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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"quality properties"”.
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Impact of sugar and fat reduction strategies on the sensory and quality properties of bakery products
Consumption of foods and beverages rich in sugar and fat negatively impacts on human health. The primary objective of this thesis was to examine different strategies for the reduction of sugar and fat in Chocolate brownies, Sponge cake and Shortbread biscuits assessed using sensory (hedonic & …
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Spectral Properties of Sugar Beet Canopy Related to Sugar Content and Quality of Beet Roots
… for sugar beets, sugar content and other beet properties also directly affect economic benefits. This research investigated the relationship between the spectral characteristics of the sugar beet canopy in the visible and near-infrared bands and the sugar content and quality properties. The …
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Effect of different production practices on the development of verticillium wilt and cotton fiber quality
… disease capable of reducing yield and fiber quality of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). To date, aspects of integrated disease management of Verticillium wilt on cotton yield and fiber quality are not entirely understood. In addition, limited information is available regarding the effects of …
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Real estate investment in Taiwan : an examination of the recent opening of real estate markets to foreign entities
… depress market value, the deeply discounted high quality properties in different regions, the possibility of securitizing real estate assets, and the continuing of general foreign business development will attract real estate investment opportunities into different product sectors and locations, …
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Applications of advanced data analysis procedures in food quality control
In food manufacturing, the quality control procedure is a critical activity that consists in organizing, measuring, tracking, and filing the conditions of the production process and the final product, with the goal of guaranteeing the designed quality standard. During the last 30 years, due to a …
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Investigation of optical and imaging characteristics of fluorescent screens for use in digital imaging detectors suitable for telemedicine
… Powder phosphors should combine image quality and light output parameters in order to produce high quality diagnostic images, with the parallel dose reduction to the patient. Additionally, they must be characterized by short decay times in order to be used in digital breast …
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3D print quality in the context of PLA color
… truly useful tool, but it has limitations. Print quality properties - like raft peelability, dimensional tolerance and surface roughness - are hard to calibrate perfectly. A common material used in fused deposition modeling (FDM) printers is polylactic acid (PLA). One print quality concern is how …
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Disinfectants and Plumbing Materials: Effects on the Sensory and Chemical Characteristics of Drinking Water
… used in home plumbing to affect drinking water quality. The properties of the materials were investigated in the absence of disinfectant and the presence of either chlorine or chloramines. A panel was trained in flavor profile analysis (FPA) according to Standard Methods 2170B and used to assess …
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Thermal studies of ink solvent and toner behaviour on coated paper: modelled in various printing methods using ink-coating component mixtures and laboratory scale print tests
… process, which determines largely the print quality properties such as fixing strength, gloss and density of the image. Melting starts from the surface of the toner particle and toner particles start to cohere together and subsequently the melted toner film adheres to the paper surface. The …
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Ingegneria di sistemi auto‐organizzanti con il paradigma multiagente
… used to drive design choices until the required quality properties are obtained, thus providing guarantees that the subsequent design steps would lead to a correct implementation. However, system analysis exclusively based on simulation results does not provide sound guarantees for the …
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Patient Friendly Formulations Utilizing Hot Melt Extrusion Technology
… mixed with mannitol and crospovidone. The quality properties such as friability and disintegration time of the ODTs met the USP specifications. The lead extrudate formulations and the ODTs prepared using this formulation were subjected to human gustatory evaluation. The formulations were …
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Chemical and sensory composition of arabica and robusta coffee in response to modifications in the roasting process
… discerning consumer audience regarding product quality. An essential element in the process of transforming green coffee beans into an aromatic and flavorful cup of coffee is the roasting stage. This operation plays a fundamental role in creating the distinctive flavors and aromas found in the …
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DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF ADVANCED EMULSIONS AS BIOACTIVE COMPOUND CARRIERS FOR LOW-SATURATED FAT FOOD PRODUCTS: TECHNOLOGICAL AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS
… maintaining good physicochemical and sensory properties. However, fat provides the food matrix with important features, so its reduction or replacement can generate undesirable outcomes and unacceptability by consumers. One of the most promising strategies to reduce saturated fat content in …
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An investigation into novel bacteriocin producers isolated for shelf life extension of dairy products
… The results demonstrate factors which affect the quality of yoghurt and extend the shelf life of pasteurised milk, and detail the identification of antimicrobial producing organisms and their characterization. Chapter 1 first describes food-borne pathogens associated with raw milk and the risks …
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Novel Digital Alias-Free Signal Processing Approaches to FIR Filtering Estimation
… estimators is also proposed. Then, statistical properties of all estimators are investigated to assess their quality. Properties such as expected value, bias, variance, convergence rate, and consistency are all inspected and unveiled. Moreover, closed-form mathematical expression is devised for …
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Process and systems based methodologies related to control structure selection
… and thus, is crucial in defining the control quality properties and operability characteristics of the final design. The development of these system aspects led to the emergence of an integrated framework for Global Instrumentation. An attempt was also made to abstract some results and …
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Study of non-thermal technologies to preserve the quality of fresh foods
La preocupación por consumir productos más saludables, con aspecto natural y mínimamente procesados ha aumentado notablemente. Con el fin de asegurar la seguridad de un alimento, la técnica habitual es el tratamiento térmico, pero esto conlleva una pérdida de nutrientes y de calidad. Es necesario …
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of grounwater in the Andean Highlands in northern Ecuador
… is needed to asseverate that its quantity and quality properties will remain. Chemical, stable isotope and radioisotope tracer techniques corroborated the existence of shallow and deep aquifers based on the different average groundwater age and sources of salinity associated to each one. The …
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Contribution to the automation of software quality control of web applications
… domain. In this context, the software quality is a key concept since it determines the degree in which a system meets its requirements and meets the expectations of its customers and/or users. Quality control (also known as verification and validation) is the set of activities designed …