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Soil tillage needs a radical change for sustainability

, 2007
In Central Europe, the challenge in soil tillage throughout the last century can be characterized as a fi ght against extreme climatic and economic situations.
Kisic, Ivica, Birkás, Márta, Jolánkai, Márton, Stipesevic, Bojan, Bojan Stipešević, Márta Birkás, Márton Jolánkai, Ivica Kisić   +7 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Amendments to Control Phosphorus Losses in Runoff from Dairy-Soiled Water

, 2011
peer-reviewedAmendments with the potential to reduce phosphorus (P) losses from agricultural grassland arising from the land application of dairy-soiled water (DSW) were investigated.
Healy, Mark Gerard, Fenton, Owen, Serrenho, Ana, Owen Fenton, Ana Serrenho, Mark Gerard Healy, Healy, Mark G.   +6 more
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Determination and Correlation of pH and Electrical Conductivity of Assosa Agricultural Research Center Sites Soil

, 2022
Soil pH has high impact on soil biogeochemical processes in the natural environment. Soil pH is thus referred to as the "master soil variable" because it influences a plethora of soil biological, chemical, and physical properties as well as processes ...
Cherie, Dessie Almaw
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Surprising Water Slipping Performance on Highly Hydrophilic PEG‐Derived Monolayer‐Covered Surfaces: Preparation, Mechanism, and Application

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Highly hydrophilic surfaces (water contact angle, ≈17.7°) exhibiting surprising water slipping performance (sliding angle, ≈7.3°) are successfully prepared via simple chemisorption of polyethylene glycol (PEG) organosilane and subsequent alkali‐treatment.
Hyeonjin Kim, Kouki Akaike, Jerred Wassgren, Hiroshi Kakiuchida, Masahisa Okada, Atsushi Hozumi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Sodium Alginate Hydrogel in Maintaining Soil Homeostasis Exposed to Sulcotrione

Agriculture
Herbicides are the most widely used agrochemicals in crop protection, which has led to serious environmental pollution around the world, including soil ecosystems.
Małgorzata Baćmaga, Jadwiga Wyszkowska, Jan Kucharski   +2 more
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Elephant‐Skin‐Inspired Porous Cementitious Tiles with Programmable Crack Networks for Passive Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Elephant‐skin‐inspired crack networks are programmed in porous diatomaceous earth (DE)‐cement composites using substrate‐guided, stress‐concentration induced fracture. The resulting crack lattices act as capillary conduits that redistribute water, while the porous matrix stores moisture.
Qingya Huang, Kun‐Hao Yu, Ji Yoon Bae, Yunchan Lee, Dorit Aviv, Shu Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of groundwater quality in Khulna city of Bangladesh in terms of water quality index for drinking purpose

Applied Water Science, 2020
Valuation of water quality index (WQI) is one of the simplest, easily understandable, and efficacious techniques to evaluate the quality and suitability of water for drinking as well as other purposes.
Asif Mahmud, Shraboni Sikder, Jagadish Chandra Joardar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

RESIDUAL EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIC MATERIAllS ON SOME PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SANDY SO L PRODUCTION AND NUTRIENT CONTENT OF EGYPTI~N CLOVER. [PDF]

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2003
A field experiment was conducted at Ismailia Experimental Research Sta ion to study the residual effect of compost and btc-ccmposue manures applicalio on sandy soil properties and Egyptian clover yield. whereas the previous yield 'f3s soybean.
Y. Awad, E. Gaafar, A. Osman, O. EI-Sedfy,   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source