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Radiation, Plant Proteins and Sustainability
Patricia Y. I. Takinami,
Vanessa B. Uehara,
Bruna S. Teixeira,
Nelida L. del Mastro
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2016
Pages:
28-33
Received:
14 November 2016
Accepted:
7 December 2016
Published:
5 January 2017
Abstract: The best sources of proteins for human nourishment come from animal origin. But, conventional meat production involves not only animal suffering but, also, prodigious amounts of water use and significant global warming gases produced per pound of meat. Sustainable plant proteins are good for human beings, as well as, for the planet. Specific natural resources like pulses, in particular, represent a very environmentally friendly and sustainable food source and are rich of high-quality and cost-effective protein ingredients. Ionizing radiation may contribute to food safety and food security. Also, irradiation could serve as an additional food processing method for inactivation or removal of certain antinutritional factors. In this work, the benefits of plant protein sources, particularly pulse protein foods, are highlighted. Moreover, a survey on database since 1970, about the relation among pulses, plant protein and ionizing radiation has been presented. Highlights: Pulses represent a very environmentally friendly and sustainable food source. Pulses are rich sources of high quality and cost effective protein ingredients. Ionizing radiation may contribute to food safety and food security and it could be applied for inactivation or removal of certain antinutritional factors.
Abstract: The best sources of proteins for human nourishment come from animal origin. But, conventional meat production involves not only animal suffering but, also, prodigious amounts of water use and significant global warming gases produced per pound of meat. Sustainable plant proteins are good for human beings, as well as, for the planet. Specific natura...
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Ban of jatka (Juvenile Hilsa Fish) Catching: Views and Coping Options of Artisanal Fishers in Coastal Bangladesh
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2016
Pages:
34-40
Received:
2 December 2016
Accepted:
10 December 2016
Published:
10 January 2017
Abstract: This paper examines adverse effects at lives and livelihoods of traditional Hindu fishermen and Muslim fishermen due to periodical restriction on jatka (juvenile hilsa fish) catching in coastal Bangladesh. A total of 100 respondents from both religious groups were purposively selected from four study sites. Traditionally, the Jaladas (slave of the water) were engaged in the fishing profession who belonging to the Hinduism and one of low caste-bound people. They are being put under pressure by incoming Muslims who take up fishing as their profession. This study finds that though Hindu fishermen seriously face dimensions of abject poverty but majority of them follow government rule where Muslim fishers don’t care. In coping strategies, majority of Hindu fishermen have psycho-social barrier to change fishing profession. Their coping options are also limited than Muslim fishermen. This paper suggests that policy instruments and fishery management of Bangladesh should give special focus on socio-economic & cultural aspects of those downtrodden people for inclusive development.
Abstract: This paper examines adverse effects at lives and livelihoods of traditional Hindu fishermen and Muslim fishermen due to periodical restriction on jatka (juvenile hilsa fish) catching in coastal Bangladesh. A total of 100 respondents from both religious groups were purposively selected from four study sites. Traditionally, the Jaladas (slave of the ...
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Effect of Common and Dominant Seed-Borne Fungi on Protein Content of Pulses
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2016
Pages:
41-43
Received:
1 August 2014
Accepted:
29 August 2014
Published:
16 January 2017
Abstract: Seeds are inhabited by seed mycoflora. Seed mycoflora influence seed texture, physiology and content. Some seed-borne fungi may be symbiotic to the seed germination where as some cause pathogenesis. Similarly, seed-borne fungi affect adversely to nutritive value of pulses. Biodegradation of protein content of pulses by their common and dominant seed-borne fungi like Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, A. fumigatus, Drechslera tetramera, Fusarium moniliforme, Rhizopus stolonifer etc. has been reported through artificial infestation of the pulses Green gram, Black gram, Chick pea and Pigeon pea. Results reveal considerable degradation in protein content of the test pulses.
Abstract: Seeds are inhabited by seed mycoflora. Seed mycoflora influence seed texture, physiology and content. Some seed-borne fungi may be symbiotic to the seed germination where as some cause pathogenesis. Similarly, seed-borne fungi affect adversely to nutritive value of pulses. Biodegradation of protein content of pulses by their common and dominant see...
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Revisiting the Environmental Interactions of Pesticides
Phebe Asantewaa Owusu,
Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2016
Pages:
44-49
Received:
6 October 2016
Accepted:
10 November 2016
Published:
17 January 2017
Abstract: As population increases, the demand for safe and nutritious food, safe water and air quality increases. The emergence of pesticides has played as an essential role in preventing pests from destroying various valued properties in our homes, offices and farmlands. The usage of pesticides has a role to play in the achievement of a sustainable developed earth. The earth today needs to be sustainable for future generations, and hence the need to develop it sustainably. The sustainable development aspect consist of the social, economic and environment. The benefits of pesticide in these recent years seem to have been overlooked since the risks associated with its exposure to our health and environment is fatal. As a result, this study revisits the benefits (primary and secondary) of pesticides to man, its economy and environment. The negative effects of pesticide residue exposure in the environment: the atmosphere, soil and water, and how pesticide exposures affect the human system are revisited. Despite the evidence of the adverse effects of the use of pesticides, its usage has increased in the past decades. This paper ascertains the reasons behind the use of pesticides and propose some recommendations to reduce the effects of its exposure.
Abstract: As population increases, the demand for safe and nutritious food, safe water and air quality increases. The emergence of pesticides has played as an essential role in preventing pests from destroying various valued properties in our homes, offices and farmlands. The usage of pesticides has a role to play in the achievement of a sustainable develope...
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Influence of the Long-Range Dependence in Rainfall in Modelling Oueme River Basin (Benin, West Africa)
Eliezer Iboukoun Biao,
Eric Adechina Alamou
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2016
Pages:
50-59
Received:
20 December 2016
Accepted:
29 December 2016
Published:
23 January 2017
Abstract: Nowadays, there is evidence that hydrological processes exhibit long-range dependence (LRD), i.e. power-type decay of autocorrelation also known as the Hurst phenomenon. This means that the stationarity assumption of hydrological time series, which has been widely used in the past, cannot be further advocated. The objective of this paper is to detect the long-range dependence in rainfall in Oueme River basin and to understand how the Hurst coefficient influences the river discharge dynamics. To this end, this paper formulated the Hurst phenomenon that characterized hydrological and other geophysical time series. Then, the fractional generalization of the triple relationship between the fractional Brownian motion, the corresponding stochastic differential equations (SDE) describing the river basin and the deterministic fractional Fokker-Planck equations (FPE) is analysed for the modelling of the river discharge dynamics. This fractional FPE provides an essential tool for the study of the dynamics of the river discharge in Oueme River basin.
Abstract: Nowadays, there is evidence that hydrological processes exhibit long-range dependence (LRD), i.e. power-type decay of autocorrelation also known as the Hurst phenomenon. This means that the stationarity assumption of hydrological time series, which has been widely used in the past, cannot be further advocated. The objective of this paper is to dete...
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Phytoremediation of Landfill Leachates Using Pistia Stratiotes: A Case Study of Kinkinau U/Ma’azu Kaduna, Nigeria
Adamu Yunusa Ugya,
Agamuthu Priatamby
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2016
Pages:
60-63
Received:
3 October 2016
Accepted:
12 October 2016
Published:
24 January 2017
Abstract: The study involved a laboratory experiment on the use of Pistia stratiotes in the phytoremediation of leachates collected from Kinkinau landfill. The physiochemical characteristics of the leachates were determined before and after the treatment. The experiment lasted for three weeks and was repeated for about six times the rate of the mean reduction was recorded. The highest rate of mean reduction was for heavy metals. Other physico-chemical parameters were drastically reduced. Pistia stratiotes is a suitable candidate for effective phytoremediation of water from Romi stream.
Abstract: The study involved a laboratory experiment on the use of Pistia stratiotes in the phytoremediation of leachates collected from Kinkinau landfill. The physiochemical characteristics of the leachates were determined before and after the treatment. The experiment lasted for three weeks and was repeated for about six times the rate of the mean reductio...
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