IOSR-JESTFT   Volume-12 ~ Issue-9 ~ September 2018

Abstract: The eye remains the delicate organ in the body. A number of things can go wrong in any of the structures of the eye, causing visual impairment and blindness when fully not protected during welding activities. This study aimed at assessing the Pattern of eye diseases among welders in Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo state Nigeria. Structured, pretested questionnaires elicited in Igbo language was used to collect data from 400 consenting welders. Eye screening and examination were used to validate questionnaire findings. It was found that age, marital status and education levels showed a moderate association with the awareness of prevalence of eye diseases but with strong association with the types of eye diseases as the correlation coefficients are 0.898, 0.893, 0.930 and 0.865 respectively........

Keywords: Diseases, Exposures, Eye, Pattern, Welders and Work

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Abstract: The present studies were made on the analysis of heavy metals in relation to physico-chemical parameters with respect to pollution status of lake water from various regions (Ambattur lake, Chembarambakkam lake, Korattur lake, Porur lake, Pulicat lake, Puzhal lake and Retteri lake) in Chennai, Tamilnadu, during April 2017 to November 2017, Tamil Nadu, India. Surface water samples were collected from seven different regions at monsoon, post monsoon, summer and pre-monsoon seasons. The samples were analyzed for physico – chemical parameters include colour, odour, pH, EC, TH, Turbidity, TDS, BOD, COD, DO, F, Ca, Mg, Mn, Cl, Fe and SO₄. In the present study results showed that higher level of heavy metal concentration in the water has a high potential to concentrate heavy metals like lithium, Cd, Pb, As, Al, Ni and Cr though the observed concentrations......

Keywords: Chennai lakes, seasons, physicochemical parameters, heavy metals.

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Abstract: Vihiga Sub-County like most of Western Kenya, is endowed with an equatorial climate, thus supports a rich diversity of flora and fauna. However, the area is susceptible to climate change impacts due to the changing weather patterns in the region. Temperatures have over time been increasing and rainfall decreasing as its patterns becomes more unpredictable. This has had major negative impacts conspicuously affecting the local population, which highly depends on natural resources for livelihood. The overdependence on rain-fed agriculture and inadequate coping mechanisms all combine to increase people's vulnerability to climate change. This phenomenon has subsequently affected the small scale farmers in the area, crop production yields have decreased over the years exposing the area to risks of food insecurity. Importantly, the extents to which these impacts are felt depend......

Keywords: Climate Change, Gender roles, Crop production, Adaptation.

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Abstract: Segara Anakan Lagoon experiences a decrease in environmental quality and quantity overtimes. It is due to the sedimentation from Citanduy, Cikonde, and Ciberueum Rivers. One of ways to maintain the ecological, economic, and cultural functions is by selling environmental services through the development of sustainable Segara Anakan mangrove ecotourism and Kampung Laut tourism village. The research aimed to (b) analyze community knowledge, perception, and attitude towards ecotourism and tourism village as well as their behavior and participation in the management of Segara Anakan mangrove ecotourism and tourism village; (b) explore the (sea and fresh) waters natural resources potential and local potential (local wisdom) as the development of sustainable tourism village......

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Abstract: Polythene is considered as one of the important object used in daily life. Being versatile in nature and resistant to microbial attack, they effectively cause environmental pollution. The present investigation has focused the aspect through microbial assisted biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) have been performed using Pseudomonas putida. The global utility of polyethylene is escalating at a velocity of 12% per annum. In recent times, the biodegradation of plastic waste and the use of microorganisms to degrade the polymers have gained remarkable magnitude because of the inefficiency of the chemical and physical disposal methods, and the ecological harms they cause. Environmental degradation of PE (polyethylene) proceeds by synergistic action of photo- and thermo-oxidative degradation and biological activity (i.e., microorganisms); in natural form it is not biodegradable......

Keywords: Polymer degradation, mutation induced (UV), Pseudomonas putida, LDPE, tensile Strength, weight loss and Capillary Gel electrophoresis.

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Abstract: The microbial load at chosen Critical Control Points (CCPs) in the Production of Kunun-zaki was studied. Standard procedure was employed in the laboratory production of Kunun-zaki. Four critical control points were set. Established culture methods were employed in the isolation of microorganisms. The Total Heterotrophic Bacterial Count (THBC) varied significantly across the CCPs. THBC was highest at the Ground Millet point (1.36 x 107±0.0 cfu/g) and lowest at the Steeped Millet point (0.20 x 107±0.14 cfu/g). Similarly, there were significant differences...........

Keywords: Kunun-zaki, Critical Control Points, microorganisms, public health, shelf life.

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Abstract: This study examines the bacteriological quality of well water in Rumuekini community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. A total of ten wells were sampled in the months of September and February representing both wet and dry seasons respectively. Samples were subjected to some physicochemical and bacteriological analysis using standard methods. Results of Physicochemistry showed that seasons influenced pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, alkalinity and total hardness of the well water. Temperature was not affected. Total aerobic bacterial counts ranged between 15.47±0.23 and 80.53±1.37 x 103cfu/ml and between......

Keywords: seasonal influence, physicochemistry, bacteriology, well water,.

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Abstract: The collection and analysis of Bacterial microzoobenthos were done once in a month during two successive years i.e. February 2012 to January 2014. Total of 5 species of Bacterial microzoobenthos were observed in Kunghada Bandh Lake and Chamorshi Lake belongs from Gram Negative (E. coli, S. typhi, V. cholerae, P. mirabilis, P. aeruginosa). It is concluded that both the Lakes are rich in diversity of Bacterial microzoobenthos. Kunghada Bandh Lake is shows slightly less quantity of Bacterial microzoobenthos as compare to Chamorshi Lake, due to fair quality of water.

Keywords: Bacterial microzoobenthos, Chamorshi Lake, Kunghada Bandh and Gadchiroli

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Abstract: This study assessed the microbial load (Bacteria and Fungi) of the various parts of the body of the dual purpose edible insects (Rhynchophorus phoenicis) from South South Nigeria. Live samples of the insects (Maggot) were collected from the three project locations namely: Asarama in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Kalioko (Ogoni community) in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State and Ikot Akpanudo community in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State where the insects are
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Keywords: Edible insect larva, Rhynchophorus phoenicis, insect body parts, Penicillium sp..

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Abstract: Hawked foods are easy means of getting access to some cooked food as well a formidable source for the spread of pathogenic microorganisms. Different ready-to-eat foods were studied for the incidence of pathogenic along with resistant microbes. Twenty-eight species of microorganisms were isolated and identified with standard cultural and biochemical methods while molecular procedures were used to detect the commonness of impervious genes in some of the microbes. These isolates were Enterobacteraerogenes (1), Staphylococcusaureus (1), Shigelladysenteriae (1), Bacillus spp. (15), Candida spp. (7), and Aspergillus spp. (3). The bacterial contaminants.....

Keywords: Hawked food, antibiotics, MAR index, Ready-to-eat foods, Resistance genes

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Abstract: During meat/chicken cooking and storage warmed over flavor (WOF) appears within 24 hrs of refrigerated storage. In this study, the anti-oxidation and color stability effect of lemongrass leaves powder were investigated in fresh and cooked chicken burgersamples. Results indicated that lowest value of Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBA-RS) in all samples treated with lemongrass,(2%) concentration provides best effectiveness. Met-myoglobin formation was decreased in uncooked samples by adding lemongrass powder. The effect of lemongrass was more pronounced in cooked samples. In addition to that, lemongrassreduced lipid peroxidation and degradation of heme pigments caused by cooking and storage..

Keywords: Lemongrass, Antioxidant, chicken burger, Lipid peroxidation, Heme degradation

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Abstract: Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) crisps have become increasingly popular snack foods in urban Kenya. Processing is, however mainly informal on the street sides, although recently a few small-medium processing enterprises have been established especially in Nairobi. Recent studies have indicated that the crisps traded in Kenya have cyanide levels exceeding the statutory limits of 10mg/kg. This study therefore was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of boiling cassava as a preprocessing to reduce the cyanide levels of the crisps to the statutory limits. Samples of cassava roots were collected from three markets in Nairobi namely, Parklands Market, City Market, and Wakulima Market, being the main markets from where most of the processors do the purchase. Each......

Keywords: Cassava crisps, boiling preprocessing, cyanide content, acceptability.

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