Atmospheric cold plasma alters plant traits and negatively affects the growth and development of fall armyworm in rice by Deepak Dilip, Nikitha Modupalli, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Rupesh Kariyat

“…We treated rice seeds from two commonly grown Arkansas cultivars (Jewel and Diamond) with cold plasma, followed by irrigation with Cold Plasma-Activated Water (PAW). We then independently tested FAW growth on an artificial diet partially made with PAW. …”
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Origin of Boron and Brine Evolution in Saline Springs in the Nangqen Basin, Southern Tibetan Plateau by Ji-long Han, Feng-qing Han, Syed-Asim Hussain, Wen-yu Liu, Xiu-qing Nian, Qing-fei Mao

“…The δ18O values of the spring waters range from −12.88‰ to −16.05‰, and the δD values range from −100.91‰ to −132.98‰. …”
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Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation by Peijun Tian, Yunfei Hou, Zheng Wang, Jiaona Jiang, Xin Qian, Zhihao Qu, Jianxin Zhao, Gang Wang, Wei Chen

“…CCFM1025 improved the body weight and food and water intake of the mice. It also alleviated SD-induced cognitive behavioural abnormalities (in the novel object recognition test), but did not show beneficial effects on mood- and spatial memory-related behaviours. …”
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Distribution, traditional utilization, processing, and health benefits associated with the consumption of morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)]: a survey from selected distri... by John Gwamba, Samuel Imathiu, John Kinyuru, Arnold Onyango, Masa Veronica Motaung

“…Roasting in heated sand (mean = 4.93) and boiling fresh beans with water or milk (mean = 4.49) were the most popular methods of cooking morama beans. …”
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Environmental and human health impact of recycle concrete powder: an emergy-based LCA approach by Aneel Manan, Zhang Pu, Mohanad Muayad Sabri, Wael Alattyih, Jawad Ahmad, Abdullah Alzlfawi

“…This study investigates the environmental and human health impact of concrete production, focusing on parameters such as Portland Cement, organic chemicals, diesel, medium voltage electricity, crushed gravel, natural gas heat, lubricating oil, sand and tap water. It also evaluates the impact of replacing cement with recycled concrete powder (RCP) using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach through OpenLCA 2.1 software and the Ecoinvent database. …”
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An observation-based method to estimate carbonate system variations in the Labrador Sea by Claire Boteler, Michael Dowd, Eric C. J. Oliver, Douglas W. R. Wallace

“…These ranges describe the scale of rates that are occurring at various depths through the water column, though they do not change linearly with depth. …”
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Unravelling the Methylene Blue Adsorption Mechanism on Doped and Nondoped Polyaniline: A Combined Molecular Modeling and Experimental Investigation by Souad Djellali, Amani Touati, Abderrahmane Semmeq, Maya Kebaili, Michael Badawi, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet

“…These theoretical and experimental results are important to understand the dye adsorption properties of conductive polymers and to consolidate their application in the synthesis of new adsorbents and composites for water treatment.…”
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Development of a Multifunctional Chitosan-Based Composite Film from Crab Shell (<i>Portunus segnis</i>) and Algae (<i>Ulva lactuca</i>) with Enhanced Antioxidant and Antimicrobial... by Imen Zaghbib, Johar Amin Ahmed Abdullah, Alberto Romero

“…ULP’s incorporation reduced the moisture content, water solubility, lightness (L*), redness (a*), and whiteness index values while significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) increasing the yellowness (b*), total color difference (ΔE), yellowness index (YI), tensile strength (TS), and elongation at break (EB). …”
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Time-course of antipredator behavioral changes induced by the helminth Pomphorhynchus laevis in its intermediate host Gammarus pulex: the switch in manipulation according to parasi... by Rigaud, Thierry, Balourdet, Aude, Bauer, Alexandre

“…All these behavioral changes were observed mostly when animals were tested in water scented by potential predators (here brown trout), suggesting condition-dependent manipulation. …”
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Performance of High Volume Fly Ash Concrete in Structural Applications by Puneet Kaura, P N Ojha, Brijesh Singh

“…In this paper, concrete mixes were designed at two water binder ratio with 30%, 35%, 40% and 50% fly ash content. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Pectic Polysaccharide Fraction from In Vitro Suspension Culture of Fumaria officinalis L. by Manol Ognyanov, Yordan Georgiev, Nadezhda Petkova, Ivan Ivanov, Ivelina Vasileva, Maria Kratchanova

“…The functional properties of the polysaccharide fraction were evaluated, as it possessed better water-holding capacity than oil-holding capacity. …”
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Chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiviral activities of the leaf extracts of Syzygium myrtifolium by AHMAD MUSTAFFA ALBAKRI, LIM YI HUI, CHAN YIK SIN, HSU CHUN-YUAN, WU TZONG-YUAN, SIT NAM WENG

“…Ethyl acetate, ethanol, methanol, and water extracts exhibited significantly higher (p < 0.05) oxygen radical absorbance capacity and ferric-reducing antioxidant power than the hexane and chloroform extracts. …”
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Fabrication of a poly(m‑aminophenol)/3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane/graphene oxide ternary nanocomposite for removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution by Abeer S. Elsherbiny, Mohamed E. Elhalwagy, Ali H. Gemeay

“…The obtained three composites were applied for efficient removal of Cu(II) from polluted water. PmAP/APTES/GO(6.6) composite was the best one for the uptake of Cu(II) with a maximum adsorption capacity of 324.54 mg/g at 40 °C and pH 7 according to Langmuir. …”
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Formulation Design of Orally Disintegrating Film Using Two Cellulose Derivatives as a Blend Polymer by Yoshiko Takeuchi, Fumika Hayakawa, Hirofumi Takeuchi

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Orally disintegrating film (ODF) is prepared using water-soluble polymers as film-forming agents. To improve mechanical and disintegration properties, some polymers need to be blended with others. …”
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Attachment of live sharksuckers (Echeneis naucrates) to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen Bay, China by Fuxing Wu, Fuxing Wu, Bing Zhou, Bing Zhou, Hao Wu, Yufei Dai, Yu Zhang, Zhongchang Song

“…Specifically, we observed a live sharksucker temporarily detaching from the body of an Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin when the dolphin cleared its body out of the water and landed on one side multiple times. This reaction of the live sharksucker could be an adaptive characteristic to cope with the side breach behavior of their cetacean hosts. …”
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A Novel Approach for Monitoring the Ecoenvironment of Alpine Wetlands using Big Geospatial Data and Cloud Computing by Haijun Wang, Xiangdong Kong, Ji Luo, Pengju Li, Tianhui Xie, Xiaobo Yi, Fang Wang, Jie Xiao

“…The drought situation has been alleviated in high-altitude areas due to the acceleration of snow melt water. Wetland vegetation and biomass presented an overall increasing trend, but the degradation also occurs in some area, including Zoige and Lugu Lake area. …”
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Physicochemical Properties of Biscuits Enriched with Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana L.) Products and Bioaccessibility of Phenolics after Simulated Human Digestion by Lolita Tomsone, Ruta Galoburda, Zanda Kruma, Kristine Majore

“…Physicochemical parameters (pH, water activity, colour, phenolic compound contents, and antioxidant activities) were determined for the biscuits. …”
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Physicochemical and biochemical properties of an acid soil under potato culture amended with municipal solid waste compost by Marta Domínguez, Remigio Paradelo Núñez, Juan Piñeiro, María Teresa Barral

“…Results Compost addition at the highest dose decreased bulk density and increased soil porosity and soil stability against water erosion. Soil pH, total organic C and N, cation exchange capacity and available P, Ca, Mg and K were also higher in compost-amended soils, whereas no effect on NH4 +-N and NO3 −-N was observed. …”
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Membrane-embedded CdaA is required for efficient synthesis of second messenger cyclic di-AMP by Alexander J. Foster, Haoyang Li, Panagiotis Drougkas, Gea. K. Schuurman-Wolters, Joeri ten Kate, Cristina Paulino, Bert Poolman

“…We compare the activity of full-length membrane-embedded CdaA, the enzyme that synthesizes cyclic di-AMP, with the water-soluble catalytic domain CdaA-DAC. Purified CdaA from L. lactis was studied in the detergent-solubilized state, and in lipid nanodiscs and vesicles. …”
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Influence of Urena lobata Fibre Treatment on Mechanical Performance Development in Hybrid Urena lobata: Fibre/Gypsum Plaster Composites by Jerum Biepinwoh Kengoh, Ekane Peter Etape, Beckley Victorine Namondo, Josepha Foba-Tendo, Yakum Renata Nafu, Betene Ebanda Fabien

“…. % UL-fibre dosages of 0, 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5) was facilitated by blending with the cement paste which also helped to improve interfacial bonding between the fibre and the cement matrix. The moisture/water absorption and flexural properties within the hardened cement matrix were quantitatively assessed, and it was observed that the incorporation of treated fibre accelerated the hydration process. …”
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