Konzo is an irreversible paralysis of the legs that occurs mainly in children and women of child bearing age in Mozambique, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR) and probably other countries. It is an upper motor neuron disease of sudden onset due to large intakes of cyanide from cassava over a fairly short period. Epidemics may occur as a result...

Histamine dehydrogenase (HADH) catalyzes the oxidative deamination of histamine, resulting in the production of imidazole acetaldehyde and an ammonium ion. The enzyme isolated from the newly identified halophilic archaeon Natrinema gari BCC 24369 is significantly different from the previously described protein from Nocardioides simplex. This newly identified HADH comprises three subunits with m...

Central composite rotatable of response surface methodology experimental design was used to determine effect of mash quantity and roasting duration on physical, pasting and sensory properties of gari. Five levels of quantity (317, 400, 600, 800 and 882.2 g) and roasting time (37.1, 35, 40, 45 and 47.1 min) were used at a fixed roasting temperature (95oC). The responses were moisture, pH, bulk d...

We give an in-depth analysis of the determination procedure of the recently proposed heterotic nucleon distribution amplitude which hybridizes the best features of the Chernyak-Ogloblin-Zhitnitsky and the Gari-Stefanis models. With respect to the QCD sum-rule constraints, optimized versions of these amplitudes are derived in terms of which a ”hybridity” angle can be introduced to systematically...

The capacity to preserve food is directly related to the level of technological development. The slow progress in upgrading traditional food processing and preservation techniques in West Africa contributes to food and nutrition insecurity in the sub-region. Simple, low-cost, traditional food processing techniques are the bedrock of small-scale food processing enterprises that are crucial to ru...