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Stingless bees as collectors of resin from Bertholletia excelsa Bonpland (Lecythidaceae)
Stingless bees build their nests using, in general, clay, wax and resins; in addition, these bees also use resins for defense against natural enemies and as an antimicrobial agent.
Iris A. Cruz, Paulo C. S. Barroso
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Removal of disinfection by-product precursors by coagulation and an innovative suspended ion exchange process [PDF]
This investigation aimed to compare the disinfection by-product formation potentials (DBPFPs) of three UK surface waters (1 upland reservoir and 2 lowland rivers) with differing characteristics treated by (a) a full scale conventional process and (b ...
Jarvis, Peter+4 more
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Biodiversity of the Indian Desert and it´s value [PDF]
The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23º3 and 30º12 N latitude and 69º30 and 78º17 E longitude . The total land area of the state is about 3,24,239 km²out of which about 1,98,100 km² is arid and the rest semi arid.
Kotia, Amit, Kumar, Ashwani
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Chemical preservation of plants and insects in natural resins [PDF]
The morphological preservation of fossils in amber is remarkable, but their chemical composition is largely unknown.
Stankiewicz, BA+4 more
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“Green” resole phenolic resins for laminating applications were synthesized, and their properties and thermal stability were determined. The plant-based cardanol and condensed tannin were used as the partial substitutes of up to 40% of the phenol in the ...
Francisco Cardona+1 more
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In Indonesia, Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw. is known as Wijaya Kusuma. The plant is grown for home decorating and used widely as medicine in some areas.
Chandra Adam Lesmana+2 more
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The analysis of European lacquer : optimization of thermochemolysis temperature of natural resins [PDF]
In order to optimize chromatographic analysis of European lacquer, thermochemolysis temperature was evaluated for the analysis of natural resins. Five main ingredients of lacquer were studied: sandarac, mastic, colophony, Manila copal and Congo copal ...
A Heginbotham+53 more
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Organic bioactive medicinal ingredients with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties [PDF]
The formulation of cosmeceutical products containing plant and animal compunds is the current concern of many researchers in the pharmaceutical field and it is the subject of many specialized studies.
Cristina Dumitrache+3 more
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Palynostratigraphy and palynofacies of the early Eocene Gurha lignite mine, Rajasthan, India [PDF]
A 105 m early Eocene section exposed in the Gurha mine in the Nagaur-Ganganagar Basin, Rajasthan, India, archiving remains of equatorial vegetation at a time of extreme global warmth and close to the onset of the India-Eurasia collision, is investigated ...
Aggarwal+50 more
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Field Simulation of Global Change: Transplanting Northern Bog Mesocosms Southward [PDF]
A large proportion of northern peatlands consists of Sphagnum-dominated ombrotrophic bogs. In these bogs, peat mosses (Sphagnum) and vascular plants occur in an apparent stable equilibrium, thereby sustaining the carbon sink function of the bog ecosystem.
Berendse, F.+3 more
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