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Reactive oxygen species act as signaling molecules to control root hair initiation and tip growth
Summary Root hairs (RHs) increase the surface area of roots, facilitating nutrient and water uptake and plant anchorage. RHs form from root epidermal cells and elongate by polar tip growth. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have recently been implicated as important signals that drive RH formation and elongation using both genetic and imaging approaches ...
Megan E. Gerber +2 more
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A comprehensive review of the genetic control of cooking time in dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Reducing cooking time could increase dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) consumption. Cooking is an essential processing step needed to unlock the nutrients in dry beans and to make them palatable and safe for consumption. Long cooking times have consequences for dry bean use, especially where cooking fuel cost is high and when people prefer foods that are ...
Hannah R. Jeffery +3 more
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Coupling a multilevel participatory‐ludic BCC strategy with the use of unsweetened SQ‐LNS reduces the risk of being overweight or obese in infants and young children from Guatemala. Yet, complementary interventions to address non‐nutritional factors related to stunting in Guatemala are needed. ABSTRACT The co‐existence of childhood stunting and obesity
Carolina Gonzalez Acero +3 more
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Abstract The migratory phenomenon has had a significant demographic impact in Spain in recent years. Currently, 6.8 million foreign nationals have established their habitual residence in our country, representing 14 % of the total resident population. Within the acculturation process of the immigrant population ‐ through which they adopt the lifestyle ...
Irene Bretón Lesmes +6 more
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Factors Associated With Anemia in Xavante Indigenous Children From Central Brazil
ABSTRACT Objective The objective was to evaluate the factors associated with anemia in Xavante children from the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Territory (IT) in Central Brazil through path analysis. Methods A survey was conducted with children between 6 months and 5 years in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Reserve in 2011.
Larissa de Lima Alves Paresque +5 more
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GLIM consensus approach to diagnosis of malnutrition: A 5‐year update
Abstract Background The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) introduced an approach for malnutrition diagnosis in 2019 that comprised screening followed by assessment of three phenotypic criteria (weight loss, low body mass index [BMI], and low muscle mass) and two etiologic criteria (reduced food intake/assimilation and inflammation ...
Gordon L. Jensen +42 more
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Assessing Closed Hydroponic Subsystems for Batavia Lettuce Growth Under Different Planting Densities
ABSTRACT Hydroponic systems have the potential to be sustainable and alternative methods for food production that confer advantages of high production and better control of growth. However, only a few studies have focused on leafy vegetable growth in different subsystems and environmental variables.
Demet Çekin +6 more
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El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar la relación entre las acciones de autocuidado en alimentación con el estado nutricional en escolares de secundaria.
Nancy G. Veramendi Villavicencios
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Avaliação do Risco Nutricional em Pacientes Onco-Hematológicos Hospitalizados
Introdução: O diagnóstico precoce do risco nutricional pode melhorar o prognóstico dos pacientes onco-hematológicos. Objetivo: Descrever o estado nutricional nos pacientes onco-hematológicos e avaliar os fatores associados ao risco nutricional nos ...
Brena Custódio Rodrigues +5 more
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Metodología para valorar el estado nutricional
El estado nutricional es la situacion final del balance entre el ingreso, la absorcion y la metabolizacion de los nutrientes y las necesidades del organismo. En este sentido debe subrayarse que durante la infancia la ingesta debe garantizar un crecimiento adecuado; por ello, esta epoca de la vida es de alto riesgo de malnutricion en caso de enfermedad.
R.A. Lama More, C. Pedrón Giner
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