Cookware as source of toxic metals: An overview by Okunola Alabi, Amos Tomiwa Afolabi

“…Acidic foods, such as tomatoes or citrus fruits, can facilitate the release of metals into the food during the cooking process. …”
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The Problems of Oral Production of Speech Sounds in the Teaching and Learning of English Grammar by IDEGU A. SOLOMON

“…The implications of correct pronunciation in the teaching and learning of English grammar is therefore, very important for fruitful grammatical studies. …”
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The Lignicolous Fungus Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane Mushroom): A Promising Natural Source of Antiradical and DPPH Inhibitory Agents by Akbar Jahedi, Saeideh Ahmadifar, Rahman Mohammadi, Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh

“…In conclusion, among the fruiting bodies’ samples harvested from 19 substrates, the substrates sawdust 30% + wheat straw 30% + bagasse 15% + rice bran 15% + corn flour 10% recorded the highest phenol and flavonoid contents, with values of 27 mg GAE/g DW ext. and 8 mg QE/g DW ext. as well as the IC50 (88.7 μg/mL). …”
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Rôle des ruminants dans la régénération par graines chez le Prunier d’Afrique (<i>Sclerocarya birrea</i> (A. Rich.) Hochst., <i>Anacardiaceae</i>) by Fatimata Anna Diallo, Boukary Ousmane Diallo, Abdoulazize Sandwidi, Inoussa Compaoré, Pauline Bationo-Kando

“…Quatre traitements sont comparés : T1, fruits ; T2, graines dépulpées sous l’eau ; T3, graines rejetées pendant la rumination ; T4, graines nues sous les arbres. …”
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Application of phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles (SNPs) against Erwinia amylovora causing fire blight disease by Saeed Tarighi, Meysam Soltani Nejad

“…The average sizes of the SNPs were found to be approximately 30 nm, 38 nm, and 55 nm, apple, quince and pear respectively. The pear mature fruits successfully managed to control the rot caused by the disease-causing E. amylovora. …”
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Host plants selection of Centranthera grandiflora Benth. and nontargeted metabolomics analysis of its parasitic and non-parasitic samples. by Song Jin, Yuchuan Li, Jun Ni, Haili Xie, Falin Lei, He Liu

“…The results showed that Cyperus iria L. was the best host for C. grandiflora, and when they were mixed sowed, C. grandiflora had a vigorous growth above ground and the haustoria connected obviously below ground, while C. grandiflora could achieve blossoming and fruiting in the same year. Next, nontargeted metabonomics analysis methods were utilized to clarify the differences in metabolites between parasitized and non-parasitized C. grandiflora. …”
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Building Coastal Dunes with Sea Oats and Surrogate Wrack by Natalie Hooton, Debbie L. Miller, Mack Thetford, Sean Claypool

“…Removal of natural beach litter, called “wrack” and defined as “algae, grasses, driftwood, fruits, seeds, and carrion, along with cultural litter,” has frequently had the undesired effect of weakening the establishment and growth of sea oats. …”
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Christianity and Islam - the development of modern science nad the genesis of the modern (just) state by D. F. M. Strauss

“…Although the more recent attempts of Islamic countries to benefit from the fruits of the modern natural sciences  inspired them to introduce the teaching of the natural sciences within the Muslim world, these countries did not succeed in benefiting from the significant transformation of the medieval empires  into modern democratic states. …”
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The practice of quality assurance in the TVET system of the state of Amhara as perceived by major stakeholders by Melaku Mengistu Gebremeskel

“…That means the efforts of quality assurance were not fruitful enough to meet the needs of both the trainees and the labor market. …”
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Rechtsgeschichte als Geschichte von Normativitätswissen? by Thomas Duve

“… The article proposes that legal history can fruitfully be understood as the history of the production of normative knowledge. …”
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Design and Preparing a Topical Semi-solid Formulation of a Combination of Plantago ovata seeds and Rosehip oil to Provide an Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Medicine by Amirhossein Zamani, Aida Alipour, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Hajar Ashrafi

“…In the texts of traditional Persian pharmaceutical books, many verbs, and citrus fruits are mentioned as pain relievers. In this study, the Plantago ovata Forsk. plant was selected from the book of Makhzen al-Adviyah, and related aqueous and acidic extractions were yielded in rose oil. …”
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Thymol maintains peppers quality by regulating antioxidant capacity, cell wall metabolism and membrane lipid metabolism by Xue Li, Xiaogang Wang, Jianye Chen, Donglan Luo, Sen Cao, Liangjie Ba

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The Effects of Mother-Plant Irrigation Schedule on the Quality Of Tomato (<i>Lycopersicum esculentum</i>) Seed by H Ibrahim, AS Gudugi, JA Oladiran, AJ Odofiin, MKA Adeboye, GO Oyetunde

“…A study was carried out to examine the quality of seeds of two tomato cultivars (‘Ibadan Local’ and ‘Ife 1’) produced under irrigation intervals of 2, 4, 6 and 8 days at the Federal University of Technology, Minna. Fruits were harvested when fully ripe and the seed/juice mixture (pulp) was removed immediately and left to ferment for four days after which the seeds were washed under running tap water and dried at room temperature. …”
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Vanilla lindmaniana and V. palmarum (Orchidaceae) are distinct allopatric species by Emerson R. Pansarin

“…Vanilla lindmaniana is distinguished from V. palmarum by several vegetative and reproductive characteristics, such as the size of leaves and flower structures, and the shape of the fruits. Characteristics associated to pollination strongly differ between both taxa. …”
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The Role of Extended Families in Improving Education in Eastern Division Fort Portal City. by Nyamugwa, Benard

“…Recommendations were made like the government needs to sensitize the population about the importance of work and its fruits and benefits. The curriculum has to be restructured and accommodate even these practical and moral activities. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water. by Nuwaribagye, Isaiah

“…Lemon peels were extracted from Lemon fruits bought from Rukungiri market. The study was focused on parameters of surface water such as; Turbidity, TS, pH, and EC All sample preparations and tests were carried out at the National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Rukungiri.…”
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Comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms conferring resistance to phenamacril in the Fusarium species by Alexander Dumbai Joe, Runze Liu, Xiao Luo, Ruqiya Syed, Farhan Aslam, Zhenying Luo, Zhitian Zheng

“…The filamentous fungal genus Fusarium contains many species that cause catastrophic diseases in fruits, cereal, and vegetables. These diseases cause substantial losses in yield and contaminate affected crops with toxins. …”
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Manganese biofortification in grapevine by foliar spraying improves volatile profiles of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and wine sensory traits by Ruihua Ren, Miaomiao Wang, Lijian Zhang, Fuxian Ren, Bowei Yang, Huangzhao Chen, Zhenwen Zhang, Qingqing Zeng

“…The results showed that Mn application significantly increased Mn content in grape leaves and fruits at harvest. Compared with CK, the total volatile content of grapes was significantly increased by Mn treatment in both years because of the promotion of the accumulation of alcohols and esters. …”
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Impact of combined grape maturity and selected Saccharomyces cerevisiae on flavor profiles of young ‘cabernet sauvignon’ wines by Xiaomin Zang, Qing Du, Jiao Jiang, Yan-ying Liang, Dongqing Ye, Yanlin Liu

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Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Metema and Quara districts, Northwestern Ethiopia by Daniel Tadesse, Getinet Masresha, Ermias Lulekal, Asmamaw Alemu

“…Trees accounted for 49% of WEPs and were primarily consumed by their fruits (57%). Local communities usually consume these plants raw as a supplementary food, although some require processing. …”
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