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Antimicrobial Activity and Mechanisms of Walnut Green Husk Extract

Molecules, 2023
Walnut green husks (WGHs), by-products of walnut production, are believed to possess antimicrobial properties, making them a potential alternative to antibiotics.
Lei Wang, Wenjing Li, Xuanyue Li, Jiancheng Liu, Yong Chen   +4 more
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Constitutive and herbivore‐induced plant defences regulate herbivore population processes [PDF]

Journal of Animal Ecology, 2019
Abstract Herbivore‐induced plant defences regulated by the phytohormones jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) are predicted to influence herbivore population dynamics, in part because they can operate in a density‐dependent manner. While there is ample evidence that herbivore‐induced plant responses affect individual performance and growth of ...
Mônica F. Kersch‐Becker, Jennifer S. Thaler   +1 more
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Experimental support of the stress‐gradient hypothesis in herbivore–herbivore interactions [PDF]

New Phytologist, 2012
Summary The stress‐gradient hypothesis (SGH) postulates an increase in the frequency of positive species interactions at increasing amounts of stress. While the SGH has been extensively tested in plant–plant interactions along abiotic stresses, it remains unclear whether this hypothesis could apply to higher trophic levels, such as herbivores, along ...
Dangles, Olivier, Herrera, Mario, Anthelme, Fabien   +2 more
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Optimal Grazing Exclusion Duration to Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration in Degraded Grasslands

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Across China, grazing exclusion reaches the national mean soil organic carbon recovery benchmark sooner in high‐MAP regions (> 500 mm), but recovery is much slower where MAP < 300 mm. Scaling this strategy to 70% of China's degraded grasslands would sequester about 1.52 Pg of soil carbon over 10 years—roughly 17% of annual global fossil‐fuel emissions.
Bin Zhang, Chongzhi Sun, Dongmei Xue, Paul Christiaan Struik, Tongrui Zhang, Jiayue Liu, Tingting Xing, Ziyang Liu, Shiming Tang, Ke Jin   +9 more
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Multi-omics profiling of chromatin accessibility and H3K27ac reveals super-enhancer–mediated regulatory networks governing endometrial receptivity in goats

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Background Endometrial receptivity (ERE) is a transient uterine state that determines the success of blastocyst implantation; however, the epigenomic regulation underlying ERE establishment in goats remains unclear.
Zhipeng Sun, Junyin Zhao, Yuhao Liao, Yuqin Cheng, Houmo Yu, Mingming Wang, Xingqiang Fang, Songjian Yang, Yongju Zhao   +8 more
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Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Melatonin or vitamin C attenuates lead acetate-induced testicular oxidative and inflammatory damage in mice by inhibiting oxidative stress mediated NF-κB signaling

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Lead (Pb) acts as an environmental endocrine disruptor and has negative effects in animals; excessive accumulation of lead causes reproductive dysfunction in male animals. Oxidative stress plays a vital role in Pb-induced injury.
Ze-Min Zhao, Su Mei, Qi-Yue Zheng, Jiao Wang, Yi-Ru Yin, Jiao-Jiao Zhang, Xian-Zhong Wang   +6 more
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Plant Defense against Insect Herbivores [PDF]

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2013
Plants have been interacting with insects for several hundred million years, leading to complex defense approaches against various insect feeding strategies. Some defenses are constitutive while others are induced, although the insecticidal defense compound or protein classes are often similar.
Fürstenberg-Hägg, Joel, Zagrobelny, Mika, Bak, Søren   +2 more
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Drivers of insect herbivory resistance and tolerance to plant damage in the Brachypodium distachyon species complex

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Insect herbivory is a major biotic factor shaping plant populations and driving the evolution of defensive traits. Polyploidy (whole‐genome duplication) often induces substantial phenotypic and genotypic changes that may affect species interactions, including herbivory.
Antonio J. Manzaneda, Luisa M. Martínez, Ana Fernández‐Ocaña, Teresa Salido, Pedro J. Rey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing reveals global expression dynamics and ceRNA regulatory networks related to hair follicle development and melanogenesis in goats [PDF]

Animal Bioscience
Objective Domestic animals, fur is a product of long-term selection by humans and the natural environment. It is generally used to distinguish between different breeds.
Junyin Zhao, Jipan Zhang, Ziyi Chen, Min Xiao, Yongju Zhao   +4 more
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