Structural and catalytic studies of Mg1-xNixO nanomaterials for gasification of biomass in supercritical water for H2-rich syngas production by Mastuli, Mohd Sufri, Kasim, Muhd Firdaus, Mahat, Annie Maria, Mijan, N. Asikin, S., Sivasangar, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin

“…All the synthesised nanocatalysts were catalysed the SCWG of OPF (oil palm frond) biomass. Among them, the mesoporous Mg0.80Ni0.20O nanocatalyst exhibited the highest total gas volume of 193.5 mL g−1 with 361.7% increment of H2 yield than that of the non-catalytic reaction.…”

Early detection of Ganoderma boninense in oil palm seedlings using support vector machines by Noor Azmi, Aiman Nabilah, Bejo, Siti Khairunniza, Jahari, Mahirah, Muharam, Farrah Melissa, Yule, Ian J., Husin, Nur Azuan

“…Five months later, spectral reflectance oil palm leaflets taken from fronds 1 (F1) and 2 (F2) were obtained from the VIS-NIR hyperspectral images. …”
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Multi-temporal analysis of terrestrial laser scanning data to detect basal stem rot in oil palm trees by Husin, Nur A., Bejo, Siti Khairunniza, Abdullah, Ahmad F., M. Kassim, Muhamad S., Ahmad, Desa

“…Terrestrial laser scanning data was used to analyse changes in the crown and frond metrics of oil palm trees with two different scan durations i.e., 2- and 4-months after the first scan. …”

Zeolite immobilized ionic liquid as an effective catalyst for conversion of biomass derivatives to levulinic acid by Abu Zarin, Muhammad Anif, Mohammad Zainol, Muzakkir, Ramli, Nur Aainaa Syahirah, Saidina Amin, Nor Aishah

“…Utilization of other biomass derivatives (sucrose, maltose, cellulose) under optimum condition demonstrated that LA yield obtained were in the order of glucose > sucrose > maltose > cellulose while oil palm frond (OPF) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) showed comparable LA yield. …”

Characterization of freeze dried crude xylanase on its stability during storage at different temperatures by Krishnamoorthy, Murugan Vishnupuram

“…The freeze-dried form of crude xylanase was characterised in terms of its stability after storage at different temperatures. Oil palm frond (OPF) is used as a substrate in a SSF to produce crude xylanase after fermentation for 18 days, then the samples of crude xylanase enzyme were extracted and analysed. …”
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Determination of the Ecotoxicity of Herbicides Roundup^® Classic Pro and Garlon New in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments by Lucia Tajnaiová, Radek Vurm, Marina Kholomyeva, Miroslav Kobera, Vladimír Kočí

“…The total chlorophyll content in the fronds was lowest when Garlon New was used. The highest dehydrogenase activity was observed in soil treated with Garlon New, and the lowest in soil treated with Roundup^® Classic Pro. …”
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Ecotoxicidade da vinhaça para o peixe mato grosso (Hyphessobrycon eques) e para a macrófita lentilha d'água (Lemna minor) by Adilson Ferreira da SILVA, Silvia Patrícia CARRASCHI, Ana Cristina Fausto GÍRIO, Antônio Nader NETO, Claudinei da CRUZ, Robinson PITELLI

“…As concentrações testadas foram: 0,5; 1,0; 1,5; 2,0; 2,5; 3,0; 3,5; 4,0; 4,5; 5,0; 7,5 e 10% de vinhaça, com três peixes por repetição e três repetições, e as macrófitas foram expostas a: 1,0; 3,0; 5,0 e 7,0% de vinhaça, com 12 frondes por repetição e três repetições, ambos os testes em delineamento inteiramente casualizado (DIC). …”
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Extreme Marine Heatwaves Alter Kelp Forest Community Near Its Equatorward Distribution Limit by Nur Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur Arafeh-Dalmau, Gabriela Montaño-Moctezuma, José A. Martínez, Rodrigo Beas-Luna, David S. Schoeman, David S. Schoeman, Guillermo Torres-Moye

“…We found significant declines in the number of Macrocystis pyrifera individuals, except at the northernmost island, and corresponding declines in the number of fronds per kelp individual. We also found significant changes in the community structure associated with the kelp beds: half of the fish and invertebrate species disappeared after the marine heatwaves, species with warmer affinities appeared or increased their abundance, and introduced algae, previously absent, appeared at all islands. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of the Growth-Regulating Factor (GRF) Family in Aquatic Plants and Their Roles in the ABA-Induced Turion Formation of <i>Spirodela polyrhiza</i> by Gaojie Li, Yan Chen, Xuyao Zhao, Jingjing Yang, Xiaoyu Wang, Xiaozhe Li, Shiqi Hu, Hongwei Hou

“…We found that abscisic acid (ABA) is efficient at inducing the turion of <i>Spirodela polyrhiza</i> (giant duckweed), accompanied by the fluctuated expression of <i>SpGRF</i> genes in their fronds. Our results provide information about the <i>GRF</i> gene family in aquatic species and lay the foundation for future studies on the functions of these genes.…”
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On Crashworthiness and Energy-Absorbing Mechanisms of Thick CFRP Structures for Railway Vehicles by Dongdong Chen, Xiaoyu Sun, Benhuai Li, Yanwen Liu, Tao Zhu, Shoune Xiao

“…The energy dissipated by friction effects between the loading platen and the crushed fronds was 24.1% of the total energy. The increase in the loading velocity led to a decrease in the composite damage energy except for friction energy, resulting in a decrease in the total energy absorption.…”
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Comparative Investigation of Yield and Quality of Bio-Oil and Biochar from Pyrolysis of Woody and Non-Woody Biomasses by Pranshu Shrivastava, Anil Kumar, Perapong Tekasakul, Su Shiung Lam, Arkom Palamanit

“…This study investigated the quantitative and qualitative attributes of liquid product and biochar obtained from pyrolysis of woody biomass (rubberwood sawdust (RWS)) and non-woody biomasses (oil palm trunk (OPT) and oil palm fronds (OPF)). The prepared biomass was pyrolyzed at temperatures of 500 °C, 550 °C, and 600 °C by using an agitated bed pyrolysis reactor, and then the yields and characteristics of liquid product and biochar were determined. …”
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Assessment of Water Mimosa (<i>Neptunia oleracea</i> Lour.) Morphological, Physiological, and Removal Efficiency for Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Polluted Water by Narges Atabaki, Noor Azmi Shaharuddin, Siti Aqlima Ahmad, Rosimah Nulit, Rambod Abiri

“…A number of plant physiological and growth responses such as height of frond, existence of green leaves, relative growth rate, relative water content, tolerance index, decrease in ratio of biomass and ratio of dry weight, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, intercellular CO₂ concentrations, stomatal conductance, air pressure deficit, transpiration rate, proline and lipid peroxidation, as well as arsenic accumulation and removal efficacy were analyzed. …”
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Bilateral phyllodes tumor: Case report by Isabel Mayorga-Pérez, Patricia Mulero-Soto, Kerwin Cruz-De La Rosa, Viviana Negrón-González, Jonathan Hernandez-Rosa, Jose Feneque-Gonzalez, Maria Correa-Rivas, Anwar Abdul-Hadi

“…Introduction: Phyllodes tumors are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms showing a prominent intracanalicular architectural pattern with leaf-like stromal fronds lined by epithelial and myoepithelial cell layers, and accompanied by stromal hypercellularity that may be confused with cellular fibroadenomas. …”
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Clinical, histopathologic, cystoscopic, and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of proliferative urethritis in 22 dogs by Moria A. Borys, Sean E. Hulsebosch, F. Charles Mohr, Katherine D. Watson, Jane E. Sykes, Kenneth W. Simpson, Jodi L. Westropp

“…Background Proliferative urethritis (PU) is a lower urinary tract disease of dogs characterized by frond‐like lesions in the urethra. The etiology of PU is unknown, although an association with bacterial cystitis is reported. …”
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Probing hydrogen bond interactions in a shear thickening polysaccharide using nonlinear shear and extensional rheology by Wee, May, Matia-Merino, Lara, Goh, Kelvin K.T., Jaishankar, Aditya, McKinley, Gareth H

“…Mamaku gum is a polysaccharide extracted from the fronds of the black tree fern found in New Zealand. …”
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Effect of linseed oil dietary supplementation on fatty acid composition and gene expression in adipose tissue of growing goats by Ebrahimi, Mahdi, Rajion, Mohamed Ali, Goh, Yong Meng, Sazili, Awis Qurni, Schonwille, J. Thomas

“…This study was conducted to determine the effects of feeding oil palm frond silage based diets with added linseed oil (LO) containing high α-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3), namely, high LO (HLO), low LO (LLO), and without LO as the control group (CON) on the fatty acid (FA) composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue and the gene expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)α, PPAR-γ, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) in Boer goats. …”
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Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Effects on Growth and Physiological Attributes of Oil Palm Seedlings by Ibrahim, Mohd Hafiz

“…Exposing seedlings to higher (800 μmol/mol) CO2 concentration resulted in higher total biomass, net assimilation rate (NAR), RGR, plant height, frond number, basal diameter and total leaf area compared to the controlled seedlings. …”
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Red Pigment Production By Monascus Purpureus In Stirred-Drum Bioreactor by Mohamad Al Amin, Razali, Farhan, Mohd Said

“…However, the potential of using stirred drum bioreactor in solid state fermentation (SSF) for Monascus sp. cultivation has been relatively understudied. Oil palm frond (OPF) petiole has been used as a potential substrate due to its nutritional contents and to add more value to local agricultural waste. …”
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Temperature controlled microwave closed system for extraction of bioactive compound from Epiphyte's fern by Faridah, Kormin

“…The application of TCMCS in various extraction parameters (extraction temperature, microwave power and extraction time) on antioxidant properties, physicochemical studies and plant tissue microstructure of Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott frond (NBF) extract was concluded that, an increase in surface roughness of plant tissue attributed in high antioxidant property's recovery and significant diffusion coefficient through the solid matrix which was observed by physicochemical analysis results. …”
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Impacts of Acidic Seawater on Early Developmental Stages of Fucus gardneri at Burrard Inlet, British Columbia by Braeden W. J. Schiltroth, Kyle T. Ohori, Sherryl R. Bisgrove

“…The impact of climate change on adult fronds of fucoid algae has been documented but effects on early developmental stages are not as well understood. …”
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