On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus by Riccardo Piccinno, Giulia Fiorenza, Marlen Ines Vasquez, Jeremy Bouyer, Gregoris Notarides, Ludvik Marcus Gomulski, Soteris Meletiou, Mustafa Akiner, Antonios Michaelakis, Federico Forneris, Giovanni Maga, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida

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Obesity and Gastrointestinal Diseases by Ai Fujimoto, Shu Hoteya, Toshiro Iizuka, Osamu Ogawa, Toshifumi Mitani, Yuichiro Kuroki, Akira Matsui, Masanori Nakamura, Daisuke Kikuchi, Satoshi Yamashita, Tsukasa Furuhata, Akihiro Yamada, Noriko Nishida, Koji Arase, Mitsuyo Hashimoto, Yoshinori Igarashi, Mitsuru Kaise

“…The prevalence of obesity in the Japanese population has been increasing dramatically in step with the Westernization of lifestyles and food ways. Our study demonstrated significant associations between obesity and a number of gastrointestinal disorders in a large sample population in Japan. …”
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A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment o... by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…Comparison of two oral dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treatment was used as an example.Design Systematic review with MBMA.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane review of DPP-4 inhibitors for T2DM, sitagliptin trials on Food and Drug Administration website to December 2011 and linagliptin data from the manufacturer.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trials, ≥12 weeks’ duration, that analysed sitagliptin or linagliptin efficacies as changes in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, in adults with T2DM and HbA1c >7%, irrespective of background medication.Model development and application A Bayesian model was fitted (Markov Chain Monte Carlo method). …”
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Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Representative Adult Population in Casablanca City, Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study by Karima Mohtadi, Rajaa Msaad, Najwa Benalioua, Ali Jafri, Hasnaa Meftah, Younes Elkardi, Halima Lebrazi, Anass Kettani, Abdelfettah Derouiche, Hassan Taki, Rachid Saïle

“…The dietary intake was assessed with the use of a food-frequency questionnaire. The compliance with MD was evaluated with a simplified MD score. …”
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Insights into salinity effect on growth of the spotted scat (Scatophagus argus): Exploring the optimum salinity for its culture by Maoliang Su, Zhanquan Feng, Youling Zhong, Zhiyin Ye, Junbin Zhang

“…However, the growth performance was not consistent with food intake, and the highest value of the average body weight (89.4 ± 6.9 g) was recorded in fish reared at an intermediate salinity (15 ppt) by the end of the experimental period. …”
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Multi-omics investigation of high-transglutaminase production mechanisms in Streptomyces mobaraensis and co-culture-enhanced fermentation strategies by Huanan Chang, Ziyu Zheng, Hao Li, Yanqiu Xu, Gengyao Zhen, Yao Zhang, Xidong Ren, Xidong Ren, Xinli Liu, Xinli Liu, Deqiang Zhu, Deqiang Zhu

“…Transglutaminase (TGase) has been widely applied in the food industry. However, achieving high-yield TGase production remains a challenge, limiting its broader industrial application. …”
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Childhood body size, adulthood adiposity, underlying mechanisms, and risk of incident hypertension: a prospective cohort study of 180,527 participants by Shujing Ma, Xue Liu, Ruilang Lin, Ye Yao, Min Zhao, Yongfu Yu, Costan G. Magnussen, Bo Xi

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Exploration of alcohol dehydrogenase EutG from Bacillus tropicus as an eco-friendly approach for the degradation of polycyclic aromatic compounds by Muhammad Naveed, Fatima Iqbal, Tariq Aziz, Ayesha Saleem, Tayyab Javed, Mahrukh Afzal, Muhammad Waseem, Metab Alharbi, Thamer H. Albekairi

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Effects of Bacillus subtilis-fermented soybean meal replacing fish meal on antioxidant activity, immunity, endoplasmic reticulum stress and hepatopancreas histology in Pacific whit... by Songming Chen, Jieyu Dai, Yan Chen, Qiang Chen, Fen Dong, Congcong Wang, Yulong Sun, Jiteng Wang, Tao Han

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Optimising Growth, Immunity, and Gene Expression in Broiler Chickens Through Dietary Threonine Levels and Oil Inclusion by Mohamed I. El‐Katcha, Mosaad A. Soltan, Heba I. Ghamry, Abeer F. El‐Nahas, Laila A. Al‐Shuraym, Ostan Mihaela, Rada Olga, Rasha E. Azab, Ahmed Abdeen, Mustafa Shukry, Set A. El‐Shobokshy

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Culture-independent detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA using targeted next generation sequencing in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) oronasal swabs in South Afric... by Sinegugu Kholeka Mhlophe, Charlene Clarke, Giovanni Ghielmetti, Giovanni Ghielmetti, Megan Matthews, Tanya Jane Kerr, Michele Ann Miller, Wynand Johan Goosen, Wynand Johan Goosen

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Do Activity Sensors Identify Physiological, Clinical and Behavioural Changes in Laying Hens Exposed to a Vaccine Challenge? by Hyungwook Kang, Sarah Brocklehurst, Marie Haskell, Susan Jarvis, Victoria Sandilands

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An Improved Method for Extracting Rat Cerebrospinal Fluid with Repeatable Large-Scale Collection by Limei Wang, Wei Yang, Yanhong Ran, Hui Song, Xinxin Yan, Jianmin Guo

“…During the study, animals were monitored daily for food intake, body weight, and hematological parameters, and at the end of the study, histopathological examination was performed. …”
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Interaction of genetics risk score and fatty acids quality indices on healthy and unhealthy obesity phenotype by Niloufar Rasaei, Seyedeh Fatemeh Fatemi, Fatemeh Gholami, Mahsa Samadi, Mohammad Keshavarz Mohammadian, Elnaz Daneshzad, Khadijeh Mirzaei

“…Dietary intake was assessed using a 147-item food frequency questionnaire and dietary fat quality was assessed using the cholesterol-saturated fat index (CSI) and the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 (N6/N3) essential fatty acids. …”
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Heavy metals contamination in geothermal medicinal plant extract; Chromolaena odorata Linn by A. Abubakar, H. Yusuf, M. Syukri, R. Nasution, M. Yusuf, R. Idroes

“…The maximum thresholds of each heavy metal from the Indonesian Agency for Drug and Food Control were adopted during data interpretation.FINDINGS: The results revealed the presence of trace levels of arsenic (0.0482 ± 0.004 – 0.0639 ± 0.007 milligram per kilogram) and lead (0.0219 ± 0.004 – 0.0672 ± 0.006 milligram per kilogram), which did not exceed Indonesian maximum safety thresholds (≤5 and ≤10 milligram per kilogram, respectively). …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Natural Phenolic Compounds on Aspergillus parasiticus Growth by Romina P. Pizzolitto, Carla L. Barberis, José S. Dambolena, Jimena M. Herrera, María P. Zunino, Carina E. Magnoli, Héctor R. Rubinstein, Julio A. Zygadlo, Ana M. Dalcero

“…Considering the impact of Aspergillus species on crops, it appears to be highly desirable to apply strategies to prevent their growth, as well as to eliminate or reduce their presence in food products. For this reason, the aims of this investigation were to evaluate the effects of ten natural phenolic compounds on the Aspergillus parasiticus growth and to determine which physicochemical properties are involved in the antifungal activity. …”
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Sustainability index analysis of microalgae cultivated in biorefinery palm oil mill effluent by A. Santoso, T. Handayani, D. Pinardi, K. Kusrestuwardani, N. Widyastuti, I. Djarot, J. Haryanti, A. Sitomurni, H. Apriyanto

“…However, palm oil mill effluent as a nutrient for the growth of microalgae has the potential for pollutant removal as well as algae biorefinery products such as biofuel, functional food and many others. This research objectives to analyze the sustainability of the microalgae biomass production for bio-refinery based on the sustainability index assessment. …”
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Biochemical Composition and Seasonal Variations of the Madagascar Algae <i>Eucheuma denticulatum</i> (<i>Solieriaceae</i>, Rhodophyta) by Elando Fréda Zamanileha, Anne-Sophie Burlot, Thomas Latire, Christel Marty, Philippe Douzenel, Laurent Vandanjon, Nathalie Bourgougnon, Pierre Ravelonandro, Gilles Bedoux

“…The nutritional characteristics therefore confirmed that <i>E. denticulatum</i> could potentially be used as a nutritious and functional food and could be incorporated in the diet of local populations.…”
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Risk Factors Associated with Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Obese Individuals by Camila Oliveira, Erika Aparecida Silveira, Lorena Rosa, Annelisa Santos, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Carolina Mendonça, Lucas Silva, Paulo Gentil, Ana Cristina Rebelo

“…To analyze the association between cardiovascular autonomic modulation and biochemical and anthropometric markers, food intake, and physical activity level in severely obese individuals. …”
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A Green Approach to Landfill Remediation: The Efficacy of Indigenous Zygophyllum coccineum L. and Leptadenia pyrotechnica L. in Phytoremediating a Heavy Oil Flay Ash-contaminated L... by Samir G.M. Al-Solaimani, Abdulrahman Alkurashi, Refaat A. Abohassan, Omer H.M. Ibrahim, Magdi A.A. Mousa

“…Zinc concentrations, however, exceeded both the European Union and World Health Organization (WHO)/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) guidelines. …”
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