Coincidence of spinal canal stenosis and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.

We report a case in which a thoracoabdominal aneurysm was present in association with previously unknown critical spinal canal stenosis. In spite of using left heart bypass, systemic hypothermia, and controlled cerebrospinal fluid drainage for spinal cord protection, the patient developed paraplegia following aortic aneurysm repair. Computed tomography scan revealed critical stenosis of the spinal canal that was thought to be sufficient to produce spinal cord compression syndromes including paraplegia.

Development of a pilot system for converting sweet potato starch into glucose syrup.

Sweet potato has been chosen as one of NASA's crops to support human beings in future space missions. One of the possible uses is to make syrup that can be used as a general sweetener. In this work a simple engineering system for converting sweet potato starch into glucose syrup was studied on a laboratory scale.

Storage Conditions and Microbial Quality of Smoked Dry Herring in Ghana.

A microbial profile of smoked dry herring stored under various storage conditions for up to 6 months at ambient temperature was determined. The fish were stored in polyethylene bags, polyethylene bags with desiccant, the traditional oven storage, modified storage structure, and freezer (control) storage. The fish stored in polyethylene bags with or without desiccant spoiled rapidly.

Survey of the Microbial Quality of Dry Fish, Cassava and Okra in Ghana.

A microbial profile of dry foods in Ghana including smoke dried herrings, salt dried tilapia, salt dried trigger fish, gari, kokonte and okra was evaluated. Okra had the highest aerobic count of 42 × 10, followed by kokone 16-20 × 10, smoke dried herrings 0.2-4 × 10, salt dried tilapia 3-4 × 10, salt dried trigger fish 3- 44 × 10 and gari 3-34 × 10.