A Square Wave Voltammetry Study on the Antioxidant Interaction and Effect of Extraction Method for Binary Fruit Mixture Extracts by Claudia Giovagnoli-Vicuña, Sebastián Pizarro, Vilbett Briones-Labarca, Álvaro Delgadillo

“…Square wave voltammetry (SWV) analysis was used to assess the antioxidant interactions (synergism, addition, and antagonism) of fruit mixture extracts from grape (G), lemon (L), and blueberry (B) obtained by conventional extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, and high hydrostatic pressure extraction. …”
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Comparative Studies of Synthesized Copper Oxide Nanoparticles using Aqueous Extract of Leaves by Emmanuel Oyetola, Friday Nwosu, Gboyega Oluwaseun Oyeleke, Ismaila Olawale, Bosede Mofoluwake Adegoke, Usman Afolabi

“…In this study, we compared the percentage yields of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles synthesized using aqueous leaf extracts of Psidium guajava (guava), Terminalia catappa (tropical almond), Cymbopogon citratus (lemon grass), and Tithonia diversifolia (mexican sunflower) at varying volume-ratios with copper sulphate standard solutions. …”
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Formulation and Physicochemical Evaluation of Lab-Based Aloe adigratana Reynolds Shampoos by Desta Berhe Sbhatu, Goitom Gebreyohannes Berhe, Abadi Gebreyesus Hndeya, Haftom Baraki Abraha, Asmael Abdu, Haftay Abadi Gebru, Molla Gereme Taye, Afework Mulugeta, Micheale Yifter Weldemichael, Hailekiros Tadesse Tekle, Haileselassie Gebremeskel Kidanemariam

“…Five shampoo formulations, 20 mL each, were prepared from A. adigratana gel in combination with one to two drops of coconut oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, pure glycerin oil, lemon juice, and vitamin E. Gel mass is prepared from mature, healthy leaves collected from the natural stand. …”
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Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds and Chemical Elements in Herbs: Effectiveness of Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents in Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction by Aleksandra Szydłowska-Czerniak, Agnieszka Kowaluk, Michał Strzelec, Tomasz Sawicki, Małgorzata Tańska

“…In this study, the effectiveness of three choline chloride (ChCl)-based deep eutectic solvents (DESs) formed using malonic acid (MalA), glycerol (Gly), and glucose (Glu) as hydrogen bond donors and two conventional solvents (50% methanol and 50% ethanol) for ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) of antioxidant compounds from four herbs (chamomile, lemon balm, nettle, and spearmint) were estimated. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Micro- and Macroelements in Fruit Peel Powder Mineral Supplement for Osteoporosis Patients and Their Determination by Flame Atomic Absorption Spec... by Muhammad Saleem, Arjumand Iqbal Durani, Rima D. Alharthy, Mahmood Ahmed, Muhammad Imtiaz Shafiq, Abdul Hameed, Syed Mubasher Hussain, Waqas Bashir

“…The aim of this recent research was to quantify the micro- (Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn) and macroelements (Mg, K, and Ca) in the peel powder of some common fruits (pomegranate, orange, lemon, mango, and grapefruit) by flame atomic absorption spectrometer (FAAS). …”
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Effect of Four Grape Varieties on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Unripe Grape Verjuice by Najiba Salah Eddine, Sami Tlais, Ali Alkhatib, Rasha Hamdan

“…The significance of verjuice as food product includes but not limited to its richness in antioxidant compounds, its usage as an alternative to lemon and vinegar, and also its production which can reduce the losses of lower quality grapes and waste from grape thinning. …”
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Physicochemical Quality Parameters at the Reception of the Honey Packaging Process: Influence of Type of Honey, Year of Harvest, and Beekeeper by Marisol Juan-Borrás, Eva Domenech, Andrea Conchado, Isabel Escriche

“…The clearest honeys were found to have the greatest moisture (orange, rosemary, and lemon) and the darkest had the least moisture (lavender stoechas, eucalyptus, sunflower, honeydew and retama). …”
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Olfaction-based learned preference assessment without the use of motivational fear or motivational weight loss by Sara E. Moss, Ekaterina S. McCurdy, Natalya N. Thomas, Danielle Gulick, Angela M. Poff, Dominic P. D'Agostino

“…We then trained mice to associate either lemon or rose scents with a sucrose paste reward, and tested whether they demonstrated a learned preference for the sucrose-associated scent over the neutral scent. …”
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Nano-chitosan-coated, green-synthesized selenium nanoparticles as a novel antifungal agent against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: in vitro study by Mohamed M. Desouky, Radwa H. Abou-Saleh, Tarek A. A. Moussa, Heba M. Fahmy

“…The findings support the successful synthesis and characterization of all nanoparticles. Lemon peel extract produced smaller, more stable, and distributed selenium nanoparticles (42.28 ± 18.5 nm) than orange peel extract (85.7 ± 140.22 nm). …”
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Repellents against Aedes aegypti bites: synthetic and natural origins by Melissa Noguera-Gahona, Cindy Peña-Moreno, Natalia Quiñones-Sobarzo, Natalia Quiñones-Sobarzo, Caroline Weinstein-Oppenheimer, Caroline Weinstein-Oppenheimer, María Guerra-Zúñiga, Ximena Collao-Ferrada, Ximena Collao-Ferrada

“…Natural repellents, such as essential oils of citronella, lemon eucalyptus, and clove, have proven effective against Aedes aegypti. …”
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Intense Red Upconversion Emission and Shape Controlled Synthesis of Gd2O3:Yb/Er Nanocrystals by Zhigao Yi, Boyun Wen, Chao Qian, Haibo Wang, Ling Rao, Hongrong Liu, Songjun Zeng

“…The results revealed that two shapes of the as-prepared Gd2O3:Yb/Er nanocrystals can be readily tuned from lemon-like particle to rod-like structure via tuning pH values from 7 to 14. …”
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<i>Kluyveromyces lactis</i> and <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> for Fermentation of Four Different Coffee Varieties by Danilo José Machado de Abreu, Denis Henrique Silva Nadaleti, Rafaela Pereira Andrade, Tamara Leite dos Santos, Dérica Gonçalves Tavares, Cesar Elias Botelho, Mário Lúcio Vilela de Resende, Whasley Ferreira Duarte

“…Sensory descriptors such as lemongrass, citrus, and lemon with honey were related to <i>K. lactis</i> B10. …”
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Preliminary Exploration of Natural Polyphenols and/or Herbal Mix Replacing Sodium Nitrate to Improve the Storage Quality of Pork Sausage by Angeliki-Niki Kaloudi, Agori Karageorgou, Michael Goliomytis, Panagiotis Simitzis

“…Five batches of sausages were manufactured using the same recipe and raw materials; the control, without sodium nitrate and natural preservatives (CON), and four groups supplemented with sodium nitrate at 0.015% (SN), olive polyphenols at 0.2% (POL), an herbal mix containing rosemary, savory, camelia, thyme, lemon balm and turmeric at 0.2% (NM), or the concomitant addition of olive polyphenols (0.1%) and the herbal mix (0.1%) (POL + NM). …”
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The effect of ethanol extract of Aloysia triphylla on anesthesia and improve the physiological parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after transfer by Ali Hajibeglou, Masoumeh Machanlou, Mohammad Mazandarani, Mohammad Sudagar

“…The use of medicinal plants and their derivatives can stimulate feed consumption, increase daily weight, feed conversion ratio, increase shelf life, improve the health and function of the digestive system, minimize or mitigate the effects of stress on fish. Lemon herbena (Aloysia triphylla) is a member of Verbenaceae family. …”
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Detecting glacial lake water quality indicators from RGB surveillance images via deep learning by Zijian Lu, Xueyan Zhu, Jinfeng Li, Mingyue Li, Jie Wang, Wenqiang Wang, Yili Zheng, Qianggong Zhang

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Therapeutic potential of Chromolaena odorata, Vernonia amygdalina, and Cymbopogon citratus against pathogenic Bacteria by Udensi Justina Ugochi, Anyanwu Charles Obinna, Emedoh Andrew Emeka, Anyanwu Emilia Oluchi, Danladi Makeri, Pius Theophilus, Ezera Agwu

“…We tested graded concentrations (25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, 75 mg/ml, and 100 mg/ml) of ethanolic extracts of Awolowo leaf (Chromolaena odorata), Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina), and Lemon grass leaf (Cymbopogon citratus) against Salmonella spp, Klebsiella spp, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus employing the agar well diffusion method to measure zones of inhibition. …”
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Vegetation disturbance and regrowth dynamics in shifting cultivation landscapes by Yamini Bhat, Subrata Nandy, Krishna Das, Muna Tamang, Hitendra Padalia, Arun Jyoti Nath, Koushik Majumdar, Rocky Pebam, Pynkhlainbor Thongni, Bandana Kurmi, Ashesh Kumar Das, S. P.S. Kushwaha, R. P. Singh

“…In response to incentives for commercial crops, cultivators are increasingly adopting long-term cultivation, including the growing of pineapple, areca nut, and rubber, as well as intercropping with papaya, banana, lemon, tapioca, pepper, and ginger. These plots are, however, abandoned if the yields become economically unviable. …”
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The effect of rootstocks on morphological, physiological, and gene expression characters of citrus seedlings grown under drought condition by Nirmala Friyanti Devy, Siti Subandiyah, Sri Widyaningsih, Hardiyanto Hardiyanto, Farida Yulianti, Dita Agisimanto, Agus Sugiyatno, Mutia Dwiastuti

“…'Manis Pacitan'  (MP) budded onto 'Japansche citroen' (JC), 'Rough Lemon' (RL), 'Salam' (S), 'Volkameriana' (V), and 'Cleopatra Mandarin' (C) rootstocks, subjected to six-week drought-stress conditions, were examined under a shade house. …”
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Investigating novel Streptomyces bacteriophage endolysins as potential antimicrobial agents by Jindanuch Maneekul, Amanda Chiaha, Rachel Hughes, Faith Labry, Joshua Saito, Matthew Almendares, Brenda N. Banda, Leslie Lopez, Nyeomi McGaskey, Melizza Miranda, Jenil Rana, Brandon R. Zadeh, Lee E. Hughes

“…Using several bioinformatics tools, we identified nine different functional domain combinations from 250 Streptomyces phages putative endolysins. LazerLemon gp35 (CHAP; LL35lys), Nabi gp26 (amidase; Nb26lys), and Tribute gp42 (PGRP/amidase; Tb42lys) were selected for experimental studies. …”
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Statement on the confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL review for triclopyr by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

“…The tentative MRLs for grapefruits, oranges, lemons, mandarins, apricots and rice are not fully supported by data. …”
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