ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTATIONS TO THE WORKING SESSION ON IMPROVING PREDICTIVE MODELING OF MYCOTOXIN RISK FOR AFRICA HELD AT THE 3RD ASM2022 ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2022, IN STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA

Abstracts of Presentations to the Working Session on Improving Predictive Modeling of Mycotoxin Risk for Africa Held at the 3rd ASM2022 on 7 September 2022, in Stellenbosch, South Africa

In 2008, the African Postharvest Losses Information Systems project (APHLIS, accessed on 6 September 2022) developed an algorithm for estimating the scale of cereal postharvest losses (PHLs).The relevant scientific literature and contextual information was used to build profiles of the PHLs occurring along the value chains of nine cereal crops by c

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Inside-Out Meniscal Repair: Medial and Lateral Approach

Preservation of meniscal tissue has been proven to be the best approach in most cases of meniscal tears.Currently Relay Harness available techniques for treating a peripheral meniscal tear include inside-out, outside-in, and all-inside techniques.Each of these techniques present potential advantages and disadvantages.Despite technologic advances in

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Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade

Bone carvings (and other ivory substitutes) are common in the modern-day lucrative international ivory trade.Souvenirs for unknowing travelers and market shoppers can be made of non-biological material (plastic "ivory" beads) or skillfully crafted natural objects made to resemble something other than their true origin.Many of these items are receiv

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