Bewaarproeven op voorverpakte verse haring (<i>Clupea harengus</i> L.) onder gesimuleerde verkoopsomstandigheden

Prepackaged herring was stored under simulated selling conditions for up to 5 days: by day (from 9 to 21 h) at 0°, 4° and 8°C and by night at 0°C. Samples withdrawn every day were analysed by sensory, chemical and bacteriological quality determination methods. Gram-negative bacteria were indentified according to the Shewan scheme. The results indicated that the herring had a shelf life of > 5 days at 0°C, 5 days at 4°-2°C and 4 days at 8°C- 0°C. The results indicated that the herring had a total-shelf life of > 5 days revealed by the counts of total aerobic bacteria and by the Enterobacteriaceae. At the end of the storage period the Pseudomonas and the Acinetobacter group represented {approx} 80% of total flora. Furthermore the results showed that Pseudomonas spoilers have a more psychrophilic character than the Acinetobacter group

Intelligent multimedia indexing and retrieval through multi-source information extraction and merging

This paper reports work on automated meta-data\ud creation for multimedia content. The approach results\ud in the generation of a conceptual index of\ud the content which may then be searched via semantic\ud categories instead of keywords. The novelty\ud of the work is to exploit multiple sources of\ud information relating to video content (in this case\ud the rich range of sources covering important sports\ud events). News, commentaries and web reports covering\ud international football games in multiple languages\ud and multiple modalities is analysed and the\ud resultant data merged. This merging process leads\ud to increased accuracy relative to individual sources

Panati and Webpanati - information systems for SNPS.

This paper describes two softwares: Panati and webPanati

De bewaarkapaciteit van voorverpakte schol = L'aptitude à la conservation de la plie préemballée

The present study was undertaken to determine changes in storage life, spoilage pattern and bacterial flora of prepackaged plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.) as a consequence of changes in temperature of the refrigerated display cabinet. Prepacked fillets and whole fish were stored for up to 4 days under simulated selling conditions and at 3 different temperatures: by day (from 9 to 18 h) at 1, 4 or 8° C and by night at 1°C. Every day the bacterial decay of the plaice was determined by sensory, chemical and bacteriological methods. The results indicated that a retail shelf-life of 4 days can be guaranteed for prepackaged whole plaice and fillets at temperatures not exceeding 4°C. The storage at 8°C not only limited the keeping time but also could not satisfactorily prevent the proliferation of coliforms. Prepacked plaice picked up a considerable load of these bacteria, especially during the sequence of filleting under existing commercial conditions

A call for inclusive conservation

An age-old conflict around a seemingly simple question has resurfaced: why do we conserve nature? Contention around this issue has come and gone many times, but in the past several years we believe that it has reappeared as an increasingly acrimonious debate between, in essence, those who argue that nature should be protected for its own sake (intrinsic value)1, 2 and those who argue that we must also save nature to help ourselves (instrumental value)

Management of pregnant women infected with Ebola virus in a treatment centre in Guinea, June 2014

We report two cases of confirmed Ebola virus disease in pregnant women, who presented at the Médecins Sans Frontières Ebola treatment centre in Guéckédou. Despite the very high risk of death, both pregnant women survived. In both cases the critical decision was made to induce vaginal delivery. We raise a number of considerations regarding the management of Ebola virus-infected pregnant women, including the place of amniocentesis and induced delivery, and whether certain invasive medical acts are justified