Solid State Fermentation as a Tool to Stabilize and Improve Nutritive Value of Fruit and Vegetable Discards: Effect on Nutritional Composition, In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation and Organic Matter Digestibility

This research aimed to evaluate in vitro organic matter digestibility, fermentation characteristics and methane production of fruit and vegetable discards processed by solid state fermentation (SSF) by Rhizopus sp.Mixtures were composed of approximately 28% citric fruits, 35% other fruits and 37% vegetables.Fruit and vegetables were processed and f

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Agenda setting for essential medicines policy in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective policy analysis using Kingdon’s multiple streams model

Abstract Background Lack of access to essential medicines presents a significant threat to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in sub-Saharan Africa.Although it is acknowledged that essential medicines policies do not rise and stay on the policy agenda solely through rational deliberation and consideration of technical merits, policy theory i

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Review on the Use of Alternative Carbon Sources in EAF Steelmaking

Steelmaking in the electric arc furnace (EAF), either scrap-based or based on hydrogen direct reduced iron, will in future contribute substantially to the reduction of CO2 emissions in the iron and steel industry.However, there still will be the need Two-Piece Woven Bottoms to introduce carbon into the EAF process either to carburize the steel or t

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