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Editorial: Cancer Ecosystems [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2019 Oncology research pioneers such as Stephen Paget focused on how cancer cells favor particular environments and Judah Folkman on how nutrients are provided to these harsh environments. The tumors consist of a heterogeneous population of cancer cells and a stroma with different cell types that define a specific microenvironment and form a tumoral ...
Martinez-Outschoorn, Ubaldo E. +2 more
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini +2 more
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Scientifically based biodiversity management in timber concessions: contribution to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity [PDF]
, 2016 During the past 25 years, forest laws in Central African countries have undergone major changes. Management plans were made mandatory: nearly 19 million hectares of timber concessions (38% of total granted concessions) were subject to a management plan ...
Bayol, Nicolas +4 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc +8 more
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Plants, 2022 The reported annual temperature increase and significant precipitation drop in Armenia impact the country’s ecosystems and biodiversity. The present study surveyed the geographical distribution of the local wild beet species under the ongoing climate ...
Anna Avetisyan +5 more
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Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems
Nature Communications, 2016 Despite the importance of microbial communities for ecosystem services and human welfare, the relationship between microbial diversity and multiple ecosystem functions and services (that is, multifunctionality) at the global scale has yet to be evaluated.
M. Delgado‐Baquerizo +8 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The release of foulers from protective marine coatings is determined by several interrelated material properties, including the strength of Young's modulus, the flexibility of chain segments, the surface free energy, and the magnitude of hydrodynamic stress.
Johann C. Schaal +2 more
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Organization of biogeochemical nitrogen pathways with switch-like adjustment in fluctuating soil redox conditions [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Nitrogen is cycled throughout ecosystems by a suite of biogeochemical processes. The high complexity of the nitrogen cycle resides in an intricate interplay between reversible biochemical pathways alternatively and specifically activated in response to ...
Sanjay Lamba +7 more
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Land, 2021 Chile is a country that depends on the extraction and export of its natural resources. This phenomenon has exacerbated different processes of transformation and disturbance of natural and human ecosystems.
César Benavidez-Silva +2 more
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Buffalo National River Ecosystems - Part II [PDF]
, 1976 The priorities were established for the Buffalo National River Ecosystem Studies through meetings and correspondence with Mr. Roland Wauer and other personnel of the Office of Natural Sciences, Southwest Region of the National Park Service.
Babcock, R. E. +6 more
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