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Urbanization, Food Security and Nutrition

, 2017
For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. This has profound implications for global trends in poverty, food security and nutrition and for global and local food systems. This chapter reviews the status of poverty, food security and malnutrition in urban compared to rural areas; provides an overview of
Ruel, M.T., Garrett, J., Yosef, S., Olivier, M.   +3 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
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Relationship between healthy lifestyle score and infertility in Iranian men: a population-based case-control study

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Background While the importance of male infertility management is well recognized and the role of individual lifestyle factors in reproductive health has been established, the combined effect of these factors—measured as a healthy lifestyle score (HLS ...
Maryam Rahimi, Peyman Salehi, Roxana Nematbakhsh, Pegah Hadi Sichani, Parifar Radnezhad, Zahra Heidari, Mohammad Hossein Rouhani, Parvane Saneei   +7 more
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Street food and nutrition security [PDF]

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2014
Joob, Beuy, Wiwanitkit, Viroj
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Multifunctional Fluidic Units for Emergent, Responsive Robotic Behaviors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional reconfigurable fluidic unit can be used as sensor, valve and actuator is presented. A unique configuration combines the features of the three components as a Responsive self‐oscillating actuator. The remarkable versatility of the fluidic unit is demonstrated by building different robots with the same fluidic units only by varying ...
Mostafa Mousa, Alberto Comoretto, Johannes T.B. Overvelde, Antonio E. Forte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Garlic and Lemon Juice Mixture on Fasting Blood Sugar, Diastolic and Systolic Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index in People with Hyperlipidemia

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2015
Background: From ancient times, people believed the role of garlic in lowering blood pressure. However, no study has been done about mixture of garlic and lemon juice.
Negar Aslani, Mohammad Hasan Entezari, Zahra Maghsoudi, Gholamreza Askari   +3 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of dietary minerals and phosphorus to protein ratio with quality of life in Iranian Hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Scientific Reports
Hemodialysis patients often face significant challenges related to their quality of life, which can be influenced by various dietary factors. Among these, dietary minerals and the phosphorus to protein ratio may play important roles in maintaining ...
Farnaz Shahdadian, Fatemeh Sadat Hashemi Javaheri, Fateme Shams, Fatemeh Navab, Sahar Foshati, Mohammad Bagherniya, Firouzeh Moeinzadeh, Rahele Ziaei, Mohammad Hossein Rouhani   +8 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell‐Inspired Microneedle Platform for NIR‐responsive Immunomodulation and Accelerated Chronic Wound Healing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The research demonstrates a Mesenchymal Stem Cell‐inspired microneedle platform (MSCi@MN) that addresses chronic diabetic wounds by combining MSC‐derived extracellular nanovesicles (NV)–DNA conjugates in microneedle tips with photothermal MXene in the patch layer.
Chan Ho Moon, Hee Gyeong Ko, Hyun Lee, Seojoon Bang, Hyeong Seok Kang, Ju Yeong Gwon, Jong Hwa Seo, Nayoung Lee, So Won Jeon, Yun‐A Kim, Jong Sang Yoon, Kyung‐Yup Cha, Min‐Ho Kang, Dong Yun Lee, Soo‐Hong Lee, Gi Doo Cha, Kisuk Yang, Donghyun Lim, Heemin Kang, Su Ryon Shin, Han Young Kim, Hyun‐Do Jung   +21 more
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