Predicting Quality Parameters of Shell Eggs using a Simple Technique based on the Dielectric Properties

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-262

  Ragni, L ^a   Gradari, P ^a   Berardinelli, A ^a   Giunchi, A ^a   Guarnieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR STORAGE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; PARALLEL PLATES CAPACITOR; SHELL EGG; SINE WAVE RADIO FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR;

RADIO EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33646497936     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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