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Microscale Thermophoresis (MST) to Study Rapid Alkalinization Factor (RALF)-Receptor Interactions
Microscale thermophoresis (MST) is a simple but powerful tool to study the in vitro interaction among biomolecules, and to quantify binding...
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Staphylococcal superantigen-like protein 10 enhances the amyloidogenic biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is a highly infectious pathogen that represents a significant burden on the current healthcare system. Bacterial attachment to...
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The Influence of an Electret-Generated Electric Field Based on a Tantalum Oxide Anode on Differentiation Properties of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells from Patients with Osteoarthritis
AbstractThe ability of the bone marrow multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MMSCs) of a patient with osteoarthritis to differentiate into the...
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Eustressors to Improve Plant Secondary Metabolites Production: Insect Frass and Physical Factors as Examples Applied in Agriculture and Horticulture
The effect of stressors on plants has been studied for years and currently, they are initiated to be studied based on the hormesis phenomenon because...
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Improvement of Plant Growth and Control of Cultivation Environment Using Electrical Stimuli
Electrical stimuli such as electric fields, currents, and discharge plasma can both enhance and inhibit plant growth. This chapter covers both direct...
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How understanding soil chemistry can lead to better phosphate fertilizer practice: a 68 year journey (so far)
This paper describes a journey which started with the question: why do farmers reapply phosphate? This led to understanding how phosphate and other...
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Effect of stacking position on drying rate during radio-frequency vacuum combined with mechanical press drying of Douglas-fir and Radiata pine
In this study, the effect of stacking position in the dryer on the drying rate during radio-frequency vacuum combined with mechanical press (RF/VP)...
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Alpha rhythm collapse predicts iso-electric suppressions during anesthesia
Could an overly deep sedation be anticipated from ElectroEncephaloGram (EEG) patterns? We report here motifs hidden in the EEG signal that predict...
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Fabrication of hierarchical porous biomass-based carbon aerogels from liquefied wood for supercapacitor applications
Hierarchical porous carbon aerogels were synthesized from liquefied wood via physical and chemical activation processes. The morphology and structure...
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Promotion of Reproductive Growth of Mushroom Using Electrical Stimuli
Electrical stimuli such as electric fields can be used for the promotion of plant growth mode change from vegetative to reproductive. Mushrooms are...
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Extending PROXIMAL to predict degradation pathways of phenolic compounds in the human gut microbiota
Despite significant advances in reconstructing genome-scale metabolic networks, the understanding of cellular metabolism remains incomplete for many...
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Potential antibacterial, antibiofilm, and photocatalytic performance of gamma-irradiated novel nanocomposite for enhanced disinfection applications with an investigated reaction mechanism
BackgroundWater scarcity is now a global challenge due to the population growth and the limited amount of available potable water. In addition,...
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Structure of Geobacter cytochrome OmcZ identifies mechanism of nanowire assembly and conductivity
OmcZ nanowires produced by Geobacter species have high electron conductivity (>30 S cm −1 ). Of 111 cytochromes present in G. sulfurreducens , OmcZ is...
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Elucidating the role of adsorption during artificial photosynthesis: H2O and CO2 adsorption isotherms over TiO2 reveal thermal effects under UV illumination
Adsorption measurements of CO 2 and H 2 O over TiO 2 surfaces in dark and under illumination were carried out to reveal the ensuing bottlenecks of the...
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The study of the performance of a microbial fuel cell: a progress towards the improvement of low electrical bioenergy output by using an amplification system
ObjectiveA microbial fuel cell (MFC) has been conceived and constructed for the treatment of the sheep manure wastes and their conversion into clean...
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Activation of the root xylem proton pump by hydraulic signals from leaves under suppressed transpiration
Long term field observations have revealed that the inhibition of transpiration by heavy rainfall promotes immediate positive shift in the trans-root...
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Kee** Freshness of Agricultural Products
Kee** freshness of agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables during postharvest period. Various effective methods for kee** freshness...
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Cell-Penetrating Peptides as Vehicles for Delivery of Therapeutic Nucleic Acids. Mechanisms and Application in Medicine
AbstractCurrently, nucleic acid therapeutics are actively developed for the treatment and prophylactic of metabolic disorders and oncological,...
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DNA translocation through pH-dependent soft nanopores
Controlling the translocation velocity of DNA is the main challenge in the process of sequencing by means of nanopores. One of the main methods to...
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Microbes: Applications for Power Generation
Energy is one of the critical needs of human being that plays an imperative role for countries in the world. Today high prices of conventional energy...