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Proposition of economic ring-stiffener cross-section to meet the requirements of wind-buckling stability of open-top cylindrical tank
The present study compares the effect of C and T section steel beam, as the ring stiffener, on the buckling behaviour of open top, short, large diametric, cylindrical, steel tank under moderate and severe wind...
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Open AccessPotentiality of Melatonin for Reinforcing Salinity Tolerance in Sorghum Seedlings via Boosting Photosynthetic Pigments, Ionic and Osmotic Homeostasis and Reducing the Carbonyl/Oxidative Stress Markers
Salinity stress has become a major threat to worldwide crop production. Exogenous melatonin (MT) has appeared as a promising treatment against salt stress in several plant species. However, MT effect on the to...
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A hybrid SWT-SVD based multiresolution features for robust image copy-move forgery detection
The copy-move forgery technique is the most commonly exercised among different image tampering techniques. In this approach, some part of an image is copied and pasted into the different locations of the same ...
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Tiny pores turning the tide
A decade ago, Zaworotko and co-workers engaged the principles of crystal engineering to demonstrate that narrow-pore (<0.7 nm) coordination networks are ideal sorbent platforms for small-molecule sorbates. Thi...
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Elucidating the role of exogenous iron (Fe) in regulation of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) biosynthesis and its concomitant effect on seedling growth, pigment composition and antioxidative defense in NaCl stressed tomato seedlings
There is a paucity of information on the role of iron nutrition in regulating H2S-mediated salinity tolerance in plants. The present work implies exogenous Fe and Na2S (H2S-donor) for investigating the interactiv...
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Publisher Erratum: Improved Production and Properties of β-glucosidase Influenced by 2-deoxy-d-glucose in the Culture Medium of Termitomyces clypeatus
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Open AccessMobile Signaling Peptides: Secret Molecular Messengers with a Mighty Role in Plant Life
Adaptive mechanisms for unfavorable environments have evolved in plants for thousands of generations, primarily in the form of endogenous chemical signals and the coordination of physiological processes. Signa...
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The crystallinity and processability trade-off
A hydrogen-bonded organic framework reversibly forms crystalline and amorphous phases in solid and liquid states, enabling solution processability for the polymer-based framework.
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Endogenous Serotonin Accumulation Coincides with Reorganization of Auxin Efflux Protein (PIN1) and Actin (ACT8) Accompanying Primary Root Growth Inhibition in NaCl-Stress-Induced Etiolated Sunflower (Helianthus annuus; cv. KBSH 44) Seedlings
Interaction between the serotonin and auxin signaling routes is crucial for the regulation of root system architecture in plants under normal and challenging environments. Current investigation deciphers the i...
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Salicylic acid and silicon impart resilience to lanthanum toxicity in Brassica juncea L. seedlings
Lanthanum (La) is a chemically active and naturally occurring rare-earth element (REE) known to exert both beneficial and deleterious effects to plant growth and physio-biochemical functions. Not much inform...
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Open AccessTranscriptome profiling uncovers the involvement of CmXyn1, a glycosyl hydrolase 11, in Cochliobolus miyabeanus pathogenicity
Necrotrophic pathogen Cochliobolus miyabeanus (C. miyabeanus) causes rice brown leaf spot disease and drastically affects the yield and quality of rice grains. However, the molecular mechanism of rice-C. miyabean...
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Investigation of conductivity and shielding efficiency of the free-standing PVA–GO–Ag composite thin films in terahertz regime using time-domain terahertz spectroscopy
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy has been used to study the THz optical properties of polyvinyl alcohol–graphene oxide–silver (PVA–GO–Ag) composite films with varying weight fractions of silver nanoparticles...
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Elucidating the Strategies for Isolation of Endophytic Fungi and Their Functional Attributes for the Regulation of Plant Growth and Resilience to Stress
Accumulating evidences from investigations in the last decade have revealed the significant role of endophytes in regulation of plant growth, communication and stress tolerance. Endophytes establish a mutualis...
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Correction to: An improved reduced feature-based copy-move forgery detection technique
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An improved reduced feature-based copy-move forgery detection technique
With Widespread malpractice of copy-move image forgery, enforcing image forensics becomes imperative. In this approach, objects can be added into or removed from the same image to hide the truth with malicious...
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A general family of limited stretchable models in finite deformation elasticity
In this paper, we develop several limited chain extensible (LCE) models using fractional powers of certain forms. The fractional powers provide an alternative functional framework similar to the logarithmic fu...
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Bespoke crystalline hybrids towards the next generation of white LEDs
Thanks to the lifespan and efficiency benchmarks set by the current generation of white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs), the lighting industry is quickly replacing traditional LEDs that use monochromatic light. ...
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Correction to: Orphan legumes: harnessing their potential for food, nutritional and health security through genetic approaches
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Enhanced ion mobility resolution of Abeta isomers from human brain using high-resolution demultiplexing software
Isomerization of aspartic acid (Asp) residues in long-lived proteins is a key feature associated with neurodegenerative proteinopathies such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recently, using ultra high-performance ...
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Orphan legumes: harnessing their potential for food, nutritional and health security through genetic approaches
Legumes, being angiosperm’s third-largest family as well as the second major crop family, contributes beyond 33% of human dietary proteins. The advent of the global food crisis owing to major climatic concerns...