Effect of processing on the proximate composition and mineral content of Bambara groundnut (voandezeia subterranean)

The study was undertaken to investigate the effect of processing on the proximate and mineral composition of Bambara groundnut (Voandzeia subterranean). Traditional processing methods namely soaking and cooking were employed. There was substantial recovery of crude protein after processing from 20.27 + 1.41 to 23.63 + 0.78 (g/100g dry weight). Result of the moisture content ranged from 8.70 +2.50 to 9.5 +0.07 (g/100g dry weight), either extract 6.85 +0.43 to 13.11 + 1.94 (g/100g dry weight), nitrogen free extract 51.96 + 1.38 to 44.0 + 3.34 (g/100g dry weight), ash content 5.37 + 0.12 to 2.89 + 0.59 (g/100g dry weight), and crude fibre 6.85 + 0.33 to 4.64 + 0.31 (g/100g dry weight) after processing values of the mineral concentrations show that potassium was significantly (P< 0.05) affected by processing while manganese was not detectable after processing. Other minerals studied were not significantly affected by processing. The results show that the processing improved the nutritional value of the nut which could serve as important component of food

Intervention for reducing human performance gaps at work place caused by apparent and non-apparent indicators.

The human performance in the organizational perspective describes about performance improvement and beyond. The performance improvement aims at enhancing workplace culture. The Intervention for reducing human performance gaps may be discussed with the major focus on the human technology initiatives Establishing a place where people strive for continuous development. Building organizational structures where people can communicate clearly. Creating the work place culture where people can share the ideas freely. Creating the workplace environments where the unique identity of the people is recognized and individual differences are respected. Envisioning a place where the work life is rewarded. Fostering a work place where the quality time is created towards the development of better working environment with fun, pride and intellectual development every day. Nurturing the workable organizational structures where people can share the rewards both financially and emotionally based on their contribution. The present study is dedicated to examine the performance gaps among the women teachers at schools and colleges in the state. The possible intervention mechanism may be developed so that the performance gaps are bridged at the respective work places. The research study is designed with 100 women teachers of 50 each of school and college

Superconductor strip with transport current: Magneto-optical study of current distribution and its relaxation

The dynamics of magnetic flux distributions across a YBaCuO strip carrying transport current is measured using magneto-optical imaging at 20 K. The current is applied in pulses of 40-5000 ms duration and magnitude close to the critical one, 5.5 A. During the pulse some extra flux usually penetrates the strip, so the local field increases in magnitude. When the strip is initially penetrated by flux, the local field either increases or decreases depending both on the spatial coordinate and the current magnitude. Meanwhile, the current density always tends to redistribute more uniformly. Despite the relaxation, all distributions remain qualitatively similar to the Bean model predictions.Comment: RevTeX, 9 pages, 9 figures, submitted to Supercond. Sci. Technol. Revision: MO image and more refs are adde

Current density inhomogeneity throughout the thickness of superconducting films and its effect on their irreversible magnetic properties

We calculate the distribution of the current density $j$ in superconducting films along the direction of an external field applied perpendicular to the film plane. Our analysis reveals that in the presence of bulk pinning $j$ is inhomogeneous on a length scale of order the inter vortex distance. This inhomogeneity is significantly enhanced in the presence of surface pinning. We introduce new critical state model, which takes into account the current density variations throughout the film thickness, and show how these variations give rise to the experimentally observed thickness dependence of $$ and magnetic relaxation rate.Comment: RevTex, 9 PS figures. To appear in Phys. Rev.

The Importance of Poisoning vs. Road Traffic Injuries as a Cause of Death in Rural Sri Lanka

Road traffic crashes are considered by the WHO to be the most important global cause of death from injury. However, this may not be true for large areas of rural Asia where road vehicles are uncommon. The issue is important, since emphasising the importance of road traffic crashes risks switching resources to urban areas, away from already underfunded rural regions. In this study, we compared the importance of road traffic crashes with other forms of injury in a poor rural region of South Asia.We collected data on all deaths from injury in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka (NCP; population 1,105,198 at 2001 census) over 18 months using coronial, hospital, and police data. We calculated the incidence of death from all forms of intentional and unintentional injury in the province. The annual incidence of death from injury in the province was high: 84.2 per 100,000 population. Half of the deaths were from self-harm (41.3/100,000). Poisoning (35.7/100,000)-in particular, pesticide self-poisoning (23.7/100,000)-was the most common cause of death, being 3.9-fold more common than road traffic crashes (9.1/100,000).In poor rural regions of South Asia, fatal self-harm and pesticide self-poisoning in particular are significantly more important than road traffic injuries as a cause of death. It is possible that the data used by the WHO to calculate global injury estimates are biased towards urban areas with better data collection but little pesticide poisoning. More studies are required to inform a debate about the importance of different forms of injury and how avoidable deaths from any cause can be prevented. In the meantime, marked improvements in the effectiveness of therapy for pesticide poisoning, safer storage, reduced pesticide use, or reductions in pesticide toxicity are required urgently to reduce the number of deaths from self-poisoning in rural Asia

Combine effect of bio-fertilizer and poultry manure on growth, nutrients uptake and microbial population associated with sesame (Sesamumindicum L) inNorth-eastern Nigeria

The combine effect of bio-fertilizer (Azospirillum and arbuscularmycorrhiza fungi, AMF; Glomusmossea)and poultry manure (PM) on nutrients uptake, plant growth and soil microbial population associated with sesame under field condition was studied. The experiment comprised of four treatments; T1 (Azospirillum + AMF), T2 (Azospirillum + AMF + 5 ton ha-1 poultry manure), T3 (10 ton ha-1 poultry manure), and T0 (Control) laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. Plant growth parameters viz., plant height, numbers of leaves/plant, numbers of branches/plant, leaf area, shoots and root dry biomass increased significantly due to the application of bio-fertilizer and poultry manure singly or in combination over control. Combined application of bio-fertilizer and poultry manure @ 5 ton ha-1 significantly produced the plants with desirable growth parameters, nutrients content and uptakes for N, P, and K. Root colonization by AM fungi was recorded in inoculated and un-inoculated plants. Colonization % ranges from 6% in control to 62.8% in Bio-organic. There was no significant difference in % root colonization of inoculated plants. Populations of Azospirillum and AM spores have increased in all treatments over the initial population prior to experiment in all treatments. Bio-organic recorded the highest Azospirillum population (28.56 × 10-6 CFU g-1 soil) and 69.3 AM spores g-1 soil and values were significantly higher to all the treatments. The overall findings of this research indicated that Bio-organic(bio-fertilizer and poultry manure @ 5 ton ha-1 ) produced plants with highest growth parameters, nutrients uptake, increased soil Azospirillum population, AM spore density and mycorrhization compared to exclusive application of bio-fertilizer or poultry manure @ 10 ton ha-1 .Combination of bio-fertilizer with organic amendments could be recommended for successful production of sesame

Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) complexes of amino acid derived Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, characterization and in-vitro antibacterial investigations

Four complexes of Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) with Schiff base ligand (H3L) derived from 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid and acetylacetonate were synthesized. All complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and electronic spectroscopy. The results confirmed the coordination of the ligand to metals in tridentate fashion via the hydroxyl oxygen, the azomethine nitrogen and the enolic acetylacetonate oxygen. Antimicrobial activities were established for all complexes, free ligand and ciprofloxacin for comparison. Both the ligand and its metal complexes were active against Gram-positive and negative bacterial strains. The Cu(II) complex, showed highest antibacterial activity among the complexes screened. Other complexes displayed considerable antibacterial activity. Octahedral geometry was proposed for the metal(II) complexes with the Schiff base. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KEY WORDS: Schiff base, Amino acid, Metal Complexes, Antibacterial agents &nbsp; Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2021, 35(1), 97-106. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v35i1.