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PLoS ONE, 2023 N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) is a widely used insect repellent, with minimal skin permeation and sustained repellent activity in the superficial layers of the skin.
Mayu Kawaguchi +9 more
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Transitions of water-drop impact behaviour on hydrophobic and hydrophilic particles [PDF]
, 2013 Extreme soil water repellency can have substantial implications for soil hydrology, plant growth and erosion, including enhanced splash erosion caused by raindrop impact.
Atherton, Shaun +8 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2019 The objectives of this work were the study of the volatile chemical composition of essential oils (EO’s) from Bursera graveolens obtained in the locality of Malagana, municipality of Mahates, Bolívar, Colombia, as well as to evaluate their repellent and ...
Beatriz Eugenia Jaramillo-Colorado +2 more
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Toxic properties and allelopathic activity of Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall.
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2022 Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall., known as yellow sweetclover (Fabaceae), is widely used in medicine and agriculture. At the same time, yellow sweetclover is a weed and invasive plant in Siberia. In Russia, M.
Svetlana I. Mikhailova +5 more
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Super-hydrophobic and super-wetting surfaces: analytical potential? [PDF]
, 2004 Roughening or texturing surfaces provides super-liquid repellent or film forming properties without alteration of the surface chemistry. These surfaces are easy to produce, can amplify wetting properties and can be either "sticky" or "slippy" to liquids.
Newton, Michael +2 more
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International Journal of Food Properties, 2019 The essential oil was obtained from the aerial parts of Pogostemon cablin by hydrodistillation. The chemical compounds of P. cablin essential oil were analyzed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ...
Yi-Xi Feng +5 more
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Plants, 2022 As a source of aromatic plants, the genus Artemisia has long been considered to have the potential to develop plant pesticides. In this study, components of essential oils from A. dalai-lamae, A. tangutica, A. sieversiana, A.
Jia-Wei Zhang +7 more
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Research on the Bioactivity of Plant Essential Oils on Armyworm [Mythimna separata (Walker)] Larvae
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 In order to find out the biological activity of plant essential oils on armyworm [Mythimna separata (Walker, 1865)] larvae and provide a theoretical basis for the biological control of armyworms, in this study, the antifeedant activity, repellent ...
Tao Wang +12 more
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Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2012 Focus of this study was to determine the phytochemical composition and mosquito controlling potential of aqueous extract of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. leaves using in vitro methods.
Gaurav Kumar +5 more
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Molecules, 2016 Interest in essential oils with pesticidal activity against insects and pests is growing. In this study, essential oils from different parts (leaves, twigs and seeds) of Cinnamomum camphora L.
Hao Jiang +6 more
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