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Abstract Mushrooms are considered as one of the notable functional foods for human consumption that have been cultivated and gathered for hundreds of years. The usage of mushrooms has expanded to a wide extent not only as food but also in the area of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. In particular, mushrooms have been appreciated and consumed for both their nutritional value and medicinal properties. Bioactive molecules, particularly polysaccharides (PS) from mushrooms have been the subject...
Abstract Grain cereals are the food security staples of the poor masses around the globe. However, a significant proportion of these crops, especially cowpea are lost during storage. This is more so the case in Africa where postharvest losses due to the absence of efficient storage for cowpea is alarming: between 30-70 percent. This study, therefore, examined the adoption of improved cowpea storage practices/facilities by cowpea farmers and traders in Nigeria, using Kwara State as case study....
Abstract: Small-scale farmlands are dynamic systems crucial to the food-security and livelihoods of more than two billion people and there is political pressure in many developing nations to consolidate and expand small farms into larger units of management. This could have consequences for agro-ecosystem processes and the ecosystem services and disservices that regulate crop production. This thesis aims to highlight and address these issues in smallholder farming landscapes, which are poorl...
ABSTRACT The research analyzes the Security Sector Reform in post-war Liberia under the auspices of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the United States Government, from 2003 until the transition of security responsibilities to the government of Liberia in 2016. The objectives of the research basically examines the capability of the security sector as it relates to the continuation and provision of national security post-UNMIL and most significantly, after a reformed security s...
ABSTRACT Technology of milling and grinding machine is one of the simplest methods of processing agricultural raw materials alternative to the traditional methods of grain/tuber processing using stone, mortar and pestle. However, machines constructed using metal plates results in tearing and wearing away of the materials of construction. The effect of this is the contamination of the processed foodstuff. This is known to have negative health implications when accumulated and consumed in larg...
Abstract 12 Diabetic foot ulcer which occurs as a result of poorly managed diabetes mellitus constitutes an increasing public health problem especially to those living in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the knowledge, practice of foot self-care and foot-at-risk of ulceration, among adult diabetics being managed at two teaching hospitals in Enugu State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive cross sectional survey design. 202 and 112 patients respectively were proportionately and pur...
ABSTRACT The eating habits, nutrient intakes and nutrition knowledge of one hundred and forty adolescent students from four secondary schools in the central region of Ghana were investigated. Instruments used for the data collection included questionnaires, food records, anthropometric measurements and observations. Data obtained were analysed using a computer and descriptive analysis was used to present the data. Jellife's anthropometric reference data, Kaufman's weight classification and Bo...
ABSTRACT Social security schemes are basically promoted to play a vital role to its members in terms of creating economic output, encourage investment for both formal and informal sector employees, promotes productivity, sustain economic activities and wage security. This study focused on the factors that influence enrolment to the NSSF among the informal sector employees in Tanzania. Specifically, this study addressed the challenges faced by informal sector employees in the National Social...
ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the inventory management practiced in organization using a case study of the higher learning organization located in Dodoma Municipality. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were employed as well as the sample of 51 respondents was taken. Data collection was carried out March 2013, while data analysis and report writing was done from May to June 2013. The study used questionnaires, personal interviewed, documentary reviewed and observatio...
Abstract/Overview Edible crickets are among the praised insects that are gaining recognition as human food and livestock feed with a potential of contributing to food security and reduction of malnutrition. Globally, the sustainable use of crickets as food or feed is undermined by lack of information on the number of the edible crickets, the country where they are consumed, and the developmental stages consumed. Furthermore, lack of data on their nutritional content and the potential risk...
ABSTRACT Security service delivery in public sector is crucial as it entails protecting government personnel as well as property. Therefore, security is increasingly viewed as a key condition for economic growth and development. Lack or ineffective security service delivery weakens the performance of any organization. This study sought to determine if service delivery improves as a result of outsourcing of security services to commercial state owned enterprises in Kenya. Specifically, this re...
INTRODUCTION Energy for obvious reasons is regarded as the prime mover of any economy, and the engine of growth around which all sectors of the economy revolve. Thus, it becomes imperative that its development, management, and improvement must have predetermined plans and strategies that are capable of driving the economy towards a sure path of sustainable development .West African region has one of the lowest per capita consumptions as far as energy is concerned. On the other hand, the energ...
The conflict and insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the North-East of the country, apart from Boko Haram terrorists and insurgents; is aggravated by other equally social menaces of kidnapping, banditry and cattle rustling among others. The impact of protracted conflict and insurgency has affected both human development and capital-infrastructural development with many people including women and children displaced in addition to being faced by humanitarian challenges of water, sanitation, ...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crop and staple food of over half the world’s population that provides 45-60% of the dietary calories. The global climate changes including increased heat affect negatively rice production and other crops resulting in increased food insecurity. The analysis of Induced gamma rays mutations from upland rice mutant lines was done to discover mutations in heat-tolerant genes (HSPs genes). Out of 64 putative heat HT mu...