Ovipositional preference and larval survival of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), were compared among cabbage, Brassica oleracea L. variety capitata; glossy collards, Brassica oleracea L. variety acephala; and yellow rocket, Barbarea vulgaris (R. Br.) variety arcuata in different treatments of planting density, host plant age, intercropping, and water stress in 2003 and 2004. P. x...

The acronym FAVA (Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly) has been recently given to a distinct vascular entity that is characterized by fibrofatty infiltration of muscle, unusual phlebectasia with pain, and contracture of the affected extremity. We report a new case of FAVA in a 10-year-old girl with pain in her right lower leg and equinus contracture. As in our case, FAVA typically presents in young ...

The aim of the study was to investigate partial and complete substitution imported soybean meal (SBM) with Fava bean seeds (FBS) in Awassi male lambs (S) local Baladi goat kids (G) rations consequences on body performance. Fifteen growing 15 kids, an initial bodyweight 23.09 14.90 kg 100 days age, respectively, were fed cotton-seed (CSM), wheat bran corn-based diet supplemented protein legume s...

Favism is an acute haemolytic anaemia caused by an acquired allergy to a protein of the broad bean (Viciafava). Reports of the disease date from before the fifth century B.C. and in a good review of the literature Luisada (1941) points out that favism used to have a very wide distribution in the Mediterranean basin. It now occurs particularly in the Sardinians, who seem to have retained the mor...

Facing a climate emergency and an increasingly unhealthy population, functional foods should not only address health issues but must be prepared from sustainable ingredients while contributing to our development goals, such as tackling waste promoting healthy environment. High-protein crop flours, i.e., buckwheat, hemp fava bean, are investigated potential matrices fortified with key bioactive ...

This study investigated the antiobesity effect of an extract of the Fomitopsis pinicola Jeseng-containing formulation (FAVA), which is a combination of four natural components: Fomitopsis pinicola Jeseng; Acanthopanax senticosus; Viscum album coloratum; and Allium tuberosum. High-fat diet- (HFD-) fed male C57BL/6J mice were treated with FAVA (200 mg/kg/day) for 12 weeks to monitor the antiobesi...

Polysaccharide biopolymers have been shown to be alternatives established dust suppressants. This study investigates the potential of 14 polysaccharides and proteins from diverse botanical (corn, pea, wheat, cellulose, potato, fava bean) animal (pig, chicken, cow) sources as suppressants on two mine soils (medium-grained sand fine-grained silica sand). Results laboratory tests demonstrate that ...