Cauliflower is an important winter crop grown in India, its curds are rich in nutritional profile, containing valuable minerals and vitamins. However, cauliflower harvesting is mainly accomplished by hands, which is time-consuming and requires a high labour force. On the other hand, most developed cauliflower harvesters are once over or single pass type, which harvests all plants irrespective of their maturity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFall armyworm (FAW), (J.E. Smith), a threat to maize production systems, is a polyphagous pest of global significance.
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August 2024
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a prominent category of disease that is associated with bowel inflammation, it can occur at any period of life and is prevalently rising on a global scale. Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) has been extensively used to develop colitis due to its ability to mimic human UC, providing consistent and reproducible inflammation, ulceration, and disruption of the epithelial barrier in the colon. Chronic inflammation in the gut can lead to alterations in the gut-liver axis, potentially impacting liver function over time, while direct evidence linking diversion colitis to liver damage is limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem
November 2024
Background: Non-communicable diseases are chronic systemic inflammation in humans that occurs because of enhanced inflammatory mediators of the arachidonic acid cascade. We aimed to explore whether the lead chalcone compounds could exhibit anti-inflammatory activity via dual blockage of COX-2/5-LOX enzymes and their regulatory mechanism.
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