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Open AccessCell death induction and intracellular vesicle formation in human colorectal cancer cells treated with Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) is a principal psychoactive extract of Cannabis sativa and has been traditionally used as palliative medicine for neuropathic pain. Cannabidiol (CBD), an extract of hemp species, ...
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Open AccessOptimizing ethyl formate fumigation in greenhouse cucurbit crops for efficient control of major agricultural pests, Myzus persicae and Thrips palmi
Ethyl formate (EF) is naturally occurring volatile compound used as quarantine fumigant for pest control. Recently, conversion of uses of EF was tried from quarantine to agricultural field due to its promising...
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Open AccessPost-fumigation sub-lethal activities of phosphine and ethyl formate on survivorship, fertility and female sex pheromone production of Callosobruchus chinensis (L.)
Phosphine (PH3) and ethyl formate (EF), the two popular fumigant disinfectants of stored product insect pests, are primarily evaluated for their knock down effects without considering their post-fumigation sub-le...
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Antioxidant and lipid-reducing effects of Rosa rugosa root extract in 3T3-L1 cell
Rosa rugosa root is traditionally known to be effective in the treatment of diabetes in Korea. R. rugosa root-specific compounds also show antioxidant effects, and could reduce lipid and fat accumulation, however...
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Open AccessScaled-up ethyl formate fumigation to replace methyl bromide on traded mushroom to disinfest mushroom fly (Lycoriella mali)
Mushroom fly, Lycoriella mali (Diptera: Sciaridae), is the primary pest in imported mushrooms. The amount of Tricholoma matsutake imported from China increases every fall when it is harvested. When importing T. m...
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Determination of singlet oxygen quenching and antioxidant activity of Bieckols isolated from the brown alga Eisenia bicyclis
In this study, we determined 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging activities as well as the reducing power for screening of ...
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Identification and characterization of epoxide hydrolase activity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria for biocatalytic resolution of racemic styrene oxide and styrene oxide derivatives
A novel epoxide hydrolase (EHase) from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading bacteria was identified and characterized. EHase activity was identified in four strains of PAH-degrading bacteria isolate...
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Load shedding for multi-way stream joins based on arrival order patterns
We address the problem of load shedding for continuous multi-way join queries over multiple data streams. When the arrival rates of tuples from data streams exceed the system capacity, a load shedding algorith...
