Risk factors associate with overweight and obesity in adolescents by Carmen Emilia Guerra Cabrera, Jesús Vila Díaz, Juan José Apolinaire Pennini, Ailyn del Carmen Cabrera Romero, Inti Santana Carballosa, Pilar Maritza Almaguer Sabina

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The overweight adolescents presented higher incidence of mixed kinds of feeding during the first months, little daily physical activity, little sport practice, high average of daily hours in front of the TV or PC, higher incidence of family history of obesity and nutritional patter based on cereals, milk, sugar, beans, and low consumption of fruits, fish and vegetables. <strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: We confirmed the hypothesis that children with more incidences of the selected risk factors are more likely to develop overweight and obesity.…”
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Mechanical Properties of Corner Lap-45 Types Joined Using Friction Stir Welding by Widia Setiawan, Nugroho Santoso, Felixianus Eko Wismo Winarto, Radhian Krisnaputra, Wirawan Widya Mandala, Jibril Maulana

“…The results show low feed rates create chips and fish fins on the advancing side, and microstructure test results at low feed rates (6-15 mm/min) indicate the presence of interface bonding. …”
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Zooplankton as an Indicator: A Dramatic Shift in Its Composition Following a Sudden Temporal Brownification of a Tropical Oligotrophic Lake in Southern Mexico by Manuel Elías-Gutiérrez, Martha Valdez-Moreno, Lucia Montes-Ortiz, Alma E. García-Morales

“…A dramatic shift in the zooplankton community occurred: biomass was reduced to a minimum and 20 species of water mites, five copepods, three cladocerans, three chironomids and six species of fish larvae disappeared for a period of at least one year. …”
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Vegetarian diet - how does it affect our body? by Natalia Tekiela, Natalie Papachristoforu, Daria Michałka, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Monika Makar, Tomasz Bartuś, Emilia Bąk, Justyna Głowacka, Aleksandra Kocjan, Radosław Chmiel

“… Introduction and Purpose of Research:  Vegetarianism, characterized by the exclusion of meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their derivatives, has gained popularity as studies continue to highlight its positive impact on health. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Expression of <i>unc-13d</i> in the Sex Reversal of <i>Monopterus albus</i> by Zitong Lian, Fang Meng, Xueping Xia, Junchao Fang, Haifeng Tian, Qiaomu Hu

“…<i>Monopterus albus</i> is a protogynous hermaphroditic fish that changes from female to male, but the underlying sex change mechanism remains as-yet unknown. …”
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A Highly Sensitive and Selective Colorimetric Hg2+ Ion Probe Using Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Polyethyleneimine by Kyung Min Kim, Yun-Sik Nam, Yeonhee Lee, Kang-Bong Lee

“…The limits of detection were measured to be 1.72, 1.80, 2.00, and 1.95 nM for tap water, pond water, tuna fish, and bovine serum, respectively. Owing to its facile and sensitive nature, this assay method for Hg2+ ions can be applied to the analysis of water and biological samples.…”
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Enhancing Farm Dams Increases Tadpole Abundance by Michelle Littlefair, Ben C. Scheele, David Lindenmayer, Maldwyn J. Evans

“…Concerningly, when the invasive fish Gambusia holbrooki was present, tadpoles were smaller and at earlier developmental stages. …”
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Effect of fermented restaurant waste meal addition on growth performance of pangasius catfish (Pangasius pangasius) for promoting sustainable aquaculture by Andriani Yuli, Iskandar, Pratama Rusky I., Dwi Cahya Muhamad, Prima Mochamad Galuh N.

“…These findings suggest that incorporating fermented restaurant waste into fish feed can enhance growth performance while maintaining water quality, presenting a sustainable alternative for reducing feed costs in aquaculture.…”
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Optimization of the Extraction Protocol for Pacific Ciguatoxins from Marine Products Prior to Analysis Using the Neuroblastoma Cell-Based Assay by Thomas Yon, Philippe Cruchet, Jérôme Viallon, J. Sam Murray, Emillie Passfield, Mireille Chinain, Hélène Taiana Darius, Mélanie Roué

“…An evaluation of six extraction/purification protocols, performed with CTX3C spiked on fish flesh and a neuroblastoma cell-based assay (CBA-N2a), revealed recoveries from 6 to 45%. …”
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Strong inhibitory effects of Desmodesmus sp. on Microcystis blooms: Potential as a biological control agent in aquaculture by Bo Yang, Yuhua Li, Zihan Wang, Zhiguang Yue, Junqi Wen, Xueqin Zhao, Hu Zhang, Xianfeng Wang, Xiufen Wang, Man Zhang

“…Furthermore, Desmodesmus sp. possessed a high content of proteins and polyunsaturated fatty acids, consequently providing additional value for fish in aquaculture. As a result, Desmodesmus sp. shows potential as a biological control agent for controlling harmful Microcystis blooms, providing innovative technological support for the advancement of aquaculture.…”
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Perspectives on the adoption of black-soldier fly larvae for animal feed among livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Dieu-Merci Akonkwa Nyamuhirwa, Shiferaw Feleke, Paul-Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Dioukou Sissoko, Bokar Moussa, Abel-Gautier Kouakou, Seydou Zakari, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Victor Manyong

“…This article assesses livestock farmers' actual and potential adoption rates of BSFL and determinants of their adoption decisions.MethodsIn this paper, we used the treatment effect framework approach on data collected from 1,885 fish, poultry, and pig smallholder farmers in five cities of four West and Central African countries, including Kinshasa and Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Accra in Ghana, Bamako in Mali, and Niamey in Niger.Results and discussionThe results show that about 20 percent of surveyed farmers are aware of BSFL as a protein source in animal feed, and the actual adoption rate of BSFL is four percent. …”
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GRAMMAR-Lambda Delivers Efficient Understanding of the Genetic Basis for Head Size in Catfish by Yunfeng Zhao, Jin Gao, Hong Feng, Li Jiang

“…In the case of aquaculture fish, the size of the head is also an important economic trait, as it is linked to fillet yield and ornamental value. …”
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Salmonella in Liquid Eggs and Other Foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan by Koichi Murakami, Tamie Noda, Daisuke Onozuka, Nobuyuki Sera

“…Samples consisted of liquid eggs (n=30), meat (beef and pork) (n=781), offal (n=69), processed meats (n=2), seafood (n=232), processed seafood (dried fish) (n=76), vegetables (n=481), processed vegetables (n=87), fruits (n=167), and herbs (n=96) from 574 outlets and wholesale agents in 15 areas (five samples were undocumented regarding outlets). …”
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L-theanine modulates tissue cortisol levels in zebrafish after single stress by Vinícius Luís da Silva, Mariana Spanamberg Mayer, Andriele dos Reis Severo, Andressa Leal Zambra, Joanna Moraes De Almeida, Laura Moura Sestari, Mariana Migliorini Parisi, Ana Cristina Vendrametto Varrone Giacomini, Murilo Sander De Abreu, Josiane Woutheres Bortolotto, Gabriela Bonfanti-Azzolin

“…Tissue cortisol levels were analyzed, as well as cerebral oxidative status (lipoperoxidation and levels of thiolic compounds) and fish behavior (new tank test). L-theanine at a concentration of 45 mg/mL modulated the effects of acute stress on zebrafish, inhibiting increased levels of tissue cortisol. …”
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Assessing the Ecological Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments at Langkawi Island, Malaysia by Essam Nasher, Lee Yook Heng, Zuriati Zakaria, Salmijah Surif

“…Ten samples were collected from jetties and fish farms around the island in December 2010. A gas chromatography/flame ionization detector (GC/FID) was used to analyse the 18 PAHs. …”
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Optimization of process conditions for drying of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Elijah George Ikrang, Kingsley Charles Umani

“…Drying is applied to lower the moisture content of fish to a level that can prevent the growth of mould and infestation of micro-organism and thus minimizes microbial degradation. …”
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Retrospective Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Expands the Multicountry Outbreak Cluster of Listeria monocytogenes ST1247 by Mihkel Mäesaar, Rafael Mamede, Terje Elias, Mati Roasto

“…The retrospective analysis of L. monocytogenes isolate VLTRLM2013 revealed the presence of an outbreak-related strain (cgMLST type L2-SL8-ST1247-CT4158) in ready-to-eat fish product more than a year prior to the first outbreak-related cases. …”
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Effect of Antimicrobial Edible Coatings and Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the Microbiological Quality of Cold Stored Hake (Merluccius merluccius) Fillets by X. Carrión-Granda, I. Fernández-Pan, J. Rovira, J. I. Maté

“…The obtained results demonstrated the effectiveness of this combined strategy as a promising alternative for enhancing the microbial quality of fish products during storage at refrigeration temperatures.…”
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Detecting gene copy number alterations by Oncomine Comprehensive genomic profiling in a comparative study on FFPE tumor samples by Fabio Bozzi, Elena Conca, Marco Silvestri, Gianpaolo Dagrada, Alice Ardore, Donata Penso, Daniele Lorenzini, Chiara Costanza Volpi, Desirè Viola Trupia, Adele Busico, Iolanda Capone, Federica Perrone, Elena Tamborini, Andrea Vingiani, Luca Agnelli, Giancarlo Pruneri

“…No significant threshold maximizing the difference between true and false positive losses was found. Orthogonal FISH tests validated seven CNAs characterized by CN gain ≥ 6 or complete loss. …”
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Insights into <i>Solea senegalensis</i> Reproduction Through Gonadal Tissue Methylation Analysis and Transcriptomic Integration by Daniel Ramírez, Marco Anaya-Romero, María Esther Rodríguez, Alberto Arias-Pérez, Robert Mukiibi, Helena D’Cotta, Diego Robledo, Laureana Rebordinos

“…Fish exhibit diverse mechanisms of sex differentiation and determination, shaped by both external and internal influences, often regulated by distinct DNA methylation patterns responding to environmental changes. …”
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