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Identification and comparative analysis of aluminum-induced microRNAs conferring plant tolerance to aluminum stress in soybean

Biologia Plantarum, 2018
Aluminum (Al) toxicity in acidic soils is a major factor restricting crop production. Although the molecular mechanisms of Al responses have been extensively investigated, microRNA (miRNA) mediated differential Al tolerance in different soybean genotypes
S. C. Huang, G. H. Lu, C. Y. Tang, Y. J. Ji, G. S. Tan, D. Q. Hu, J. Cheng, G. H. Wang, J. L. Qi, Y. H. Yang   +9 more
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Soil pH Determines the Spatial Distribution, Assembly Processes, and Co-existence Networks of Microeukaryotic Community in Wheat Fields of the North China Plain

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Soil microeukaryotes play a pivotal role in soil nutrient cycling and crop growth in agroecosystems. However, knowledge of microeukaryotic community distribution patterns, assembly processes, and co-existence networks is greatly limited.
Yu Shi, Yu Shi, Mengwei Xu, Yige Zhao, Liang Cheng, Haiyan Chu, Haiyan Chu   +6 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Relationship between Dissolved Oxygen and Corrosion Characterization of X80 Steel in Acidic Soil Simulated Solution

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2015
The relationship between dissolved oxygen (DO) and corrosion behavior of X80 steel in acidic soil simulated solution was studied by potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), scanning Kelvin probe technique (SKP ...
Shuaixing Wang, Daoxin Liu, Nan Du, Qing Zhao, Shuyun Liu, Jinhua Xiao   +5 more
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Production, stability and degradation of Trichoderma gliotoxin in growth medium, irrigation water and agricultural soil

Scientific Reports, 2021
Gliotoxin produced by Trichoderma virens is inhibitory against various phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. However, its stability in soil-ecosystem has not yet been well-defined. This study aimed to decipher its persistence and behaviour in growth media,
R. Jayalakshmi, R. Oviya, K. Premalatha, S. T. Mehetre, M. Paramasivam, R. Kannan, M. Theradimani, M. S. Pallavi, Prasun K. Mukherjee, V. Ramamoorthy   +9 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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Informative indicators of the ecological state of soil exposed to low stress factors: pollution, drought, acidity

Трансформация экосистем
The article is devoted to the problem of choosing informative indicators of the ecological state of soil with a low stress factor. The purpose of this work is to compare toxicological (ex situ) and bioindicative indicators (in situ) of soil under ...
A. S. Olkova, E. V. Tovstik
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Organic Materials of Tomorrow: Horizons of Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines machine learning techniques accelerating the discovery of organic semiconductors by linking molecular structure to properties. Key methods include graph neural networks, generative models, and active learning. Applications to organic photovoltaics demonstrate practical impact.
Harold Mena, J. Terence Blaskovits, Kun‐Han Lin, Denis Andrienko   +3 more
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