Pears of different varieties were compressed between two flat rigid plates in loading/unloading tests.The bruise spots appearing after room temperature incubation were analysed manually, and bruise spot volumes were determined.The main parts of the paper discuss mathematical approximation of total bruise volume versus two deformation parameters def

Coupling several natural and synthetic lures with aggregation pheromones from the palm weevils Rhynchophorus palmarum and R.ferrugineus reveals a synergy that results in an increase in pest captures.The combined attraction of pure pheromones, ethyl Salt Cap Cover acetate, and decaying sweet and starchy plant tissue increases the net total of mass-t

The effect of different (T6 and T8) heat treatments on tensile properties and fracture behavior of Al2024 in presence and absence of notch by means of microhardness, tensile tests and scanning electron microscopy were investigated.Tensile and hardness specimens were subjected to two different artificial ageing (T6 and T8 Salt Cap Cover heat treatme

In the last sixteen years worldwide production of genetically modified (GM) crops has been increased sharply.At the same time, consumer?s attitudes toward food products made from GM ingredients have been largely negative.This review considers the global production of GM plants in 2011 and consumer attitudes towards genetically modified foods in Eur