Search for dissertations about: "Cassava"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the word Cassava.

  2. 6. Controlling iodine deficiency disorders : Studies for program management in sub-Saharan Africa

    Author : Stefan Peterson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Iodine deficiency; iodized oil; cassava; thiocyanate; iodized salt; cost-effectiveness; epidemiology; monitoring; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : Studies were performed to improve iodine deficiency control programs. Goitre rates and cassava processing practices were compared in three Central African Republic (CAR) populations. Short-cuts in cassava processing were associated with elevated urinary thiocyanate and increased goitre rates, suggesting a goitrogenic effect in one population. READ MORE

  4. 7. Cassava processing, consumption and dietary cyanide exposure

    Author : Adeyinka Onabolu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Cassava; gari; linamarin; cyanohydrin; cyanogens; cyanide.;

    Abstract : Cassava is a major component of the diet of more than half a billion people in the tropics. Cassava is an important crop in the farming system in the tropics because it can be intercropped with many other crops, and yields well in poor soils. READ MORE

  5. 8. Dietary exposure to cyanogens from cassava : a challenge for prevention in Zaire

    Author : Jean-Pierre Banea-Mayambu; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  6. 9. Cassava, cyanide, and epidemic spastic paraparesis : a study in Mozambique on dietary cyanide exposure

    Author : Hans Rosling; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  7. 10. Cassava processing and dietary cyanide exposure in Tanzania

    Author : Nicholas L. V. Mlingi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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