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A guide to the ecological limitations of phage therapy of bacterial biofilms: Is what's best for the phage best for the physician?

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Bacteriophages—viruses that kill bacteria—are promising weapons against bacterial biofilms: sessile communities notoriously resistant to antibiotics. Yet phages evolved not so much to eradicate bacteria as to obtain new bacteria to infect. That goal, however, may conflict with the physician's objective of complete bacterial clearance.
Stephen T. Abedon
wiley   +1 more source

Nanofiber PVA‐Based Membranes Incorporating Functionalized Spanish Broom Derivatives for Sustainable Water Purification

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Volume 9, Issue 6, November 2026.
This study investigates Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) as a renewable source for electrospun composite membranes in sustainable water purification. MCC and biochar were functionalized with eco‐friendly precursors and nanomaterials (i.e., HNT, β‐CDs) to develop hybrid PVA nanofiber composites.
Giulia Rando, Silvia Sfameni, Jozefien Geltmeyer, Alessandra Palella, Lorenzo Spadaro, Alberto Riminucci, Karen De Clerck, Maria Rosaria Plutino   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Airborne Immunity: A Bacterial Volatile Primes Plant Defenses by Unlocking a Phytoalexin Biosynthetic Checkpoint

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 11, Page 9070-9084, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs) enable plants to perceive microbial activity prior to physical contact, yet the contribution of individual bacterial volatiles to immune signalling and disease resistance remains incompletely understood.
Ivan A. Paponov, Chidananda Nagamangala Kanchiswamy, Simone Bossi, Francesco Caldo, Ambra S. Parmagnani, Mickael Malnoy, Massimo E. Maffei   +6 more
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Effect of Low-Grade Calcined Clay on the Durability Performance of Blended Cement Mortar

Buildings
Recent studies have shown the viability of low-grade calcined clays as a partial substitute for cement in construction applications. However, there is limited information about the performance of low-grade calcined clay in withstanding chloride-rich ...
Kwabena Boakye, Morteza Khorami
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a universal microinfiltrometer to estimate extent and persistence of soil water repellency as a function of capillary pressure and interface chemical composition

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2020
Microinfiltrometers to assess soil water repellency (SWR) are limited to small tension ranges and have different technical setups, hindering a comparison between results from different laboratories.
Sepehrnia Nasrollah, Woche Susanne K., Goebel Marc-O., Bachmann Jörg   +3 more
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Wood‐Based Cellulose Nanocrystals as Reinforcement for Sustainable Concrete Composites

Advanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 10, Issue 10, October 2026.
Wood‐derived cellulose nanocrystals (WCNCs) serve as sustainable nano‐reinforcements in normal‐strength concrete. Incorporation of an optimal WCNC dosage of 0.05 wt.% enhances the balance between workability and strength, resulting in significant increases in compressive strength (16.1%), splitting tensile strength (13.6%), and flexural load capacity ...
Ravi Patel, Amin Babaei‐Ghazvini, Bishnu Acharya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Sorptive Sampling Coupled With UHPLC–IMS–MS and GC×GC–TOFMS for Characterization of Migrating Substances From Plastic Food Contact Materials

Journal of Separation Science, Volume 49, Issue 10, October 2026.
A green PDMS sorptive sampling loop coupled with complementary liquid and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry enabled detection of migrating chemicals from plastic food contact materials under everyday‐use scenarios. The approach revealed diverse additives and non‐intentionally added substances, supporting improved exposure assessment of plastic ...
Gizelle Roque van Niekerk, Yvette Naudé, Madelien Wooding   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elastic Properties of Concrete Incorporating Ogugu Lateritic Sand as Fine Aggregate

The Journal of Engineering
Concrete's performance, particularly its elastic and structural properties, is significantly influenced by the nature of its constituent materials. This study evaluates the effect of substituting conventional fine aggregate with Ogugu lateritic sand in ...
Joseph O. Ukpata, Desmond E. Ewa, Emmanuel Oyama Ovat, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme, Awafung Emmanuel Adie, Obeten Nicholas Otu   +5 more
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Development and validation of a challenge model using geosmin‐spiked feeds to obtain off‐flavor compounds in tissues of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Volume 57, Issue 5, October 2026.
Abstract Fish produced within recirculating aquaculture systems may develop flavors not desired by end‐consumers, hereafter “off‐flavor,” which is largely attributed to geosmin accumulation in fish tissues. To develop methods for mitigating geosmin accumulation, a reliable and reproducible method of introducing geosmin in fish tissue is needed. Current
Mariah Pearson, Robert Harrington, Gail Schwieterman, Matt Hawkyard   +3 more
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Finer Measurement Scales for Induced Hydrophobicity Using the Water Droplet Penetration Test

Geotechnics
The Water Droplet Penetration Test (WDPT) is commonly used in most soil water repellency (SWR) research and is particularly prominent in field studies after wildfire events.
Max Veneris, Arvin Farid
doaj   +1 more source