Improvement of soil quality through biochar in rice under wastewater irrigated soil: Effects on heavy metals reduction by Sayon Mukherjee, Satish Kumar Singh, Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta, Abhik Patra, Surendra Singh Jatav

“…Conclusion: Overall, application of biochar is proven to reduce the metals accumulation in rice plant parts and grains rendering it a good amendment. Research Highlights • Biochar and its subsequent modification reduce the heavy metals content in different plant parts of rice • Application of H3PO4 modified biochar at 10 t ha-1 has declined the root concentration of Cr alone by 24.5% • FeCl3 modified biochar also reduced all heavy metals uptake in different plant parts • Performance of modified biochar at lower rates can produce statistically similar results with the higher dose of simple biochar • Reduction of translocation coefficient and translocation factor within plant emphasizes the beneficial effect of biochar application to crop …”
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Innovations in bioethanol production: A comprehensive review of feedstock generations and technology advances by Abeer Kazmi, Tahira Sultana, Amir Ali, Aneela Nijabat, Gaojie Li, Hongwei Hou

“…Traditional feedstocks (first-generation feedstock) consist of cereal grains, sugar cane, and sugar beets. However, lignocellulosic (second-generation), microbial biomass (third-generation), and genetically modified microalgae (fourth-generation) based feedstocks have been researched due to concerns about the sustainability of food. …”
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Investigating the impact of oligo-chitosan on the growth dynamics and yield traits of Oryza sativa L. ‘BRRI dhan29’ under subtropical conditions by Afrina Rahman, Rayhan Ahammed, Jayanta Roy, Md Liton Mia, Mohammad Abdul Kader, Mubarak A. Khan, Md Harun Rashid, Uttam Kumer Sarker, Md Romij Uddin, Md Shafiqul Islam

“…On the basis of assessed treatments in yield contributing characters and yield, the highest plant height was (91.8 cm), no. of grains panicle−1 (145.29), grain yield (6.37 t ha−1), straw yield (6.47 t ha−1). …”
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Dielectric Temperature Stability and Enhanced Energy-Storage Performance of Sr_0.4Ba_0.6(Zr_0.2Ti_0.2Sn_0.2Ta_0.2Nb<sub>... by Yingying Zhao, Ziao Li, Shiqiang Yang, Pu Mao, Ruirui Kang

“…By utilizing the high-entropy approach, the resulting SBN40-H ceramics demonstrated extremely fine grains, averaging 0.58 μm in size. Furthermore, these ceramics possessed a high bandgap of 3.35 eV, which, when combined with the small grain size, contributed to a remarkable breakdown strength of 570.01 kV/cm. …”
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Optimizing strength and corrosion resistance of the metastable β-alloy Ti–35Nb–7Zr–5Ta alloy by equal-channel angular pressing by R. Silva, J. Silva, C.C. Viana, C.R.M. Afonso, P. Hammer, D.C.C. Magalhães, A.H. Plaine, C.A.D. Rovere

“…This study examines how microstructural evolution through equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) at room temperature and 300 °C influences Young's modulus, hardness, and corrosion resistance. ECAP refines grain size and promotes nanocrystalline β-phase grains, α'' phase decomposition, and ω phase precipitation. …”
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On the nascent wind of oxygen-rich AGB stars: scrutiny of a sample of nearby stars by Darriulat, Pierre, Hoai, Do Thi, Nhung, Pham Thi Tuyet, Diep, Pham Ngoc, Ngoc, Nguyen Bich, Thai, Tran Thi, Anh, Pham Tuan

“…The commonly accepted mechanism governing the formation of the nascent wind in oxygen-rich AGB stars combines an initial boost above the photosphere, given by shock waves resulting from stellar pulsations and convective cell partition, with a subsequent acceleration fuelled by the radiation pressure of the star on dust grains. We use six nearby stars, for which detailed studies of visible and infrared observations at the VLT and millimetre observations at ALMA are available, to assess the extent to which the validity of this picture is currently corroborated. …”
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The contrasting origins of glauconite in the shallow marine environment highlight this mineral as a marker of paleoenvironmental conditions by Tribovillard, Nicolas, Bout-Roumazeilles, Viviane, Abraham, Romain, Ventalon, Sandra, Delattre, Marion, Baudin, François

“…Being chemically and physically resistant, glauconite is a mineral that is often reworked, like quartz grains. This is frequently the case of the Jurassic deposits of the Boulonnais, where glauconite, almost ubiquitous, either in traces or in significant proportions of the sediments, presents a grain size sorting attesting to its transport and reworking. …”
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Synergistic toughening of welds through adding SiC nanoparticles and modulating oscillating laser by Mingjun Zhang, Rui Wang, Xiaobing Pang, Jian Zhang, Cong Mao, Bo Cheng, Longzhou Dai, Heqing Li, Jing Guo, Zhuming Bi

“…At a modulation frequency of 150 Hz, the average size of grains was refined from 24.30 to 5.87 μm, and the maximum intensity at the 0001 direction of texture had a reduction over 86%. …”
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The interaction between dynamic recrystallization and twinning during the hot compression in a novel nickel-based superalloy by Xingyun Fan, Lingxiang Zhong, Yanzhuo Liu, Jianmin Cui, Hongqiang Du, Yongsheng Wei, Yingnan Shi, Xinmei Hou, Jinhui Wang, Peipeng Jin

“…The growth of DTs suppressed the growth of the DRXed grains and thus refined the grain.…”
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Evaluation of <i>Brachypodium</i> spp. System Model Against <i>Fusarium poae</i> by Florencia Arroyo, Mauro Martínez, Agustín Arata, María V. Moreno, Marie Dufresne, Sebastián A. Stenglein, María I. Dinolfo

“…This species has been considered a relatively weak pathogen compared to <i>F. graminearum</i>, but its importance has increased due to its occurrence in cereal grains worldwide. Considering the advantages of using <i>B. distachyon</i> as a plant model and the importance of <i>F. poae</i> in crops, our study aimed to evaluate the potential use of <i>Brachypodium</i> as a plant model to evaluate the compatible interaction with <i>F. poae</i>. …”
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Sustainable remediation of Cd-contaminated farmland through the rotation of rapeseed–rice varieties with different Cd accumulation potentials by Liang Wang, Qiqing Liu, Jingyi Fu, Yuxuan Xiao, Jun Yang, Xiaoyong Liao

“…The study found that a rapeseed and rice rotation with appropriate varieties could reduce the rice grain Cd content, increase rice yield, and remove soil Cd without affecting agricultural production efficiency. …”
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Little Red Dots: Rapidly Growing Black Holes Reddened by Extended Dusty Flows by Zhengrong Li, Kohei Inayoshi, Kejian Chen, Kohei Ichikawa, Luis C. Ho

“…The UV−optical spectrum is described by dust-attenuated AGN emission, featuring a red optical continuum at λ  > 4000 Å and a flat UV spectral shape established through a gray extinction curve at λ  < 3000 Å, due to the absence of small-size grains. There is no need for additional stellar emission or AGN scattered light. …”
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Survey of nutritional intake status in college baseball players by Yoko Iio, Hana Kozai, Mamoru Tanaka, Yukihiro Mori, Manato Seguchi, Yuka Aoyama, Morihiro Ito

“…Calcium, zinc, copper, manganese, insoluble dietary fiber, iodine, and molybdenum intake was higher in the second team compared with the fourth team. Intake of grains, sugar, dairy, and total energy was significantly higher in the second team compared with the fourth team. …”
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Transitions of deformation mechanisms in new metastable β-titanium Ti-1500G alloy by Yongqiang Ye, Yuanfei Han, Siyuan Zhang, Jianwen Le, Fu Chen, Jiaming Zhang, Chunyu Shen, Guangfa Huang, Shewei Xin, Weijie Lu, Di Zhang

“…Otherwise, low strain rates promote α phases-dislocation interactions to accelerate the DRX grains nucleation. The DMM with various physical parameters is an efficient approach for guiding the thermomechanical processing of ultrahigh-strength titanium alloy large-scale components to reduce cracking tendency.…”
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Disruption of Energy Metabolism and Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis in Honglian Type-Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (HL-CMS) Rice Pollen by Wang Mingyue, Zhao Weibo, Feng Xiaoya, Chen Yi, Li Junhao, Fu Jinmei, Yan Yingchun, Chu Zhaohui, Huang Wenchao

“…HL-CMS is characterized by gametophytic sterility, where the aborted pollen grains are empty, and the tapetal layer remains intact. …”
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Odyssey of environmental and microbial interventions in maize crop improvement by Alok Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Srivastava, Parul Johri, Manish Dwivedi, Radhey Shyam Kaushal, Mala Trivedi, Tarun Kumar Upadhyay, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Irfan Ahmad, Mohd Saeed, Sorabh Lakhanpal

“…Maize (Zea mays) is India’s third-largest grain crop, serving as a primary food source for at least 30% of the population and sustaining 900 million impoverished people globally. …”
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The PHD transcription factor Cti6 is involved in the fungal colonization and aflatoxin B1 biological synthesis of Aspergillus flavus by Zhang Mengjuan, Lin Guanglan, Pan Xiaohua, Song Weitao, Tan Can, Chen Xuan, Yang Yanling, Zhuang Zhenhong

“…Crops models analysis showed that A. flavus Cti6 plays vital role in colonization and the production of AFB1 on the host grains mainly via PHD domain. Bioinformatics analysis showed Cti6 is conservative in Aspergillus spp., and mCherry mediated subcellular localization showed that most Cti6 accumulated in the nuclei, which reflected that Cti6 performed its important biological function in the nuclei in Aspergillus spp.. …”
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Achieving equiaxed and lamellar TiAl alloys via cold-cathode electron beam additive manufacturing with dual-wire synergistic control by Yilei Shi, Shuili Gong, Haiying Xu, Wei Chen, Zhuang Wang, Guang Yang, Xin Liu, Bojin Qi

“…Furthermore, a detailed comparison between Ti48Al alloy and Ti48Al1Mo0.45Zr0.3Si alloy was carried out, focusing on aspects such as grain morphology, chemical composition homogeneity, phase constitution, and mechanical properties. …”
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Foliar Application and Translocation of Radiolabeled Zinc Oxide Suspension vs. Zinc Sulfate Solution by Soybean Plants by Anita Beltrame, João Paulo Rodrigues Marques, Mariana Ayres Rodrigues, Eduardo de Almeida, Márcio Arruda Bacchi, Elisabete Aparecida De Nadai Fernandes, Rafael Otto, Hudson Wallace Pereira de Carvalho

“…After two sprayings, V4 and V8, the partition of radiolabeled Zn in plants treated with ZnO and ZnSO₄ was 92.56% and 92.18% in treated leaves, 0.92% and 0.70% in stems, 0.52% and 0.39% in roots, 5.60% and 6.15% in newly expanded non-treated leaves, and 0.43% and 0.61% in grains, respectively. The total fraction translocated from the application tissue was 0.79% and 1.91% for ZnO and ZnSO₄, respectively, after 12 days and 8.03% and 8.48% for ZnO and ZnSO₄, respectively, after 72 days. …”
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Timing Matters: The Impact of Sowing Dates on Photosynthetic Traits and Biomass Accumulation in Hybrid Winter Wheat by Yulu Zhang, Wenlu Li, Zixin Zhu, Ludi Zhao, Hongxiao Duan, Hongmei Ge, Changxing Zhao

“…D1 had higher thousand-grain weight (TGW) but lower number of grains per unit area (GN); D3 had lower TGW, while the GN was not significantly higher, and D2 was effective in improving seed yield. …”
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