Showing posts with label deficiency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deficiency. Show all posts

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Farming Systems to Enhance Micronutrient Absorption in Crops | Chapter 3 | Research Highlights in Science and Technology Vol. 2

 Micronutrients are essential for the human physique. The low content of micronutrients in food can result in hunger. Therefore, the result of crops containing micronutrients is main. This study aims to discuss essential micronutrients and increase the chance of micronutrients to edible parts, containing grains and leaves. Essential micronutrients for persons are Zn (zinc) and Fe (iron) cause iron deficiency can influence anemia, disability before birth, and decreased invulnerable function. Zinc is essential for plant growth and growth, and a low aggregation of metallic mineral can result in leaf fatality. Foliar application and plethora of microbial in soil are suggested to increase the chance of micronutrients to the crops and tasty parts of crops. The foliar application raises the minor element content in edible parts by way of its approachability to transport the micronutrients from leaves to grains or other plant fabric. Foliar request can help crops to recover from leaf loss. Microbes in the soils, such as Acinetobacter and Rhizobium leguminosarum, can increase iron chance, so crops do not show the syndromes of iron inadequacy. Other approaches, such as fertilizer and slow-release fertiliser, can be submitted to increase micronutrient chance in crops.

Author(s) Details:

Edi Wiraguna,
Technology and Management of Plantation Production, College of Vocational Studies, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia, Production Technology and Development of Agricultural Communities, College of Vocational Studies, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia and Center for Agrarian Studies, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RHST-V2/article/view/10608

Monday, 8 August 2022

Could FXIII Deficiency Influence Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Neurosurgery? | Chapter 9 | Current Practice in Medical Science Vol. 8

The main objective was to determine how perioperative FXIII levels affected ICH following brain surgery. An 18-month prospective observational study was conducted at a Spanish third-level hospital. It comprised all consecutive adults (18 years or older) who underwent elective brain tumour surgery and underwent postoperative care in the Neurointensive Care Unit (N-ICU). Ages under 18, informed refusals, deaths in operating rooms, inadequate blood samples, and non-tumor tissue were prohibited. FXIII levels in three blood samples were measured (A-presurgical, B-postsurgical and C-24 hours after surgery). The study involved 109 patients. Final ICH confirmation was made in 39 of them (35,78 percent). An association between the length of the ICU stay (p0,01) and the male gender (p0,03) and the ICH was found by inferential studies. Particularly in the B sample, ICH patients' average FXIII was lower (A 71,2 percent, B 51,57 percent, C 52,14 percent). After brain tumour surgery, acquired FXIIID (70%) elevated ICH, indicating that it might be employed as a risk marker for haemorrhage. Additionally, male gender, baseline variation, and a longer ICU stay were all associated with ICH. Tests for normal coagulation did not exclude FXIII disease. Future research may focus on FXIIID detection and replacement therapy as a therapeutic goal.

 

Author (s) Details

Estela Val Jordan

Department of Critical Care, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Paseo Isabel La Católica, 1-3. 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.

 

Please see the link here:- https://stm.bookpi.org/CPMS-V8/article/view/7798


Wednesday, 5 January 2022

Influence of Trace Elements in the Natural Environment and Public Health: A Medical Geology Perspective | Chapter 12 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 1

 Depending on the exposure and degree of concentrations, the distributions and concentrations of trace elements in the environment exposed to biological materials, including humans, can have an impact on life. While critical trace elements influence human development, potentially hazardous elements have negative health effects on humans and animals. Both life-threatening and life-supporting trace substances occur in the environment, according to the study. According to clinical studies on trace elements, human bodies require some amount of them at all times, and their deficits have a negative impact on human health. Mineral supplementation has traditionally been recommended as a prescription treatment for those who are deficient in certain trace elements. The trace elements in the sediment samples were measured using the X-ray fluorescence analytical technique, whereas the soil samples were measured using ICP-MS. The trace elements Zn, V, Mo, and Ni were depleted in both sediments and soils at the research sites. Zn is the most striking example of an essential trace element that has an impact on children's health and requires immediate primary healthcare treatment. Cu, Se, Co, and Cr enrichments were found in both locations' natural surroundings. All of the depleting elements are needed, and some of them are beneficial in the prevention of chronic diseases. Arsenic (As) was found to be abundant in soils in the Bole area and in stream sediments at Datoko-Shega; inadvertent ingestion of As can have major health consequences in humans. The authors of the study fear that the bioavailability and bioaccumulation of elevated high concentrations of PTE's and deficiencies of some essential elements in stream sediments and soil samples will have an impact on public health, and that some essential trace element deficiency and enrichment of some potentially toxic elements will have an impact on public health.

 
Author(S) Details

Emmanuel Arhin
Department of Geological Sciences, School of Geosciences, University of Energy and Natural Resources, P.O.Box 214, Sunyani, Ghana.

Raymond Webrah Kazapoe
Department of Geological Engineering, School of Engineering, University for Development Studies, P.O.Box TL 1882, Nyankpala, Ghana.

View Book:- https://stm.bookpi.org/ETDHR-V1/article/view/5213