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Despite having 22% of the world's population, China only has 7% of arable land, making it difficult for the country to be self-sufficient in food production and increasing food security. Therefore, it is imper...
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Cu-TiO2-Aluminosilicate Nanocomposite as Highly Efficient Photocatalyst for Sustainable Removal of Cefixime Antibiotic: Synthesis, Optimization, and Toxicity Evaluation
Antibiotics, as emerging pollutants, cause a range of environmental issues due to their toxic and mutagenic effects, making their removal challenging. The objective of this study is to create a novel and promi...
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Anti-gouty arthritis and anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin nanoparticles in monosodium urate crystals induced Balb/C mice
Gout is a metabolic condition characterized by the accumulation of urate crystals in the synovial joints. These crystal depositions result in joint swelling and increased concentration of serum uric acid in bl...
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Deciphering the Role of Nanoparticles in Stimulating Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Plants: Recent Insights and Perspective
The co-existence of drought and salinity stresses due to rapid global climate change is detrimental to plants. Both stress conditions alter the morpho-physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of pla...
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Improving Multivariate Runoff Prediction Through Multistage Novel Hybrid Models
The exploitation of hydropower provides cleaner, more sustainable, and cheaper energy than fossil fuels. Therefore, hydropower offers prospects to meet the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. ...
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Alien flora of Pakistan: taxonomic composition, invasion status, geographic origin, introduction pathways, and ecological patterns
Inventories of alien species are important for monitoring and understanding the dynamics of invasion, which is crucial in devising management policies. The present study prepared a comprehensive inventory of a...
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Open AccessEvaluation of models to predict prognosis in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with TACE combined with apatinib
The HAP, Six-and-Twelve, Up to Seven, and ALBI scores have been substantiated as reliable prognostic markers in patients presenting with intermediate and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing tran...
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Hydrochemical, hydrogeological, and cancer health risk analysis of groundwater due to anthropogenic activities, Hasilpur, Pakistan
Drinking water quality deteriorates rapidly due to anthropogenic activities and rapid population growth. These activities, in develo** countries, will lead to water scarcity. In Pakistan, 70% of the populati...
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Lycopene extract as an antibrowning agent for edible coating of fresh cut apples
Edible coatings have been utilized for fresh fruit and vegetable preservation to ensure their safety and freshness. The present study reported the effect of edible coatings incorporated with Lycopene extract a...
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Microbial Strategies for Potential Cadmium Bioremediation: A Review
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal that poses serious environmental risks due to its persistence and bioaccumulation in various ecosystems. Traditional methods of Cd remediation, such as chemical preci...
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Phytoremediation of Cadmium: A Review
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly poisonous heavy metal that presents a considerable hazard to the environment and human health. It can move from water to soil, then food crops and accumulate in their edible parts. Whe...
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Controlled dynamic variation of interfacial electronic and optical properties of sodium-intercalated silicene/hBN heterostructure
Dynamical variation of the properties of materials in a controllable and reversible manner is highly desirable for obtaining next-generation multifunctional materials. This work involves modulation of the inte...
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Design and Evaluation of Continentalic Acid Encapsulated Transfersomal Gel and Profiling of its Anti-arthritis Activity
Rheumatoid arthritis restricts the physical ability of patients and increases the disease burden; therefore, research has always been focused on evaluating better therapeutic options. The present research aime...
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Optimization and evaluation of instant release buccal films of eletriptan: a quality-by-design approach
Oral bioavailability is the main decisive factor in achieving the desired systemic drug concentration, and it can be increased by develo** novel dosage forms that can avoid first-pass metabolism. The current...
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Half-metallicity, magnetic and optical attributes of mechanically stable half-Heusler VSnX (X = Pt, Pd) alloys for spintronics: a DFT study
Recent developments in spintronics reveal the significance of half-Heusler alloys due to their high spin polarization. Using Wien2k package, half-Heusler VSnX (X = Pt, Pd) alloys have been investigated. The st...
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Linking personal remittance and fossil fuels energy consumption to environmental degradation: evidence from all SAARC countries
Personal remittances significantly boost financial development of SAARC countries, but it is not favorable for their quality of environment. Therefore, this research spotlights the heterogeneous effect of remi...
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Therapeutic effect of gossypetin against paraquat-induced testicular damage in male rats: a histological and biochemical study
Paraquat (PQ) is an organic compound, which is commonly used as a herbicide in the agriculture sector, and it is also known to stimulate critical damages in the male reproductive system. Gossypetin (GPTN) is o...
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Production of ethanol from pretreated biomass of Chlorella sorokiniana raised at lab and pilot scales
Extortionate demand of global bioethanol has led to a burgeoning interest in finding the alternative sources of biofuel. For this purpose, researchers are interested in microalgae because of its biorefinery ap...
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Open AccessFemale directors in the boardroom and intellectual capital performance: Does the “critical mass” matter?
This research aims to investigate the influence of female directors on Intellectual Capital Performance (ICP) using a sample of manufacturing-listed companies in China. Our study investigates the link between ...
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Synthesis and characterization of copper oxide nanoparticles: its influence on corn (Z. mays) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) plants by inoculation of Bacillus subtilis
Nanotechnology is now playing an emerging role in green synthesis in agriculture as nanoparticles (NPs) are used for various applications in plant growth and development. Copper is a plant micronutrient; the a...
