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Environmentally green film blends: polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/cellulose acetate (CA)/potato peel starch as an alternative to petroleum plastics
In recent decades, synthetic plastics have posed a significant environmental threat due to their non-biodegradability. Research is being carried out to find alternative biodegradable sources similar to petrole...
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Acetic Acid Mitigates Salinity-Induced Toxic Effects in Wheat by Maintaining Photosynthetic Efficiency, Antioxidant Activities, Ionic Homeostasis, and Synthesis of Stress-Protection Hormones and Osmolytes
Purpose: Salinity stress (SS) is a major problem that adversely affects crop growth and productivity across the globe. Acetic acid (AA) has emerged as an essential chemical to induce plant stress tolerance. Howev...
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First report of post-harvest brown spot of lemon caused by Alternaria alternata in Pakistan
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Identification and primary distribution of Citrus viroid V in citrus in Punjab, Pakistan
Citrus plants are prone to infection by different viroids which deteriorate their vigor and production. Citrus viroid V (CVd-V) is among the six citrus viroids, belongs to genus Apscaviroid (family Pospiviroidae)...
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Dynamical behavior of a fractional-order prey–predator model with infection and harvesting
This article is concerned with a fractional-order prey–predator model with disease in predator species and prey harvesting. The nonlinear incidence rate and Monod–Haldane functional response for interactions b...
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New antiparasitic drugs are urgently required for treating parasitic infections. The marine environment has proven to be a valuable source of compounds with therapeutic properties against many diseases, includ...
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Dynamical analysis of a fractional order eco-epidemiological model with nonlinear incidence rate and prey refuge
In this paper, a fractional order eco-epidemiological model with nonlinear incidence rate is studied. The populations are divided into healthy prey, infected prey and predator. A prey refuge was introduced in ...
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Biological, Physical and Chemical Properties of Nanosilver Particles Collected from Soil in Asir, Saudi Arabia
A study was carried out on soil samples collected from coastal area of Red Sea and from El-Souda Mountains, KSA. Biological, physical and chemical properties of each soil type had been investigated using X-ray...
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Open AccessPhoton versus carbon ion irradiation: immunomodulatory effects exerted on murine tumor cell lines
While for photon radiation hypofractionation has been reported to induce enhanced immunomodulatory effects, little is known about the immunomodulatory potential of carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT). We thus compa...
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Open AccessImpact of dietary zinc oxide nanoparticles on selected serum biomarkers, lipid peroxidation and tissue gene expression of antioxidant enzymes and cytokines in Japanese quail
The use of zinc oxide in the form of nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) is of great benefit due to its potent effectiveness and higher bioavailability compared to zinc oxide. This study aimed to investigate the impact of...
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Open AccessSecondary plant products against Culex pipiens (Linn.), with reference to some changes detected by scanning electron microscope
To find environment-friendly and low pest resistance natural mosquitocide, the bio-effects of smokes and oils obtained from leaves of Eucalyptus globulus and Ocimum basilicum against Culex pipiens (Linn.) were in...
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Open AccessDynamical analysis of a fractional-order eco-epidemiological model with disease in prey population
A fractional-order eco-epidemiological model with disease in the prey population is formulated and analyzed. Mathematical analysis and numerical simulations are performed to clarify the characteristics of the ...
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Assessing perched aquifer vulnerability using modified DRASTIC: a case study of colliery waste in north-east England (UK)
DRASTIC is a commonly used approach for delineating areas that are vulnerable to contamination. This study examines the suitability of DRASTIC for evaluating the vulnerability of groundwater inside a colliery ...
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Antimicrobial properties of various solvent extracts from fruits of Schinus molle grown in the Abha area of Saudi Arabia were determined against selected gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and Candida speci...
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Deconvolution analysis of slug test in engineered treatment system for contaminated groundwater
Most current approaches for analysis overdamp slug test require parameters that are highly uncertain. Applying these approaches could give an error in the estimated hydraulic conductivity. A novel permeable re...
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Open AccessQuantitative assessment of radiation dose and fractionation effects on normal tissue by utilizing a novel lung fibrosis index model
Normal lung tissue tolerance constitutes a limiting factor in delivering the required dose of radiotherapy to cure thoracic and chest wall malignancies. Radiation-induced lung fibrosis (RILF) is considered a c...
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Open AccessGroundwater flow dynamic investigation without drilling boreholes
The flow net map is a basic tool for groundwater flow dynamics investigation. In areas where there are no boreholes or piezometers are not available, constructing flow net map may be difficult. This work prop...
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An application of genetics-chemicals constituents to the relatedness of three Euphorbia species
Genetics and chemicals relatedness among three Euphorbia species (Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, Euphorbia peplus L. and Euphorbia terracina L.) were analysed by RAPD, ISSR markers and GC-MS technique. RAPD profiling...
