Sociodemographic Determinants of Psychological Distress Among Adult Informal Caregivers.

Background and objective Providing care for a loved one with a chronic illness or disability can be mentally and emotionally challenging. Determining the factors that contribute to psychological distress among informal caregivers can be important in developing effective interventions to support this vulnerable population. This study aimed to examine the sociodemographic determinants of psychological distress among adult informal caregivers in the United States.

The Unethical Use of Paracetamol As a Food Tenderizer in Four Selected African Countries: A Major Public Health Concern?

Paracetamol poisoning is the commonest cause of acute liver injury. Therefore, the unethical use of paracetamol as a food tenderizer poses a threat to human health. Although this is a common practice in Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, and Kenya, there are few or no scientific records on the use of paracetamol as a food tenderizer and its deleterious effects, thus making it difficult to regulate this practice.

Real-Time Assessment of Mandarin Crop Water Stress Index.

The use of plant-based indicators and other conventional means to detect the level of water stress in crops may be challenging, due to their difficulties in automation, their arduousness, and their time-consuming nature. Non-contact and non-destructive sensing methods can be used to detect the level of water stress in plants continuously and to provide automatic sensing and controls. This research aimed at determining the viability, efficiency, and swiftness in employing the commercial Workswell WIRIS Agro R infrared camera (WWARIC) in monitoring water stress and scheduling appropriate irrigation regimes in mandarin plants.

High-dose strategies for managing phosphine-resistant populations of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae).

Background: Rhyzopertha dominica is a serious pest of stored grains and many populations have resistance to the fumigant phosphine. Some populations contain beetles with a 'strong resistance' phenotype. Recent work found the LC values for two strong-resistant populations recently studied in North America, Belle Glade and Minneapolis were 100- and 595-fold higher, respectively, compared to LC of a lab-susceptible strain.

Evaluation of Knockdown Bioassay Methods to Assess Phosphine Resistance in the Red Flour Beetle, (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

Resistance to the fumigant phosphine in occurs worldwide. This study evaluated tests based on adult knockdown time, the time for a beetle to become immobile, when exposed to a high concentration of phosphine. We recorded knockdown times of beetles that remained completely still for 30 s when exposed to 3000 ppm of phosphine in a large, gas-tight glass tube.