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Alginate-encapsulated biochar as an effective soil ameliorant for reducing Pb phytoavailability to lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
The alginate-biochar formulation for metal removal from aquatic environments has been widely tried but its use for lowering phytoavailability of metals in the soil-crop continuum is limited. Biochar has been i...
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Design and Performance Analysis for Intelligent F-PMIPv6 Mobility Support for Smart Manufacturing
In this paper, we propose a new mobility management network called i-FP, which will be used for smart factories. i-FP was created to address existing local mobility management issues in legacy frameworks. To a...
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The Radial Magnetic Force Reduction Design for Vibration and Harmonic Impact Analysis
In this paper, an improved model is designed through optimization process to reduce the radial magnetic force which is a vibration source. At this time, radial magnetic force is calculated by the magnetic flux...
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Endosulfan Plant Uptake Suppression Effect on Char Amendment in Oriental Radish
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) immobilization in farm land is an important issue to solve the residue in crop, and char has been considered for the remediation. In here, three commercially available char...
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The inhibition of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 productions is a very interesting research topic in the field of anti-inflammatory drug development. In the current study, a new series of 1,3,4-triarylpyrazole...
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Concentration and distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls in rice paddy soils
To monitor and evaluate the risk of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination in Pohang, Korea, the concentration and distribution of 29 PCBs in paddy soils were determined using high-resolution gas chrom...
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Monitoring and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in agricultural soil from two industrialized areas
For monitoring and risk assessment, levels and distributions of Σ29 PCBs in paddy soil samples collected from Gwangyang (10 sites) and Ulsan (20 sites), heavily industrialized cities in Korea, were investigated u...
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Monitoring and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in agricultural soil collected in the vicinity of an industrialized area
Samples of agricultural soils possibly contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were collected from Anseong, Korea. The agricultural areas chosen have possibly been contaminated by nearby factories, ei...
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Establishment of embryogenic cultures and determination of their bioactive properties in Rosa rugosa
Somatic embryogenesis represents a powerful in vitro plant culture system and provides high potential for the production of biomass in woody plants. Rosa rugosa is known not only for its ornamental value, but als...
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Production of biomass and bioactive compounds from shoot cultures of Rosa rugosa using a bioreactor culture system
Rosa rugosa Thunb. is a popular ornamental and medicinal plant native to eastern Asia. In this study, a successful bioreactor culture system was established for the production of ...
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Protective effect of a novel herbmedicine, Hepad, on apoptosis of SH-SY5Y cells and a rat model of Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. In this study, we investigated the effects of a novel herb formula,...
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Airlift bioreactor system and nitrogen sources for biomass and antioxidant compound production from in vitro culture of Vitis flexuosa plantlets
This study was performed to establish an improved and effective shoot culture system using a bioreactor for the commercial biomass production from whole plants of Vitis flexuosa. To determine the effect of differ...
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Influence of soil characteristics and arsenic, cadmium, and lead contamination on their accumulation levels in rice and human health risk through intake of rice grown nearby abandoned mines
Transfer ability of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) from soil to polished rice, the influence of soil characteristics, and contamination on As, Cd, and Pb contents in rice and potential health risk w...
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Determination of arsenic species in polished rice using a methanol-water digestion method
Inorganic arsenic (iAs) in food is much more toxic than organic. Four arsenic species, arsenite (AsIII), arsenate (AsV), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), and dimethylarsenic acid (DMA) in polished rice cultivated at...
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Low-energy ion beam treatment of α-Al2O3(0001) and improvement of photoluminescence of ZnO thin films
A low energy N2 − ion beam im**ed on a α-Al2O3(0001) single crystal surface in the range of fluence 5×1015/cm2−1×1018/cm2 at room temperature. After ion bombardment, chemical bonding on the modi...
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Open AccessEffect of ceramide on apoptosis and phospholipase D activity in FRTL-5 thyroid cells
Ceramide, a product of sphingomyelin hydrolysis, is now recognized as an intracellular lipid messenger, which mediates the effects of extracellular agents on cellular growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Rec...
