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Toxoplasma gondii in the Food Supply [PDF]
Pathogens, 2017 Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Infections are usually either asymptomatic or develop mild symptoms that are self-limited, but infections in immunosuppressed persons can be severe. Infections in pregnant women can cause serious health problems in the child such as mental retardation and blindness ...
Hussain, Malik A. (R20588) +3 more
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Application of Blockchain and Internet of Things to Ensure Tamper-Proof Data Availability for Food Safety [PDF]
, 2020 Food supply chain plays a vital role in human health and food prices. Food supply chain inefficiencies in terms of unfair competition and lack of regulations directly affect the quality of human life and increase food safety risks. This work merges Hyperledger Fabric, an enterprise-ready blockchain platform with existing conventional infrastructure, to
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Economic analysis of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Benin
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 IntroductionSesame is an important cash crop that can be grown with limited resources. In recent decades it has drawn interests of many researchers and developers.
Kossivi Fabrice Dossa +5 more
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Applying Nutrient Profiling Systems to Packaged Foods and Drinks Sold in Jamaica
Foods, 2020 The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Chile stage III nutrient profiling systems (NPSs) were applied to packaged beverages/foods sold in Jamaica to: (a) identify products with excess nutrients of concern (NOC) under each NPS; (b) assess ...
Suzanne Soares-Wynter +4 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 IntroductionThere is increasing recognition of the value of linking food sales databases to national food composition tables for population nutrition research.ObjectivesExpanding upon automated and manual database mapping approaches in the literature ...
Sappho Z. Gilbert +7 more
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Evaluation of the use of web technology by government of Sri Lanka to ensure food security for its citizens [PDF]
Procedia Food Science,Volume 6, 2016, Pages 82_91, International
Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 2015 (ICSUSL 2015), 2016 Web technology is one of the key areas in information and communication technology to be used as a powerful tool in ensuring food security which is one of the main issues in Sri Lanka. Web technology involves in communicating and sharing resources in network of computers all over the world.
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Foods, 2023 Though selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) constitute essential nutrients for human health, their deficiencies affect up to 15% and 17% of the global population, respectively.
Maksymilian Malka +3 more
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The Rise of Blockchain Technology in Agriculture and Food Supply Chains [PDF]
Trends in Food Science & Technology Journal 2019, 2019 Blockchain is an emerging digital technology allowing ubiquitous financial transactions among distributed untrusted parties, without the need of intermediaries such as banks. This article examines the impact of blockchain technology in agriculture and food supply chain, presents existing ongoing projects and initiatives, and discusses overall ...
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Armed Conflict in Central America and Immigrant Food Insecurity in the United States
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2018 Central American immigrants to the United States are a growing population with rates of food insecurity that exceed national averages. We analyzed multiple years of data from the Center for System Peace and the Current Population Survey, Food Security ...
Jeremy C. Green +3 more
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