POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLE: A POTENTIAL FOR REDUCING POVERTY, HIDDEN HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

Postharvest management of fruits and vegetable: A potential for reducing poverty, hidden hunger and malnutrition in sub-Sahara Africa

Fruits and vegetable (FV) production is an emerging horticulture sub-sector in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) despite the fact that, almost one-third of the produced FV is lost before reaching the plate.FV postharvest losses Precut Kits in SSA range from 30 to 80%, depending on a crop.Lack of postharvest management skills and technology such as temperatur

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CTCF regulates the local epigenetic state of ribosomal DNA repeats

Abstract Background CCCTC binding factor (CTCF) is a highly conserved zinc finger protein, which is involved in chromatin organization, local histone modifications, and RNA polymerase II-mediated gene transcription.CTCF may act by binding tightly to DNA and recruiting other proteins to mediate its various functions in the nucleus.To further explore

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Pushover Analysis of Steel Seismic Resistant Frames with Reduced Web Section and Reduced Beam Section Connections

The widespread brittle failure of welded beam-to-column connections caused by the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes highlighted the need for retrofitting measures effective in reducing the strength demand imposed on connections under cyclic loading.Researchers presented the reduced beam section (RBS) as a viable option to create a weak zone

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