We studied species diversity and genetic variation among populations of Brevipalpus mites from four species of citrus host plants. We sampled mites on orange, lime, grapefruit and mandarin trees from orchards at six localities distributed in the five most important citrus producing states in Mexico. Genetic variation among citrus host plants and localities were assessed by analysis of nucleotid...

Nixtamalization is the process of steeping dried corn in hot water with calcium hydroxide (lime). The resulting product, called nixtamal, is further processed into tortillas, a staple in the Mexican diet. Corn tortillas are prepared directly from nixtamal, from nixtamalized corn flour, or from a mixture of the two. A technology for adding micronutrients to fresh nixtamal tortillas is discussed....

Background Mexicans and US Mexican Hispanics share modifiable determinants of premature mortality. We compared trends in mortality at ages 30-69 in Mexico and among US Mexican Hispanics from 1995 to 2015. Methods We examined nationally representative statistics on 4.2 million Mexican and 0.7 million US deaths to examine cause-specific mortality. We used lung cancer indexed methods to estimate...

This case describes a scenario of lime-induced phytophotodermatitis. Phytophotodermatitis is a dermatitis caused after the skin is exposed to photosensitizing compounds in plants and then exposed to sunlight. Many common plants including citrus fruits, celery, and wild parsnip contain these photosensitizing compounds which cause phytophotodermatitis. It is important for a physician to be aware ...

Relatively few studies have considered cultural dimensions in their analysis of Group Support Systems (GSS) and even fewer have employed empirical data to test their hypotheses. A cross-culturalfleld experiment was used to measure the effects of “‘national culture” (U.S. andMexican) upon group consensus levels and individual satisfaction levels in GSS environments and non-G%’ environments. Expe...

background limited data are available regarding the effects of combined administration of cumin cyminum l. and lime on weight loss and metabolic profiles among subjects with overweight subjects. objectives the current study aimed to assess the effects of combined administration of cumin cyminum l. and lime on weight loss and metabolic profiles among subjects with overweight. patients and method...

expansive soils may cause disaster if not adequately taken care of. lime continues to be commonly used for modification of these types of soils although it may have limited success in some applications. thus, the present study was performed to address the viability of using silica fume (sf) as industrial waste to modify the behavior of expansive soils. this achieves the double objectives of ove...