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Touch Firmness Project

open access: yes, 2020
The physical sensation of firmness, activated through firming one's muscles, leads us to a metacognitive sensation of firmness which reinforces held beliefs, processing styles and ...
Lorenzo Cecutti, Spike W. S. Lee
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Can the Firmness, Weight, and Size of Blueberry Fruit Be Enhanced through the Application of Low Amounts of Calcium to the Soil?

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Background: The firmness, weight, and size of blueberries are vital for commercial success of this crop. Fertilization is a key agronomic management practice that affects fruit quality, where calcium (Ca) plays a critical role. This study aimed to assess
Juan Hirzel
doaj   +1 more source

Is a “Firm” a Firm? A Stackelberg Experiment [PDF]

open access: yesEconomics, 2013
Abstract Industrial organization is mainly concerned with the behavior of large firms, especially when it comes to oligopoly theory. Experimental industrial organization, therefore, faces a problem: How can firms be brought into the laboratory? The main approach relies on framing: Call individuals “firms”!
openaire   +9 more sources

Touch Firmness Project

open access: yes, 2019
Touching or handling firm vs. flexible objects can activate the conceptual metaphor of these related concepts (firmness and flexibility), which can be vicariously applied to unrelated judgments, one of these being judgments related to the ...
Lorenzo Cecutti, Spike W. S. Lee
core   +5 more sources

Maintaining the Quality of ‘Red Jonaprince’ Apples during Storage by 1-Methylcyclopropene Preharvest and Postharvest Treatment

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
‘Red Jonaprince’ cultivar production is rapidly increasing; therefore, the interest in harvesting in various regions, as well as in improving and maintaining the quality of the apple, is also increasing.
Kazimierz Tomala   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Method for Prolonging the Shelf Life of Apples after Storage

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
This study investigated the effects of the use of low magnetic fields as a potential method for improving the quality of apples after storage. The fruit were exposed to 100 μT magnetic fields for 8 h per day and kept for a period of two weeks in room ...
Bogdan Saletnik   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving of Cherry Fruit Quality and Bearing Regularity by Chemical Thinning with Fertilizer

open access: yesAgronomy, 2020
The study’s objective was to evaluate the influence of thinning on the quality and regularity of yield of ‘Regina’ cherries grown on a dwarf Gisela 5 rootstock. The experiments were conducted in the years 2009–2012 in Western Poland.
Robert Kurlus   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Numerical Simulation of Rebound Velocity Pendulum Method for Ripening Detection of Melon [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Machinery, 2020
A robust numerical analysis was proposed for simulating the rebound velocity pendulum method for melon. For considered varieties (Zard-Eyvanekey and Sousky-Sabz varieties), the change in impact parameters (extracted from excitation by pendulum) was ...
F Khoshnam, M Namjoo
doaj   +1 more source

Improvement Storability of ‘Angeleno’ Plum with the Combination of 1-Methylcyclopropene Treatment and Controlled Atmosphere Storage

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Sciences, 2018
The combined effects of postharvest 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage on storage life and quality of ‘Angeleno’ (Prunus salicina Lindl.) plum were investigated after being treated with 1-MCP (625 ng g-1) at ...
Mehmet Ali Koyuncu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes of the Aroma Composition and Other Quality Traits of Blueberry ‘Garden Blue’ during the Cold Storage and Subsequent Shelf Life

open access: yesFoods, 2020
The changes of volatile composition and other quality traits of blueberry during postharvest storage were investigated. Blueberries were packaged in vented clam-shell containers, and stored at 0 °C for 0, 15 and 60 days, followed by storage at room ...
Xiaoxue Yan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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