Aims: This investigation was conducted to study the effect of heat treatment on the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of sheep milk. Methodology: Samples were collected from different farms in Shambat, Khartoum State. Raw sheep milk was heated using charcoal, ga...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34760
Garcinia kola fruit pulp is often discarded as an agro-waste but few human populations consume it as food. Nutrient, phytochemical and physicochemical constituents of ripe Garcinia kola fruit pulp were evaluated on wet weight basis. Results on proximate composition indicated a hi...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33558
The amino acid composition of raw and heat processing was analyzed by amino acid analyzer. The patterns of 7 essential amino acids were reported in g per 100 g bean protein and the amino acid score and predicted protein efficiency ratio were calculated and reported. The protein q...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33595
Aims: To investigate the effect of methotrexate and soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell viability. Study Design: In-vitro study using cultured cells Place and Duration of Study: Nutrition Innovations Centre for Food & Health (NICHE), School...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/35206
Assessing spatio-temporal variation of actual evapotranspiration is very important, most especially in the areas that are prone to changing climate. Lower River Kaduna is one of the critical ecosystems in the northwest, Nigeria. As such it is critical to investigate the evapotran...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/32981
Introduction: The use of antibiotics for the promotion of animal growth and traditional therapy culminate the development of resistance in pathogenic microorganisms and their posterior transmission to humans through food. The presence of Pseudomonas species in aquatic environment...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34522
Aims: The aim of the study is to manufacture and determine the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of white cheese from whey supplemented with milk powder. Methodology: Cheese was manufactured from whey left after mozzarella cheese manufacture Cheese was manufactured from...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34761
2, 3- dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate is an organophosphate insecticide used in the control of insects in both agricultural and household. This study investigated the mortality rate of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings exposed to 2, 3- dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate. Samples Clar...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34551
Eryngium foetidum is an herb which is used as a medicinal and a spice plant in tropical regions. This plant is used in traditional medicine in treating conditions such as fever, chills, vomiting diarrhea, stomach aches, worms, pneumonia, flu, diabetes, constipation and malaria du...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34378
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the antimalarial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Maesobotrya barteri, and effects on some hematological and biochemical parameters. Methodology: Twenty eight albino mice were selected and twenty four of these were injected intraper...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/32992
Aims: To apply Box-Behnken Response Surface Methodology in obtaining optimum conditions for first drying and infusion-second drying stages in Kilishi production. Study Design: Thin slices/strips of beef were subjected to drying under varying conditions. Moisture Loss and Yield wa...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34497
Aim: The aim of this study is to detect the presence of the South American tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Angola. This pest has recently attracted attention to the scientific community of Africa and worldwide due to its tomato destruc...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33725
L-lysine is an essential amino acid found in most protein food sources, in particular high-protein foods such as eggs, meat, soybean, milk and fish. This amino acid has been reported to have an indirect antioxidant property. Antioxidants are known to have gastroprotective propert...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34276
The effects of BAP on the micro tuberization were evaluated using five commercial cultivars of potato. Potato tubers were planted in the greenhouse and young shoots were cut and transferred to Tissue Culture Laboratory of Agricultural Research Institute. Apical and axillary bud e...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34689
The study investigated the effect of triton x-100 and white rot fungus (Pleurotus ostratus) on physico-chemical composition of crude oil impacted soil. Crude oil highly impacted soil excavated from an oil spill site at Obeche community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area o...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34679