Ground Hemp Fibers as Filler/Reinforcement for Thermoplastic Biocomposites by Amir Etaati, Selvan Pather, Moloud Rahman, Hao Wang

“…The results can be extended to different types of natural fibres.…”
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Noninvasive Method for a Statewide Survey of Eastern Hellbenders Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Using Environmental DNA by Amy J. Santas, Tyler Persaud, Barbara A. Wolfe, Jenise M. Bauman

“…Two-liter samples were adequate to detect hellbender presence in natural waterways where hellbenders have been previously surveyed in both Ohio and Kentucky—1 L samples were not reliable. …”
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Multivariate Drought Frequency Analysis and Risk Assessment: A case study for Kahramanmaras Province by Musa Eşit, Mehmet İshak Yüce

“…Drought is a natural disaster that occurs in nearly all climatic regions as a result of seasonal or longer-term lack of precipitation. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Flood Hazard in Nirchay River Basin Using HEC-HMS Model and and fuzzy logic by fariba sfandyary darabad, mansour kheirizade, masoud rahimi

“…Floods are one of the most abundant and destructive natural disasters that every year are caused heavy losses of life and property. …”
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Study on the Influence of Scaling‐Up in the Transesterification Process for the Synthesis of Biodegradable Monoglycerides of Fatty Acids by Roland Nagy, Rebeka Bejczi

“…Scaling‐up the synthesis of biodegradable non‐ionic surfactants from natural sources presents challenges in maintaining physicochemical properties. …”
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Antioxidant Capacity and Radical Scavenging Effect of Polyphenol Rich Mallotus philippenensis Fruit Extract on Human Erythrocytes: An In Vitro Study by Mayank Gangwar, Manish Kumar Gautam, Amit Kumar Sharma, Yamini B. Tripathi, R. K. Goel, Gopal Nath

“…Our finding further provides evidence that Mallotus fruit extract is a potential natural source of antioxidants which have a protective role on human Erythrocytes exhibiting minimum hemolytic activity and this justified its uses in folklore medicines.…”
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Global competitiveness research by Anđelić Slavica, Trišić Marko, Petrović Jovana

“…The level of competitiveness is determined by productivity - ability to produce goods and services using existing human, financial, natural and other resources. Productivity determines the standard of living of the country or a region, capital income, preservation of national wealth. …”
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Where be dragons? by Miguel Andrade

“…The habitat of dragons encompasses a variety of natural environments throughout Old Norse-Icelandic literature. …”
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The Importance of the Prenyl Group in the Activities of Osthole in Enhancing Bone Formation and Inhibiting Bone Resorption In Vitro by Yuan-Kun Zhai, Ya-Lei Pan, Yin-Bo Niu, Chen-Rui Li, Xiang-Long Wu, Wu-Tu Fan, Ting-Li Lu, Qi-Bing Mei, Cory J. Xian

“…Recently, prenyl group in natural products has been proposed as an active group to enhance the osteogenesis process. …”
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Turkey’s Drought Status Associated with Climate Change by Emine Su Turan

“…One of the most harmful and least recognized natural disasters is drought. There are many reasons for the increase in drought in our semi-arid climate. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of a Rigid Body Mounting System with Flexible Foundation Subject to Fluid Loading by J.S. Tao, G.R. Liu, K.Y. Lam

“…The results show that, compared with the rigid foundation, the force transmission is reduced and system natural frequencies are shifted. The detailed analysis demonstrates that the force reduction and frequency shifting are more obvious at low frequencies where the receptance value is significant. …”
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Optimization of the Extraction Protocol for Pacific Ciguatoxins from Marine Products Prior to Analysis Using the Neuroblastoma Cell-Based Assay by Thomas Yon, Philippe Cruchet, Jérôme Viallon, J. Sam Murray, Emillie Passfield, Mireille Chinain, Hélène Taiana Darius, Mélanie Roué

“…In addition, a reduction in adverse matrix effects in the CBA-N2a analyses was demonstrated with naturally contaminated specimens, increasing the sensitivity of the method, which now meets the very low guidance level recommended by international agencies. …”
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Characterization of sustainable bacterial cellulose fabricated with Vietnamese ingredients for potential textile applications: Tensile and handle properties by Rajkishore Nayak, Donna Cleveland, Frances Joseph

“…There has been growing demand for biomaterials due to their natural origin, nontoxicity and biodegradability properties. …”
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Investigations on segmentation-based fractal texture for texture classification in the presence of Gaussian noise. by Shamik Tiwari, Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, Izzatdin Abdul Aziz, Deepak Gupta, Antima Jain, Hairulnizam Mahdin, Senthil Athithan, Rahmat Hidayat

“…These models are evaluated on natural textures from Kylberg Texture Dataset 1.0. …”
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Association of Interleukin-18 Gene Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Visceral Leishmaniasis in Endemic Area of Bihar, an Indian Population by Dinesh Kumar, Puja Tiwary, Jaya Chakravarty, Shyam Sundar

“…Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a cytokine that mediates Th1 response by inducing interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) production in T cells and natural killer cells. Genetic polymorphisms in the IL-18 gene have been found to be associated with its expression in cancer, tuberculosis, HBV infection, and various other diseases. …”
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The landscape of nucleotide diversity in Drosophila melanogaster is shaped by mutation rate variation by Barroso, Gustavo V, Dutheil, Julien Y

“…Attempts to answer this question have sparked debate about the roles of neutral stochastic processes and natural selection in molecular evolution. However, the mechanisms of evolution do not act in isolation, and integrative models that simultaneously consider the influence of multiple factors on diversity are lacking; without them, confounding factors lurk in the estimates. …”
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The Efficacy and Mechanism of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Diabetic Kidney Disease by Zhenzhen Lu, Yifei Zhong, Wangyi Liu, Ling Xiang, Yueyi Deng

“…Although some achievements have been made in the exploration of the pathogenesis of DKD, the currently available clinical treatment methods are still not completely effective in preventing the progress of DKD to ESRD. CHM composed of natural products has traditionally been used for symptom relief, which may offer new insights into therapeutic development of DKD. …”
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Słodkie życie i martwa natura. Milczenie jako aspekt recepcji dzieła sztuki by Łukasz Kiepuszewski

“… Swoje rozważania autor rozpoczyna od przybliżenia sylwetki bolońskiego malarza martwych natur Giorgio Morandiego, którego twórczość pozostaje w silnym związku z toposem ciszy i niewysłowienia. …”
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Inhibition of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and Enterohemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i> by Ethanolic Extracts of Pomegranate Peels by Weifan Wu, Kevin Mis Solval, Jinru Chen

“…This highlights the potential of pomegranate peels as a promising natural alternative to conventional antimicrobials for controlling foodborne pathogens like <i>S. enterica</i> and <i>E. coli</i>.…”
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations (PAVMs) and Pregnancy: A Rare Case of Hemothorax and Review of the Literature by Federica Di Guardo, Viviana Lo Presti, Giuliana Costanzo, Elisa Zambrotta, Luisa Maria Di Gregorio, Antonio Basile, Marco Palumbo

“…PAVMs tend to increase in size naturally; however, several factors can influence their growth such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, puberty, and pregnancy. …”
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