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Assessing impact of agroecological interventions in Niger through remotely sensed changes in vegetation

Scientific Reports, 2023
Water scarcity is a major challenge in the Sahel region of West Africa. Water scarcity in combination with prevalent soil degradation has severely reduced the land productivity in the region.
Vikalp Mishra, Ashutosh S. Limaye, Federico Doehnert, Raffaella Policastro, Djibril Hassan, Marie Therese Yaba Ndiaye, Nicole Van Abel, Kiersten Johnson, Joseph Grange, Kevin Coffey, Arif Rashid   +10 more
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A farmer-designed food assistance pilot program

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
The Mississippi Delta experiences persistent food insecurity, particularly among older adults. While produce prescription and food box programs have been implemented, they are often grant funded and difficult to sustain, and they typically exclude par ...
Natalie L. Minton, Robbie Pollard, Cameron Brown, Anne M. Cafer, Meagan M. Rosenthal   +4 more
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Cross-Sectional Analysis of Factors Predicting Food Assistance Stigma

Behavioral Sciences
The stigma associated with food assistance can be a barrier to resolving food insecurity. Self-reliance expectations likely contribute to this stigma. Aim: This cross-sectional study identified factors that predict perceptions of food assistance stigma ...
Frances Hardin-Fanning, Ratchneewan Ross, Shuying Sha   +2 more
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Differences in lunch nutrient intake and nutritional adequacy among Korean older adults by meal site: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2018–2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data [PDF]

Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
Objectives This study aimed to examine whether the dietary quality of congregate lunches differs according to meal location among older adults and to identify meal settings that may represent gaps in nutritional oversight.
Daeun Choi, Sunhee Seo
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: Food pantries and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are widely available resources for individuals facing food insecurity, yet the dietary quality of individuals using both programmes is not well characterised.
Seema Jain, Kathryn Shahan, Michael Bowen, Sandi L Pruitt   +3 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing Trends in the Use of Food Donations and Other Food-Related Community-Based Social Assistance Programs in a Cohort of New Food Bank Users in Quebec, Canada

International Journal of Public Health
Objective: To characterize 12-month trends in the use of food donations and other food-related community-based social assistance programs (CB-SAPs) during the first year following the enrollment of new food bank (FB) users in Quebec, Canada.Methods: A ...
Elsury Johanna Pérez, Elsury Johanna Pérez, Elsury Johanna Pérez, Mabel Carabali, Mabel Carabali, Geneviève Mercille, Geneviève Mercille, Geneviève Mercille, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Federico Roncarolo, Federico Roncarolo, Louise Potvin, Louise Potvin, Louise Potvin   +15 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source