Minimally processed foods are widely consumed in Kaduna, Nigeria and the world at large. However, poor quality control during their processing make them prone to contamination by enteropathogens known possess multiple virulence genes, possibly causing morbidities mortalities. Investigating prevalence genes of food-borne bacteria is therefore paramount. This study was aimed detecting enteropatho...

Over the past few years, foodborne disease outbreaks linked to enteric pathogens present on cantaloupe and watermelon surfaces have raised concerns in the melon industry. This research evaluated the effectiveness of commercially available produce sanitizers against selected foodborne pathogens, both in cell suspensions and on the outer rind surface of melons. The sanitizers (65 and 200 ppm of c...

Budget constraints are commonly considered in real decision frameworks; however, the literature has rarely addressed the design of contracts for supply chains with budget-constrained members and in which capital costs are considered. In this article, we study supply chain coordination of budget-constrained members when a financial market is unavailable. We propose a revenue-sharing-and-buy-back...

Historical Perspective Muskmelons, often called cantaloupes in the United States, are not commonly grown here. True cantaloupes have deeply grooved fruit with a hard, warty, or scaly rind and orange or green flesh. Muskmelons (Cucumis melo L. Reticulatus Group), on the other hand, possess a fruit rind that is netted. The muskmelon is a member of the Cucurbitaceae (cucumber) family, which also i...

sign of the diffusion of Chinese technology; to the textual and ethnographic sources noted by the authors, a large once-molten slag flow recently excavated by Coughenour in an Ayyubid-Mamluk ironworking area near Ajlun, Jordan can now be added as further evidence of the introduction of blast-furnace technology in medieval Islamic times. In a work of this scope, some minor lapses are inevitable....

Two field experiments (Spring, 1974 and 1975) were conducted on Myakka fine sand to determine the effect of lime and nitrogen source on the development of Fusarium wilt of cucumber and watermelon. The same site, with the same experimental design, was used for each experiment. In both experiments, gross yields were increased and wilt development decreased by raising the soil pH with hydrated lim...

<p>Currently, the frequency of floods and droughts is becoming more frequent can threaten agricultural production system national food security. Rainfall in dry land, especially land climates, fall large quantities a short time resulting excess water rainy season lack season. Most will flow as runoff, so rainwater runoff harvest are necessary. Rainwater harvesting surface through various ...

This paper shall attempt to reconcile environmentalism and economic freedom. Before making this seemingly quixotic endeavor, we must be sure we are clear on both concepts. Environmentalism may be non controversially defined as a philosophy which sees great benefit in clean air and water, and to a lowered rate of species extinction. Environmentalists are particularly concerned with the survival ...