Food Sci Technol Int
December 2023
A fundamental step in improving the quality and consumer acceptability of wild watermelon () is the process of juice clarification. The aim of this research was to investigate the physicochemical properties of crude wild watermelon () juice and to optimise the processing conditions, incubation time, incubation temperature and enzyme concentration for the enzymatic clarification of the crude juice. Crude wild watermelon juice samples were treated with pectinase enzyme in different concentrations (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: most maternal and 24.3% of infant deaths occur during childbirth. Interventions during childbirth may reduce maternal and neonatal deaths.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe seven serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) differ on the surface exposed regions on the VP1, 2 and 3 proteins. Amongst the three, the VP1 protein has been produced the most for use in serotyping assays for some of the Euro-Asian serotypes. In this study the VP1 protein of the FMDV SAT2/ZIM/7/83 was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 cells in Luria broth and EnPresso B media in shake flasks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAfr J Psychiatry (Johannesbg)
September 2012
Objective: Studies have reported an increased prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients. Inaccurate HIV knowledge is included as a factor in the increased risk of HIV infection in the mentally ill, but few studies have looked specifically at this factor. The aims of the study were to determine the knowledge of HIV and its transmission among adult psychiatric patients at Weskoppies Hospital and to determine the relationship between HIV knowledge and HIV risk behaviour.
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September 2012
Objective: Various studies have reported increased prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients. Psychiatric patients are under-evaluated in terms of their HIV risk behaviour. The study sought to establish the prevalence of HIV risk behaviour and determine the association between risk behaviour and demographic and clinical variables.
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