Applying the Multi Theory Model (MTM) of health behavior change for explaining fruits and vegetables consumption behavior among African American women in Mississippi, USA by LaVonne Brown, Vinayak K. Nahar, Manoj Sharma

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to explain fruit and vegetable consumption behavior through application of the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change among African American women in Mississippi, USA. …”

Modeling of drying kinetics and chemical analysis for optimal preservation of pitahaya, aguaymanto and pineapple fruits using a parabolic solar dehydrator in the Amazon region - Peru by Merbelita Yalta Chappa, Wildor Gosgot Angeles, Luz Quispe-Sanchez, Diana Carina Mori Servan, Homar Santillan Gomez, Manuel Oliva-Cruz, Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón

“…Fruits that were not efficiently dehydrated favor the growth of microorganisms and facilitate chemical reactions that can alter their quality and storage standards. …”
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A CACTA-like transposon in the Anthocyanidin synthase 1 (Ans-1) gene is responsible for apricot fruit colour in the raspberry (Rubus idaeus) cultivar 'Varnes'. by Daniel James Sargent, Matteo Buti, Stefan Martens, Claudio Pugliesi, Kjersti Aaby, Dag Røen, Chandra Bhan Yadav, Felicidad Fernández Fernández, Muath Alsheikh, Jahn Davik, R Jordan Price

“…Cultivated raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) most commonly bear small, red, highly aromatic fruits. Their colour is derived predominantly from anthocyanins, water soluble polyphenolic pigments, but as well as red forms, there exist cultivars that display yellow- and apricot-coloured fruits. …”
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Prognostics, Health Assessment, and Modelling of Material Removal Rate by EDM for Al 6061 and AISI 304 via Cockroach Swarm and Fruit Fly Optimization Approaches by Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj, Jayakumar Kaliappan, Natarajan Muthuswamy, S. Ramesh Kumar, Muralimohan Cheepu

“…The experimental results show that the cockroach swarm algorithm was performing better than the fruit fly algorithm in the MRR minimization process.…”
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Transcriptome and weighted gene co-expression network analysis of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) fruit reveal putative genes involved in proanthocyanin biosynthesis and regulation by Wenqiang Wang, Yunfeng Pu, Hao Wen, Dengyang Lu, Min Yan, Minzhe Liu, Minyu Wu, Hongjin Bai, Lirong Shen, Cuiyun Wu

“…However, the molecular mechanisms underlying PA biosynthesis in jujube fruit have not been investigated. Here, the profiling of PA, (+)-catechin and (–)-epicatechin and transcriptome sequencing of three jujube cultivars from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China at five developmental stages were analyzed. …”
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Searching for More Effective Food Baits for Tephritid Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Performance of Newly Developed Vial-Lures Relative to Torula Yeast Borax by Walther Enkerlin, Emilio Arevalo, Jose Eduardo Caballero, Thomas Fezza, Esteban Garavelli, Diana Beatriz Martinez, Pedro Alexander Rodriguez, Todd Shelly, Milthon Edgardo Thomas, Antonio Villaseñor, Salvador Flores

“…Food-baited traps are an important part of early detection programs for invasive tephritid fruit fly species, as they are attractive to both sexes of all targeted species. …”
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A Novel Design of a Neural Network-Based Fractional PID Controller for Mobile Robots Using Hybridized Fruit Fly and Particle Swarm Optimization by Ghusn Abdul Redha Ibraheem, Ahmad Taher Azar, Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem, Amjad J. Humaidi

“…To tackle this problem, a new swarm optimization algorithm, namely, MAPSO-EFFO algorithm, has been proposed by hybridization of the modified adaptive particle swarm optimization (MAPSO) and the enhanced fruit fly optimization (EFFO) to tune the parameters of the NNFOPID controller. …”
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Carotenoids and carotenes in the fruits of <i>Cucurbita maxima</i>, <i>C. moschata</i> and <i>C. pepo</i> under the conditions of Northwestern Russia by T. M. Piskunova, T. V. Shelenga, P. V. Ozersky, A. E. Solovyeva

“…Cucurbit fruits with red skin accumulated more target compounds in contrast to the fruits with white skin. …”
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Formulation of Hydrogel Beads to Improve the Bioaccessibility of Bioactive Compounds from Goldenberry and Purple Passion Fruit and Evaluation of Their Antiproliferative Effects on Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cells by Ana María Naranjo-Durán, Diego Miedes, Juan Manuel Patiño-Osorio, Antonio Cilla, Amparo Alegría, Catalina Marín-Echeverri, Julián Quintero-Quiroz, Gelmy Luz Ciro-Gómez

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Blessed be the fruit: resquícios de um viés controlista em ações sobre cirurgia de laqueadura no Judiciário de Santa Catarina (2015-2016) by Amanda Muniz Oliveira, Horácio Wanderlei Rodrigues

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Ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from ear mushrooms (Auricularia auricula-judae): Assessing composition and antioxidant activity during fruiting body development by Albert Nugraha, Asadin Briliantama, M Umar Harun, Li Sing-Chung, Chin Xuan Tan, Vuanghao Lim, Amir Husni, Widiastuti Setyaningsih

“…Application of this method during fruiting body development (7–19 d) revealed that the optimal harvest time for maximum TPC and antioxidant activity was 8 d fruiting age.…”
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Gelatin/PLA-loaded gold nanocomposites synthesis using Syzygium cumini fruit extract and their antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and anti-Alzheimer’s activities by Manickam Rajkumar, S. I. Davis Presley, Nathiya Thiyagarajulu, Koyeli Girigoswami, Gopalarethinam Janani, Chinnaperumal Kamaraj, Bharathi Madheswaran, Bhupendra Prajapati, Nemat Ali, Mohammad Rashid Khan

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Comprehensive Evaluation of Quality Characteristics and Processing Suitability of Different Varieties of Large-fruited Sea Buckthorn Juice from Xinjiang Using Multivariate Analysis Method by Rong HAN, Yan MA, Yu AO, Ting ZHANG, Xintao MENG, Mingqiang XU, Yan PAN

Subjects: “…xinjiang large-fruited sea buckthorn…”
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Effect of Water Treatment and Immersion in Calcium Salt Solutions on the Quality of Fruits of Peumo Pink Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.)... by Julio Correa, Asuncion Amoros, Herman Patricio Silva, José Ignacio Covarrubias, Victor Hugo Escalona

“…Treatment in water at 45°C for 4 min and at 60°C for 1 or 4 min stimulated heat shock protein gene expression. However, fruit treated at 60°C for 1 or 4 min showed uneven ripening; hence, the immersion in water at 45°C for 4 min was the most recommended to extend the postharvest life of tomatoes. …”
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Ameliorative Effect of Hovenia dulcis Fruit Pedicel Polysaccharides on Alcohol-Induced Intestinal Injury in Mice Investigated Using 16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics by ZHANG Yuchao, ZHU Sijie, LIU Liangyu, WANG Jianyun, ZHANG Jiaxin, SU Zexiong, CHEN Jiangyan, LIU Xudong

Subjects: “…hovenia dulcis fruit pedicel polysaccharides; alcoholic intestinal injury; gut microbiota; bile acid metabolism; ameliorative effect…”
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Effect of tree size attributes on fruit production and animal-mediated seed dispersal web in Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry) in north-west Himalaya, India by Sukumaran Arun, Sasidharan Sarath, Khanduri Vinod Prasad, Suraj, Rawat Shweta, Chand Vaisakhy Prem

“…Several factors influence fruit production in trees, and the fluctuations in fruit output directly affects the population and diversity of frugivores in that area. …”
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Digestive Enzyme Inhibition of Different Phenolic Fractions and Main Phenolic Compounds of Ultra-High-Pressure-Treated Palm Fruits: Interaction and Molecular Docking Analyses by Qingfeng Zhou, Jiexin Zhou, Xiaojing Liu, Yan-Bing Zhang, Shengbao Cai

“…Results showed that the free, esterified, and insoluble-bound phenolic fractions from the non- and UHP-treated fruits demonstrated good inhibitory effects towards two enzymes. …”
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Optimizing Cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.) Fruit Metabolomics Under Elevated CO₂ and High-Temperature Stress in the Greenhouse by Xian Du, Yang Song, Lu Pan, Shimao Cui

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Physical Fruit Traits, Nutritional Composition, and Seed Oil Fatty Acids Profiling in the Main Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Varieties Grown in Morocco by Mohamed Ibourki, Fadma Azouguigh, Si Mohamed Jadouali, El Hassan Sakar, Laila Bijla, Khalid Majourhat, Said Gharby, Abdelatif Laknifli

“…We investigated fruit physical traits and nutritional value in both seed and flesh in eight Moroccan date palm varieties. …”
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Polysaccharide extract from Rosa laevigata fruit attenuates inflammatory obesity by targeting redox balance and gut interface in high-fat diet-fed rats by Xuejiao Zhang, Chenzhong Jin, Han Liu, Yihong Hu, Yunyun Zhou, Weiguo Wu, Si Qin

“…Low-molecular-weight polysaccharides (RLPs) extracted from Rosa laevigata fruits showed multiple biofunctions in Asia. This study aimed to investigate its anti-inflammatory obesity effect in high-fat diet-fed rats and further elucidated the underlying molecular mechanism by multi-omics methods. …”
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