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Advances in Understanding Silicon Transporters and the Benefits to Silicon-Associated Disease Resistance in Plants

Applied Sciences, 2022
Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element after oxygen in the earth’s crust and soil. It is available for plant growth and development, and it is considered as quasi-essential for plant growth.
Ruonan Li, Yihan Sun, Hongzhen Wang, Huasen Wang   +3 more
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Development of Pedicel Abscission Zone in Tomato

Horticulturae, 2022
Plant organ abscission is a common phenomenon that occurs at a specific position called the abscission zone (AZ). The differentiation and development of the pedicel AZ play important roles in flower and fruit abscission, which are of great significance ...
Xiufen Dong, Yue Wang, Yanyan Yan, Huasen Wang   +3 more
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Morbidity is related to a green living environment [PDF]

, 2009
Background: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported ...
Vries, S., de, de Vries, S.T., Schellevis, F.G., Vries, S. de, R A Verheij, de Vries, S., Verheij, R.A., Vries, S.T. de, Groenewegen, P.P., J Maas, P P Groenewegen, Spreeuwenberg, P., Maas, J., P Spreeuwenberg, Verheij, R., S de Vries, F G Schellevis   +16 more
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The association between green space and cause-specific mortality in urban New Zealand: an ecological analysis of green space utility [PDF]

, 2010
<b>Background:</b> There is mounting international evidence that exposure to green environments is associated with health benefits, including lower mortality rates.
Mitchell Richard, Jamie Pearce, Mitchell, R., Day, P., Elizabeth Richardson, Kingham Simon, Richardson, E., Pearce, J.; id_orcid, Pearce Jamie, Richard Mitchell, Day Peter, Mitchell, R.J., Kingham, S., Simon Kingham, Richardson Elizabeth, Richardson, E.A., Peter Day, Pearce, J.   +17 more
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Essential planetary health workers: Positioning rangers within global policy

Conservation Letters, 2023
Our planet is facing increasing challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss, pandemics, poverty, and many other problems closely linked to a deteriorating environment.
Sue Stolton, Hannah L. Timmins, Nigel Dudley, Olga Biegus, Chris Galliers, William Jackson, Marianne Kettunen, Barney Long, Madhu Rao, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Cristina Romanelli, Tim Schneider, Andrew Seidl, Rohit Singh, Matt Sykes   +14 more
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Facultative Endosymbiont Serratia symbiotica Inhibits the Apterization of Pea Aphid To Enhance Its Spread

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Aphids display wing polyphenism, and the mother can produce a wingless morph for reproduction and a winged morph for dispersal. It is believed that the wingless morph is an adaptive status under favorable conditions and is determined prenatally.
Zhi-Wei Kang, Meng Zhang, He-He Cao, Shan-Shan Guo, Fang-Hua Liu, Tong-Xian Liu   +5 more
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Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Candidate Key Genes Involved in Sinigrin Biosynthesis in Brassica nigra

Horticulturae, 2021
Glucosinolates (GSLs) are important secondary metabolites in Brassicales related to insect and disease resistance, flavor formation, and human health. Here, we determined the GSL profile with sinigrin as the predominant GSL in Brassica nigra.
Yang Li, Youjian Yu, Liai Xu, Erbiao Guo, Yunxiang Zang, Yong He, Zhujun Zhu   +6 more
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ACT-Toxin, the Key Effector for the Virulence of Alternaria alternata Tangerine Pathotype to Specific Citrus Species

Agronomy, 2022
Alternaria brown spot disease is caused by the Alternaria alternata tangerine pathotype, which relies on ACT-toxin for infection. At present, all identified ACT-toxin biosynthesis-related genes are multi-copy genes.
Suya Huang, Zhaohui Jia, Hangfei Li, Shuting Zhang, Junying Shen, Yunpeng Gai, Chen Jiao, Xuepeng Sun, Shuo Duan, Min Wang, Haijie Ma   +10 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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The Formation of Fruit Quality in Cucumis sativus L.

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Cucumber is one of the most widely grown vegetables in China and an indispensable fresh fruit in the diet. With the development of society, the demand of people for cucumber quality is higher and higher.
Juping Zhang, Shengjun Feng, Jing Yuan, Chen Wang, Tao Lu, Huasen Wang, Chao Yu   +6 more
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