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Harnessing Jasminum Bioactive Compounds: Updated Insights for Therapeutic and Food Preservation Innovations

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 1093-1128, May 2025.
Jasminum bioactives improve food preservation by providing antimicrobial and antioxidant effects, especially when incorporated into active packaging, edible films, and nanoformulations that enhance stability and controlled release. They also offer many pharmacological benefits, including anti‐inflammatory, neuroprotective, and wound‐healing properties.
Antonio Rescigno, Paolo Zucca, Stefania Peddio, Sriranjani Srikanth, Niharika Prakash Kaushik, Nanjangud Venkatesh Anil Kumar, Gerardo Leyva‐Gómez, Dorota Kregiel, Ibrahim M. Abu‐Reidah, Surjit Sen, Krishnendu Acharya, William N. Setzer, Marta Palma‐Morales, Miquel Martorell, Daniela Calina, Celia Rodríguez‐Pérez, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, William C. Cho   +17 more
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Incidence and severity of scorpion stings in Algeria

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012
Scorpion stings are a public health problem in the Maghreb region. In Algeria, epidemiological data were collected over the past twenty years by the Algerian health authorities.
Y Laïd, L Boutekdjiret, R Oudjehane, F Laraba-Djebari, H Hellal, M Guerinik, L Griene, B Alamir, R Merad, JP Chippaux   +9 more
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Defensive Venoms: Is Pain Sufficient for Predator Deterrence?

Toxins, 2020
Pain, though unpleasant, is adaptive in calling an animal’s attention to potential tissue damage. A long list of animals representing diverse taxa possess venom-mediated, pain-inducing bites or stings that work by co-opting the pain-sensing pathways of ...
Crystal N. Niermann, Travis G. Tate, Amber L. Suto, Rolando Barajas, Hope A. White, Olivia D. Guswiler, Stephen M. Secor, Ashlee H. Rowe, Matthew P. Rowe   +8 more
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An Update on the Nutritional and Therapeutic Potential of Dioscorea oppositifolia

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2025.
Dioscorea oppositifolia L. (Cinnamon vine) contains bioactive compounds, such as diosgenin, demonstrating anticancer properties. Diosgenin inhibits JAK/STAT3 signaling, suppressing cell proliferation, invasion and metastasis. Additionally, it triggers mitochondrial apoptosis by activating Bax, promoting cytochrome C release and stimulating caspase‐9 ...
Ruchika Kumari, Ankita Thakur, Palak Thakur, Vipasha Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Upmanyu, Randeep Singh, Zainab M. Almarhoon, Daniela Calina, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Ashun Chaudhary   +10 more
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Calcium carbonate and phosphorus interactions in inland waters

Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 10, Issue 2, Page 158-178, April 2025.
Abstract Phosphorus, an element essential to all life, is impacted by calcium carbonate (CaCO3) co‐precipitation and dissolution dynamics across aquatic ecosystems. Changes to climate, hydrology, and eutrophication, coupled with differences in terminology related to naming CaCO3‐producing ecosystems (i.e., chalk, carbonate, karst, travertine), point to
Jessica R. Corman
wiley   +1 more source

A Retrospective Study on Scropionism in Iran (2002–2011)

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2017
Background: Scorpion sting is a common medical emergency in Iran. The epidemiological features and control of such cases vary from south to north. This review will provide new information about the epidemiology of scorpion stings in different provinces ...
Rouhullah Dehghani, Javad Rafinejad, Behrooz Fathi, Morteza Panjeh-Shahi, Mehrdad Jazayeri, Afsaneh Hashemi   +5 more
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Epidemiological study of scorpion stings in Saudi Arabia between 1993 and 1997

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2003
This investigation evaluated the epidemiological aspects of scorpion stings in different areas of Saudi Arabia. A total of 72,168 cases of scorpion stings recorded in Ministry of Health Medical Centers in 11 selected areas of Saudi Arabia were analyzed ...
M. K. Al-Sadoon, B. M. Jarrar
doaj   +1 more source

Biotechnological Trends in Spider and Scorpion Antivenom Development [PDF]

, 2016
Spiders and scorpions are notorious for their fearful dispositions and their ability to inject venom into prey and predators, causing symptoms such as necrosis, paralysis, and excruciating pain.
Engmark, Mikael, Jappe, Emma Christine, Lauridsen, Line P., Laustsen, Andreas Hougaard, Oscoz Cob, Saioa, Solà, Mireia   +5 more
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Danger versus fear: A key to understanding biophobia

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 4, Page 847-859, April 2025.
Abstract Which animals do people fear most, and why? Exploring animal fears in humans is crucial for understanding reactions in the face of danger, addressing both innate and learned determinants. Because of the central role they are thought to have played in primate evolution, most studies have focused on the fear of snakes.
Karl Zeller, Nicolas Mouquet, Cécile Garcia, Guillaume Dezecache, Audrey Maille, Julie Duboscq, Luca Morino, Xavier Bonnet   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of scorpion sting [PDF]

Heart, 1999
Editor,—We read with great interest the haemodynamic pattern in patients with scorpion envenomation.1 We have studied this acute time sensitive medical emergency since 1976 and have tried various regimens including antiscorpion venom.2 Since the advent of prazosin (1983–84)—an α adrenergic blocker which acts as an antidote to venom—the mortality of ...
H S BAWASKAR, P H BAWASKAR;, F ABROUG, S NOUIRA, S ELATROUS;   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources