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Combined Addition of Citric Acid and Ascorbic Acid Significantly Inhibits Browning in Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) Processing

Journal of Food Quality
Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) is widely cultivated in East Asia, whose edible stem is a common vegetable and herb in traditional Chinese medicine.
Wentao Yang, Xiaoning Song, Qingsong Wang, Wenting Wang, Zhifeng Zhao   +4 more
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Comparison of Structural and Functional Properties of Starches from the Rhizome and Bulbil of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.)

Molecules, 2018
Chinese yam is an important edible starch plant and widely cultivated in China. Its rhizome and bulbil are starch storage tissues below and above ground, respectively.
Biao Zhang, Ke Guo, Lingshang Lin, Cunxu Wei   +3 more
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Exploring Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Interventions for Schools: A Scoping Review

Psychology in the Schools, Volume 63, Issue 7, Page 1173-1198, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Among teenagers and young adults, suicide represents a significant public health challenge. Schools are critical for suicide prevention due to the significant time adolescents spend there. Gatekeeper training (GKT) has shown promise in increasing awareness and knowledge, but its implementation‑relevant characteristics and contextual
Lena Rossen Østergaard, Sally Wulff Jørgensen, Lotus Sofie Bast, Rory C. O'Connor, Erik Christiansen   +4 more
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Phenanthrenes in Chinese Yam Peel Exhibit Anti-inflammatory Activity, as Shown by Strong Cyclooxygenase Enzyme Inhibition

Natural Product Communications, 2016
Chinese yam ( Dioscorea opposita ), peeled or whole, is a popular food item that is considered to be healthy. Often, the yam is peeled before cooking. However, it is also consumed with peel.
Qian Li, Chuan-Rui Zhang, Amila A. Dissanayake, Qun-yu Gao, Muraleedharan G. Nair   +4 more
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Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 573-585, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi, Yoshimichi Murakami   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Four non-starch polysaccharides isolated from Chinese yams exhibit varied immunomodulatory and antioxidant effects in zebrafish and mice

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
The growth conditions and varieties of Chinese yam significantly affect the monosaccharide composition in non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs). Studying the extraction efficiency and biological functions of NSPs in different yam varieties is important. This
Shengci Fan, Liandong Hu, Xiaomin Wang, Qing Xia, Kechun Liu, Lizhen Wang   +5 more
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Optimization of extraction process of polyphenols from Chinese yam leaves and their antioxidant and bacteriostatic activity

Siliao yanjiu, 2023
The paper aims to optimize the ultrasound cell disruption auxiliary extraction process of polyphenols from Chinese yam leaves. Based on the results of single-factor experiments, taking ultrasonic time, ultrasonic power and ethanol concentration as the ...
HONG Yong-jian, HU Jing-hong, LIU Qian, REN Xin, WANG Yu, ZHOU Cheng-mei, ZHU kun-yun   +6 more
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Innovation Competence in Healthcare: Individual, Environmental and Organisational Factors—A Mixed‐Method Systematic Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 7, Page 7028-7057, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims To identify healthcare professionals' experiences of innovation competence and the factors associated with it; and to examine the instruments developed to assess innovation competence and its associated factors among healthcare professionals. Design A mixed‐methods systematic review.
Mari Saukkoriipi, Outi Kanste, Erika Jarva, Pauliina Hyrkäs, Kristina Mikkonen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Small Extracellular Vesicle‐Associated Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor in Primary Liver Cancer: From Immunological Mediator to Oncogenic Driver and Biomarker

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Jeremy Ting Ruei Hsu, Samuel Wan Ki Wong, Judy Yam Wai Ping   +2 more
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Food Poverty and Early Childhood Development Across Food Insecurity Levels in Brazil

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This cross‐sectional study investigated associations between food insecurity, food poverty, and early childhood development (ECD) among Brazilian children under 5 years of age, and explored whether the association between food poverty and ECD varied across food insecurity levels.
Micaela Rabelo Quadra, Fernanda Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Leonardo Pozza Santos, André Demboski Dalpont, Gabriela Evaldt Espíndola, Gabriela Buccini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source