Alginate is a linear biodegradable polysaccharide polymer, which bio-renewable and widely used for various biomedical applications. For the next generation of medical textiles, alginate nanofibres are desirable their use in wound dressings that biocompatible, sustainable, abundantly available. This study has developed unique manufacturing process producing with exceptional antimicrobial propert...

Botanical compounds with insecticidal and acaricidal activities have been used in pest management with different levels of success. Toxicity of ethanolic extracts obtained from wild oregano (Lippia origanoides) and gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) to Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) were evaluated. Mite population was collected from black bean plants growing in Urachiche Municipality, Yaracuy...

A healthy, balanced diet is essential for both physical and mental well-being. Such a diet must include an adequate intake of micronutrients, essential fatty acids, amino acids and antioxidants. The monoamine neurotransmitters, serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline, are derived from dietary amino acids and are involved in the modulation of mood, anxiety, cognition, sleep regulation and appetite...

I. Skoufos, I. Giannenas, D. Tontis, T. Bartzanas, C. Kittas, P. Panagakis & A. Tzora Department of Agriculture Technology, School of Agriculture Technology, Food Technology and Nutrition, Division of Animal Production, TEI of Epirus, 47100, Arta, Greece Laboratory of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of health Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, ...

Edible films can be used as carriers for antimicrobial compounds to assure food safety and quality; in addition, pathogenesis of food bacteria is related to a cell to cell communication mechanism called quorum sensing (QS). Oregano essential oil (OEO) has proved to be useful as food antimicrobial; however, its food applications can be compromised by the volatile character of its active constitu...

| Supplementation of the herbal oils in poultry nutrition is considered an alternative and complementary approach to the conventional control viral strategies in poultry industry. Their use is associated with remarkable improvement in both bird performance and immunity. In the current study, one hundred twenty broiler chickens were allocated into four equal groups. Three groups (group B, C and ...

Pythium genus includes significant and destructive soil borne plant pathogens causing losses on many plants, especially by root rot damping-off diseases. Like other pathogens, control of the diseases caused this group is rather difficult. Usually fungicides are used against species, but investigations alternative methods chemicals gained importance because harmful effects pesticides human healt...