Mount Olive Research Articles

PLASTICS ADDITIVES' STEADY EVOLUTION

Additives are often-ignored components of plastics. In discussions of the market success of polyvinyl chloride or polypropylene, for instance, only the polymers are usually mentioned, and little credit is given to the chemistries that enable these products to be as useful as they are. Sometimes there is good reason for this. Because certain types of additives haven't changed for decades, their growth often tracks the polymers that they are used with, and their presence is often forgotten. But in other cases, as when environmental and health concerns arise over their use, plastics additives take center stage until the industry finds a way either to replace the troublesome additives with newer varieties—often without government mandate—or, if possible, to prove its products are essentially harmless. Plastics additives are big business for the specialty chemicals industry. According to Fred Gastrock, a consultant with BRG Townsend, a Mount Olive, N.J.-based chemical consultancy, the global market for plastic...

Single-dose vicoprofen compared with acetaminophen with codeine and placebo in patients with acute postoperative pain after third molar extractions

Purpose: The purpose of this double-blind, randomized study was to compare the efficacy and safety of a single dose of the following medications: 2 tablets of Vicoprofen (ibuprofen 200 mg/hydrocodone 7.5 mg; Knoll Pharmaceutical Co, Mount Olive, NJ), 2 tablets of acetaminophen with codeine phosphate (acetaminophen 300 mg/codeine 30 mg), and 2 tablets of placebo in the management of moderate to severe postoperative dental pain after surgical extraction of at least one impacted mandibular third molar.Patients and Methods: One hundred twenty-five patients (75 women, 50 men) participated in the study. The time of first perceptible pain relief and meaningful pain relief were measured using a stopwatch technique. Pain intensity and pain relief scores were recorded using standard verbal descriptors at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 hours after dosing. At the conclusion of the study, patients completed a global evaluation for the effectiveness of the study medication.Results: Both active treatments were superior to placebo for all analgesic measures. Pain relief scores were significantly better for Vicoprofen than placebo throughout the study and significantly better than for acetaminophen with codeine from 2 through 8 hours after dosing. The duration of analgesia (time to remedication) was significantly longer for Vicoprofen (median, 5.50 hours) compared with acetaminophen with codeine (median, 3.03 hours) and placebo (median, 1.00 hours). Mean global evaluation for Vicoprofen was significantly better than for placebo and acetaminophen with codeine. Overall, there were no significant differences in the adverse event profile among the 3 treatment groups.Conclusions: Vicoprofen was found to be an effective postoperative analgesic medication in the management of acute postoperative dental pain. Its total analgesic effect, duration of analgesia, and global evaluation were superior to acetaminophen with codeine and placebo in this study model.

Single-dose vicoprofen compared with acetaminophen with codeine and placebo in patients with acute postoperative pain after third molar extractions

<h2>Abstract</h2> <b>Purpose:</b> The purpose of this double-blind, randomized study was to compare the efficacy and safety of a single dose of the following medications: 2 tablets of Vicoprofen (ibuprofen 200 mg/hydrocodone 7.5 mg; Knoll Pharmaceutical Co, Mount Olive, NJ), 2 tablets of acetaminophen with codeine phosphate (acetaminophen 300 mg/codeine 30 mg), and 2 tablets of placebo in the management of moderate to severe postoperative dental pain after surgical extraction of at least one impacted mandibular third molar. <b>Patients and Methods:</b> One hundred twenty-five patients (75 women, 50 men) participated in the study. The time of first perceptible pain relief and meaningful pain relief were measured using a stopwatch technique. Pain intensity and pain relief scores were recorded using standard verbal descriptors at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 hours after dosing. At the conclusion of the study, patients completed a global evaluation for the effectiveness of the study medication. <b>Results:</b> Both active treatments were superior to placebo for all analgesic measures. Pain relief scores were significantly better for Vicoprofen than placebo throughout the study and significantly better than for acetaminophen with codeine from 2 through 8 hours after dosing. The duration of analgesia (time to remedication) was significantly longer for Vicoprofen (median, 5.50 hours) compared with acetaminophen with codeine (median, 3.03 hours) and placebo (median, 1.00 hours). Mean global evaluation for Vicoprofen was significantly better than for placebo and acetaminophen with codeine. Overall, there were no significant differences in the adverse event profile among the 3 treatment groups. <b>Conclusions:</b> Vicoprofen was found to be an effective postoperative analgesic medication in the management of acute postoperative dental pain. Its total analgesic effect, duration of analgesia, and global evaluation were superior to acetaminophen with codeine and placebo in this study model. © 2000 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Adding wheat middlings, microbial phytase, and citric acid to corn-soybean meal diets for growing pigs may replace inorganic phosphorus supplementation.

Three experiments were conducted with 96 growing Landrace x Yorkshire x Duroc crossbreds to determine the collective effectiveness of cereal phytase from wheat middlings, microbial phytase, and citric acid in improving phytate-P bioavailability in corn-soy diets. In Exp. 1, 40 gilts (7 wk old) were fed five diets for 8 wk. Diets 1, 2, and 3 were low-P, corn-soybean meal diets (CSB) + 0, .1, or .2% inorganic P (Pi) as calcium phosphate, respectively. Diet 4 was a similar corn-soy diet that included 15% wheat middlings (461 cereal phytase U/kg). Diet 5 was the CSB + microbial phytase (1,200 U/kg; Natuphos, BASF, Mount Olive, NJ). In Exp. 2, 16 barrows (8 wk old) were fed two diets for 6 wk. Diet 1 was the same as Diet 3 of Exp. 1 (.2% Pi). Diet 2 was Diet 4 of Exp. 1 + microbial phytase (300 U/kg). In Exp. 3, 40 barrows and gilts (6 wk old) were fed four diets for 6 wk. Diets 1 and 2 were the same as those in Exp. 2. Diet 3 was Diet 2 of Exp. 2 + 1.5% citric acid. Diet 4 was similar to Diet 3 but contained 10 instead of 15% wheat middlings. In Exp. 1, pigs fed the low-P, CSB (Diet 1) had lower (P < .05) ADG, ADFI, plasma Pi concentration, bone strength, and mobility score than pigs of the other four treatments. Measurements for pigs fed the 15% wheat middlings diet were not significantly different from those of pigs fed the CSB + .1% Pi or microbial phytase. In Exp. 2, ADG (P=.06) during wk 1 to 3 and gain:feed ratio (P < .02) and plasma Pi concentration (P < .005) during all weeks favored pigs fed the CSB + .2% Pi compared with the other diet including 15% wheat middlings. In Exp. 3, identical ADG during all weeks and similar plasma Pi concentrations at wk 4 and 6 were observed between pigs fed the two citric acid diets (Diets 3 and 4) and the CSB + .2% Pi (Diet 1). Pigs fed Diet 4 (10% wheat middlings) had even higher (P < .02) gain:feed ratio during wk 1 to 3 than those fed Diet 1. It seems feasible to completely replace calcium phosphate with 10 to 15% wheat middlings, 300 U microbial phytase/ kg, and 1.5% citric acid in the corn-soy diets for growing pigs.

Efficacy of a recombinant-derived phytase in improving the bioavailability of phosphorus in corn-soybean meal diets for pigs

Three experiments involving 162 pigs were conducted to assess the efficacy of phytase (Natuphos; BASF, Mount Olive, NJ) in low-P, corn-soybean meal-based diets. The phytase was produced by a recombinant Aspergillus niger. The phytase supplement contained 5,000 phytase units (PTU)/g. In Exp. 1 (66 pigs) and 2 (60 pigs), growing-finishing pigs were fed fortified corn-soybean meal diets formulated to be adequate (.50%), marginal (.425%), or inadequate (.35%) in P during the growing phase (23 to 60 kg BW) followed by adequate (.40%), marginal (.35%), or inadequate (.30%) P, respectively, during the finishing phase (to 104 kg BW). Dicalcium phosphate was the source of supplemental P. In addition, the low-P sequence (.35/.30% P) was supplemented with phytase at 250, 500, or 1,000 PTU/kg. Rate and efficiency of gain decreased linearly (P < .01) and bone breaking strength decreased quadratically (P < .01) as the concentration of P was decreased in the diets. Responses in growth and bone traits to increasing levels of phytase activity in the low-P diet were linear (P < .01). The highest level of phytase in the low-P diet restored growth rate and bone breaking strength to levels that approached or met those of pigs fed the adequate P diet.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Fayetteville Wins Rate Argument

In February 1981, the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, entered into a 20‐year contract to provide water to the Mount Olive Water Association. The price was to be set by the city from time to time. In November 1990, the city established much higher water rates, increasing them from $0.765/1,000 gal in the original contract to $2.40/1,000 gal by January 1, 1994. Mount Olive refused to pay the higher rates. The city sued for damages amounting to the difference between the higher rate and the amount Mount Olive was willing to pay. The trial court awarded the city nearly $140,000.

FACTORS INFLUENCING BLOATER FORMATION IN BRINED CUCUMBERS DURING CONTROLLED FERMENTATION

Journal of Food ScienceVolume 40, Issue 3 p. 569-575 FACTORS INFLUENCING BLOATER FORMATION IN BRINED CUCUMBERS DURING CONTROLLED FERMENTATION J. L. ETCHELLS, J. L. ETCHELLS North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Dept. of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this authorH. P. FLEMING, H. P. FLEMING North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Food Fermentation Lab., USDA, ARS, Southern Region, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this authorL. H. HONTZ, L. H. HONTZ North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Mount Olive Pickle Co., Mount Olive, NC 28365Search for more papers by this authorT. A. BELL, T. A. BELL North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Food Fermentation Lab., USDA, ARS, Southern Region, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this authorR. S. MONROE, R. S. MONROE North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Dept. of Experimental Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this author J. L. ETCHELLS, J. L. ETCHELLS North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Dept. of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this authorH. P. FLEMING, H. P. FLEMING North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Food Fermentation Lab., USDA, ARS, Southern Region, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this authorL. H. HONTZ, L. H. HONTZ North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Mount Olive Pickle Co., Mount Olive, NC 28365Search for more papers by this authorT. A. BELL, T. A. BELL North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Food Fermentation Lab., USDA, ARS, Southern Region, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this authorR. S. MONROE, R. S. MONROE North Carolina State University, USDA Southern Region and Mount Olive Pickle Co. Dept. of Experimental Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1975 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1975.tb12530.xCitations: 21 Paper No. 4424 of the Journal Series of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Raleigh. Mention of a trademark or proprietary product does not constitute a quarantee or warranty of the product by the USDA or North Carolina State University, nor does it imply approval to the exclusion of other products that may be suitable. The authors express their appreciation to the following persons for their generous help during the cooperative research reported herein: we are also grateful for the facilities and various materials supplied by the companies and those cooperators representing industry: to John N. Walker, Mount Olive Pickle Company, Mount Olive, N.C. and to Sidney D. Rubin. Perfect Packed Products, Inc., Henderson. N.C., for supply- ing green cucumbers and other materials used in this work; to W.R. Moore Jr., Executive Vice President. Pickle Packers International. Inc., St. Charles, Ill., for his continued support and for making possibie the construction of the two environmental control chambers; to R.L. Sel- lars, R.S. Porubcan and M.L. Longreen. Chr. Hansen's Laboratory. Inc., Milwaukee, Wise., for direct assistance with some of the experimental work and furnishing some of the frozen cultures; and, to Dale A. New-ton. Peter J. Hauser (both student assistants). and to R.E. Kelline and RL. Thompson (both of our laboratory) for chemical analyses ofsome of the fermenting brines. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume40, Issue3May 1975Pages 569-575 RelatedInformation