Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Potassium Deficiency on Apple Tree Growth by Evangelia-Vasiliki Ladikou, Gerasimos Daras, Marco Landi, Theocharis Chatzistathis, Thomas Sotiropoulos, Stamatis Rigas, Ioannis E. Papadakis

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Nutritional and Flavor Characteristics of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Fermented Goji Berry Juice and Its Antioxidant Activity and in Vitro Inhibition of Xanthine Oxidase Activity by Xin AN, Tongtong LI, Jiaxue HU, Huiyan LIU, Haitian FANG, Xiaobo WEI

“…The dried fruit of Ningxia goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) with the homology of medicine and food was used as raw material, and fermented by Lactobacillus rhamnosus to prepare fermented goji berry juice in this study. …”
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A 7,000 years trajectory of socio-ecosystems in the montane belt of the northern French Alps by Andréa Julien, Andréa Julien, Erwan Messager, Elise Doyen, David Etienne, Laurent Marquer, Charline Giguet-Covex

“…The third regime, spanning from the Migration Period to the present day, is the result of the intensification and diversification of agro-pastoral activities (pastoralism, cereal crops, and fruit trees). The landscape that we can see today in the Plateau des Glières is the legacy of this trajectory characterizing the interactions between ecosystems and human societies, i.e., the socio-ecosystem.DiscussionWhile the agroecosystem trajectory reconstructed on the Plateau des Glières is rather consistent with the altitudinal model of anthropization previously proposed for this region, the vegetation response to the activities is unusual because it shows a long phase of ecosystem stability despite the relatively high human pressure.…”
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Production de Pennisetum sp. et son utilisation pour la culture de Pleurotus ostreatus au Burundi by Prosper Kiyuku, Samuel Bigawa

“…After incubation, the substratums were placed in trenches for fruit-bearing. The objective of this study was to determine clones of Pennisetum sp. on which Pleurotus ostreatus was the most productive. …”
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Seasonal Variation in the Intake of Food Groups and Nutrients in Japan: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Riho Adachi, Fumi Oono, Mai Matsumoto, Xiaoyi Yuan, Kentaro Murakami, Satoshi Sasaki, Hidemi Takimoto

“…Significant seasonal differences were observed for vegetables, fruits, and potatoes in five out of six comparisons, though the heterogeneity was high. …”
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Mitigating salinity stress on tomato growth, water regime, gas exchange, and yield with the application of QuitoMax by Leandris Argentel-Martínez, Ofelda Peñuelas-Rubio, Carlos Ávila Amador, Fábio Steiner, Jorge González Aguilera, Jae-Ho Shin, Alan Mario Zuffo, Rafael Felippe Ratke, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Ugur Azizoglu

“…In the susceptible variety (Claudia), the five variables of stress intensity exceeded the contribution of QuitoMax, with the strongest effects on osmotic potential, fruit mass, and yield per plant. The present work demonstrates the feasibility of using this biostimulant to increase the tolerance of tolerant varieties and maintain tolerance in tomato varieties susceptible to salinity, reducing the intensity of saline stress and increasing plant performance under salinity conditions.…”
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A quantitative environmental impact assessment of Australian ultra-processed beverages and impact reduction scenarios by Kim Anastasiou, Michalis Hadjikakou, Ozge Geyik, Gilly A. Hendrie, Phillip Baker, Richard Pinter, Mark Lawrence

“…Design: This study presents a quantitative environmental impact assessment of a major sub-category of UPBs (water-based UPBs, including soft drinks, energy drinks, cordials, fruit drinks) and non-UPBs (bottled waters) in Australia. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Motta Town, North West Ethiopia by Tibebu Yesigat, Mohabaw Jemal, Wubet Birhan

“…Risk factors like fingernail status, fruit washing before eating, cleaning utensils, and regular shoe wearing habit were associated with intestinal parasite, whereas fingernail status and wearing kitchen gown during food service were significantly associated with Salmonella and Shigella infections. …”
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Influence of location on quality parameters of pepper seeds by Živković Ivana, Poštić Dobrivoj, Pavlović Nenad, Tabaković Marijenka, Đorđević Mladen, Cvikić Dejan, Perić Vesna

“…The quality of the seed, including seed health, is an important prerequisite for obtaining a healthy and highquality crop and ensuring high fruit yields. Seed testing of two pepper genotypes from two locations (Kula and Smederevska Palanka) was performed using standard methods for assessing seed quality and health, based on germination parameters, moisture and seed health for the seed produced in the season 2022. …”
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BerryPortraits: Phenotyping Of Ripening Traits in cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) with YOLOv8 by Jenyne Loarca, Tyr Wiesner-Hanks, Hector Lopez-Moreno, Andrew F. Maule, Michael Liou, Maria Alejandra Torres-Meraz, Luis Diaz-Garcia, Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, Jeffrey Neyhart, James Polashock, Gina M. Sideli, Christopher F. Strock, Craig T. Beil, Moira J. Sheehan, Massimo Iorizzo, Amaya Atucha, Juan Zalapa

“…Abstract BerryPortraits (Phenotyping of Ripening Traits) is open source Python-based image-analysis software that rapidly detects and segments berries and extracts morphometric data on fruit quality traits such as berry color, size, shape, and uniformity. …”
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Valorizing date seeds through ultrasonication to enhance quality attributes of dough and biscuit: Part 2 – Study on bioactive properties, sensory acceptance, in vitro gastrointesti... by Meththa Ranasinghe, Mariam Alghaithi, Constantinos Stathopoulos, Balan Sundarakani, Sajid Maqsood

“…Thus, utilizing date seeds in the form of green extracted polyphenols and fiber-rich fraction, as functional and bioactive ingredients highlight sustainable processing and utilization of date-fruit processing by-products which is in line with the circular economy approach.…”
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Exploring nutritional risks of the specific carbohydrate diet: food and nutrient intake in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis by Naima Hagström, Afsaneh Koochek, Eva Warensjö Lemming, Anders Öman, Henrik Arnell, Lillemor Berntson

“…All children following the SCD met the recommended minimum intake of fruit and vegetables of 500g/day, a stark contrast to the 6% in RMA. …”
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Ethnotherapeutic Uses and Phytochemical Composition of Physalis peruviana L.: An Overview by Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Jonans Tusiimire, Justin Ntokamunda Kadima, Casim Umba Tolo, Anke Weisheit, Amon Ganafa Agaba

“…Around 502 phytoconstituents were identified in different plant parts, especially fruit (38.19%) ethanol/ethyl acetate extract. In most cases (36.17%), the solvent of the extract was not specified. …”
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Fecal and Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in Woolly (Lagothrix ssp.) and Spider Monkeys (Ateles spp.) by Kimberly D. Ange-van Heugten, Eric van Heugten, Saskia Timmer, Guido Bosch, Abahor Elias, Scott Whisnant, Hans J. M. Swarts, Peter Ferket, Martin W. A. Verstegen

“…Zoos with the highest dietary carbohydrates, sugars, glucose, and fruit had the highest cortisol. Cortisol was highest for zoos that did not meet crude protein requirements and fed the lowest percentage of complete feeds and crude fiber. …”
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Antibacterial and Mosquito Repellent Potential of Eight Citrus Cultivars and Their Chemical Composition by Mehwish Nawaz, Bait Ullah, Muhammad Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Binyameen, Violeta Apšegaitė, Raimondas Mozūraitis, Muhammad Azeem

“…Citrus fruit peels are a rich source of essential oils (EOs), which contain biologically active compounds; however, they are often discarded as waste, which causes pollution. …”
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Chemical and Sensory Evaluation of Blackberry (<i>Rubus</i> sp.) Juice Concentrated by Reverse Osmosis and Osmotic Evaporation by Juliana Vilar, Flavia Monteiro, Luiz Corrêa-Filho, Flávia Gomes, Renata Tonon, Daniela Freitas-Sá, Suely Freitas, Lourdes Cabral

“…Membrane separation processes are an alternative for the clarification and concentration of fruit juices, with advantages as the maintenance of the nutritional, sensory, and functional characteristics of the product. …”
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Microsatellite loci variability in apple cultivars developed at VIR by A. V. Shlyavas, A. A. Trifonova, I. S. Chepinoga, A. S. Sidnin, K. V. Boris

“…Microsatellite (SSR) markers are now widely used both for studying genetic diversity in fruit crop collections, including apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.), and for genotyping individual accessions. …”
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Genotyping <em> Escherichia coli </em> O157:H7 strains isolated from cattle and small ruminants in Fars province (Iran) using Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus PCR A... by Sedigheh Mokhtari, Yahya Tahamtan, Mohammad Kargar, Keyvan Tadayon, Elham Moazamian

“…A total of twenty-two E. coli O157:H7 isolates were identified from samples collected in carcasses and rectums of cattle, sheep, goats, and from fruit juice samples. SMAC agar supplemented with specific nutrients was used to selectively and differentially isolate E. coli O157:H7. …”
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Cold Storage of Two Selections of Soursop (Annona muricata L.) in Nayarit, Mexico by José Orlando Jiménez-Zurita, Rosendo Balois-Morales, Irán Alia-Tejacal, Leticia Mónica Sánchez Herrera, Edgar Iván Jiménez-Ruiz, Juan Esteban Bello-Lara, Juan Diego García-Paredes, Porfirio Juárez-López

“…Maximum CO2 and ethylene values were present on the fifth and sixth day. The fruits exposed at 15°C had a significantly lower weight loss (5%) and showed no chilling injury. …”
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Risk of Dementia and Its Associated Factors Among the Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Attending a Tertiary Cardiac Hospital of Dhaka City: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Fardina Rahman Omi, Lingkan Barua, Palash Chandra Banik, Syed Mosfiqur Rahman, Mithila Faruque

“…The prevalent risk factors were unhealthy diets (84.3%) presented by inadequate fruit/vegetable consumption (70%) and added salt intake (46.4%). …”
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