This investigation assessed the effectiveness of an adolescent substance abuse treatment program that incorporated "Rites of Passage." Named Gender Based Treatment (GBT), the treatment program sought to address the adolescents' developmental needs through the use of rituals, myth and story telling, and rites of initiation.
Employing quantitative and qualitative analysis,...
Several lactic acid bacteria (LAB) of the Lactococcus, Lactobacillus,
Leuconostoc and Pediococcus genera were screened for inhibition of
food-borne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms in raw milk and
dairy products. Listeria monocytogenes was killed by Lactococcus
lactis subsp. lactis and Pediococcus pentosaceus due to their
production of bacteriocin-type inhibitors. Staphylococcus aureus...