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Building a genomic and herbarium biorepository for medicinal plants of the Western Ghats
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Medicinal plants support healthcare for millions of people and sustain livelihoods, yet many threatened species lack secure long‐term genetic protection. This study establishes a genomic and herbarium biorepository for medicinal plants of the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot facing intense human pressure.
Anurag Dhyani +6 more
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Fish DNA Sensors for Authenticity Assessment—Application to Sardine Species Identification
MoleculesFood and fish adulteration is a major public concern worldwide. Apart from economic fraud, health issues are in the forefront mainly due to severe allergies.
Myrto Kakarelidou +4 more
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Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Asthma affects 260–300 million people worldwide. About 20%–35% of patients use medicinal plants with their asthma medication, often without telling their clinicians. Disclosure rates are low; up to 42% of asthma outpatients use herbal products, with no records in their charts.
Emine Kocyigit +5 more
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Journal of Integrative AgricultureThe adulteration concentration of palm kernel oil (PKO) in virgin coconut oil (VCO) was quantified using near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging. Nowadays, some VCO is adulterated with lower-priced PKO to reduce production costs, which diminishes the ...
Phiraiwan Jermwongruttanachai +2 more
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Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below
Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
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A scoping review of turmeric adulteration based on data from six continents
Pharmaceutical BiologyContext Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is widely used as a spice and in dietary/food supplements and herbal medicines. Reports assessing the authenticity of commercial products have shown that the ingredient is subject to adulteration with, among others ...
Stefan Gafner +3 more
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Application of thermal and physical techniques for olive oil adulteration and authenticity
, 2018 The application of the thermal and physical techniques for the assessment of EVOO adulteration and authenticity, are deeply discussed in this chapter. These analytical techniques do not require time-consuming manipulation, sample treatment and the use of
M. Paciulli +4 more
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Collateralization of the Body in the Central Sahara: On Forms and Effects
Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article tracks a transporter along the route linking Tripoli to the Saharan town of Ghadames in post‐2011 Libya, asking what secures an obligation when the institutions that normally underwrite it (offices, courts, recognized names) have receded. I distinguish the debt, the sum owed, from the security pledged to answer for it: what may be
Moad Musbahi
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Authentication and Adulteration in Moringa Marketing Samples
, 2013 Authentication and Adulteration in Moringa Marketing SamplesAuthentication and Adulteration in Moringa Marketing ...
Gsm ELseed Mohamed Ibrahim, Nafahat
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Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, EarlyView.A small‐radius‐of‐curvature bendable mirror system is developed for dynamic focusing in X‐ray free‐electron laser and synchrotron radiation beamlines, and a transfer‐learning neural‐network and differential‐evolution framework is used for force‐to‐shape modeling and inverse optimization.
Baoning Sun +14 more
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