Phytosanitary products obtained from natural extracts represent an alternative, especially in the case of preservation of the products obtained from organic farming. [...]
The Be´zier-type operator has become a powerful tool in operator theory, neural networks, curve and surface design and representation because of its good shape-preserving properties. Motivated by the improvements of the operator in computationa...
This study clarified the effect of adding thermoresponsive xyloglucan on the bread-making properties and preservation of gluten-free rice-flour bread. The thickening polysaccharides used for preparing gluten-free rice-flour bread were modified tamari...
In this work, the impregnation quality and mechanical properties of Pinus radiata D.Don treated with different copper nanoparticles (CuNP) solutions (named K1 and K2) and a commercial preservative (M) were studied. The impregnation quality of radiata...
In the search for non-chemical and green methods to counteract the bacterial contamination of foods, the use of natural substances with antimicrobial properties and light irradiation at proper light waves has been extensively investigated. In particu...
This review comprehensively examines nanocomposite packaging materials for food preservation, focusing on their preparation methods, functional properties, applications, and safety considerations. Nanocomposites, incorporating nanomaterials suc...
Pelargonium plants are very popular and well-known for their essential oils (EOs), which are used for medicinal purposes and in food. This study focused on the EO of Pelargonium odoratissimum. First, its composition and antioxidant and antimicrobial...
Boron preservatives have insecticidal and fungicidal effects. The leaching problem of boron preservative-treated wood can be overcome using oil treatment. This study evaluated the resistance in a biodeterioration field test and the mechanical propert...
In the present study, p-hydroxybenzoic acid-grafted chitosan (PA-g-CS) conjugates with different grafting degrees were synthesized by a free radical-regulated grafting approach. The conjugates were further developed into films by casting, and their c...
Most cosmetic products require preservation to prevent microbial contamination and to ensure consumer safety. Due to regulatory restrictions and rejection by consumers, preservative options have become limited and the development of novel solutions i...
In order to improve the mechanical properties, nutritional value and fresh-keeping ability of conventional sodium alginate edible composite membranes, a new type of edible composite film was prepared by adding water-blocking agent carnauba wax, plast...
This study investigates the effectiveness of microwave treatment (MW) on the antifungal properties of Norway spruce wood and the leaching of preservatives. Given the environmental and health concerns about conventional wood preservatives, this study...
The potential application of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil (EGEO) as a natural beverage preservative is described in this research. The chemical composition of EGEO was determined using gas chromatography analyses and revealed that the major cons...
Today, consumers are increasingly demanding safety alternatives concerning the use of synthetic additives in the food industry, as well as healthy food. As a result, a major number of plant-derived preservatives have been tested in the food industry....
Propolis is a natural hive product collected by honeybees from different plants and trees. The collected resins are then mixed with bee wax and secretions. Propolis has a long history of use in traditional and alternative medicine. Propolis possesses...
The main purpose of this paper is to introduce a new family of parametric Kantorovichtype operators on the half-bounded interval. The convergence properties of these new operators are investigated. The Voronovskaja-type weak inverse theorem and the r...
This study explored, for the first time, the chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of a caper leaf essential oil (EO) emulsion for possible food applications as a natural preservative. The EO was extracted by hydr...
Bee pollen is a food with high nutritional value and important functional properties. It is usually consumed as dried pollen, due to the need for a preservation process that controls the high microbiological load of the fresh product. Unfortunately,...
Anacardium occidentale, known as cashew tree, is widely used in the Amazon. This study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, as well as the biological, physicochemical, antioxidant, and acceptability properties, of the essential oil (EO) extrac...
Lactic acid bacteria can synthesize extracellular exopolysaccharides (EPSs) that have versatile physicochemical and biological properties. In this paper, the EPSs synthesized by Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus ŁOCK 0943 were characterized. Their st...
New goals for industry and science have led to increased awareness of food safety and healthier living in the modern era. Here, one of the challenges in food quality assurance is the presence of pathogenic microorganisms. As planktonic cells can form...
In this paper, we introduce and investigate a new class of the parametric generalization of the Baskakov-Schurer-Szász-Stancu operators, which considerably extends the well-known class of the classical Baskakov-Schurer-Szász-Stancu approximation oper...
Nanocomposite films that were based on furcellaran (FUR) and nanofillers (carbon quantum dots (CQDs), maghemite nanoparticles (MAN), and graphene oxide (GO)) were obtained by the casting method. The microstructure, as well as the structural, physical...
Obtaining overlap/grouping functions from a given pair of overlap/grouping functions is an important method of generating overlap/grouping functions, which can be viewed as a binary operation on the set of overlap/grouping functions. In this paper, f...
Fungal infestations, particularly from Rhizopus stolonifer, pose significant post-harvest challenges for strawberries, compromising their shelf life and quality. Traditional preservation methods, including refrigeration, offer limited protection agai...
Plant-based meat products have gained attention in the food industry and with consumers. Plant-based meat products primarily comprise plant proteins and are rich in nutrients. However, the products are highly susceptible to bacterial contamination du...
In this study, a novel integral operator that extends the functionality of some existing integral operators is presented. Specifically, the integral operator acts as the inverse operator to the widely recognized Opoola differential operator. By makin...
Anthocyanin-based smart packaging has been widely used for food freshness monitoring, but it cannot meet the requirements of smart films with antibacterial properties. This study aimed to enhance the antibacterial properties of intelligent films by i...
Wood is a naturally porous material prone to microbial erosion and degradation in outdoor environments. Therefore, the development of an environmentally friendly wood preservative with excellent antibacterial effects and low toxicity is urgently need...
Essential oils (EOs) have gained increasing attention as natural alternatives to synthetic food preservatives due to their broad-spectrum antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antigenotoxic properties. Derived from aromatic plants, EOs possess complex chem...
Purpose: To examine the physicochemical properties of five preservative-free (PF) 0.005% latanoprost ophthalmic products; Monoprost®, Latanest®, Gaap Ofteno®, Xalmono®, and Xaloptic® Free. Furthermore, the study investigated the m...
The fruits of the common quince (Cydonia oblonga) have wide-ranging health benefits due to their valuable composition. However, consumers usually do not welcome the hard flesh and astringency, so the fruit is not eaten raw. Therefore, it is important...
In this study, we designed the preparation method and application study of chitosan–polyvinyl alcohol–chrysanthemum extract–nanosilver composite gel (CTS/PVA/Ag/CHR), constructed a composite gel system with chitosan/polyvinyl alcoho...
The antifungal effect of catechin and extractives from Prosopis juliflora was studied against one white rot fungus, Trametes versicolor (TV), and one brown rot fungus, Poria placenta (PP). The mentioned extractives from Prosopis julilfora were crude...
In this work, the role of tannic acid (TA) and Fe3+ in crosslinking pectin (PE) to enhance its physicochemical properties was investigated. Specifically, PE/TA/Fe3+ composite films were prepared using the solution casting method, and the UV-blocking...
This study was directed towards the investigation of the chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Tunisian halophyte Lobularia maritime (LmEO). The antibacterial effects against major food-borne pathogenic and food sp...
Wood is a renewable, versatile material with multiple applications and the largest terrestrial pool of sequestered carbon. However, it is susceptible to degradation, mainly caused by wood-decaying fungi. Since several traditional wood preservatives h...
Drying is a key method for food preservation; however, conventional techniques often lead to the degradation of bioactive compounds, compromising nutritional quality. This systematic review, following the PRISMA protocol, examines emerging food dryin...
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) has become a good potential strategy to retain quality throughout the shelf life of perishable foods. The aim of this work was to evaluate different packaging atmospheres on semi-hard protected designation of origi...
The development of new bio-friendly alternatives for wood conservation is of great interest and necessary for environmental protection. In this paper, the preparations based on the propolis extract and silicon compounds were used as green wood preser...
Flight operations data play a central role in ensuring flight safety, optimizing operations, and driving innovation. However, these data have become a key target for cyber-attacks, and are especially vulnerable to property inference attacks. Aiming a...
This paper focuses on embedded system modeling, proposing a solution to obtain a refined net via the refinement operation of an extended Petri net. Object-oriented technology and Petri net with inhibitor-arcs-based representation for embedded systems...
Wood, a natural and renewable material, is extensively utilized in furniture, construction, and outdoor landscapes due to its sustainability and esthetic appeal. However, exposure to environmental elements, particularly sunlight, leads to photodegrad...
Roasted hazelnut skins (RHSs), generated as by-products of industrial hazelnut processing, were extracted by pressurized liquid extraction to yield a hydroalcoholic extract (RHS-H). The extract was rich in polyphenols (308.4 ± 4.6 mg GAE/g) an...
Nanoparticles (1 to 100 nm) have unique physical and chemical properties, which makes them suitable for application in a vast range of scientific and technological fields. In particular, metal nanoparticle (MNPs) research has been showing promising a...
This study was carried out with the aim of optimizing the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of phenolic compounds from male chestnut flowers (C. sativa Mill) to develop a bioactive extract with potential to be used as a natural antioxidant preserv...
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of CA (controlled atmosphere, 2–3% O2 + 3% CO2) and NO (nitric oxide, generated by 0.4 nM sodium nitroprusside), alone or combined (CA + NO), on the physio-chemical properties, enzyme activiti...
It is well known that food waste, especially perishable fruits, is one of the pressing issues worldwide, and as much as 50% of harvested fruits are wasted in developing countries as a result of poor preservation methods. Other traditional options suc...
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen and causes illnesses with a high mortality rate in susceptible populations. Several dairy-related outbreaks have been attributed to contamination by L. monocytogenes, which requires antimicrobial interve...
This study isolated five acid-producing strains (XQ1 and YZ1–YZ4) from naturally fermented pomace of Rosa roxburghii Tratt (RRT) in Guizhou’s karst region. Genetic and phenotypic analyses identified XQ1, YZ2, and YZ4 as Lactobacillus plan...
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