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Identifying and characterising a plant GH1 β‐glucosidase that exhibits hydrolytic activity on N‐linked glucopyranoside

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We report the first β‐glucosidase with demonstrated hydrolytic activity on an N‐linked glycopyranoside. The enzyme, native to maize, was biochemically characterised for this novel reaction, and structural modelling of the enzyme–substrate complex revealed several clues to the underlying reduced catalytic rate relative to its native O‐glycopyranoside ...
Hani Gharabli, Carlotta Chiesa, Maher Abou Hachem, Ditte Hededam Welner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating strip cropping with grass border enhances soil fertility, maize grain, and nutritional yields in Zimbabwean smallholder farming systems

Annals of Agricultural Sciences
Smallholder maize production in sub-Saharan Africa is constrained by soil fertility decline and erratic rainfall, leading to low dietary diversity. A four-season on-farm study (2018/2019–2021/2022) was conducted with six farmers in Murehwa District ...
Connie Madembo, Frédéric Baudron, Arnold.B. Mashingaidze, Chrispen Murungweni, Courage Bangira, Tarirai Muoni, Christian Thierfelder   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and characterisation of calcitonin receptor isoforms expressed in glioblastoma derived glioma stem and U‐87 MG cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Glioblastoma cells express calcitonin receptor variants (CT receptor isoforms) that may help them survive stress. Using qPCR, transcript‐specific long‐read nanopore sequencing, immunofluorescence co‐localisation and comparative sequence analysis, this study identifies a novel alternatively spliced CALCR transcript that encodes the CTb receptor isoform ...
Pragya Gupta, Sebastian GB Furness, Tahereh Gharbi, Ric De Paoli‐Iseppi, Shweta S. Joshi, Michael Clark, David L. Hare, Peter Wookey   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Pollination on Smut Disease and Yield in Maize

Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 2018
Ustilago maydis, causal agent of smut disease in maize, induces significant yield losses by forming colossal galls (tumours) on cobs. Since infection process of U. maydis is parallel with natural pollination of maize, an interaction between maize pollination and the smut fungus is probable.
Aydoğdu, Mehmet, Boyraz, Nuh
openaire   +7 more sources

Effects of Add‐On Icosapent Ethyl With Standard Treatment on Functional Outcomes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality and long‐term disability, results from the abrupt cessation of cerebral blood flow due to vascular occlusion or rupture. Icosapent Ethyl (EPA‐EE), approved for hypertriglyceridemia, has anti‐inflammatory and antithrombotic properties that may lessen ischemic damage.
Mitra Mahmoudi Meymand, Seyed Hossein Aghamiri, Saeed Mohmammad Soleymani, Shadiyeh Bararpoor Poshkohi, Samaneh Masoudi, Hadi Esmaily   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil and management‐related factors contributing to maize yield gaps in western Kenya

Food and Energy Security, 2020
The solution to reducing existing yield gaps on smallholder farms lies in understanding factors limiting yield in areas with agricultural intensification potential.
Sussy Munialo, A. Sigrun Dahlin, Cecilia Onyango M., W. Oluoch‐Kosura, Håkan Marstorp, Ingrid Öborn   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Numerical–Experimental Approach for Multi‐Matrix Fiber‐Reinforced Plastics Characterization Using Finite Element Model Updating

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A numerical–experimental framework is developed for characterizing multi‐matrix fiber‐reinforced polymers (MM‐FRPs) combining epoxy and polyurethane matrices. Harmonic bending tests are integrated with finite element model updating (FEMU) to simultaneously identify elastic and viscoelastic material parameters.
Rodrigo M. Dartora, Tales V. Lisbôa, Axel Spickenheuer, Rogério J. Marczak, Jakson M. Vassoler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microstructure Reconstruction in Battery Electrodes Using Machine Learning Based on Low‐Voltage Focused Ion Beam–Scanning Electron Microscopy Tomography Images

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Low‐voltage FIB‐SEM tomography combined with a image preprocessing pipeline improves phase contrast and enables reliable machine‐learning segmentation of conductive networks in lithium‐ion battery electrodes. Structural descriptors are extracted from segmented images, done semimanually and automated, and compared.
Lisa Beran, Vincent Nebel, Dominik Perius, Kshitij Kumar, Yannis Heim, Laura Bies, Tobias Kraus   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yield Potential and Variability of Two Maize Composites

Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo, 2003
In the 1994/95 season, 1272 accesses of the Active Maize Germplasm Bank (CENARGEN-EMBRAPA) were evaluated in several locations previously chosen to assure incidence of leaf diseases caused by Phaeosphaeria maydis and Exserohilum turcicum. Two composite populations named RPM (Resistant to P. maydis) and RET (Resistant to E.
JOSÉ BRANCO DE MIRANDA FILHO, ELIANA PATRÍCIA GORGULHO   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Formal Seed System of Maize in Ethiopia: Implications for Reducing the Yield Gap

International Journal of Agronomy
Smallholder farmers’ access to and use of quality seeds of improved varieties and hybrids is an integral component of sustainable maize production and the reduction of the yield gap in Ethiopia.
Karta K. Kalsa, Semagn Kolech, Mosisa Worku, Tsedeke Abate, Adefris Teklewold   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source