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Ascorbic acid retention of freshly harvested seven Nigerian green leafy vegetables after soaking in water

Ruhuna Journal of Science, 2018
Vitamins are micronutrients needed in the body for important biologic functions. The current study examined the influence of steeping on vitamin C retention of seven Nigerian vegetable leaves after soaking for 8 h.
S.A. Akande, M.E. Inana, E.E. Ugama, A.E. Azeke, F. Owuno, C.F. Oledibe, M.N. Adindu, A.O. Adedokun, S.I. Roberts, O.U. Nze-Dike   +9 more
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Characterizing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Smoked Chicken from Ilorin and Implications for Human Health

Proceedings
Smoked chicken products from the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute and three locations in Ilorin, Nigeria, were analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using gas chromatography. Total PAH levels ranged from 490.893 to 509.064 μg/kg
Idorenyin Nwaehujor, Fatimah Badmos, Mercy Ige, Tawakalitu Ahmed, Damilola Ariyo, Saburi Atanda, Adijat Okunlade, Adetutu Adediji, Lateef Sanni   +8 more
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African Oil Bean (Pentaclethra Macrophylla Benth): Unsung Hero of Tropical Africa [PDF]

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies
This review gives an insight into the African oil bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth), a crop native to the tropical regions of Africa. Fundamentally, this article reviewed the African oil seed as a plant, production of its seed derivative (ugba ...
Rukayat Queen Adegbola, Jacob Adetayo Adegbola, Temitope Adepeju Ihum, Lateef Oladimeji Sanni   +3 more
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Cyberloafing in the classroom: A qualitative study with Nigerian undergraduate students

Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social, 2023
Background and Objective: The rise of academic cyberloafing — the non-academic use of internet connections during class — has emerged as a concern within the university context.
Aderinola Ololade Dunmade, Akinade Adebowale Adewojo   +1 more
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Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera : Pulicidae) and lack of Bartonellae in ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) from Hungary [PDF]

, 2006
Fleas (95 Pulex irritans, 50 Ctenocephalides felis, 45 Ctenocephalides canis) and ixodid ticks (223 Ixodes ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204 Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on PCR, for Bartonella ...
Márialigeti, Károly, Sréter, Tamás, Sréter-Lancz, Z., Széll, Z., Tornyai, K.   +4 more
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Influence of village adoption program: level of utilization of Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) Postharvest Technologies among arable crop handlers in Alapa community, Kwara State, Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies
To date, farmers seldom feel the impact of agricultural innovations either because they have no access to such vital information or because it is poorly disseminated.
Patrick Kayode Orimafo, David Ahmed Adamu, Moshod Bola Shittu, Ismail Oladeji Oladosu, Kehinde Osemowe Lijoka   +4 more
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Microbial and Fungal Contamination of Staple Foods in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Special Attention to High Aflatoxin Risk

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2022
Background: Microbial and fungal contamination of agricultural produce has been a health challenge over the years. The present study surveyed microbial and aflatoxin contamination in groundnut, maize, and cowpea collected from Port Harcourt, Nigeria ...
I.U. Nwaehujor, M.E. Inana, E.A. Azeke, C.H. Okoroafor, M.K. Abdulbaki, O.O. Okike, E.F. Nwachukwu   +6 more
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Assessment of sensory profile and instrumental analyzed attributes influenced by different potassium fertilization levels in three tomato cultivars

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 2021
Sensory properties are an essential quality aspect when the consumption of fresh tomato is under consideration. The flavor of tomato is defined as a combination of taste sensations (sweetness, sourness), aroma (volatile compounds), and texture (firmness,
Bashar Daoud, Marcel Naumann, Detlef Ulrich, Elke Pawelzik, Inga Smit   +4 more
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Comparative study of the nutritional, phytochemical and mineral compositions of the nuts of tropical almond (Terminalia catappa) and sweet almond (Prunus amygdalus)

Ruhuna Journal of Science, 2018
The study was conducted to compare the nutritional, phytochemical and mineral compositions of Tropical almond with Sweet almond. Sample of Terminalia catappa nuts were collected within the premises of Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI ...
R.A. Salawu, A.F. Onyegbula, I.O. Lawal, S.A. Akande, A.K. Oladipo   +4 more
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Anthocyanin Stability in Food Products made with Freeze-Dried Blueberry Powder [PDF]

, 2019
This study evaluated the stability of anthocyanins in six blueberry products (gummy, graham bar, oatmeal bar, rice krispy bar, ice pop and juice) prepared with freeze-dried wild blueberry powder during processing and over eight weeks storage.
Findley, Samantha
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