Life Sciences

Trained human resources are needed to prevent food safety hazards along the food chain. A survey of food science undergraduate teams from six universities in Sri Lanka was conducted to assess food safety knowledge at two points in the food chain, food processing and catering. The questions on food processing assessed exposures of the undergraduates in classes and outside. A second assessment addressed the application of food safety knowledge in food preparation and catering management. Six teams of 5 undergraduates each answered the food processing questions.

Water quality and its availability have implication on the health status and lifestyle of a community. Over 80% of preventable disasters, diseases, hunger and even deaths are due to improper utilization and management of water. Flooding, orchestrated by climate change has exacerbated the situation. Children below the age of 5 years old are highly vulnerable and most affected by these waterborne diseases. The pattern of water-borne diseases in relation to water quality and other environmental factors was studied among residents of Igbesa in Ado Odo-Ota LGA of Ogun state, Nigeria.

Summary: In Congo, rice yields remain low. To better determine the productivity of the panicle in rice varieties, following the different treatments of the mineral nutrition background, it was established that there is a considerable influence of the contributions of nitrogen and carbon compounds coming from the vegetative organs of the plant. Methodology and results: Three treatments were applied (N12 P6 K6), (N24 P12 K12) and (N 36P 18K18) on the two (2) varieties Nerica 14 and Nerica 12.

Wheat is an important field and food crop worldwide and in Sudan it is grown in many areas using different types of cultural practices. A field experiment was conducted in Dongola Agricultural Research Farm, Northern State, for two successive seasons to investigate the effect of three leveling techniques; Laser (L), Scraper (S) and traditional (T); three type of ploughing; heavy disc harrow (H1), disc plough (H2) and no-ploughing (H3), and two sowing methods; seed drill machine (S1) and manual seed broadcasting (S2)on wheat production.

In Dacryodesedulis (G; Don) H. J. Lam L and Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Are two fruit species used for food. In Brazzaville, they are among the most representative and cover the entire city. The phonological study of these two species was carried out throughout the city of Brazzaville. The aim of the study is to improve phenological knowledge of these species. The methods used are based on field surveys. The trees selected, marked and geolocated were monitored using the observation method for two years. The various results obtained show that in Dacryodesedulis (G. Don) H. J.

In this paper, we present a numerical analysis of natural convection and the effects of collector radius variation on the velocity and temperature field. After transforming the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy, we compare the results of our calculation code with those of Comsol. On the one hand, the comparative study of the temperatures in the collector reveals a slight difference at the entrance to the chimney, on the other hand we note that there is a perfect agreement with the general appearance of the evolution curves temperatures in the chimney.

Yellapur taluk comes in Uttar Kannada district and is one of the biodiversity richest places of Western Ghats and includes many flora and fauna. Present work includes the distribution of Pteridophytes of Yellapura taluk. It includes 28 species of Pteridophytes of 17 families. Pteridophyte work is a new addition to Yellapur taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

Aims: Cystic Echinoccoccosis (CE) or hydatid disease (HD) is a wide-spread zoonotic disease caused by the cestode parasite Echinoccoccus granulosus (sl). This study was aimed to carry out a preliminary investigation on the prevalence of the disease in animals slaughtered in Delta State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional study to determine the status of CE in 5 towns in Delta State, Nigeria was undertaken between the months of August 2021 – July 2022. Methodology: 1132 animals comprising of cattle, goats and pigs were investigated for the presence of hydatid cysts at postmortem.

In this study, improvement in antibacterial properties of grapes (Citrus paradisi Macfad), orange (Citrus siensis) and lemon (Limona taris), Mango (Mangifera indica L.) peel after the Hydrosols procedure was investigated. The antibacterial properties against common food-borne pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia and Salmonella Paratyphi A) as well as 6 fishs poilage bacteria isolated from 4 spoiled fish species: mackerel, sardine, anchovy and rainbow trout, have been evaluated using paper disc diffusion, MIC and MBC methods.

The Banas Riveris an important source of water and biodiversity in Gujarat, India. In this study, we conducted a floristic survey of the Banas River corridor in Gujarat to document the plant species richness, composition, and distribution patterns in the area. We compiled a comprehensive floristic catalog of 520 species belonging to 340 genera and 101 families, based on field surveys, herbarium collections, and a literature review. The families with the highest number of species were Poaceae, Fabaceae, and Acanthaceae the most common life forms were herbs and trees.