Quality attributes of Bearss Seedless lime (Citrus latifolia Tan) juice during storage.

The composition of three types of date juices, that differs by their couple of extraction and obtained from the rest of the sorting of cultivars Deglet Nour, were studied. The fruits were grown in Djerid region (Tozeur, Tunisia). Juices were characterised by yield, pH, soluble solids, organic acid, minerals content, individual carbohydrates, vitamin C, yeasts and moulds, coliforms and flora total aerobe contents. For the physicochemical parameters, only the J3 presents the best yields with content in citric acid of 2.13 g L-1, in phosphor of 0.083% (dry mater), in glucose 26.529 g L-1, in fructose 39.59 g L-1 and in sucrose 185.883 g L-1. For the bacteriological parameters, the results show that all prepared juices answer the microbiological requirements of hygiene well

Clinical validation of cutoff target ranges in newborn screening of metabolic disorders by tandem mass spectrometry: A worldwide collaborative project.

Purpose: To achieve clinical validation of cutoff values for newborn screening by tandem mass 215 spectrometry through a worldwide collaboration. Methods: Cumulative percentiles of amino 216 acids and acylcarnitines in dried blood spots of approximately 30 million normal newborns and 217 10,615 true positive cases are compared to assign clinical significance, which is achieved when 218 the median of a disease range is either >99%ile or <1%ile of the normal population. The cutoff 219 target ranges of analytes and ratios are then defined as the interval between the limits of the two 220 populations. When overlaps occur, adjustments are made to maximize sensitivity and specificity 221 taking in consideration all available factors. Results: As of December 1, 2010, 129 sites in 45 222 countries have uploaded to the project website a total of 23,970 percentile data points, 558,168 223 analyte results of 10,615 true positive cases with 64 conditions, and 5,088 cutoff values. The 224 average rate of submission of true positive cases between December 1, 2008 and December 1, 225 2010 was 4.7 cases per day (3,418 cases). This cumulative evidence generated 91 and 23 high 226 and low target cutoff ranges, respectively. The overall proportion of cutoff values within the 227 respective target range was 43% (2,176/5,088). Conclusions: An unprecedented level of 228 cooperation and collaboration has allowed the objective definition of cutoff target ranges for 114 229 markers applied to newborn screening of rare metabolic disorders. This set of data could be used 230 as baseline for monitoring of future performance