Effect of calcium chloride and film of sodium alginate in the conservation of minimally processed 'Pera' orange

Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito de solução de cloreto de cálcio e película de alginato de sódio na conservação de laranja 'Pera' minimamente processada. A qualidade da laranja minimamente processada submetida aos tratamentos com cloreto de cálcio a 1%, alginato de sódio a 1% e o controle (sem aplicação de tratamento) foi monitorada a cada três dias, por análises físicas e químicas, microbiológicas e sensoriais por um período de 12 dias de armazenamento a 5 ºC. O tratamento com alginato de sódio (1%) apresentou menor perda de massa ao longo do período de armazenamento, porém, as amostras submetidas a este tratamento, tiveram sua qualidade prejudicada quanto aos teores de ácido ascórbico, açúcares, teor de sólidos solúveis e firmeza. No final do armazenamento, o tratamento com cloreto de cálcio (1%) apresentou a melhor eficiência na manutenção das características iniciais do fruto, preservando os teores de ácido ascórbico, acidez titulável, 'ratio', açúcares e firmeza, evidenciada pela menor solubilização de pectinas. Análise microbiológica detectou valores insignificantes para bactérias psicrotróficas, bolores e leveduras e coliformes totais em todos os tratamentos, mostrando que os cuidados tomados com as condições higiênicas levaram à obtenção de um produto com padrão microbiológico de acordo com a legislação de alimentos, apresentando ausência de Salmonella e ausência de coliformes a 45 ºC. Sensorialmente, a laranja minimamente processada tratada com cloreto de cálcio (1%) e o controle, apresentou-se em condições de consumo por nove dias de armazenamento.The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a calcium chloride solution and a film of sodium alginate on the conservation of minimally processed 'Pera' oranges. The quality of minimally processed orange submitted to treatments with 1% calcium chloride and 1% sodium alginate and the control (without treatment application) were monitored by physical, chemical, microbiological, and sensorial analyses every 3 days during storage at 5 ºC for a period of 12 days. Treatment with sodium alginate (1%) showed loss of smaller mass over the period of storage; however, the quality of the samples subjected to this treatment was compromised regarding the contents of ascorbic acid, sugars, soluble solids, and firmness. At the end of the storage period, the treatment with calcium chloride (1%) showed the best performance in maintaining the initial characteristics of the fruit preserving the contents of ascorbic acid, acidity, 'ratio', sugars, and firmness evidenced by the lower pectin solubilization. The microbiological analysis found negligible values of psycrotrophic bacteria, yeasts, molds, and total coliforms in all treatments. This indicates that a control of hygienic conditions led to a standard microbiological product according to the food legislation without Salmonella and coliforms under 45 ºC. Sensorially, minimally processed orange treated with calcium chloride (1%) and control proved good for consumption for up to nine days of storage

Variations of training load, monotony, and strain and dose-response relationships with maximal aerobic speed, maximal oxygen uptake, and isokinetic strength in professional soccer players

This study aimed to identify variations in weekly training load, training monotony, and training strain across a 10-week period (during both, pre- and in-season phases); and to analyze the dose-response relationships between training markers and maximal aerobic speed (MAS), maximal oxygen uptake, and isokinetic strength. Twenty-seven professional soccer players (24.9±3.5 years old) were monitored across the 10-week period using global positioning system units. Players were also tested for maximal aerobic speed, maximal oxygen uptake, and isokinetic strength before and after 10 weeks of training. Large positive correlations were found between sum of training load and extension peak torque in the right lower limb (r = 0.57, 90%CI[0.15;0.82]) and the ratio agonist/antagonist in the right lower limb (r = 0.51, [0.06;0.78]). It was observed that loading measures fluctuated across the period of the study and that the load was meaningfully associated with changes in the fitness status of players. However, those magnitudes of correlations were small-to-large, suggesting that variations in fitness level cannot be exclusively explained by the accumulated load and loading profile

Crescimento do capim-marandu submetido à estratégias de lotação intermitente

Grazing strategies alter sward leaf area patterns of growth, affecting herbage accumulation and utilisation. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the growth of marandu palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) swards subjected to strategies of intermittent stocking. The experiment was carried out in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, from October/2004 to September/2005. Swards were grazed at 95 and 100% canopy light interception (LI) to post-grazing heights of 10 and 15 cm, following a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with four replications in a randomised complete block design. The response variables evaluated were: crop growth rate, relative growth rate, net assimilation rate, leaf area ratio and leaf weight ratio. In early and late spring, the highest crop growth rate was recorded for treatment 95/15 (11.2 and 10.1 g m-2 day-1, respectively), along with high values of net assimilation rate (4.4 and 6.9 g m-2 day-1, respectively), leaf area ratio (0.0095 and 0.0103 m-2 g-1, respectively) and leaf weight ratio (0.56 and 0.56 g g-1, respectively). To compensate reductions in net assimilation rate plants made some morphological and physiological adjustments increasing leaf area and leaf weight ratio. Relative growth rate and net assimilation rate were 26 and 50% higher, respectively, on swards grazed at 95% than at 100% LI. In early spring treatments 100/10 and 95/15 resulted in the highest relative growth rate (0.086 and 0.059 g m-2 day-1, respectively). Treatment 95/15 resulted in the most favourable pattern of growth (crop growth rate, relative growth rate, net assimilation rate), particularly during the transition period between winter and spring.Estratégias de pastejo alteram a área foliar dos pastos, interferindo em seus padrões de crescimento e afetando o acúmulo e a utilização de forragem. O objetivo desse experimento foi avaliar o crescimento de pastos de capim-marandu (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) submetidos a estratégias de lotação intermitente. O experimento foi realizado em Piracicaba, SP, Brasil, de Outubro/2004 a Setembro/2005. Os pastejos foram realizados quando o dossel atingia 95 ou 100% de interceptação luminosa (IL) até as alturas pós-pastejo de 10 e 15 cm, seguindo um arranjo fatorial 2 × 2 com 4 repetições e um delineamento de blocos completos casualizados. Avaliaram-se a taxa de crescimento da cultura, a taxa de crescimento relativo, a taxa de assimilação líquida, a razão de área foliar e a razão de peso foliar. No início e final de primavera a maior taxa de crescimento da cultura foi registrada para o tratamento 95/15 (11.2 e 10.1 g m-2 dia-1, respectivamente), associada a altos valores de taxa de assimilação líquida (4.4 e 6.9 g m-2 dia-1, respectivamente), razão de área foliar (0.0095 e 0.0103 m-2 g-1, respectivamente) e razão de peso foliar (0.56 e 0.56 g g-1, respectivamente). Para compensar reduções em taxa de assimilação líquida a planta se ajustou morfológica e fisiologicamente aumentando a razão de área foliar e razão de peso foliar. A taxa de crescimento relativo e a taxa de assimilação líquida foram, respectivamente, 26% e 50% superiores nos pastos manejados com 95% relativamente àqueles com 100% de IL. No início de primavera os tratamentos 100/10 e 95/15 resultaram na maior taxa de crescimento relativo (0.086 e 0.059 g m-2 dia-1, respectivamente). O tratamento 95/15 resultou no padrão mais favorável de crescimento (taxas de crescimento da cultura, crescimento relativo e assimilatória líquida), particularmente durante o período de transição entre inverno e primavera.CNPqFAPES