Academic Articles & Research Papers

A comparative life cycle assessment of viscose fibers derived from cotton, wood, and bamboo pulp

In this work, a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach was employed to evaluate the environmental impact of viscose fibers made from cotton, wood and bamboo pulp, in accordance with the ISO 14040 standard. Utilizing SimaPro 9.5.0 software, th...

“Ligando as pontas!” - A atuação do Fundo Podáali no fomento da bioeconomia na Amazônia

Apesar de sua incontestável importância para a preservação da biodiversidade e para o combate às mudanças climáticas, a floresta amazônica está passando por um alarmante processo de destruição. Com índices de preservação muito acima da médi...

Unraveling the Parablechnum cordatum (Blechnaceae: Polypodiopsida) complex puzzle

Abstract Parablechnum cordatum (Blechnaceae) exhibits significant morphological variability, with many species considered as its synonyms, and is treated as a species complex by several authors. In this study, we offer a comprehensive revis...

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of essential oils from different parts of Daphne mucronata Royle

Abstract This research work was executed to determine chemical composition, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial potential of the essential oils extracted from the leaves and stem of Daphne mucronata Royle. From leaves and stem oils fifty-one di...

Two new species of Penicillium (Eurotiales, Aspergillaceae) and the first record of P. danzhouense from mangrove sediment in Thailand, with notes on antibacterial activity

Two novel species of Penicillium, comprising P. chanthaburiense sp. nov. and P. buranakarlianum sp. nov., were isolated from mangrove sediment collected at the King Rama IX International Mangrove Botanical Garden in Chanthaburi Province, Th...

<i>Carthamus tinctorius</i> Suppresses LPS-Induced Anti-Inflammatory Responses by Inhibiting the MAPKs/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in HaCaT Cells

This study aimed to elucidate the anti-inflammatory activity of C. tinctorius leaves by measuring inflammatory parameters such as nitric oxide (NO) production and mRNA expression of iNOS, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-1β in lipopolysaccharid...

Integrative omics analysis on phytohormones involved in oil palm seed germination

Abstract Background Heat treatment is widely used to break dormancy for seed germination and phytohormones could be deeply involved. However, effect of heat treatment on phytohormone related genes/proteins/metabolites and possible relations...

Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots

Abstract The evolutionary history underlying gradients in species richness is still subject to discussions and understanding the past niche evolution might be crucial in estimating the potential of taxa to adapt to changing environmental co...

AY-WB Phytoplasma Secretes a Protein That Targets Plant Cell Nuclei

The fully sequenced genome of aster yellows phytoplasma strain witches' broom (AY-WB; Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris) was mined for the presence of genes encoding secreted proteins based on the presence of N-terminal signal peptides (SP). W...

Regeneration and vegetative propagation of Sphagnum palustre as factor of population stability

The stability of the Sphagnum palustre populations on the meadows of the Kampinos National Park situated north-west of Warsaw was investigated in the period 1971-1974. Laboratory cultures were also started to establish the regenerative abil...

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Bumblebees and pollination of endemic Onobrychis pindicola (Fabaceae) in the subalpine habitats of Pirin Mts

Onobrychis pindicola subsp. urumovii Degen & Dren. is an endemic with restricted distribution on Pirin Mts. and Slavjanka Mts. (Balkan Peninsula, SW Bulgaria). It is obligatorily dependent upon insect vectors for pollen transport, being a s...

Biodiversidade e considerações biogeográficas das Cyanobacteria de uma área de Manguezal do Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil

Manguezais caracterizam-se por apresentarem amplas variações ambientais (principalmente de salinidade, irradiância e teor de oxigênio) e possuírem substrato relativamente instável, o que exige adaptações específicas dos organismos para habi...

Functional relation of Actinidia species phytohormonal status with regeneration ability and sex of plants

Endogenous content of phytohormones has been investigated in one-year shoots of different actinidia species, which were introduced in Ukraine. Relationship between phytohormon status of plants and their ability to rooting was established. O...

The molecular crosstalk between RECQ helicases and associated proteins in human genetic disorders

RECQ helicases involve a family of DNA unwinding enzymes, namely, RECQ1, Bloom syndrome protein, Werner syndrome protein, RECQL4, and RECQ5. These proteins interact with various proteins to form complexes and carry out a range of physiologi...

Sexual Dimorphism in Growth Rate and Gene Expression Throughout Immature Development in Wild Type Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Macquart

Reliability of forensic entomology analyses to produce relevant information to a given case requires an understanding of the underlying arthropod population(s) of interest and the factors contributing to variability. Common traits for analy...

The Atr-Chek1 pathway inhibits axon regeneration in response to Piezo-dependent mechanosensation

The Atr-Check1 pathway is involved in cell cycle and the DNA damage response. Here, the authors show that the Atr-Check1 pathway can inhibit axon regeneration in response to Piezo-mediated mechanosensation, affecting functional recovery....

Alzheimer’s Disease as a Membrane Disorder: Spatial Cross-Talk Among Beta-Amyloid Peptides, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Lipid Rafts

Biological membranes show lateral and transverse asymmetric lipid distribution. Cholesterol (Chol) localizes in both hemilayers, but in the external one it is mostly condensed in lipid-ordered microdomains (raft domains), together with satu...

Inhibiting BCKDK in triple negative breast cancer suppresses protein translation, impairs mitochondrial function, and potentiates doxorubicin cytotoxicity

Proposed mechanism. A Doxorubicin (DOX) targets the BCAA catabolic pathway in TNBCs, by downregulating BCKDK and augmenting clearance of intracellular BCKAs. B Genetic or pharmacological (high BT2 concentration) inhibition of BCKDK results ...

Involvement of two uptake mechanisms of gold and iron oxide nanoparticles in a co-exposure scenario using mouse macrophages

Little is known about the simultaneous uptake of different engineered nanoparticle types, as it can be expected in our daily life. In order to test such co-exposure effects, murine macrophages (J774A.1 cell line) were incubated with gold (A...