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The effect of mastitis on the content and composition of the milk lipids is not fully known yet, the literature presenting numerous contradicting data. In this work it was aimed to emphasize the modifications occurred at the level of the composition in fatty acids and cholesterol, as well as to establish the level of peroxidation of lipids in the milk resulting from cows with sub-clinical mastitis as compared to the milk resulting from healthy cows. Thus, within the researches carried out in 2016 in Olt county the...

The purpose of this paper is to determine the chemical composition of meat from two species of fish (Cyprinus carpio carpio - Linnaeus 1758 - carp and Svizostision lucioperca - Linnaeus 1758 - pike-perch), fresh and preserved in different ways at the end of the season growth, autumn and spring after the cold season. The changes in the quality of preserved fish meat through refrigeration, salting, freezing and smoking compared to the fresh, one have been analyzed so that the consumer benefits from safe food and a r...

In the study presented were used Pandorea jasminoides cuttings, they were planted in three different periods and treated with rooting stimulants. It was followed the rooting rate, depending on the period of the planting cuttings and depending on rooting substance that has been used. The experiment was conducted in a closed greenhouse in the Faculty of Horticulture and Forestry in Timisoara. Considering the three periods of initiation of the process of rooting cuttings, Pandorea jasminoides averages were recorded c...

The skin is covered with a hydrolipid film that, depending on the area of the body, comprises secretions from sebaceous glands and from apocrine and eccrine sweat glands. Decomposition products from corneocytes and cornification (cellular debris and stratum corneum lipids) in the process of being shed are also present. This film provides a natural defense against pathogenic organisms but also attracts dirt and pollutants from the environment. Thus, periodic cleansing to remove debris, dirt, and odor is essential t...

The aim of this study was to develop a rapid and relatively simple protocol for the simultaneous quantitative determination of the main volatile compounds acetoin and diacetyl found in yogurt. Both these substances are the common flavor components in cultured dairy products. Acetoin/diacetyl determination is important because its concentrations represent criteria for the quality appreciation of the lactic starter cultures. This proposed method employs the reactions of acetoin and diacetyl with 1-naphthol and creat...

In this work are highlighted a few basic features of the smart clothes. This concept is extremely useful, it represents the future and this time, technology will be used to monitor out body to not only make life easier for us. The smart clothes purpose is that to monitor the human body behavior throughout the day without discomforting the persons somehow. In case if it detects an abnormal reading of the data received from various sensors, using the fuzzy logic the system will issue a warning on a certain level dep...

The study aimed to evaluate the variability of some morphological characters and the correlations between these at black pine. The biological material was represented by four populations of black pine, two of southwestern Romania (Herculane and Svinita) and two of central Greece (Kerasia Evia and Ano Polidrosos). The experimental data were collected by biometric measurements conducted "in situ" and were statistically processed in order to determine the variability within the populations, but also the correlation c...

The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of defatted rapeseed flour addition from which proteins were extracted (DRF) on quality characteristics of bread as a finished product by baking test, rheological and microstructural examination. The dough rheological properties were determined by using the Alveograph device and its microstructure was analyzed by using the epifluorescence light microscopy (EFLM). Also, there were conducted analyses on the bread quality prepared from composite flour (wheat flour 6...

The Pectobacterium bacteria are classified among the most economically important pathogens for growing potatoes. In recent years, an increase in diseases caused by these bacteria could be observed. The purpose of this work is the study of the antibacterial activity in vitro of five plant extracts namely grains of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.), cloves (Syzygium aromaticum), Eucalyptus camaldulensis, wild carrot (Daucus carota L.) and thyme Numidia (Thymus numidicus), against the strain Pectobacterium collected in...

The efficiency of bioscouring treatment applied on 50 % of flax + 50 % of cotton material by determination of the residual Ca2+ was studied. The treated samples were analyzed using a spectrophotometric method based on the measuring of the colour strength [K/S] of the bioscoured material after dyeing with Ruthenium red and Alizarin. The reflectance (R %) at 540 nm was measured and [K/S] values were calculated [1, 2]. The purpose of bioscouring was the removal of morphological impurities present in the cotton and fl...

The influence of ultrasound energy on bioscouring treatment applied on a 50 % of hemp + 50 % of cotton woven fabric was studied. The aim of the bioscouring treatment was the removal of the natural cellulose attendants for better fabric properties. The treatment conditions were: variable concentration between 1-3 % (o.w.f.) of the commercial enzyme product Beisol PRO, which is a mixture of pectinases from Bezema Company, Switzerland, 2 g/L of the complexing agent EDTA, 0.5 % of wetting agent Denimcol Wash RGN, phos...

The bakery industry has gone through a revolution in the last 150 years. Small handmade bakeries existing in almost every village are giving place to highly technologized bakery industry since it is considered that the bread made this way is more efficient. Productivity has become the key of success this period of time. New baking technologies have been developed to comply better with the new demands of the market. In the present context, the main goal of this paper was to investigate the impact of different bakin...

The major changes that have taken place over the last decade on the world food market reveal peopleпїЅs great interest in health and nutrition. The modern consumer is being warned about the major influences that the diet has on his health condition by the appropriate information accompanying the well-packaged product or by publicizing the risk of some diseases whose major cause is an unbalanced diet. Since there is great interest in providing bakery products with preservation by complying with the clean label stat...

Developing products modified structurally and functionally that ensure health benefits is relatively recent and is the result of accepting the idea that food plays an important role in the prevention and therapy of some health conditions; these arguments are at the basis of the appearance of пїЅfunctional foodsпїЅ with пїЅhealth benefitsпїЅ. Modification techniques of non hydrogenated palm oil lipids (simple mixing, hydrogenation, interesterification, fractionation) are no novelty since they are being optimised th...

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) has gained worldwide researchers attention as a unique and valuable plant, primarily for its medicinal and nutritional potential. The berries can be capitalized by their processing in order to obtain derived alimentary products such as, e.g. juice and jam, as well as used for flavoring of dairy products. The dried sea buckthorn berries and leaves are used for tea. Lately, due to the fact that consumers are more open to information, so their level of awareness is higher, ther...

Polysorbates as hydrophilic surface-active structures are food additives with multifunctional competences (emulsifiers, aerating, wetting, foaming, stabilizing agents) and wide HLB range. The present paper has proposed to know the details of the successive transesterification of 2,5 пїЅ diacetyl пїЅ isosorbide (2,5- Ac2ISB) with hydrocarbon chains (Ra) by successive introducing the different amounts of fatty acids obtained from the vegetal lipid fractions isolated from sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) and chilli pep...

The assessment of antiseptic solutionsпїЅ efficacy for root canal irrigation in terms of dentinal tubules disinfection is a challenging task. The samples used for this purpose should be standardized according to bacterial counts and the depth of their penetration inside dentinal tubules. However, the samples could be contaminated with bacteria from the surface of dentin during the sample acquisition. The treatment of dentin surface with antiseptic solutions will allow to avoid this contamination and thus to assess...

Membrane stability reflects the ability of cell tissues to hold electrolytes under drought condition by retaining the membrane structure of the leaf cell intact. This indicator has been extensively used as selection criterion for different abiotic stresses including drought and high temperature in wheat. A low frequency of injuries is associated with a high stability of cell membrane, which ensures a better tolerance to water stress. The objective of this research was to evaluate the performance and breeding poten...

This study presents an analysis over the action of carboxyl esterase, enzyme used on dough for pasta and noodles. By using carboxyl esterase polar lipids are formed, acting as emulsifiers and interacting with the gluten as well free unsaturated fatty acids are released, which can be converted by lipoxygenase (contained in flour naturally) resulting in the formation of hydroperoxides, which can act as oxidants and lead to protein strengthening and bleaching (oxidation of pigments). Enyzmatic improvement of pasta an...

The research conducted at farms in mountain areas have shown that the average age at first calving is 849.15 days (28 months and 5 days). The variability of this index is extremely large with the minimum of 570 days (19 months) and a maximum of 1350 days (45 months). It follows that the average age at first breeding would be 18 months and 10 days. At first glance this figure fits perfectly within the limits recommended by the literature, but the reality is different. Because of the desire to have the calving group...

Yogurt is widely consumed as functional food because of the good taste and nutritional properties (rich in potassium, calcium, protein and vitamins), being an excellent vehicle to deliver probiotics to consumers. However, its enrichment with various physiologically active ingredients could provide specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition. The reason for incorporating the sea buckthorn powder (SBP) in yogurt was to enhance its functionality, considering the sea buckthorn content in non-digestible oligosaccha...

Natural zeolites and synthetic ones are porous materials characterized by the ability to lose and gain water reversibly, to adsorb molecules having a corresponding cross section diameter (adsorption properties or which act as a molecular sieve), as well as to exchange constitutive cation without a major change in their structure (proprietary ion exchange). The exploitation of these properties underlies the use of zeolites in a wide range of industrial and agricultural applications and in particular in animal nutri...

Agriculture seeks to accommodate the needs of quality, the cultivation of land in harmony with the environment, respecting the life and the balance of the ecosystems. In this context the aims of our work were to contribute to the strengthening of the aspects related to the influence of the rotation and fertilizing purposes with nitrogen on the content in nutrients of the soil, of the elements of the fertility and the production of triticum wheat. Also has proposed to achieve a summary report on the experiments of ...

This work aims to analyze in terms of phenolic compounds of beverages obtained from indigenous plants, plants that are known in the specialized literature as being rich in bioactive compounds. Frum (2016) developed the identification method of the phenolic compounds, and this was based on a HPLC system, produced by Agilent Technologies 1200 Series, equipped with degasser, quaternary pump, DAD detector, automatic sampler with thermostat and column compartment equipped with thermostat. The measurements that were mad...

This paper aims to highlight the production characters of two cultivars of watermelon planted in grafted and in non-grafted culture, starting from the premise that vegetable grafting represents the most common biotechnology for European and Asian countries, where crop rotation is no longer an option and available land is under intense use. The researches were conducted in 2016 at Research - Development Center For Field Crops On Sandy Soils D?buleni пїЅ Romania, under field conditions, on two cultivars of watermelo...

Fruits and flower edible petals rich in polyphenolic compounds, in particular anthocyanins are known for their pharmacological properties. In order to recover high amounts of such biomolecules from their matrix, various extraction conditions should be conducted. In the present paper, flower petals of Hibiscus sabdariffa and fruits of Ribes nigrum were irradiated with UV-C light for different times (10 and 20 minutes) and at different distances (20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 cm) with the objective to study its effect on pl...

The article discusses the method of the estimation of the permissible degree of the deflection of the spine and of bias of vertebrae. The proposed method is based on measurement of steering angles and degree of deviation of vertebrae by accelerometric transducers, application of neural network algorithms of the processing of capture data for adapt of the system of the diagnostics and of the rehabilitation under patients with different physiological characteristics and disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal sys...

The results of rooting cuttings of Bougainvillea spectabilis which were planted in substrates of sand, peat, perlite and peat + perlite treated with rhyzogene substances named Atonik and Radistim. This study was conducted in the closed greenhouse from the Faculty of Horticulture and Forestry in Timisoara, for the rooting place had been utilized crates with the size of 50x30 cm and they were filled with substrate of sand, peat, perlite, perlite + peat, and then were planted cuttings of Bougainvillea spectabilis tha...

Thymus alternans is a relatively new species for Romania, being first mentioned in Romanian flora in 2002. The species is quite similar to Thymus pulegioides L., shows hairy stems on opposite sides, alternating from one node to another, leaves are oblong elliptical, ciliate on margins, 2-4 pairs of lateral veins weak prominent and hairy calyx tube. The species grows in mountain meadows at low altitudes (500-1100 m). In this paper, the chemical variability of essential oils and also, their antimicrobial activity wa...

Worldwide, the yogurt is a very popular fermented dairy food and it is known for its health benefits, nutritional value and digestibility. The factors that influence the quality of yogurt are milk composition, dry matter content, the temperature and time at which pre-treatment of the milk is carried out, the type and the quantity of starter culture used, incubation temperature and storage conditions for the final product. A major problem in the production of yogurt is the whey separation. In the yogurt industry, s...

The paper presents the original results regarding a computer program for production and reproduction data management in dairy cattle farms, with the statistics module necessary for the farmerпїЅs current processing and the genetic improvement of the livestock. The statistics module processes the data entered by the farmer and provides statistical data for several parameters specific to cattle farms, such as: X , пїЅs x , s, V%, genetic parameters (heritability, correlations, repetability) and the genetic evaluatio...

The aim of this study was to investigate weed flora in pepper crop on the Dukagjini plain in Kosovo. The arable weed vegetation of Kosovo has been affected by multiple environmental features and management measures on various spatial scales in the past. Weed flora in pepper crop on the Dukagjini plain was not studied in detail in the past; thus, data are insufficient and incomplete. To increase the knowledge of weed flora in pepper crop on the Dukagjini plain, we recorded the flora of 50 plots with a standard plot...

Egg yolk pigmentation is one of major quality attribute linked to consumer requirements concerning eggs. The colour of the egg yolk is a dietary response, depending on the levels of carotenoids present in the feed. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of feed supplementation with dried tomato waste in commercial laying hens on egg production, egg quality, egg yolk colour and carotenoid composition. The hens were fed the basal diet (BD) and the diet supplemented with 7,5% dried tomato was...