Recent studies have clearly shown the importance of polyunsaturated fatty acids (as essential fatty acids) and their nutritional value for human health. In this review, various sources, nutritional properties, and metabolism routes of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) are introduced. Since the conversion efficiency of linoleic acid (LA) to arachidonic acid (AA) and also α-linolen...

Microplastics are discharged into the environment through human activities and persistent in environment. With prevalent use of plastic-based personal protective equipment prevention spread COVID-19 virus, concentration microplastics is envisaged to increase. Potential ecological health risks emanate from their potential adsorb transport toxic chemicals, ease absorption cells living organisms i...

Given the finite supply of water available for human use, continued chemical contamination of the aquatic environment may pose a significant human health hazard. Consequently, an effort must be made to develop ambient water quality criteria to protect human health and preserve the integrity of the aquatic environment. In developing water quality criteria based on human health effects, informati...

Remarkably little is known about the effectiveness or rates of recovery of aquatic ecosystems from reductions in human-associated pressures at landscape scales. The retention of anthropogenic contaminants within ecosystems can retard rates of recovery considerably, while the trajectories of recovery processes vary with the extent of disturbance and the resilience of biotic assemblages. The Grea...

A thorough assessment of aquatic nonindigenous species’ risk facilitates successful monitoring and prevention activities. However, speciesand vector-specific information is often limited and difficult to synthesize across a single risk framework. To address this need, we developed an assessment framework capable of estimating the potential for introduction, establishment, and impact by aquatic ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of aquatic exercise in the management of musculoskeletal conditions. DATA SOURCES A systematic review was conducted using Ovid MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, and The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from earliest record to May 2013. STUDY SELECTION We searched for randomized controlled trial...