Improvement of Mechanical, Thermal, and Physical Behaviors of Jute/Cotton Biocomposites Reinforced by Spent Tea Leaf Particles by Atiqur Rahman, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Nayem Hossain, Md. Bengir Ahmed Shuvho, Md. Arefin Kowser, Md. Rezaur Rahman, Muhammad Tariq Saeed Chani, Kuok King Kuok, Mohammed M. Rahman

“…Natural fibers such as jute, cotton, and bamboo composites are becoming alternative materials to synthetic fiber composites, as their use raises awareness of environmental protection. …”
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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURAL RELICS PROTECTION UNITS AND DISASTER RISK ANALYSIS IN BEIJING by H. Liu, Y. Chen

“…This dry and hot environment is not conducive to the protection of cultural preservation units and is prone to damage such as cracking, collapse, deformation, and discoloration of bamboo, wood, rocks, and other cultural heritage elements. …”
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Improving the Autofluorescence of <i>Lophira alata</i> Woody Cells via the Removal of Extractives by Zhaoyang Yu, Dongnian Xu, Jinbo Hu, Shanshan Chang, Gonggang Liu, Qiongtao Huang, Jin Han, Ting Li, Yuan Liu, Xiaodong (Alice) Wang

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Mapping the habitat refugia of Isidella elongata under climate change and trawling impacts to preserve Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the Mediterranean by Vincent Georges, Sandrine Vaz, Pierluigi Carbonara, Marie-Claire Fabri, Emanuela Fanelli, Maria Cristina Follesa, Germana Garofalo, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Angélique Jadaud, Porzia Maiorano, Pilar Marin, Chryssi Mytilineou, Covadonga Orejas, Maria Del Mar Otero, Chris J. Smith, Ioannis Thasitis, Valentina Lauria

“…Abstract The bamboo-coral Isidella elongata is a key habitat-forming species in the deep Mediterranean Sea. …”
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Strategi Pemasaran Mebel Kayu Sentra Industri Kecil Pondok Bambu, Jakarta Timur (Wood Furniture Marketing Strategy on Pondok Bambu Small Industry Centre, East Jakarta) by Yulius Hero, Sudaryanto, Dwi Juli Setyowati

“…Wood product which is used for furniture tends to decrease because of the substitution products, i.e.: plastic, rattan, bamboo, glass, and metal. To continue their effort, small industries in Indonesia face hard problems and challanges. …”
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Caracterización de Microhábitats de la Artropofauna en páramos del Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza Cundinamarca, Colombia Caracterización de Microhábitats de la Artropofauna en pá... by Amat García Germán, Vargas Ríos Orlando

“…The microhabitats herein described come from the principal observed biotipes of vegetation (caulirrosula, tussock, bamboo-shaped and criptogam carpets), from soil horizonts and substrata appearing as a result of temperature factor and heth disturbance (rocky substratum, bovine dung).  …”
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A Sustainable and Low-Cost Route to Design NiFe₂O₄ Nanoparticles/Biomass-Based Carbon Fibers with Broadband Microwave Absorption by Wanxi Li, Fang Guo, Yali Zhao, Yanyun Liu

“…In this paper, biomass-based carbon fibers were prepared using cotton fiber, hemp fiber, and bamboo fiber as carbon sources. Then, the precise loading of NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticles on biomass-based carbon fibers with the loading amount in a wide range was successfully realized through a sustainable and low-cost route. …”
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Bioinspired PcBN/hBN fibrous monolithic ceramic: High-temperature crack resistance responses and self-lubricating performances by Shu-na Chen, Hengzhong Fan, Yunfeng Su, Jicheng Li, Junjie Song, Litian Hu, Yongsheng Zhang

“…Inspired by the architectures of bamboo, the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride/hexagonal boron nitride (PcBN/hBN) fibrous monolithic ceramics with a long fiber arrangement structure was constructed with PcBN fiber cells and hBN cell boundaries, and its crack resistance responses and tribological performances were investigated. …”
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Complete chloroplast genome molecular structure, comparative and phylogenetic analyses of Sphaeropteris lepifera of Cyatheaceae family: a tree fern from China by Qingdi Hu, Renjuan Qian, Yanjun Zhang, Xiaohua Ma, Youju Ye, Xule Zhang, Lin Lin, Hongjian Liu, Jian Zheng

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Ampelocalamus luodianensis (Poaceae), a plant endemic to karst, adapts to resource heterogeneity in differing microhabitats by adjusting its biomass allocation by Liang Peng, XueJiao Xu, XiaoFeng Liao, JiMing Liu, JingZhong Chen

“…This study involved an experiment on Ampelocalamus luodianensis (Poaceae), a bamboo species that specializes in karst habitats, to discover the adaptation strategies this plant uses in this area. …”
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Ectopic expression of poplar gene PsnERF138 in tobacco confers salt stress tolerance and growth advantages by Lin Liu, Zihan Cheng, Wenjing Yao, Xueyi Wang, Fenglin Jia, Boru Zhou, Tingbo Jiang

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Promotion of the Hypocrellin Yield by a Co-Culture of <i>Shiraia bambusicola</i> (GDMCC 60438) with <i>Arthrinium</i> sp. AF-5 Fungus by Xiaoxiao Yan, Yongdi Wen, Menghua Hu, Zhenqiang Wu, Xiaofei Tian

“…AF-5 isolated from the bamboo tissue. The results indicated that the yield of hypocrellin A (HA) reached a 66.75 mg/g carbon source after an 84-h co-cultivation of the two strains, which was a four-time increase of that by the fermentation only with the <i>S. bambusicola</i>. …”
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Coexistence of Three Dominant Bacterial Symbionts in a Social Aphid and Implications for Ecological Adaptation by Qian Liu, Hui Zhang, Lingda Zeng, Yuhua Yu, Xiaolan Lin, Xiaolei Huang

“…<i>Pectobacterium</i> may help <i>P. bambucicola</i> feed on the hard bamboo stems, and genetic distance analysis suggests that the <i>Pectobacterium</i> in <i>P. bambucicola</i> may be a new symbiont species. …”
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Adsorption Characteristics and Charge Transfer Kinetics of Fluoride in Water by Different Adsorbents by Jiaxi Tang, Jiaxi Tang, Biao Xiang, Yu Li, Ting Tan, Yongle Zhu

“…In this study, diatomite (DA), calcium bentonite (CB), bamboo charcoal (BC), and rice husk biochar (RHB) were tested as adsorbents to adsorb fluoride (F‐) from water, and this process was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (FEI-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). …”
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New and Emerging Insect Pest and Disease Threats to Forest Plantations in Vietnam by Pham Quang Thu, Dao Ngoc Quang, Nguyen Minh Chi, Tran Xuan Hung, Le Van Binh, Bernard Dell

“…During this period, frequent and systematic plantation forest health surveys were conducted on 12 native and 4 exotic genera of trees as well as bamboo across eight forest geographic regions of Vietnam. …”
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Diverse diets and low‐fiber, low‐tannin foraging preferences: Foraging criteria of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at low altitude in Huangshan by Bowen Li, Wenbo Li, Chao Liu, Peipei Yang, Jinhua Li

“…The food types included fruits (52.5%), mature leaves (17.0%), bamboo shoots (14.4%), young leaves (6.3%), flowers (4.5%), others (2.1%), stems (1.9%), and tender shoots (1.3%). …”
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Effect of Different Types of Biochar Applications and Phosphate Fertilizer on the Quality and Yield of Edamame Soybeans on Andisols by Ramdhana Karimah, Benito Heru Purwanto, Eko Hanudin, Sri Nuryani Hidayah Utami, Margi Asih Maimunah

“…Employing a randomized complete block design, researchers investigate three types of biochar (B0: control, B1: biochar pellets, B2: biochar powder) and four phosphorus fertilizer rates (P0: control, P1: 27 kg ha-1 P2O5, P2: 54 kg ha-1 P2O5, P3: 81 kg ha-1 P2O5). The bamboo-derived biochar was produced using the Kon-tiki method at ±500 °C. …”
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Extracts of <i>Phyllostachys pubescens</i> Leaves Represses Human Steroid 5-Alpha Reductase Type 2 Promoter Activity in BHP-1 Cells and Ameliorates Testosterone-Induced Benign Pros... by Kwang Hoon Song, Chang-Seob Seo, Won-Kyung Yang, Hyun-O Gu, Ki-Joong Kim, Seung-Hyung Kim

“…In this study, we investigated the effect of bamboo, <i>Phyllostachys pubescens,</i> leaves extract (PPE) on human 5α-reductase type 2 (SRD5A2) gene promoter activity in human prostate cell lines and the protective effect of PPE on a testosterone-induced BPH rat model. …”
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Site-Specific Effects of Organic Amendments on Parameters of Tropical Agricultural Soil and Yield: A Field Experiment in Three Countries in Southeast Asia by Thuy Thu Doan, Phimmasone Sisouvanh, Thanyakan Sengkhrua, Supranee Sritumboon, Cornelia Rumpel, Pascal Jouquet, Nicolas Bottinelli

“…Treatments consisted of 10 t·ha⁻¹ cow manure compost and 7 t·ha⁻¹ of Bamboo biochar and their combination. Maize biomass production and cop yields were recorded for two seasons. …”
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Characterization of Forest Ecosystems in the Chure (Siwalik Hills) Landscape of Nepal Himalaya and Their Conservation Need by Yadav Uprety, Achyut Tiwari, Sangram Karki, Anil Chaudhary, Ram Kailash Prasad Yadav, Sushma Giri, Srijana Shrestha, Kiran Paudyal, Maheshwar Dhakal

“…The newly reported forest ecosystems are <i>Hymenodictyon excelsum</i> Forest, <i>Syzygium cumini</i> Forest, <i>Terminalia anogeissiana</i> Forest, <i>Schima wallichii–Shorea robusta</i> Forest, <i>Pinus roxburghii</i>–<i>Shorea robusta</i> Forest, <i>Pinus roxburghii</i> Forest, and Bamboo thickets. We conclude that intensified human activities including forest encroachment and deforestation are mainly responsible for the ecological imbalance in the Chure region. …”
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