Chemical Composition of Date-Pits and Its Potential for Developing Value-Added Product - a Review by Hossain Mohammad Zakir, Waly Mostafa I., Singh Vandita, Sequeira Venitia, Rahman Mohammad Shafur

“…Date-pits showed effectives in animal and poultry feeds and it could be used as value added products, such as: dietary fibres, functional polysaccharides, caffeine-free drinks (similar to coffee), oil (biofuel or cooking oil), and other functional or medicinal products. …”
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A deep learning model based on RGB and hyperspectral images for efficiently detecting tea green leafhopper damage symptoms by Yang Xu, Yilin Mao, He Li, Jiazhi Shen, Xiuxiu Xu, Shuangshuang Wang, Shah Zaman, Zhaotang Ding, Yu Wang

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Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis by Jie Wang, Kaijie Qiu, Songsheng Zhou, Yichao Gan, Keting Jiang, Donghuan Wang, Haibiao Wang

“…Smoking, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetes, low platelet, elevated liver enzymes and liver fluke infection increase HCC risk, while coffee consumption, a healthy diet, and bariatric surgery lower it. …”
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Causal association among smoking, bitter beverage consumption, and risk of osteoporosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization-based study by Yanqian Wu, Jianqian Chao, Min Bao, Na Zhang, Leixia Wang

“…The exposures investigated were smoking (smoking per day, smoking initiation, and lifetime smoking index) and bitter beverages (coffee, tea, bitter alcoholic beverages, bitter non-alcoholic beverages, and total bitter beverages). …”
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Cytomorphology, osmotic fragility, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and oxidant/antioxidant status in postparturient haemoglobinuria in dairy cattle and buffaloes by A. I. Hassanin, M. H. Karam, N.-E. M. Aref

“…The hallmark sign of diseased animals was the passage of red to coffee colored urine. CBC data revealed significant reduction (P<0.05) in the RBCs count, haemo-globin (Hb) concentration and packed cell volume (PCV) in the diseased group. …”

Maternal Dietary Patterns and Gestational Diabetes Risk: A Case-Control Study by Fatemeh Sedaghat, Mahdieh Akhoondan, Mehdi Ehteshami, Vahideh Aghamohammadi, Nila Ghanei, Parvin Mirmiran, Bahram Rashidkhani

“…Western dietary pattern was high in sweets, jams, mayonnaise, soft drinks, salty snacks, solid fat, high-fat dairy products, potatoes, organ meat, eggs, red meat, processed foods, tea, and coffee. The prudent dietary pattern was characterized by higher intake of liquid oils, legumes, nuts and seeds, fruits and dried fruits, fish and poultry whole, and refined grains. …”
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Effect of modeling liquid application on color stability and surface roughness of single-shade composites by Melek Güven Bekdaş, Ihsan Hubbezoglu

“…After the initial color and roughness measurements, the samples were immersed in coffee for 12 days. Color changes were assessed via a spectrophotometer and ΔE values were calculated via the CIELAB formula. …”
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The Climate Change Impact on Agriculture Productivity in Karama Sector, Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Odile, Twagiramariya

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An Assessment of Socio-Economic Factors explaining Pupil Dropout in UPE Schools of Nyabihoko Sub- County, Ntungamo District by Abert, Musinguzi

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The Affirmative Action and Household Income Status of the Batwa Community Evicted From Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Kanungu District, Uganda by Saulo, Katariko

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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Resource-Limited Settings of Northwest Ethiopia by Markos Negash, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Demeke Geremew

“…In those patients with H. pylori (a positive result with either the Ab or Ag test), drinking water from well sources had 2.23 times risk of getting H. pylori infection (P=0.017), and drinking coffee (1.51 (0.79–2.96, P=0.025)) and chat chewing (1.78 (1.02–3.46, P=0.008) are the common risk factors. …”
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Impact of land use types on soil microbial community structure and functional structure in Baihualing Village, China by Ruilong Huang, Wei Li, Shouming Qiu, Yuanli Long, Zhuanfei Zeng, Juan Tang, Qiuhan Huang

“…Soil samples were collected from scrubland (SL), bird puddles (BP), coffee land (CL), orange land (OL), maize land (ML) and forestland (FL). …”
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Assessing Soil Erosion by Agricultural and Forestry Production and Proposing Solutions to Mitigate: A Case Study in Son La Province, Vietnam by X. H. Nguyen, A. H. Pham

“…Research on solutions to mitigate soil erosion in Mai Son district showed that, for the cultivation of perennial crops (coffee), when planting on following contour lines, the amount of soil lost annually due to erosion is 63.37 ton·ha−1, while the cultivation following level top bench terrace soil loss is 39.55 ton·ha−1. …”
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Examining the Effect of Combined Biochar and Lime Rates on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties of Acid Soils in Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia by Solomon Abeba Kenea, Tolera Abera Goshu, Kinati Chimdessa

“…A field experiment was conducted in Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia, to examine the effects of combined coffee husk biochar (CHB) and soil test value-based lime (STV) rate application on physicochemical properties of acid soils. …”
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Levels of Cadmium, Copper, and Lead in Soils and Cassava Tubers Grown in Machakos County, Kenya by E. M. Kasyoka, G. W. Mbugua, R. N. Wanjau, G. N. Nambafu, J. N. Ndiritu

“…Large quantities of agrochemicals are regularly applied in coffee farms to control pests and diseases and provide adequate nutrients to boost yields. …”
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Understanding the dynamics of compliance to smoke-free policy regulations: Exploring the perspectives of venue owners and staff in Türkiye by Ezgi Baltacı, Aslı Çarkoğlu, Sejal Saraf, Toker Ergüder, Gül Ergör, Mutlu Hayran, Connie Hoe

“…Methods A qualitative open-ended survey was conducted in Istanbul and Ankara in 2021 with 58 respondents from 3 different districts in each city from four types of venues: restaurants, traditional coffee and waterpipe houses, and European-style cafés. …”
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Research progress on climate change adaptation strategies to control invasive crop pest in sub-Saharan Africa: a bibliometric and systematic review by Eméline Sêssi Pélagie Assèdé, Eméline Sêssi Pélagie Assèdé, Calvince Ouko Othoo, Calvince Ouko Othoo, Ahmadou Ly, Gobena Bayisa, Temesgen Gashaw Tarkegn, Temesgen Gashaw Tarkegn, Mègnissè Zohoun, Anje-Jokebed N’goran

“…Findings indicated that pests such as armyworms, fruit flies and coffee berry borer cause huge losses. Communities are adopting integrated pest management, water harvesting, drip irrigation, resistant varieties, and improving production efficiency. …”
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Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Smallholders’ Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa by Shaankua E. Lemarpe, Collins M. Musafiri, Joseph M. Macharia, Milka N. Kiboi, Onesmus K. Ng’etich, Chris A. Shisanya, Jeremiah Okeyo, Elizabeth A. Okwuosa, Felix K. Ngetich

“…The review outcome indicates that coffee, tea, maize, and vegetables emit N2O ranging from 1 to 1.9, 0.4 to 3.9, 0.1 to 4.26, and 48 to 113.4 kg N2O-N ha-1 yr−1, respectively. …”
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Optical properties of repaired additively manufactured resin composites and zirconia and subtractively manufactured ceramics: a comparative study of composite resins by Esma Çağlayan, Rafat Sasany, Burcu Naz Bolat, Didar Hartavi, Oyun-Erdene Batgerel, Sultan Merve Ucar, Dilara Gülhan Umurca

“…Abstract Objective This study aims to examine color properties of repairs made with various composites on restorations produced through additive-manufactured resin composites (AM-RC) and zirconia (AM-Z) or subtractive manufacturing (SM) after coffee thermocycling (CTC). Materials and methods Disk-shaped specimens (Ø10 × 2 mm; N = 120) were fabricated using six different material groups: additively manufactured resin composite (AM-RC) materials (Crowntec [C], NextDent [ND]), additively manufactured zirconia (AM-Z) materials (Lithoz [LI], INNI-Cera [IN]), and subtractively manufactured (SM) materials (CEREC Tessera [ALD], Vita Enamic [EN]). …”
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Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…The vast majority of university students (96.5%) consumed caffeinated products, with coffee ranking first place. Nearly half of the participants (32.7%) exceeded the safe levels of caffeine consumption. …”
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