Chitosan Coating in the Form of Polymer and Nanowhiskers on Clothing Fabrics for Improved Particulate Matter Removal Efficiency in Face Mask Filters by Minkyung Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Jun Mo Koo, Hyeonyeol Jeon, Hyo Jeong Kim, Dongyeop X. Oh, Jeyoung Park

“…The improvement in the PM removal efficiency owing to the chitosan polymer was observed for stocking, innerwear, and bamboo materials, but not for cotton. Furthermore, chitosan prepared in the form of a nanowhisker (CsW) achieved a PM 2.5 removal efficiency of 96% in a five-layer cotton fabric. …”
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Endoscopic findings in the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with Crohn’s disease are common, highly specific, and associated with chronic gastritis by Katarzyna Graca-Pakulska, Wojciech Błogowski, Iwona Zawada, Anna Deskur, Krzysztof Dąbkowski, Elżbieta Urasińska, Teresa Starzyńska

“…Here we aimed to prospectively investigate the prevalence, characteristics and clinical significance of upper gastrointestinal tract involvement in patients with CD, with particular focus on stomach bamboo joint-like appearance (BJA), Helicobacter pylori status and presence of microscopic changes. 375 prospectively recruited patients were included. …”
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Preparation of Biochar Composite Microspheres and Their Ability for Removal with Oil Agents in Dyed Wastewater by Lu Shen, Rushi Jin, Wanming Chen, Dongming Qi, Shimin Zhai

“…In this study, biochar microspheres with oil removal ability were prepared and derived from waste bamboo chips using the hydrothermal method. The structure of the biochar microsphere was regulated by activation and modification processes. …”
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Synthesis and Reduction Processes of Silver Nanowires in a Silver(I) Sulfamate–Poly (Vinylpyrrolidone) Hydrothermal System by Yongling Ying, Rongbo Zheng, Yongjun Zheng, Hongyan Wang, Junfeng Niu, Housheng Xia

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The Most Efficient Seaweed Species as a Bioremediator of Intensive Pond Waste by Muhammad Syahrir

“…The method used in this research was Three types of seaweed (Fig. 2) stocked based on treatment groups in each of three tanks measuring 100 × 100 × 100 cm made of bamboo, wood, and specially designed tarpaulin. This study was carried out on a laboratory scale for 42 days on three local seaweed species (Kappaphycus et al. spinosum) to evaluate the waste disposal efficiency of each seaweed speciesThis research was conducted at the Bone Marine and Fisheries Polytechnic Laboratory, Tulang Daerah, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, from September to October 2022. …”
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Assessment of Non-Timber Forest Products Utilization and its Contribution to Household Income among Farmers in Quan’ Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria by S. K. Vihi, P. M. Selzing, B. Jesse, F. O. Adeniyi

“…Firewood (100%), charcoal (39.0%), fruit nuts (37.0%), bush meat (27.0%), bamboo (26%), medicinal herbs (22%), honey (11%), fodder (67%), mushroom (7%) etc. were the major NTFPs extracted and utilized in the study area. …”
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Experimental Investigations on Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Kevlar and Natural Fiber-Reinforced Hybrid Composites through an RSM–GRA Hybrid Approach by Banu Murali, Bindu Madhavan Vijaya Ramnath, Devaraj Rajamani, Emad Abouel Nasr, Antonello Astarita, Hussein Mohamed

“…The present work aimed to investigate the dry sliding wear behaviors of hybrid polymer matrix composites made up of Kevlar, bamboo, palm, and Aloe vera as reinforcement materials of varying stacking sequences, along with epoxy as the matrix material. …”
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Optimization of Lignin–Cellulose Nanofiber-Filled Thermoplastic Starch Composite Film Production for Potential Application in Food Packaging by Tawakaltu AbdulRasheed-Adeleke, Evans Chidi Egwim, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Stephen Shaibu Ochigbo

“…The optimization of the production of thermoplastic starch (TPS) bionanocomposite films for their potential application in food packaging was carried out, according to the Box–Wilson Central Composite Design (CCD) with one center point, using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and fillers based on lignin and nanofiber, which were derived from bamboo plant. The effects of the fillers on the moisture absorption (<i>MAB</i>), tensile strength (<i>TS</i>), percent elongation (PE) and Young’s modulus (<i>YM</i>) of the produced films were statistically examined. …”
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Progress and challenges in applying CRISPR/Cas techniques to the genome editing of trees by Solme Pak, Chenghao Li

“…CRISPR/Cas toolkits have also been applied to a wide variety of tree species, including apple, bamboo, Cannabaceae, cassava, citrus, cacao tree, coffee tree, grapevine, kiwifruit, pear, pomegranate, poplar, ratanjoyt, and rubber tree. …”
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Agronomic Potential of Avocado-Seed Biochar in Comparison with Other Locally Available Biochar Types: A First-Hand Report from Ethiopia by Hibret Demissie, Andargachew Gedebo, Getachew Agegnehu

“…The scanned images of the biochar types showed a remarkable surface morphology for bamboo biochar (BB) and ASB. The bulk density of the biochars were in the range of 0.21 to 0.49 g/mL. …”
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Parametric Integration of Multiple Criteria from a Cultural Heritage Perspective by Suzanne Segeur-Villanueva, Natalia Caicedo-Llano, Roberta Zarcone, Aly Abdelmagid, Nicolas Sabogal-Guachetá

“…This methodology was tested on a case study with the Misak community in Colombia, using Guadua (<i>Guadua angustifolia</i>), a subfamily of the bamboo, but which is little used. These criteria provided multiple design alternatives that were constantly debated to adjust and test the parameters of the prototype. …”
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Size effects in shape memory alloy microwires by Chen, Ying, Schuh, Christopher A.

“…Here we systematically study the sample size dependence of these properties and the associated transformations in polycrystalline shape memory alloy microwires with a bamboo grain structure, i.e. where the wire diameter is completely spanned by individual grains. …”
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Plastic-derived substrate-grown carbon nanotubes as freestanding electrode for hydrogen evolution in alkaline media by Wu, Xinyi

“…CNTs synthesized on silicon were observed to be hollow-core, whereas nanotubes grown on glass and carbon paper displayed bamboo-like morphology, possessing better graphitization than CNTs grown on silicon. …”
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The Laozi and the Cosmogonic Turn in Classical Chinese Philosophy by Perkins, Franklin

“…The goal of this paper is to analyze the various elements of this shift, using the Taiyi Sheng Shui 太一生水 (Great One Generates Water), Hengxian 恆先 (Constancy First), and Fan Wu Liu Xing 凡物流形 (All Things Flow into Form), along with the Laozi bamboo strips found at Guodian. The first section examines the commonalities between the various cosmogonies; the second places cosmogony in the context of other distinctive concerns that the texts share, turning toward the implications of the cosmogonies for human action. …”
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TIPOMORFOLOGI RUMAH SUKU TALANG MAMAK STUDI KASUS DI KECAMATAN RAKIT KULIM INDRAGIRI HULU RIAU by , GUN FAISAL, , Prof. Ir. Bambang Hari Wibisono, MUP, M.Sc., Ph.D

“…Houses in Talang Mamak Tribe are stilt houses with walls from barks, floor from bamboo, roofs from thatch or leaf barks, and rattan as the binder of the house structure. …”

KAJIAN KEBIJAKAN DALAM TUMPANG TINDIH PENGELOLAAN KAWASAN DI TAMAN NASIONAL ALAS PURWO by , Agus Setyabudi, S.Hut, , Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Djoko Marsono, MS.

“…The impact of these is wildlife home range disturbance considering that this area serves as wildlife movement corridor, especially for bulls (Bos javanicus), forest disturbances such as illegal logging, wildlife poaching, fuel woods collecting, bamboo logging, land grabbing and forest fires. Completion overlapping area management of Alas Purwo National Park resolved by a mechanism outside the court. …”

PENGARUH SHEAR CONNECTOR TERHADAP PERILAKU DINAMIK PELAT SEMI PRACETAK by , ERWINSYAH TUHUTERU, , Dr. Ir. Bambang Supriyadi, CES., DEA

“…The use of conventional system in the building of plate structure for storey house is more uneffective and unefficient because it needs lots of woods or bamboos and boards as scaffolding and formwork, so that the scaffolding made can form the forest of wood or bamboo that results underfloor area unable to use for another work. …”

NGANGKLEUNG BABARENGAN Studi Kasus Tentang Proses Edutainment dalam Pertunjukan Bambu Petang dan Setengah Hari di Saung Angklung Udjo Bandung by , BHAKTI LISANTI AGUSTINI, , Dr. G.R. Lono Lastoro Simatupang, M.A.

“…Products of SAU packed as attractive as possible for visitor. Afternoon Bamboo Show and Half Day at Saung Angklung Udjo are two packaging that have been chosen by visitors. …”

ANALISIS KUALITAS OBYEK DAN DAYA TARIK WISATA DI TAMAN WISATA ALAM KLAMONO KABUPATEN SORONG-PAPUA BARAT by , Rintho Germanus Maturbongs, S.Si, , Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Chafid Fandeli

“…The flora potency had been found about 52 species of commercial trees, 3 species of rattan, 11 species of palm, 7 species of pandanus, 5 species of bamboo, 13 species of orchid, 14 species of herb, 17 species of fern, 14 species of liana. …”

GAMOLAN: INSTRUMEN MUSIK TRADISIONAL LAMPUNG BENTUK, FUNGSI, DAN PERKEMBANGANNYA by , Hasyim Kan, S.Sn., , Prof. Dr. Victor Ganap. M.Ed.

“…It is a percussion instrument made of bamboo, that has been a long heritage of the local agricultural community. …”