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1. Efficient Fog Harvesting by Asymmetric Microfibers from Microfluidics

   This chapter is on fibers with asymmetries in shape, surface roughness, and appropriately tuned surface chemistry that make all fiber surfaces...

   **an Zhu, Liqiu Wang in Microfluidics-Enabled Soft Manufacture

   Chapter 2022
   

2. Effect of Polymeric Nanocomposite on Sandy Soil Sta-Bilization

   Soil erosion is a threat to the inhabitant of arid and semiarid regions Soil and sand dune stabilizationusing different materials and methods is one...

   Zahra Feizi, Abolfazl Ranjbar Fordoei, ... Sima Sepahvand in Journal of Polymers and the Environment

   Article 08 September 2023
   

3. Nutritional and Phytochemical Profiling of Vicia faba L. var. Minor Seeds: a Multifaceted Exploration of Natural Antioxidants and Functional Food Potential

   This study explores the nutritional and phytochemical profiling of twenty-three genotypes of Vicia faba L. var. minor seeds cultivated in the...

   Jamila Yehmed, Samir Tlahig, ... Mohamed Loumerem in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

   Article 15 June 2024
   

4. Bioactive Phytochemicals from Cactus (Opuntia) Seed Oil Processing By-products

   Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill, a plant native to Mexico, belongs to the family Cactaceae. This plant grows in semi-arid and arid climates and is of...

   M. N. Zourgui, S. Ben Lataief, ... L. Zourgui in Bioactive Phytochemicals from Vegetable Oil and Oilseed Processing By-products

   Living reference work entry 2022
   

5. Optimization of phenolic compounds recovery and antioxidant activity evaluation from Opuntia ficus indica using response surface methodology

   Opuntia ficus indica  ( OFI ) is a  Cactaceae plant growing generally in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. The extraction of bioactive compounds...

   Walid Zeghbib, Fares Boudjouan, Mostapha Bachir-bey in Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization

   Article 11 January 2022
   

6. Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Wild Edible Flowers Consumed in Semiarid Regions of Mexico

   In semiarid regions of Mexico, it is common to use the floristic richness of wild plants as food ingredients. Hence, flowers of Agave salmiana, Aloe...

   José Manuel Pinedo-Espinoza, Jorge Gutiérrez-Tlahque, ... César Uriel López-Palestina in Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

   Article 31 May 2020

7. Construction of PDA@PAM-CMCNa-CaCl₂ Vertical Porous Hydrogels for Solar-Powered Spontaneous Atmospheric Water Harvesting

   Abstract

   Collecting water from the air could alleviate freshwater shortages in arid regions such as remote and inland areas. However, it is...

   Tiantian Ren, Yuanyuan Xu, ... Xuhong Guo in Polymer Science, Series A

   Article 31 August 2023
   

8. Agronomic Strategies for Fig Cultivation in a Temperate-Humid Climate Zone

   The fig (Ficus carica L.) is a small-size tree native to Western Asia, distributed and cultivated mainly throughout the Mediterranean region. In the...

   Norma Micheloud, Paola Gabriel, ... Norberto Gariglio in Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties

   Chapter 2023
   

9. Jatropha curcas, a Novel Crop for Develo** the Marginal Lands

   Jatropha curcas L. has more attention from researchers and policymakers as an inexpensive source for produce biofuel to reduce environmental...

   Waleed Fouad Abobatta in Biofuels and Biodiesel

   Protocol 2021
   

10. Bioprocessing of Refractory Gold Ores: The BIOX, MesoTHERM, and ASTER Processes

    The BIOX® process for the treatment of refractory gold concentrates has been in commercial operation for 35 years following the commissioning of the...

    Jan Albert van Niekerk, Craig Bradley van Buuren, Johan Waldemar Olivier in Biomining Technologies

    Chapter 2023
    

11. Comparison of transfers for natural radionuclides (²³⁸U, ²³⁴Th, ²²⁶Ra, ²¹⁰Pb & ²¹⁰Po) from five different soils to four different barley genotypes

    Transfer Factors (Fv) of ²³⁸ U, ²²⁶ Ra, ²³⁴ Th, ²¹⁰ Po and ²¹⁰ Pb from five different agricultural soils in semi-arid region (Syria) to four different...

    M. S. Al-Masri, M. I. E. Arabi, ... O. Aboud in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

    Article 30 June 2022
    

12. Quantifying the combined effect of pH and salinity on the performance of water absorbing polymers used for drought management

    Water absorbing polymers (WAPs) are widely used in the agricultural field of arid and semiarid regions as soil amendments to increase the water...

    Abhisekh Saha, Bharat Rattan, ... Uttam Manna in Journal of Polymer Research

    Article 21 October 2021
    

13. Application of Computational Chemistry for Contaminant Adsorption on the Components of Soil Surfaces

    Computational chemistry has seen an explosion of methods and techniques over the last 30 years. In particular, the area of understanding surface...

    Glen R. Jenness, Levi A. Lystrom, ... Manoj K. Shukla in Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry V

    Chapter 2022
    

14. Thermal modelling and performance evaluation of a low-grade heat-driven sorption-based atmospheric water generator under various weather conditions

    Drinking water is scarce in many regions of the world despite the omnipresence of water in the form of vapour in large quantities in the atmosphere....

    Karandeep Singh, Emma Mariam Punnoose, Mrinal K. Jagirdar in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

    Article 15 June 2024
    

15. Determination of the antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer properties of the honey phenolic extract of five different regions of Bingöl province

    Bingol is a famous region for honey in Turkey. The amount of phenolic substance is also considered important for the anticancer, antioxidant and...

    Bülent Kaya, Adem Yıldırım in Journal of Food Science and Technology

    Article 22 September 2020
    

16. Isabgol

    Plantago ovata Forsck., is a herbaceous annual medicinal plant, usually known as commonly psyllium or Isabgol. It has been used traditionally used...

    Zainab Maqbool, Zubaida Yousaf, ... Umar Farooq Gohar in Essentials of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

    Chapter 2023
    

17. Bioactive Compounds of Arid and Semiarid Fruits: Impact on Human Health

    Fruits are a rich source of natural bioactive compounds, which include polyphenols, vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, and...

    Randah Muqbil Alqurashi, Muneera Qassim Al-Mssallem, Jameel Mohammed Al-Khayri in Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Fruits and Nuts

    Living reference work entry 2019
    

18. Environmental Effects on Sustainable Food Production Affecting Food and Nutrition Security

    Food and Nutrition security concerns the physical, social, and economic approach towards necessary safe and nutritious food. Food security lay on...

    Sunayan Sharma in Sustainable Food Systems (Volume I)

    Chapter 2024
    

19. Towards sharing water better with near real-time maps on evaporative water use by crops and natural vegetation

    Dennis Baldocchi, Kanishka Mallick in Nature Water

    Article 15 January 2024
    

20. Assessing the accuracy of OpenET satellite-based evapotranspiration data to support water resource and land management applications

    Remotely sensed evapotranspiration (ET) data offer strong potential to support data-driven approaches for sustainable water management. However,...

    John M. Volk, Justin L. Huntington, ... Yun Yang in Nature Water

    Article Open access 15 January 2024