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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Development and evaluation of a puncture strength test method for sterilization paper

Khan, Kashif January 2011 (has links)
The main objective of this research project, carried out at Karlstad University was to investigate which paper property has the best correlation with the package integrity failure (puncture hole). To achieve this goal, a simple equipment was designed at Karlstad University. This research project was divided into two phases, more precisely first a test design with investigation of suitable parameters to carry out the tests with the newly designed equipment and secondly with the help of those parameters the investigation of paper properties which will have direct connection with puncture strength. Results showed that Tensile Energy Absorption (TEA) has the best correlation with puncture strength as compared to other paper properties used in this research project i.e. burst strength, strain at break, tear strength, and tensile strength. In real it seems to be reasonable as tensile energy absorption (TEA) is the amount of energy absorbed during straining until it breaks. Higher the tensile energy absorption, higher will be the resistance against puncture. Furthermore sack paper proved to be the type of paper grade that has the strongest resistance against package integrity failure, as it has the highest tensile energy absorption (TEA) as compared to other paper grades used in this research project. It was also observed that paper in a package should be stretched in order to minimize the risk of puncture hole.
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Avaliação objetiva de teste cutâneo de leitura imediata (skin prick test) através de métodos planimétricos por imagem, e termometria da reação

Almeida, Ana Laura Mendes January 2020 (has links)
Orientador: Rafael Plana Simões / Abstract: The skin prick test is used to diagnose patients' sensitization to antigens through a mediated IgE response. It is a practical and quick exam, but its diagnosis depends of instruments for measuring the allergic response and observer's interpretation. The conventional method for inferring about the allergic reaction is performed from the dimensions of the papules, which are measured using a ruler or a caliper. To make this diagnosis less dependent of human interpretation, the present study proposes two alternative methods to infer about the allergic reaction: computational analysis of the papule area and a study of the temperature variation of the patient's skin in the puncture region. For this purpose, the histamine prick test was performed on 13 patients random selected. The areas were determined by the conventional method using the dimensions of the papules measured with a digital caliper 30 minutes after the puncture. The papule areas were also determined by a Python algorithm using photos of the puncture region obtained by a smartphone. A variable named circularity deviation was also determined for each analyzed papule. The temperature variation was monitored using an infrared temperature sensor, which collected temperature data for 30 minutes. The results shown that the areas considered as real papule areas (computationally determined) differed significantly from the areas determined by the conventional method (p-value = 0.0005674), especially when the papules' contours ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Resumo: O teste cutâneo de leitura imediata (skin prick test) é utilizado para avaliar a sensibilização de pacientes a antígenos à partir de uma resposta mediada por IgE. Tratase de um exame prático e rápido, porém o seu diagnóstico depende de instrumentos para a medição da resposta alérgica e de intepretação do observador. O método convencional para inferir sobre a reação alérgica é realizado a partir de dimensões das pápulas determinadas com régua ou paquímetro. Para tornar o diagnóstico menos dependente de interpretação humana, o presente estudo propõe dois métodos alternativos para inferir sobre a reação alérgica: análise computacional da área da pápula e um estudo da variação da temperatura da pele do paciente na região de puntura. Para isso foi realizado o prick test com histamina em 13 participantes selecionados aleatoriamente. A determinação da área pelo método convencional foi realizada a partir de dimensões das pápulas medidas com paquímetro digital 30 minutos após a puntura. A área também foi determinada utilizando um algoritmo computacional em linguagem Python a partir de fotografia da região de puntura obtida com o uso de um smartphone. Também foi determinada uma grandeza denominada desvio de circularidade para cada pápula analisada. Por final, a variação da temperatura da região de puntura foi monitorada utilizando um sensor infravermelho de temperatura, o qual coletou dados de temperatura durante 30 minutos. Os resultados mostram que as áreas consideradas como áreas re... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Mestre
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Comparison of vacuum treatments and traditional cooking in vegetables using instrumental and sensory analysis

Iborra Bernad, María del Consuelo 21 October 2013 (has links)
Los objetivos de la presente tesis fueron comparar el efecto de tres técnicas de cocción en varios vegetales y su selección para cada producto estudiado. Para ello, los trabajos realizados han considerado los cambios en las propiedades físico-químicas, nutricionales, sensoriales y la microestructura. Asimismo, como respuesta al reto de aplicar tratamientos equivalentes en firmeza con diferentes técnicas de cocción se ha propuesto una metodología que combina los diseños experimentales de superficie respuesta (RSM) con análisis instrumentales y sensoriales. Los tratamientos térmicos estudiados fueron la cocción tradicional (TC¿ agua hirviendo a 100 °C) junto con dos tratamientos que utilizan el vacío en el procesado: el cook-vide (CV¿ cocción a vacío continuo donde los alimentos están en contacto con agua hirviendo a baja presión) y el sous-vide (SV¿ cocción de alimentos previamente embolsados a vacío donde el alimento está separado del agua de cocción). Los vegetales objeto de estudio fueron la patata morada (Solanum tuberosum L. var. Vitelotte), la judía verde (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Estefania), la zanahoria (Daucus carota L. cv. Nantesa) y la col lombarda (o repollo colorado) (Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. capitata f. rubra). Considerando muestras con firmeza instrumental similar y las propiedades nutricionales y sensoriales (especialmente aroma y sabor), incluyendo la aceptación del consumidor, se recomienda la cocción SV para los vegetales estudiados, excepto para la zanahoria. En el caso de este vegetal el cocinado tradicional (100 °C) mantiene la aceptabilidad del consumidor y aumenta la extracción de los ß-carotenos por lo que se considera más recomendable que el SV. / Iborra Bernad, MDC. (2013). Comparison of vacuum treatments and traditional cooking in vegetables using instrumental and sensory analysis [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/32953 / TESIS

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