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Showing 1 to 20 of 153 for “"human consumption"”.
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Downstream processing of Black soldier fly larvae protein for human consumption
… footprint, producing BSFL protein powders for human consumption remains technologically constrained. The current methods employed to produce animal feed ingredients from BSFL are inadequate for human food production, as they are unable to separate the protein fraction from indigestible chitin …
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Evaluation of traditional South African leafy plants for their safety in human consumption
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Technology: Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2007.
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Explore the utilization and nutrition of mungbean [Vigna radiata] for human consumption to promote in Senegal and Virginia
With a rapidly growing world population and increased threats of climate change, Sub-Saharan Africa is most at risk for lower crop yields and facing hunger. Within Sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal has some of the highest levels of anemia and micronutrient deficiencies among women and children. Mungbean …
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Staphylococcus spp. from animals intended for human consumption, animalderived food and humans in Spain and Senegal: genetic lineages, antibioresistance and virulence
… which focusses on the interactions between humans, animals and their environments, in order to enhance health and welfare. Staphylococcal species (both coagulase-positive (CoPS) and -negative (CoNS)) are normal colonizers of skin and mucous of healthy humans and animals, but also …
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Towards Cannabis Culture
… that are disconnected from the natural and human factors of cannabis. But while the economic and medical benefits of cannabis are already well-known, the social aspect of cannabis is not taken seriously. This thesis aims to bring cannabis’ latent ability to build community to light by …
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Economic and Ecosystem Impacts of GM Maize in South Africa
… on a widespread commercial basis for direct human consumption using genetically modified (GM) cultivars. Using a combined economic and environmental approach, we estimate the total welfare benefits attributable to GM white maize in South Africa for 2001-2018 are $694.7 million. Food security …
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Utilization of soybean components in foods
… production goes to animal feed but not for human consumption. Soybean is so beneficial for human consumption that more new applications to utilize soybeans are being studied and increased sales have resulted. The objectives of this study were (1) to utilize the entire soybean components to …
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"Pliable and Easily Shaped": History, harms, and regulations of plastic in the United States
… this thesis then examines how various nonhuman animal species and ecosystems have been negatively impacted by excessive human consumption and improper disposal of plastic. Given the ostensibly endless applications for plastic, this thesis concludes by considering how we might discontinue …
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Between reality and mystery : food as fact and symbol in plays by Ibsen and Churchill.
… actors and spectators and of an equally powerful human desire for symbolic significance. This thesis examines the depictions of both facets of human consumption in Ibsen's A Doll House and The Wild Duck and Churchill's Light Shining in Buckinghamshire. By emphasizing the physical hunger and …
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Apple pomace polyphenols and their effect on the proliferation of human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma cells (HT-29)
In an effort to eventually produce a human health promoting, polyphenol-enriched dairy product for human consumption by apple pomace (AP) inclusion in the diet of a dairy cow, two preliminary studies were conducted. Initially, 8 commonly found polyphenols, in locally-sourced AP, were quantified via …
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Model predictive control for building temperature regulation
With the rapid increase in human consumption of energy, global warming is becoming an urgent problem. According to the past research, a significant part of greenhouse gas release and electricity consumption has been connected to buildings. Heating systems are the major contributor to high energy …
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Texas Beef Cattle Producers' Behavioral Intention to Adopt Recommended Stocking Rates: Implications for Water and Land Quality
… a significant role in society, whether through human consumption or agricultural use. The Lavaca River Watershed is an agricultural community affected by nonpoint source pollution, and water quality protection is of high concern. Often, beef cattle operations are linked to nonpoint source …
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Wastewater Regulation: a Groundwater Protection Strategy For Christian County, Missouri
… the water from the well sampled was unsafe for human consumption. Seventy-one percent of soils in Christian County are not conducive to onsite wastewater treatment systems. The soil survey of Christian County is a reference which should be used by developers and homeowners when deciding where to …
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Υγιεινολογικός έλεγχος των πόσιμων υδάτων του γεωγραφικού διαμερίσματος Ηπείρου
… rendered these samples unsuitable for human consumption or domestic use (45.3% were classified as totally unsuitable and 5.8% as suspicious). The species isolated were E. Coli, Enterobacter agglomerans, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella …
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Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]: Protein-rich Legume for Improving Soil Fertility and Diversifying Cropping Systems
… legume and can be used as vegetable or grain for human consumption or multipurpose crop. At present, few studies have simultaneously explored the best agronomic practices for mungbean cultivation and evaluated its potential for increasing crop yields via intercropping systems and improving soil …
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Sustainable electro-bioremediation of multi-contaminated groundwater
… pollutants, which restrict their potential for human consumption. The bioelectrochemical systems (BES) have received considerable attention as novel technologies for the remediation of contaminated groundwater due to their cost-effectiveness and minimal secondary pollution. The main objective of …
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Spatiotemporal Informatics for Sustainable Forest Production Utilizing Forest Inventory and Remotely Sensed Data
The interrelationship between trees and humans is primordial. As pressures on natural resources grow and become more complex this innate connection drives an increased need for improved data and analytical techniques for assessing the status and trends of forests, trees, their products, and their …
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Uptake of copper and cobalt by pumpkin (cucurbita maxima) and chinese cabbage (brassica oleracea) irrigated with contaminated water on sandy loam and clay loam soils.
… high levels of heavy metals and unhealthy for human consumption. The study confirms that soils with higher clay and organic matter adsorbs higher amounts of heavy metals which could potentially be used in immobilizing the same elements and prevent the contamination of crops grown on them. The …
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Uptake of copper and cobalt by pumpkin (cucurbita maxima) and chinese cabbage (brassica oleracea) irrigated with contaminated water on sandy loam and clay loam soils.
… high levels of heavy metals and unhealthy for human consumption. The study confirms that soils with higher clay and organic matter adsorbs higher amounts of heavy metals which could potentially be used in immobilizing the same elements and prevent the contamination of crops grown on them. The …
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Ground-Water conditions in the Southern Red River Valley, North Dakota
… other impurities to make it unsatisfactory for human consumption and irrigation. Waters from the glacial drift aquifers are variable in quality and generally undesirable for ordinary purposes. Water from the delta sands is generally suitable for all domestic purposes.</p>
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