Academic Articles & Research Papers

Intradiol ring cleavage dioxygenases from herbivorous spider mites as a new detoxification enzyme family in animals

Abstract Background Generalist herbivores such as the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae thrive on a wide variety of plants and can rapidly adapt to novel hosts. What traits enable polyphagous herbivores to cope with the diversity ...

Decreased photosynthetic rate under high temperature in wheat is due to lipid desaturation, oxidation, acylation, and damage of organelles

Abstract Background High temperature is a major abiotic stress that limits wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity. Variation in levels of a wide range of lipids, including stress-related molecular species, oxidative damage, cellular orga...

Nanotechnology in Plant Science: To Make a Long Story Short

This mini-review aims at gaining knowledge on basic aspects of plant nanotechnology. While in recent years the enormous progress of nanotechnology in biomedical sciences has revolutionized therapeutic and diagnostic approaches, the comprehe...

Effects of Organic/Synthetic Fertilizers on Stimulated Biosynthesis of Polyphenol Compounds: Efficiency and Sustainability of Plants and Weeds in Monoculture and Competitive Conditions

Intensified use of fertilizers enhances crop yield; however, it can also make weed management more challenging. In addition to providing nutrients to crops, fertilizers also provide nutrients to weeds when they grow together with crops. All...

Melatonin: dual players mitigating drought-induced stress in tomatoes via modulation of phytohormones and antioxidant signaling cascades

Abstract Drought stress significantly retards the plant production. Melatonin is a vital hormone, signaling molecule, and bio-regulator of diverse physiological growth and development processes. Its role in boosting agronomic traits under d...

Spray dried inulin–sodium carboxymethylcellulose microcarriers with solid-to-colloidal transition: Development for foliar delivery of polyphenol-rich extract

This study reports on the development of a carbohydrate-based spray-dried microparticulate system (F-CHES) conceived for the stabilization and foliar delivery of polyphenol-rich plant extracts for sustainable phyto defense applications. Che...

Research progress in high thermal conductivity of silicon carbide matrix composites reinforced with fibers

As one kind of advanced high temperature structural and functional materials, it is necessary for fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites (SiC CMCs) in the field of thermal management (TM) to combine the efficient heat transfer a...

Observer-Based Robust Finite-Time Trajectory Tracking Control for a Stratospheric Satellite Subject to External Disturbance and Actuator Saturation

The stratospheric satellite is regarded as an ideal stratosphere flight platform and is able to accomplish various missions such as surveillance, earth observation, and remote sensing, which requires a robust and effective trajectory tracki...

Deployment-related mental health support: comparative analysis of NATO and allied ISAF partners

Background: For years there has been a tremendous gap in our understanding of the mental health effects of deployment and the efforts by military forces at trying to minimize or mitigate these. Many military forces have recently systematize...

A Feminist Analysis of Security in Turkey

This article analyzes the securitization of the political space under the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Justice and Development Party, AKP) governments in Turkey with a critical feminist lens. We argue that a feminist reading unpacks the conn...

Barley a nutritional powerhouse for gut health and chronic disease defense

Background: Digestive issues are recognized as significant contributors to various chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Barley, a traditional grain, offers considerable promise in addressing these healt...

Synthesize and characterization of hybrid aluminium alloy (AA6063) metal matrix composite (HAMMC) with corn cob ash and alumina (Al2O3) reinforcements

Abstract The use of aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) in advanced engineering applications has increased due to their improved mechanical properties, such as hardness, ultimate tensile strength, toughness, wear, and corrosion resistance. A...

Tissue-specific responses of antioxidant pathways to poor hygiene conditions in growing pigs divergently selected for feed efficiency

Abstract Background Poor hygiene of housing induces a systemic inflammatory response. Because inflammation and oxidative stress are processes that can sustain each other, the ways pigs are able to activate their antioxidant defenses are cri...

Integrated Analysis of Liver Transcriptome, miRNA, and Proteome of Chinese Indigenous Breed Ningxiang Pig in Three Developmental Stages Uncovers Significant miRNA–mRNA–Protein Networks in Lipid Metabolism

Liver is an important metabolic organ of mammals. During each transitional period of life, liver metabolism is programmed by a complex molecular regulatory system for multiple physiological functions, many pathways of which are regulated by...

Research on Network Risk Evaluation Method Based on a Differential Manifold

With the rapid development of networks, network security is a serious problem. To evaluate a network accurately, this paper proposes a network risk evaluation method based on a differential manifold (DM) and research on traditional methods....

Nuclear engineering

Transcriptomes Suggest That Pinniped and Cetacean Brains Have a High Capacity for Aerobic Metabolism While Reducing Energy-Intensive Processes Such as Synaptic Transmission

The mammalian brain is characterized by high energy expenditure and small energy reserves, making it dependent on continuous vascular oxygen and nutritional supply. The brain is therefore extremely vulnerable to hypoxia. While neurons of mo...

Zero Dynamic Attack Control of Networked Control Systems Based on Ac-tive Elastic Defense Strategy

In this paper, an elastic control strategy for network control systems (NCSs) with zero dynamic attacks is studied，in which an implicit false data injection attack is designed based on input control and data measurement. When the control si...

Cloud Radiative Feedback to the Large‐Scale Atmospheric Circulation Greatly Reduces Monsoon‐Season Wet Bias Over the Tibetan Plateau in Climate Modeling

Abstract Over‐estimation of summer precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is a well‐known and persistent problem in most climate models. This study demonstrates the impact of a Gaussian Probability Density Function cloud fraction schem...

Induced Local and Systemic Defense Responses in Tomato Underlying Interactions Between the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita and the Potato Aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Plants mediate interactions between different herbivores that attack simultaneously or sequentially aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) organs. The local and systemic activation of hormonal signaling pathways and the concomitant accumulat...