Dietary inclusion of African bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis) seed improves sexual performance in sexually inexperienced rats by Olasunkanmi Omojokun, Akindele Famurewa, Ganiyu Oboh, Jemima Enang, Stella Ijeh

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Pathogenetic Substantiation of the Therapeutic Impact on Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Yu. O. Shulpekova, G. H. Babaeva, V. Yu. Rusyaev

“…With the help of nutrition correction, the use of probiotics and functional foods containing certain probiotic strains, plant fibres (primarily psyllium) and, in some cases, nonabsorbable antibiotics, a positive effect can be achieved in a significant number of IBS patients. …”
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An analysis of heavy metals contamination and estimating the daily intakes of vegetables from Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Eric Oloya, Otim, Herbert Izo, Ninsiima, Gerald, Zirintunda, Andrew, Tamale, Justin, Ekou, Grace Henry, Musoke, Robert, Muyinda, Kevin, Matama, Regan, Mujinya, Henry, Matovu, Fred, Ssempijja, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Mauryn, Atino, Bede, Udechukwu, Ronald, Kayima, Patrick, Etiang, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Stellamaris, Kembabazi, Ibe Michael, Usman, Sheu Oluwadare, Sulaiman, Phyllis Candy, Natabo, Grace Nambatya, Kyeyune, Gaber El-Saber, Batiha, Ochan, Otim

“…Furthermore, low EDIs of essential elements in the vegetables create demand for nutritious foods to promote healthy communities…”
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Biosynthesis of a range of ZnO nanoparticles utilising Salvia hispanica L. seed extract and evaluation of their bioactivity by Kiran Singh, Shweta Yadav

“…The main issue is that zinc exhibits limited bioavailability in diets, sometimes compounded by the high concentration of phytate molecules in staple foods, which impedes zinc absorption. Nanoparticles offer a promising approach to improve zinc bioavailability and address deficiency through the application of advanced agricultural techniques. …”
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Efektifitas Metode Preference Selection Index (PSI) dalam Menentukan Penyaluran Dana Bantuan Sosial COVID-19 pada Kecamatan Mandau by Teuku Radillah, Fauzansyah, Pulla Pandika Widodo, Hafiz Mursalan, Budi Permana Putra

“…To restore the economy amid this pandemic, the government is trying to provide COVID-19 social assistance funds in every sub-district in various regions, including Mandau District in Duri City, such as assistance with staple foods. However, in practice there are obstacles in the distribution of social assistance funds because the data received by sub-district officials still uses a manual recording system so that the data collection on beneficiaries is inaccurate and does not have a reference to the eligibility criteria as beneficiaries, which causes social assistance recipients to be not on target. …”
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Intraoperative Intraluminal Endoscopy in the Surgical Treatment of Patients with Esophageal Diverticula of Various Localization by A. L. Shestakov, M. V. Khrustaleva, M. E. Shahbanov, N. A. Bulganina, T. T. Bitarov, I. A. Boeva, A. T. Tskhovrebov, I. A. Tarasova, O. V. Rykov, I. M. Selivanova, A. A. Bezaltynnykh

“…Signs of mild dysphagia when taking solid foods were detected in 1 (2.4 %) patient of the control group. …”
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Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cl... by Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sonja Y Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Kenneth H Brown, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Zinéwendé P Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M Guissou, Stephen A Vosti

“…When zinc is administered with other micronutrients or foods, its effect is also uncertain. We assessed the effects of different amounts and sources of zinc on the frequency of diarrhoea, malaria, fever and RTI in young children.Design, setting and populations This community-based, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cluster-randomised trial of 2435 children 9 months of age was carried out between April 2010 and July 2012 in rural southwestern Burkina Faso.Interventions Participants were randomly assigned at the concession level to receive daily 1 of 4 interventions for 9 months: (1) 20 g small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) without zinc and placebo tablet, (2) 20 g SQ-LNS with 5 mg zinc and placebo tablet, (3) 20 g SQ-LNS with 10 mg zinc and placebo tablet or (4) 20 g SQ-LNS without zinc and 5 mg zinc tablet. …”
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Role of cognitive impairment in predicting the long-term risk of all-cause mortality: a 20-year prospective cohort study in China by Shuang Zhao, Han Yang, Haijuan Zhao, Miao Miao, Qingqing Wang, Yaru Wang, Yuying Yin, Xin Wang

“…Impairment in the subdomain of naming foods (AHR = 1.12, 95% CI 1.04–1.21), registration (AHR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.11–1.26), attention and calculation (AHR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.07–1.21), copy figure (AHR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.06–1.20), delayed recall (AHR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.07–1.20) and language (AHR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.05–1.24) were independently associated with increased mortality risk among participants. …”
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