https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 The effect of postharvest UV-C treatment and associated with different storage conditions on the quality of Tahitian limes (Citrus latifolia) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33431 Citrus latifolia) were exposed to 0 and 7.2 kJm-2 UV-C. After treatments, then stored for 28 days in air at 20°C, 80% RH (control) and in air containing < 0.005 or 0.1 µL.L-1 ethylene at 20°C and 100% RH. Weight loss, peel colour, calyx abscission, ethylene production, respiration rate, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA) and acceptability index were assessed. The results showed that pre-storage UV-C treatment, followed by different storage conditions significantly affected the quality of limes during storage. UV-C treatment significantly affected peel degreening at 20°C in all storage conditions, whereas treated limes showed significantly slower in peel degrening than the control. These effects reduced over the storage time, with the exception of fruits stored in < 0.005 µL.L-1 ethylene which still produced a significantly higher in Hue value after 21 days storage relative to the control. UV-C treatment affected ethylene production during storage under all storage conditions. This effect also diminished with storage time. UV-C treatment did not affect the respiration rate, SSC or TA for all storage conditions. The UV-C treated limes had higher acceptability index than untreated limes up to 14 days storage at 20°C. Storage conditions significantly affected ethylene production, with limes that stored in air exhibiting higher ethylene production than fruits stored in the < 0.005 or 0.1 µL.L-1 ethylene atmosphere. Storage conditions also significantly affected weight loss, with fruits stored in air showing greater weight loss compared to the other storage conditions. The results suggest that a pre-storage UV-C treatment, followed by storage in less than 0.1 µL.L-1 ethylene atmosphere improves the quality of limes postharvest.]]> Wed 31 Oct 2018 15:20:11 AEDT ]]> Building capacity for Quality Teaching Rounds – Victoria. Final report https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49787 Wed 31 May 2023 14:24:58 AEST ]]> The impact of drying method and temperature on the colour and functional quality of Illawarra plum (Podocarpus elatus) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54999 Wed 27 Mar 2024 16:39:08 AEDT ]]> Quality assessment of dried blood spots from patients with tuberculosis from 4 countries https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46895 Wed 24 May 2023 12:48:58 AEST ]]> Combined postharvest UV-C and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment, followed by storage continuously in low level of ethylene atmosphere improves the quality of Tahitian limes https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33420 -2 UV-C and 0.5 µL L-1 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatments both separately and in combination. After treatment, fruit were stored in ethylene free (i.e. air containing < 0.005 µL L-1) or 0.1 µL L-1 ethylene at 20 °C and 100% RH. The results showed that UV-C treatment delayed skin degreening and reduced endogenous ethylene production compared to untreated control fruit, however these effects reduced over the storage time. As expected, 1-MCP inhibited ethylene production, reduced calyx abscission and retained peel greenness during the storage. Both of the combination treatments, 1-MCP + UV-C and UV-C + 1-MCP reduced endogenous ethylene production and delayed skin yellowing. In all treatments, UV-C and 1-MCP resulted in lower fruit respiration rates than untreated control fruit, however this effect diminished during 7 and 14 days storage for fruits stored in air and 0.1 µL L-1 ethylene atmosphere, respectively. There was no difference in weight loss, SSC, TA and SSC/TA ratio between the treatments and storage conditions. The results suggest that a pre-storage UV-C treatment, followed by storage at low level of ethylene improves the quality of limes, with the additional improvement when combined with 1-MCP treatment prior or after UV-C irradiation.]]> Wed 24 Jul 2024 11:44:56 AEST ]]> 2011: year in review: from rabbits to dragons https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23154 Wed 24 Aug 2016 16:12:32 AEST ]]> Modelling durability of reinforced concrete structures https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40939 Wed 20 Jul 2022 12:27:19 AEST ]]> Effect of edible coatings on some quality characteristics of sweet cherries https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18106 Wed 11 Apr 2018 17:17:19 AEST ]]> WALK 2.0: Examining the effectiveness of Web 2.0 features to increase physical activity in a 'real world' setting: an ecological trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18243 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:28:32 AEST ]]> Benchmarking a set of exam questions for introductory programming https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16979 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:12:26 AEST ]]> Consequences of unforeseen rework on Australian construction projects - a case study approach https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23429 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:48:40 AEST ]]> Using examiner reports to identify quality PhD theses https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:2421 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:32:03 AEST ]]> Synergies and balance between values education and quality teaching https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9560 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:30:03 AEST ]]> Optimising the quality of NSW Central Coast green tea https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11649 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:21:18 AEST ]]> How difficult are exams? A framework for assessing the complexity of introductory programming exams https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25568 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:05:09 AEST ]]> Synergies and balance between values education and quality teaching https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9411 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:47:21 AEST ]]> Transforming design process in a “Giga” infrastructure project: case study in Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48948 Wed 07 Feb 2024 16:34:24 AEDT ]]> Delphi consensus study of an m-health intervention to improve coparenting relationship quality between parents of children with challenging behaviours https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38221 Wed 07 Feb 2024 14:27:40 AEDT ]]> Assessment of the quality of pharmacoeconomic evaluation literature in China https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32473 Wed 06 Jun 2018 14:11:27 AEST ]]> Effect of phytosanitary irradiation treatment on the storage life of 'Jiro' persimmons at 15 °C https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44009 Wed 05 Oct 2022 15:24:59 AEDT ]]> Pursuing learning gain in Australian universities https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43983 Wed 05 Oct 2022 14:29:21 AEDT ]]> Reexamining the Schmalensee effect https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33075 Wed 04 Sep 2019 09:54:48 AEST ]]> The Quality of Internet Websites for People Experiencing Psychosis: Pilot Expert Assessment https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52173 Wed 04 Oct 2023 11:03:26 AEDT ]]> Safety culture, quality of care, missed care, nurse staffing and their impact on pressure injuries: A cross-sectional multi-source study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54495 Tue 27 Feb 2024 15:11:18 AEDT ]]> Groundwater quality issues and challenges for drinking and irrigation uses in central Ganga basin dominated with rice-wheat cropping system https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53284 Tue 21 Nov 2023 10:23:33 AEDT ]]> Postharvest UV-C treatment affects peel degreening 'Kensington Pride' mango fruit stored at 20°C https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48306 Tue 14 Mar 2023 14:34:38 AEDT ]]> Quality of Care and One-Year Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalised for Stroke or TIA: A Linked Registry Study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49887 Tue 13 Jun 2023 13:43:34 AEST ]]> ‘When we sat together, it just worked’: Supporting individual and collaborative reflective practice in a team of early childhood educators https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46795 Thu 30 Mar 2023 19:02:21 AEDT ]]> Understanding the impact of coal blending decisions on the prediction of coke quality: a data mining approach https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43779 Thu 29 Sep 2022 10:10:50 AEST ]]> Carbon storage in the soils and vegetation of contrasting land uses in northern New South Wales, Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:632 = 20 years significantly depleted carbon concentrations compared with grassy woodlands in the surface 0.20 m at all sites and to a depth of 0.60 m at 3 sites. Depth of sampling (0-0.20 v 0-1.0 m) significantly affected the differences between land uses at most sites regarding estimates of the stock of soil carbon. These results show that differences in soil carbon concentrations and stock size do not remain constant with depth between contrasting land uses. However, comparisons between land uses of the total amount of carbon stored were dominated by the number of trees per ha and the size of the trees in grassy woodlands. The implications of these results for carbon accounting are discussed.]]> Thu 25 Jul 2013 09:10:37 AEST ]]> Postharvest UV-C treatment reduces postharvest decay in sweet cherries stored at ambient temperature (20°C) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44709 -2) and stored for up to 9 days at 20°C or 28 days at 1°C. Fruit quality was assessed by stem colour, stem attachment, development of postharvest rots, flesh colour, fruit firmness, total soluble content and titratable acidity. Fruit exposed to UV-C treatment and storage at 20°C experienced significantly lower levels of postharvest rot, but this response to UVC treatment was not dose dependent. In contrast, UV-C treatment was found to have no significant effect on decay development for treated fruit when later stored for up to 28 days at 1°C. UV-C treatment exhibited no significant impact on stem colour, flesh colour, stem detachment, TSS, TA nor TSS/TA ratio for fruit stored at 20°C, although treated 'Lapin' fruits, showed significantly greater firmness retention relative to the control. Results indicated that under certain conditions, postharvest UV-C treatment has the potential to reduce the incidence of decay and maintaining flesh firmness in sweet cherries stored at ambient temperature (20°C), however, there was no significant effect when stored at 1°C.]]> Thu 20 Oct 2022 14:10:34 AEDT ]]> Service life estimation of concrete infrastructures https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35085 Thu 20 Jun 2019 09:55:58 AEST ]]> Perceptions of midwives on the quality of emergency obstetric care at hospitals in Ethiopia: A qualitative explanatory study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37502 Thu 17 Feb 2022 09:31:02 AEDT ]]> Enhancing service loyalty: the roles of delight, satisfaction, and service quality https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33215 Thu 13 Sep 2018 11:16:18 AEST ]]> Measuring customers’ perception of omnichannel retail quality and assessing its impact on customer engagement https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36410 Thu 13 Jan 2022 08:45:46 AEDT ]]> Clinical indicators for routine use in the evaluation of early psychosis intervention: development, training support and inter-rater reliability https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13271 0.65). Inspection of contingency tables (coding category by health service) and modal scores across services suggested consistent, unbiased coding across services. Clinicians are able to agree upon what information is essential to routinely evaluate clinical practice. Simple indicators of this information can be designed and coding rules can be reliably applied to written vignettes after brief training. The real world feasibility of the indicators remains to be tested in field trials.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:15:16 AEDT ]]> The Quality of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in Bangladesh https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12080 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:30 AEDT ]]> Maintaining quality of Japanese-style green tea after harvest https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12200 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:08:26 AEDT ]]> Evaluation of rural stroke services: does implementation of coordinators and pathways improve care in rural hospitals? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19904 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:03:48 AEDT ]]> Low dose gamma irradiation does not affect the quality, proximate or nutritional profile of 'Brigitta' blueberry and 'Maravilla' raspberry fruit https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20585 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:55:36 AEDT ]]> Rethinking customer expectations of service quality: are call centres different? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6443 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:45:14 AEDT ]]> Competency based teaching: the need for a new approach to teaching clinical skills in the undergraduate medical education course https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:501 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:43:40 AEDT ]]> The experience of insomnia among older women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:109 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:42:49 AEDT ]]> Effects of very high carbon dioxide treatment and cold storage on the quality of Navel oranges https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29446 2) pre- Treatment in combination with cold storage has been shown to be an effective disinfestation treatment to kill quarantine pests such as fruit flies in horticultural produce. However, the effects of high CO2 and cold treatments on fruit quality, including the development of chilling injury and offflavours, needs to be thoroughly examined. In this study, Navel oranges were treated with either air or 95% CO2 in air for 48 h at 2°C then stored in air for up to 18 days at 2°C. Following treatment and storage, there was no evidence of any chilling injury and no significant changes in fruit soluble solids content (SSC) or titratable acidity (TA). Another storage trial examined the time taken for Navel oranges to recover from the 95% CO2 treatment. In this experiment, fruit were stored at 2°C and ventilated with either air or 95% CO2 in air for 70 h. After treatment, the fruit were stored in air and sampled after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 days. The results showed that after the high CO2 treatment, the levels of acetaldehyde significantly increased in CO2- Treated fruit and ethanol whereas levels of ethanol decreased. However, within three days storage in air, levels of acetaldehyde returned to pre- Treatment concentrations. These results show the potential of using high CO2 combination treatments as postharvest disinfestation treatments, which do not adversely affect fruit quality after treatment and storage. However more research is recommended to fully understand these fruit responses and their role in overall fruit quality.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:39:21 AEDT ]]> The environment of inpatient healthcare delivery and its influence on the outcome of care https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27656 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:38:51 AEDT ]]> Understanding the role of retail store service in light of self-image: store image congruence https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4702 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:21:48 AEDT ]]> The peer-review process and its relationship with environmental and occupational health (editorial) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4788 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:20:43 AEDT ]]> Simulation in health professional education: application and evidence https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:22973 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:15:20 AEDT ]]> The microbial quality aspects and decontamination approaches for the herbal medicinal plants and products: an in-depth review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23804 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:12:53 AEDT ]]> A systematic review highlights the need to improve the quality and applicability of trials of physical therapy interventions for low back pain https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38476 n = 2136, 96.4%), low back pain without specific etiology (n = 1,863, 84.1%), and chronic duration (n = 947, 42.8%). The quality of trials improved over time; however, most were at risk of bias. Less than half of the trials concealed allocation to intervention (n = 813, 36.7%), used intention-to-treat principles (n = 778, 35.1%), and blinded assessors (n = 810, 36.6%), participants (n = 174, 7.9%), and therapists (n = 39, 1.8%). These findings did not vary by the type of therapy. Conclusion: Most trials that test physical therapy interventions for low back pain have methodological limitations that could bias treatment effect estimates. Greater attention to methodological features, such as allocation concealment and the reporting of intention-to-treat effects, would improve the quality of trials testing physical therapy interventions for low back pain.]]> Mon 29 Jan 2024 18:05:09 AEDT ]]> Factors associated with the quality of mental health services and consumers' functionality using tertiary-based services https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44731 Mon 24 Oct 2022 08:28:43 AEDT ]]> The perceived impact of consumerism on academic job commitment in Hong Kong higher education sector https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33691 Mon 23 Sep 2019 11:16:29 AEST ]]> The productivity, performance and quality paradox: An alternative perspective https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49256 Mon 08 May 2023 10:56:16 AEST ]]> The implications of post-harvest storage time and temperature on the phytochemical composition and quality of Japanese-styled green tea grown in Australia: a food loss and waste recovery opportunity https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37936 Camellia sinensis var. sinensis) grown in NSW, Australia. Harvested material underwent a processing delay of 6, 12, 18 or 24 h at temperatures of 0, 5 and 25 °C. Targeted green tea constituents: theanine, caffeine and catechins were determined using HPLC with UV detection. Product quality and commercial value were determined using the Quality Index (QI) Tool. Reductions in constituent levels were evident within all storage delays, with nominal quality preservation achieved by reducing the temperature. The green tea material stored at 25 °C for 24 h created the most commercially valued product, despite it having visual characteristics more akin to a semi-fermented tea. These visual characteristics are traditionally con-sidered markers of green tea damage and are discarded; however, QI-Tool scoring suggests that this raw material presents as a commercially favourable source of food loss and waste (FLW). The findings of this study extend our understanding of post-harvest processing delays and storage on green tea quality and suggest the viability of a commercially valuable semi-fermented produced from FLW.]]> Mon 05 Jul 2021 16:33:35 AEST ]]> Development of an objective measure of quality and commercial value of Japanese-styled green tea (Camellia L-sinensis): the Quality Index Tool https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42601 Fri 26 Aug 2022 12:03:17 AEST ]]> Postharvest dipping with 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridiloxyacetic acid solutions delays calyx senescence and loss of other postharvest quality factors of 'Afourer' mandarins, Navel and Valencia oranges https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46556 Fri 25 Nov 2022 11:33:45 AEDT ]]> Models of coke quality prediction and the relationships to input variables: a review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46549 Fri 25 Nov 2022 11:33:22 AEDT ]]> Perceived Omnichannel Customer Experience (OCX): Concept, measurement, and impact https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51729 Fri 15 Sep 2023 18:00:29 AEST ]]>