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The use of edible insects in human food

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract The world population is expected to reach approximately 10 billion people by 2050, which will significantly increase global food demand and may lead to agricultural shortages and a higher risk of food insecurity. In this context, this review discusses the potential of insects as alternative sources of animal protein, addressing their ...
Pamela Barroso de Oliveira, Hugo Calixto Fonseca, Cláudia Regina Vieira, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Jane Sélia dos Reis dos Coimbra, Bruna Mara Aparecida de Carvalho Mesquita   +5 more
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Extracellular Vesicle‐Mediated Communication Between Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Bone Marrow Cells Modulates Hamstring Tenocyte Behavior and Apoptosis

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, enhancing hamstring tenocyte activity and minimizing apoptosis are critical for preventing graft failure and promoting ligamentization. This study investigated the therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from a coculture of ACL remnant cells and bone marrow ...
Hon‐Lok Lo, Shih‐Hao Huang, Ting‐Hsuan Dai, Shun‐Cheng Wu, Cheng‐Jung Ho, Cheng‐Chang Lu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE RUBBER SHOWCASE IN SUMATRA [PDF]

As with cocoa a combination of available land and centres with fairly dense population is a prerequisite for a boom. But in the case of rubber the boom has been far more progressive than that for cocoa due to 3 main factors.
Eric Penot
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Evaluation of maize and hemp cultivars as bioenergy crop [PDF]

, 2010
We are cultivating annual and perennial crops as monoculture and as mixed culture to investigate plant biomass use for production of renewable energy sources in northern latitudes. We have grown different hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) and bioenergy maize (
Kenedy, Epie, Mäkelä, Pirjo, Santanen, Arja, Stoddard, Frederick   +3 more
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Carbon Stock and Environmental Variations of Typical Plantations in Mufu Mountain in Hubei Province, China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystems play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. As a significant terrestrial carbon sink, plantations exhibit carbon stock patterns that are shaped by tree species composition, stand structure, and environmental conditions. Here, we investigated typical plantation types in the Mufu Mountain, Hubei Province.
Mingyang Ding, Yi Yang, Jiaoyang Xu, Shaoqiang Wang, Lunche Wang, Chunbo Huang   +5 more
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Carbon, Nitrogen, and Corresponding Stable Isotope Signatures Reveal Channel Banks as Major Sediment Sources in a Tropical Agricultural Watershed

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Uncertainties about the applicability of δ13C and δ15N as tracers of sediment sources in tropical river basins highlight the need for more in‐depth investigations of these isotopes. This study therefore assessed the effectiveness of δ13C and δ15N signatures in discriminating sediment sources in an agricultural catchment in Northeast Brazil ...
Fábio Farias Amorim, Yuri Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva, Rennan Cabral Nascimento, Ygor Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva, Angelo Jamil Maia, Tales Tiecher, Jean Paolo Gomes Minella, Yusheng Zhang, Hari Ram Upadhayay, Simon Pulley, Adrian L. Collins   +10 more
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Post‐Additional Proteins into Rubber Matrices Behave as Filler to Reinforce Rubber

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.
The post‐additional proteins exhibit a reinforcement effect regardless of the origin of the rubber. The proteins are lyophilized to obtain a powder, which is then incorporated into the rubber matrices using a solution‐mixing process. These findings suggest that protein can function as a reinforcing filler depending on the rubber preparation process ...
Yui Tsuji, Takato Matsui, Takuma Aoyama, Kayo Terada, Hiroyasu Masunaga, Kenji Urayama, Keiji Numata   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional diversity in agricultural landscapes: evidence of long‐term clustering and multi‐scale effects of land use on avian communities

Oikos, EarlyView.
Functional diversity (FD) is an essential community property connecting biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and conservation objectives. In agricultural landscapes, avian communities, which play key functional roles, are facing large‐scale biodiversity erosion, largely due to land‐use changes.
Pietro Tirozzi, Olivia Dondina, Valerio Orioli, Luciano Bani   +3 more
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Time tells: plasticity and developmental asynchrony underlie trait variation in a dune‐building grass

Oikos, EarlyView.
Habitat‐modifying plants engineer landscapes through plant‐environment feedbacks. The strength of these feedbacks is determined by above‐ and below‐ground traits shaping landscape morphology. Besides interspecific differences, recent findings highlight that intraspecific trait variation, such as shoot density, can also influence landscape morphology ...
Solveig Höfer, Lissie de Groot, Helge Giezeman, Eva Kloppenborg, Eva Lansu, Nathan Scanlan, Max Rietkerk, Martin J. Wassen, Tjisse van der Heide, Valérie C. Reijers   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking regional and global functional trait data: insights from mammal communities in a fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape

Oikos, EarlyView.
Accurate functional trait data are essential for understanding ecosystem services and processes in fragmented landscapes. We evaluated whether the global EltonTraits 1.0 database adequately represents the functional structure of mammal communities in forest fragments and restoration sites in a highly fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape.
Maria F. R. Godoi, Fábio Z. Farneda, Alan D. Pereira, Marcos Akira‐ Umeno, Fernanda C. Marques, Marcos Robalinho Lima   +5 more
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