The success of modern agriculture has so far primarily been assessed by productivity and economic returns, and not on nutritional value or on the ecosystem services provided besides food and fiber. Despite their high nutritional value, environmental ...
Arion lusitanicus has become one of the major pests of Sweden, both in agriculture and gardening. Its high capacity to feed and reproduce makes this slug a difficult pest to control. Molluscicides have been used as control agents, but they have harmf...
Blueberries contain components like for instance triterpenes and stilbenes which have potentially protective roles against many human diseases. These substances are also important at threats from herbivores and fungi attacks to plants. Quality traits...
Introduction and objective. Low levels of serum vitamin D have been associated with increased occurrence of ischemic heart disease (IHD), but findings are inconsistent, e.g. seasonal variation is not always considered in the analyses. The aim of this...
Insecticide resistance in mosquito populations threatens recent successes in malaria prevention. Elucidating patterns of genetic structure in malaria vectors to predict the speed and direction of the spread of resistance is essential to get ahead of ...
Malaria is a serious health concern for three billion people worldwide, killing nearly 600,000 people a year. Insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) are an effective and valuable tool for preventing malaria and hundreds of millions of ITNs have been dist...
The control of mosquito populations with insecticide treated bed nets and indoor residual sprays remains the cornerstone of malaria reduction and elimination programs. In light of widespread insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, however, alternative ...
This study was conducted to assist in reducing post harvest losses in Africa and contributing to increased technology availability for agro-material testing. Principles considered in design of thermal conductivity probe include the heat transfer meth...
The PV ventilated hybrid greenhouse dryer was designed and fabricated for drying of food grains. The greenhouse dryer with 446.7 X 213.4 cm size and with central height of 259 cm was constructed using 50.8X25.4 mm MS pipe, 19X30.2 mm MS angles. Clear...
Biodiesel is renewable clean bioenergy as it can be produced from vegetable oils, animal fats and micro-algal oil and also it can be applied instead of diesel fuel without any special modifications to the engines. In recent years, Nano-catalysts or N...
