Impact of Plant Root Morphology on Rooted-Soil Shear Resistance Using Triaxial Testing by Suyun Meng, Guoqing Zhao, Yuyou Yang

“…This paper provides an approach for the determination of the rooted-soil strength and a rationale for vegetation selection in ecological slope reinforcement applications.…”
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Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review. by Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Edward Wilson Ansah, Cynthia Esinam Segbedzi, Sarah Darkwa

“…The most common food safety risks of public health concern are: i) micro-organisms (E. coli/faecal coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp, Bacillus cereus, and Viral hepatitis); ii) drugs (Amoxicillin, Chlortetracycline, Ciprofloxacin, Danofloxacin, and Doxycycline) and; iii) chemicals (Chlorpyrifos). Salad, vegetables, sliced mango, meat pie, and snail khebab are of high public health risks. …”
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Heavy metals content in soils and cocoa tissues in Magdalena department Colombia: emphasis in cadmium by Sonia Esperanza Aguirre-Forero, Nelson Virgilio Piraneque-Gambasica, José Rafael Vásquez-Polo

“…El contenido medio de Ni, Pb y Cr en el tejido vegetal no excedió los límites máximos permisibles establecidos por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de los Estados Unidos. …”
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RADISH RESPONSE TO COCOA POD HUSK AND UREA FERTILISER APPLICATIONS by Bamidele Akinrinola, Ayoade Boluwatife Ojo

“…Radishes are vegetables cultivated and consumed for their enlarged roots. …”
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Aplicação do sistema de gestão ambiental na minimização dos impactos ambientais gerados por uma agroindústria abatedora de aves by Adriana Biasi Vanin, Gabriel Marquez

“…A coleta de dados possibilitou um diagnóstico da situação da agroindústria no início da pesquisa, considerando os impactos ao meio físico, biológico e socioeconômico das áreas de influência direta e indireta e a caracterização da cobertura vegetal local. O sistema mostrou ser uma ferramenta tecnicamente viável, priorizando os principais problemas ambientais presentes, analisando todo o processo de produção da agroindústria e identificando todos os pontos que deveriam ser melhorados para reduzir os impactos ambientais, abrangendo os resíduos líquidos e sólidos …”
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Factors Influencing Solid Waste Management in Nansana Municipal Division Council- Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District-Uganda by Evan, Nuwamanya, Topher, Byamukama

“…While 14.8% (40/272) had low knowledge on proper solid waste management. 73.5% (200/272) of the waste is generated in form of food remains while solid waste in form of plastics and raw vegetables compose 52.2% (142/272). 84.2% (229/272) store waste before disposing it off but only 40.2% (92/229) of them store it in refuse bins. …”
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Complementary feeding practices and Associated Factors in Children below the Age of 24 Months in Kitumba Sub County-Kabale District by Valentine, B.K. Birungi

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The consequences of changes in forest land cover in the Alpine and Jurassic massifs on the physico-chemical status of deep lake waters by Van Tuan Nghiem, Rachid Nedjai, Nacer Nasreddine Messaoud

“…This work focuses on an analysis of land cover (vegetation), using four satellite images spanning the period from 1975 to 2006, and calls on hydrogeochemical modelling (WARMF) to evaluate changes in the physico-chemical quality, i.e. acidification, of deep lake waters. …”
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Retracted: Study on Modeling Method of Forest Tree Image Recognition Based on CCD and Theodolite by Yeqiong Shi, Sainan Wang, Shuna Zhou, M. M. Kamruzzaman

“…Forest vegetation is the main body that constitutes forest resources. …”
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Fisher Discriminant Analysis for Extracting Interpretable Phenological Information From Multivariate Time Series Data by Conor T. Doherty, Meagan S. Mauter

“…Finally, we interpret FDA coefficients for individual measurements sensitive to vegetation density, land surface temperature, and soil moisture by relating them to physical mechanisms indicative of earlier or later planting.…”
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Changes in soil nutrient status of a coarse-textured Ultisol and tomato growth performance following composted sawdust-household waste application by Benedict O. Unagwu, Chukwuma I. Obiora, Ginika M. Ajoagu

“…Overall, SHW treatments application had more pronounced effects on plant biomass than on plant vegetative growth.Conclusion The study suggests that composted SHW can be a viable option over chemical fertilizer for tomato cultivation as well as good soil conditioners.…”
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Targeting epithelial-mesenchymal transition signaling pathways with Dietary Phytocompounds and repurposed drug combinations for overcoming drug resistance in various cancers by A.N.K.V. Sravani, John Thomas

“…Thus, this led to the study of the evaluation and efficiency of phytochemicals found in dietary sources of fruits and vegetables and also the combination of small molecular repurposed drugs that can enhance the effectiveness of traditional cancer treatments. …”
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To assess dietary habits and associated risk factors among medical students in North Delhi: A major health concern by Pooja Ahlawat, Archana Dwivedi, Nidhi Dwivedi, Gunjan Mahuar, Kamaljeet Singh, Mridul Mahaur, Soumit Sharma, Akshita Jain

“…It was found that 58.2% of the students consumed fruits and vegetables at least once daily. Residence and alcohol consumption were strong predictors of dietary habits. …”
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A Colorado Front Range grassland exhibits decreasing dominance of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) over time by Janet S. Prevéy, Timothy R. Seastedt

“…Cheatgrass cover declined in absolute abundance by about 50% while total vegetation cover increased over this time period. The site was neither grazed nor burned during this interval. …”
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Mediterranean Diet and Metabolic Syndrome by Josipa Radić, Marijana Vučković, Andrej Belančić, Hana Đogaš, Mislav Radić

“…MeDi, emphasizing the consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and olive oil, has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and improved glucoregulation. …”
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Plant community and structural pattern analyses of Abraham Sacred Forest in Amhara Regional State, northwest Ethiopia. by Getinet Masresha Kassa, Ayenew Lisanu Teka, Getahun Tassew Melese

“…Structural parameters and size class ratios were used to analyze the vegetation structure and regeneration status. Seventy wood species, distributed in 62 genera and 38 families, were recorded. …”
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Techniques of Ozone Monitoring in a Mountain Forest Region: Passive and Continuous Sampling, Vertical and Canopy Profiles by Giacomo Gerosa, Cristina Mazzali, Antonio Ballarin-Denti

“…In order to evaluate the relation between ozone exposure and vegetation injury under on-field conditions, suitable ozone monitoring techniques were investi-gated. …”
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Coastal Inlet Analysis by Image Color Intensity Variations: Implications for the Barrier Coast of Ukraine by Ilya V. Buynevich, Oleksiy V. Davydov, Duncan M. FitzGerald

“…Exposed siliciclastic/carbonate sand-dominated barriers and shoals will yield the lightest values (GS > 200), with dark vegetation requiring GS inversion. Hypsometric information, as well as key metrics (perimeter and area) can be easily computed using instant tracing tools, without the need for labor-intensive contour outlining. …”
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Evaluation of Adaptive Measures of Climate Change on the Income of Rural Farmers in Tarshiz Plain by Hamid Mohammadi, Sanaz Hedayat Shishvan

“…To achieve sustainable development in the field of climate change, sustainable development of natural resources under environmental protection (rangeland conservation and vegetation) must be increased. On the other hand, the yield of most selected crops has a negative and significant effect and leads to a decrease in the area under irrigated wheat, saffron and eggplant in the crop pattern of Tarshiz plain. …”
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Moderate and Severe Level of Food Insecurity Is Associated with High Calorie-Dense Food Consumption of Filipino Households by Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Marvin B. Toledo, Jezreel Ann T. Zamora

“…In comparison with food secure households, moderate and severe food insecure households consume higher amounts of cereals and cereal products, rice, and vegetables. Moderate and severe food insecure households have higher consumption of total carbohydrates but have significantly lower average intake of vitamin A, riboflavin, niacin, and total fat related to food stable households. …”
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