Intra- and interspecific variability of <i>Mentha arvensis</i> L. and <i>M. Canadensis</i> L. by M. V. Semenova, O. L. Enina, O. V. Shelepova

“…Plants collected in the natural flora of the Russian Far East showed a greater resemblance in essential oil composition and ISSR markers to the European group of M. arvensis than to plants from Indochina, which, according to the data obtained, belonged to M. сanadensis. …”
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Behavior of Low Grade Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Made with Fresh and Recycled Brick Aggregates by Md. Shariful Islam, Mohammad Al Amin Siddique

“…In recent years, recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste (CDW) have been widely accepted in construction sectors as the replacement of coarse aggregate in order to minimize the excessive use of natural resources. In this paper, an experimental investigation is carried out to observe the influence of low grade steel fiber reinforcements on the stress-strain behavior of concrete made with recycled and fresh brick aggregates. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Crude Extracts from <i>Cylindrospermum alatosporum</i> NR125682 and <i>Loriellopsis cavernicola</i> NR117881 by Albert Olufemi Ikhane, Foluso Oluwagbemiga Osunsanmi, Rebamang Anthony Mosa, Andrew Rowland Opoku

“…The challenges of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to human health have pushed for the discovery of a new antibiotics agent from natural products. Cyanobacteria are oxygen-producing photosynthetic prokaryotes found in a variety of water habitats. …”
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How can urban expansion and ecological preservation be balanced? A simulation of the spatial dynamics of production-living-ecological spaces in the Huaihe River Eco-Economic Belt by Tonghui Yu, Shanshan Jia, Yu Zhang, Xufeng Cui

“…This disruption highlights the growing tensions between industrial expansion, residential development, and the preservation of natural habitats, thereby escalating environmental challenges in the region. …”
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Utilization of Sanitized Human Excreta and Wood Ash for Establishing Multipurpose <i>Ficus Thonningii</i> Blume in a Degraded Tantalum Technosol by D. Neina

“…Yet, these are indispensable in areas with a limited supply of organic materials and high demand for natural resources. This study evaluated the effects of HE and WA on the growth and establishment of Ficus thonningii Blume (ficus) in a pegmatite-rich tantalum Technosol. …”
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Determining the Amount of Earthquake Displacement Using Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (D-InSAR) and Satellite Images of Sentinel-1 A: A Case Study of Sarpol-... by Jacob Cherian

“…It’s important to determine displacement due to natural disasters such as earthquakes. So, it’s essential to identify height changes occurring on Earth due to these movements. …”
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Conservation of plant biodiversity by biotechnology methods by N. V. Romadanova, S. V. Kushnarenko

“…Several methods of plant preservation are currently used in the Republic of Kazakhstan: 1) field gene banks in natural growing areas and pomological collections; 2) preservation of seeds at +4°С, –18°С, and –196°С; 3) сold storage of in vitro shoots at +4°С and +10 ± 2°С; 4) cryopreservation of plant tissues and organs at –196°C; 5) preservation of plant DNA at –80°C.Ex situ field collections of plants in Kazakhstan are maintained in botanical gardens of the Republic, arboretums, pomological gardens, nurseries, peasant and farm enterprises, and personal plots. …”
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Free Radical Scavenging, Anti-Infectious, and Toxicity Activities from Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.f.) Bedd. Extracts by Rudi Hendra, Rohimatul Khodijah, Muhammad Almurdani, Yuli Haryani, Ari Satia Nugraha, Neni Frimayanti, Hilwan Yuda Teruna, Rizky Abdulah

“…Bedd is a promising source of natural antioxidants and antiplasmodial agents.…”
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Osteoblastic Differentiation and Mitigation of the Inflammatory Response in Titanium Alloys Decorated with Oligopeptides by Aroa Álvarez-López, Raquel Tabraue-Rubio, Rafael Daza, Luis Colchero, Gustavo V. Guinea, Martine Cohen-Solal, José Pérez-Rigueiro, Daniel González-Nieto

“…Critical-sized defects, exceeding the body’s natural healing ability, demand the use of temporary or permanent devices like artificial joints or bone substitutes. …”
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Conceptos e historia del cese menstrual: un acercamiento género-sensitivo by Ivannia Chinchilla-Badilla, Andrés Castillo-Vargas

“…Tras el abordaje analítico, concluye que es imperativa la necesidad de aportar a las ciencias de la salud nuevos marcos referenciales que brinden una visión menos estigmatizante de tal proceso natural, desde la cual puedan cuestionar y ampliar sus posicionamientos respecto a la atención de las mujeres en edad mediana que experimentan el cese menstrual.  …”
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An Attenuated Cytomegalovirus Vaccine with a Deletion of a Viral Chemokine Gene Is Protective against Congenital CMV Transmission in a Guinea Pig Model by Michael P. Leviton, Juan C. Lacayo, K. Yeon Choi, Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado, Andrew Wey, Mark R. Schleiss

“…In spite of attenuation, the vaccine was immunogenic, eliciting antibody responses comparable to those observed in natural infection. To assess its protective potential as a vaccine, either recombinant virus or placebo was used to immunize seronegative female guinea pigs. …”
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A survey of the commercial traits and antioxidant status of goat milk in Mediterranean pastoral farms by Manuel Delgado-Pertiñez, Juan M. Mancilla-Leytón, Eduardo Morales-Jerrett, Sara Muñoz-Vallés, Verónica Cruz, Yolanda Mena

“…Area of study: Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park (Southern Spain). Material and methods: The commercial traits (total solids, fat, protein, lactose, bacterial and somatic cell counts) and TAC of milk were determined monthly throughout the year. …”
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Exploring nonlinear and interaction effects of urban campus built environments on exercise walking using crowdsourced data by Bo Lu, Bo Lu, Qingyun Liu, Hao Liu, Tianxiang Long, Tianxiang Long

“…IntroductionUniversity campuses, with their abundant natural resources and sports facilities, are essential in promoting walking activities among students, faculty, and nearby communities. …”
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Correlation of Total Polyphenolic Content with Antioxidant Activity of Hydromethanolic Extract and Their Fractions of the Salvia officinalis Leaves from Different Regions of Morocc... by Zakaria Khiya, Yassine Oualcadi, Abderrahmane Gamar, Fatima Berrekhis, Touria Zair, Fatima EL Hilali

“…Due to their antioxidant property, the leaf extracts from Salvia officinalis are used as natural preservative ingredients in food and/or pharmaceutical industries.…”
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Comparison of Aging Performances and Mechanisms: Super-Durable Fire-Resistant “Xuan Paper” Versus Chinese Traditional Xuan Paper by Li-Ying Dong, Ying-Jie Zhu, Jin Wu, Han-Ping Yu

“…In this article, the super-durable fire-resistant “Xuan paper” based on ultralong HAP nanowires and the traditional Xuan paper based on cellulose fibers were evaluated by the accelerated aging method for 1200 days at 105 °C in air, which is the equivalent of 10,000 years of natural aging in the ambient environment. The aging mechanism of the traditional Xuan paper was further investigated by studying the fiber length/width and their distributions, morphology, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, H–nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, and C–nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of cellulose fibers before and after the accelerated aging. …”
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Effects of marble waste on shear strength and pullout resistance of sand reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Waqas Ahmad, Beenish Jehan Khan

“…Therefore, GFRP bars embedded in optimized MWS mixtures are proposed as a sustainable and eco-friendly soil-reinforcement method, which is also helpful in reducing the depletion of natural resources and promoting a circular economy.…”
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Ishophloroglucin A Isolated from <i>Ishige okamurae</i> Protects Glomerular Cells from Methylglyoxal-Induced Diacarbonyl Stress and Inhibits the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropath... by Chi-Heung Cho, Min-Gyeong Kim, Bomi Ryu, Sang-Hoon Lee

“…Overall, these results suggest that IPA has the potential to be utilized as a useful natural agent for the prevention and management of AGE-related diabetic nephropathy, owing to its strong anti-glycation activity.…”
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INONDATIONS TORRENTIELLES EN ZONES MONTAGNEUSES AFFÉRENTES AU GOLFE DU MEXIQUE by JEAN-NOËL SALOMON

“…The example of mountainous areas in the Mexican Gulf, Caribbean Sea, shows that climate change was by no means minor, the renewed outbreak of natural disasters triggered by global warming having a major detrimental impact on the environment and the economy with severest consequences for the poorest populations, who can hardly cope with such hazards, a situation that may result in grave social problems.…”
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Microclimate monitoring in commercial tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) greenhouse production and its effect on plant growth, yield and fruit quality by Jakub Šalagovič, Dorien Vanhees, Pieter Verboven, Kristof Holsteens, Bert Verlinden, Marlies Huysmans, Bram Van de Poel, Bram Van de Poel, Bart Nicolaï, Bart Nicolaï, Bart Nicolaï

“…In conclusion, we showed that even small, naturally occurring, differences in local environment conditions within a greenhouse may influence the rate of plant and fruit growth. …”
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Optimization of construction costs and energy consumption during the operation period of residential buildings (Case study: common residential buildings in Tehran) by Meysam Zekavat, Mansoureh Tahabaz, Mohammad Reza Hafezi

“…Buildings are one of the main pillars of economic and social development of countries that consume a large part of energy and natural resources. The purpose of writing this article is to calculate the energy consumption of a building in one year, determine the energy label and then optimize some of its features in order to reduce construction costs and reduce energy consumption of the operation phase. …”
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