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Micro and Nanostructural Diversity of Lizard Osteoderm Capping Tissue in Relation to Mechanical Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study shows that lizard osteoderm capping tissue is a hyper‐mineralized hydroxyapatite layer consistently covering the superficial osteoderm surface in those species studied here, yet it varies greatly in morphology, nanostructure, and mechanical performance across species.
Adrian Rodriguez‐Palomo, Marius Didziokas, Malene Siri Berg Jacobsen, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen Christensen, Innokenty Kantor, Mads Ry Vogel Jørgensen, Klaus Pagh Almtoft, Jesper Skovhus Thomsen, Anthony Herrel, Catherine J.A. Williams, Henrik Birkedal   +10 more
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Precision viticulture in Mediterranean countries: From vegetation vigour and yield maps to spatially and temporally variable vintage

AIMS Agriculture and Food
In Mediterranean countries, due to warmer and drier environmental conditions, viticulture faces problems such as drought, short biological cycle, and frequent infestations by pests.
Antonio Comparetti, Evangelos Anastasiou, Aikaterini Kasimati, Spyros Fountas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Planning of Land Use Changes in farming areas under ecological protection [PDF]

, 2010
Land use has been changing in the last decades because of agricultural intensification and land abandonment which implies deterioration in the optimum habitat structure and quality.
Brasa-Ramos, A., Carsjens, G.J., Montero-García, F., Montero-Riquelme, F.   +3 more
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Dual‐Interface‐Dominant Cathode Architectures Enabling Fast Sulfur Redox and Stable Interfaces in All‐Solid‐State Li‐S Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An optimized carbon host nanostructure enables a dual‐interface‐dominant architecture in sulfur cathodes of solid‐state Li‐S batteries by selectively forming sulfur|carbon and sulfur|solid electrolyte interfaces. This tailored interfacial configuration accelerates sulfur redox kinetics by establishing enriched Li+/e– transport networks, while ...
Zhao Yang, Yuxiao Zhang, Yihong Liu, Geng Xie, Yu Dou, Jeremy Dawkins, Lijia Liu, Yixiang Wang, Lingzi Sang, Mohsen Shakouri, Sixu Deng, Karim Zaghib, Tsun‐Kong Sham, Xia Li   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory plant breeding and the evolution of landraces: A case study in the organic farms of the Collserola Natural Park [PDF]

, 2019
Although consumers appreciate the genetic diversity among tomato landraces, traditional varieties have been displaced from commercial agriculture. Their cultivation through organic farming in natural parks can contribute to their resurgence.
Casals Missio, Joan, Rull Ferré, Aurora, Schober, Philipp, Segarra, Joel, Simó Cruanyes, Joan   +4 more
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Natural Farming Improves Soil Quality and Alters Microbial Diversity in a Cabbage Field in Japan

Sustainability, 2019
Natural farming (NF), an environmentally friendly agricultural practice similar to organic farming, was developed in Japan. Unlike conventional farming, little is known about the influence of NF on soil microbial communities, especially the surface soil.
Jianli Liao, Qicong Xu, Hui-lian Xu, Danfeng Huang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) Nanoparticles for IL‐12 Self‐Amplifying RNA Delivery in Glioblastoma Models

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
xxxx. ABSTRACT Glioblastoma (GBM) remains one of the most lethal brain cancers, with median survival rarely exceeding 15 months after diagnosis. Interleukin‐12 (IL‐12) is a potent immunostimulatory cytokine capable of reshaping the tumor microenvironment (TME), yet its clinical translation is hindered by systemic toxicity and short half‐life. RNA‐based
Fatima Hameedat, Johan Sebastian Lopez‐Parra, Willem M. H. Hoogaars, Emma Dijkstra, Cynthia Huang, Irafasha C. Casmil, Anna K. Blakney, Peter Olinga, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser, Hélder A. Santos, Alke Petri‐Fink, Flávia Sousa   +11 more
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Agronomic and energy value of digestate from anaerobic digestion of trout byproducts: Contribution to the autonomy of freshwater farms in Morocco

Results in Engineering
Anaerobic digestion is a technology used to treat organic waste and recover biogas and digestate. In this study, three subjects were investigated: agronomic and microbiological characterization of the digestate obtained at the end of anaerobic digestion,
Fatima Essalhi, Abdelhakim Naourani, Ayoub Essadek, Rachid Bengueddour   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Situation and challenges of the Mexicana organic sector [PDF]

, 2011
For Mexico, organic farming is a feasible option, given the goodness it offers the country, since it is linked to the geography of poverty, mainly with small-scale farmers with surfaces below 3 ha, 22 indigenous groups, and 35% of women responsible for ...
Gomez Cruz, Manuel Angel, Gomez Tovar, Laura, Schwentesius Rindermann, Rita   +2 more
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The Cuttlebone Blueprint for Multifunctional Metamaterials: Design Taxonomy, Functional Decoupling, and Future Horizons

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cuttlebone‐inspired metamaterials exploit a septum‐wall architecture to achieve excellent mechanical and functional properties. This review classifies existing designs into direct biomimetic, honeycomb‐type, and strut‐type architectures, summarizes governing design principles, and presents a decoupled design framework for interpreting multiphysical ...
Xinwei Li, Zhendong Li
wiley   +1 more source