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  1. Thin-Layer Drying Kinetics and Quality Attributes of Apple Pomace Powders from Different Varieties

    Article • Foods, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  2. Optimization of Ultrasonic Enzyme-Assisted Extraction for the Recovery of Phenolic Compounds and Soluble Solids from Apple Pomace

    Article • Foods, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  3. Effect of emulsion gels from soy and pea protein isolates stabilized with chitosan as margarine-replacers on the physicochemical and sensory properties of doughs and cookies

    Article • Applied Food Research, December 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Violeta Nour

  4. Development and validation of an enzymatic method for the determination of citric acid in wines

    Article • The Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati Fascicle VI – Food Technology, October 2025, Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati

    Professor Violeta Nour

  5. Physicochemical characterisation of two Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) cultivars grown in South-Western Romania

    Article • The Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati Fascicle VI – Food Technology, October 2025, Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati

    Professor Violeta Nour

  6. Physicochemical, Phytochemical and Sensory Properties of Myrobalan (Prunus cerasifera L.) Fruit Leather: Effects of Sugar Concentration and Enrichment with Blackcurrant and Bilberry Pomace Powders

    Article • Foods, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  7. Pomological, Nutritional and Phytochemical Properties of Some Plum (Prunus domestica L.) Cultivars and Local Selections Grown in a Collection Orchard Located in South-Western Romania

    Article • Horticulturae, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  8. Use of Bilberry and Blackcurrant Pomace Powders as Functional Ingredients in Cookies

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  9. Corn-Based Extruded Snacks Supplemented with Bilberry Pomace Powder: Physical, Chemical, Functional, and Sensory Properties

    Article • Applied Sciences, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  10. Increasing the Content of Bioactive Compounds in Apple Juice Through Direct Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction from Bilberry Pomace

    Article • Foods, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  11. Influence of Bilberry Pomace Powder Addition on the Physicochemical, Functional, Rheological, and Sensory Properties of Stirred Yogurt

    Article • Gels, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  12. Physicochemical and Functional Characterization of Pear Leathers Enriched with Wild Bilberry and Blackcurrant Pomace Powders

    Article • Agronomy, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  13. Blackcurrant Pomace Extract as a Natural Antioxidant in Vienna Sausages Reformulated by Replacement of Pork Backfat with Emulsion Gels Based on High Oleic Sunflower and Flaxseed Oils

    Article • Gels, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  14. Recovery of Phenolic Compounds From Wild Bilberry, Blackcurrant and Blackberry Pomaces by Maceration and Ultrasound-assisted Extraction

    Article • Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, March 2024, Babes-Bolyai University

    Professor Violeta Nour

  15. Efficacy of Chitosan, Pectin and Xanthan as Cold Gelling Agents in Emulsion Gels Stabilized with Legume Proteins to Be Used as Pork Backfat Replacers in Beef Burgers

    Article • Gels, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  16. Reformulation of Bologna Sausage by Total Pork Backfat Replacement with an Emulsion Gel Based on Olive, Walnut, and Chia Oils, and Stabilized with Chitosan

    Article • Foods, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  17. Wild bilberry, blackcurrant, and blackberry by-products as a source of nutritional and bioactive compounds

    Article • International Journal of Food Properties, June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Violeta Nour

  18. Physico-Chemical Characteristics, Sensory Attributes and Oxidative Stability of Soy Milk Mayonnaise Enriched in Carotenoids from Tomato By-Products

    Article • Applied Sciences, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  19. Effects of Pork Backfat Replacement with Emulsion Gels Formulated with a Mixture of Olive, Chia and Algae Oils on the Quality Attributes of Pork Patties

    Article • Foods, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  20. Effect of Some Sanitizing Treatments on Strawberry Fruit Quality during Cold Storage

    Article • Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Food Science and Technology, October 2022, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  21. INFLUENCE OF UV TREATMENT ON SOME PROPERTIES AND BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN ONION BULBS (ALLIUM CEPA L.) DURRING STORAGE

    Article • Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology, September 2022, Technical University of Cluj Napoca

    Professor Violeta Nour

  22. Effect of Some Polysaccharide-Based Edible Coatings on Fresh White Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) Quality during Cold Storage

    Article • Agriculture, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  23. Quality Characteristics, Anthocyanin Stability and Antioxidant Activity of Apple (Malus domestica) and Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) Juice Blends

    Article • Plants, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  24. Pectin-Based Edible Coating Combined with Chemical Dips Containing Antimicrobials and Antibrowning Agents to Maintain Quality of Fresh-Cut Pears

    Article • Horticulturae, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  25. Effect of Sour Cherry or Plum Juice Marinades on Quality Characteristics and Oxidative Stability of Pork Loin

    Article • Foods, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  26. Quality of fresh-cut apples as affected by dip wash treatments with organic acids and acidic electrolyzed water

    Article • Food Science and Technology, January 2022, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  27. Physico-chemical, antioxidant and sensorial properties of fruit leathers made from “Malga” and “Murano” strawberry cultivars

    Article • Ukrainian Food Journal, December 2021, National University of Food Technologies

    Professor Violeta Nour

  28. Effects of Linseed Meal and Carotenoids from Different Sources on Egg Characteristics, Yolk Fatty Acid and Carotenoid Profile and Lipid Peroxidation

    Article • Foods, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Violeta Nour

  29. Effect of dip wash treatments with organic acids and acidic electrolyzed water combined with ultraviolet irradiation on quality of strawberry fruit during storage

    Article • Bragantia, January 2021, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  30. Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds in Dried Sea-Buckthorn Pomace

    Article • Erwerbs-Obstbau, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Violeta Nour

  31. Postharvest antimicrobial treatments with organic acids to improve the shelf life of fresh blueberries

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, March 2020, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  32. Edible vegetable oils enriched with carotenoids extracted from by-products of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. sinensis): the investigation of some characteristic properties, oxidative stability and the effect on thermal behaviour

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Violeta Nour

  33. Antioxidant Effects of Walnut Leaves and Sweet Cherry Stems on Color, Lipid Oxidation and Sensory Quality of Cooked Pork Patties

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, May 2019, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour, Andrei Iulian Boruzi

  34. Flaxseed and dried tomato waste used together in laying hens diet

    Article • Archives of Animal Nutrition, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Violeta Nour, Saracila Mihaela

  35. Walnut (Juglans regia L.) leaf powder as a natural antioxidant in cooked pork patties

    Article • CyTA - Journal of Food, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Violeta Nour, Andrei Iulian Boruzi

  36. Effect of carotenoids on egg yolk fat lipid peroxidation

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Violeta Nour

  37. Responses of laying hens to the simultaneous dietary supplementation with flaxseed and dried tomato by-products

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Violeta Nour

  38. “Theory Becoming Alive”: The Learning Transition Process of Newly Graduated Nurses in Canada

    Article • Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, May 2018, SAGE Publications

    Anne Williams, Professor Violeta Nour

  39. Effect of carotenoids, extracted from dry tomato waste, on the stability and characteristics of various vegetable oils

    Article • Grasas y Aceites, March 2018, Departmento de Publicaciones del CSIC

    Professor Violeta Nour

  40. Nutritional and bioactive compounds in dried tomato processing waste

    Article • CyTA - Journal of Food, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Violeta Nour

  41. Flaxseeds: Nutritional Potential and Bioactive Compounds

    Article • Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Food Science and Technology, November 2017, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  42. Variation of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) Fruits at Different Stages of Ripening

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, September 2017, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Sina Cosmulescu, Professor Violeta Nour

  43. Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity and Nutritional Quality of Different Culinary Aromatic Herbs

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, April 2017, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Sina Cosmulescu, Professor Violeta Nour

  44. Phenolic acids and flavonoids profiles of extracts from edible wild fruits and their antioxidant properties

    Article • International Journal of Food Properties, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Sina Cosmulescu, Professor Violeta Nour

  45. Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of Walnut Extract as Influenced by the Extraction Method and Solvent

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2017, De Gruyter

    Sina Cosmulescu, Professor Violeta Nour

  46. Antioxidant Compounds, Nutritional Quality and Colour of Two Strawberry Genotypes from Fragaria × Ananassa

    Article • Erwerbs-Obstbau, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sina Cosmulescu, Professor Violeta Nour

  47. Antioxidant activity, and phenolic and mineral contents of the walnut kernel (Juglans regiaL.) as a function of the pellicle color

    Article • Fruits, April 2016, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor Violeta Nour, Sina Cosmulescu

  48. Optimization of ultrasound-assisted hydroalcoholic extraction of phenolic compounds from walnut leaves using response surface methodology

    Article • Pharmaceutical Biology, March 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Sina Cosmulescu, Professor Violeta Nour

  49. Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Walnut Pollen Samples

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, December 2015, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Sina Cosmulescu, Professor Violeta Nour

  50. Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity and Color of Hydroponic Tomato Fruits at Different Stages of Ripening

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, December 2015, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  51. Bread enriched in lycopene and other bioactive compounds by addition of dry tomato waste

    Article • Journal of Food Science and Technology, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Violeta Nour

  52. Central Composite Design Applied to Optimize the Hydroalcoholic Extraction of Bilberry (Vaccinium Myrtillus L.) Fruits

    Article • Journal of Food Biochemistry, February 2015, Wiley

    Professor Violeta Nour, Sina Cosmulescu

  53. Total Phenolic, Flavonoid Distribution and Antioxidant Capacity in Skin, Pulp and Fruit Extracts of Plum Cultivars

    Article • Journal of Food Biochemistry, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Violeta Nour, Sina Cosmulescu

  54. Phenolics Content, Antioxidant Activity and Color of Green Walnut Extracts for Preparing Walnut Liquor

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, December 2014, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour, Sina Cosmulescu

  55. Phenolics Content, Antioxidant Activity and Color of Green Walnut Extracts for Preparing Walnut Liquor

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, December 2014, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  56. Antioxidant capacity, phenolic compounds and minerals content of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) leaves as influenced by harvesting date and extraction method

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Violeta Nour, Sina Cosmulescu

  57. Physical and Chemical Properties of Some European Plum Cultivars (<i>Prunus domestica</i> L.)

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, December 2013, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  58. Seasonal variation of the main individual phenolics and juglone in walnut (Juglans regia) leaves

    Article • Pharmaceutical Biology, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Violeta Nour, Sina Cosmulescu

  59. Anthocyanins profile, total phenolics and antioxidant activity of black currant ethanolic extracts as influenced by genotype and ethanol concentration

    Article • Food Chemistry, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Violeta Nour

  60. Antioxidant Compounds, Mineral Content and Antioxidant Activity of Several Tomato Cultivars Grown in Southwestern Romania

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, May 2013, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  61. HPLC Determination of Phenolic Acids, Flavonoids and Juglone in Walnut Leaves

    Article • Journal of Chromatographic Science, November 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Violeta Nour, Sina Cosmulescu

  62. THE INFLUENCE OF AERO-IONIZED STREAM ON THE STORAGE CAPACITY OF PLUMS

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, November 2012, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  63. Ultraviolet Irradiation of Trans-Resveratrol and HPLC Determination of Trans-Resveratrol and Cis-Resveratrol in Romanian Red Wines

    Article • Journal of Chromatographic Science, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  64. Ascorbic acid, anthocyanins, organic acids and mineral content of some black and red currant cultivars

    Article • Fruits, September 2011, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  65. HPLC Organic Acid Analysis in Different Citrus Juices under Reversed Phase Conditions

    Article • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, June 2010, AcademicPres (EAP) Publishing House

    Professor Violeta Nour

  66. Concentration Distribution of the Marijuana Metabolite Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-9-Carboxylic Acid and the Cocaine Metabolite Benzoylecgonine in the Department of Defense Urine Drug-Testing Program*

    Article • Journal of Analytical Toxicology, July 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  67. Associations between microfungal endophytes and roots: do structural features indicate function?

    Article • Botany, May 2008, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Violeta Nour

  68. INFLUENCE OF NEGATIVE AERO-IONS TECHNOLOGY ON TOMATOES QUALITY DURING TEMPORARY STORAGE

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, April 2007, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  69. The Inevitable Pull of the River's Current

    Article • Qualitative Health Research, April 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Violeta Nour

  70. STUDY CONCERNING THE INFLUENCE OF THE ELECTRO-IONIC TECHNOLOGY ON LONG TERM STORAGE OF APPLES

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, March 2007, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor Violeta Nour

  71. Jordanian undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions of effective clinical teachers

    Article • Nurse Education Today, November 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Violeta Nour