Integrated nutrient management is critical for improved and sustainable citrus production. Typical practices include split fertilization applications, the use of leguminous cover crops and the ...

Recycled sand from construction waste presents a promising substitute for natural sand. However, such sand typically exhibits low strength, high crushing index, and poor grading, which collectively ...

Microrobots hold substantial potential for precision medicine. However, challenges remain in balancing multifunctional cargo loading with efficient locomotion and in predicting behavior in complex ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Cure-on-demand thiol-acrylate and thiol-epoxy coatings were developed by using ammonia ...

This is an important study on DNA gyrase that provides further evidence for its mode of action via a double-stranded DNA break and against a recently-proposed alternative mechanism. The evidence ...

One of Australia’s most invasive weeds could hold the key to eliminating carbon emissions from the cementation process. Production of cement and concrete is one of the world’s biggest polluters, ...

Urolithiasis, kidney stones, renal stones, and renal calculi are interchangeably used to refer to the accretion of hard, solid, nonmetallic minerals in the urinary tract (see the image below). [1, 2] ...

The most common method of measuring urease activity is to add a colorimetric assay agent for ammonia (e.g., Nessler’s reagent) to a solution of hydrolyzed urea. The absorbance of the solution at a ...

With the increase in cadmium (Cd) release into the environment, it is necessary to find appropriate solutions to reduce soil Cd pollution. Microorganisms are a green and effective means for the ...

Calcium carbonate precipitation and crystallization induced by urease enzyme to solidify soil is known as biocement technology. The uses of waste and cheap materials can make this technology more cost ...

The goal of medical therapy in upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding (UGIB) is to correct shock and coagulation abnormalities and to stabilize the patient so that further evaluation and treatment can ...