Natural nanofibers embedded in the seed mucilage envelope: composite hydrogels with specific adhesive and frictional properties by Agnieszka Kreitschitz, Stanislav N. Gorb

“…One of the main sources of such hydrogels are mucilaginous seeds and fruits, which produce after hydration a gel-like, transparent capsule, the so-called mucilage envelope. …”
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Application of phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles (SNPs) against Erwinia amylovora causing fire blight disease by Saeed Tarighi, Meysam Soltani Nejad

“…The average sizes of the SNPs were found to be approximately 30 nm, 38 nm, and 55 nm, apple, quince and pear respectively. The pear mature fruits successfully managed to control the rot caused by the disease-causing E. amylovora. …”
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Par-delà les temps qui courent : comment la pandémie de covid-19 nous invite à refonder notre rapport au temps by Coline Ruwet

“…The similarities between the sanitary and ecological crisis have been largely debated. This comparison is fruitful because it allows us to question the metaphysics of time which is not tackled in mainstream economics. …”
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The Impact of Perceived Stress and Coping Adequacy on the Health of Nurses: A Pilot Investigation by Timothy R. Jordan, Jagdish Khubchandani, Michael Wiblishauser

“…In general, the nurses were not healthy: 92% had moderate-to-very high stress levels; 78% slept less than 8 hours of sleep per night; 69% did not exercise regularly; 63% consumed less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day; and 22% were classified as binge drinkers. …”
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Host plants selection of Centranthera grandiflora Benth. and nontargeted metabolomics analysis of its parasitic and non-parasitic samples. by Song Jin, Yuchuan Li, Jun Ni, Haili Xie, Falin Lei, He Liu

“…The results showed that Cyperus iria L. was the best host for C. grandiflora, and when they were mixed sowed, C. grandiflora had a vigorous growth above ground and the haustoria connected obviously below ground, while C. grandiflora could achieve blossoming and fruiting in the same year. Next, nontargeted metabonomics analysis methods were utilized to clarify the differences in metabolites between parasitized and non-parasitized C. grandiflora. …”
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Soil quality based agricultural activity through IoT and wireless sensor network by Zhi Zhou

“…In India, agriculture plays an important role in providing various goods such as vegetables, fruits, grains, etc. Farmers have been producing crops in the fields day and night. …”
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Building Coastal Dunes with Sea Oats and Surrogate Wrack by Natalie Hooton, Debbie L. Miller, Mack Thetford, Sean Claypool

“…Removal of natural beach litter, called “wrack” and defined as “algae, grasses, driftwood, fruits, seeds, and carrion, along with cultural litter,” has frequently had the undesired effect of weakening the establishment and growth of sea oats. …”
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Research Progress on the Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Cereal Detection by WANG Zixi, SHEN Qun, ZHAO Qingyu

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Effect of frost on plants, leaves, and forecast of frost events using convolutional neural networks by Sobia Wassan, Chen Xi, NZ Jhanjhi, Laiqa Binte-Imran

“…How it affects the roots and prevents the growth of plants, vegetables, and fruits? Furthermore, we predicted how the frost will grow and how we should take early precautions to protect our crops? …”
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Choice of Innovative Technologies as a Factor of Modernization of the Industrial Plants by E. A. Panfilova

“…The choice of innovative technologies that contribute to fruitful and qualitative relationships among the actors of the social process acquires significance since there have been changes in the role, objectives and potential of technology. …”
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Botanicals in human nutrition: focus on bioactive food-derived compounds on gut microbiota in gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases by Emanuele Rinninella, Giordana Galeazzi, Elisa Gianferrari, Sabrina Putzu, Pauline Raoul, Marco Cintoni, Francesca Bugli, Maria Cristina Mele, Maura Di Vito

“…Thus, it appears useful to use the dry extract of fruits (or plants) in food for special medical purposes to ensure efficacy and long-term adherence to therapy. …”
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Corps (é)conduits : La construction d’un regard-machine dans Crash (1996) et Cosmopolis (2012) de David Cronenberg by Guilhem Billaudel

“…It may nevertheless be fruitful to question the possibility of a third perspective, that of the cars on which Crash and Cosmopolis focus, inasmuch as they are essential and close to being actual characters. …”
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Didactics of African Languages and English for Specific Purposes: Integrated Approaches for Hybrid Learning by Ibrahima KARAMOKO & Nongoiala Sidiky SILUE

“…What didactic strategies allow a fruitful interaction between these two linguistic systems? …”
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Methodological Considerations for the Use of Longitudinal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Healthcare Research by Marta Wanat, William Day, Michael Larkin

“…IPA’s unique focus on idiography, phenomenology and hermeneutics can be particularly fruitful when engaging with temporal dimensions. Yet, applying longitudinal design to any qualitative study is complex; it requires thoughtful consideration of how we embed temporal lenses through the whole study cycle and goes beyond collecting data 'more than once’. …”
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Resveratrol, Piceatannol, Curcumin, and Quercetin as Therapeutic Targets in Gastric Cancer—Mechanisms and Clinical Implications for Natural Products by Paulina Warias, Paulina Plewa, Agata Poniewierska-Baran

“…Quercetin, a flavonoid found in various fruits and vegetables, induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis while enhancing the efficacy of conventional therapies. …”
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Burden of Hypertension in the Capital of Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kabul City, 2015 by Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed

“…In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, age, general obesity, central obesity, smoking, moderate physical activity, and taking fruits 3 days or less weekly were statistically significant predictors of hypertension. …”
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Rise of Love and the People: French Matter and Manner in the Early Victorian Drama of Edward Bulwer-Lytton by Ana Fernández-Caparrós Turina

“…In the short period between 1837, when Queen Victoria came to the throne, and 1843, when the Theatre Regulation Act amended the Licensing Act of 1737 and thus reconfigured theatrical freedom and production in the United Kingdom, the fruitful collaboration of renowned novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton and actor and theatrical manager William Charles Macready would prove to be decisive in shaping early Victorian drama and setting high standards in production and artistic integrity, which would be followed by successive managers. …”
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Connecting resonance theory with social‐ecological thinking: Conceptualizing self‐world relationships in the context of sustainability transformations by Florian Brossette, Claudia Bieling

“…We propose resonance theory by the German sociologist Hartmut Rosa as a fruitful framework to advance social‐ecological thinking. …”
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Christianity and Islam - the development of modern science nad the genesis of the modern (just) state by D. F. M. Strauss

“…Although the more recent attempts of Islamic countries to benefit from the fruits of the modern natural sciences  inspired them to introduce the teaching of the natural sciences within the Muslim world, these countries did not succeed in benefiting from the significant transformation of the medieval empires  into modern democratic states. …”
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Building Coastal Dunes with Sea Oats and Surrogate Wrack by Natalie Hooton, Debbie L. Miller, Mack Thetford, Sean Claypool

“…Removal of natural beach litter, called “wrack” and defined as “algae, grasses, driftwood, fruits, seeds, and carrion, along with cultural litter,” has frequently had the undesired effect of weakening the establishment and growth of sea oats. …”
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