INVESTIGATION OF PORK MEAT IN CHICKEN- AND BEEF-BASED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BY ELISA AND REAL-TIME PCR SOLD AT RETAIL IN KOSOVO

Investigation of pork meat in chicken- and beef-based commercial products by ELISA and real-time PCR sold at retail in Kosovo

Food adulteration and fraudulent practices are widely observed in the food industry worldwide and are of great concern for Balkan countries.This study aims at investigating the level of undeclared pork meat in commercial beef and chicken meat products sold in Kosovo by implying one commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and two confir

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Lack of business planning: A barrier to successful implementation of total quality management in South African agricultural small-, micro- and medium-sized enterprises

This study aimed to establish baseline data for performance concerning the business planning function of agricultural small-, micro- and medium-sized enterprises (Agri-SMMEs) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.It also endeavoured to investigate the extent to which Agri-SMMEs that had adopted read more total quality management (TQM) had impr

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Li-Ion Battery Performance Degradation Modeling for the Optimal Design and Energy Management of Electrified Propulsion Systems

Heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicles and marine vessels need a sizeable electric energy storage system (ESS).The size and energy management strategy (EMS) of the ESS affects the system performance, cost, emissions, and safety.Traditional power-demand-based and fuel-economy-driven ESS sizing and energy management has often led to shortened battery cy

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