Climate change is the single biggest threat facing global food system. Irrefutable impacts of climate on systems are recently acknowledged. Therefore, extensive scientific efforts around globe dedicated to investigating and evaluating short long-term effects development systems. In this study, an integrated approach two methodologies, including Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MOD...

Clinicians and basic researchers worldwide convened at the annual Digestive Disease Week (DDW) where the latest research in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology is presented. In this report, we summarize highlights of the convention on the field of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and associated esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). We reflect on new clinical and preclinical developments in etiology...

Leaf-wax hydrogen isotope composition (dDwax) is increasingly applied as a proxy for hydroclimate variability in tropical paleoclimate archives, but the factors controlling dDwax in the tropics remain poorly understood. We measured dDwax and the stable carbon isotope composition of leaf-waxes (dCwax), including both n-alkanes and n-alkanoic acids, from modern lake sediments and soils across a m...

Objective: The present investigation has been carried out to evaluate the possible radio protective potential of Tinospora cordifolia root extract (TCE) against 2.5 Gy gamma radiations induced biochemical alterations in the liver of Swiss albino mice. Methods: For this purpose, healthy Swiss albino male mice were selected from an inbred colony and divided into four groups. Group I (normal) was ...

Oxygen and hydrogen isotope signatures of animal tissues are strongly correlated with the isotope signature of local precipitation and as a result, isotope signatures of tissues are commonly used to study resource utilization and migration in animals and to reconstruct climate. To better understand the mechanisms behind these correlations, we manipulated the isotope composition of the drinking ...

The bioavailability (i.e. ability to penetrate the insect cuticle, to reach the target organ and to exert bioactivity) of two backbone cyclic (BBC) pyrokinin/pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PK/PBAN) antagonistic peptides was tested by applying them topically to Heliothis peltigera females and monitoring the resulting inhibition of sex pheromone production elicited by the natural...