Tackling Environmental Problems from the Root: An Ibuanyidanda Perspective by Peter Bisong

“… There are series of reports in the media, books, conferences, symposia, et cetera of the deplorable condition of our natural environment. This crisis afflicting the environment occasioned by increasing human activities has reached the level that, the survival of the human species itself is threatened. …”
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How Phenolic Compounds Profile and Antioxidant Activity Depend on Botanical Origin of Honey—A Case of Polish Varietal Honeys by Katarzyna Jaśkiewicz, Teresa Szczęsna, Jacek Jachuła

“…Honey contains natural biologically active compounds, and its preventive and healing properties are primarily linked to its antioxidant activity. …”
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Food Intake and Core Body Temperature of Pups and Adults in a db Mouse Line Deficient in the Long Form of the Leptin Receptor without Misty Mutation by Wijang Pralampita Pulong, Miharu Ushikai, Emi Arimura, Masaharu Abe, Hiroaki Kawaguchi, Masahisa Horiuchi

“…Therefore, we established a line of db mice without the misty mutation using natural mating. Adult (8 weeks of age) homozygous db/db mice displayed significantly higher core body weight (BW) and FI and significantly lower core BT than WT mice. …”
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Sulfated and Phosphorylated Agarose as Biomaterials for a Biomimetic Paradigm for FGF-2 Release by Aurelien Forget, V. Prasad Shastri

“…To access injectable biomaterials that can mimic such natural electrostatic interactions between soluble signals and macromolecules and mechanically tunable environments, the backbone of agarose, a thermogelling marine–algae-derived polysaccharide, was modified with sulfate, phosphate, and carboxylic moieties and the interaction and release of FGF-2 from these functionalized hydrogels was assessed by ELISA in vitro and CAM assay in ovo. …”
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Microplastic in the Soil Environment – Classification and Sources in Relation to Research Conducted in Poland by Monika Kisiel, Agnieszka Poniatowska, Anita Kaliszewicz

“…They can be found in the natural environment in various morphological forms, e.g., as fibres, granules, scraps, spheres, particles or fragments, e.g., film, of primary or secondary origin. …”
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Effect of weed residue application on rice-straw decomposition and soil fungi-to-bacteria ratios by Jin-Feng Lin, Yoshitaka Uchida

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of weeds that naturally grow in rice paddy ecosystems could accelerate the decomposition rate of rice straw. …”
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Nacionalismo militarista cotidiano en las escuelas de la dictadura chilena: usos rituales de los actos cívicos y las efemérides (1973-1980) by Sebastián Neut Aguayo, Pablo Neut Aguayo

“…Conclusions: The attempt to implant a military-nationalist vision through daily school rituals was relatively successful since, while part of the students naturalized the existence of such military-nationalism, another part opposed it through the transgression/resistance of the very rituality that promoted it. …”
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Phylogenomic and mitogenomic data can accelerate inventorying of tropical beetles during the current biodiversity crisis by Michal Motyka, Dominik Kusy, Matej Bocek, Renata Bilkova, Ladislav Bocak

“…The phylogenomic backbone enabled the integrative delimitation of robustly defined natural genus-group units that will inform future research. …”
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The Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Novel Subunit Vaccine in the Prevention of <i>Cryptosporidium parvum</i>-Caused Diarrhoea in Neonatal Calves by Martine Reijnders, Mark van Roosmalen, Hans Holtslag, Susan Arts, Suzanne Pel, Divine Dufé, Marianne Kaashoek, Geert Vertenten, Tine van Werven, Steven Sietsma, Christophe Roy, Nicolas Herman

“…In these studies, its effectiveness in the field was evaluated. The natural challenge and clinical disease caused by <i>Cryptosporidium parvum</i> in the calves in these studies was, however, not high enough to show a significant reduction of most of the clinical signs, although all trends were in favour of the vaccination groups. …”
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COVID-19 Lockdowns Improve Air Quality in the South-East Asian Regions, as Seen by the Remote Sensing Satellites by Abirlal Metya, Panini Dagupta, Santanu Halder, S. Chakraborty, Yogesh K. Tiwari

“…The differential reduction was attributed to man made versus natural activities. This study is helpful to policy makers in mitigating the air-pollution on a long-term perspective.…”
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Viscoelastic hydrodynamics and holography by Jay Armas, Akash Jain

“…We reformulate classical elasticity effective field theory using surface calculus in which the Goldstone scalars naturally define the position of higher-dimensional crystal cores, covering both elastic and smectic crystal phases. …”
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Crise hídrica e reestruturação produtiva agrícola no Rio Grande do Norte. by Bruno Lopes da Silva, Adriano Lima Troleis

“…It is concluded from the strategies used that the agricultural productive structure of the state of Rio Grande do Norte is organized in a dichotomous way, with two very distinct groups of producers: on the one hand the small producers of family agriculture, with smaller technological- financial, less state assistance, and greater dependence on rainfall; and on the other hand, producers linked to modern agriculture, from the field of irrigated fruit production, who have high capitalization and technological structuring, making them less dependent on the state and natural conditions of precipitation, and with greater production capacity.…”
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The Joola civilization and the management of mangroves in Lower Casamance, Senegal by Claudette Soumbane Diatta, Malick Diouf, Amadou Abdoul Sow, Charlotte Karibuhoye

“…These practices are animated by various representations that crystallize their behaviors in totems, taboos, rituals and the sacredness of natural spaces. However, with the adoption of monotheistic religions notably Islam and Christianity, certain prohibitions and beliefs that have preserved these spaces are disappearing and that mangroves are deteriorating. …”
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Water Using Zeolite Derived from Agro-Wastes and Clays: A Review by Ismael Kithinji Kinoti, Joanne Ogunah, Cyprian Muturia M’Thiruaine, Joseph Mwiti Marangu

“…This review aims to discuss the role of low-cost zeolites in their removal of heavy metals and the feasibility of agro-wastes and natural clays in the synthesis of zeolites. Recent research studies based on the synthesis of zeolites from clays and agro-wastes and their application in heavy metal removal have been reviewed and discussed. …”
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Control of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> in Seafood Using the Combination of Lytic Phages and Citric Acid by Xiaoshuang Zheng, Lu Gao, Lei Yuan, Caowei Chen, Zhenquan Yang

“…Collectively, our results show that combining phages and citric acid is a natural and efficient method of controlling <i>V. parahaemolyticus</i> growth in seafood.…”
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Learning dynamics of muscle synergies during non-biomimetic control maps by King Chun Tse, Patricia Capsi-Morales, Cristina Piazza

“…Intuitive mapping aligns body movements with control actions to replicate natural limb control, whereas non-intuitive mapping (or non-biomimetic) lacks a direct correlation between aspects, allowing one body movement to influence multiple DoFs. …”
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Waste Management in Sustainable Disaster Management by Ülker Aslı Güler

“…Rapid increase in population, uncontrollable urbanization, degradation of natural environment, global climate change and unpredictable hazards and risks and affect the magnitude of disasters and create significant grievances in communities. …”
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Nasal Rehabilitation in a Patient After Basal Cell Carcinoma and Radiotherapy: A Case Report by Tamana Barakati, Hedayatullah Ehsan, Omid Humkar, Hassina Shadab, Munir Ahmad Ibrahimkhil

“…Key considerations included anatomical accuracy, symmetry, and color matching to ensure a natural appearance. Emphasis was placed on patient‐centered care, addressing both physical and psychological aspects. …”
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Role of tomato plant-derived food sources on Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, parasitic wasp of Tuta absoluta by Angeliki Syropoulou, Joel González-Cabrera, Judit Arnó, Pablo Urbaneja-Bernat

“…The larval parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris Marsh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is widely distributed in northeastern Spain and has shown promise as a natural enemy in this region. Recent studies have demonstrated that access to floral nectar can improve the biological parameters of this parasitic wasp. …”
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Radio and Radial Radio Numbers of Certain Sunflower Extended Graphs by Mohammed K. A. Kaabar, Kins Yenoke

“…For any integer k, 1≤k≤d, radio k−coloring of G is an assignment φ of color (positive integer) to the vertices of G such that da,b+φa−φb≥1+k, ∀a,b∈VG, where da,b is the distance between a and b in G. The biggest natural number in the range of φ is called the radio k−chromatic number of G, and it is symbolized by rckφ. …”
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