conclusions: the overall results of the analysed samples showed that the rate of fungal contamination in pure samples was higher than roasted with salt ones (p < 0.005). results of the current survey could be useful for minimizing fungal contamination and can educate people about the dangers of mold in nuts. background: nuts are one of the main consumed snacks worldwide and a significant compon...

We investigated several cultural and environmental factors during 1977 which were thought to influence the incidence of moldy walnuts. These studies were meant to be a preliminary survey to determine potential areas of research to pursue. Results of these investigations are not to be considered as control recomnlendations since the studies represent only one year's data and especially during a ...

Since the beginning of the 1990s, increasing evidence supports beneficial effects of nut consumption on health. A new analysis of the Spanish PREDIMED trial, published in BMC Medicine, has expanded our knowledge. The study showed that individuals eating nuts more than three times per week died less often from cardiovascular disease and cancer than non-consumers. The study also adds an important...

Culture extends biology in that the setting of development shapes the traditions that individuals learn, and over time, traditions evolve as occasional variations are learned by others. In humans, interactions with others impact the development of cognitive processes, such as sustained attention, that shape how individuals learn as well as what they learn. Thus, learning itself is impacted by c...

Humans can use hand tools smoothly and effectively in varying circumstances; in other words, skillfully. A few other species of primates crack encased foods using hammer tools and anvils. Are they skilled? Positioning the food on the anvil so that it does not fall off when struck is a component of skilled cracking. We discovered that bearded capuchin monkeys deliberately place palm nuts in a re...

We describe a procedure which may be helpful to any disorganized carpenter who has a mixed pile of bolts and nuts and wants to nd the corresponding pairs of bolts and nuts. The procedure uses our (and the carpenter's) ability to construct e ciently highly expanding graphs. The problem considered is given a collection of n bolts of distinct widths and n nuts such that there is a 1-1 corresponden...

The problem of matching nuts and bolts is the following Given a collection of n nuts of distinct sizes and n bolts such that there is a one to one correspondence between the nuts and the bolts nd for each nut its corresponding bolt We can only compare nuts to bolts That is we can neither compare nuts to nuts nor bolts to bolts This humble restriction on the comparisons appears to make this prob...

The effects of tree nuts on risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD), in particular blood lipids, have been investigated in a number of studies and the beneficial effects are now recognized. The beneficial effects of nuts on CHD in cohort studies have also been clearly demonstrated. However, while there is also reason to believe the unique micro- and macronutrient profiles of nuts may help...