scholarly journals Texture changes of vegetable cultivars measured by non-destructive methods

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Muha ◽  
S. Istella
Keyword(s):  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Irrigation Effects ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Destructive Methods

According to our experiments the tested group of non-destructive methods offers a useful tool not only to follow the texture changes of vegetables during storage but to characterize the firmness and vision parameters during the growing period as well. Advantages of these methods are: they are mobile, easy to set up, easy to use and quick. The suitable maturity state — and so the optimum harvest date also - can be determined by these methods. In addition, these methods can be built into sorting lines making possible to sort and classify great amounts of produces. These methods help the producer to offer homogenous products of controlled quality. They can be used for measuring different effects on vegetable's quality parameters (fertilization by different microelements, different irrigation effects on the product) as well.

EVOLUTION OF QUALITY PARAMETERS OF JONAGOLD APPLES BY MEANS OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS

1993 ◽  
pp. 63-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Verreydt ◽  
E. Schrevens ◽  
J. Keulemans ◽  
J. De Baerdemaeker ◽  
F. Vervaeke
Keyword(s):  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Destructive Methods

Spatiotemporal stability of management zones in a table grapes vineyard in Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 510-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Anastasiou ◽  
Z. Tsiropoulos ◽  
T. Balafoutis ◽  
S. Fountas ◽  
C. Templalexis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Wine Grapes ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Table Grapes ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Commercial Vineyard ◽  
Precision Viticulture ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Destructive Methods

Research on precision viticulture on table grapes is relative new compared to wine grapes. The aim of this study was to assess the spatiotemporal stability of yield and quality components in a vineyard of table grapes. The study was conducted in a commercial vineyard (1.4 ha) of table grapes for two successive cultivation years 2015 and 2016. Yield and quality parameters were assessed using destructive and non-destructive methods. The preliminary results revealed that spatiotemporal stability of management zones is affected by weather conditions and is different for each crop parameter, while NDVI presented good performance for delineating management zones.

scholarly journals Forage Quality Evaluation

1970 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucien CARLIER ◽  
Chris VAN WAES ◽  
Ioan ROTAR ◽  
Mariana VLAHOVA ◽  
Roxana VIDICAN
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Near Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Domestic Ruminants ◽  
In Vitro Technique ◽  
Protein Rich ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Destructive Methods

The challenge for the research in crop and animal husbandry is how to determine the quality of a speci¬fied crop as a forage for ruminants by the chemical analysis of only a small amount of sample". Since more than hundred years scientists try to give an answer to that question. The most applied is the Weende and Van Soest system, together with the digestibility in vitro technique developed by Tilley and Terry. During the last decennia also non destructive methods, like the Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy NIRS, are used more frequently. Forages contain a lot of quality parameters (protein, fat, sugars, structural carbohydrates, vitamins, … but some of them contain also anti quality components (alkaloids, nitrates, …). The diet of domestic ruminants exists of more than only 1 component. Other diet components may interfere and mostly result in a synergism. The combination of a protein rich forage (legumes) with starch riches ones results in better animal productions than given as sole diet component. Fast and reliable non destructive methods are more attractive and acceptable than laborious, polluting and animal unfriendly ones.

Fault Localization of Power-Ground Short via Signal Injection and Oscilloscope Technique

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Fault Localization ◽  
Fault Isolation ◽  
Test Apparatus ◽  
Good Working ◽  
Signal Injection ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Short Circuit Condition

Abstract For those attempting fault isolation on computer motherboard power-ground short issues, the optimal technique should utilize existing test equipment available in the debug facility, requiring no specialty equipment as well as needing a minimum of training to use effectively. The test apparatus should be both easy to set up and easy to use. This article describes the signal injection and oscilloscope technique which meets the above requirements. The signal injection and oscilloscope technique is based on the application of Ohm's law in a short-circuit condition. Two experiments were conducted to prove the effectiveness of these techniques. Both experiments simulate a short-circuit condition on the VCC3 power rail of a good working PC motherboard and then apply the signal injection and oscilloscope technique to localize the short. The technique described is a simple, low cost and non-destructive method that helps to find the location of the power-ground short quickly and effectively.

scholarly journals More than XRF Mapping: STEAM (Statistically Tailored Elemental Angle Mapper) a Pioneering Analysis Protocol for Pigment Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1446
Author(s):  
Jacopo Orsilli ◽  
Anna Galli ◽  
Letizia Bonizzoni ◽  
Michele Caccia
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Element Distribution ◽  
Elemental Distribution ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Spectral Angle Mapper ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fluorescence Radiation ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Analysis Protocol

Among the possible variants of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), applications exploiting scanning Macro-XRF (MA-XRF) are lately widespread as they allow the visualization of the element distribution maintaining a non-destructive approach. The surface is scanned with a focused or collimated X-ray beam of millimeters or less: analyzing the emitted fluorescence radiation, also elements present below the surface contribute to the elemental distribution image obtained, due to the penetrative nature of X-rays. The importance of this method in the investigation of historical paintings is so obvious—as the elemental distribution obtained can reveal hidden sub-surface layers, including changes made by the artist, or restorations, without any damage to the object—that recently specific international conferences have been held. The present paper summarizes the advantages and limitations of using MA-XRF considering it as an imaging technique, in synergy with other hyperspectral methods, or combining it with spot investigations. The most recent applications in the cultural Heritage field are taken into account, demonstrating how obtained 2D-XRF maps can be of great help in the diagnostic applied on Cultural Heritage materials. Moreover, a pioneering analysis protocol based on the Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) algorithm is presented, unifying the MA-XRF standard approach with punctual XRF, exploiting information from the mapped area as a database to extend the comprehension to data outside the scanned region, and working independently from the acquisition set-up. Experimental application on some reference pigment layers and a painting by Giotto are presented as validation of the proposed method.

Rust creep assessment—A comparison between a destructive method according to ISO 12944 and selected non-destructive methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 106293
Author(s):  
Huichao Bi ◽  
Claus Erik Weinell ◽  
Raquel Agudo de Pablo ◽  
Benjamín Santos Varela ◽  
Sergio González Carro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Non Destructive ◽  
Destructive Methods
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