SEAWINES: Use of macroalgae as biostimulants against fungal diseases in grapevines by Zarraonaindia Iratxe, Cantos-Villar Emma, Diez Ana, Mena-Petite Amaia, Perez-Alvarez Eva, Cretazzo Enrico, Pébarthé-Courrouilh Anthony, Bertazzon Nadia, Lacuesta Maite, Puertas Belén, Perez-Lopez Usue, Cluzet Stéphanie, Hachero-Cruzado Ismael, José Córdoba-Granados Juan

“…SEAWINES project is evaluating the efficacy of the foliar application of Ulva ohnoi and Rugulopteryx okamurae extracts to control powdery and downy mildew, in addition to testing their effect on grape and wine quality. To our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating R. okamurae biostimulant capacity and fungicidal effect in viticulture. …”
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The Effects of Partial Substitution of Fertilizer Using Different Organic Materials on Soil Nutrient Condition, Aggregate Stability and Enzyme Activity in a Tea Plantation by Chengyi Huang, Kairui Zhang, Wentao Guo, Huijuan Huang, Zhangyong Gou, Liu Yang, Yian Chen, Kokyo Oh, Conggang Fang, Ling Luo

“…We partially replaced chemical fertilizer with rabbit manure, wine lees and rapeseed cake, amounting to 30% of the total annual nitrogen application in the field experiment, and we set nine different fertilization methods to assess and analyze the soil nutrient condition, aggregate stability and enzyme activity. …”
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Genetic Behavior of Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) Germplasm Governing Heavy Metal Tolerance and Yield Traits under Wastewater Irrigation by Shameem Raja, Fozia Farhat, Arneeb Tariq, Zaffar Malik, Rana Badar Aziz, Muhamamd Kamran, Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy, Asif Ali, Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi, Mohamed S. Elshikh

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Piceatannol, a Natural Analog of Resveratrol, Exerts Anti-angiogenic Efficiencies by Blockage of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Binding to Its Receptor by Wei-Hui Hu, Diana Kun Dai, Brody Zhong-Yu Zheng, Ran Duan, Tina Ting-Xia Dong, Qi-Wei Qin, Karl Wah-Keung Tsim

“…Piceatannol is also named as <i>trans</i>-3,4,3′,5′-tetrahydroxy-stilbene, which is a natural analog of resveratrol and a polyphenol existing in red wine, grape and sugar cane. Piceatannol has been proved to possess activities of immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative and anticancer. …”
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الرموز الإغريقية في مسرحية شكسبير (أنتوني وكليوباترا) by أحمد طـه

“…Shakespeare in his Antony and Cleopatra embodies all these aspects associated in Greek Mythology with Apollo, like "light", "youth", "sun", "reason", and "culture", in Antony; and he incarnates all these natures associated with Dionysus, like "permissiveness", "vegetation", "instinct", "primitive" nature", and "wine", in the character of Cleopatra. Shakespeare intentionally does not give precedence to either Antony or Cleopatra, striking a balance between their two natures. …”
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Emergence of Nano-Based Formulations for Effective Delivery of Flavonoids against Topical Infectious Disorders by Khusbu Dwivedi, Ashok Kumar Mandal, Obaid Afzal, Abdulmalik Saleh Alfawaz Altamimi, Ankit Sahoo, Manal A. Alossaimi, Waleed H. Almalki, Abdulaziz Alzahrani, Md. Abul Barkat, Tahani M. Almeleebia, Shehla Nasar Mir Najib Ullah, Mahfoozur Rahman

“…Flavonoids are hydroxylated phenolic substances in vegetables, fruits, flowers, seeds, wine, tea, nuts, propolis, and honey. They belong to a versatile category of natural polyphenolic compounds. …”
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Triterpenoids Extracted From Antrodia cinnamomea Mycelia Attenuate Acute Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury in C57BL/6 Mice via Suppression Inflammatory Response by Yange Liu, Yange Liu, Zhuqian Wang, Fange Kong, Lesheng Teng, Xiaoyi Zheng, Xingkai Liu, Di Wang

“…Alcohol-induced liver injury was generated in C57BL/6 mice by oral gavage of 13 g/kg white spirit (a wine at 56% ABV). Mice were treated with either silibinin or ACT for 2 weeks. …”
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Development of active edible coatings based on fish gelatin enriched with Moringa oleifera extract: Application in fish (Mustelus mustelus) fillet preservation by Maram Mezhoudi, Ali Salem, Ola Abdelhedi, Nahed Fakhfakh, Mahmoud Mabrouk, Touhami Khorchani, Frederic Debeaufort, Mourad Jridi, Nacim Zouari

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation as strategy to mitigate copper toxicity in young field-grown vines by Brunetto Gustavo, Marques Anderson C. R., Trentin Edicarla, Sete Paula B., Soares Cláudio R. F. S., Ferreira Paulo A. A., de Melo George W. B., Zalamena Jovani, da Silva Lincon O. S., Marchezan Carina, da Silva Isley C. B., dos Santos João P. J., Morsch Leticia

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Reduction of Ethyl Carbamate in an Alcoholic Beverage by CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing of the Wild Yeast by Jin-Young Jung, Min-Ji Kang, Hye-Seon Hwang, Kwang-Rim Baek, Seung-Oh Seo

“…Finally, we brewed the Korean traditional rice wine <i>Makgeolli</i> using the double deletion strain of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> dCAR1&GZF3, resulting in a significant reduction of the EC content in <i>Makgeolli</i> up to 41.6% when compared to the wild-type strain. …”
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الرموز الإغريقية في مسرحية شكسبير (أنتوني وكليوباترا) by أحمد طـه

“…Shakespeare in his Antony and Cleopatra embodies all these aspects associated in Greek Mythology with Apollo, like "light", "youth", "sun", "reason", and "culture", in Antony; and he incarnates all these natures associated with Dionysus, like "permissiveness", "vegetation", "instinct", "primitive" nature", and "wine", in the character of Cleopatra. Shakespeare intentionally does not give precedence to either Antony or Cleopatra, striking a balance between their two natures. …”
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Quantification and Reduction in Heavy Metal Residues in Some Fruits and Vegetables: A Case Study Galați County, Romania by Florin Dumitru Bora, Andrea Bunea, Sergiu Rudolf Pop, Sabin Ioan Baniță, Dorin Ştefan Duşa, Alexandra Chira, Claudiu-Ioan Bunea

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Flavonoid-rich extract from Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon) seed attenuated Ethanol-Induced Kidney injury in Wistar Rats by Sebastine Anthony Bazabang, Wusa Makena, Onyinoyi Bethel Onimisi, Hadiza Bello Rilwan, Hasiya Sule Buba, Victor Kayode Jerome, Ayuba Yohana

“…Flavonoids are phenolic chemicals found in a range of fruits, vegetables, tea, and wine. More significantly, many flavonoids are active constituents in traditional Chinese herbal medicines, which have no adverse effects in general. …”
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<i>Actinidia arguta</i> (Sieb. et Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq.: A Review of Phytochemistry and Pharmacology by Haifeng Zhang, Kun Teng, Hao Zang

“…The fruit is rich in vitamins, amino acids, and vitamin C, making it a nutritious and flavorful raw material for producing jam, canned food, and wine. The flowers yield volatile oils suitable for essential oil extraction. …”
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Screening and Validation of SSR Molecular Markers for Identification of Downy Mildew Resistance in Intraspecific Hybrid F₁ Progeny (<i>V. vinifera</i>) by Zhilei Wang, Ying Wang, Xiao Cao, Dong Wu, Miao Hui, Xing Han, Fei Yao, Yihan Li, Hua Li, Hua Wang

“…Downy mildew is a major disease that severely restricts the healthy and sustainable development of the global grape and wine industry, so there is significant interest in breeding high-quality disease-resistant varieties. …”
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Lignans Extract from Knotwood of Norway Spruce—A Possible New Weapon against GTDs by Milan Špetík, Josef Balík, Pavel Híc, Eliška Hakalová, Kateřina Štůsková, Lucie Frejlichová, Jan Tříska, Aleš Eichmeier

“…Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) pose a major threat to the wine industry worldwide. Currently, efficient biological methods or chemical compounds are not available for the treatment of infected grapevines. …”
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Ochratoxin A Dietary Exposure of Ten Population Groups in the Czech Republic: Comparison with Data over the World by Vladimir Ostry, Frantisek Malir, Marcela Dofkova, Jarmila Skarkova, Annie Pfohl-Leszkowicz, Jiri Ruprich

“…Tea and grain-based products were identified to be the main contributors for dietary exposure in women aged 18–59 years old. Coffee and wine were identified as a higher contributor of the OTA intake in the population group of women aged 18–59 years old compared to the other population groups.…”
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Detection and Characterization of Antibacterial Siderophores Secreted by Endophytic Fungi from <i>Cymbidium aloifolium</i> by Srinivas Chowdappa, Shubha Jagannath, Narasimhamurthy Konappa, Arakere C. Udayashankar, Sudisha Jogaiah

“…Thin layer chromatography of purified <i>P. chrysogenum</i> siderophore showed a wine-colored spot with R_f value of 0.54. …”
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The terroir of the finch: How spatial and temporal variation shapes phenotypic traits in Darwin's finches by Paola L. Carrión, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Luis Fernando De León, Jaime A. Chaves, Diana M. T. Sharpe, Sarah K. Huber, Anthony Herrel, Bieke Vanhooydonck, Kiyoko M. Gotanda, Jennifer A. H. Koop, Sarah A. Knutie, Dale H. Clayton, Jeffrey Podos, Andrew P. Hendry

“…Abstract The term terroir is used in viticulture to emphasize how the biotic and abiotic characteristics of a local site influence grape physiology and thus the properties of wine. In ecology and evolution, such terroir (i.e., the effect of space or “site”) is expected to play an important role in shaping phenotypic traits. …”
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Analysis of the Diversity Presented by <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. in the Volcanic Island of La Gomera (Canary Archipelago, Spain) Using Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) as Molecular Ma... by Francesca Fort, Qiying Lin-Yang, Carla Valls, Pau Sancho-Galán, Joan Miquel Canals, Fernando Zamora

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