While parental smoking is a well-established risk factor of smoking initiation in adolescents, our study further showed that adolescents who had a smoking father but…
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The way that people source their seafood has changed dramatically in recent years. In 1980, more than 90% of all the fish and shellfish that…
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In Latin America, Amazonian natives have been using biochar along with organic waste for centuries or even millennia to enhance the soil and alter its…
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High cholesterol, termed hyperlipidemia, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In fact, for every 10% increase in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL-C, known as…
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The incidence of obesity in the United States is soaring. Four in 10 adult Americans are considered obese based on their body mass index (BMI,…
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Lignocellulosic biomass materials are attracting increasing attention as renewable, economical, and abundant resources to reduce dependency on petroleum resources and minimize energy and material feedstock…
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Almost three-quarters of Africa’s urban population uses firewood as their primary source of domestic energy, and the International Energy Agency projected that the absolute numbers…
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Beef production has underpinned Brazil’s economic ascendance into global commodity markets, accounting for 15.5% of global production in 2013 (1). Brazilian exports are considered highly…
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Low-concentration PV technology is an interesting concept because it can work as a static concentrator without any tracking systems or seasonal adjustments, showing potential benefits…
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We know DNA as the genetic blueprint of life. DNA can be chemically synthesized and used to build nanoscale structures and devices. DNA-based nanodevices can…
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In order to survive in an environment populated by hostile viruses ready to parasite them, mammalian cells have evolved a sophisticated variety of constitutively expressed…
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