Banana is a fruit grown mainly in tropical countries of the world. After harvest, almost 60% of
banana biomass is left as waste. Worldwide, about 114.08 million metric tons of banana …

Heavy metals are widely distributed in the environment due to the natural processes and
anthropogenic human activities. Their migration into no contaminated areas contributing …

Multiple medical, lifestyle, and environmental conditions, including smoking and particulate
pollution, have been considered as risk factors for COronaVIrus D isease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Thousands of natural or manufactured chemicals were defined as endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) because they can interfere with hormone activity and the endocrine …

Introduction Environmental exposure to metals may play a role in the pathogenesis of
diabetes; however, evidence from human studies is limited. We prospectively evaluated the …

Abstracts Background Associations of heavy metal exposures with obesity and obesity-
related traits have been suggested, while those with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease …

The main objective of this research was to conduct a dose–response modeling between the
internal dose of measured blood Cd, As, Hg, Ni, and Cr and hormonal response of serum …

Kapok fiber (Ceiba pentandra) belongs to a group of natural fibers that are mainly composed
of cellulose, lignin, pectin, and small traces of inorganic compounds. These fibers are …

Background The association between multiple metal concentrations and gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM) is poorly understood. Methods A total of 776 women with GDM and …

Background Studies have established associations between combustible cigarette use and
diabetes. However, there is limited evidence on the association between e-cigarette use or …