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Influence of ground substrate on establishment of reindeer lichen after artificial dispersal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Methods to improve the recovery of reindeer lichen after soil disturbance or overgrazing are being sought for areas where reindeer are herded. The effects of four substrates – mineral soil, moss, twigs and pine bark – on the establishment of lichen ...
Bergsten, Urban   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Recent Perspectives on Phytochemical Profile, Pharmacological Activities, and Industrial Applications of Guava (Psidium guajava)

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Psidium guajava leaves contain potent bioactive compounds like quercetin, myricetin, and triterpenoids that show antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti‐inflammatory, and anticancer effects. They act by modulating NF‐κB, PPARγ, and α‐glucosidase and by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest.
Muhammad Waqar   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corehead Orchard Tree Establishment and Grazing Damage Survey 2013: Report to the Borders Forest Trust [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The research report describes the history of fruit orchards in Scotland and monitoring of efforts to establish a traditional fruit orchard. Comparisons are made of the performance of different fruit varieties during the first two years of growth and the ...
Davies, G. Matt
core  

Marine Macroalgae as a Safe Healthy Food While Meeting Food Security Challenges Arising From Climate Changes

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
wiley   +1 more source

Larvicidal Activity of Isoflavonoids from Extracts Against

open access: yesNatural Product Communications, 2012
The biological activity of extracts from the leaves, bark and roots of Muellera frutescens , an Amazonian ichtyotoxic plant, were evaluated to find new environmentally safe insecticides.
Charlotte Nirma   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growth of an invasive plant species on tree bark

open access: yes, 2017
An invasive plant species was observed to grow extensively on tree bark of trees in Singapore. This preprint presents a couple of photographs documenting the characteristics growth behaviour of this invasive plant species. Specifically, vertical strands of hair-like structures were seen dangling from the entire tree bark, and the bark surface was seen ...
openaire   +1 more source

Beyond Gut Modulation: A Critical Review of the Therapeutic Potential, Safety, and Clinical Prospects of Natural Polysaccharides for IBD

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
In this review, we critically summarized the application of natural polysaccharides (NPs) for the treatment of IBD. This approach combines, in a unique way (right), the basic structure–activity relationships of NPs from different origins (left) with their multipronged mode of action, which involves modulation of the gut microbiota and other ...
Felix Danso   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An annotated checklist of Wisconsin sap and short-winged flower beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Kateretidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
A survey of Wisconsin Nitidulidae and Kateretidae yielded 78 species through analysis of literature records, museum and private collections, and three years of field research (2000-2002).
Price, Michelle B., Young, Daniel K.
core   +1 more source

From Theory to Reality: Engendering Sense of Belonging Within Institutionally Supported Black Men's Initiatives

open access: yesNew Directions for Higher Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the importance of belonging as a goal in higher education, this article explores the experiences of 16 Black men engaged in institutionalized Black Men's Initiatives (BMIs) at three historically white institutions (HWIs). Drawing upon Johnson's (2022) socio‐ecological model of belonging and employing an interpretive phenomenological ...
Jarrod E. Druery, Jonathan A. McElderry
wiley   +1 more source

Artemisinin: From Chinese Herbal Medicine to Modern Chemotherapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Malaria is a disease that has blighted humankind since early times. The first antimalarial treatment available to Europeans was the dried bark of the cinchona tree from Peru. The main problem in its use was adulteration by other material.
Butler, Anthony
core   +1 more source

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