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Substance use during pregnancy increases the risk for poor developmental outcomes of the offspring, and for substance-dependent mothers, abstaining from substance use during pregnancy is often difficult. Given the addictive nature of many substances,...

Anaerobically treated swine wastewater contains large amounts of orthophosphate phosphorus, ammonium nitrogen and organic substances with potential nutrients recovery via struvite electrochemical precipitation post-treatment. Lab-scale batch experime...

This study investigated the impact of variety and harvest time on the visual appearance, nutritional quality, and functional active substances of six lotus root cultivars: “Xinsanwu”, “Wuzhi No. 2”, “Baiyuzhan”, &l...

The protein and fat in chicken skeleton can be emulsified in a boiling state to form milky white chicken soup. White chicken soup has a delicious taste, good nutritional value, a beautiful color, and volatile flavor compounds. However, cooking time s...

Due to an extreme increase in population growth, Egypt suffers from a widening gap in the quantity of imported wheat compared with production and local consumption. Two field trials were conducted during the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons with three...

Brewery wastewater (BWW) often contains a high concentration of organic matter and nutrients, requiring pre-treatment before it can be effectively treated in conventional wastewater treatment plants. This study focuses on the use of coagulation&ndash...

The aim of the paper is to give an overview on the chemistry of soil organic carbon (SOC) affecting nutrient availability, the emission of greenhouse gases and detoxifying harmful substances in soil. Humic substances represent the stable part of SOC,...

Although Brassica rapa (B. rapa) is vital in agricultural production and vulnerable to the pathogen Plasmodiophora, the intracellular water–nutrient metabolism and immunoregulation of Plasmodiophora infection in B. rapa leaves remain unclear. T...

Canned bamboo shoots, a popular endurable storage product preserved by canning, can be used directly as a raw material for preparing dishes and processing many other downstream products. Fermentation and high temperature sterilization are decisive fo...

The imbalance of inorganic nutrients in micro-polluted source water poses a huge threat to aquatic environments and human health. To pretreat micro-polluted source water, some biological reactors have been conducted at lab-scale. However, using photo...

Humic substances (HS) act as biostimulants for terrestrial photosynthetic organisms. Their effects on plants are related to specific HS features: pH and redox buffering activities, (pseudo)emulsifying and surfactant characteristics, capacity to bind...

Pharmaceutical contamination has emerged as a significant environmental concern; yet, the impact and underlying mechanisms of widely detected naproxen (NPX) on wastewater biological treatment remain poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, t...

The construction of cascade reservoir systems (CRSs) is increasing globally, providing reliable energy and water resources for human social development, while also having significant impacts on the watershed water environment, particularly in terms o...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are widely prevalent in many countries, with the highest rates observed in nicotine and alcohol use, followed by opioid and cannabis use disorders. Within the field of SUDs, nutrition has become an increasingly importan...

Modern agriculture increasingly demands an alternative to synthetic chemicals (fertilizers and pesticides) in order to respond to the changes in international law and regulations, but also consumers’ needs for food without potentially toxic res...

Dinoflagellates and heterotrophic bacteria are two major micro-organism groups within marine ecosystems. Their coexistence has led to a co-evolutionary relationship characterized by intricate interactions that not only alter their individual behavior...

Temperature plays a crucial role in influencing insect metabolism. In this study, we measured the body weight, CO2 emissions, nutrient substances, nutrient metabolic enzymes, and antioxidative enzymes in Riptortus pedestris within the range of 24&nda...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a significant microvascular consequence of diabetes mellitus (DM), resulting in visual impairment and blindness. Controlling hyperglycemia is essential for avoiding and alleviating diabetic retinopathy. Nutrients and natu...

Apple production provides smallholders with low economic benefits, while high environmental emissions limit the sustainability of the apple supply chain. Furthermore, coordination to achieve greater economic benefits and environmental protection, the...

Nowadays, the use of biostimulants to reduce agrochemical input is a major trend in agriculture. In this work, we report on calcium phosphate particles (CaP) recovered from the circular economy, combined with natural humic substances (HSs), to produc...

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of diets, food, and food components that affect postprandial inflammation, endothelial function, and oxidative stress, which are related to cardiometabolic risk. A high-energy meal, rich in saturat...

Co-composting of raw manure with other organic sources has recently gained the attention of the scientific community. In the present study, raw manure and manures enriched with humic substances (Humac) or biochar were co-composted to improve their ph...

Bee products have been extensively employed in traditional therapeutic practices to treat several diseases and microbial infections. Numerous bioactive components of bee products have exhibited several antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anticancer...

Insufficient light supply for canopies is a constant issue during greenhouse production in most areas of Northern China. Applying supplemental lighting to plant canopies is an efficient method of solving this problem. Several studies were conducted t...

This study assessed the effect of different lignocellulosic amendments and bulking agents on compost stability (based on a 4 day respiration activity test, AT4, and self-heating factor, SHF) and maturity (based on the nitrification index Initr and th...

The effects of three preservation methods (ultrasound, ZnO NPs, and ultrasound combined with ZnO NPs) on the odor, microstructure, and edible quality of fresh-cut lettuce were investigated in this study. When stored for 8 days, significant improvemen...

Processes of N transformation in soil as affected by application of the three kinds of urea fertilizers, conventional urea (U), humate-coated urea (U_HA), and urea treated with the urease inhibitor NBPT (U_UI), are examined in a model laboratory expe...

Achnanthidium minutissimum is a widely distributed benthic freshwater diatom. The alga can produce stalks that stick the cell to the surface and subsequently extracellular capsules developing into biofilms. Extracts of the diatom-associated bacterium...

Selenium-enriched vegetables are a safe way to combat selenium deficiency in humans. Here, a new microbial selenium-enriched bacterial fertilizer (named “HJ”) was prepared and studied by dipping, and then its application strategy was opti...

Biostimulants are presented as a potential tool to achieve the main objectives of modern agriculture: increase crop yield and nutritional quality while reducing chemical fertilizer use. Here, we investigated the use of a HS-based product (BLACKJAK&re...

Chanterelles are one of the most highly valued wild edible mushroom genera worldwide. This work aimed to investigate the nutritional characteristics and volatile compounds’ profile of Cantharellus alborufescens for the first time. Proximate ana...

The work reviewed here was published between 2008 and 2010 and describes research that involved aerobic and anoxic biofilm treatment of water pollutants. Biofilm denitrification systems are covered when appropriate. References catalogued here are div...

The ever-increasing intensity of agriculture is causing irreversible qualitative changes in the soil. Soil conservation and improvement is a priority of EU agro-environmental policy. However, this is also one of the most difficult challenges for agri...

In order to investigate the effects of salt on the nutrients and tastes profiles of big eye tuna head soup, the typical nutrients and taste substances were analyzed. The formation and the morphology of micro/nanoparticles (MNPs) were studied using an...

Undaria pinnatifida (UP) is a brown algae commonly consumed as food in Asian countries. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of different domestic cooking methods (i.e., air frying (AF), microwaving, and high temperature and pressure...

This study analyzed eight origins of water caltrop: HH; XG; XT; ST; JY; CZ; YN; JX. The evaluations focused on visual appearance, nutritional quality, and bioactive substances. Additionally, the shells and pulp of the JY were examined for the same pa...

Organic amendments are important sources of nutrients that release upon organic matter degradation, yet the stability of these organics in arid and semi-arid regions is relatively low. In contrast, humic substances (HS) are resistant to biodegradatio...

Cassava is a staple food mainly produced with low management inputs, causing soil depletion and low yields. The use of organic inputs, such as humic substances (HSs), represents a sustainable alternative to increase cassava growth and production, mai...

The migration of substances between blood circulation and central nervous system (CNS) is regulated by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Small lipophilic molecules such as carbon dioxide, oxygen or ethanol can pass the BBB by passive, transcellular diff...

The present study assessed distant-in-time effects of soil contamination with petroleum-derived substances (PDSs) (petrol, diesel fuel and used engine oil) and their bioremediation using ZB-01 biopreparation on the growth of broad bean, content of nu...

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a complex, dynamic, and critical part of the body, which plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of ingested nutrients and excreting waste products of digestion. In addition, GIT also plays a vital...

Autoinducer signals enable coordinated behaviour of bacterial populations, a phenomenon originally described as quorum sensing. Autoinducer systems are often controlled by environmental substances as nutrients or secondary metabolites (signals) from...

In this study, the drying properties of new-mown oat grass were investigated using three methods: high-voltage discharge plasma drying (HVDP), hot-air drying (HAD), and natural air drying (AD). The HVDP process mainly generates discharge plasma betwe...

Biofabrication methods such as extrusion-based bioprinting allow the manufacture of cell-laden structures for cell therapy, but it is important to provide a sufficient number of embedded cells for the replacement of lost functional tissues. To addres...

The co-contamination of cadmium (Cd) and tetracycline (TC) in an agricultural environment poses significant risks to plant growth and food safety. This study investigated their combined effects on rice seedlings by analyzing growth parameters, nutrie...

Taste and olfaction are sensory modalities that act synergistically to orchestrate the behaviors essential for survival, such as interactions with the environment, nutrient-rich food identification, and the avoidance of noxious substances [...]

Drug transporters are membrane proteins, mediating, across cell membranes, the absorption, distribution, and excretion of a diverse array of endogenous and exogenous substances such as nutrients, metabolites, toxins, and drugs [...]

A plant biostimulant (PBs) is any substance or microorganism applied to plants and intended to enhance nutrition efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or crop quality traits, regardless of its nutrient content [...]

Interest in the heat shock proteins (HSPs), as a natural physiological toolkit of living organisms, has ranged from their chaperone function in nascent proteins to the remedial role following cell stress. As part of the defence system, HSPs guarantee...

The paper reviews the patent descriptions of methods for obtaining humic substances and the procedures used in their industrial production. Selected humus substances, obtained using three different methods, were also examined. In the first one, humic...