An updated review summarizing the anticancer potential of flavonoids via targeting NF-kB pathway by Pratibha Pandey, Sorabh Lakhanpal, Danish Mahmood, Han Na Kang, Byunggyu Kim, Sojin Kang, Jinwon Choi, Min Choi, Shivam Pandey, Mahakshit Bhat, Shilpa Sharma, Fahad Khan, Moon Nyeo Park, Bonglee Kim, Bonglee Kim

“…Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic natural compounds present in various plants and their fruits, vegetables, and leaves. These compounds have numerous medicinal properties owing to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antitumor characteristics. …”
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Characteristics of University Students in Cyprus: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Elena Hadjimbei, George Botsaris, Vassilis Gekas, Andrie G. Panayiotou

“…About 32% of students consumed a second serving of fruit and vegetables more than once a day, whereas 26% reported going more than once a week to a fast-food restaurant and 31% consumed sweets and candy several times a day. …”
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Animating the critical zone: beavers as critical zone engineers by Clifford Adamchak, Clifford Adamchak, Katherine B. Lininger, Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley, Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley

“…Over time, beaver activity, including submersion of woody vegetation, burrowing, dam building, and abandonment, can impact critical zone processes in the river corridor by influencing landscape evolution, biodiversity, geomorphology, hydrology, primary productivity, and biogeochemical cycling. …”
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Quercetin improves diabetic kidney disease by inhibiting ferroptosis and regulating the Nrf2 in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Lei Zhang, Xingzhi Wang, Liang Chang, Yiqun Ren, Manshu Sui, Yuting Fu, Lei Zhang, Lirong Hao

“…Quercetin, a flavonoid found in numerous fruits and vegetables, has demonstrated DKD mitigation in mouse models, though its protective mechanism remains ambiguous. …”
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Experimental Study of Influence of Plant Roots on Dynamic Characteristics of Clay by Quan Shen, Cong Tang, Chengli Zhang, Yongchun Ma

“…Documentation of the improvement of soil dynamics through vegetation root systems is insufficient in the current research. …”
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El Caracol Cola de Cuerno (Macrochlamys indica): Una Nueva Plaga Invasiva en Florida by Alexandra M. Revynthi, German Vargas, Daniel Carrillo, Dakshina R. Seal, E. Vanessa Vassilaros, Paul E. Kendra

“…Un programa de monitoreo, control y erradicación del caracol cola de cuerno fue implementado por la División de Industria Vegetal del Departamento de Agricultura y Servicios al Consumidor del estado de Florida (FDACS-DPI, por sus siglas en inglés). …”
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Utilização de ultrassom de alta intensidade em alimentos de origem animal: revisão de literatura by Lévison da Costa Cipriano, Thais Regina de Castro Pereira, Bruno Soares Toledo, Jane Silva Maia Castro, Sergio Borges Mano, Erick Almeida Esmerino, Eliane Teixeira Marsico

“…Observou-se que o ultrassom é considerado uma tecnologia eco friendly que vem sendo amplamente utilizada no processamento tanto de produtos líquidos de origem vegetal, como sucos de morango, maçã e até em cervejas, como na indústria de produtos de origem animal, onde vem sendo empregado em maior frequência em leites e derivados lácteos. …”
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Fire Carbon Cycle Research Is on the Rise: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1989–2023 by Di Wang, Siquan Yang, Qichao Yao, Weikang Zhang, Zhaogang Liu, Yanyan Pei, Fenglin Zuo

“…The topic of research has shifted from 1989 to 2023. Climate, vegetation, and emissions were the basic themes, which were important but not well developed, and will be the focus of future research. …”
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The Effect of Goat Grazing on the Biodiversity of Pannonian Dry Grassland by Karoly Penksza, Ferenc Pajor, Andrea Kevi, Zsombor Wagenhoffer, Laszló Sipos, Eszter Salata-Falusi, Peter Penksza, Peter Poti, Jozsef Berke, Denes Salata, Marta Bajnok, Szilard Szentes

“…The overgrazed pasture (N1) exhibited the most degraded vegetation community, dominated by weeds and disturbance-tolerant species. …”
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Exploring the application of dietary antioxidant index for disease risk assessment: a comprehensive review by Hossein Pourmontaseri, Sina Bazmi, Matin Sepehrinia, Matin Sepehrinia, Ayda Mostafavi, Reza Arefnezhad, Reza Arefnezhad, Reza Homayounfar, Farhad Vahid

“…Dietary antioxidants can be obtained from various sources, mainly through a plant-based diet, including fruits and vegetables. The dietary antioxidant index (DAI) has been developed to assess total antioxidant intake from diet. …”
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Changes in Polyphenols Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Organically and Conventionally Cultivated Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Fruits during Ripening by Dea Anton, Ingrid Bender, Tanel Kaart, Mati Roasto, Marina Heinonen, Anne Luik, Tõnu Püssa

“…Polyphenols of fruits and vegetables form an important part of human dietary compounds. …”
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Amur Softshell Turtle (<i>Pelodiscus maackii</i>) Population Size, Structure, and Spatial Distribution by Xiaochen Hou, Haitao Shi

“…The ASTs distribution inferred from trapping successes was considerably different among sections, with most turtles (91%) captured at the vegetated shoreline and in water channel 2. This research offers essential baseline data to support future assessments of ASTs population on a larger scale and to inform the development of conservation strategies.…”
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Comprehensive analysis of advanced glycation end-products in commonly consumed foods: presenting a database for dietary AGEs and associated exposure assessment by Qiaozhi Zhang, Huatao Li, Ruixing Zheng, Lili Cao, Shufen Zhang, Shuifeng Zhang, Huadong Sheng, Yuhao Jiang, Yanbo Wang, Linglin Fu

“…Total amounts of AGEs were high in processed nuts, bakery products, and certain types of cereals and meats (&gt; 150 mg/kg), while low in dairy products, vegetables, fruits, and beverages (&lt; 40 mg/kg). Assessment of estimated daily intake implied that the contribution of food groups to daily AGE intake varied a lot under different eating patterns, and selection of high-AGE foods leads to up to a 2.7-fold higher intake of AGEs through daily meals. …”
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Assessment of the Potential Flood Risk in Sarbaz Drainage Basin by Asadollah Mollazehi, MohammadReza Pudineh, Mahmood Khosravi, Mohsen Armesh, AliAsghar Dehvari

“…For this purpose, the databases including elevation, slope, geological characteristics, soil characteristics, precipitation, vegetation, land use, and vector layers of the main channel, streams and drainage densities of the basin were used. …”
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Cropland Suitability Prediction Method Based on Biophysical Variables from Copernicus Data and Machine Learning by Dorijan Radočaj, Mateo Gašparović, Mladen Jurišić

“…The results of the proposed approach indicate that it is viable for major crops, while cropland suitability prediction for minor crops would require higher spatial resolution, such as vegetation indices from Sentinel-2 imagery.…”
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Characteristics of compound heat and drought events during the spring maize growing season in Northeast China Based on a novel daily-scale analysis framework by Jianhua Yang, Jianjun Wu, Lei Zhou, Hongkui Zhou, Zhenqing Zhang, Ruilin Zhang

“…New hydrological insights for the region: We found: (1) CHDE frequency, duration, and severity were higher in the south and west of NEC, especially in the vegetative growth stage (VGS) compared to the reproductive stage (RGS). (2) Compared to 1961–1990, during 1991–2020, most stations showed more severe CHDEs during the EGS, VGS and RGS of spring maize. (3) Throughout the entire period (1961–2020) and the earlier period (1961–1990), drought-dominated CHDEs were more frequent during the EGS and VGS of spring maize. …”
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A Mysterious Gram-Positive Rods by Javzandulam Natsag, Zaw Min, Yasir Hamad, Bassel Alkhalil, Atiq Rahman, Richard Williams

“…The patient underwent transesophageal echocardiogram, which showed aortic and tricuspid valve vegetations. Liver biopsy demonstrated granulomatous hepatitis. …”
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Epigenetic Properties of Compounds Contained in Functional Foods Against Cancer by Giulia Casari, Brenda Romaldi, Andrea Scirè, Cristina Minnelli, Daniela Marzioni, Gianna Ferretti, Tatiana Armeni

“…Dietary phytochemicals, mostly flavonoids but also tetraterpenoids, organosulfur compounds, and isothiocyanates, represent biologically active molecules found in vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants, and beverages. …”
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Erodibility and sedimentation potential of marly formations at the watershed scale by F. Rostami, S. Feiznia, M. Aleali, M. Heshmati, B. Yousefi yegane

“…The reasons for erosion intensity and sedimentation in the two mentioned formations are slopes, vegetation and land use in addition to the type of rocks in Kashkan and Gurpi formations which are predominantly marl and shale.…”
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ESTIMATING THE CROP COEFFICIENT FOR CROPS CULTIVATED IN UPSTREAM AREA OF XUAN HUONG LAKE, DALAT CITY by Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thuận, Chế Đình Lý, Hồ Thị Hằng

“…Applying Lysimeter method combined with CROPWAT model, crop coefficient of two types of vegetables (cabbage and Chinese cabbage) and three types of flowers (chrysanthemum, lily, and lisianthus) cultivated in the upstream area of Xuan Huong lake, Dalat city has been identified. …”
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