Virulence of Five Root-Knot Nematodes (<i>Meloidogyne</i> spp.) on Nine Industrial Hemp (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) Varieties and Nematicidal Potential of Hemp Seed Extracts Agains... by Dionysios Ntinokas, Ioannis Roussis, Antonios Mavroeidis, Panteleimon Stavropoulos, Antigolena Folina, Ioanna Kakabouki, Emmanuel A. Tzortzakakis, Dimitrios Bilalis, Ioannis O. Giannakou

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The concept of bio-economic mulching in droughty tropical agroecosystems and its trans-season effects on soil hydro-thermal regime and okra performance by Benedict Odinaka Okorie, Justina O. Obi, Geraldine U. Chioke, Sunday E. Obalum, Chinaza J. Onah, Adaobi L. Nnadi, Charles A. Igwe, Martin E. Obi

“…In droughty tropical environments, BEM implementation at 6 t ha−1 could engender soil hydrothermal regime favoring vegetable production beyond the ‘drier’ first season and even more pronouncedly in the second season.…”
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The potential use of brewers' spent grain-based substrates as horticultural bio-fertilizers by Angela Bianco, Angela Bianco, Sara Melito, Matteo Garau, Vittoria Giannini, Giacomo Zara, Giacomo Zara, Davide Assandri, Safa Oufensou, Safa Oufensou, Roberta Coronas, Niccolò Pampuro, Marilena Budroni, Marilena Budroni

“…Additional studies are required to investigate the potential use of brewer's spent grain as bio-fertilizers in other vegetable crop species.…”
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Lifestyle risk behaviours among adolescents: a two-year longitudinal study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicola Clare Newton, Maree Teesson, Jennifer Debenham, Cath Chapman, Bridie Osman, Lauren Anne Gardner, Fiona Elizabeth Wylie, Katrina Elizabeth Champion

“…Objective To examine changes in the prevalence of six key chronic disease risk factors (the “Big 6”), from before (2019) to during (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic, among a large and geographically diverse sample of adolescents, and whether differences over time are associated with lockdown status and gender.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Three Australian states (New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia) spanning over 3000 km.Participants 983 adolescents (baseline Mage=12.6, SD=0.5, 54.8% girl) drawn from the control group of the Health4Life Study.Primary outcomes The prevalence of physical inactivity, poor diet (insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, high sugar-sweetened beverage intake, high discretionary food intake), poor sleep, excessive recreational screen time, alcohol use and tobacco use.Results The prevalence of excessive recreational screen time (prevalence ratios (PR)=1.06, 95% CI=1.03 to 1.11), insufficient fruit intake (PR=1.50, 95% CI=1.26 to 1.79), and alcohol (PR=4.34, 95% CI=2.82 to 6.67) and tobacco use (PR=4.05 95% CI=1.86 to 8.84) increased over the 2-year period, with alcohol use increasing more among girls (PR=2.34, 95% CI=1.19 to 4.62). …”
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Building resilient cattle through better management of buffalo health by Alfredo Sánchez, Merilio Montero

“…The execution of management programs (vegetable, animal, genetic, advanced reproduction, health, well-being, and profitability) must focus on new concepts and strategies that are friendly to the environment. …”
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Process Evaluations of Interventions for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review by Iklil Iman Mohd Sa'id, Natasha Hotung, Madeleine Benton, Iliatha Papachristou Nadal, Anisah Baharom, Matthew Prina, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Kimberley Goldsmith, Samantha Birts, Ching Siew Mooi, Angus Forbes, Khalida Ismail, Boon How Chew

“…Two of the studies conducted pilot RCTs assessing the feasibility and acceptability of their interventions, including recruitment, participation, retention, program implementation, adherence, and satisfaction, and 1 study assessed the efficacy of a questionnaire to promote food and vegetable intake. While most studies linked PE data with study outcomes, it was unclear which of the reported PE components were specifically linked to the positive outcomes. …”
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Genome-wide association mapping of biochemical traits and its correlation with MYMIV resistance in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) by Manju Kohli, Hina Bansal, Muraleedhar Aski, Gyan P. Mishra, B. R. Shashidhar, Anirban Roy, Soma Gupta, Subodh K. Sinha, Brijesh Kumar Mishra, Nikki Kumari, Atul Kumar, Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, Ramakrishnan M. Nair, Harsh Kumar Dikshit

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Maternal Macronutrient Intake and Associated Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the BORN2020 Study by Antigoni Tranidou, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Emmanuela Magriplis, Aikaterini Apostolopoulou, Violeta Chroni, Eirini Tsekitsidi, Ioustini Kalaitzopoulou, Nikolaos Pazaras, Michail Chourdakis, Themistoklis Dagklis

“…Changes from pre-pregnancy to pregnancy showed significant increases in dietary fiber intake (aOR = 1.07, 95%CI: 1.04–1.10), protein (aOR = 1.00, 95%CI: 1.00–1.01), fat (aOR = 1.00, 95%CI: 1.00–1.01), vegetable protein (aOR = 1.01, 95%CI: 1.00–1.03), animal protein (aOR = 1.00, 95%CI: 1.00–1.01), and monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) intake (aOR = 1.01, 95%CI: 1.00–1.02), all of which were associated with increased GDM risk. …”
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Effectiveness of artificial diet enriched by spinach extract on molting stimulation to produce soft shell crab by Siti Aslamyah, Yushinta Fujaya

“…However, utilization of the artificial feed is related to its expensive cost, with a very high protein concentration since it's mainly produced from fish based materials, so need to be studied artificial feed formulation with substitution of vegetable material in stimulating molting and growth of mud crabs. …”
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Effect of plant and animal based compost on the growth and yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a Nigeria-derived Savanna by Michael Ati Kekong, Nmadzuru Badeggi Ibrahim

“…This study was aimed at integrating cocoa pod husk, moringa leaves, and poultry droppings in composted form for enriched soil amendments for vegetable production. Method: Three compost types: cocoa pod husk, moringa leaf, and poultry droppings were composted for 60 days in a ratio of 3:1:1, 3:1, and 3:1, respectively. …”
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The Effect of Heat-treated Poultry Pellets and Composted Poultry Litter on E. coli Survival in Southeastern US Soils: Florida and Georgia by Karuna Kharel, Cameron A. Bardsley, Charles Bency Appolon, Laurel L. Dunn, Govindaraj Dev Kumar, Krishna Prabha, Manan Sharma, Michelle D. Danyluk, Keith R. Schneider

“…The use of BSAAO in soils can prolong the survival of E. coli (>140 d) irrespective of the factors intrinsic to the locations and have implications regarding the safe use of BSAAOs during fruit and vegetable production.…”
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Effects of prebiotics on the fermentation of traditional suancai of Northeast China by Mingwei Zhao, Xinying Cao, Yuzheng Wu, Sibo Zou, Zhigao Li, Xinping Lin, Chaofan Ji, Liang Dong, Sufang Zhang, Chenxu Yu, Huipeng Liang

“…Suancai is a traditional fermented vegetable widely consumed in Northeast China. In this study, different prebiotics were used to improve the quality of suancai. …”
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Progress of research on aviation kerosene preparation using bioethanol by Pan LI, Yu ZHAO, Xingguo WU, Lulu ZHANG, Junhao HU, Wei CHEN, Jing BAI, Chun CHANG, Shuqi FANG

“…This study comprehensively reviews the process for producing aviation kerosene from biomass. Vegetable oil, oil from inedible oil crops, pyrolysis oil, lignocellulosic residues, sugar, and starch biomass can be used as raw materials for the production of bioaviation kerosene. …”
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mHealth-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Chinese Mothers With Abdominal Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial by Qinyuan Huang, Qinyi Zhong, Yanjing Zeng, Yimeng Li, James Wiley, Man Ping Wang, Jyu-Lin Chen, Jia Guo

“…No differences were found in BMI, total diabetes risk score, daily active minutes, daily intake of fruits and vegetables, sleep duration, daily calorie consumption, self-efficacy, and social support for diet (P>.05). …”
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Active ingredients and mechanisms of peony seed blended oil in diabetes treatment using Kunming mice: Insights from GC–MS, network pharmacology, and experimental verification by Yuning Gu, Fengliang Zhong, Tiantian Sun, Zirui Chang

“…Furthermore, all three oils should meet the national standard GB 2716–2018 for vegetable oils. Peony seed oil, high in unsaturated fatty acids, particularly α-linolenic acid, has shown significant hypoglycemic effects. …”
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Indirect effects of serum metabolites in the influence of the DASH diet on systolic blood pressure: The Taizhou imaging study by Yawen Wang, Yi Zheng, Xin Zhang, Jincheng Li, Yucan Li, Chengjun Zhang, Ningxin Gao, Jiacheng Wang, Min Fan, Weizhong Tian, Yanfeng Jiang, Yingzhe Wang, Mei Cui, Chen Suo, Tiejun Zhang, Li Jin, Xingdong Chen, Kelin Xu

“…Among the components of the DASH diet, we revealed that 2 subfractions of very low-density lipoprotein had suppression effects, while acetic acid mediated the association between vegetable intake and SBP. These findings provide evidence for indirect effects of serum metabolites in the influence of DASH diet on SBP.…”
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Investigating the Effect of Solanum lycopersicum L. (Tomato) Pomace on Growth Performance and some Blood Indices of Broiler Chickens by Meta-Analysis Method by Zahra Sahragard, seyyed javad Hosseini-vashan, Hossein Naeemipour Younesi, Seyyed Homayon Farhangfar

“…Introduction: Tomato is a valuable vegetable that is rich in vitamins such as vitamin A, E, C, B and K, and also some of minerals such as phosphorus, iron, calcium, which are important for metabolic activities. …”
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Nursery of red tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in a small-scale aquaponics system with different stocking densities by Yani Hadiroseyani, Anita May Sharly, Dadang Shafruddin, Apriana Vinasyiam

“…The results that the increase in fish population escalated the productivity of both fish and vegetable in 30 days farming period. The stocking density did not affect fish survival 99 ± 0.82%, 97 ± 1.27%, and 97 ± 0.68%, respectively (p>0.05), but supported a better specific growth rate, namely 3.09 ± 0.30%/day; 3.57 ± 0.23%/day; 4.03 ± 0.04%/day (p<0.05). …”
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Le travail des peaux et du cuir durant le Haut-Empire à Bordeaux/Burdigala (Gironde), d’après les vestiges mis au jour sur le site de la rue Jean-Fleuret by Vanessa Elizagoyen, Christophe Sireix, Gisèle Allenet de Ribemont, Laurence Benquet, Philippe Borgard, Emilie Claud, Katleen Couchez, Marie-France Dietsch-Sellami, Stéphan Dubernet, Véronique Guitton, Jérôme Hénique, Yannick Le Digol, Martine Leguilloux, Sébastien Lepetz, Fabrice Leroy, Hélène Martin, Alain Queffelec, Stéphanie Raux, Nima Saedlou, Farid Sellami, Laure Simon, Serge Vigier

“…Hides of this type may have been finished using locally-sourced vegetable oils, such as linseed, with which it is possible to produce a glue used in the manufacture of a “white finishing paste”. …”
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Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (CCREOH) Cohort Study: influences of complex environmental exposures on maternal and child health in Suri... by Antoon W Grünberg, William Hawkins, Wilco Zijlmans, Jeffrey Wickliffe, Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo, Sigrid MacDonald-Ottevanger, Paul Ouboter, Gwendolyn Landburg, John Codrington, Jimmy Roosblad, Gaitree Baldewsingh, Radha Ramjatan, Anisma Gokoel, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, Lissa Fortes Soares, Cecilia Alcala, Esther Boedhoe, Arti Shankar, Emily Harville, S S Drury, Hannah Covert, Maureen Lichtveld

“…Median hair Hg concentrations in women from Paramaribo (N=522) were 0.64 µg/g hair (IQRs 0.36–1.09; range 0.00–7.12), from Nickerie (N=176) 0.73 µg/g (IQR 0.45–1.05; range 0.00–5.79) and the interior (N=178) 3.48 µg/g (IQR 1.92–7.39; range 0.38–18.20). 96.1% of women ate fish, respective consumption of the three most consumed carnivorous species, Hoplias aimara, Serrasalmus rhombeus and Cichla ocellaris, known to have high Hg levels, was 44.4%, 19.3% and 26.3%, respectively, and was greater among the interior subcohort. 89% frequently consumed the vegetable tannia, samples of which showed presence of worldwide banned pesticides. 24.9% of pregnant women had Edinburgh Depression Scale scores indicative of probable depression.Future plans Fish consumption advisories are in development, especially relevant to interior women for whom fish consumption is likely to be the primary source of Hg exposure. …”
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