Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Influences on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Overweight/Obese African-American and Latino-American Children and Adolescents by Rebecca E. Hasson, Tanja C. Adam, Jay Pearson, Jaimie N. Davis, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Michael I. Goran

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The Use of Novel Alginate Capsules in a Monitoring System for <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> in a Cherry Orchard in the Region of La Araucanía, Chile by Marcelo Lizama, Fernando Manuel Alves-Santos, Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia, Daniel Martínez-Cisterna, Cristian Medina, Ramón Rebolledo, Manuel Chacón-Fuentes, Leonardo Bardehle

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Heterologous Expression and Adaptive Evolution of ε-Poly-lysine Synthase Gene in <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i> by Long Pan, Yihang Chen, Aimei Liao, Yinchen Hou, Jihong Huang

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Astragaloside IV alleviates GDM via regulating gut microbiota and gut microbiota metabolomic by Fengge Wang, Yongning Zhu, Hua Shu, Xiaoyun Zhang, Liting Duan, Dongmei Man, Yanping Wang

“…Furthermore, significant associations between most genera of gut bacteria and the altered levels of the metabolites connected to gut microbiota were also discovered.ConclusionOur study demonstrated that AS IV could be an effective nutritional intervention strategy for targeting gut microbiota and metabolome profiles in GDM and provided experimental evidence supporting the use of AS IV to treat GDM.…”
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Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network of Growth Differentiation-Related lncRNAs and mRNAs in Plectropomus leopardus by Jin GAO, Jinye LIU, Fuxiao CHEN, Yongbo WANG, Shuyuan FU

“…The leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) exhibits captivating chromatic patterns and boasts substantial nutritional content. This species garners significant consumer preference owing to its aesthetic appeal and nutritional richness, thereby conferring considerable economic and aquacultural significance. …”
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Dietary protein requirement of Chinese hook snout carp (Opsariichthys bidens) and transcriptomic analysis of the liver in response to different protein diets by Yijiang Bei, Linqiang He, Jin Jing, Xiaoming Chen, Fan Yuan, Gaohua Yao, XueYan Ding, Lei Wang, Fan Zhou

“…The Chinese hook snout carp (Opsariichthys bidens) is a newly developed economic fish species for its good taste, high nutritional content, and suitability for aquaculture in southeastern China, but its dietary protein requirement has not been investigated. …”
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The Effect of Drinking Ionized Water on the Productive Performance, Physiological Status, and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicks by Abdullah Mohamed, Mohamed Khalil, Farid Soliman, Karim El-Sabrout

“…Water treatment technologies have received great attention recently, as water is the most important nutritional element, and animals consume it daily in larger quantities than those of food. …”
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Impact of Preoperative and Intraoperative Factors on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A 10-Year Retrospective Study by Lucian Flavius Herlo, Ioana Golu, Alexandra Herlo, Claudia Raluca Balasa Virzob, Ionescu Alin, Stela Iurciuc, Ionut Eduard Iordache, Luana Alexandrescu, Doina Ecaterina Tofolean, Raluca Dumache

“…Conclusions: Preoperative inflammatory markers, nutritional status, ASA score, comorbidities, and intraoperative factors like blood loss significantly influence postoperative outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery. …”
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Place-based household vouchers for locally supplied fruit and vegetables: the Fresh Street pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by C. Relton, M. K. Blake, G. Bridge, D. Umney, S. J. C. Taylor, J. Adams, B. Mihaylova, C. Griffiths, R. Hooper, R. Phillips, L. Palmer, A. Gamston, K. Williamson

“…Weekly envelopes containing vouchers (5 x £1), a healthy seasonal recipe and brief nutritional information were offered to all households in nine intervention streets. …”
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Genetic polymorphisms (FTO rs9939609 and TMEM18 rs6548238), adipokines (leptin and adiponectin) and adiposity in children and adolescents with asthma by Marta Evangelho Machado, Luis C. Porto, Jeane S. Nogueira, Clemax C. Sant´Anna, José R. Lapa e Silva

“…Participants were classified by nutritional status, performed spirometry with a bronchodilator test and completed an asthma questionnaire, higher scores indicated more asthma symptoms. …”
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Biopriming of Maize with their endophyte Aspergillus fumigatus reinforces their resistance to salinity stress and improves their physiological traits by Marwa A. Yassin, Nelly George, Lamis Shabaan, Yousra Gouda

“…(Maize) is one of the most crucial world’s crops, for their nutritional values, however, the water scarcity and consequent soil salinization are the major challenges that limit the growth and productivity of this plant, particularly in the semi-arid regions in Egypt. …”
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Identification and Analysis of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) SHMT Gene Family Members and Their Functional Studies on Tolerance to Low-Temperature Stress by Yanmin Liu, Dandan He, Yizhou Wu, Kangqi Zhao, Changyi Yang, Yulu Zhong, Liuyang Yang, Haiyue Niu, Sushuang Liu

“…Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) is a significant cash crop globally and is cherished for its sweet and flavorful fruits, as well as its high nutritional values. However, its yield and quality are limited by various factors, including drought, salinity, and low temperatures. …”
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Structural variability of sunflower gene for methionine-rich albumin SFA8 by I. N. Anisimova, N. V. Alpatieva, S. V. Goryunova, D. V. Goryunov, Al. V. Konarev, V. A. Gavrilova, E. E. Radchenko

“…The 2S albumins of sunflower and other oilseed plants possess a high nutritional quality, the defense activity against fungi diseases casual gents and also valuable functional properties. …”
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Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals key genes and pathways associated with egg yolk percentage in chicken by Wen Li, Yuxing Luo, Shoujia Zhu, Mengyuan Wang, Xuli Zhao, Zhonghua Ning

“…Yolk percentage is a critical index in the egg product industry, reflecting both nutritional value and economic benefits. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms that contribute to variations in egg yolk percentage, we performed integrated transcriptome and metabolome analyses on the liver, ovary, and magnum tissues of Rhode Island Red chickens with high and low yolk percentages. …”
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A study on the effect of biostimulant application on yield and quality of tomato under long-lasting water stress conditions by Cristina Patanè, Alessandra Pellegrino, Alessandro Saita, Silvio Calcagno, Salvatore L. Cosentino, Alessio Scandurra, Valeria Cafaro

“…Recently, the use of plant-derived biostimulants has been suggested as a sustainable way to improve the nutritional quality of tomato and mitigate the effects of environmental stresses. …”
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The Association between the Parents’ Knowledge of Carbohydrate Counting and the Glycaemic Control of the Children with Type 1 Diabetes by Priyanga Ranasinghe, Vidarsha Rajini Senadeera, Rashmi Senarathna, Uththara Sapurnika, Vindhya Ramanayake, Ranil Jayawardena

“…Background. Medical nutritional therapy is an important component of type 1 diabetes (T1D) care in children and carbohydrate counting is one such method. …”
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Effect of Dry Aging on Beef Muscle Proteins by Galina V. Gurinovich, Irina S. Patrakova, Vladislav A. Khrenov, Marina V. Patshina, Antonina I. Shevchenko

“…The amino acid and protein digestibility analyses in vitro demonstrated an increase in the nutritional value of beef and the availability of proteins to the action of proteinases after 42 days of dry aging. …”
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Variations in the End-Use Quality of Whole Grain Flour Are Closely Related to the Metabolites in the Grains of Pigmented Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by Bin Wang, Jie Kang, Shuaiqi Wang, Fasih Ullah Haider, Yingxin Zhong, Peng Zhang

“…Overall, the pigmented wheat varieties offer superior nutritional profiles and processing advantages, necessitating further research to optimize their commercial use.…”
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Transcriptome and chromatin accessibility landscape of ovarian development at different egg-laying stages in taihe black-bone silky fowls by Jingyi Zhang, Yong Cui, Jiming Ruan, Haiyan Zhu, Haiping Liang, Ji Cao, Qing Wei, Jianzhen Huang

“…Taihe Black-Bone Silky Fowl (SF) is a famous local breed in China, known for its high nutritional and medicinal value. However, its low egg-laying rate significantly limits its economic benefits. …”
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Vitamin Analysis, Trace Elements Content, and Their Extractabilities in Tetrapleura tetraptera by Prince Oteng, John K. Otchere, Stephen Adusei, Richard Q. Mensah, Emmanuel Tei-Mensah

“…Tetrapleura tetraptera is widely cherished in African traditional homes because of its alleged therapeutic and nutritional properties. This present study aimed at determining the levels of vitamin A, C, E, and beta-carotene and trace element (Fe, Cu, Mn, Co, Se, and Zn) concentrations and their extractabilities in the pulp, seeds, and whole fruit (mixture of pulp and seeds) of T. tetraptera. …”
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