Levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were determined in dried cocoa beans obtained from cocoa produce stores at Ondo and Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria. Cocoa beans samples were sun dried to a constant weight, pulverized and soxhlet extracted with dichloromethane to obtain the OCPs. Qualitative identification and quantitative evaluation of the extracted OCPs after clean-up on silica gel we...

BACKGROUND Around the world, beans and rice are commonly consumed together as a meal. With type 2 diabetes increasing, the effect of this traditional diet pattern on glycemic response has not been studied fully. METHODS We evaluated the glycemic response of bean and rice traditional meals compared to rice alone in adults with type 2 diabetes. Seventeen men and women with type 2 diabetes contr...

In recent years, scientific research and industries have been focusing on the application of biological treatments aimed at imparting functional properties to waste products from food according principles which circular economy model is based, namely, recovery, valorisation, reuse wastes. This work exploring possibility valorising waters blanching process dried navy beans through lactic acid fe...

The digestion of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) and of resistant starch (RS) by rats fed on wholemeal-bread-based diets containing 0-450 g cooked, freeze-dried haricot beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)/kg diet was measured over the final 14 d of a 21 d feeding experiment. The bread and beans provided all the dietary polysaccharide. RS could not be detected consistently in faeces and it was assumed t...

We apply the Bayesian quantile regression (BayesQR) model for binary response variables and unsupervised learning methods to synthetic data (Stevens Anderson-Cook, 2017a, 2017b), which is univariate with a of passing or failing complex munitions generated match age usage rate found in US Department Defense systems (Army Navy). Instead generalised linear (GLM) used Stevens Anderson-Cook (2017a),...

Raw cocoa has an astringent, unpleasant taste and flavour, and has to be fermented, dried and roasted in order to obtain the characteristic cocoa flavour and taste. During the fermentation microbial activity outside the cocoa beans induces biochemical and physical changes inside the beans. The process is complex involving activity of several different groups of microorganisms which bring about ...

Although much of the work that Navy operators undertake is cognitive in nature, involving tasks such as sensemaking, planning, decision making, and attention management, most of the human factors work done in Navy systems acquisition is task-based, or behavioral in nature. Neither the JCIDS process (per DAU Guidebook) nor the Navy Instruction 5000.2 incorporates processes for cognitive engineer...

The U.S. Navy has been trying for many years to automate its personnel assignment process. Periodic assignment of personnel to new jobs is mandatory according to Navy policy. Though various software systems are used regularly, the process is still mainly done manually and sequentially by Navy personnel, called detailers. This paper is a case study in applying cognitive theories implemented via ...

Soy beans powder mixed with water is a good food for animals. However, there are two problems with this brew. One is that soy beans powder is sunk down to fast. Parts of soy beans powder are too big and too heavy. Animals do not eat soy beans powder because after a few minutes (around 3min) is sunk down and soy beans are on the bottom case. Another negative point is a quick growth of mold, espe...