How Does Landscape Structure Affect Dung Beetle Assemblages in Amazon Cities? by Vanessa Pontes Mesquita, Glenda Vanessa dos Santos Bernardino, Paulo Estefano Dineli Bobrowiec, Renato Portela Salomão, Cintia Cornelius

“…ABSTRACT The growth of cities is one of the main direct and indirect factors responsible for the loss of native vegetation cover. Urbanization directly affects the biological communities inhabiting forest remnants inserted in cities, compromising the maintenance of urban and natural ecosystems. …”
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Variation in Nutritional Quality of By-Products from Nine Organic Apple Cultivars by Elisabeta Elena Popa, Laurentiu Mihai Palade, Violeta Alexandra Ion, Andreea Barbu, Oana Crina Bujor, Vlad Ioan Popa, Paul Alexandru Popescu, Amalia Carmen Mitelut, Mihaela Cristina Draghici, Mihaela Geicu-Cristea, Mona Elena Popa

“…Therefore, much research has been carried out related to the valorisation of waste generated during the processing of food, especially fruit and vegetables, commonly referred to as by-products. These by-products consist of peels, seeds, stems or pomace, which have been shown to have valuable nutritional properties (high content of polyphenols, vitamins, antioxidants, etc.). …”
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Mitigating antimicrobial resistance through effective hospital wastewater management in low- and middle-income countries by Yaovi Mahuton Gildas Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas Hounmanou, Adonias Houefonde, I-CRECT Consortium, Tram Thuy Nguyen, Anders Dalsgaard, Linh Viet Nguyen, Tung Xuan Nguyen, Troung Nhat My, Lan Thi Le, Huyen Thi Vu, Ngoc Thi Bich Hoang, Dien M. Tran, Thi Anh Mai Pham, Phuc D. Pham, Dennis Nurjadi, Flavie Goutard, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Van Anh Thi Dinh, Bent Jörgensen, Le Huu Song, Nhung T.T. Nguyen, Etienne Loire, Åse Östholm, Lennart E. Nilsson, Tuyet Hanh T. Tran, Phuc H. Phan, Mattias Larsson, Linus Olson, Håkan Hanberger

“…This threat is of particular concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where untreated effluents are often used for irrigating vegetables crops, leading to direct and indirect human exposure. …”
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Biosolids Effects in Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands: A Ten-Year Study by David B. Wester, Ronald E. Sosebee, Richard E. Zartman, Ernest B. Fish, J. Carlos Villalobos, Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez, Pedro Jurado, Corey A. Moffet

“…Topical application is critical to avoid soil and vegetation disturbance. Surface-applied biosolids have long-lasting effects in these ecosystems. …”
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Forest fire risk assessment model optimized by stochastic average gradient descent by Zexin Fu, Adu Gong, Jinhong Wan, Wanru Ba, Haihan Wang, Jiaming Zhang

“…The model is based on the Regional Disaster System Theory (RDST), and incorporates 11 indicators of meteorological, vegetation, and human activity factors from the aspects of hazard-formative factor, hazard-formative environment, and hazard-affected body, and achieves a prediction accuracy of 94.38% and a coefficient of determination of 0.9581 when compared with historical data and the Global Fire Weather Index (FWI). …”
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Microencapsulation of β-Carotene by Spray Drying: Effect of Wall Material Concentration and Drying Inlet Temperature by Luiz C. Corrêa-Filho, Maria M. Lourenço, Margarida Moldão-Martins, Vítor D. Alves

“…Carotenoids are a class of natural pigments found mainly in fruits and vegetables. Among them, β-carotene is regarded the most potent precursor of vitamin A. …”
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Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of Nasopharynx and Paranasal Sinuses in Children Diagnosis and Treatment—Review of the Literature and Case Report by Cristian Mârțu, Ștefan Dragoș Tîrnovanu, Ioana Mârțu, Dan Ferariu, Dan Mârțu, Alexandra Jităreanu, Luminița Rădulescu

“…Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma should be suspected in children presenting with a vegetative tumor in the rhinopharynx or paranasal sinuses. …”
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Targeting p62 by sulforaphane promotes autolysosomal degradation of SLC7A11, inducing ferroptosis for osteosarcoma treatment by Qiuming Zou, Xiaofeng Zhou, Jianqin Lai, Haixia Zhou, Jinxuan Su, Zhijing Zhang, Xiaosong Zhuang, Lili Liu, Ruijie Yuan, Sijia Li, Siyu Yang, Xinyi Qu, Jiezhu Feng, Yongqi Liu, Zisheng Li, Shiting Huang, Zhi Shi, Yu Yan, Zhiming Zheng, Wencai Ye, Qi Qi

“…Sulforaphane (SFN), the main bioactive compound derived from cruciferous vegetables, has shown potential anti-cancer effects with negligible toxicity. …”
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Analysis of runoff and sediment evolution and attribution in the source regions of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers by Shu Xu, Tianling Qin, Xizhi Lv, Jie Lu, Jianming Feng, Haoyue Gao, Hanxiao Liu, Yuhui Yang

“…Although snowmelt is also an important factor, its contribution is still relatively small compared to precipitation. The vegetation in the region did not significantly reduce sediment under freeze-thaw conditions. …”
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Fungal Biocontrol Agents in the Management of Postharvest Losses of Fresh Produce—A Comprehensive Review by Phathutshedzo Ramudingana, Ndivhuho Makhado, Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando, Mapitsi Silvester Thantsha, Tshifhiwa Paris Mamphogoro

“…Postharvest decay of vegetables and fruits presents a significant threat confronting sustainable food production worldwide, and in the recent times, applying synthetic fungicides has become the most popular technique of managing postharvest losses. …”
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Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity and Gastric Cancer: A Case-Control Study by Saba Narmcheshm, Fatemeh Toorang, Bahareh Sasanfar, Maryam Hadji, Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh, Kazem Zendehdel

“…There was no significant association between fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes TAC with GC. Conclusion: The whole intake of dTAC from different food sources was not high in the population; however, this amount showed a preventive effect against GC.…”
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A review of metabolic calorimetric applications in plant stress, waste management, and diagnostics by Michael Bayode, Ifeoluwaposi Ogundana, Oluwatosin Ogundare, Elizabeth Awodire, Patience Abbah, Israel Onifade, Adeola Adeyolanu, Stephen Okunade, Samuel Ogboye, Michael Elabiyi

“…We discuss calorimetric studies that use basic chemical approaches, such as isothermal microcalorimetry (IMC) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), to investigate plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, vegetative growth, seed germination rate, and micropropagation viability. …”
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Characterization of a Complex Mixture of Immunomodulator Peptides Obtained from Autologous Urine by Alberto Fragoso, Mérida Pedraza-Jiménez, Laura Espinoza-González, María Luisa Ceja-Mendoza, Hugo Sánchez-Mercado, Gloria Robles-Pérez, Julio Granados, Emilio Medina-Rivero

“…A complex mixture of peptides plays a key role in the regulation of the immune system; different sources as raw materials mainly from animals and vegetables have been reported to provide these extracts. …”
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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

“…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. The variable was categorized as deficient/moderate vs. ideal for regression analysis.ResultsOf the 863 participants examined, findings demonstrated that 38.01% had ICVH. …”
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Interpretable flash flood susceptibility mapping in Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin using H2O Auto-ML by Fei He, Suxia Liu, Xingguo Mo, Zhonggen Wang

“…The SHAP plot identified topographic factors as the primary drivers of flash floods, with the importance analysis ranking the most influential factors in such descending order as DEM, topographic wetness index, topographic position index, normalized difference vegetation index, and average multi-year precipitation. …”
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Modelling mixed crop-livestock systems and climate impact assessment in sub-Saharan Africa by Amit Kumar Srivastava, Jaber Rahimi, Karam Alsafadi, Murilo Vianna, Andreas Enders, Wenzhi Zheng, Alparslan Demircan, Mame Diarra Bousso Dieng, Seyni Salack, Babacar Faye, Manmeet Singh, Krishnagopal Halder, Frank Ewert, Thomas Gaiser

“…This study enhances the SIMPLACE modeling framework by incorporating crop-vegetation-livestock models, which contribute to the development of sustainable agricultural practices in response to climate change. …”
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Cold case report: Geoforensic brownfield site search for murder victim based on prison informant lead by Jamie K. Pringle, Andrew Binley, Kristopher D. Wisniewski, Ben Davenward, Vivienne G. Heaton, Georgina E. Handley

“…A multi-phased geoforensic search was conducted, initially forensic botany removed vegetation back to when the girl went missing, electromagnetic induction (EMI) surveys then identified potential burial areas, before ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys were also collected in other areas to identify near-surface buried object positions. …”
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Effects of uncut refuge management on grassland arthropods – A systematic review by Kitti Révész, Róbert Gallé, Jean-Yves Humbert, Péter Batáry

“…Leaving some part of the vegetation uncut can play a crucial role in their survival during and after mowing. …”
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Sulforaphane attenuates dextran sodium sulphate induced intestinal inflammation via IL-10/STAT3 signaling mediated macrophage phenotype switching by Yuyang Sun, Jiqing Tang, Cui Li, Jun Liu, Haijie Liu

“…Sulforaphane, a dietary isothiocyanate from cruciferous vegetables, has been reported to protect against intestinal inflammation. …”
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Sulforaphane enhances Nrf2-mediated antioxidant responses of skeletal muscle induced by exhaustive exercise in HIIT mice by Yangwenjie Wang, Yang Xiang, Ruiqi Wang, Xiangning Li, Jianxiong Wang, Siwang Yu, Ying Zhang

“…In the present study, we evaluated the effects of sulforaphane (SFN), a dietary isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and a potent Nrf2 activator, on Nrf2-mediated antioxidant defense responses of skeletal muscle induced by exhaustive exercise in HIIT mice. …”
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