Current trends of tropical fruit waste utilization

Current status of tropical fruit breeding and genetics for three tropical fruit species cultivated in Japan: pineapple, mango, and papaya

Tropical fruit crops are predominantly produced in tropical and subtropical developing countries, but some are now grown in southern Japan. Pineapple (Ananas comosus), mango (Mangifera indica) and papaya (Carica papaya) are major tropical fruits cultivated in Japan. Modern, well-organized breeding systems have not yet been developed for most tropical fruit species. Most parts of Japan are in th...

DataView: Trends and Current Drug Utilization Patterns of Medicaid Beneficiaries

This study used national Medicaid data from 1994-2003 to investigate trends in noninstitutional drug utilization and expenditures in the Medicaid Program. We found that there was a substantial increase in both drug utilization and expenditures during this timeframe. Increased utilization resulted from increases in Medicaid enrollment, the mean number of prescriptions per enrollee, mean nominal ...

Tropical medicine, the Internet and current trends in biomedical communication.

Largely unknown only a decade ago, the Internet has now become totally indispensable to biomedical practice and research, as a means of disseminating and retrieving information. Electronic mail, list servers and newsgroups make rapid, personal, targeted and broadcast communication around the globe possible. Hundreds of millions of World Wide Web pages, organized by hierarchically structured web...

Utilization of Alumina Waste and Silica Waste for Geopolymer Production

This research studies the utilization of alumina waste and silica waste for geopolymer production. Alumina waste was obtained from aluminium thermal metallurgy industry, silica waste was obtained from silicone recycle industry in Thailand. This present study aimed at investigating the basic physical and chemical properties of waste materials and also the optimal proportion in geopolymer product...

Genomics of Tropical Fruit Tree Crops