Anti-diabetic potential of apigenin, luteolin, and baicalein via partially activating PI3K/Akt/Glut-4 signaling pathways in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells by Lingchao Miao, Haolin Zhang, Meng Sam Cheong, Ruting Zhong, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Miguel A. Prieto, Ka-Wing Cheng, Mingfu Wang, Hui Cao, Shaoping Nie, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Wai San Cheang, Jianbo Xiao

“…Dietary flavonoids are abundant in natural plants and possess multiple pharmacological and nutritional activities. In this study, apigenin, luteolin, and baicalein were chosen to evaluate their anti-diabetic effect in high-glucose and dexamethasone induced insulin-resistant (IR) HepG2 cells. …”
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Blood-based DNA methylation markers for lung cancer prediction by Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Paolo Vineis, Caroline Relton, Mattias Johansson, Gianluca Severi, Roger L Milne, Melissa C Southey, Pierre-Antoine Dugué, Florence Guida, Mikael Johansson, Torkjel Sandanger, Justina Ucheojor Onwuka, Ryan Langdon, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Hilary A. Robbins, Matthew Suderman

“…The risk discriminative performance of the methylation score was subsequently validated in participants from European Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Italy (n=267) and Norwegian Women and Cancer-Norway (n=185) and compared with that of the questionnaire-based PLCOm2012 lung cancer risk model.Results The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for the PLCOm2012 model in the validation studies was 0.70 (95% CI: 0.65 to 0.75) compared with 0.73 (95% CI: 0.68 to 0.77) for the methylation score model (Pdifference=0.07). …”
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China’s cultivated land threshold from the perspective of food security by ZHAO Xiaoyu, SUN Chunqiang, CUI Rongguo, CHEN Jing, ZHANG Xiaoyu, CAO Tingyu, LI Chao

“…Under the background of significant changes in dietary consumption structure and population in China and the rising resources and environmental constraints, it is imperative to investigate China’s cultivated land threshold in the new era to meet diverse food and nutrition needs of Chinese residents. [Methods] This study started from measuring the annual per capita grain demand using the Prandial Balance method. …”
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Childhood wasting and associated factors in Africa: evidence from standard demographic and health surveys from 35 countries by Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Masresha Asmare Techane, Mulugeta Wassie, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Medina Abdela Ahmed, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Yilkal Abebaw Wassie, Berhan Tekeba, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

“…The World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target aims to reduce childhood wasting to less than 5% in over half of low- and middle-income countries by 2025. …”
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Ultrasonic/compound enzyme extraction, comparative characterisation and biological activity of Lonicera macranthoides polysaccharides by Mengdie Ren, Yiru Hou, Danli Peng, Hui Li, Xuxiang Zhang, Lei Qiao, XiaoShuang Wang, Yongmei Jiang, FaMing Wu, Gang Wang

“…Our findings demonstrate that the extraction method significantly influences the structural and functional properties of LMP, suggesting that UAE may be a more effective approach for extracting bioactive polysaccharides with potential applications in medicine and nutrition.…”
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Attributable risk factors for asymptomatic malaria and anaemia and their association with cognitive and psychomotor functions in schoolchildren of north-eastern Tanzania. by Geofrey Makenga, Vito Baraka, Filbert Francis, Daniel T R Minja, Samwel Gesase, Edna Kyaruzi, George Mtove, Swabra Nakato, Rashid Madebe, Sif R Søeborg, Kathrine H Langhoff, Helle S Hansson, Michael Alifrangis, John P A Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden

“…Given malaria infection in schoolchildren is mostly asymptomatic; an addition of interventional programmes such as intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in schoolchildren (IPTsc) would probably act as a potential solution while calling for an improvement in the current tools such as bednet use, school food programme, and community-based (customised) health education with an emphasis on nutrition and malaria control.…”
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Genetic Predisposition and Salt Sensitivity in a Chinese Han Population: The EpiSS Study by Kuo Liu, Bo Xi, Zheng Liu, Han Qi, Bin Liu, Jie Zhang, Han Cao, Yuxiang Yan, Min Zhao, Yan He, Ling Zhang

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White-Seeded Culinary Poppy (<i>Papaver somniferum</i> L.) Se Biofortification: Oil Quality, Fatty Acid Profile, and Seed Yield by Ivana Varga, Tihomir Moslavac, Ivana Flanjak, Dario Iljkić, Milan Pospišil, Zdenko Lončarić, Manda Antunović

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Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Lung Cancer Survival Patients at Different Cancer Stages and Treatment Phases by Lee PY, Chen YA, Tsai TH, Chen CY, Shieh SH

“…Patients in the treatment phase had lower nutritional needs than did those in the newly diagnosed phase (aOR=0.54, p=0.043). …”
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The epididymal microenvironment in Akodon cursor (Muridae, Sigmodontinae, Akodontini): The lifetime of spermatozoa from production to maturation by Tatiana Prata Menezes, Fernanda Carolina Ribeiro Dias, Nara Clara Lazaroni e Merchid, Camila Folly Batista, Camilo Jose Ramirez-Lopez, Arabela Guedes de Azevedo Viana, Renner Philipe Rodrigues Carvalho, Adrielli Ribeiro Araújo, José Lino-Neto, Gisele Lessa, Arlindo A. Moura, Mariana Machado-Neves

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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…We explored the all-cause mortality risk of individuals with PRISm in a large sample of the general population.Methods: We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III and 2007– 2012. Participants aged 20– 79 years at baseline and who underwent spirometry were included. …”
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Role of Gut and Urinary Microbiome in Children with Urinary Tract Infections: A Systematic Review by Anjali Srivastava, Omprakash Shete, Annu Gulia, Sumit Aggarwal, Tarini Shankar Ghosh, Vineet Ahuja, Sachit Anand

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Digital Twin Technology in Resolving Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Improving Metabolic Health: A Comprehensive Case Study by Paramesh Shamanna, MD, Anuj Maheshwari, MD, Ashok Keshavamurthy, MD, Sanjay Bhat, DM, Abhijit Kulkarni, DM, Shivakumar R, MD, Kumar K, MD, Mukulesh Gupta, MD, Mohamed Thajudeen, MD, Ranjita Kulkarni, MD, Shashikiran Patil, MD, Shashank Joshi, DM

“…She was enrolled in the Digital Twin (DT) platform, which uses artificial intelligence and Internet of Things to deliver personalized nutrition by predicting postprandial glucose responses and suggesting alternative foods with lower postprandial glucose response through a mobile app. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of ideal cardiovascular health by sex and region—a population-based study in Peru by Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce, Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce, Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Luisa Erika Milagros Vásquez-Romero, Joan A. Loayza-Castro, Eder Jesús Orihuela Manrique, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Carmen Inés Gutierrez De Carrillo, Carmen Inés Gutierrez De Carrillo

“…Data were obtained from the Life Stage Food and Nutrition Surveillance Survey (VIANEV). ICVH can be depicted vis-a-vis the seven metrics of the AHA: blood pressure levels, total cholesterol and glucose levels, smoking status, body mass index, physical activity levels, and dietary intake through the consumption of fruits and vegetables. …”
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Expansion and Assessment of a Web-Based 24-Hour Dietary Recall Tool, Foodbook24, for Use Among Diverse Populations Living in Ireland: Comparative Analysis by Grace Bennett, Shuhua Yang, Laura A Bardon, Claire M Timon, Eileen R Gibney

“… BackgroundCurrently, the methods used to collect dietary intake data in Ireland are inflexible to the needs of certain populations, who are poorly represented in nutrition and health data as a result. As the Irish population is becoming increasingly diverse, there is an urgent need to understand the habitual food intake and diet quality of multiple population subgroups, including different nationalities and ethnic minorities, in Ireland. …”
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Physiological and productivity responses of Tahiti acid lime grafted onto dwarfing rootstocks under different planting and mulching practices by Ana Júlia Borim de Souza, Mariângela Cristofani-Yaly, Patrícia Marluci da Conceição, Fernando Trevizan Devite, Marinês Bastianel, Paulo Vitor Sanches Romero, Pedro Henrique Barrio Padilha, Fernando Alves de Azevedo

“…Over three harvests (2022–2024), this study evaluated foliar nutrition, fruit quality, root development, water potential, gas exchange, water deficit biomarkers, and overall yield. …”
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Foliar Application and Translocation of Radiolabeled Zinc Oxide Suspension vs. Zinc Sulfate Solution by Soybean Plants by Anita Beltrame, João Paulo Rodrigues Marques, Mariana Ayres Rodrigues, Eduardo de Almeida, Márcio Arruda Bacchi, Elisabete Aparecida De Nadai Fernandes, Rafael Otto, Hudson Wallace Pereira de Carvalho

“…An anatomical analysis revealed that plants cultivated in a nutrition solution with 10% ionic strength had 63% fewer stomata, and the xylem vessels were 63% smaller compared to plants grown in a solution with 100% Zn ionic. …”
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Innovative CO2-NBs-assisted ultrasonication for the phytochemical extraction of peanut (Arachis hypoga) shells: Synthesis and characterization of CO2-nanobubbles by Nayyar Iqbal, Miral Javed, Ramy M. Khoder, Areej Areej, Renyu Zheng, Shanbai Xiong, Ibrahim Khalifa, Hassan Barakat, Youming Liu

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Effect of Processed Coffee Husk on Feed Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Body Weight Changes and Economic Feasibility of Bonga Sheep Fed on Natural Pasture Hay as a Basal Diet by Lidya Marew, Fentahun Meheret, Bimrew Asmare

“…Conclusion Therefore, the boiled coffee husk as an alternative feed resource can be replaced by about half of the commercial CM without adverse effects of anti‐nutritional factors and enhance the income of smallholder farmers in the coffee crop‐livestock production system.…”
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Testing a multi-behavioral intervention to improve oral health behaviors in the pediatric dental surgery population: protocol for the PROTECT trial by Joanna Buscemi, Teresa G. Borowski, David Avenetti, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Molly Martin, Molly Martin, Marc S. Atkins, Teresa Marshall, Michael Berbaum, Helen H. Lee, Helen H. Lee

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