Glass-fiber membranes for storing, transportation and further characterization of agricultural plant biomaterial

The modified glass-fiber membranes possess high mechanical strength, good wetting and storage capacity, these properties render them a promising medium for storing dry biomaterial collected from agricultural plants. The obtained results prove usability of membrane carriers for crop science as a whole and detection of plant diseases in particular, and for food quality monitoring, especially carried out in the fiel

Features of the reflection of inventories in the financial statements

The article reveals the concept of inventories and their role for the progressive development of an enterprise. It was revealed that incorrect and inaccurate reflection of inventories in the organization’s accounting leads to a deterioration in the financial condition of the enterprise, and irrational use — to financial losses. The key features of the reflection of inventories in the financial statements, as well as the features of the reflection of the results of their inventory are revealed. It is concluded that effective financial management at the enterprise is based on the correct reflection of inventories in the financial statements

Development technology and sandement meat farsetos with dietary supplements

The basic information on the functional properties of combined minced meat, developed on the basis of a combination of products of animal and vegetable origin, in one culinary product is presented. This mutual addition of the formulation with various components allows you to create a product that best meets the needs of the body according to nutritional value. The purpose of research is the development of technology and formulations of minced meat products with dietary supplements. The objects of study in the development of recipes and technology for minced meat products were: beef, beef and lamb; banana puree, rice flour, carrot and pumpkin powder as a dietary supplement. As a plasticizing additive used butter. The use of additives of plant origin allows you to stabilize the functional and technological properties of raw materials, increase biological value, emphasize the organoleptic characteristics of the finished product. Mashed potatoes, flour and powder are rich in minerals and vitamins, dietary fiber, proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids. The rare chemical composition of the presented additives helps to improve the taste and increase the nutritional and biological value of the combined meat culinary products. We used standard and generally accepted sensory, rheological, physicochemical and microbiological methods for studying raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products. Mathematical processing of the research results was carried out using the software package Curve Expert Ver. 1.34. The method of selecting components revealed promising combinations for enriching traditional formulations with plant components. Meat steamed meatballs have been developed both with the addition of vegetables (white cabbage, carrots and pumpkin), and without adding. The mass fraction of moisture of a steam crate with beef, lamb and cabbage is 12% higher than that of a steam cue with beef and pumpkin, and 10% more than a steam cue with beef and carrots. The mass fraction of fat in a chicken meat parrot with beef and pumpkin is 15% higher than that of a steam chicken with beef, lamb and cabbage and 4% than in a steam chicken with beef and carrots. The most corrected amino acid composition in meatballs of steam with beef and mutton

Effect of oxidation with coagulation and ceramic microfiltration pre-treatment on reverse osmosis for desalination of recycled wastewater

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Oxidation and coagulation before ceramic microfiltration (CMF) greatly increases membrane flux, but is unconventional for reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment. Impacts to RO and the wastewater recycling scheme operating CMF at high flux conditions is little understood. In this work, wastewater was treated with ozone or ultraviolet/hydrogen peroxide (UVH) oxidation, coagulation, then CMF, to explore RO membrane performance at bench scale. Sustainable high CMF fluxes were confirmed using coagulation with either ozone or UVH. Uniquely for ozone, dosing 13mg-O 3 /L for 15min greatly increased toxic by-product N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) to 33ng/L. Dosing chloramine (common for RO biofouling control) added only up to 7ng/L NDMA. RO tests on all pre-treated waters showed little variation to flux but oxidation significantly altered texture of RO fouling material from smooth and dense to porous and granular. Biofouling studies with model bacteria strain RO 22 (Pseudoalteromonas spp) showed higher organic biodegradability but biofilm analysis revealed ozone-coagulant-CMF greatly limited extension of bacteria communities from the membrane surface suggesting oxidation reduces RO biofouling. The novel findings of reduction of RO biofouling risk with oxidation and coagulation for high flux CMF pre-treatment identified in this work need to be demonstrated on different wastewater types over longer term

Assessment of adherence to medication and visits in healthcare facilities for cardiovascular patients who participated in international randomized controlled trials

Aim. To study the adherence to medication and visits in healthcare facilities and to assess some parameters of the treatment quality among patients who previously participated in randomized controlled trials (RCT).Material and methods. The TRUST (Influence of Participation in Randomized Controlled Trials on adheRence to Medicines’ Intake and regular viSits to the docTor) study included patients from the outpatient register PROFILE. The main group included patients, who from 2011 to 2018 at different times participated in one or more of the 16 international RCT — 102 patients: 53 women (52%) and 49 men (48%). The mean age of patients was 71±10 years. These 16 RCTs included patients with different cardiovascular diseases and risk factors. Personal or telephone contact was established with patients or their relatives from March to June 2019. The vital status of 88 patients was determined: 9 patients died (phone contact with relatives), 77 patients answered to questionnaires, 2 persons declined to participate in the survey.Results. 59 patients (76,6%) visit a cardiologist at least once every 6 months, and 6 patients (7,8%) visit a cardiologist once a month. Patients who participated in RCT had high adherence rates. Thus, 33 patients (42,9%) showed high adherence, 34 patients (44,1%) — average and only 10 patients (13%) — low. Among patients with coronary artery disease, significantly higher adherence to drug therapy was observed: 25 of 48 patients (51,2%) demonstrated high adherence (p=0,015). Similar values were demonstrated in the group of diabetes patients — high adherence was observed in 17 (60,7%) of 28 patients (p=0,015). Among patients with heart rate disturbances high adherence was observed in 13 (72,2%) of 18 patients (p=0,09).Conclusion. Preliminary results of the TRUST study confirm that previous patient involvement in RCTs has a positive effect on subsequent treatment adherence after RCT