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Wine Fermentation: The Hidden Power of Benchtop NMR

March 2, 2025

Wine fermentation is a complex process. It involves many different stages and factors that can affect the final product. One important tool in monitoring this process is benchtop NMR spectroscopy. This tool is flexible, affordable, and easy to use. It can help assess wine quality and track the ferme

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Cleaner Air for Pigs: Testing Ionizers in Farrowing Rooms

February 25, 2025

In the world of pig farming, air quality is a big deal. It's not just about keeping the pigs healthy; it's also about protecting the humans who work there. Tiny particles floating in the air, smaller than 10 micrometers, can cause big problems. These particles, known as particulate matter (PM), can

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Pig Farmers and Disease Prevention: A Corsican Challenge

February 16, 2025

Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean, is home to many free-range pig farmers. These farmers face a big challenge. New diseases, like African Swine Fever, are a real threat. To keep their pigs safe, farmers need to use biosecurity measures. These are steps to stop diseases from spreading. But, how

business

Uncertain Choices: Asking Argentinian Wine Drinkers What's Important

January 31, 2025

Wine lovers in Argentina faced an interesting challenge. They had to make tough choices, not just about their favorite drinks but also how sure they were about those choices. Instead of just listing what they liked, these folks had to think about how confident they were in their selections. This is

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Viral Threats in Amazon Peccaries: A Health Mystery

January 15, 2025

Peccaries, including collared peccaries (CP) and white-lipped peccaries (WLP), are vital for food and income in Amazonian rural communities. Since the 1980s, researchers have noticed that WLP populations in the Amazon region sometimes disappear without a clear explanation. This is a big deal because

politics

Wine Cellars' Surprising Unwelcome: Putin's Absence

January 9, 2025

In the heart of Moldova, a country once part of the Soviet Union, lies a remarkable wine storage complex. This vast underground network, owned by the Cricova Winery, has seen its share of history. Among the notable figures whose bottles it once housed is Hermann Goering, Hitler's deputy, whose colle

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High Temperatures and Swab Quality: Testing ASF Detection

January 8, 2025

In the battle against African swine fever (ASF), early detection is crucial. Australia's remote, hot regions are at risk due to their large feral pig populations and proximity to countries with ASF. A recent study explored whether high temperatures in these areas could affect the accuracy of dry swa

health

Discovering Wine's Footprint in Urine: A Metabolomic Study

December 28, 2024

Imagine a world where your urine can tell tales about what you've been drinking. That's precisely what scientists in Spain aimed to uncover. They explored how regular wine consumption affects human urine, using two methods: targeted and untargeted metabolomics. This wasn't your everyday questionnair

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Are Wines from the Old and New Worlds Becoming More Similar?

November 30, 2024

Over the past two decades, have wines from the Old World (OW) and New World (NW) become more alike in taste? To find out, researchers looked at wine reviews from two time periods: 1997-2001 and 2014-2018. They examined 31 wines each year, focusing on descriptors used by seven expert critics. The goa

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Discovering Albanian Wine's Unique Flavors with Science

November 29, 2024

In the heart of Albania, wine production has been booming due to the growing fascination with native grape varieties like Kallmet, Shesh i zi, Shesh i bardhe, and Cerruje. These grapes produce wines with distinctive tastes and are widely planted. A recent study explored how the region and the year o