Shape of a recoiling liquid filament.

We study the capillary retraction of a Newtonian semi-infinite liquid filament through analytical methods. We derive a long-time asymptotic-state expansion for the filament profile using a one-dimensional free-surface slender cylindrical flow model based on the three-dimensional axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equations. The analysis identifies three distinct length and time scale regions in the retraction domain: a steady filament section, a growing spherical blob, and an intermediate matching zone.

Incidence and costs of hip fractures in elderly Italian population: first regional-based assessment.

Unlabelled: We analyzed for the first-time hospitalizations and costs for hip fractures in the elderly Italian population at the regional level from 2007 to 2014. The number of fractures and the overall costs increased, mainly due to people aged > 85 in all the Italian regions, although at different rates.

Objective: We aimed at evaluating the burden of hip fractures in elderly Italian population at the regional level.

Reducing Information Gap and Increasing Market Orientation in the Agribusiness Sector: Some Evidences from Apulia Region.

Background: Market orientation plays a crucial role in reinforcing firm's competitive advantage; nevertheless, marketing myopia can negatively affect a clear perception of the market.

Methods: An organization that defines itself by product rather than by market terms is probably affected by marketing myopia, a narrowness of mind towards any newness - newness respect to firms' convincement and routines - coming from the external environment. In that context some scientific relevant developments that comes from recent patents have been considered.

Effect of durum wheat cultivars on physico-chemical and sensory properties of spaghetti.

Background: Mixtures of different cultivars provide semolina with proper processing properties but not always good nutritional properties. In this study, the effects of mono-varietal cultivars of durum wheat on pasta quality were evaluated in order to find a good balance between nutritional and sensory properties of the final product.

Results: Durum wheat spaghetti was manufactured using semolina from six mono-varietal cultivars.

In vitro and in vivo application of active compounds with anti-yeast activity to improve the shelf life of ready-to-eat table grape.

The anti-yeast effects of several compounds at different concentrations were screened in vitro against main table grape spoilage yeasts. The compounds showing the most significant anti-yeast activity were applied by dipping to table grape, to evaluate the sensory perception. In a subsequent final step, dipping treatments with potassium sorbate, eugenol, citrus extract and ethanol, were applied to ready-to-eat seedless table grape, packaged in air or under modified atmosphere packaging (MAP).