Morphology and properties of periwinkle shell asbestos-free brake pad
Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, 2016 The development of asbestos-free automotive brake pad using periwinkle shell particles as frictional filler material is presented. This was with a view to exploiting the characteristics of the periwinkle shell, which is largely deposited as a waste, in ...
D.S. Yawas, S.Y. Aku, S.G. Amaren
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Development of an abrasive material using periwinkle shells
Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, 2017 In this study, abrasive properties of periwinkle shell grains with the binding effect of polyester resin on periwinkle shell grains at high concentration were investigated.
Danjuma Yawas
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First Report of a Psyllid Vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ (Strain 16SrIII-J) [PDF]
PlantsIn Graneros, O’Higgins Region, Chile, the mallow psyllid (Russelliana solanicola Tuthill, 1959) from Malva nicaeensis L. was identified as a potential vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’.
Tomás Llantén +8 more
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The effect of titanium oxide nanoparticles on the gene expression involved in the secondary metabolite production of the medicinal plant periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) [PDF]
مجله بیوتکنولوژی کشاورزی, 2023 Objective Medicinal plant periwinkle with the scientific name Catharanthus roseus is an important source of anticancer and antihypertensive alkaloids. Due to the high price of these metabolites and their small content in periwinkle plant, tissue culture ...
Mohammad Abyari
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Computing an Optimal Pitching Strategy in a Baseball At-Bat
Proceedings of the International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, 2023 The field of quantitative analytics has transformed the worldof sports over the last decade. To date, these analytic ap-proaches are statistical at their core, characterizing what isand what was, while using this information to drive decisionsabout what ...
Connor Douglas +3 more
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Bidirectional mRNA transfer between Cuscuta australis and its hosts
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 The holoparasitic dodder (Cuscuta spp.) is able to transfer mRNA and certain plant pathogens (e.g., viruses and bacteria) from the host plant. “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus,” the phloem-limited causative agent of citrus Huanglongbing, can be ...
Tao Li +9 more
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Concentration and Potential Human Health Hazards of Heavy Metals in Periwinkle (Tympanotonus fuscatus) Purchased from Major Markets in Calabar, Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020 Background. As water flows through habitats associated with estuaries, such as mud flats, salt marshes, sea grass and mangrove forests, pollutants such as heavy metals are filtered.
Udiba Ugumanim Udiba +2 more
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023 This study explored the potential of periwinkle shells as precursor material for activated carbon preparation. The periwinkle shell was activated using the potassium hydroxide method. The periwinkle shell activated carbons prepared were characterized in
E. A. Oyedoh, U. U. Ekesiobi
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Cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of Vinca L. Extracts on multiple myeloma cell lines [PDF]
World Cancer Research Journal, 2020 Objective: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a systemic disease characterized by pathological plasma cells that cause the gathering of carcinogenic cells in the bone marrow.
E. Şimşek Sezer, T. Uysal
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Ethanolic periwinkle leaf extract reduces telomerase expression in T47D cancer cells [PDF]
Universa Medicina, 2015 BACKGROUND Cancer cells have a relatively high telomerase activity and a lower p53 protein expression than normal cells, so that cancer cells have the ability to continue to proliferate and do not undergo apoptosis.
Endang Purwaningsih +2 more
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