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Egg investment strategies adopted by a desertic passerine, the Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
Avian Research, 2020 Background As one of the reproductive strategies adopted by bird species, variation in investment in egg production and its influencing factors are important and well-studied subjects.
Xinkang Bao +4 more
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Biological Agents of Bioremediation: A Concise Review [PDF]
, 2015 Due to intensive agriculture, rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities have caused environmental pollution, land degradation and increased pressure on the natural resources and contributing to their adulteration.
Biswas, Karabi
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Integral use of sugarcane vinasse for biomass production of actinobacteria: Potential application in soil remediation [PDF]
, 2017 The use of living actinobacteria biomass to clean up contaminated soils is an attractive biotechnology approach. However, biomass generation from cheap feedstock is the first step to ensure process sustainability.
Almeida, César Américo +4 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Living Hydrogels: Harnessing Microorganism–Material Synergy for Next‐Generation Therapeutics
Advanced Science, EarlyView.. ABSTRACT Microorganism‐based therapies, particularly those utilizing probiotics, have emerged as a powerful biomedical strategy owing to their inherent living functionalities. These living systems can dynamically interact with host environments and self‐regulate their activity, offering superior adaptability, prolonged functionality, and ...
Shuifang Mao +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Oil spills are among the most catastrophic events to marine ecosystems and current remediation techniques are not suitable for ecological restoration.
Maria L. Bôto +20 more
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Assessment of landfill leachate biodegradability and treatability by means of allochthonous and autochthonous biomasses [PDF]
, 2020 The biodegradability and treatability of a young (3 years old) municipal landfill leachate was evaluated by means of chemical oxygen demand (COD) fractionation tests, based on respirometric techniques.
Corsino, S.F., Capodici, M., Di Trapani, D., Torregrossa Michele, Viviani Gaspare
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A semi‐interpenetrating engineered living material (sIHSELM), fabricated via thermosensitive hydroxybutyl chitosan and covalent protein self‐assembly, demonstrates exceptional mechanical properties and environmental stability. Shielding bacteria from harsh conditions, sIHSELM exhibits remarkable efficacy in ulcerative colitis treatment and pollutants ...
Zixian Bao +8 more
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Plant Nano Biology, 2023 The current study demonstrates the impact of TiO2 NPs (0–5 µg ml−1) on Mentha arvensis L. (Lamiaceae) cultivated commercially for essential oil. The high concentration of titanium in plant tissues (roots, leaves and stem), presence of Ti peaks in EDS of ...
Subodh Kumar +3 more
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The biotechnology of higher fungi - current state and perspectives [PDF]
, 2014 This review article concisely describes methodology of biotechnological processes with the use of cultures of higher fungi, their application in bioremediation and to obtain biologically active preparations.
Turło, Jadwiga
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