Role of Phosphorus and Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium in Enhancing Soybean Production by Akello Mirriam, Jayne Mugwe, Jamal Nasar, Oscar Kisaka, Shivani Ranjan, Harun Gitari

“…There is a high potential for supplying N from the atmosphere through biological N fixation (BNF), a natural process mediated by the symbiotic bacteria Bradyrhizobium japonicum, which requires optimum P levels for effective N fixation and increased yield. …”
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Established and emerging prebiotics for gut microbiota by M. Veljković, A. Vukoičić, A. Petrov Ivanković, K. Banjanac

“…The available information shows novelties in the field of health benefits and modifications of established prebiotics, as well as the potential of many polyphenols and polysaccharides from different natural sources to exhibit prebiotic activity. Presented data give insight into the effect of prebiotics on beneficial and pathogenic microbes, and potential effective solutions for preserving health and suppressing diseases. …”
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Impact of Na+ and Ca2+ Cations on the Adsorption of H2S on Binder-Free LTA Zeolites by Annika Starke, Christoph Pasel, Christian Bläker, Tobias Eckardt, Jens Zimmermann, Dieter Bathen

“…Hydrogen sulfide is removed from natural gas via adsorption on zeolites. The process operates very effectively, but there is still potential for improvement. …”
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Systematic Study of Steroid Drugs’ Ability to Cross Biomembranes—The Possible Environmental Impact and Health Risks Associated with Exposure During Pregnancy by Anna W. Sobańska, Aleksandra Orlikowska, Karolina Famulska, Lovro Bošnjak, Domagoj Bosiljevac, Aleksandra Rasztawicka, Andrzej M. Sobański

“…Steroid drugs are released to the environment from households, hospitals, manufacturing plants and farms (e.g., with natural fertilizers) and they can affect the aquatic life (reproduction and development of aquatic organisms), even at sub-ng/L concentrations. …”
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Covariation Between Microbiome Composition and Host Transcriptome in the Gut of Wild Drosophila melanogaster: A Re‐Analysis by Frances Llanwarne, Adam J. Dobson

“…ABSTRACT Gut microbiota are fundamental for healthy animal function, but the evidence that host function can be predicted from microbiota taxonomy remains equivocal, and natural populations remain understudied compared to laboratory animals. …”
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Vulcanização com Produtos Naturais: Uma análise através da Modelagem Molecular by Helson Moreira da Costa, Valéria Dutra Ramos

“… Nesta investigação, os dados experimentais para a vulcanização da borracha natural (NR) e do copolímero de estireno-butadieno (SBR) com óleos vegetais de amendoim, coco e linhaça, além da cera de abelha, foram validados através da modelagem molecular das principais reações do processo. …”
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Removal of Zn(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) from Rainwater by White Bean Peel: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology by Gonçalo H. Cabral, Ana C. Estrada, Patrícia S. M. Santos

“…However, the white bean peel may be an alternative as sorbent to reduce Zn(II), Cu(II), and Pb(II) concentrations in rainwater, since it is a natural and sustainable material.…”
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Genetically modified chickens as bioreactors for protein-based drugs by Shujuan Meng, Aijun Miao, Sen Wu, Sen Wu, Xuguang Du, Xuguang Du, Fei Gao

“…This production method boasts advantages such as a short cycle, high production efficiency, low research costs, and the expression products being closer to their natural state and easier to purify. It demonstrates immense potential in production applications, scientific research, and sustainable development. …”
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Iron oxide nanoparticles coated with bioactive materials: a viable theragnostic strategy to improve osteosarcoma treatment by Amy Sarah Benjamin, Sunita Nayak

“…This review will summarize the current conventional therapies for osteosarcoma and their disadvantages, the synthesis and modification of iron oxide nanoparticles documented in the literature, cellular targeting and uptake mechanism, with focus on their functionalization using natural biomaterials and application strategies towards management of osteosarcoma. …”
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Physical, Chemical, and Antioxidant Characterization of Nano-Pomegranate Peel and Its Impact on Lipid Oxidation of Refrigerated Meat Ball by Alaa E. ElBeltagy, Mahmoud Elsayed, Sabry Khalil, Yasser F. M. Kishk, Abdel Fattah A. Abdel Fattah, Salman S. Alharthi

“…No significant differences were noticed in PV and TBARS of meatballs formulated with 0.5% NPP90 and 0.1% BHT, which suggests the potential use of nanoscale pomegranate peel as natural substitutes to BHT in meat products.…”
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NKG2D Signaling Leads to NK Cell Mediated Lysis of Childhood AML by Patrick Schlegel, Kerstin Ditthard, Peter Lang, Markus Mezger, Sebastian Michaelis, Rupert Handgretinger, Matthias Pfeiffer

“…Natural killer cells have been shown to be relevant in the recognition and lysis of acute myeloid leukemia. …”
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The Relationship between the Language of Interpretation and Mystical Experience in the Thought of Ibn Arabi and D. Suzuki by Alireza Shahmohamadi, Azim Hamzeian, Ghodratollah Khayatian, Jafar Fallahi

“…Suzuki, the great contemporary thinker of Zen, finds these contradictions natural. In this research, we examine the position of language and its functions in Ibn Arabi's mysticism and Zen and show in a descriptive-comparative manner what Ibn Arabi as representing Islamic mysticism and Suzuki as representing Zen have their views on. …”
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Optimized green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from guarana seed skin extract with antibacterial potential by Botinelly Nogueira Rodrigo, Manzato Lizandro, Silveira Gurgel Raiana, Melchionna Albuquerque Patrícia, Magalhães Teixeira Mendes Fabiana, Hotza Dachamir

“…This study optimizes the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using seed skin extract of guarana (Paullinia cupana) as a natural stabilizing and reducing agent. Employing a Taguchi design, nine experiments were conducted across three levels for four key factors: reaction temperature, pH, silver nitrate concentration, and guarana seed skin extract concentration to minimize AgNP size. …”
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Survey of optical-based physical domain adversarial attacks and defense by CHEN Jinyin, ZHAO Xiaoming, ZHENG Haibin, GUO Haifeng

“…Optical-based physical-domain adversarial attack techniques, such as those using projected irradiation as a typical example, are more likely to be overlooked and provided negligible protection due to their perturbations being very similar to effects produced by natural environments in the real world. Given their high degree of invisibility and executability, they could pose a significant or even fatal threat to real systems. …”
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Determination of Carbon Footprint for Local Administrations: A Case Study for Ümraniye Municipality by Betül Hande GÜRSOY HAKSEVENLER, G. Nur Çelik Onat, Begüm Akpinar, Tuğba Bedel

“…In this context, the data of natural gas and electricity consumption as well as the route, number, fuel type and consumption of public transport and private vehicles, collected from related institutions for 2017 were taken into consideration. …”
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Phytochemical screening and phytotoxic activity of Pinus ponderosa (Dougl.) Lawson by Mouna Souihi, Marwa Khammassi, Habiba Kouki, Ismail Amri, Mohsen Hanana, Lamia Hamrouni, Yassine Mabrouk

“…Developing natural herbicides offers a potential solution to mitigate the drawbacks associated with synthetic pesticides used in an excessive quantity to safeguard agricultural crops. …”
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Engineering Wood Products from Eucalyptus spp. by Lee Seng Hua, Lum Wei Chen, Petar Antov, Lubos Kristak, Paridah Md Tahir

“…Forest covers 4.06 billion hectares (ha) or 31% of the total land area worldwide, where 93% (3.75 billion ha) are natural regenerating forests and the remaining 7% (294 million ha) are planted forests. …”
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Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of Women Regarding Breastfeeding in Thi-Qar Governorate-Iraq by Fatima K. Naeam, Amer Abdullah Sachit, Hayfaa M. Mones

“… Breastfeeding (BF) is the natural way for infants’ nutrition, it provides the ideal nutrients they need for healthy development and growth. …”
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Asymptotical Behavior of the Solution of a SDOF Linear Fractionally Damped Vibration System by Z.H. Wang, M. L. Du

“…Moreover, the response of the fractionally damped oscillator under harmonic excitation is calculated in a similar way, and it is found that the fractional damping with order between 1 and 2 can be used to produce oscillation with large amplitude as well as to suppress oscillation, depending on the ratio of the excitation frequency and the natural frequency.…”
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Environmental sustainability of urban expansion: Implications for transport emissions, air pollution, and city growth by Susana Lopez-Aparicio, Henrik Grythe, Arkadiusz Drabicki, Konrad Chwastek, Kamila Toboła, Lidia Górska-Niemas, Urszula Kierpiec, Miha Markelj, Joanna Strużewska, Bartosz Kud, Gabriela Sousa Santos

“…Our findings demonstrate that, over the past two decades, urban sprawl has resulted in decreases in accessibility to public transport, social services, and natural areas. We analyse CO2 traffic emissions, NO2 concentrations, and population exposure across urban areas in future scenarios of further sprawling or alternative compacting land-use development. …”
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