Rice is the seed of the monocot plant Oryza sativa. As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in East, South, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the West Indies. It is the grain with the second-highest worldwide production, after maize (corn).Rice is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake, providing more than one fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by the human species.

Rice cultivation is well-suited to countries and regions with low labor costs and high rainfall, as it is labor-intensive to cultivate and requires ample water. Rice can be grown practically anywhere, even on a steep hill or mountain. Although its parent species are native to South Asia and certain parts of Africa, centuries of trade and exportation have made it commonplace in many cultures worldwide.

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One of the main challenge of the 21′st century is the increased sustainability and competitiveness of the agricultural and food industrial production, while safeguarding consumer health, decreasing environmental impacts and taking account of climate change, in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. For land based biological resources, special emphasis to be placed on low-input and organic production systems and improved management of resources, with prime concern of optimal recycling and reuse of agro/ food industrial wast streams.

The 3R-AGROCARBON-BIOREFINERY innovation started up late 80′s and the RTD programmes accelerated after 2002, when EU started to large scale support the development programme (EU-FP5 Multi Fuel, EU-FP6 Protector, CIP-ECOINNOVATION), aiming at enhancing the reuse of organic waste in agriculture and food industry, in order to reduce the use of mineral fertiliser in crop production and minimise the negative impact of agriculture on the environment and on climate change. As a result of the innovation the 3R contributing to the reduction of chemicals use in agriculture, stimulating industrial innovation by improving the bio-waste treatment process and by improving the quality and safety of the final products, including more efficient utilisation of the final products by the end-users while developing new application methods.

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This article pertains to the medical or scientific editing of pharmaceutical marketing and advertising materials and medical and scientific papers. It is intended to supply background data on the role of a medical editor in a medical communications agency or scientific publishing environment, for those candidates taking into consideration choosing medical editing as a career path.

Medical Communication Agencies or Medical Education Agencies provide bespoke marketing, promotional and educational services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The role of the medical editor is to supply a good quality check on all the materials / copy produced by the editorial department to ensure it satisfies standards of grammar, spelling, accuracy flow and consistency. The editor will also make certain the work is in accordance with the client’s preferred style. In some agencies medical writers will be encouraged to take on the mantle of editor as properly but there will often be organizations that recruit candidates with purely editing abilities.

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Though bioterrorism dates back to Roman times, it’s never been easier than it is right now to weaponize dangerous biological agents. The only thing that is getting easier is detection through first responder test kits like those developed and manufactured by Advnt Biotechnologies. Though bioterrorism dates back to Roman times, it’s never been easier than it is right now to weaponize dangerous biological agents. The only thing that is getting easier is detection through first responder test kits like those developed and manufactured by Advnt Biotechnologies. In as little as three minutes, these detection devices can identify the presence of anthrax, botulism, ricin, Y. pestis and SEB’s, representing five of the biowarfare agents of greatest concern to public health. That’s why Advnt’s Pro Strips and BADD technologies are the test kits of choice among biowarfare-targeted industries worldwide.
In the past, biological weapons were used on the front lines between enemy forces. Today the frontlines have expanded to not only include government offices, but also schools, hospitals, businesses and public transportation systems. Obviously, in a world where bioterrorism is a daily ongoing threat, organizations are setting up stricter security measures to minimize the probability. However, as we’re learned in recent years, bioterrorists will find a way in:
Targeted industries are fighting back with investments in first responder test kits that enable them to identify and deal with biological weapons immediately and effectively. With accurate, easy-to-use detection devices that return the fastest results on the market today, Advnt Biotechnoloies’ Pro Strips and BADD test kits are the technology of choice for corporate security services, universities, hospitals, training facilities, lab triage and HazMat crews, just to name a few.
Only trained professionals should use these first responder test kits, however, their use is relatively simple, as Advnt Biotechnologies offers simulation training kits, threat simulation powder and a training CD.
Bioterrorism is probably here to stay. But the continuing improvement of first responder test kits combined with developments in vaccines for deadly agents will most certainly help minimize the impact of biowarfare – today and into the future.

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