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Effects of wet-dry cycles on the bimodal soil-water characteristic curve and unsaturated permeability of granite residual soil. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang Y, Gu K, Dou H, Wu Y, Li L.
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The use of edible insects in human food

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 10, Page 5775-5787, 15 August 2026.
Abstract The world population is expected to reach approximately 10 billion people by 2050, which will significantly increase global food demand and may lead to agricultural shortages and a higher risk of food insecurity. In this context, this review discusses the potential of insects as alternative sources of animal protein, addressing their ...
Pamela Barroso de Oliveira, Hugo Calixto Fonseca, Cláudia Regina Vieira, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Jane Sélia dos Reis dos Coimbra, Bruna Mara Aparecida de Carvalho Mesquita   +5 more
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Mucilage facilitates root water uptake under edaphic stress: first evidence at the plant scale. [PDF]

Ann Bot
Abdalla M, Carminati A, Cai G, Ahmed MA.
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Nanocellulose Alleviates Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy via Gut Microbiota‐Mediated Bile Acid Homeostasis

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 45, 13 August 2026.
Nanocellulose, derived from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) through sulfuric acid hydrolysis or mechanical grinding to produce CNC or CNF, was tested in a rat ICP model. Particularly, CNF improved gut microbiota composition, reduced secondary bile acid metabolism, and restored bile acid homeostasis through modulation of the gut–liver axis.
Muhua Yu, Hongjie Dai, Xiaocui Zhong, Qibin Li, Hui Yuan, Yang Yang, Daiyong Huang, Lei Zhang, Rui Ran, Tian He, Yuanzhi Huang, Silas Villas‐Boas, Sergey Tumanov, Richard D. Cannon, Boris Novakovic, Richard Saffery, Yuhao Zhang, Xiaojing Dong, Ting‐Li Han   +18 more
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Continental-scale integration of soil metagenomes and organic matter chemistry reveals ubiquitous microbial capacity for chemically-recalcitrant carbon decomposition. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Song YC, Shi C, Stratton KG, Ayala-Ortiz C, Stohel I, Freire-Zapata V, Tfaily MM, Eloe-Fadrosh E, Graham EB.   +8 more
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Greenhouse Gas Flux Response in Biochar‐ and Compost‐Amended Lawn Soils Under Simulated Water Saturation Conditions

CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, Volume 54, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding greenhouse gas emission dynamics in lawn soils is important for improving climate change mitigation strategies in urban and suburban landscapes. In this greenhouse mesocosm study, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes were measured from 12 turfgrass soil columns arranged in an unreplicated ...
Angel Salinas, Chu‐Lin Cheng, Engil Pereira, Rafael M. Almeida, James Jihoon Kang   +4 more
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Simultaneous determination of soil-water characteristic and shrinkage curves of consolidated kaolin under continuous and discrete drying procedures. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Liu H, Rahardjo H, Li Y.
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Upcycling Bio and Battery Waste Into Multivalent Calcium–Manganese Oxide Nanocomposites

Chemistry–Methods, Volume 6, Issue 8, August 2026.
Waste eggshells and spent alkaline batteries are transformed into multivalent Ca–Mn nanocomposites for CO oxidation. Correlative in situ XRD, STEM‐EELS, and XPS reveal how composition controls phase evolution, surface chemistry, and redox properties, identifying the structural features responsible for enhanced catalytic activity.
Qaisar Maqbool, Hamilton Uchenna Aharanwa, Thomas Haunold, Saba Yaseen, Nagihan Aydin, Werner Artner, Michael Stöger‐Pollach, Günther Rupprechter   +7 more
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Sustainable shear behavior of clayey sand reinforced with recycled PET strips under moisture variation. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zerarka M, Nouri S, Nouri A, Kadri A, Bouddou R, Tarawneh B, Haouam I, Hunko I.   +7 more
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Comparative Patterns of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Diversity in Termites Across Castes and Nesting Life Types

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles in termites show strong ecological structuring across life type, climate, and caste, based on a comparative analysis of published datasets. Despite this ecological signal, phylogenetic patterns are weak, indicating high evolutionary lability relative to other social insects.
V. Palma‐Onetto, J. Cabrera‐Riquelme, S. Ahmad   +2 more
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