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Dimitris & Aliki Perrotis library transferred its resources from Its old Integrated Library System and online Catalog to a new, web-based, open-source system called ‘Koha’.
The url is: https://librarycatalog.afs.edu.gr/
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This engineering book brings together two of the key strands in food packaging: active packaging and natural, often biobased, components. Dr. Kiki Zinoviadou, Instructor at Perrotis College at the Food Science department co-wrote Chapter 6. Biopolymer-Based Antimicrobial Packaging Systems: Physical Properties and Function. The text investigates the chemistry, effects and technical incorporation of bioactives into different forms of packaging. Specifically, chapters focus on techniques for impregnating natural substances into conventional and biodegradable food packaging materials with an emphasis on their antioxidant and antimicrobial functions. Oxygen scavengers, plant extracts, essential oils, enzymes, phytochemicals, polysaccharides are investigated. Chapters discuss how bioactives are combined with packaging to suppress microbes and improve the quality of meat, seafood, dairy and cereal products. How bioactives affect packaging development, such as scale-up, fabrication and labeling is discussed, as are European and U.S. regulations.

The book is available at the Central Library, call number 664.09 Bio.

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Best Practices in Global Wine Tourism is a collection of fifteen case studies from around the world describing methods used by highly successful wine regions and wineries. The chapter on Greece was co-written by Dr. Kostas Rotsios, Perrotis College, Associate Dean for Accreditation, Assessment & Business Development and Dr Caroline Ritchie a Reader in Hospitality and a member of the Welsh Centre for Tourism Research within Cardiff School of Management. Learn how innovative wine professionals turned challenges into successes in establishing new wine regions, attracting customers, creating collaborative relationships with stakeholders, preserving the environment, and establishing measurements for wine tourism. Enjoy stories about wine tourism around the world, including France, Italy, Argentina, China, the USA, New Zealand, Australia, and other wine regions.

The book is available at the Central Library, call number 663.2 Bes.

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Agricultural biotechnology encompasses a growing list of techniques that range from simple probes to determine a relevant gene from the complete genome to manipulating genes for a desired outcome. Many other popular methods used in the realm of agricultural technology are - gene integration, Marker-assisted breeding, Tissue culture, Gene profiling or association mapping, Metabolomics etc. This book analyses the use of modern techniques to increase crop yields, production, and risk of hunger linked to socioeconomic scenarios.

Dr. Athanasios Gertsis and Dr. Christos Vasilikiotis have written a chapter in this book, titled "The LISA and SOCRATEES© approach for sustainable crop and soil management / Athanasios C. Gertsis and Christos Vasilikiotis."

The book is available at the "George and Charlotte Draper" Information and Media Hub; Call. No.: RES 338.16 Eco.

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