The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of seven independent factors consisting of sodium nitrite, pH, sodium chloride, sodium acetate, sodium lactate syrup, calcium propionate and a blend of nisin and hop alpha acids on the growth rate of Listeria monocytogenes in ham as a model of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products.
The City Accelerator will give nine cities the opportunity to work in three-city cohorts to focus on areas where there is a clear model of innovation ready for implementation.
The paper explores the usefulness of hybridizing two distinct nature inspired computational intelligence techniques viz., Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Genetic Algorithms (GA) for modeling slump of Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) based on its design mix constituents viz., cement, fly ash, sand, coarse aggregates, admixture and water-binder ratio.
For comparison, in some determinations we included the organophosphate insecticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) as a positive control compound, because this agent is a known developmental neurotoxicant for which the PC12 model provides ready prediction of effects of in vivo exposure (Jameson et al. 2006; Qiao et al. 2001, 2005; Slotkin 2005; Slotkin et al. 2007a, 2007b).
This tribunal — created by the United Nations Security Council at the initiative of the United States, among others — provides a ready model of a court capable of dealing with the detainees.
But for anyone who wonders whether China has the capacity to develop high value-added services, and I acknowledge that there are real concerns about this, there is, at least, a ready model of how to do it.
Although C57BL/6 inbred mice develop only intermediate liver fibrosis, this strain is frequently used for fibrosis studies in the CCl4 model because of the ready availability of respective knockout mutants or other gene modifications.
The final version of the model is ready since mid 2011.
The 4G-ready model of the latest iPad is potentially a data hog, given that its big, extra-high-resolution screen makes high-definition video streams especially tempting.
The company believes that a production-ready model of the Pony.ai car platform will arrive in 2-3 years.
Reuters is reporting that General Motors may be unveiling a "showroom-ready model" of its electric car, the Volt, in September.
