This study developed biodegradable chitosan films reinforced with clove essential oil and graphene oxide. The films exhibit hydrophobicity, strong antibacterial properties, and improved thermal stability. The films could maintain their antibacterial efficacy after 28 days of storage.
Jiali Jing+5 more
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Effects of <i>Sitobion avenae</i> Treated with Sublethal Concentrations of Dinotefuran on the Predation Function and Enzyme Activity of <i>Harmonia axyridis</i>. [PDF]
Fei S, Sun J, Ren X, Zhang H, Liu Y.
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Pterodon pubescens Mucoadhesive Film for dental use. ABSTRACT Periodontal diseases involve infectious and inflammatory processes that affect oral tissues. Extracts from Pterodon pubescens Benth (sucupira) have demonstrated antinociceptive, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐edematogenic, and antiplatelet effects, highlighting their therapeutic potential for ...
Mariana Cecchetto Figueiredo+13 more
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Unravelling high insect diversity and community turnover along a tropical-temperate elevation gradient: A metabarcoding approach. [PDF]
Villaseñor-Amador D+5 more
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Notes on some Insect- and other Migrations observed in Equatorial America.
Richard Spruce
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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)
Abstract Insects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze+3 more
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Impact of Temperature and Soil Moisture on the Life Cycle of the Strawberry Pest <i>Priophorus fulvostigmatus</i> and Its Control. [PDF]
Cui J+7 more
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Abstract The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) possesses an exocrine gland associated with its false gill slit pigmentation pattern. The cervical gill slit gland is a compound tubuloalveolar gland that produces a holocrine secretion and displays maturational changes in size and secretory histology. While the morphology of the cervical gill slit gland
Tiffany F. Keenan+13 more
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Extremely distinct microbial communities in closely related leafhopper subfamilies: Typhlocybinae and Eurymelinae (Cicadellidae, Hemiptera). [PDF]
Kobiałka M+3 more
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Abstract The Weberian apparatus is a hearing specialization unique to the otophysan fishes, and an unexpected degree of morphological variation exists in species of the Noturus catfishes. Our aim in this study is to investigate relationships between morphological variations and ecology that may drive this variation.
J. C. Hoeflich, Juan Liu
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