encapsulation of bioactive ingredient and production of nano carriers in order to food enrichment and production of functional food is one of the applications of nano technology in food science and pharmaceutical. nano carriers are produced using biopolymers (proteins and polysaccharids) or lipid based materials. in this research, production and characterization of pectin-casein nanocomplexes a...

This book covers general challenges of introducing primarily noncommercial PCRs and specific procedures into the laboratory, including sample treatment, extraction protocols, quality and quality assurance, and internal and external laboratory processes. The chapters on specific pathogens illustrate principles that could be applied in many diagnostic laboratories. The editor’s preface to this bo...

L. E. Shi, Z. X. Tang, Y. Yi, J. S. Chen, W. Y. Xiong, and G. Q. Ying College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036, Zhejiang, China College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology....

Food science and technology have acquired unforeseen implications in different fields, among which the following stand out: (1) industries related to agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and transport; (2) hygiene, in order to establish scientifically the appropriate types of food processing along with a more rational approach to dietetics; and (3) legislative, in order to enact laws prote...

GRAND CHALLENGES The twenty-first century is marked by multiple unprecedented environmental challenges that could threaten human survival. The combined impact of climate change, energy and water shortage, environment pollutants, shifting global population demographics, food safety, and growing disease pandemics, all place undue stress on the planet’s food system, already in a sensitive balance ...

In the present study, the dignity of science and technology in modern civilizations is evaluated as the vital status of the ontological and of "Being" and "Not-Being" type, while emphasizing that the problem description in religious models of new civilization cannot be reduced to the acquisition of modern and strategic science and technologies; Accordingly, this article, while reviewing and cri...

This study examined the status and determinants of rural households’ food security in Moyale district of pastoral area, Oromia regional state, in Ethiopia. Both secondary and primary data were used for the study. The study was based on the survey of a total of 100 farmers randomly selected using a three-stage sampling technique. Analytical tools used include descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer...

the study assessed the quantity and value of food crop outputs of the gender categories in the anambra state. at this research estimated the quantity and energy content of food stuffs consumed as well as required by each gender headed households, estimated the extent and magnitude of food security and insecurity in the area among the gender categories and examined the determinants of food secur...