properties ofsoil between two regions experiencing livestock and wildlife grazing in the desert rangelands of kalmand-bahadoranin yazd province. the key areas in two regions expe...

the friction properties of granular materials play an important role in the determination of specifications for designing hoppers, transporting passages, dryers, silos and machines through which grain flows. in this study, the angle of repose and internal friction coefficient were determined for three common wheat varieties (sardary, gaspard and saysoter) at four moisture contents (12, 15, 18, ...

collagen is the major protein component of cartilage, bone, skin and connective tissue and constitutes the major part of the extracellular matrix. collagen type i has complex structural hierarchy, which consists of treepolypeptide α-chains wound together in a rod-like helical structure. collagen is an important biomaterial, finding many applications in the field of tissue engineering. it has be...

raw cane sugar is one of the most important product in the sugar industry and is the main raw material for the white sugar production. morphological and physical properties of this product might influence the final white sugar. for instance, the behavior during centrifugation, transport and storage is related to the characteristics of these crystals. the object of this study was to determine th...

This research was conducted to examine the fruit characteristics of selected walnut genotypes from native population Eastern Serbia. Over 28 trees that deserve attention were recorded through selection procedure. By grafting, grouping and cultivation under same conditions at Fruit Research Institute in Cacak, seven promising with most favourable identified. Important physical properties fruit, ...

Paullinia stellata is found in anthropogenic places and lowland forests, yet little information about their reproductive characteristics known. This study aimed to determine the physical properties of seeds aspects. Racemes, fruits, were measured weighed. The determined using three-dimensional data. A descriptive statistic was applied for racemes a small samples conducted properties. results sh...