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PLASTIC MATERIALS IN EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE: ACTUAL USE AND PERSPECTIVES

Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 2012
The world consumption of plastics in agriculture amounts yearly to 6.5 million tons. In addition to conventional polymers used in agriculture for greenhouses and mulches such as PE, PVC, EVA, photo-selective and luminescent polymers have been used, in ...
Giacomo Scarascia-Mugnozza, Carmela Sica, Giovanni Russo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Importin 7 mediates the nuclear import of HIV‐1 integrase via a specific interacting interface

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
HIV‐1 integrase enables viral DNA integration into the host genome. By binding to the core domain of the host protein Importin 7 via its C‐terminal domain, the integrase is transported across the nuclear membrane into the nucleus, where integration of the viral genome into host DNA takes place. This translocation is a critical step for subsequent viral
Juana Bana, Avigail Yariv, Tal Oppenheim, Hadar Amartely, Dana Reichmann, Oded Livnah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the UV-aging behavior of bio-based polyamides for automotive interiors

Polymer Testing
Against the backdrop of limited fossil resources, bio-based plastics offer a sustainable and long-term solution. Polyamides made from bio-based raw materials (bio-PA) in particular is seen as a key driver for bio-based plastics.
Tim Passinger, Lars Schmohl, Jan-Christoph Zarges, Julia Resch, Hans-Peter Heim, Christian Bonten   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermoplastic lignocellulose materials: A review on recent advancement and utilities

Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2023
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundantly available resource in nature. However, its potential as a replacement of oil in plastic production has not been fully exploited.
Bahiru Tsegaye, Anna Ström, Mikael S. Hedenqvist   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and characterisation of calcitonin receptor isoforms expressed in glioblastoma derived glioma stem and U‐87 MG cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Glioblastoma cells express calcitonin receptor variants (CT receptor isoforms) that may help them survive stress. Using qPCR, transcript‐specific long‐read nanopore sequencing, immunofluorescence co‐localisation and comparative sequence analysis, this study identifies a novel alternatively spliced CALCR transcript that encodes the CTb receptor isoform ...
Pragya Gupta, Sebastian GB Furness, Tahereh Gharbi, Ric De Paoli‐Iseppi, Shweta S. Joshi, Michael Clark, David L. Hare, Peter Wookey   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification and characterization of a gene conferring stress resistance in Escherichia coli and cyanobacteria

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Functional screening identified PcSyn14890, a cyanobacteria‐specific protein that enhances growth and stress resistance in E. coli and Synechocystis PCC6803. Although we expected it to function as a molecular chaperone, it was unable to protect against thermal aggregation of GAPDH.
Akiyo Yamada, Takaaki Tanaka, Manaka Uehara, Keigo Nakano, Ken Morishima, Rintaro Inoue, Masaaki Sugiyama, Masafumi Yohda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-based plastics, biodegradable plastics, and compostable plastics: biodegradation mechanism, biodegradability standards and environmental stratagem

Conventional polymers are environmentally damaging materials; therefore, global efforts are being made to gradually replace these conventional polymers with bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics due to claims of being more sustainable than ...
Nizamuddin, S, Baloch, AJ, Chen, C, Mubarak, NM, Arif, M   +4 more
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Bio-based Plastics: a ‘Sustainable’ Alternative for the Plastic Industry?

, 2023
International audienceToday, the pollution caused by plastics is undeniable, and the plastic industry is facing radical choices. One of these choices concerns the alternative between the increasing use of bio-based plastics or the recycling of petro ...
Lazaric, Nathalie, Revest , Valérie, Revest, Valérie, Brette, Olivier, Massardier , Valérie, Massardier, Valérie, Barbaut, Léa, Barbault, Lea, Lazaric, Nathalie,   +8 more
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Development of novel flax bio-matrix composites for non-structural and structural vehicle applications [PDF]

, 2015
The use of natural fibres (e.g. flax, hemp etc.) instead of synthetic fibres (carbon and glass etc.) as composite reinforcements not only benefits the environment, but also provides economical lightweight products for transports.
Zhu, Jinchun
core   +4 more sources

Selective elimination of quiescent cancer cells by dequalinium chloride via ROS‐mediated ferroptosis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Dequalinium chloride (DQ) selectively eliminates quiescent cancer cells (QCCs) by amplifying mitochondrial ROS. QCCs exhibit elevated basal ROS and limited redox‐buffering capacity, making them vulnerable to further ROS increases. DQ‐induced ROS exceeds the tolerance threshold, triggering lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis, whereas proliferating cells ...
Kotaro Miyamoto, Shiori Sakai, Minori Endo, Terigele, Mizuho Niibori, Taiki Morita, Yu Goto, Arisa Yoshida, Tomohiro Tanaka, Ning Lin, Takahiro Kuchimaru, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Masahiro Inoue, Shinae Kizaka‐Kondoh, Tetsuya Kadonosono   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source