La biodiversidad y los servicios ecosistémicos en sistemas agroecológicos. Una revisión by Wendy Mercedes Ramírez-Suárez, Jorge Carlos López-Chouza, María de los Ángeles Flores-Acosta, Saray Sánchez-Cárdenas, Pedro Lázaro Rodríguez-Morejón

“…There is a strong interrelationship between the functioning of biodiversity and the development of ecosystem processes that will subsequently form the basis of production, based on the richness and spatial and temporal variability of species, their performance in the complexity of ecosystems and the maintenance of ecosystem services at different scales.…”
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A Biomimetic Flexible Sliding Suction Cup Suitable for Curved Surfaces by Enhua Cui, Xiangcong Zhou, Yanqiang Liu, Jixiao Xue, Siyuan Xiong, Deyuan Zhang

“…The sliding suction robots designed for wall-climbing functions could have accuracy defects due to suction cup sealing, friction interference, and surface adaptability. …”
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An adjustable acoustic metamaterial cell using a magnetic membrane for tunable resonance by Alicia Gardiner, Roger Domingo-Roca, James F. C. Windmill, Andrew Feeney

“…Despite this, there remain significant challenges associated with the fabrication of these materials for the sub-100 Hz regime, because acoustic metamaterials for such frequencies typically require sub-mm scale features to control sound waves. …”
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Observation of the anomalous Nernst effect in altermagnetic candidate Mn5Si3 by Antonín Badura, Warlley H. Campos, Venkata K. Bharadwaj, Ismaïla Kounta, Lisa Michez, Matthieu Petit, Javier Rial, Miina Leiviskä, Vincent Baltz, Filip Krizek, Dominik Kriegner, Jakub Železný, Jan Zemen, Sjoerd Telkamp, Sebastian Sailler, Michaela Lammel, Rodrigo Jaeschke-Ubiergo, Anna Birk Hellenes, Rafael González-Hernández, Jairo Sinova, Tomáš Jungwirth, Sebastian T. B. Goennenwein, Libor Šmejkal, Helena Reichlova

“…To complement our measurements, we perform density-functional theory calculations of the momentum-resolved anomalous Nernst conductivity, highlighting the contributions of altermagnetic pseudonodal surfaces and ladder transitions to the Berry curvature. …”
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Preparation of Ru-Based Systems Through Metal Carbonyl Cluster Decomposition for the Base-Free 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Oxidation by Francesca Liuzzi, Francesco Di Renzo, Cristiana Cesari, Alice Mammi, Lorenzo Monti, Alessandro Allegri, Stefano Zacchini, Giuseppe Fornasari, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Stefania Albonetti

“…The catalytic systems obtained resulted in more activity in the HMF oxidation than those prepared through a more common salt-impregnation technique, and the deposition of Ru nanoparticles on materials with basic functionalities has allowed avoiding the use of basic solutions in the reaction. …”
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Fabric integrated wearable glove with a twisted string actuator for manual handling tasks by Jinhui An, Soah Park, Jeongmin Kim, Dongun Lee, Yumin Cho, Sumin Helen Koo, Dongjun Shin

“…Abstract Wearable robotic gloves with grip-assistive functionality offer a promising solution for high-intensity manual tasks. …”
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Effect of caveolin-1 knockdown on the protein composition of extracellular vesicles secreted by non-small cell lung cancer cells by G. O. Skryabin, A. V. Komelkov, P. B. Kopnin, I. I. Nikishin, S. A. Kuzmichev, E. M. Tchevkina

“…Such data are available for flotillins, structural and functional components of flatted rafts. The presence of the main component of caveolar rafts, caveolin-1 (Cav-1), has been shown in exosomes produced by some cancer cells; however, its possible participation in the regulation of the protein composition of exosomes has not been studied previously.Materials and methods. …”
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THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTАTION IN THE CLINICAL HOSPITAL OF ALMATY by B. B. Baimakhanov, Zh. N. Kyzhyrov, M. M. Sakhipov, A. T. Chormanov, T. K. Kuandikov, R. P. Ibragimov, Ch. T. Sadykov, D. A. Issayev

“…Aim: To estimate results of kidney transplantation in city clinical hospital No. 7 of Almaty. Materials and methods. 100 patients who underwent kidney transplantation in our institution were analyzed; males – 54 (54%), females – 46 (46%), aged from 14 till 58 years old (39 ± 10.3). …”
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Impact of Dietary Phytochemicals on Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Barrier Integrity – Nutritional Interventions and Their Role in Chronic Diseases Prevention by Klaudia Michalak, Kacper Janowski, Emilia Piotrowicz, Sandra Góras

“…The intestinal microbiota is a complex community of microbes involved in maintaining host homeostasis, and nutritional interventions affecting its functioning are the subject of many scientific studies. …”
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Research on intelligent identification of microscopic substances in shale scanning electron microscope images based on deep learning theory by Ruigang Zhang, Xiangru Chen, Xin Tang, Qiuqi Chen, Sen Guo, Cheng Liu, Zhengchao Guo, Yuerong Zhou, Xiaoyi Zhou

“…The maximum values of Precision, Recall, mAP50 and mAP50-95 reached 0.94442, 0.91695, 0.9579 and 0.71547, respectively. The functions of the optimized Yolov8 model were integrated with SEM technology. …”
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The Biomaterial and Blood Clot Complex: A Crucial Early Environment for Osteo‐Coagulo‐Immunomodulation and the Advancement of Bone Biomaterials by Zongpu Han, Jieyun Xu, Xinyu Guo, Lingyu Liang, Linjun Zhang, Yu Su, Wendong Gao, Qingming Tang, Lili Chen, Zhuofan Chen, Yin Xiao, Zetao Chen

“…Bone biomaterials have become essential medical materials in the standard clinical treatment of bone defects. …”
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Transforming Agricultural and Sulfur Waste into Fertilizer: Assessing the Short-Term Effects on Microbial Biodiversity via a Metagenomic Approach by Angela Maffia, Riccardo Scotti, Thomas Wood, Adele Muscolo, Alessandra Lepore, Elisabetta Acocella, Giuseppe Celano

“…Metagenomics offers a solution, enabling the direct extraction of DNA from soil to uncover microbial diversity and functions. This study utilized metagenomics to analyze the rhizosphere of two-year-old <i>Tonda di Giffoni</i> hazelnut saplings treated with synthetic NPK, composted olive pomace, and an innovative fertilizer derived from sulfur-based agro-industrial waste stabilized with bentonite clay. …”
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Fungal biopolymer-based nanoparticles for wound healing: Mechanisms, applications, and future perspectives by Kaakarlu Shivakumar Vinanthi Rajalakshmi, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Hemanth Hinnakki, Arun Meyyazhagan, Wen-Chao Liu, Manikantan Pappuswamy, Hesam Kamyab, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Kuppusamy Alagesan Paari

“…Fungal-mediated nanoparticles and hybrid nanocomposites have further improved the functional performance of wound dressings by providing increased mechanical stability, biocompatibility, and targeted bioactivity. …”
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The Combination of Curcumae Radix and Syzygium Aromaticum Extracts Mitigates Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia through Anti-Proliferative and Anti-Inflammatory Effects by Geum Hwa Lee, Yu Seob Shin, Ji Hyun Kim, Da hee Shim, Hwa Young Lee, Luo Zhao, Mohammad Mamun Ur Rashid, Hwang Eui Cho, Jong Jin Lee, Min Kyoung Kim, Do Sung Kim, Hyun Jun Park, Han Jung Chae

“…However, a few natural functional foods has been conclusively proven to cure or prevent symptoms of BPH. …”

Design, Manufacture, and Performance Testing of a Water Hammer Pump with Five Different Air Chambers by Marco Fidel Romero Zárate, Héctor Flores-Breceda, Juan Arredondo-Valdez, Urbano Luna-Maldonado, Wilgince Apollon, Alejandro Isabel Luna-Maldonado

“…A prototype featuring welded air chambers and waste valves was fabricated for functional testing. Laboratory performance tests were conducted using a 0.15 m³ tank at 1.0 m and 1.2 m heights, with 52 mm and 76 mm inlet pipe diameters. …”
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Bacterial Adhesion on Soft Surfaces: The Dual Role of Substrate Stiffness and Bacterial Growth Stage by René Riedel, Garima Rani, Anupam Sengupta

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Insight into Antiviral Activity of Ag/TiO2 Nanocomposites Against Influenza H1N1 Virus and Its Antiviral Mechanism by Ma Y, Xiao X, Wang Y, Sun J, Tang P, Li J, Sun X, Xu D, Yang Z, Chen S, Liu X

“…Yihe Ma,1– 3,&ast; Xiaojun Xiao,2,&ast; Yutao Wang,3,&ast; Jie Sun,4 Ping Tang,5 Jing Li,3 Xizhuo Sun,5 Damo Xu,1,2 Zifeng Yang,3 Shiguo Chen,4 Xiaoyu Liu2 1Department of Respiratory and Allergy, Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Allergy & Immunology, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 3State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Nanshan District Key Laboratory for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of General Practice, Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaoyu Liu, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Allergy & Immunology, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, Email lxy0901@szu.edu.cnPurpose: Synthesis and characterization of silver (Ag)/titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanocomposite (ATA) to investigate its antiviral activity against the H1N1 influenza virus and antiviral mechanisms.Materials and Methods: A water-dispersible ATA was prepared by a photocatalytic reduction process from AgNO3 and TiO2. …”
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Improving food packaging safety through cold plasma-treated edible films with Carum copticum extracts by Fatemeh Ghadiminejad, Akbar Esmaeili, Manzarbanou Asnaashariisfahani

“…This study underscores the potential of combining natural extracts and cold plasma technology to advance the functional properties of edible films, thereby improving food safety and efficiency in food packaging applications through innovative hydrocolloid-based materials.…”
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Digital mapping of soil cover eroded patterns on the basis of soil erosion simulation model (northern forest-steppe of the Central Russian Upland) by D. N. Kozlov, A. P. Zhidkin, Nikolay Igorevich Lozbenev

“…Comparison with detailed soil survey materials showed that the map is accurate enough for the spatial diversity and configuration of eroded soils combinations description. …”
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Affect, Digital Heritage and Circular Economy: The Case of Dennys Lascelles Wool Store in Geelong by Md Mizanur Rashid, Chin Koi Khoo, Donya Masoomikhameneh

“…A circular economy approach calls for the adaptive reuse of remaining structures, allowing historic sites to evolve functionally while retaining their significance.…”
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