Introduction pages by Radu E. Sestras

“…(Fabaceae) Taxa Endemic in TurkeyPDFMehmet TEKİN, Gülden YILMAZ308-312 • Propagation of Threatened Nepenthes khasiana: Methods and PrecautionsPDFJibankumar S. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity against Foodborne Pathogens and Antioxidant Activity of Plant Leaves Traditionally Used as Food Packaging by Wisuwat Thongphichai, Veerachai Pongkittiphan, Areerat Laorpaksa, Worakorn Wiwatcharakornkul, Suchada Sukrong

“…Hence, the ethanolic extracts of leaves from selected plants traditionally used as food packaging, including <i>Nelumbo nucifera</i> (<b>1</b>), <i>Cocos nucifera</i> (<b>2</b>), <i>Nypa fruticans</i> (<b>3</b>), <i>Nepenthes mirabilis</i> (<b>4</b>), <i>Dendrocalamus asper</i> (<b>5</b>), <i>Cephalostachyum pergracile</i> (<b>6</b>), <i>Musa balbisiana</i> (<b>7</b>), and <i>Piper sarmentosum</i> (<b>8</b>), were investigated to determine whether they have antioxidant and antimicrobial activities against spoilage microorganisms and foodborne pathogens that might be beneficial for food quality. …”
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Biological and Ecological Aspects of Freshwater Macrophytes in the Coastal Areas of Bintulu and Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia by Awing, Suzalina Akma

“…Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaea nouchali, Ceratophyllum demersum and including seven species in three families of carnivorous plants, Drosera spathulata, Utricularia aurea, U. bifida, U. caerulea, U. gibba, U. minutissima and Nepenthes gracilis. Eight species in six families are categorized as ferns e.g. …”
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Fast prototype and rapid construction of three-dimensional and multi-scaled pitcher for controlled drainage by systematic biomimicry by Tao Shen, Ning Li, Shijie Liu, Cunlong Yu, Chengqi Zhang, Kang Yang, Xingfei Li, Ruochen Fang, Lei Jiang, Zhichao Dong

“…To solve these challenges, here, we demonstrate a state-of-the-art method taking advantage of micro-computed tomography and three-dimensional printing for the fast characterization of the pitcher plant Nepenthes x ventrata and fabrication of its biomimetic model to obtain a superior drainage controller with multiscale structures with precise surface morphology optimization and geometric deviation control. …”
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Introduction pages by Radu E. Sestras

“…(Fabaceae) Taxa Endemic in Turkey</a></td><td class="tocGalleys" style="width: 236.66667175293px; text-align: right;"><a class="file" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 0.85em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #337755;" href="/index.php/nsb/article/view/9595/8028">PDF</a></td></tr><tr><td class="tocAuthors" style="padding-left: 30px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: top;">Mehmet TEKİN, Gülden YILMAZ</td><td class="tocPages" style="text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">308-312</td></tr></tbody></table></li></ul><ul><li><table class="tocArticle" style="border: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; font-size: 11.1999998092651px; width: 797.333312988281px; color: #111111; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #fbfbf3;" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="tocTitle" style="width: 556.666687011719px; height: 13.3333330154419px;"><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: #337755;" href="/index.php/nsb/article/view/9639">Propagation of Threatened<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Nepenthes khasiana</em>: Methods and Precautions</a></td><td class="tocGalleys" style="width: 236.66667175293px; text-align: right;"><a class="file" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 0.85em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #337755;" href="/index.php/nsb/article/view/9639/8034">PDF</a></td></tr><tr><td class="tocAuthors" style="padding-left: 30px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: top;">Jibankumar S. …”
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The virus of syphilis in poetry: the case of Karyotakis by Iakovos Menelaou

“…Kostas Karyotakis (1896-1928) published three poetry collections: The Suffering of People and Things (1919), Nepenthe (1921) and Elegies and Satires (1927). A leading Greek poet, he influenced a significant number of poets, and this phenomenon became known as “Karyotakismos”. …”
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