Fish Protein Transition in a Coastal Developing Country

Akpalu, Wisdom; Okyere, Michael Adu

doi:10.1007/s10640-022-00669-y

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“…For starters, we estimated Eq. 1 with the fractional regression technique since our dependent variable involves bounded ratios (Lin and Okyere, 2021a;Akpalu and Okyere, 2022;Essel-Gaisey and Chiang, 2022). Second, since our baseline estimates are likely endogenous, we tested their robustness.…”

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Invisible among the vulnerable: a nuanced perspective of energy poverty at the intersection of gender and disability in South Africa

Okyere

Lin

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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This study addresses a crucial gap in the existing literature by exploring the intricate relationship between gender, disability, and energy poverty. While prior research has shown that females and persons with disabilities are more vulnerable to energy poverty, our study adopts an intersectionality framework to investigate how these identities interact with other variables, including life dissatisfaction, food insecurity, and energy subsidy, to shape the experience of energy deprivation. Using a series of robust techniques, our analysis of the General Household Survey in South Africa reveals several noteworthy findings. First, while females are less likely to be energy poor, the intersection between females and disability significantly amplifies their risk of energy poverty by 2.6%. Our mediation analysis further elucidates that life dissatisfaction and food insecurity serve as critical mechanisms through which this intersection exacerbates energy poverty. Importantly, we also find that the impact of energy subsidy is most effective when targeted toward females with disabilities, highlighting the need for tailored interventions. We call for policymakers and stakeholders to prioritize targeted energy subsidy schemes for persons with disabilities and females, recognizing the critical role such policies can play in mitigating energy poverty and promoting equity.

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Invisible among the vulnerable: a nuanced perspective of energy poverty at the intersection of gender and disability in South Africa

Okyere

Lin

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…Among commonly consumed dietary items contaminated with multiple environmental chemicals, fish and fish oil often have the highest detected levels 1,3 . As such, coastal communities that primarily rely on fish and seafood as their primary protein source are at higher risk of exposure to environmental contaminants 47 . From an occupational perspective, firefighters also face increased exposure to hazardous airborne environmental chemicals and regularly have flame retardants and other chemicals detected in their blood, 48 whereas farmworkers directly inhale fumigants and semi‐volatile pesticides when working in fields and indirectly ingest them through contaminated food and water 49,50 …”

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“…1,3 As such, coastal communities that primarily rely on fish and seafood as their primary protein source are at higher risk of exposure to environmental contaminants. 47 From an occupational perspective, firefighters also face increased exposure to hazardous airborne environmental chemicals and regularly have flame retardants and other chemicals detected in their blood, 48 whereas farmworkers directly inhale fumigants and semi-volatile pesticides when working in fields and indirectly ingest them through contaminated food and water. 49,50 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS By systematically collating and summarizing existing kinetic interaction data on environmental chemicals with mammalian drug transporters, the TransPortal-TICBase is a crucial first step toward identifying key molecular targets of environmental chemicals.…”

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TICBase: Integrated Resource for Data on Drug and Environmental Chemical Interactions with Mammalian Drug Transporters

Michel,

Wen,

Yee

et al. 2023

Clin Pharma and Therapeutics

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Environmental health science seeks to predict how environmental toxins, chemical toxicants, and prescription drugs accumulate and interact within the body. Xenobiotic transporters of the ATP‐binding Cassette (ABC) and solute carrier (SLC) superfamilies are major determinants of the uptake and disposition of xenobiotics across the kingdoms of life. The goal of this study was to integrate drug and environmental chemical interactions (DECIs) of mammalian ABC and SLC proteins in a centralized, integrative database. We built upon an existing publicly accessible platform – the “TransPortal” – which was updated with novel data and searchable features on transporter‐interfering chemicals (TICs) from manually curated literature data. The integrated resource TransPortal‐TICBase (https://transportal.compbio.ucsf.edu) now contains information on 46 different mammalian xenobiotic transporters of the ABC‐ and SLC‐type superfamilies, including 13 newly added rodent and two additional human drug transporters, 126 clinical drug‐drug interactions (DDIs), and a more than quadrupled expansion of the initial in vitro chemical interaction data from 1402 to 6296 total interactions. Based on our updated database, environmental interference with major human and rodent drug transporters occurs across the ABC‐ and SLC‐type superfamilies, with kinetics indicating that some chemicals, such as the ionic liquid 1‐hexylpyridinium chloride and the antiseptic chlorhexidine, can act as strong inhibitors with potencies similar or even higher than pharmacological model inhibitors. The new integrated web portal serves as a central repository of current and emerging data for interactions of prescription drugs and environmental chemicals with human drug transporters. This archive has important implications for predicting adverse drug‐drug and drug‐environmental chemical interactions and can serve as a reference website for the broader scientific community of clinicians and researchers.

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“…Fish serves as the principal animal protein source for many populations globally, especially coastal communities and people living along major lakes and rivers where fishing resources are abundant (Akpalu and Okyere, 2022). For example, Egyptians obtain around 45% of their total animal protein intake from fish, as access to diverse low-cost fresh and processed fish is higher in its Nile-situated cities compared to inland regions (Mohamed et al, 2022).…”

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Novel approaches with acetic acid, liquid smoke, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus for mitigating some heavy metals in Nile fish.

Elhefnawy,

Edris,

Elsheikh

2023

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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Mercury and cadmium are toxic heavy metals that can bioaccumulate in freshwater fish, posing a health risk to human consumers. This study analyzed residue levels of these metals in 105 randomly sampled fish of three common species -Clarias lazera, Oreochromis niloticus, and Bagrus bayad -(35 each) from markets in Gharbia, Egypt. Concentrations were compared to national and international standards to evaluate suitability for human consumption. Further interventions using acetic acid, liquid smoke, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic cultures were tested for their efficacy in reducing or controlling these toxic residues in farmed fish. The results showed that 44.8% of all Nile fish samples exceeded mercury's maximum residue limit (MRL), while 25.7% exceeded the MRL for cadmium based on Egyptian standards. Single applications of 5% acetic acid and 3% liquid smoke reduced experimentally inoculated mercury by 52.8% and 64.2%, respectively. L. rhamnosus treatment achieved 71.6% reduction. For cadmium, the reduction was 43.5% for acetic acid, 56.0% for liquid smoke, and 61.5% with L. rhamnosus, respectively.

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Fish Protein Transition in a Coastal Developing Country

Cited by 6 publications

References 47 publications

Invisible among the vulnerable: a nuanced perspective of energy poverty at the intersection of gender and disability in South Africa

Invisible among the vulnerable: a nuanced perspective of energy poverty at the intersection of gender and disability in South Africa

TICBase: Integrated Resource for Data on Drug and Environmental Chemical Interactions with Mammalian Drug Transporters

Novel approaches with acetic acid, liquid smoke, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus for mitigating some heavy metals in Nile fish.

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