<i>CYDONIA OBLONGA </i> MILL. (ROSACEAE) AT THE PETER THE GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN by G. A. Firsov, A. V. Volchanskaya, K. G. Tkachenko, N. E. Staroverov, A. Yu. Gryaznov

“…The first flowering of common quince was noted in the late 1970s (after 20 years of cultivation), and in 2014 the first fruiting was recorded (65-year-old plants). The study of the quality of seeds has shown that in St. …”
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Organic Blueberry Production in Florida by Doug Phillips, Peter Dittmar, Philip Harmon, Danielle Treadwell, Jeffrey Williamson, Oscar Liburd

“… There is a growing market in the United States and globally for fresh fruits and vegetables with reported health-enhancing properties. …”
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Process Optimization for Development of Guar Gum-Based Biodegradable Hydrogel Film Using Response Surface Methodology by Junaid Aman, Navin Chandra Shahi, Umesh Chandra Lohani, Divya Balodhi, Rajat Singh, Naveen Kumar, Mohd Ishfaq Bhat, Avvaru Praveen Kumar

“…In the current study, a guar-gum-based biodegradable hydrogel film was prepared using an initiator (potassium persulfate), crosslinker (N-N methyl bis acrylamide), and plasticizer (glycerol) for packaging of fruits and vegetables. The effect of independent variables (initiator, crosslinker, and plasticizer) on the biodegradation (% wt. loss), color difference (ΔE), hardness (N), swelling index (%), and transparency (%) of the film was studied using Box–Behnken design, random surface methodology (RSM). …”
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Free Radical Scavenging Capacities and Alleviating Actions of Polysaccharides Extract of Termitomyces le-testui on Methylprednisolone-Induced Immunodepression in Rats by Foncham Evans Ngwenah, Kada Sanda Antoine, Salah Martin, Tume Christopher, Oumar Mahamat

“…The research study was aimed to assess the immunomodulatory and free radical scavenging activities of crude polysaccharide from dry mushroom fruiting bodies of Termitomyces le-testui. Materials and Methods. …”
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Characteristics of cultivation and development of technical grape varieties on the terraces of the Black Sea region of Odessa by Ishchenko Iryna, Savchuk Yurii, Sapaev Ibrokhim

“…As a result of the conducted research and observations, it was established that, starting from the third year of full fruiting, excessive thickening of the crown of the bushes is observed, both as a result of powerful growth from wintering buds and as a result of the development of fattening shoots and side shoots, therefore, there is a need for pinching shoots in several stages. …”
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Alcohol Consumption, Beverage Preference, and Diet in Middle-Aged Men from the STANISLAS Study by Bernard Herbeth, Anastasia Samara, Maria Stathopoulou, Gérard Siest, Sophie Visvikis-Siest

“…Using adjusted values for covariates, we observed a negative significant association between increasing alcohol intakes and the consumption of milk, yogurt, and fresh/uncured cheese, sugar and confectionery, vegetables and fruits, and a significant positive relationship with cheese, meat and organs, pork-butcher's meat, and potatoes. …”
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The underappreciated diversity of furanocoumarins in grapefruits revealed by MassQL filtered molecular networking by Shilin Gong, Guoyu Bai, Yujuan Ban, Meixian Liu, Ying Liu, Yuyao Wu, Na Li, Jian-Lin Wu

“…Grapefruit is one of the most popular Citrus fruits, which is beneficial for health. Coumarins are the main secondary metabolites in grapefruits. …”
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A tale of two belongings: social and academic belonging differentially shape academic and psychological outcomes among university students by Smaranda Ioana Lawrie, Delwin B. Carter, Karen Nylund-Gibson, Heejung S. Kim, Heejung S. Kim

“…These findings demonstrate that investigating the distinctive roles of academic and social belonging is a fruitful theoretical and applied endeavor.…”
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Biological Properties, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacokinetics of Some Capsicum spp. and Capsaicinoids by Gaber, El-Saber Batiha, Ali, Alqahtani, Oluwafemi, Adeleke Ojo, Hazem M., Shaheen, Lamiaa, Wasef, Mahmoud, Elzeiny, Mahmoud, Ismail, Mahmoud, Shalaby, Toshihiro, Murata, Adrian, Zaragoza-Bastida, Nallely, Rivero-Perez, Amany, Magdy Beshbishy, Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Philippe, Jeandet, and Helal F., Hetta

“…Interestingly, Capsicum fruits have been used as food additives in the treatment of toothache, parasitic infections, coughs, wound healing, sore throat, and rheumatism. …”
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Why is Mexico a country of overweight or obese children? by Alicia de la Macorra, Castulina Niño Martínez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To identify the relationship between fruits, vegetables and water consumption; the amount of physical activity and body mass index. …”
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Chemistry and Biological Activities of Flavonoids: An Overview by Shashank Kumar, Abhay K. Pandey

“…The bioavailability, metabolism, and biological activity of flavonoids depend upon the configuration, total number of hydroxyl groups, and substitution of functional groups about their nuclear structure. Fruits and vegetables are the main dietary sources of flavonoids for humans, along with tea and wine. …”
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West Africa facing the lack of traffic lanes by Benjamin Steck

“…The case of the Nouakchott-Nouadhibou road, in Mauritania, opened in 2004, is a fruitful example of the effects of such an infrastructure. …”
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The Beginning of the Registration of Estonian Books in Printed Works as Compared with that of the Other Nations of the Baltic Sea by Liivi Aarma

“…Despite the fact that the fruits of typography were accessible only for quite a limited part of the society the ideas and models spread everywhere, evoking analogous phenomena in various countries and places. …”
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Diversité et variabilité du régime alimentaire des chimpanzés du Parc National de Taï, Côte d’Ivoire. by Zoro Bertin GONE BI

“…Les végétaux occupent en moyenne 97,40 % de ce temps d’alimentation dont plus de 85 % sont consacrés aux fruits. Ces chimpanzés ont un régime alimentaire des plus diversifiés avec plus de 30 espèces différentes de plantes consommées chaque mois mais seulement une à 11 espèces étaient exploitées pendant plus de 75 % du temps consacré mensuellement à la nourriture.…”
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Pedia Tricks - Out-of-the-Box Thinking in Paediatric Dentistry by Varsha Sharma, Brahmananda Dutta, Anandamoy Bagchi, Yashshwini Shroff

“…Forehead and Long in their study found that most uncooperative behaviour of the child is due to their strong will and these children are generally confident, persistent and independent. A fruitful method to deal with strong willed children is to violate the causal relationship by some magic tricks from preventive via curative to his/her follow ups visits. …”
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Bees in the City by Małgorzata Falencka-Jabłonska

“…The research results indicate that they pollinate 80% of plants on our planet, especially such essential utility species as vegetables and fruits. To counteract and limit the harmful effects of chemical plant protection products on the life of these insects, in 2018, the European Union issued a ban on the use of the most potent pesticides, i.e., neonicotinoids, and glyphosate, the main ingredient of Roundup. …”
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Opening Doors by Natalie Le Clue

“…Traditionally, political affiliation has proven to be one of the most fruitful mechanisms to create division and derision amongst the voting masses. …”
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The assessment of poverty in rural areas (Case Study: District of Saravan city of Rasht) by majid yasoori, Seyedeh Fatemeh Emami

“…The main reason for the poor status of this index is adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables in the household food plan, the inadequacy of housing space for children and the vulnerability of residential against earthquakes and accidents, and the sale of products indirectly through middlemen. …”
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Geophysical stratified turbulence and mixing in the laboratory by Lefauve, Adrien

“…This paper reviews a laboratory model, the stratified inclined duct (SID), which encapsulates these fundamental physics and complexity while permitting precise control and measurements, a sweet spot to stimulate fruitful research. We explain how this exchange flow down a modest slope sustains high levels of energy dissipation and mixing while remaining strongly-stratified, thereby accessing the relevant geophysical parameter regime. …”
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Random fields and up scaling, towards a more predictive probabilistic quantitative hydrogeology by Noetinger, Benoît

“…That note does not present original results, but a selection of some potentially fruitful research avenues suggested by previous works.…”
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