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Quantifying Bite Forces for Solid Foods: Implications for Patients Postmandibular Reconstruction

Head &Neck, Volume 48, Issue 2, Page 346-356, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Bite forces required to masticate different food consistencies remain unknown, complicating dietary guidelines following mandibular reconstruction. This study quantifies the forces required for solid foods and estimates safe bite limits postreconstruction.
Jacob J. Clark, Emma K. Charters, Kai Cheng, Boyang Wan, Masako Dunn, Tim G. H. Manzie, Dale G. Howes, Elizabeth C. Ward, Qing Li, Jonathan R. Clark   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Business opportunities in the Ethiopian fruit and vegetable sector [PDF]

, 2009
The horticultural sector in Ethiopia is growing strongly. Major part of this growth is created by investments in the floriculture sector. Recently more and more in terest from the Dutch private sector is shown in the Ethiopian fruits and vegeta ble ...
Jager, A., de, Wiersinga, R.C.
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The Vulnerability of New Zealand Forage Plants to Incursions by New Pests, Pathogens and Weeds, and the Case for Greater Protection

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.
We outline the diversity of pests, weeds and plant pathogens absent from New Zealand that threaten forage production, examine their potential import pathways, and outline the challenges of managing them should they arrive. The number and diversity of threats and pathways indicates ongoing incursions are inevitable.
Craig B. Phillips, Gary Barker, Nigel Bell, Chris E. Buddenhagen, Lee Aalders, Mark Braithwaite, Trevor James, Sofia Orre‐Gordon, William Dyck, Dave Hodges   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting Price Trends in the U.S. Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Market [PDF]

The United States is the world’s leading importer and second-largest producer of avocados. U.S. per capita consumption increased from 0.69 kg in 1998 to 1.48 kg in 2007.
Evans, Edward A., Nalampang, Sikavas
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The Associations of Sucrase‐Isomaltase Hypomorphic Variants With Long‐Term Outcomes and Dietary Intake in an Australian Irritable Bowel Syndrome Population Educated on the FODMAP Diet: A Cross‐Sectional and Retrospective Study

United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hypomorphic variants of sucrase‐isomaltase (SI) have been associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults, but how their presence influences therapeutic outcomes is uncertain. Aims To investigate the frequency of sucrase‐isomaltase hypomorphic variants in patients with IBS and their association with short‐ and long‐term ...
Hannah Silva, Tenghao Zheng, Judi Porter, Jacqueline Barrett, Mayur Garg, Peter R. Gibson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

AN ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF REMOVING THE PARTIAL U.S. IMPORT BAN ON FRESH MEXICAN HASS AVOCADOS [PDF]

The importation of fresh Hass avocados from Mexico into the United States has been restricted, totally or partially, since 1914 on grounds of the potential risk of pest infestation. This quarantine has been a cause of dispute between the Mexican and U.S.
Bakshi, Nishita, Evangelou, Phylo, Orden, David, Peterson, Everett B.   +3 more
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Temperature‐independent arrest in female reproduction in a tropical fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Polyphagous tropical fruit flies of the genus Bactrocera are generally assumed to undergo continuous breeding on the basis that hosts and temperature are not limiting. However, in their endemic monsoonal rainforest habitats, breeding hosts are not always available, and repeatable seasonal population depression for Bactrocera species has been ...
Anthony R. Clarke, Lara Senior, Shahrima Tasnin, Vesna Gagic, Emily Green, Julia Cremer, Peter Leach, Penny Measham   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Weight Loss and Other Factors Associated With Clinically Significant Weight Loss in Two Commercial Weight Loss Programmes

Clinical Obesity, Volume 16, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This secondary analysis assessed potential factors associated with achieving ≥ 5% or ≥ 10% weight loss among adults in a clinical trial evaluating two commercial weight loss programmes. Participants [n = 124, 45.7 (13.1) years, 20.2% male, BMI 34.4 (3.4) kg/m2] were randomised to the Medifast or OPTAVIA weight loss programme, both of which ...
Christopher D. Coleman, Jessica R. Kiel, Orsolya M. Palacios, Marjorie Bell, Meredith L. Wilcox, Kevin C. Maki, Jessica L. Unick, Satya S. Jonnalagadda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of remote sensing to selected problems within the state of California [PDF]

There are no author-identified significant results in this ...
Benson, A. S., Colwell, R. N., Estes, J. E., Johnson, C.   +3 more
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Colletotrichum fioriniae, causal agent of postharvest avocado fruit rot in Southern Italy

Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Colletotrichum includes pathogens affecting different plant hosts in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Anthracnose caused by these pathogens is a prevalent and severe postharvest disease of tropical fruits, including avocado. In 2021, avocado
Ilaria MARTINO, Roberto SORRENTINO, Giulio PICCIRILLO, Valerio BATTAGLIA, Giancarlo POLIZZI, Vladimiro GUARNACCIA, Ernesto LAHOZ   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source