In this study, terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) was proposed to identify coffee of three different varieties and three different roasting degrees of one variety.Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to extract features from frequency-domain spectral data, and the extracted features were used for classification prediction throug
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food losses in the agricultural value chains in Africa: The Nigerian case study
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has wrecked great havoc in many spheres of life, including the educational, health, economic, and agricultural sectors.To break the transmission chain of SARS-CoV-2, public health safety measures such as social distancing, regular hand hygiene, border closure, restrictions on internal movement, and lockdo
General health of elderly: Health conditions in a rural context
With the aging phenomenon several issues become the subject of discussion in order to facilitate the quality in the process of aging.And one of them comes to mental health issues, which parallel the physical health, you need to study in order to know how to present this relationship for the elderly considering its context.So here it addresses the o
Modelling Consumers’ Preferences for Time-Slot Based Home Delivery of Goods Bought Online: An Empirical Study in Christchurch
Background: Due to the remarkable growth in online retail sales in New Zealand, a large number of parcels are needed to be delivered to consumers’ doorsteps.Home deliveries in major New Zealand cities (e.g., Christchurch) typically occur between 9 a.m.and 6 p.m.on weekdays, when many home delivery attempts fail.This leads to here adverse effects,