Daniel Ingo Hefft

Campden BRI · Product Innovation

Hydrology Pipe Blockage Machine Learning Particle Image Velocimetry Acoustics A single passive acoustic emission sensor was used to collect signals coming from an obstructed pipe in a water recirculation system. Four geometrically different obstructions were investigated. The flow field of water around each obstruction was visualised with the use o...

This study presents a new neural network approach to identify the presence and type of obstruction in pipes from measurements of passive acoustic emissions. Inserts were used in a fluid re-circulation loop to simulate different types of blockage at various flow rates within the turbulent regime, generating patterns of acoustic emissions. The data w...

Food engineering as part of the global food system has a particular responsibility to society. Indisputably, food matters for every single individual on this planet. It always has! Unlike other manufacturing industries that have developed after the industrial revolution, the food industry, at its core, has always been about supplying a basic human,...

Organic manures in combination with biochar might improve efficacy of biochar in improving soil functions related to hydro-physical properties and a field experiment was conducted over the course of two years with two levels of biochar @ 0 and 2tha⁻¹ and four levels of compost (100% recommended dose of N through farm yard manure, 100% recommended d...

Abstract Food engineering as part of the global food system has a particular responsibility to society. Food matters for every single individual on this planet. It always has! The end of the 20th century and the global realisation that nature’s resources are finite introduced two new dimensions — other than growth and profitability — to the food i...

The measurement capabilities of a newly developed in-situ rheometric device based on a single passive acoustic emission sensor and machine learning algorithms were investigated. Two surfactant structured fluids demonstrating complex non-Newtonian rheology (Power-law and Herschel-Bulkley models) were examined. Furthermore, a static evaluation on the...

Evaporative Coolers for the Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables covers world demand for food of high quality without chemical preservatives and with extended shelf life. The book provides the practical application of evaporative coolers, with a strong focus on postharvest management and fruit/vegetable science as high moisture foods are...

Alberini et al. have developed a new technology based on a passive acoustic emission (AE) sensing system that uses only a single sensor, with the goal of providing live and in-situ measurement of rheology. For this study, three different types of fluids were selected to represent common rheological behaviours: Newtonian behaviour, non-Newtonian beh...

Chitin gotten from prawn or crab shells produce a biopolymer after a chemical treatment known as chitosan. The biopolymer is made up of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine having numerous industrial applications. In 1983 chitosan was approved by USDA to be a feed additive. As a result, industries have resulted in utilizing chitosan for the encapsu...

The present investigation explores the variability of Bunium persicum populations belonging to different regions. Variability among 74 genotypes for thirty-seven traits (29 quantitative and 8 qualitative) were studied to ascertain the population structure of the Bunium persicum. Among the agro-morphological traits, wide range of variability was rec...

Next Generation Nanochitosan: Applications in Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture and Food Conservation provides comprehensive and state-of-the-art-information on the application of nanochitosan for improving products, especially for the evaluation of biological active molecules, disease therapeutics, transport vehicle for DNA, targeted drug delivery, ge...

The remediation in plant enzymatic activities in Cd-contaminated soil was monitored through tea waste. Tea is an extensively used beverage worldwide with the release of a high quantity of tea waste utilized in the growing condition of Helianthus annuus on Cd metal contaminated soil. The study was a plan for the natural environmental condition in th...

Chitinases are enzymes catalyzing the hydrolysis of chitin that are present on the cell wall of fungal pathogens. Here, we identified and characterized the chitinase gene family in cultivated soybean (Glycine max L.) across the whole genome. A total of 38 chitinase genes were identified in the whole genome of soybean. Phylogenetic analysis of these...

Several scientific breakthrough and inventions that could mitigate against uncountable barriers normally experienced in traditional drugs delivery system are utilized as therapeutic candidate for the management of cancer diseases.It has been observed that conventional chemotherapeutics are associated with several side effects and high level of toxi...

Foodborne diseases have been identified as a significant factor, which have threatened the wellbeing of consumers. This has also resulted in a high mortality level around the globe, particularly in susceptible groups. These diseases normally emanate from the toxins of microbes, which are responsible for these diseases. Typical sources are poisons a...

Food commodities are normally wrapped and hygienically transferred after processing to safeguard and preserve them from any unpalatable changes, especially in the level of quantity before it is delivered to the consumer. Moreover, food packaging has been identified as one of the current innovations in material science and technology, which also con...

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been identified as a powerful molecular approach in revolutionizing food microbiology, most especially for effective identification of foodborne pathogens. This technology is very effective to reduce the burden of pathogenic infections from the health of humans. NGS shows highly throughputs which synthesize mill...

Human diseases caused by foodborne microorganisms have been highlighted as important health concerns, especially in most developing countries. There is a higher demand for quality food by human population, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. To prevent the intra and international spread of pathogens associated with food; various techn...

Water stress affects the growth, development, and yield of crops. The objective of this study is to evaluate the positive effects of nutrients (calcium, potassium, and boron) on durum wheat facing drought stress. Two treatments of calcium, potassium, and boron were used under drought and well-watered conditions on two varieties of durum wheat (V1—P...

Rice pudding is a popular dessert that is eaten across the globe. Variations include the Turkish Sutlaç, German Milchreis, and Indian Kheer. This review article presents the industrial manufacture of a fruit topped rice pudding. Special emphases have been laid onto the process flow, key equipment, and critical control points. This review covers the...

The demand of functional foods is on the rise, and researchers are trying to develop nutritious dairy products by using well-characterized strains of bacteria. In this study, we identified locally isolated strains of Lactobacillus fermentum from Bubalus bubalis (Nilli Ravi buffalo) milk and evaluated their potential as probiotics in food products l...

Copper (Cu) pollution in agricultural soils is considered as a serious health risk due to its accumulation in plants. Thus, there is an urgent need to optimize nutrient application for higher yield with lower Cu uptake to ensure food security. A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effects of single and/or combined application of different...

Throughout the ages, the common bean has been consumed by humanity as an important food staple crop and source of nutrition on a global scale. Since its domestication, a wide spectrum of phenotypic and genotypic investigations have been carried out to unravel the potential of this crop and to understand the process of nutrient accumulation along wi...

It was aimed to examine the role of gibberellic acid (GA3) and NPK fertilizer in alleviating boron (B) toxicity in coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) plants. Two weeks old C. sativum seedlings were subjected to different NPK fertilizers [low NPK (30 kg ha−1) and normal NPK (60 kg ha−1)], which were also supplied by GA3 (50 mg L−1), under varying lev...

Soil is a fragile ecosystem that could be contaminated by several factors such as anthropogenic and natural means: heavy metals, pesticides, hydrocarbon or petrochemicals, and leachates from wastes. This ex situ study intends to determine the bioremediation potentials of African mound termites (Macrotemes bellicosus) with their ability to improve t...

The influence of varying concentrations (0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 % v/v) of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf extract on drought (40 % field capacity) stressed quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) plants was assessed. During the current study two cultivars of quinoa (V7 and V9) were used. Our study revealed that water stress adversely affects the fre...

The carcinogenic attribute of arsenic (As) has turned the world to focus more on the decontamination and declining the present level of As from the environment especially from the soil and water bodies. Phytoremediation has achieved a status of sustainable and eco-friendly approach of decontaminating pollutants, and in the present study, an attempt...

Monitoring climate conditions has continuously gained much attention in recent times due to the dynamism associated with weather across different agricultural jurisdictions. There are several climate monitoring systems ranging from simple to more advanced automated weather monitoring systems. However, innovation drives technological advances and th...

Agriculture is changing at a faster rate than ever before, aiming to catch up with our ever-increasing world population. A technology conquering the agricultural sector is the agribot. Agribots are, as the name suggests, agricultural robots, meaning they are machines that have specifically been designed to autonomously carry out farming-related act...

Sustainable food security is a vision of many governments and international organizations across the globe with its goal directed at preventing hunger, starvation, food shortages, and mortality. These are dreaded indicators that had been long fingered as principal problems that would envelop the world around 2050 when the global population is estim...

Shrimp contribute immensely to useful nutrients devoid of health hazards owing to their negligible carbohydrate and saturated fat constituents. They are a highly demanded seafood mainly due to their health benefits, as this crustacean is rich in protein, selenium, vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, niacin, zinc, magnesium, iodine, omega-3 fatty acids,...

Agriculture is a venture that is wholly dependent on conditions afforded by weather. Hence, achievement in any agricultural activity greatly depends on the extent to which weather could be accurately predicted, interpreted, and applied. In addition to field practices, proper planning and management of agricultural activities cannot be conducted eff...

Freshwater farming is gaining popularity in sub-Saharan Africa. It includes shrimp and freshwater fish. Outside the natural habitats of freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes, artificial breeding habitats such as home ponds are constructed to enhance fish production. The quality of water cannot be overemphasized, as it plays a vital role in the cont...

Managing irrigation efficiently is paramount given the uncertainty in the future availability of water and rising demand for this resource. Scheduled irrigation significantly influences vegetative growth through improving crop physiology and nutrient uptake and use efficiency. Influence of different irrigation treatments (100%, 75%, and 50% volume...

The present investigation was committed to examining the effect of soil spiked with diesel contamination (0, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 g diesel kg⁻¹ soil) on maize (Zea mays L) varieties (MMRI yellow and Pearl white) with or without bacterial consortium (Pseudomonas aeruginosa BRRI54, Acinetobacter sp. strain BRSI56, Acinetobacter sp. strain ACRH80). Seed and...

Nitric oxide releasing compound sodium nitroprusside (SNP) is regarded as novel chemical to beat the daunting challenges of postharvest losses in cut flowers. In the recent years, it has yielded propitious results as postharvest vase preservative for cut flowers. Our study explicates the efficacy of SNP in mitigating postharvest senescence in Conso...

Anthropogenic activities such as mining, fossil fuel combustion, fertilisers and pesticides utilisation in agriculture, metallurgic processes and disposal of industrial wastes have contributed an exponential rise in arsenic content in environment. The present paper deals with arsenate (AsV) incited stress in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) plants and...

Salt stress is one of the major constraints affecting plant growth and agricultural productivity worldwide. Sorghum is a valuable food source and a potential model for studying and better understanding the salt stress mechanics in the cereals and obtaining a more comprehensive knowledge of their cellular responses. Herein, we examined the effects o...

Citation: Mushtaq, R.; Sharma, M.K.; Mir, J.I.; Mansoor, S.; Mushtaq, K.; Popescu, S.M.; Malik, A.R.; El-Serehy, H.A.; Hefft, D.I.; Bhat, S.A.; et al. Physiological Activity, Nutritional Composition, and Gene Expression in Apple (Malus domestica Borkh) Influenced by Different ETc Levels of Irrigation at Distinct Development Stages. Water 2021, 13,...

Today, the threat of crude oil pollution globally, has been a resounding epoch of ecosystem degradation. This affects the lives of flora and fauna in the ecosystem as well as influence the human's economic needs. The aim of this study is to assess the heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons concentrations (crude oil pollutants) in agricultural soil...

The large genetic evolution due to the sexual reproduction-mediated gene assortments and propensities has made Venturia inaequalis (causing apple scab) unique with respect to its management strategies. The resistance in apple germplasm against the scab, being controlled for by more than fifteen genes, has limited gene alteration-based investigation...

Superoxide Dismutase SODs are defense associated proteins that detoxify ROS and primarily serve as scavengers. They have been described in numerous plant species, but their in-depth characterization in Brassica rapa has not been reported. Therefore, the present investigation on genome wide study of SOD gene family was conducted to identify BrSOD ge...

A poultry-fish farming system provides an opportunity for farmers to feed fishes on a low monetary cost level by utilising poultry droppings. Wastes from poultry, majorly bird excreta, which may contain pathogenic or antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are usually released into ponds to feed fishes. This study focused on the physico-chemical analysis of...

To ensure food security on sustainable basis, reducing weeds interference and boosting land use efficiency are critical. A field study was conducted at research farm of University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, to sort out the most productive maize-gram intercropping system under semi-arid environment. Treatments included sole maize in single...

Single-cell sequencing is an emerging field in diverse areas of science and has made impactful progress in recent times, resulting in greater appreciation and understanding of the many pathophysiological processes, like foodborne disease, that affect human health. Based on the need to gain insights into the complex and diverse microbial ecosystem,...

The effective surveillance and precise identification of foodborne pathogens is a major constraint in maintaining food safety and quality as well as providing comprehensive information on the epidemiology of pathogens associated with food. The advent of the molecular approaches has provided a more efficient platform for a more reliable and sensitiv...

Biodegradation of toxic organic contaminants has been documented to involve a large number of bacterial, fungal, and plant microbial enzymes. Biodegradation is a cost-effective biotechnology powered by microbial enzymes. This chapter intends to provide detailed information on the application of microbial enzymes in the bioremediation of heavily pol...

(EN) The disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for identifying rheological properties of liquids from acoustic signals generated by liquid flow through a pipe. Example embodiments include a method of identifying a rheological property of a liquid flowing in a pipe (101), the method comprising: detecting an acoustic signal generated by the liq...

Introduction Modern food manufacturing mainly relies on large scale and continuous processes. Food Engineers are increasingly tasked to introduce Industry 4.0 solutions into their plants to improve the process efficiency and control. Such manufacturing requires novel in situ, non-destructive and real-time technologies. Especially formulated product...

Mit Rheality ist erstmals eine Technologie erfunden worden, die es ermöglicht, die Rheologie von jeglichen Ein- oder Mehrphasensystemen in Rohrströmungen per nicht invasiver und nicht-destruktiver Methode zu messen und zu überwachen. Das bringt erhebliche Vorteile für eine kontinuierliche Prozessführung. Die Entwicklung wurde kürzlich zum Patent an...

Moderne Produktionsprozesse im chemischen, pharmazeutischen und Lebensmittelsektor sind komplex und basieren meist auf einer kontinuierlichen Prozessführung. Mit Hilfe von Rheality wird es erstmals ermöglicht, die Rheologie von Ein‐ und Mehrphasensystemen live im Prozess zu überwachen (nebst anderen kritischen Faktoren).

Daniel Ingo Hefft and Federico Alberini of the University of Birmingham describe a new technology for the in-line measurement of complex rheological properties of liquid foods during processing operations.

This paper presents the application of passive acoustic emission in a single-phased, fully flooded circular channel, which has been a literature gap so far. Acoustic emissions are linked to 2D PIV images and supervised machine learning is used to create prediction algorithms. The accuracy levels for the total of 24 cases are above 95%, proving tha...

Rice straw is a natural by‐product of the rice milling process that can be used for the production of food contact materials. Valueform Ltd. has intellectual property rights for the manufacture of those materials and have recently developed pizza discs out of those material. The product is moisture proofed with cassava starch and other agents and i...

Comparison of a chitosan-coated food contact material (active packaging) against the standard is carried out in this study. The shelf life of bilberries and redcurrants has been assessed, using visual inspection. Berries passed a professional sensory assessment on organoleptic deterioration. The berries were stored on consumer/retail-orientated sta...

Sustainability takes an ever increasing importance in the food industry. Here not only the selection of raw materials plays a role, but also packaging materials. Nowadays there is an increasing number of biodegradable and bio-compostable packaging materials available. However, these materials are still not able to replace mineral oil based packagin...