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What's Inside the Green Bag? An Analysis of the Eco‐Design Options and a Visual Tool for the Development of Sustainable Fashion Accessories

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Integrating eco‐design practices in product development from the start is essential for fashion accessories like bags and backpacks, which involve complex manufacturing, diverse materials, and strong socio‐cultural meanings. Building on this premise and drawing from the Lifecycle Design Strategy Wheel, this study aims to characterize the eco ...
Francesco Paolo Lagrasta, Rosa Maria Dangelico, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo   +2 more
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Effectiveness of pineapple and papaya leaf combination for dysmenorrhea pain relief in mice (Mus musculus)

Healthcare in Low-resource Settings
Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological condition in women, often attributed to excessive prostaglandin production, significantly impacting daily activities.
Heriza Syam, Siti Masitoh, Ukhradiya Magharaniq Safira Purwanto, Hasnah Muzakkiyah, Redhalfi Fadhila, Siska Mulyani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gross Agricultural Emissions and Unequal Mitigation Pathways in the Brazilian Legal Amazon: Implications for Climate Justice and the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate mitigation policies in the Brazilian Legal Amazon have largely focused on aggregate or net emissions, providing limited evidence on how gross agricultural emissions reveal the intensity of productive emission sources independently of carbon removals.
Jorge Eduardo Macedo Simões, Marcelo Bentes Diniz, Márcia Jucá Texeira Diniz, Vanessa da Paixão Alves, Cynthia Simmons   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, and Lac production from Ganoderma lucidum under solid state fermentation of pineapple leaf [PDF]

BioResources, 2013
This study was undertaken to isolate ligninase-producing white-rot fungi for use in the extraction of fibre from pineapple leaf agriwaste. Fifteen fungal strains were isolated from dead tree trunks and leaf litter. Ligninolytic enzymes (lignin peroxidase
Sudha Hariharan, Padma Nambisan
doaj  

Environmental Mycotoxins and Brain Health: Protective Role of Bromelain Against Fumonisin B1 in SH‐SY5Y Cells

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fumonisin B1 (FB1), a mycotoxin commonly found in contaminated food and feed, has been increasingly implicated in neurotoxicity, although its mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study investigates the neurotoxic potential of FB1 in human SH‐SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, both undifferentiated and RA‐differentiated, and evaluates the ...
Gianluca Antonio Franco, Francesca Inferrera, Nicla Tranchida, Davide Di Paola, Roberta Fusco, Salvatore Cuzzocrea, Enrico Gugliandolo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-composting of pineapple leaves and chicken manure slurry

International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
Background: The common practice of clearing pineapple (Ananas comosus) residues for land preparation for cultivation is by burning, an unsustainable agricultural practice that causes environmental pollution.
Huck Ywih Ch'ng, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Susilawati Kassim, Nik Muhamad Ab Majid   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulatory Properties of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase in Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Plants: Diurnal Changes in Phosphorylation State and Regulation of Gene Expression

Plant Production Science, 2007
Regulatory properties of Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC, EC 4.1.1.31) in three CAM species, Kalanchoë pinnata, K. daigremontiana and Ananas comosus (pineapple) were examined.
Vuthy Theng, Sakae Agarie, Akihiro Nose
doaj   +1 more source

Screening of Brazilian Isolated Yeasts Reveals Multiple Potential Chassis for Industrial Biotechnology

Yeast, EarlyView.
Harnessing Brazilian microbial diversity, comprehensive phenotypic screening of 79 yeast isolates identified non‐conventional strains with superior multi‐stress tolerance and metabolic versatility compared to S. cerevisiae under industrially relevant conditions.
Giovanna R. Maklouf, Lara I. S. Sousa, Juliana Pimentel Galhardo, Cecilia Trivellin, João Pedro R. Prado, Tássia Cristina da Silva, Ana C. S. R. de Carvalho, Juliana José, Gonçalo A. G. Pereira, Marcelo F. Carazzolle, Fellipe S. B. de Mello   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cavendish Banana Pseudostem and Blitar Honey Pineapple Leaves as Fiber Sources for Tapestry Weaving Featuring the Lung-Lungan Pattern [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The increasing awareness of sustainability and the utilisation of organic waste have encouraged the exploration of natural fibres as alternative raw materials for craft and textile products. This study investigates the potential of Cavendish banana (Musa
Nahari Inty, Arifiana Deny, Kharnolis Mein, Angge Indah Chrysanti, Wahidiyat Mita Purbasari   +4 more
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From Accra to Tokyo: African Sportswomen's Excellence and Respectability in Twentieth‐Century Global Sports

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the racialized and gendered constraints faced by African sportswomen in international sporting competitions, from the interwar period to the 1980s, with a focus on the policing and expectations framing young international athletes’ acceptable behaviour.
Claire Nicolas
wiley   +1 more source