Lifestyle and Dietary Habits Among Private College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iraq by Hasanain Kamil Owadh, Mohamed AbdElrahman, Karrar Hazim Salem, Zaineb F. Kadhim, Samir Azzat Malik, Ali Q. Fadhil, Hebatallah S. Naham, Manar N. Sahb, Sarah F. Abdul Hussein

“…Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a predesigned questionnaire, which includes questions on the student’s sociodemographic information, weight status, meal habits, smoking status, alcohol use, fried food consumption, and overall fruits and vegetables intake. The Statistical Program for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to determine descriptive statistics. …”
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Assessment of the Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Food Addiction and Food Preferences in Young Adults by Cansu Bekar, Feray Gençer Bingöl, Sümeyye Kemaneci, Mustafa Özgür

“…Daily average consumption of sunflower and pumpkin seeds, pastry products, popcorn, salty snacks, carbonated drinks, coffee, and energy drinks is positively correlated with the amount of alcohol consumption, while vegetables and fresh fruits are negatively correlated (p < .05). No statistically significant difference was found between the food addiction status of participants according to alcohol consumption. …”
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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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Effect of some Cultivation Factors and Extraction Methods on Terminalia Catappa L. Seed Oil by Le Hong Nguy, Ly Thi Minh Hien, Dong Thi Anh Dao

“…In this study, ripe Terminalia catappa L. fruits originated in Vietnam were collected and seed oil extracted. …”
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CURRANTS (RIBES L., GROSSULARIACEAE) IN THE PETER THE GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN by G. A. Firsov, L. F. Yandovka

“….,  produce flowers and fruits. There are certain samples of considerable age, up to 100 years old. …”
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The Comparison of Food and Nutrient Intake among Iranian Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Adults by Najmeh Maayeshi, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi, Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh, Hossein Fallahzadeh

“…On the other hand, diabetic patients revealed significantly higher amounts of vegetables, fruits, dietary fiber, biotin, potassium, and magnesium consumption compared to non-diabetic participants. …”
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History and current status of plant genetic resources conserved and maintained by the Hungarian central genebank by Zoltan Ay, Attila Simon, Adrienn Gyurkó, Evelin Fekete, Balázs Horváth, Borbála Baktay

“…The NBGK collection is composed of cereals (37.3%), vegetables (18.7%), legumes (17.4%), industrial crops (5.29%), fruits and grapes (3.85%) and others. NBGK has operated under its current name since 2019 with the same mission as when it was first established. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Real-Time Monitoring System of Small-Scale Multi-Purpose Juice Extractor by Tae-Hyeon Kim, Jae-Min Jung, Wang-Hee Lee

“…This also suggests that the juicing process is affected by the properties of the fruits and vegetables being processed. By developing a system capable of accumulating the data necessary for the digitization of postharvest management and food processing, this research offers a valuable platform for the smart monitoring and optimization of the juicing process.…”
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Lupeol Attenuates Palmitate-Induced Hypertrophy in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Vaithinathan Selvaraju, Shivani R. Babu, Robert L. Judd, Thangiah Geetha

“…Lupeol, a pharmacologically active pentacyclic triterpenoid found in medicinal plants, vegetables, and fruits, has been shown to exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Ripening-Dependent Changes in Antioxidants, Color Attributes, and Antioxidant Activity of Seven Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivars by Shiva Ram Bhandari, Jun Gu Lee

“…To evaluate the ripening-dependent changes in phytonutrients, seven commercial cultivars (two general and five cherry) of tomatoes were cultivated under greenhouse conditions. Fruits were harvested at breaker, turning, pink, light red, and red stages of each cultivar, and antioxidant contents, color attributes, and antioxidant activities were measured. …”
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Causal associations between dietary habits and liver cancer risk: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Wen-Hao Hu, Jia-An Sun, Chang Liu

“…Methods Exposure data, encompassing various dietary habits such as the consumption of dried and fresh fruits, both cooked and raw vegetables, types of fish (oily and nonoily), and beverages such as tea and coffee, as well as different meats (poultry, beef, pork, and processed), were obtained from the UK Biobank. …”
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Report from the International Workshop on the Role of Public Administration in Public Policies’ Design & 15th Anniversary of the Central European Public Administration Review by Polonca Kovač, Tina Jukić

“…The discussions were all very fruitful, also thanks to the participation of several internationally recognised scholars from the Netherlands, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovenia, as well as around twenty representatives of Slovenian ministries, other administrative authorities and non-governmental organisations. …”
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Plant-based products: potential, production technology and challenges by Isabella Maciel Costa, Cosme Damião Barbosa, Nayana Hayss Araújo da Silva

“…Vegetable extracts are water-soluble extracts based on vegetables, legumes, fruits, grains, cereals, pseudocereals, oilseeds or nuts that present different composition and sensory characteristics, depending on the raw material used. …”
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High-Titre Neutralizing Antibodies to H1N1 Influenza Virus after Mouse Immunization with Yeast Expressed H1 Antigen: A Promising Influenza Vaccine Candidate by Edyta Kopera, Konrad Zdanowski, Karolina Uranowska, Piotr Kosson, Violetta Sączyńska, Katarzyna Florys, Bogusław Szewczyk

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A novel glucan from Sparassis latifolia: purification, structural characterization and protective effect on gastric mucosal cells against ethanol-induced damage by Mengyu Wang, Guoying Lv, Ruimeng Zhao, Weiming Cai, Zuofa Zhang

“…A novel polysaccharide SLP-2 was purified from the fruiting bodies of S. latifolia, and characterized using FT-IR, HPAEC, SEM, SEC–MALLS-RI, methylation, and NMR analysis. …”
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Sensitization to nsLTP: A Retrospective Study in An Italian Pediatric Population over the Last Decade by Cristiana Indolfi, Giulio Dinardo, Angela Klain, Marcella Contieri, Giuseppina Rosaria Umano, Fabio Decimo, Salvatore Abbadessa, Carolina Vitulano, Giorgio Ciprandi, Michele Miraglia del Giudice

“…LTPs are widespread plant food allergens in fruits, vegetables, nuts, pollen, and latex. Also, LTPs are prevalent food allergens in the Mediterranean area. …”
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Suboptimal dietary knowledge predicts lower diet quality for cancer prevention among university students in Beirut. by Jana Jabbour, Rodeina Dandache, Maryam Al Slaybe, Lama Haisam Mattar, Rana Rizk

“…Over 50% of students were aware of the association between red and processed meat, sodium, fruits and vegetables, obesity, and cancer. Kn+ group had a higher intake of vegetables and a lower intake of meats and sweetened beverages. …”
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Effect of Benzothiadiazole Treatment during Veraison on Amino Acid Composition, Degradation and Metabolism in ‘Chardonnay’ Grape by GUAN Ruwen, CHEN Chunxia, ZHANG Yu, HAN Yuqi, WANG Jianfeng, WANG Feifei, WANG Huijun, WANG Bo, JIANG Yumei

“…In order to explore the effect of benzothiadiazole (BTH) treatment on amino acid accumulation, degradation and metabolism during the growth of grape fruits, ‘Chardonnay’ grape berries at veraison were sprayed with BTH at 50 mg/L and plucked once every 10 d from the next day (60 d after flowering) until maturity (110 d after flowering). …”
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Footprint of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Study of Immune Landscape and Other Factors Shielding Mortality by Noura Al-Dayan, Divya Venugopal, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran

“…Additionally, enhanced immunity through BCG vaccination may favor fruitful eradication of SARS-CoV-2 and provide the way out as in therapeutic intervention and vaccination strategies.…”
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DVI NARCIZO INTERPRETACIJOS: ETIKA IR POETIKA PSICHOANALITINIAME KONTEKSTE by Leonarda Jekentaitė

“…Lacan had found a very fruitful way of interpretations applying concepts of modern language philosophy. …”
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