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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"edible plants"”.
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Individuals cultivating edible plants on buildings in England
… and how they relate to systems for cultivating edible plants on buildings. This work attempts to fill this gap in understanding, examining a primary research question: “What affects individuals to cultivate edible plants on buildings in England?” To this end, this research utilizes a two-phase …
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Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants: Diversity, Conservation and Potential Use
The gathering and consumption of Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) has provided a fundamental resource for food security in the Mediterranean for centuries. WEPs are highly nutritious, well adapted to local environments, and deeply rooted in traditional cultures. However, they are currently disappearing …
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Leishmanicidal, anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity properties of natural products from common medicinal and edible plants.
… natural products derived from four common edible medicinal plants that could be applied for solving leishmaniasis, obesity and type 2 diabetes. This research showed leishmanicidal natural compounds isolated from Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae), Cornus florida L. (Cornaceae), Eryngium …
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Biological effects of bioactive components and extracts derived from edible plants commonly used in human nutrition
… effects of bioactive compounds derived from edible plants, with particular attention on their possibility to counteract oxidative damage and inflammation. After a preliminary study of in vitro antioxidant activity, regarding the modification eventually occurring after home freezing and …
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Optimizing Micronutrient Intake of Lactating Women in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, Through Increased Wild Edible Plant Consumption
… SOUTH AFRICA, THROUGH INCREASED WILD EDIBLE PLANT CONSUMPTION</p> <p>Kerry Pearson</p> <p> Micronutrient consumption in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is insufficient to meet the needs of lactating women. Inadequate intake negatively impacts the health of both the mother and infant. …
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Ethnobotany of Namaqualand : the Richtersveld
… Namaqualand, still partially rely on indigenous plants for subsistence. Firewood is used daily, medicinal plants are collected regularly and edible plants as well as plants used for household and other activities (such as dyeing of leather) are often used. This project can be seen as a rescue …
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Preserving Traditional Botanical Knowledge in a Developing World: A Case Study.
… botanical knowledge is the knowledge of how plants are being cultivated and used by the indigenous cultures. Modern western culture exhibits a shortage of traditional and formal botanical knowledge. In this project I took 103 common edible plants found in the grocery store and applied both …
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PHARMACOKINETICS AND ORAL DELIVERY OF POLYMETHOXYLATED FLAVONES
… flavones are constituents of many herbs and edible plants in nature. Their broad spectrum of pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, blood thinning and neuro-protective effects have been reported extensively. To further …
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The Effect of Lycii Radicis Cortex Extract on Bone Formation in vitro and in vivo
… osteoporosis. I screened 64 ethanol extracts of edible plants native to Korea for their ability to increase the cellular proliferation and differentiation of two osteoblastic cell lines: C3H10T1/2 and MC3T3-E1. I selected a Lycii Radicis Cortex (LRC), Lycium Chinense root bark, as the primary …
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A HUMAN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE YELLOWSTONE LAKE BASIN, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
… of subsistence resources ( i.e prey animals and edible plants). Due the diversity found within this ecosystem, the primary objective of this thesis is to demonstrate that through the tenants of human behavioral ecology, it can be argued that the subsistence and settlement strategies of mobile …
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A HUMAN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE YELLOWSTONE LAKE BASIN, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
… of subsistence resources ( i.e prey animals and edible plants). Due the diversity found within this ecosystem, the primary objective of this thesis is to demonstrate that through the tenants of human behavioral ecology, it can be argued that the subsistence and settlement strategies of mobile …
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The glucosinolate/myrosinase system: variation in glucosinolates, hydrolysis products, transcript abundance, and quinone reductase bioactivity in Brassica sp. crops
… activity through selective breeding of edible plants that produce glucosinolates, such as the Brassica, has gained in popularity as a breeding objective. In this research we survey variation in glucosinolate and glucosinolate hydrolysis product profiles as well as anti-cancer activity in …
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Flavonol kaempferol in the regulation of glucose homeostasis in diabetes
… flavonol present in various medicinal herbs and edible plants, has been shown to elicit various pharmacological activities in preclinical studies. However, studies investigating the effect of kaempferol on diabetes are limited. In this dissertation, I explored the anti-diabetic potential of …
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Ground stone lithic technology of the Indian Peaks, Colorado, USA
… and patterned in terms of the diversity of edible plants located within each ecological zone. These results are interpreted to be most supportive of an 'up-down' model of prehistoric land use.
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Climate change risk to southern African native wild food plants
… this conclusion for climate change threats to plants with agricultural value, as well as wild-harvested food from animals, such as fish. However, much less is known about climate change threats to wild-harvested food plants despite these species meeting important dietary needs for a large …
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GIS Modeling of Desert Root Crop Maturation on the Mid-Columbia Plateau
… to possess an intimate knowledge of the plants' lifecycles in order to effectively plan gathering activities. In order to predict the growth patterns and maturation rates of these desert root crops, a GIS model was developed using lntergraph's GeoMedia Grid Software. By modeling the …