Purpose: To develop a stable emulgel formulation from Manilkara zapota fruit extract (MZFE) and evaluate its sun-protective factor (SPF) physical retention on facial skin.
 Methods: Active test formulations containing MZFE placebo (containing no active ingredients) were prepared by dispersing the primary emulsion into gel phase. Both subjected to physicochemical evaluation, stability studi...

Vietnam is one of the main centers generic diversity for Juglandaceae worldwide. In this study, we present first time a province-wide distribution all 3 subfamilies, 7 genera, and 11 Vietnamese species, give an update on habitats their uses, current threats. are found throughout Vietnam. However, most species occur predominantly in northern part country between 600 1200 m. Some taxa range exten...

Land-use changes threaten biodiversity and ecosystem services. Some of the last remaining forest fragments in Ethiopia, and the world’s only habitats that retain genetically diverse wild Arabica coffee populations, have experienced rapid recent conversion to coffee farms, plantations and agricultural fields. We examined patterns of remnant woody plant diversity in the remaining forests, and ass...

Quantifying the relative importance of the multiple processes that limit recruitment may hold the key to understanding tropical tree diversity. Here we couple theoretical models with a large-scale, multi-species seed-sowing experiment to assess the degree to which seed and establishment limitation shape patterns of tropical tree seedling recruitment in a central African forest. Of five randomly...