Pigeons responded in a successive-encounters procedure that consisted of a search period, a choice period, and a handling period. The search period was either a fixed-interval or a mixed-interval schedule presented on the center key of a three-key chamber. Upon completion of the search period, the center key was turned off and the two side keys were lit. A pigeon could either accept a delay fol...

In this study, some food vendors in Accra were surveyed to assess their knowledge in food hygiene and best food safety practices. Data on demographics, food safety knowledge and practices were collected from 50 food vendors using a 31question standardized survey tool. Street food vending was the main income provider for 84% of the vendors. Eighty Percent of the questionnaire respondents were fe...

Foodborne disease is still a public health problem in several countries. Food handler's knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) are factors that risk for foodborne incidence. The research objective was to assess the level of attitudes, behavior food handlers maintaining hygiene using systematic review approach. method used preferred reporting items meta-analyses (PRISMA) protocol article search...

Why irradiate food products? Approximately 25% of all food products are lost after harvesting due to insects, vermin, and spoilage. Currently, a significant number of chemicals are used on food products for preserving/preventing insect losses. In roots and tubers, sprouting can be a major cause of losses. In developing countries where handling, transportation, and storage conditions are less ad...

Carotenoids, anthocyanins, and chlorophylls are used as natural food colourants in the food industry. Microencapsulation is a technology that is used for the protection, stabilization, and the slow release of core materials. There are several techniques and wall materials that are available for microencapsulation of natural food colourants to overcome their instability, solubility, and handling...

Mechanistic insights and predictive understanding of the spatial distributions of foragers are typically derived by fitting either field measurements on intake rates and food abundance, or observations from controlled experiments, to functional response models. It has remained unclear, however, whether and why one approach should be favoured above the other, as direct comparative studies are ra...