Compost quality optimization through Plackett-Burman’s design by Luis Felipe Ortiz-Dongo, Yerly Mendez-Revollar, Richard Solórzano-Acosta, Sphyros Lastra, Gladys Carrión-Carrera

“…Conclusion: These findings provide a solid foundation for composting practice's continuous improvement, contributing to high-quality organic fertilizer production more efficiently and sustainably. …”
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Deep application of controlled-release urea increases the yield and saponin content of Panax notoginseng by regulating soil nitrate distribution by Yun-xia Su, Yun-xia Su, Yun-xia Su, Ping Zhao, Li-jie Jia, Li-jie Jia, Li-jie Jia, Yuan-feng Cao, Guan-ze Liu, Guan-ze Liu, Jun-wen Chen, Jun-wen Chen, Sheng-chao Yang, Sheng-chao Yang, Yan-li Zhou, Guang-qiang Long, Guang-qiang Long, Guang-qiang Long

“…However, its effects on P. notoginseng yield and quality, a medicinal plant with a prolonged nutrient acquisition duration, remain unclear.MethodsIn this study, we conducted a two-year field plot experiment to investigate the effect of CRU on P. notoginseng with three placement depths (0, 6, and 12 cm denoted as R0, R6, and R12, respectively) at an application dosage of 250 kg N ha-1 with biochar addition (R6B) and 20% N reduction (R6R) based on the R6, with conventional fertilization (250 kg N ha-1, common urea) serving as the control (CK).ResultsOur results indicated that yields increased by 27.1–37.6% with R0, R6, R12, and R6B, while remaining stable with R6R compared to CK. …”
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Spawning biology, breeding, and larval rearing techniques for Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) for aquaculture and recreational use in Bangladesh: The first approach by Paul Shyamal Kumar, Sarker Bhakta Supratim, Sultana Nahid, Pall Jewel Chandra, Perven Tania, Saha Debasish, Majumdar Priyanka Rani

“…Latency and hatching periods were 19-21 and 260-288 h, respectively. The highest fertilization, hatching, and survival rates were 92 ± 4.63%, 69 ± 5.52%, and 66 ± 4.11% with 20 mg kg−1 CPG (C2), while the next closest value was recorded with 1.0 ml kg−1 Ovaprim (O2). …”
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Synthesis of Mg-, Al- and Mg/Al-date palm fronds modified biochars: characterization and investigations on phosphorus adsorption characteristics by Jellali, Salah, Hadroug, Samar, Al-Wardy, Malik, Hamdi, Helmi,  Al-Sabahi, Jamal, Bekri, Imene, Al-Raeesi, Ahmed, Hamdi, Wissem,  Jeguirim, Mejdi

“…These P-loaded biochars have the potential to serve as promising fertilizers, offering a sustainable alternative to synthetic counterparts.…”
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3-methyl-4-nitrophenol disturbs the maternal-to-zygotic transition of early embryos by damaging mitochondrial function and histone modification by Fan Chen, An-Feng Luo, Kai-Xin Pan, Hao Gu, Chang-Fan Zhou, Wei Zeng, Song Liu, Adrian Molenaar, Hong-Yan Ren, Li-Jun Huo, Yan-Zhen Bi

“…SMART-seq2 transcriptome sequencing further confirmed that PNMC treatment disrupted global gene expression in 2-cell embryos, with differentially expressed genes enriched in multiple signaling pathways, including those related to autophagy, apoptosis, fertilization, embryonic development, transcription, and mRNA processing. …”
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Effects of compost from food waste on growth of lettuce ( Lactuca sativa Var. Crispa L.) by Aunkamol Kumngen, Jutarut Iewkittayakorn, Usmana Meehae, Sudarat Suwannarat, Sujunya Anuchan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat, Pattamavadee Kunwanlee, Noodchanath Kongchouy, Siwapong Leunram, Seppo Karrila

“…Growth characteristics and nutrient contents were investigated.Results The BA compost improved the soil nutrients. 10% BA compost in soil gave the highest growth parameters among the proportions tested, with the highest root length (21.83 ± 0.83 cm), plant length (30.00 ± 1.00 cm), number of leaves (23.33 ± 1.15 leaves), thickness (12.47 ± 0.57 mm), width of bush (26.33 ± 0.58 mm), fresh plant weight (113.03 ± 1.28 g), dry plant weight (4.58 ± 0.14 g), chlorophyll a and b (0.38 and 0.38 mg/mL), carotenoid (155.28 mg/mL), protein (443.38 μg/mL), carbohydrate (4,321.31 μg/mL) and reducing sugar (683.33 μg/mL).Conclusion BA compost from food waste demonstrated its potential in sustainable food waste management and could be used as a fertilizer. It supports an environmentally closed-loop approach to return the food waste back to the source as plant food.…”
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Brain penetration of peripheral extracellular vesicles from Alzheimer's patients and induction of microglia activation by Hermine Counil, Rummenigge Oliveira Silva, Jean‐Michel Rabanel, Charlotte Zaouter, Mohamed Haddad, Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher, Davide Brambilla, Tamas Fülöp, Shunmoogum A. Patten, Charles Ramassamy

“…To further assess their in vivo transport across the BBB, pEVs were injected into the blood circulation of 2‐days post‐fertilization Tg(flk1:EGFP) zebrafish. The biodistribution of pEVs was monitored at 1 and 24 h post‐injection using confocal microscopy. …”
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Transcriptomic reprogramming and epigenetic regulation underlying pollination-dependent and auxin-induced fruit set in tomato by Xiaohan Li, Xiaohan Li, Xiaohan Li, Bing He, Anis Djari, Pierre Frasse, Elie Maza, Farid Regad, Julien Pirrello, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Mondher Bouzayen

“…Notably, this developmental process can also proceed in the absence of flower fertilization, although it remains unclear whether pollination-dependent and pollination-independent fruit sets undergo similar transcriptomic reprogramming. …”
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Diagnosis of the current Moroccan cumin seeds, related production issues and recommended actions for its development by Abdelmonaim Homrani Bakali, El Mustapha Sekkour, Ahmed Sabri, Eimad dine Tariq Bouhlali, Brahim Ouahzizi, Mohamed Hemmi, Kaoutar El Amraoui, Lalla laaziza Ichir, Adil Essarioui

“…Farmers employ various fertilizers and phytosanitary products, reflecting different levels of agricultural knowledge and practices. …”
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The occurrence and safety evaluation of phthalic acid esters in Oasis agricultural soils of Xinjiang, China by Hejiang Liu, Xiuting Liu, Kai Wang, Xingwang Ma, Haihe Gao, Xuejun Liu, Changrong Yan

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Bone cell differentiation and mineralization in wild-type and osteogenesis imperfecta zebrafish are compromised by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by Francesca Tonelli, Cecilia Masiero, Carla Aresi, Camilla Torriani, Simona Villani, Guido Premoli, Antonio Rossi, Antonella Forlino

“…To this purpose Chi/+ and WT zebrafish expressing the green fluorescent protein under the early osteoblast marker osterix were exposed from 1 to 6 days post fertilization to 0.36, 1.5 and 3.0 mg/L PFOS, 0.005 and 0.5 mg/L PFOA and 0.01, 0.48 and 16.0 mg/L PFHxA, and their development and skeletal phenotype investigated. …”
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FORMATION OF VALUE CHAINS FOR GREEN HYDROGEN by Svitlana O. Fedulova, Oleksandr A. Pivovarov, Andrii Ya. Kalynovskyi

“…In the near future, we can expect the use of green hydrogen in the form of a patented mixture of hydrogen and natural gas (Nythane); in production as a fuel for industrial processes, helping to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and minimizing carbon emissions (Nythane and synthetic gas, Power-to-X technologies); in production as a raw material for the production of ammonia and fertilizers; as hydrogen fuel cells for cars; as well as in the energy production sector. …”
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Continuing the continuous harvests of food production: from the perspective of the interrelationships among cultivated land quantity, quality, and grain yield by Peng Cheng, Yang Zhang, Ke Liu, Xuesong Kong, Shiman Wu, Huafei Yan, Ping Jiang

“…This successive increase in food production in the context of decreasing acreage and ecological deterioration of CL depend mainly on the amount of chemical fertilizer usage, the total power of agricultural machinery and rural electricity consumption. …”
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Probing the Relationships Between Mandaeans (the Followers of John the Baptist), Early Christians, and Manichaeans by Brikha H. S. Nasoraia

“…Indeed, much of the Mandaeans’ thought and practice, especially their rituals of water ablution, have deep origins going back to Sumer, Akkad and Babylonia, reflecting regionally wide influences from right across the Fertile Crescent. Mandaean culture and the Mandaic Aramaic language was of high report in the so-called Patristic period covered by this Special Issue, even in the Arabian Peninsula up until the rise of Islam (634 CE onward), and Mandaeans were honored as a third “People of the Book”—the Sabians (<i>Ṣābeʾun; or ṣobba</i> in modern Iraqi Arabic)—in the Qur’an (2:62; 5:69; 22:17); in the Muslim world, many Mandaic speakers switched language to colloquial Iraqi Arabic and (Arabicized) Persian. …”
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Masculinization of betta fish Betta splendens by embryo immersion in extract of purwoceng Pimpinella alpina by Harton Arfah, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Asep Bulkini

“…The treatments were given by immersion to 35 embryos at eye spots phase or about 28-hours after fertilization, for eight hours. The immersion process was done for 8 hours. …”
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Jane Eyre between the Wars by Patsy Stoneman

“…Sa structure triangulaire, toutefois, s’est avérée fertile pour les écrivains qui examinèrent les relations hommes/femmes dans des époques sociales ultérieures. …”
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Forest management interventions affect the trade-offs of multiple vegetation and soil ecosystem services in walnut forests in the Taihang Mountains, China by Xin Li, Yanmei Chen, Qianyuan Liu, Yanan Liu

“…This study investigated the variations in ESs and their trade-offs in artificial walnut forests in the Taihang Mountains under four human interventions: original shrub-grassland, long-term unmanaged walnut forests, walnut forests with clearing of shrubs and grasses, and walnut forests with clearing of shrubs and grasses and application of fertilizers. These interventions were established after a walnut plantation on shrub-grass-dominated slopes in 2003. …”
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Factors influencing utilization of municipal solid waste compost among urban farmers in western Uganda by Juliet Kiiza Kabasiita, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Julius C. W. Odongo, Emmanuel Opolot

“…The results indicated that annual farm income, access to other soil conditioners, experience with the use of fertilizers, membership to a farmers’ group and the cost of MSW compost significantly influenced farmers’ decision to use MSW compost. …”
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El índice de antropización de la cubierta vegetal como medida de la antropización de áreas naturales protegidas. Caso: Pico Azul-La Escalera, México by Adonis Maikel Ramón Puebla, Manuel Bollo Manent

“…[Resultados]: Los paisajes altamente antropizados representan el 2.45% del territorio, son los más planos, y muestran un predominio de la antropización por actividades agrícolas; los paisajes categorizados como antropizados ocupan el 22.36% del territorio, están relacionados con relieves de baja pendiente y suelos óptimos para la agricultura; los paisajes con calificación media cubren el 24.46% del área y sirven de zona de amortiguamiento entre los paisajes más y menos antropizados; los paisajes de valores bajos de antropización representan el 42.13% y los no modificados el 8.60% del área y representan los paisajes menos accesibles con pendientes más pronunciadas y suelos menos fértiles. [Conclusiones]: Esta propuesta es una opción confiable para diferenciar el grado de antropización de los paisajes y, en particular, para evaluar la modificación de la cobertura vegetal en un área natural protegida. …”
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Evaluation of developmental competence of Sus scrofa domesticus (L.) oocyte-cumulus complexes after intra- and extraovarian vitrification by T. I. Kuzmina, I. V. Chistyakova

“…Chuyko of the NAS of Ukraine) were added to all media. The methods of fertilization and embryo culture are presented in the guidelines developed by us. …”
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