Flow Of Juice Research Articles

Endoscopic interventions in pancreatic strictures and stones-A structured approach.

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an irreversible disease of varied etiology characterized by destruction of pancreatic tissue and loss of both exocrine and endocrine function. Pain is the dominant and most common presenting symptom. The common cause for pain in CP is ductal hypertension due to obstruction of the flow of pancreatic juice in the main pancreatic duct either due to stones or stricture or a combination of both. With advances in technology and techniques, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) and stenting should be the first line of therapy for strictures of the main pancreatic duct (MPD). Small calculi in the MPD can be extracted by ERCP and balloon trawl. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) remains the standard of care for large pancreatic calculi and aims to fragment the stones 3mm or less that can easily be extracted by a subsequent ERCP. Single operator pancreatoscopy with intraductal lithotripsy is a technique in evolution and can be tried when ESWL is not available or is unsuccessful in producing stone fragmentation.

Application of Mid-Pancreatectomy with End-to-End Anastomosis in Pancreatic Benign Tumors.

Mid-pancreatectomy combined with end-to-end anastomosis is a surgical procedure used to treat benign pancreatic tumors. It involves removing the tumor from the middle section of the pancreas and connecting the proximal and distal ends through an anastomosis. The traditional surgical approach for resecting the middle segment of the pancreas involves closing the proximal pancreas and creating a Roux-en-Y anastomosis with the jejunum. However, this approach carries a double risk of pancreatic stump fistula and pancreatico enteric anastomotic leak postoperatively. In this paper, a new procedure is described where stent tubes were placed into the proximal and distal sides of the pancreatic ducts after ensuring sufficient freedom from the proximal distal pancreas. The pancreatic parenchyma was then sutured continuously under direct vision to achieve pancreatic end-to-end anastomosis. This procedure helps preserve pancreatic function, reducing the risk of postoperative pancreatic insufficiency. However, due to the complexity and risks involved, thorough evaluation and preparation are necessary before surgery. We carefully assess the patient's history, serology, and imaging results to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the procedure. During surgery, we consider the use of a suitable pancreatic duct stent to ensure the flow of pancreatic juice into the intestine through physiological pathways. Our goal is to remove the tumor while preserving as much normal pancreatic tissue as possible for the anastomosis. After the operation, it is crucial to monitor the patient's pancreatic function, paying close attention to blood glucose levels, drainage fluid volume, and amylase value of the pancreatic anastomosis. During the postoperative follow-up visit, the patient's pancreatic function was assessed, and there was no significant change in quality of life compared to before the surgery. This indicates that mid-pancreatectomy combined with end-to-end anastomosis is a safe and effective procedure for treating pancreatic benign neoplasms.

Chemically reacted blood Cu O nanofluid flow through a non-Darcy porous media with radially varying viscosity

The study investigates the flow of a Newtonian Cu O nanofluid through a non-Darcy porous medium with radially varying viscosity, which is crucial for various industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, nuclear, solar, and solar technologies. The peristaltic motion of the nanofluid is studied with thermal radiation and chemical reaction effects, and the viscosity varies with both radius and axial coordinates. The study assumes low Reynolds and long wavelength assumptions and uses the homotopy perturbation technique to obtain a semi-analytical solution of velocity, temperature, nanoparticle concentration, and skin friction. The results show that axial velocity increases with the increase of slip velocity and viscosity parameters, while wave amplitude and chemical reaction parameters increase while nanoparticle concentration decreases. High viscosity parameters allow fluid nanoparticles to gain more active energy and move more freely, which is the main idea behind crude oil refinement. This physical modeling is essential for physiological flows, such as stomach juice flow during endoscope insertion.

Comparison of Slab and Pencil Beam Labeling in Spin-labeled MR Imaging for Pancreatic Juice Flow Visualization.

The usefulness of a highly targeted pencil beam (PB) label was compared with the commonly used slab label for direct visualization of pancreaticobiliary reflux using the time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (time-SLIP) technique. Signal profiles of flow phantom images obtained with a 1.5T MRI were analyzed. Both labels had similar labeling capabilities, but the edge characteristics of the PB label were blunt. Next, sixty-eight patients were classified into two groups according to the angle of the pancreaticobiliary ducts, and the displacement of the pancreatic ducts in respiratory fluctuation was measured. The results were approximately 7 mm in both groups. The blunt edge characteristics of the PB label suggest that it is robust to respiratory fluctuations. The overall labeling ability of the PB is comparable to that of the slab. In the larger angle of pancreaticobiliary ducts, the PB label may be able to label the pancreatic duct more selectively.

Developing a New Synergistic Method to Increase the Production of Dates Molasses

The dates are stacked in a basin with four sloping walls, and the sugary juice flows out of the dates under the influence of pressure, heat, and humidity; this is the common method of molasses in Iraq, and it was developed as part of this study. Teardrop molasses is a specific variety that is packaged in teardrop-shaped containers. Although this technique (the tampers) is effective in removing sugar and nutrients from dates without spoiling them, and in obtaining sugary juice with a light natural color, it comes with a low production rate because the syrup does not exceed 10-15% of the weight of the dates, and because it takes a long period of time to produce (from 2 to 3 months). As a result, the study aimed to increase production and the best physical, chemical, and sensory quality attributes in the product by employing a new synergistic strategy to raise the extraction efficiency and improve the quality of molasses during the manufacturing process. The study found that the created method was superior (synergy) because it increased the efficiency of making date molasses to 38% of the utilized dates and cut the production time in half, from two months to three days. The sensory evaluation found that this approach also fared exceptionally well across the board of sight, sound, and touch. As one of the local soft date varieties, Sukkari performed better than the other varieties of Zahdi (of semi-dry dates) and Khastawi (of the soft date varieties) utilized in the study, demonstrating the effect of the date variety on the amount of production.

Understanding bacterial infiltration of the pancreas through a deformable pancreatic duct

Tiny amount of bacteria are found in the pancreas in pancreatitis and cancer, which seemed involved in inflammation and carcinogenesis. However, bacterial infiltration from the duodenum is inhibited by the physical defense mechanisms such as bile flow and the sphincter of Oddi. To understand how the bacteria possibly infiltrate the pancreas through a deformable pancreatic duct, influenced by the periodic contractions of the sphincter of Oddi, a mathematical model of bacterial infiltration is developed that considered large deformation, fluid flow, and bacterial transport in a deformable pancreatic duct. In addition, the sphincter’s contraction wave is modeled by including its propagation from the pancreas toward the duodenum. Simulated structure of the deformed duct with the relaxed sphincter and simulated bile distribution agreed reasonably well with the literature, validating the model. Bacterial infiltration from the duodenum in a deformable pancreatic duct, following the sphincter’s contraction, is counteracted by a gradual peristalsis-like deformation of the pancreatic duct, due to an antegrade contraction wave propagation from the pancreas to the duodenum, Parametric sensitivity analysis demonstrated that bacterial infiltration is increased with lower bile and pancreatic juice flow rate, greater contraction amplitude and frequency, thinner wall thickness, and retrograde contraction wave propagation. Since contraction waves following retrograde propagation are increased in patients with common bile duct stones and pancreatitis, they may possibly be factors for continuum inflammation of pancreas. (224 words).

Design, Development and Performance Evaluation of Semi Automated Citrus Juice Extractor Machine

Citrus juice extractor machine has been design, fabricated and can be found in numerous studies at different areas. These citrus juice extractor machine is a semi automated one that operates from the entrance of citrus into the hopper basket till the filteration of the juice for consumption. The operational procedure for the extraction of juice starts from the stacking of neatly cleaned citrus of same size in the basket position ontop of the extractor machine which in turn passes through the hopper to the extraction chamber where the oranges are cut into two equal halves for the twin knaggy ball shearing then the pulps are dropped through the remaning collector to the residue collection bin while the extracted juice flows through the seize to a container for consumption. The optimal operating speed of the juice extraction machine was found to be 15rpm, while the optimum feed was found to be F1 (2.5 kg/min). The average juice extraction efficiency at optimum speed (S) and feed rate (F) was 64%; juice yield at optimum Speed and Feed was 60%; juice extraction losses was 35% at optimum Speed and Feed.

H20 Gin or tonic: the dermatological hazards of cocktail-based quinine

Abstract Derived from Cinchona tree bark, quinine was first found to be beneficial to health by indigenous Amazonian peoples. Seventeenth-century Jesuit missionaries sent the bark and seeds back to Europe, where word of its therapeutic properties spread. Quinine was promoted as an antiseptic treatment for a range of ailments from the 1600s onward, including septicaemia, erysipelas and scarlet fever. The dermatological risks of quinine quickly became recognized, with Bartholow stating in his 1876 work that ‘The action of quinia has occasionally been attended by the appearance of an eruption on the skin. Sometimes the exanthem has been in the form of an erythema, sometimes it has assumed the appearance of urticaria.’ The pharmacological properties of quinine were exploited by colonial institutions such as the East India Company, who combined a pragmatic approach to antimalarial prophylaxis with a British penchant for aperitivos. The bitter taste of quinine in tonic water led to the addition of water, sugar, lime and gin, giving rise to the gin and tonic (G&T). Its enduring popularity is, in part, due to the astringent nature of quinine and its acidic content that acts as a ‘stomachic tonic; that is, promote appetite, the flow of gastric juice, and the digestive power’. However, since its advent, the G&T has been attributed to many cases of dermatological malaise, as discovered by this systemic review of the published PubMed and SCOPUS literature. To the adage ‘new drugs, new eruptions’, the G&T was no exception. The first published skin reaction to quinine in tonic water dates from 1955, occurring shortly after the patient attended a cocktail party after which they developed ‘a burning sensation in the groins and in his hands and feet’ with progressive oedema and erythema to these areas, spreading to involve nearly all of the body. Other published cases describe (in decreasing frequency) fixed drug eruptions, photosensitive reactions, allergic urticaria and lichenoid drug reactions triggered by quinine in G&Ts. The spectrum of eruptions triggered by tonic water extends to Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis triggered by scotch and tonic water consumed at the patient’s peril during a convention in 1972. With an enduring popularity spanning two centuries, and a declaration from Churchill that ‘the gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen's lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire,’ it is vital that dermatologists are aware of the potential dermatological hazards of the G&T.

Magnetic sphincter augmentation: paradigm change or just another device in the surgeon's toolbox?

The common denominator for virtually all episodes of gastroesophageal reflux in health and disease is the loss of the barrier that confines the distal esophagus to the stomach. Factors important in maintaining the function of the barrier are its pressure, length and position. In early reflux disease, overeating, gastric distention and delayed gastric emptying led to a transient loss of the barrier. A permanent loss of the barrier occurs from inflammatory injury to the muscle allowing free flow of gastric juice into the esophageal body. Corrective therapy requires augmentation or restoration of the barrier referred to more commonly as the lower esophageal sphincter.

Red Fruit Juice Concentration by Osmotic Distillation: Optimization of Operating Conditions by Response Surface Methodology.

Osmotic distillation (OD) was implemented at laboratory scale to concentrate a red fruit juice produced from a blend of blood orange, prickly pear, and pomegranate juice. The raw juice was clarified by microfiltration and then concentrated by using an OD plant equipped with a hollow fiber membrane contactor. The clarified juice was recirculated on the shell side of the membrane module, while calcium chloride dehydrate solutions, used as extraction brine, were recirculated on the lumen side in a counter-current mode. The influence of different process parameters, such as brine concentration (20, 40, and 60% w/w), juice flow rate (0.3, 2.0, and 3.7 L min-1), and brine flow rate (0.3, 2.0, and 3.7 L min-1) on the performance of the OD process in terms of evaporation flux and increase in juice concentration, was investigated according to the response surface methodology (RSM). From the regression analysis, the evaporation flux and juice concentration rate were expressed with quadratic equations of juice and brine flow rates, as well as the brine concentration. The desirability function approach was applied to analyse the regression model equations in order to maximize the evaporation flux and juice concentration rate. The optimal operating conditions were found to be 3.32 L min-1 brine flow rate, 3.32 L min-1 juice flow rate, and an initial brine concentration of 60% w/w. Under these conditions, the average evaporation flux and the increase in the soluble solid content of the juice resulted in 0.41 kg m-2 h-1 and 12.0 °Brix, respectively. Experimental data on evaporation flux and juice concentration, obtained in optimized operating conditions, resulted in good agreement with the predicted values of the regression model.

Novel apparatus for monitoring simultaneously color and °Brix of selected fruit juices through RGB image analysis

AbstractThis work introduces a novel apparatus for monitoring both color and °Brix of selected fruit juices. These parameters are essential for quality and processing control at concentration and dilution operations. The proposed apparatus performs the red, green, and blue (RGB) image analysis of the fruit juice as it flows through a transparent cell equipped with a webcam and a light source. The viewing cell is inside a box for controlling temperature and for ensuring homogeneous lighting. This apparatus not only measures the RGB color space of the fruit juice online but also allows relating it to the °Brix. The relationship between RGB and °Brix was obtained by measuring the RGB color space of various fruit juice samples, of which the °Brix were previously determined using a digital refractometer. RGB image analysis showed an excellent relationship with °Brix (R2 > 0.99, using an exponential fit), allowing for monitoring reliably this parameter during continuous fruit juice concentration and dilution experiments. These results show the potential of this novel apparatus to substitute conventional instruments such as colorimeters and refractometers for online process monitoring. Furthermore, it has the advantage of not requiring sampling, which reduces measurement errors and saves time.Practical applicationsThis work introduces a novel apparatus based on RGB image analysis for monitoring simultaneously the color and the °Brix of fruit juices. These parameters are important to control the production and quality of fruit juices, especially at concentration and dilution operations. The apparatus proposed here is a viewing cell where the RGB color space is quantified using the software RGBview® as the fruit juice flows through it. The °Brix are determined from the RGB color space using a suitable fit obtained from a previous calibration with juice samples with known °Brix. This is an alternative to conventional analytical instruments such as colorimeters and refractometers but with the advantage of performing an online measurement. This configuration allows for the reduction of analytical errors associated with sampling and saves time. Moreover, this apparatus has the potential to monitor other physicochemical properties related to the color of fruit juices.

Introduction of the pre-evaporator in the existing scheme of the evaporator station with co-current juice flow without installing a new apparatus

A pre-evaporator is installed in an existing evaporator station with co-current juice flow without adding a new evaporator vessel. The mass and heat balances are compared for both cases. The analysis shows that with such a change the parameters (temperature, flow rate) of the bleed vapors of the 3rd, 4th and 5th effects will result in the need to enlarge the heating surface of several juice heaters. It will also be necessary to increase the vapor parameters of the effect supplying the evaporating crystallizers either by increasing the pressure of the exhaust steam supplying 1st effect or by relieving pre-evaporator through switching the supply of the juice heater from this effect to bleed vapors of another effect.

Investigation of pancreatic juice reflux mechanism in high confluence of pancreaticobiliary ducts and pancreaticobiliary maljunction (Development and validation of a mathematical model for pancreatic and bile juice flow based on fluid mechanics)

Investigation of pancreatic juice reflux mechanism in high confluence of pancreaticobiliary ducts and pancreaticobiliary maljunction (Development and validation of a mathematical model for pancreatic and bile juice flow based on fluid mechanics)

Using Spin-labeled MR Imaging to Depict Slow Pancreatic Juice Flow.

This study evaluated the dependence of the signal characteristics of time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (time-SLIP) on flow velocity and tag thickness to depict the pancreatic juice flow by analyzing signal profile using a tube phantom study. The tag edge property was evaluated by edge rise distance (ERD). For various slow flow velocities and tag thicknesses, the signal profile characteristics were evaluated using two indices: the tag center value (RTCV) reduction rate and the total signal value along the tube (TSVT). ERD, which was about 10% of the tag thickness, was higher for thicker tags, making slow flow detection difficult. TSVT was proportional to the thickness of the tag and was preserved irrespective of the flow velocity. RTCV became lower with higher flow velocity and decreased significantly with thinner tags. These results suggest that the visualization of pancreatic juice flow might improve stability by considering the appropriate tag thickness.

The use of the phytomonitoring method to control the irrigation of tomato plantations: A case study

The article is devoted to the current scientific and practical problems of planning irrigation with phytomonitoring methods. In particular, it focuses on the methodological approach to tomato irrigation planning. The field experiment was laid by the method of systematic placement of elementary plots in four replicates. The PM-11Z phytomonitor was used to determine changes in stem diameter, juice flow, leaf temperature, and fruit growth. On the basis of the experimental studies, parameters are defined for the start of watering with the positive, negative and zero water balance of the plant. It has been proved that when vegetative irrigation is planned with a positive plant water balance, the daily amplitude of stem contraction ( DCA) and the trend of the sap flow rate should be analysed. A fall in two consecutive morning stem diameter peaks ( MXSD) indicates a negative plant water balance, which is the starting point for watering. To assign watering with a zero water balance, it is necessary to use information from the fruit growth sensor and the juice flow rate. A decrease in their indications marks the need for the next watering.

Development and research of a digital control system for juice consumption after the diffusion apparatus in sugar production

The article is devoted to solving the problem of stabilizing the flow rate of diffusion juice at the outlet from the buffer tank under conditions of an unstable hydrodynamic mode of operation of the diffusion apparatus in sugar production. The existing system does not provide effective stabilization of the juice consumption in case of significant fluctuations in the level and situations arise when the buffer tank is empty or overflowed. A digital control system is proposed that improves the dynamic accuracy of juice flow stabilization due to digital correction according to the integral law of setting the flow regulator according to filtered (smoothed) level values and including proportional, differential components in the correction algorithm when the level leaves the “smooth” control area. The effectiveness of the digital control system is confirmed by mathematical modeling in various modes.

Enzymatic Extraction of Sapodilla (Manilkara achras L.) Juice: Process Optimization and Characterization

Conventional treatment of sapodilla pulp yields very viscous, turbid, and low juice recovery. Sapodilla processing for juice requires liquefying enzyme that leads to rectifying flow of juice. This study was conducted to optimize the enzymatic pectolytic conditions of sapodilla fruit processing to extract maximum juice using a central composite design (CCD). The effect of processing variables on recovery of juice, total soluble solids (TSS), viscosity, clarity, and L-value along with physicochemical analysis was investigated. The optimized processing conditions were pectinase concentration (0.120%) at 42.02°C for 167.83 min resulting in juice recovery (62.08 ± 0.38%), viscosity (4.81 ± 0.02cP), TSS (21.48 ± 0.19 °Brix), clarity (0.72 ± 0.05%T), and L-value (28.79 ± 0.96). Optimized sapodilla juice showed higher filterability (24.16 ± 1.04 min−1), conductivity (69.46 ± 0.30 S/m), total phenolic content (35.86 ± 0.60 mg/100 mL), ascorbic acid (6.38 ± 0.58 mg/100 mL), moisture content (84.85 ± 0.21% WB), and titratable acidity (0.143 ± 0.0% citric acid) as compared to control sample (60.5 ± 1.80 min−1, 30.43 ± 0.35 S/m, 30.68 ± 0.85 mg/100 mL, 4.64 ± 0.0 mg/100 mL, 83.69 ± 0.18%, and 0.130 ± 0.0%). Optimized sapodilla juice was lower in sedimentation index (0.73 ± 0.11%), turbidity (13.73 ± 1.10 NTU), ash (0.57 ± 0.031%), and β-carotene (0.173 ± 0.008 μg/100 mL) as compared to control sample (1.07 ± 0.02%, 79 ± 0.75 NTU, 0.65 ± 0.031%, and 0.306 ± 0.007 μg/100 mL). The flow behavior index (n) was closer to 1 in both juice samples, which indicated Newtonian-like flow behavior. Conclusively, sapodilla juice extraction at optimal condition (0.120% of pectinase concentration) and 42.02°C/167.83 min would be potentiated to the beverage industry. The use of pectinase might reduce membrane fouling and facilitates processing operation efficiently.

The pancreatic exocrine function in patients with pancreatic endocrine insufficiency: the evaluation with cine-dynamic magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography using a spatially selective inversion-recovery pulse and T1 mapping

PurposeTo evaluate the association of the pancreatic exocrine function estimated by cine-dynamic magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) using a spatially selective inversion-recovery (IR) pulse with the pancreatic endocrine function estimated by the T1 relaxation time of the pancreatic parenchyma and HbA1c values.Materials and methodsForty-three patients with suspected hepatobiliary or pancreatic diseases were included. Patients were classified into three groups: HbA1c < 5.7% (normal group), 5.7% ≤ HbA1c < 6.5% (prediabetes group), and HbA1c ≥ 6.5% (diabetes group). The frequency of the secretory flow of the pancreatic juice was observed within the area of the IR pulse, and the moving distance (mean secretion grade) of the pancreatic juice inflow within the area of the IR pulse on cine-dynamic MRCP, and the T1 relaxation time of the pancreatic parenchyma on the T1 map images were assessed. The MR imaging measurements were compared using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient analysis and the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests.ResultsBoth the mean secretion grade and frequency of the pancreatic secretory inflow had a significant negative correlation with the T1 relaxation time of the pancreatic parenchyma (r = − 0.335, p = 0.028 and r = − 0.305, p = 0.047, respectively) and HbA1c values (r = − 0.308, p = 0.044 and r = − 0.313, p = 0.041, respectively). Both the mean secretion grade and frequency of the pancreatic secretory inflow in the elevated HbA1c (prediabetes and diabetes) group were significantly lower than those in the normal group (p = 0.030 and p = 0.029, respectively).ConclusionThe pancreatic exocrine function estimated by cine-dynamic MRCP was significantly lower in patients with prediabetes and diabetes than in controls. Cine-dynamic MRCP with a spatially selective IR pulse may be useful for the early diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in patients with pancreatic endocrine insufficiency.

PH-taxis drives aerobic bacteria in duodenum to migrate into the pancreas with tumors

As oral or intestinal bacteria have been found in pancreatic cystic fluid and tumors, understanding bacterial migration from the duodenum into the pancreas via hepato-pancreatic duct is critical. Mathematical models of migration of aerobic bacteria from the duodenum to the pancreas with tumors were developed. Additionally, the bacterial distributions under the pH gradient and those under flow were measured in double-layer flow based microfluidic device and T-shaped cylinders. Migration of aerobic bacteria from the duodenum into pancreas is counteracted by bile and pancreatic juice flow but facilitated by pH-taxis from acidic duodenum fluid toward more favorable slightly alkaline pH in pancreatic juice. Additionally, the reduced flow velocity in cancer patients, due to compressed pancreatic duct by solid tumor, facilitates migration. Moreover, measured distribution of GFP E. coli under the pH gradient in a microfluidic device validated pH-tactic behaviors. Furthermore, Pseudomonas fluorescens in hydrochloride solution, but not in bicarbonate solution, migrated upstream against bicarbonate flow of > 20 μm/s, with an advancement at approximately 50 μm/s.

An experimental study on solar evaporation of sugarcane juice

AbstractIn this study, an attempt is made to obtain concentrated sugarcane juice and distilled water using solar radiations that would save energy as well as environment. In this study work, the experimental performance of a sugarcane juice solar evaporation system (SJSES) is investigated for the evaporation of water from sugarcane juice. To check the influence of flow rate on the performance of SJSES units, experiments are carried out at 20, 25, 30, and 35 ml/min. The flow of sugarcane juice at 25 ml/min in SJSES unit is found optimum that resulted in highest energy saving, distilled water, and relatively more brix content of final product. The performance of SJSES unit loaded with paraffin wax at optimum flow rate (unit IV) resulted in maximum distilled water (605.1 g) which is 82.4%, 14.8%, and 39.4% higher than other units. Paraffin wax loading in SJSES increased its distillate output, brix of juice, and working time by 78.3 g, 7.9%, and 1 h, respectively. Thermal and exergy efficiencies are found maximum for unit IV having values 58.56% and 4.53%, respectively. The amount of energy saved is observed maximum for this unit along with least distillate cost and payback period.