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Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Art v 1 and Amb a 4 Co‐Sensitization Identifies Italian Patients at Risk for Mugwort‐Celery‐Spice Syndrome

Allergy, EarlyView.
Three molecular profiles identified among Art v 1/Amb a 4‐sensitized patients: Art v 1 monosensitization, Amb a 4 monosensitization, and dual sensitization to both allergens. Art v 1 monosensitization was predominantly associated with allergic rhinitis, reflecting a classical airborne allergy pattern.
Enrico Scala, Gabriella Cusa, Valeria Villella, Damiano Abeni, Mauro Giani, Emma Cristina Guerra, Maria Locanto, Giorgia Meneguzzi, Lia Pirrotta, Donato Quaratino, Alessandra Zaffiro, Elisabetta Caprini, Maria Barrale, Ignazio Brusca, Valerio Pravettoni, Lorenzo Cecchi, Danilo Villalta, Martina Aumayr, Irene Mittermann, Christian Lupinek, Riccardo Asero   +20 more
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Nectar defense and hydrogen peroxide in floral nectar of Cucurbita pepo

Acta Agrobotanica, 2015
This study was carried out to investigate some similarities between the nectaries of Nicotiana sp. and Cucurbita pepo, such as starch accumulation in the nectary parenchyma, changes in nectary color during maturation, and the production of a large ...
Daniele Nocentini, Massimo Guarnieri, Chiara Soligo   +2 more
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Improving Decision‐Making in the Identification of Tephritidae Larvae at Import in the European Union and Key to Third Instar Larvae

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Tephritidae family, or true fruit flies, comprises approximately 250 species recognized as economically significant due to their capacity to infest commercial fruits. These pests pose serious threats to both food security and trade, and are considered quarantine pests in areas where they are not yet established. In the European Union (EU),
Andrea Taddei, Pascal Rousse, Raphaëlle Mouttet, Sarah Chérasse, Christa Lethmayer, Elena Bacher, Chiara Pohn, Richard Alexander Gottsberger, Helga Reisenzein, Philippe Reynaud   +9 more
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Squash silverleaf disorder and whitefly (Bemisia tabaci MEAM1) infestation: Implications for plant disease management in a changing climate

Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 189, Issue 2, September 2026.
Squash Silverleaf Disorder (SLD) is growing in its economic impact due to the invasive behaviour of the silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci MEAM1). In this review we summarize what is currently known about the whitefly‐squash interaction, how both the disease and the whitefly are being affected by climate change, and discuss current and novel ...
Nihal Oztolan‐Erol, Yusuf Sen, Melike Cokol‐Cakmak, Guler Demirbas‐Uzel, Stuart J. Lucas   +4 more
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Anastrepha grandis: Distribution, Host Plants, and Management—A Review

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 9, Page 977-988, September 2026.
This graphic summary illustrates the databases and languages used in the bibliographic search for the review of the geographic distribution of Anastrepha grandis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Americas and different regions of Brazil, the main host plants of the Cucurbitaceae family, the management strategies used, and the main challenges related to the
Liz Maria Matilde Duarte, Manoel Araécio Uchoa, Isaias de Oliveira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatty acid composition of vegetable marrows and zucchini leaves [PDF]

Pharmacia, 2019
The qualitative composition and quantitative content of fatty acids in leaves of vegetable marrows (Cucurbita pepo L. var. giromontina Alef.), zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L. var.
Olena O. Iosypenko, Viktoriia S. Kyslychenko, Zinaida I. Omelchenko, Iryna S. Burlaka   +3 more
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A Review on Cucurbita pepo

International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research, 2017
Cucurbita pepo is widely used as food and herbal remedies around the world. It contains several phyto-constituents belonging to the categories of alkaloids, flavonoids, and palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids. Many pharmacological studies have demonstrated hepatoprotection, inhibit benign prostatic hyperplasia, hypoglycemic agent, antioxidant ...
Neel Ratnam, Vandana ., Md Najibullah, Md Ibrahim   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Wild Edible Plants in Angola: Diversity, Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Properties, and Socio‐Economic Potential

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2026.
Wild edible plants (WEP) in Angola: number of species recorded by family and their distribution ranges; four of the most used WEP: Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae), Carissa spinarum (Apocynaceae), Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae), and Vitex doniana (Lamiaceae).
Claudete Bastos, Ângela Liberal, Margarida Moldão, Lillian Barros, Luís Catarino   +4 more
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Histological Evaluation of the Effect of Cucurbita pepo L. fruit on Seminiferous Tubules induced by Ethanol Administration in Rats

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Īlām, 2019
Introduction: According to previous research, Cucurbita pepo L. increases sex hormones in males. The purpose of this study was to survey the effect of Cucurbita pepo on the histomorphometrical changes of testes induced by ethanol administration in male ...
Arash Esfandiari, Hamed Ghaedi
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