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Untangling the Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Composition and Response of Soil Physiochemical Properties to Different Nitrogen Applications in Sugarcane Field

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Minimizing the use of chemical fertilizers and investigating an appropriate ecofriendly level of nitrogen fertilizer is the key to sustainable agriculture. Sugarcane is the main cash crop of China, especially in the Guangxi region.
Abdullah Khan, Hongtao Jiang, Junyao Bu, Muhammad Adnan, Syeda Wajeeha Gillani, Muhammad Azhar Hussain, Muqing Zhang   +6 more
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THE SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF UREASE ACTIVITY OF SURFACE AGRICULTURAL SOILS WITHIN AN URBAN AREA [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2006
Soil enzymes play a major role in the mineralization processes of organic materials. The soil enzymes originate from animal, plant and microbial sources and the resulting soil biological activity including the metabolic processes of all these organisms ...
Tayfun AŞKIN, Ridvan KIZILKAYA
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Fitting soil extracellular enzyme activity into the complex network of abiotic and biotic soil properties often associated with soil health

Frontiers in Microbiology
In this mini review we examine how soil extracellular enzymes play a key role in nutrient cycling, but stress that their activity alone does not fully represent ecosystem processes. We emphasize the need for more contextual environmental data—such as pH,
Megan G. Taggart, Douglas S. Baah, Sophie Allen, Zahoor Khan, Joerg Arnscheidt, Phil Jordan, Barry M. G. O’Hagan, Aliyu D. Ibrahim, J. R. Rao, Nigel G. Ternan   +9 more
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Biochemical and microbial properties of rhizospheres under maize/peanut intercropping

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2016
Maize/peanut intercropping system shows the significant yield advantage. Soil microbes play major roles in soil nutrient cycling and were affected by intercropping plants.
Qi-song LI, Lin-kun WU, Jun CHEN, Muhammad A Khan, Xiao-mian LUO, Wen-xiong LIN   +5 more
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Enzymes for microplastic-free agricultural soils

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety : EES 258, 114982 (2023).
Palacios-Mateo, Cristina, Meng, Ke, Legaz-Pol, Lucia, Steen Redeker, Erik, Huerta-Lwanga, Esperanza, Blank, Lars M.   +5 more
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Chronobiology of Cancer: How Aging Fuels Oncogenesis at the Molecular Level

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the key biological pathways linking aging with cancer development and progression. In the upper left, cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation, toxins, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes DNA damage and genomic instability, whereas age‐related decline in repair mechanisms, such as ATM/ATR, BER, and NER ...
Anu Singh, Aroonima Misra, Sufian Zaheer
wiley   +1 more source

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
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Unveiling a New Perspective on Cadmium-Induced Hormesis in Soil Enzyme Activity: The Relative Importance of Enzymatic Reaction Kinetics and Microbial Communities

Agriculture
Hormesis in soil enzymes is well-established, yet the underlying mechanism remains elusive. In this novel study, we investigated the effects of low-dose Cd exposure (0, 0.03, 0.3, 3, and 30 mg·kg−1) in farmland soil within a typical constructed wetland ...
Junyang Wu, Zhongwei Wu, Evgenios Agathokleous, Yongli Zhu, Diwu Fan, Jiangang Han   +5 more
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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

Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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