Nanodiamond has the dual characteristics of the diamond and the nano-materials.Due to the sp3/sp2 hybrid structure of core and surface and the abundant surface dangling bonds and functional groups, the nanodiamond shows the broad application in the fields of lapping and polishing, antifriction and lubrication, composite material reinforcement, drug
Aim of the study: To review and acknowledge the value of carbon sequestration by forest management in the Mediterranean area.Material and methods: We review the main effects of forest management by comparing the effects of silvicultural systems (even-aged vs.uneven-aged stands, coppice systems, agroforestry systems), silvicultural options (thinning
In recent years, the outbreak of the pine shoot beetle (PSB), Tomicus spp., has caused serious shoots damage and the death of millions of trees in Yunnan pine forests in southwestern China.It is urgent to develop a convincing approach to accurately assess the shoot damage ratio (SDR) for monitoring the PSB insects at an early stage.Unmanned airborn
Peanuts are a valuable source of nutrients, but peanut consumption patterns, consumption frequencies, and the factors influencing peanut consumption in Malawi are not known.This study surveyed consumers to fill this knowledge gap and to assess Malawian consumers’ readiness to try new food products.Out of the 489 respondents surveyed, all but
Xin Shen,1,* Nan Zhou,1,* Le Mi,1 Zishuo Hu,2 Libin Wang,1 Xueying Liu,1 Shengyong Zhang1 1Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, 2Student Brigade, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: The present study investigated th