Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs are carcinogenic, mutagenic and persistent organic compounds commonly generated from incomplete combustion of matters. Beans, Phaseolus vulgaris maize, Zea mays form part staple foods consumed highly rich in protein carbohydrate respectively. This study compared the concentration levels sixteen priority different types beans (Potasikum, white...

In this paper, we study the efficiency of the Chinese wheat and soybeans futures markets and assess the conditions in agricultural commodity futures and cash markets in China. Formal statistical tests are conducted through Johansen's cointegration approach to identify the long-term equilibrium relationship between futures and cash markets. Three different cash prices from Zhengzhou Grain Wholes...

Being at the same time a major staple food and a crop very sensitive to weather and price fluctuations, maize is in the core of food security challenges in Tanzania. In a country where agricultural production is mainly driven by smallholder farmers and where the exposure to weather shocks such as drought is likely to increase because of climate change, implementing an efficient and affordable i...

The empirical regularities of behavioral economics, especially loss aversion, time inconsistency, other-regarding preferences, herd behavior, and framing of decisions, present significant challenges to traditional approaches to food security. The formation of price expectations, hoarding behavior, and welfare losses from highly unstable food prices all depends on these behavioral regularities. ...

Akin osteotomy is a common component of hallux valgus surgery. Holding the osteotomy in good position with a well placed staple can prove difficult. To aid this, a marker pen is used to apply ink to the tip of the proximal limb of the staple (Fig 1). A hole is drilled in the distal bone and the non-inked staple limb is inserted while the osteotomy is held in the desired position. This causes tr...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Monitoring food intake of patients during hospitalization using simple methods and minimal training is an ongoing problem in hospitals. Therefore, there is a need to develop and validate a simple, easy to use, and quick tool that enables staff to estimate dietary intake. Thus, this study aimed to develop and validate the Pictorial Dietary Assessment Tool (PDAT). SUBJECTS...

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a change food demand. In Central Java, during the (2021), proportion of expenditure on grain group was higher than 2020; meanwhile, ready-to-eat decreased. This study aims to analyze pattern consumption carbohydrate sources, influencing factors, and elasticity households Java before pandemic. uses data from National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) ...

The upsurge in the incidence and prevalence of diabetes worldwide and in Nigeria in particular is a challenge for urgent action in the adoption of appropriate dietary management in patients with diabetes and also in the prevention of diabetes. Knowledge of the glycemic index (GI) of food types is essential for rational advice on calorie recommendation. Unfortunately, the GI of many food types i...

Uganda is among the world’s leading countries in terms of banana production and consumption. Bananas occupy the largest cultivated area among staple food crops in Uganda and are primarily grown on small subsistence farms (plots of less than 0.5 ha). In addition to being a major food staple, bananas are an important source of income, with excess production sold in local markets. Average per capi...

BACKGROUND Bone staples are an accepted method of fixation in foot surgery. They reduce operating time and trauma in surgical procedures. A variety of memory staples are available but their properties compared to standard staples are not known. We carried out a study comparing two popular types of memory staples and a standard stainless steel staple. METHODS Standardized bone models of metata...