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Quality assessment of fresh meat cuts as a performance indicator of knives specifically adapted for robot-assisted operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Manual labour in slaughterhouses is hazardous work. Workers suffer from injuries and occupational illnesses resulting from repetitive movements with sharp knives. There is a need for a robotic tool which can perform versatile ... -
Quality changes in lamb/sheep and beef meat related to oxidative processes in muscle systems
(PhD Thesis;2015:77, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-10)The oxidative processes in meat post mortem maintain the formation of free radicals. Behavior of reactive oxygen species is closely related to the energy metabolism of the muscle cell, mitochondrial activity and efficiency ... -
Quality changes in lamb/sheep and beef meat with emphasis on its colour and flavour
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)The term known as meat quality is related to complex biochemical processes and changes that occur in the animal tissue before and after slaughtering. From an analytical point of view, the more factors describing meat quality ... -
Quality Control of Global Solar Irradiation Measured at Four Stations in Eastern Norway
(Master thesis, 2015-07-08)In this thesis, the quality of global solar irradiation measurements at four stations located in Eastern Norway has been examined. The stations are Ås, Lier, Ramnes and Tomb and the time series is from 1992 to 2012. The ... -
Quality goat milk for rennet coagualted cheese
(Master thesis, 2012-05-30)The differences in milk quality between the αS1-CN genotypes of goats have been studied in different goat breeds in several countries. It is in general accepted that the cheese making properties of the high αS1-CN variants ... -
Quality of care at farm-based day care services for people with dementia : the farm as a setting for promoting health, well-being and quality of life
(PhD Thesis;2020:46, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Background: There is an increasing prevalence of dementia worldwide, with an estimated 35.6 million people living with dementia in 2010. This number is expected to double by 2030 and double again by 2050. The increasing ... -
The quality of Cocoa Pod Husk Biochar produced with the “Kon-tiki” kiln technology, and its effect as a soil enhancer on the growth rate of cocoa seedlings
(Master thesis, 2021)A study was conducted to investigate the potential of cocoa pod husk as feedstock for biochar production using the “Kon-tiki” kiln. The effect of cocoa pod husk biochar (CPHB) as a soil enhancer, was tested in particular ... -
Quality of drinking water in Afghanistan
(Master thesis, 2015-03-05)Norwegian peacekeeping operations abroad operate under different conditions than civil water supply in Norway. It may be poor access to drinking water of satisfactory quality, there is a greater daily intake of water and ... -
Quality of fruits and purees of strawberry as affwcted by genotype, maturity and processing
(Master thesis, 2013-09-10)Jordbær (Fragaria X ananassa) inneholder et bredt spekter av næringsstoffer og bioaktive forbindelser. I denne avhandlingen var hovedfokuset på antocyaniner (røde pigmenter), aktivitet av polyfenoler oksidase (PPO) (et ... -
Quality of Norwegian barley (Hordeum vulgare) for food -Effects of variety and growth environment on food quality characteristics with emphasis on total β-glucan content
(Master thesis, 2010-10-29)Barley (Hordeum vulgare) as a food crop has been a subject to increased focus over the last decades. This interest may be explained by new knowledge towards the health benefits of barley, especially linked to the amount ... -
Quality of Norwegian goat milk for cheese production
(PhD Thesis;2016:19, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-19)Norwegian goat milk has faced a number of challenges related to the quality of the milk. These challenges have been particularly related to poor rennet coagulation properties and offflavours. The aim of the project "Quality ... -
Quality of raw and cooked fillets of Atlantic salmon farmed in the Arctic : effect of dietary oil and thawing temperature
(Master thesis, 2020)The fatty acid content in fillets of Atlantic salmon cultured in the Arctic and fed diets containing varying levels of EPA and DHA (low, medium or high) was assessed. Also, dietary effects on fillet color and liquid holding ... -
Quality of vegetable grower social networks and potential role for adoption of agroecological innovations : the case of Ubaque in the Colombia Highlands
(Master thesis, 2015-12-04)Studies on adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations have evolved over time according to the technological transfer paradigms; the linear top-down approaches used during the Green Revolution has led to new ... -
Quantification of adipose tissues by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Computed Tomography in colorectal cancer patients
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Quantification of an Adverse Outcome Pathway Network by Bayesian Regression and Bayesian Network Modeling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework has gained international recognition as a systematic approach linking mechanistic processes to toxicity endpoints. Nevertheless, successful implementation into risk assessments ... -
Quantification of Fatty Acids and their Regioisomeric Distribution in Triacylglycerols from Porcine and Bovine Sources Using 13C NMR Spectroscopy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The uptake of specific fatty acids in humans is dependent on their position on the glycerol backbone. There is a great interest in methods that can access this information fast and accurately. By way of high-resolution ... -
Quantification of microcystin-producing microcystis in freshwater bodies in the Southern Mozambique using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)In the last decades, large number of reported cases of illnesses in Mozambique is related to drinking water. However, only a limited number of studies have focused on aquatic pollution in this country. Cyanobacterial blooms ... -
Quantification of Polyphenols in Seaweeds: A Case Study of Ulva intestinalis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In this case study, we explored quantitative 1H NMR (qNMR), HPLC-DAD, and the Folin-Ciocalteu assay (TPC) as methods of quantifying the total phenolic content of a green macroalga, Ulva intestinalis, after optimized ... -
Quantifying consistent individual differences in habitat selection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)