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Insecticide activity of Beauveria bassiana and castor bean oil against Plutella xylostella under greenhouse

Bioscience Journal, 2013
The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), one of the principal pests of brassicas, can reduce productivity and thus cause losses for brassica farmers.
Vando Miossi Rondelli, Dirceu Pratissoli, Hugo José Gonçalves dos Santos Junior, Hugo Bolsoni Zago, Lorena Contarini Machado, Higor de Souza Rodrigues, Wilson Rodrigues Valbon   +6 more
doaj  

Self‐Sensing Artificial‐Muscle‐Empowered Humanlike Perception, Interaction, and Positioning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
The proposed self‐sensorized artificial muscle (SSAM) can sense its length change as small as 0.01 mm via a seamlessly integrated multi‐segment induction coil. The SSAM provides accurate length information regardless of its loadings, driving pressure, or muscle design, adequate for robust data‐driven feedback control.
Houping Wu, Chenchen Li, Yufeng Wang, Zhengyan Wang, Yulian Peng, Zhipeng Wei, Hongbo Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sanitary, physiological quality and alternative treatments of Dimorphandra gardneriana Tul. seeds

Bioscience Journal, 2018
The Dimorphandra gardneriana Tul. species is widely distributed in the Brazilian territory presenting an economic and environmental importance. The aim of this study was to determine the fungi associated with Dimorphandra gardneriana seeds, assessing ...
Flávio Ricardo da Silva Cruz, Rosemere dos Santos Silva, Maria das Graças Rodrigues do Nascimento, Demetrius José da Silva, Luciana Cordeiro do Nascimento   +4 more
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Scalable High‐Force Zipping Electrostatic Actuators

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
An electrostatic actuator architecture is presented that combines high energy density with forces and strokes suited for wearable soft robotics. By folding patterned thin films into a scalable honeycomb of zipping units, performance becomes tunable through series–parallel design, achieving over 40 N and 28 J/kg.
Fabio Caruso, Amir Firouzeh, Herbert Shea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Castor Oil in Dermatology: A Narrative Review. [PDF]

Cureus
Girdler K, Cabatu A, Olds H, Potts GA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Protein‐Template Gold Nanoclusters Induce Differentiation and Modify the Functional Properties of Primary Astrocytes

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
The incubation of primary astrocytes with fAuNCs‐BSA induces: (A) long‐term effects including fAuNCs‐BSA internalization, red cell fluorescence, differentiation, upregulation of Ca2+ signaling, Cl‐current, and cell volume regulation. B) Short‐term (200 ms) stimulation with UV LED light increases in Ca2+ signaling and inhibition of K+ current. Astrocyte
Roberta Fabbri, Karima Jeneh Perry, Emanuela Saracino, Chiara Lazzarini, Anna Mariano, Diletta Spennato, Maria Grazia Mola, Maria Grazia Raucci, Alessandro Kovtun, Marianna Barbalinardo, Giorgia Conte, Denis Gentili, Marco Caprini, Vincenzo Palermo, Roberto Zamboni, Luigi Ambrosio, Wolfgang Losert, Andrea Candini, Grazia Paola Nicchia, Raj K. Gupta, Valentina Benfenati, Shashi P. Karna   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Castor oil and europium-based luminescent films for thermal sensing. [PDF]

Front Chem
Silva RAN, Maturi FE, Colombo GL, Onishi BSD, Freitas BD, Caixeta FJ, Davolos MR, Cebim MA, Carlos LD, Ribeiro SJL, Lima SAM, Pires AM.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An Exploratory Study on Graphene‐Based Hybrid Epoxy Coatings for Corrosion Resistance and Self‐Healing

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corrosion of metallic process equipment in chemical, marine, and offshore industries leads to significant maintenance costs and safety concerns. Conventional epoxy coatings, though widely applied, often deteriorate under harsh conditions due to microcracking, moisture ingress and lack of self‐healing capability.
Thean Nam Low, Peck Loo Kiew, Mui Yen Ho, Ping Ping Chung, Maxine Swee Li Yee, Muhammad Fadhirul Izwan Abdul Malik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis of castor oil accumulation during seed development in <i>Ricinus communis</i>. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Geng X, Tang W, Ma M, Xu C, Wang L, Wang Y, Huang M, Sun Y, Chen L, Xue X.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluating the Impact of Cellulose Nanocrystals on the Performance of Polycarbonate Thin‐Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Treating Oily Wastewater

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A new type of thin‐film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane was synthesized by incorporating cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) into a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) top layer on a polycarbonate (PC) substrate via dip‐coating. The synthesized TFC and TFN membranes (PC/PVA TFC and PC/PVA‐CNC TFN membranes) were evaluated using contact angle measurement, field ...
Habib Etemadi, Naser Ghasemian, Homayun Khezraqa, Solmaz Tozihi, Seyed Mehdi Sajjadi, Omid Ahmadi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source