Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle-Loaded Antimicrobial Films: Preparation, Characterization, and Food Preservation by Wenxi Yu, Qin Lei, Jingxian Jiang, Jianwei Yan, Xijian Yi, Juan Cheng, Siyu Ou, Wenjia Yin, Ziyan Li, Yuru Liao

“…This study presented a novel antimicrobial packaging PVA/xanthan gum film decorated with green-synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) derived from <i>Myrica rubra leaf extract</i> (<i>MRLE</i>) for the first time. …”
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The Effects of Stand Density on the Growth of Winter Rapeseed in an Agroforestry Intercropping System in the Red Soil Slopes of Southern China by Xin Luo, Xianghui Lu, Haina Zhang, Haolong Wan, Yue Zhang, Xiaoying Feng

“…In this study, a camphor forest–winter rapeseed composite system was used as the research object from 2023 to 2024. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution, and Expression Patterns of the Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase Gene Family in <i>Saccharum</i> Species by Chunyan Tian, Xiuting Hua, Peifang Zhao, Chunjia Li, Xujuan Li, Hongbo Liu, Xinlong Liu

“…We further examined their expression patterns across leaf developmental zones, spatiotemporal profiles, and responses to diurnal rhythms and hormonal treatments. …”
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Facile Synthesis and adsorptive removal of Rhodamine B dye from aqueous medium using green synthesized nanocomposite by Flomo L. Gbawoquiya, Kumari Rachna, Shankara S. Narayanan, Pramod K. Singh, Pramod K. Singh, Shiv Shankar, Ikhwan Syafiq Mohd Noor, Muhd Zu Azhan Yahya

“…Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized using modified Hummer's method and green approach from Carica papaya leaf extract (CPLE), respectively. ZnO NPs were then loaded onto rGO using a straightforward ultrasonic method to synthesize Zinc oxide-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite (ZnO-rGO NC). …”
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Durability Assessment of Binary and Ternary Eco-Friendly Mortars with Low Cement Content by Lucas Henrique Pereira Silva, Jacqueline Roberta Tamashiro, Fabio Friol Guedes de Paiva, João Henrique da Silva Rego, Miguel Angel de la Rubia, Angela Kinoshita, Amparo Moragues Terrades

“…This study examines mortar blends containing blast furnace slag (BFS), Brazilian calcined clay (BCC), and bamboo leaf ash (BLA). While BFS and BCC are already established in the cement industry, recent research has highlighted BLA as a promising pozzolanic material. …”
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Green-synthesis of MgO and ZrO2 nanocomposites: physicochemical properties and antiplasmodial activity in a mouse model by Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Sarah Udenyi Onogwu, Theresa Yebo Gara, Amuda Oladunni, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Samson Olaitan Oselusi, Samad Hussein, Hazeezah Mustapha Garba, Aminat Oluwatoyin Salaudeen, Alechine Emmanuel Ameh, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein

“…This study evaluates the antiplasmodial potential of green-synthesized magnesium oxide (MgO) and zirconium oxide (ZrO2) nanoparticles and their composite (Mg/ZrO2) using Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaf extract. …”
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Cu e Zn na cultura do sorgo cultivado em três classes de solos: I. Crescimento vegetativo e produção Cu and Zn in sorghum cultivated in three soil classes: I. Vegetative growth and... by Hemmannuella C. Santos, Vânia S. Fraga, Roberto W. C. Raposo, Walter E. Pereira

“…The copper application increased leaf area, stem diameter, panicle length and diameter, dry matter yield and grain yield, however the same results were not observed for zinc application. …”
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Power Production and Degradation of Pesticide Wastewater Through Microbial Fuel Cells with the Modified Activated Carbon Air Cathode by Hollow-Carbon and Carbon-Encapsulated Struct... by Xueli Zhang, Linhui Jia, Yu Liu, Ziqi Wang, Jumiao Qin, Qiuhong Wang, Xiao Zhao, Ming Zhong, Jianfeng Lang, Guangri Xu, Yanbing Wu, Chengxing Cui

“…Herein, busing the confinement effect of carbon-encapsulated metal and hollow carbon, we designed a unique ORR catalyst of Fe-Fe₃O₄-NC through utilizing the 2D leaf-like nanoplates of Zn-ZIF-L to load Prussian blue (PB) particles. …”
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Seed priming with Fe3O4-SiO2 nanocomposites simultaneously mitigate Cd and Cr stress in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.): A way forward for sustainable environmental management by Muhammad Kashif Irshad, Jamilur R. Ansari, Ali Noman, Wasim Javed, Jong Cheol Lee, Muhammad Aqeel, Muhammad Waseem, Sang Soo Lee

“…Seed priming with a composite of iron oxide (Fe3O4) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) is an innovative technique to mitigate cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) uptake in plants from rooting media. …”
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Fine mapping of qRC10-2, a quantitative trait locus for cold tolerance of rice roots at seedling and mature stages. by Ning Xiao, Wei-Nan Huang, Xiao-Xiang Zhang, Yong Gao, Ai-Hong Li, Yi Dai, Ling Yu, Guang-Qing Liu, Cun-Hong Pan, Yu-Hong Li, Zheng-Yuan Dai, Jian-Min Chen

“…., Dongxiang wild rice (DX), at its two-leaf stage. The correlation coefficients between RC and the plant survival rate (PSR) at the seedling and maturity stages were -0.85 and -0.9 (P = 0.01), respectively, indicating that RC is a reliable index for evaluating cold tolerance of rice. …”
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A large-sample modelling approach towards integrating streamflow and evaporation data for the Spanish catchments by P. Yeste, P. Yeste, P. Yeste, M. García-Valdecasas Ojeda, M. García-Valdecasas Ojeda, S. R. Gámiz-Fortis, S. R. Gámiz-Fortis, Y. Castro-Díez, Y. Castro-Díez, A. Bronstert, M. J. Esteban-Parra, M. J. Esteban-Parra

“…The regional sensitivity analysis revealed that only two vegetation parameters – namely, the leaf area index and the minimum stomatal resistance – were sufficient to improve the performance of VIC for evaporation. …”
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Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADESs) for the Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i> Willd.) Leaves: A Semi-Quantitative Analysis Using High Per... by Verónica Taco, Dennys Almachi, Pablo Bonilla, Ixchel Gijón-Arreortúa, Samira Benali, Jean-Marie Raquez, Pierre Duez, Amandine Nachtergael

“…Their biological properties, combined with a good understanding of both thermal behavior and viscosity, make the obtained quinoa leaf NADES extracts good candidates for direct incorporation in nutraceutical formulations.…”
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Fabrication & Characterization of Chitosan Coated Biologically Synthesized TiO2 Nanoparticles against PDR E. coli of Veterinary Origin by Naheed Zafar, Bushra Uzair, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Shamaila Sajjad, Ghufrana Samin, Muhammad Javed Arshed, Sikander Rafiq

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Coffee plant disease identification with an attentive multi-image segmentation framework (MISF) with CycleGAN by Savitri Kulkarni, P. Deepa Shenoy, K.R. Venugopal

“…These results clearly validate the contribution of the segmentation-aware synthetic augmentation strategy, demonstrating its effectiveness in addressing data imbalance, enhancing classification accuracy, and ensuring better generalization in real-world agricultural scenarios.The Multi-Image Segmentation Framework (MISF) is a composite segmentation technique designed to accurately extract the region of interest (ROI) from coffee leaf images. …”
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Water supply conditions determine typical plantation water use strategies in Northern China by Yujia Chen, Tonggang Zha, Hongli Zhang, Lili Zhao, Ao Wang, Qingzhou Cui, Junling Song, Hengshuo Zhang, Yang Yu, Dongmei Wang

“…The plantations in the mountainous area exhibited significantly higher leaf-level water use efficiency (WUEi) during the drier year (p < 0.05), while no significant difference was observed between 2021 and 2022 in the plain area. …”
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Unveiling the potentials of Lawsonia inermis L.: its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer potentials by Nantikan Joyroy, Lukana Ngiwsara, Siriporn Wannachat, Ratchanee Mingma, Jisnuson Svasti, Jintanart Wongchawalit

“…Methods L. inermis leaf extracts were prepared by macerating in ethanol (HenE), methanol (HenM), chloroform (HenC), hexane (HenH), and water boiling (HenW). …”
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Changes of nitrogen metabolism enzyme activities and protein content in response to low light during the seed filling stage in rice by XU Guangli, LIU Jia, LIANG Chenggang, WANG Yan, DING Chunbang, LI Tian

“…During plant growth, light deficiency will result in the decrease in carbon fixation, photosynthetic efficiency, and leaf senescence acceleration, and thus decrease yield evidently. …”
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Influence of food availability on the diet and activity budget of two western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) groups of differing size in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park,... by Terence Fuh Neba, Giuseppe Donati, Angelique Todd, Shelly Masi

“…First, we compared food availability between home-ranges by monitoring leafing/fruiting patterns of major gorilla food trees. …”
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Anti-leishmanial activity of Carthamus tinctorius and Matricaria chamomilla extracts on the survival of promastigotes of Leishmania major by S Hamoonnavard, H Rezvan, M Maleki, H Heydarianpour, B Bazargani-Gilani, F Behdarvand

“…. ## 5.Sifaoui I, López-Arencibia A, Martín-Navarro CM, Chammem N, Reyes-Batlle M, Mejri M, et al. Activity of olive leaf extracts against the promastigote stage of Leishmania species and their correlation with the antioxidant activity. …”
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Breeding of a new mid-to-late ripening apple cultivar Wangyuebingcui by XU Haihong, YANG Kai, LI Guangjin, ZHANG Guoqiang, TIAN Ge, AI Bohao, LI Xuqiang, WANG Junya

“…Notable resistance to anthracnose leaf spot (Glomerella cingulata) and broad environmental adaptability are documented. …”
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