This paper describes the main features of the CARPET language and its practical use for programming three-dimensional models of the contamination of soils developed in the CABOTO project. CARPET is a high-level language based on the cellular automata model, which supports rapid prototyping of a large number of applications in science and engineering. A CARPET implementation has been used for pr...

Effect of composting on the extractability of plant nutrients in organic wastes is essential for their recycling in sustainable soil fertility management. Therefore, an experiment was carried out to determine the concentrations of total C, total N, extractable P, K, Na and B in five types of fresh and composted manures (namely buffalo, camel, cow, goat and poultry). Laboratory results showed th...

The bioremediation of contaminated soils is one of main strategies for site clean-up. The most important principle of bioremediation is that microorganisms (mainly bacteria) can be used to destroy hazardous contaminants or transform them into a less harmful form. Currently, we are facing this problem in the CABOTO project within the PCI ESPRIT framework. The CABOTO objective concerns the design...

This paper describes the main features of the CAMEL environment and the use of CARPET language for programming simulation models of the contamination of soils developed in the CABOTO project funded by the PCI ESPRIT programme. The CAMEL (Cellular Automata environMent for systEms modeLling) system is a parallel implementation of a software environment for the simulation and modelling of complex ...

An abattoir based study was conducted to determine the incidence of hydatid cyst disease in cattle, camel, sheep and goats, over a one year period (Oct 2003Sept 2004). Forty six thousand two hundred and twenty three (46223) cattle; 3545 camel; 16345 sheep and 14134 goats were examined at post mortem for evidence of hydatid cyst lesions. Incidences of 34 (0.07%), 318 (8.97%), 23 (0.14%) and 4 (0...

Because of their inhibitory effects, selected probiotic Lactobacilli may be used as antimicrobial against some hazardous microorganisms responsible for spoilage of fresh minced beef (cattle) minced meat and camel minced meat. Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from camel meat. These included 10 isolates; 1 Lactobacillus fermenti, 4 Lactobacillus plantarum, 4 Lactobacillus pulgaricus, 3 Lactobac...

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) are an important protein source for people in semi-arid and arid regions of Africa. In Kenya, camel populations have grown dramatically in the past few decades resulting in the potential for increased disease transmission between humans and camels. An estimated four million Kenyans drink unpasteurized camel milk, which poses a disease risk. We evaluated th...

This paper describes CAMEL, a parallel environment for designing scientific applications based on the cellular automata mathematical model. CAMEL is an interactive environment designed to support the development of high performance applications in science and engineering. It offers the computing power of a highly parallel computer, hiding the architecture issues from a user. The system can be u...

Proteomic analysis of bovine, caprine, buffalo, equine and camel milk highlighted significant interspecies differences. Camel milk was found to be devoid of β-lactoglobulin, whereas β-lactoglobulin was the major whey protein in bovine, buffalo, caprine, and equine milk. Five different isoforms of κ-casein were found in camel milk, analogous to the micro-heterogeneity observed for bovine κ-casei...