A lateral-flow assay that could provide visual evidence of the presence of clenbuterol in swine urine was developed. Colloidal gold was prepared and conjugated with anti-clenbuterol monoclonal antibody. Immunochromatographic test strips were produced, and then, 210 samples were tested on these strips. Analysis was completed in 10 min. Detection limit was 3 ppb of clenbuterol. Parallel GC-MS dat...

The ingredients and the preparation methods influence biscuit quality safety. In Iraq, imports are increasing every year, but no information is available in scientific literature on their safety features. This work analyzed three types of biscuits (cookies, crackers, digestives) sampled Basrah markets (Iraq) produced Spain, Iran, Turkey, United Arab Emirates. Nine different brands were consider...

Aflatoxin levels in animal feed should be observed from the farm to table ensure safety of animals and humans. The contamination cereals other agricultural supplies used production could happen pre-harvest phase or post-harvest phase. study sought determine broiler selected farms Nairobi City County. A total 42 samples were collected. Samples analyzed using LCMS/MS technique. Results show that ...

in this paper a novel process monitoring scheme for reducing the type і and type іі error rates in the monitoring phase is proposed. first, the proposed approach uses an augmented data matrix to implement the process dynamic. then, we apply independent component analysis (ica) transformation to the augmented data matrix, and eliminate the outliers using the local outlier factor (lof) algorithm....

Sustainability is a widely used term in business today. To some, it means a focus on environmental responsibility. For many in the corporate world, however, its meaning has moved beyond a single-minded focus on environmental responsibilities to include a business’s social and economic impacts. For example, many in the investment community track a company’s sustainable business practices and in ...

This study uses the contingent valuation method to elicit individuals' preferences for their own and others' safety in road-traffic. Whereas one group is asked about a private safety device for themselves, other groups are asked about safety devices for their children, household, relatives and the public. Support is found for the hypothesis that individuals are not purely selfish when it comes ...

In recent decades, it has become more common for speed limits to be set for political reasons rather than for safety reasons. As a consequence, the motoring public seems to have increasingly begun questioning the rationality of speed limits. This is evident in observed speed data that show that the majority of drivers routinely exceed posted speed limits. A key motivating factor in drivers’ ten...

Controlling and ensuring the safety of food plays an important role in preventing foodborne illness. The major objective of this descriptive cross-sectional study was determined the food safety knowledge and attitudes of Dehloran Health Network personnel using a self-completed questionnaire. This structured questionnaire contains personal information, knowledge, and attitude questions. A total ...