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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Exploring Floristic Diversity and Medicinal Plant Uses in Venda, Limpopo, South Africa

Feddes Repertorium, Volume 137, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Plants have been an important source of medicine for thousands of years. To better understand the current diversity and usage of medicinal plants, floristic studies are essential. This report documents an expedition conducted in the Venda region of Limpopo, South Africa. The study was carried out in Shanzha and surrounding villages, as well as
Gurusamy Manikandan, Iliassou L. Mouafon, David R. Katerere   +2 more
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Volatile Compounds in Citrus Essential Oils: A Comprehensive Review

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
The essential oil fraction obtained from the rind of Citrus spp. is rich in chemical compounds of interest for the food and perfume industries, and therefore has been extensively studied during the last decades.
M. Carmen González-Mas, José L. Rambla, M. Pilar López-Gresa, M. Amparo Blázquez, Antonio Granell   +4 more
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Food and Medicine Homologous Plants in Osteoporosis: A Scoping Review of Preclinical Evidence

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Food and medicine homologous (FMH) plants and their bioactive compounds exhibit potential osteoprotective effects through multiple complementary mechanisms, including estrogen‐like signaling, attenuation of oxidative stress, modulation of the gut microbiota–bone axis, and regulation of autophagy.
Long Zhao, Xiao‐li Dong, Rui‐ting Li, Qu‐huan Ma, Xiao‐feng Shi   +4 more
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Nanoencapsulation of Essential Oils: A Review of Current Trends and Advances in Preparation, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications

Nano Select, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
This review highlights nanoencapsulation as a powerful strategy to improve the stability, solubility, and bioavailability of essential oils. It surveys key EO‐producing plant families, major bioactive constituents, and therapeutic properties, alongside high‐ and low‐energy nanoformulation methods. Applications across pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and
Mateusz Guz, Awatif Belkhiri‐Baines, Krzysztof Szczepanowicz, Anna Trybala   +3 more
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Characterization and Purification of Bergamottin from Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck cv. Yongjiazaoxiangyou and Its Antiproliferative Activity and Effect on Glucose Consumption in HepG2 cells

Molecules, 2017
Bergamottin is a natural furanocoumarin compound with weak polarity. Characterization and quantification of bergamottin were carried out in different fruit tissues of various citrus cultivars.
Yilong Liu, Chuanhong Ren, Yunlin Cao, Yue Wang, Wenyi Duan, Linfeng Xie, Chongde Sun, Xian Li   +7 more
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U.S. Citrus Import Demand: Seasonality and Substitution [PDF]

Citrus fruits make up one-fifth of all fresh fruit consumed in the United States. Given the increasing importance of imported citrus in the diet of American consumers, it is perhaps surprising that no import demand analysis of U.S.
Baldwin, Katherine L., Jones, Keithly G.
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Functional antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory properties of extracts of Taiwanese pummelo (Citrus grandis Osbeck) [PDF]

, 2013
In recent years, the overproduction of citrus fruits has resulted in an unnecessary increase in agricultural wastes in Taiwan. In an attempt to find an application for these potentially valuable wastes, we evaluated the antioxidant and whitening ...
Wu, SJ, Ng, CC, Tzeng, WS, Shyu, YT, Ho, KC   +4 more
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Invasive Diseases and Fruit Tree Production: Economic Tradeoffs of Citrus Greening Control on Florida's Citrus Industry [PDF]

An investment model of Florida oranges was used to evaluate various management strategies for controlling Huanglongbing, or citrus greening, a highly destructive disease.
Muraro, Ronald P., Morris, Robert A., Spreen, Thomas H.   +2 more
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Protective effects of Exocarpium Citri Grandis against sepsis-induced acute lung injury via PANoptosis inhibition

Frontiers in Nutrition
Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality, driven by dysregulated inflammation and programmed cell death.
Zaibin Xu, Kongyan Wang, Huiyu Hu, Yan Chen, Yi Qiu, Jiazhong Cai, Jiazhong Cai, Weirong Li, Zhuohui Luo, Zhuohui Luo, Hang Li, Jiawen Huang   +11 more
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