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Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
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Could Autism Be Associated With Nutritional Status in the Palestinian population? The Outcomes of the Palestinian Micronutrient Survey

Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2018
Background: Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder. It is believed that the cause of autism is multifactorial, where genetic predispositions interact with environmental factors.
Mohammad Altamimi
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Fermentation Potentials of Baobab Pulp Extract in Soy Yoghurt Production

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
The research work was about the importance of sourcing for alternative inoculants to replace the main inoculants regularly used for yoghurt production. The search for baobab pulp extract as replacement yielded result, as soy yoghurt was successfully produced.
Adegbola Oladele Dauda, Nahim Mokolade Adeagbo, Quadri Idowu Akinremi, Taofiqat Damilola Maiyaki, Adedamola Israel Abioye, Zulfiqoh Tolani AbdulAkeem, Damilare Johnson Folaranmi   +6 more
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Demand and Market Response to Added Sugar Labeling: Evidence From the Updated Nutrition Facts Panel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how mandatory disclosure of added sugar content on the updated U.S. Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) affects consumer demand and market outcomes. Using NielsenIQ Retail Scanner Data (2015–2020) and a random coefficient discrete choice model, we estimate how added sugar labeling influences purchasing behavior in yogurt and cookie
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
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IMPACT OF MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT [PDF]

Micronutrient deficiencies pose a significant threat to child development, affecting millions of children globally. This paper explores the critical role of essential vitamins and minerals in the physical, cognitive, and emotional growth of children.
Zaid , Muhammad Baqir Abdel Hassan Abdel, Kazem , Louay Qusay Reda, Reda, Fatima Martoub Mohsen Abdel, Hindu, Fatima Qasim is an ignorant, Saleh , Hawraa Ali Abdul Amir   +4 more
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The road to micronutrient biofortification of rice:Progress and prospects

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2013
Biofortification (Increasing the contents of vitamins and minerals through plant breeding or biotechnology) of food crops with micronutrient elements has the potential to combat widespread micronutrient deficiencies in humans.
Khurram eBashir, Ryuichi eTakahashi, Hiromi eNakanishi, Naoko K. Nishizawa   +3 more
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Printed Wearable Sweat Rate Sensor for Continuous In Situ Perspiration Measurement

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
A wireless wearable sweat rate sensor system is presented, featuring digital 3D direct‐write printing on a flexible substrate with microfluidic layers for continuous, real‐time monitoring. Printed encapsulated metal electrodes are used for capacitance measurements, achieving high sensitivity (0.01 μL min−1) while maintaining a compact and lightweight ...
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Sangwon Cha, Md Farhad Hassan, Wenxin Cai, Tahsin Sejat Saniat, Cedar Rose Leach, Yasser Khan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
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MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES IN CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AGE

Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2014
For the harmonious development of the child in early and preschool age diet should be balanced not only for proteins, fats and carbohydrates, but also include a sufficient amount of vitamins, trace elements and minerals.
I. N. Zakharova, N. G. Sugyan, Yu. A. Dmitrieva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source