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VIEW, EarlyView.Plant‐derived nanovesicles (PDNVs) are naturally secreted by fruit, vegetables, seeds, leaves and other natural sources. Used as drug delivery systems, they can combine intrinsic therapeutic activity, enhanced skin permeation and cargo‐carrying capacity, suitable for dermatological and cosmetic applications including hydration, antioxidant/anti ...
Dorotea Fiore +5 more
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Nutrition JournalBackground Avocados are a rich source of nutrients including monounsaturated fats, dietary fibre and phytochemicals. Higher dietary quality is reported in studies of consumers with higher avocado intakes.
Yasmine Probst +2 more
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Kinetics of infrared drying of avocado (Persea americana) pulp with different formulations
Cogent Food & AgricultureThe avocado (Persea americana) is a fruit that possesses a high nutritional content and is abundant in phytochemical compounds. However, there is a lack of research conducted on the processing and preservation methods of this fruit.
Thi-Van-Linh Nguyen +2 more
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rapid growth in digital finance has expanded credit access for rural smallholders, yet financial capability has not kept pace with access. Where fee structures are opaque and search is costly, this gap raises the risk of expensive borrowing in digital financial services.
Albert Nsengumuremyi +3 more
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AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Urban political ecology has developed as a critique of capitalist urbanization. This article develops the concept of alter‐urban political ecology to define urban environments emerging not from capitalist urbanization but from efforts to transform it. Drawing on archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in five urban farms in socialist Cuba,
Gustav Cederlöf
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Effect of Fortified Diet with Avocado Fruits and Zinc Chloride of Rats Suffering from Diabetes and Osteoporosis [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Nutrition, 2019 This study aimed to investigate the effect of fortified diet with avocado fruits and zinc chloride of rats suffering from diabetes and osteoporosis.
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Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The skin is far from a passive shield; it functions as a dynamic “living barrier” whose structural and immunological integrity is paramount in preventing atopic dermatitis (AD) and the subsequent progression of the atopic march toward food allergy (FA).
Klaudia Ryczaj +4 more
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Horticulturae, 2020 Avocado byproducts are a rich source of health-promoting biomolecules. The purpose of this work is to study three groups of statistically different avocado fruit sizes (Persea americana Mill.) (small (S), medium (M), and large (L)), and their ...
Igor Trujillo-Mayol +3 more
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Diet and risk of bladder cancer: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence
BJU International, EarlyView.Purpose Although tobacco use and occupational exposures are established risk factors for urothelial cancer (UC), the influence of dietary factors remains uncertain. We conducted a systematic review to synthesize evidence from prospective cohort studies examining associations between dietary exposures and UC incidence. Methods A comprehensive literature
Keiichiro Miyajima +15 more
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Tachinidae (Diptera) as Floral Visitors and Pollinators in Natural and Managed Systems
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.We review the roles of bristle flies (Tachinidae) as pollinators in natural and managed systems. We find that most tachinid genera visit flowers and that floral‐adapted mouthparts have evolved repeatedly many times in the family. We review patterns of floral specificity and assess the efficacy of tachinids as pollinators with case studies.
John O. Stireman III +1 more
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