Skeletal muscle exhibits superb plasticity in response to changes in functional demands.
Chronic increases of skeletal muscle contractile activity, such as endurance exercise, lead to …

Plant-derived extracts and phytochemicals have long been a subject of research in an effort
to develop alternatives to conventional insecticides but with reduced health and …

Antifeedant and growth inhibitory effects of crude plant extracts (Melia volkensii and
Origanum vulgare) and pure allelochemicals (digitoxin, cymarin, xanthotoxin, toosendanin …

Abstract Background The National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative is a single‐arm, prospective,
multicenter study to assess outcomes associated with early mechanical circulatory support …

The expansion of investment strategies and capital markets is altering the significance and
empirical rationality of the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The vitality of capital markets is …

Contact toxicity of essential oils of Litsea pungens Hemsl. and L. cubeba (Lour.)
Pers.(Lauraceae) and of blends of their major constituents was assessed against third-instar …

Increasing population growth is estimated to reach at least 9 billion by 2050 will result in
additional demand for food globally. Conventional animal protein sources including beef …

Terrestrial plants produce a bewildering array of natural products—terpenoids, phenolics,
alkaloids—likely exceeding 100,000 novel chemical structures. Many of these are thought to …

The relationship between chemical composition and feeding deterrent activity of seven
essential oils is explored, including those from Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry …

Insulin resistance is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, but the mechanism by which
mitochondria inhibit insulin-stimulated glucose uptake into the cytoplasm is unclear. The …