Publications by authors named "F J Mondello"
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- In February 2024, a course on cytotaxonomy took place in Pisa, Italy, where scientists used image analysis software to see if different people could give different results when measuring plant cells.
- They found that people measuring short arms of cell structures might make them look longer than they really are.
- To get more accurate and consistent measurements, they suggested making a standard way to measure these cell parts.
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- The study investigated the antioxidant and insecticidal properties of essential oil and extracts from plants grown in Morocco, focusing on their effects against rice weevils.
- Various assays measured antioxidant potential, showing the ethanolic extract was the most effective, while the essential oil and aqueous extract displayed weaker activities.
- For insecticidal activity, the essential oil demonstrated the highest effectiveness, achieving complete mortality of rice weevils, compared to the aqueous and ethanolic extracts over a few days.
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: , on whitefly, on bark of , from soil under , on leaf spot of , and on leaf spot of . , on fully submersed siliceous schist in high-mountain streams, and on the lower part and apothecial discs of on a twig. , on decaying wood, from moist soil with leaf litter, on a trunk of a living unknown hardwood tree species, and on dead twigs of unidentified plant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(), responsible for a severe pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease, represents an important health burden in Europe. Prevention and control of contamination in warm water systems is still a great challenge often due to the failure in disinfection procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of Terpinen-4-ol (T-4-ol) as potential agent for control, in comparison with the essential oil of (tea tree) (TTO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this systematic review is to collect clinical trials conducted using essential oils (EOs) in obstetric symptoms by evaluating if and in which context the aromatherapy practice is effective in obstetrics. The research was conducted by using the databases of EMBASE, Medline, Biosis and Toxcenter, PubMed, and Google Scholar search engine, selecting articles from January 2004 to July 2020. This study was performed according to the MOOSE and PRISMA guidelines.
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