REVIEW ON

PROJECT WORK

Measurement…

Prof. Andras FeketeDepartment of Physics and ControlDepartment of Physics and Control

Corvinus University of BudapestCorvinus University of Budapest

CONTENT OF THE REVIEW

1. Introduction

2. Literature

3. Objective

4. Materials and Methods

5. Results and Discussion

6. Conclusions (Proposals)

7. References

BASIS1. Either: own measurements, tests performed

2. Or: studying literature, Internet, etc.

- publications on research work

- homepage of manufacturers

- food processing companies

- instrument manufacturers (generally

manufacturers demonstrate different research works

performed with their instruments, eg. Alpha Mos and

others)

- books, etc.

Main point: several publications should be studied

TOPIC OF THE REVIEW- Changes in fruit (apple/pear/apricot/peach, etc.) firmness

during storage- Relationship between moisture content and firmness of

fruits (apples/pears/apricots/peaches, etc.)- Relationship between sugar and acid content of fruits

(apples/pears/apricots/peaches, etc.)- Change in bread firmness during storage- Change in bread rheological properties during storage- Comparison of firmness of wheat and rye breads- Comparison of firmness of different cheese products- Analyzing either mechanical, or rheological properties of

a definite food- Etc.

INTRODUCTION- Description of the topic- Importance of the topic (from food

quality, safety, cost, consumer preference, etc. point of view

- Measurement aspects- Food quality aspects- New ideas, products- New processing procedures- etc.

LITERATURE

Identification of the source:

- authors (year)

- other sources: if internet, identification of

the homepage and date

Summary of the cited publications, conclusions,

detailed importance of the topic

The cited publications, homepages, etc. should be

identified under REFERENCES (authors, year,

title, name of the journal, vol., no., page

OBJECTIVE

Only the objectives,

- no introduction needed here

- Main objective/objectives of the review (what

should be achieved?)

- Purposes: several main purposes can be

defined

- Tasks: several tasks to be performed

(actually what will be

done/measured/determined?)

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Materials:detailed description of the materials,

such as:- source of origin (commercial,

experimental, special purpose, etc.) - number of products or samples, size,

shape, mass, etc. - further physical, chemical and

microbiological properties,- further important characteristic

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Instrumentation, machines,

equipments, etc.:

- type

- principle of operation

- test conditions required

- accuracy of the measurement

- technical data

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Methods:- Measurement methods

- measurement conditions: temperature, relative humidity, etc.

- Methods of data processing, evaluation of the results:- applied chemometrics: mean value, deviations, standard deviation, extreme values (min., max.), etc.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Results:Demonstration of the results:

- using different functions, approximation by different equations

- regression analysis, coefficient of correlation, coefficient of variance, etc.

- diagrams (preferred): y variable versus x variable

- tables (if necessary for detailed presentation of data and results!)

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Discussion:

- explanation of the relationships between the variables

- characterization of the tendencies determined

- benefits based on the results

- drawbacks according to the results

CONCLUSIONS, PROPOSALS

Conclusions:- summarizing the most important results

and achievements- reasonable to support by mathematical

statistics, to confirm the reliability of the results

Proposals:- for further research- for practical applications, maybe for industry, consumers, etc.

REFERENCES

Each source (publication, article, book, internet source,

homepage, etc.) should be shown under

REFERENCES

and with special respect to the identification data of the

definite publication:

e.g.:

Manabendra Bhuyan (2007): Measurement and Control in

Food Processing, CRC Taylor & Francis, Taylor &

Francis Group, Boca Raton, London, New York, 340.