Minh Nguyen – författare

Gac fruit, Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng, is rich in nutrients such as carotenoids (particularly ß-carotene and lycopene), fatty acids, vitamin E, polyphenol compounds and flavonoids. This book provides the latest research on this fruit, from cultivation through to novel processing technologies for health products. It addresses several techniques for propagation and cultivation in order to increase the production and quality of Gac fruit, including traditionally used parts of the fruit (aril) and those whose value has not yet been maximized (peel, pulp and seed). This plant has the potential to be a high value crop, particularly as parts of the fruit can be processed into nutrient supplements and natural colorants. Currently only the aril is commercially harvested, and this presents opportunities for upcycling the rest of the fruit. As such, this book contains special emphasis on: · Improving yield and fruit quality. · Extraction methods of Gac oil rich in ß-carotene and lycopene from the aril and peel. · Encapsulation of Gac oil and applications in various food products. · Nutritional values and bioactive compounds of Gac pulp and peel. · Processing and utilization of Gac seeds. · The market for Gac target products. Practical applied technologies such as microwave drying, heat pump drying, freeze drying, ultrasound assisted extraction, supercritical CO2 extraction, encapsulation techniques are all presented. This is an essential reference text for academics, researchers and graduate students in Gac fruit cultivation, food processing, science and nutrition. Product developers in health food and health supplements will also find it valuable.

This book constitutes selected papers from the First International Symposium on Geometry and Vision, ISGV 2021, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 2021. They cover topics in areas of digital geometry, graphics, image and video technologies, computer vision, and multimedia technologies.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 37th International Conference, IVCNZ 2022, which took place in Auckland, New Zealand, in November 2022.The 37 papers (14 accepted for long oral presentation, 23 for short oral presentation) included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions.

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 11th Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2023, held in Auckland, New Zealand, during November 22–24, 2023. The 34 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions.