scholarly journals THE ROLE OF EARTHWORMS IN PASTURE PRODUCTION AND MOISTURE CONSERVATION

Author(s):  
S.M.J. Stockdill ◽  
G.G. Cossens

RESEARCH has shown that pasture production on soils without earthworms is limited to considerably less than the true potential. Increased production with beneficial earthworms is associated with pronounced changes in the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Infiltration rate is increased, moisture is conserved and the risk of soil erosion is reduced

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (26) ◽  
pp. 16733-16743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lipeng Zhang ◽  
Quan Xu ◽  
Jianbing Niu ◽  
Zhenhai Xia

Defects are common but important in graphene, which could significantly tailor the electronic structures and physical and chemical properties.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Benjamin Gabriel Poulson ◽  
Qana A. Alsulami ◽  
Abeer Sharfalddin ◽  
Emam. F. El Agammy ◽  
Fouzi Mouffouk ◽  
...  

Due to their unique structural, physical and chemical properties, cyclodextrins and their derivatives have been of great interest to scientists and researchers in both academia and industry for over a century. Many of the industrial applications of cyclodextrins have arisen from their ability to encapsulate, either partially or fully, other molecules, especially organic compounds. Cyclodextrins are non-toxic oligopolymers of glucose that help to increase the solubility of organic compounds with poor aqueous solubility, can mask odors from foul-smelling compounds, and have been widely studied in the area of drug delivery. In this review, we explore the structural and chemical properties of cyclodextrins that give rise to this encapsulation (i.e., the formation of inclusion complexes) ability. This review is unique from others written on this subject because it provides powerful insights into factors that affect cyclodextrin encapsulation. It also examines these insights in great detail. Later, we provide an overview of some industrial applications of cyclodextrins, while emphasizing the role of encapsulation in these applications. We strongly believe that cyclodextrins will continue to garner interest from scientists for many years to come, and that novel applications of cyclodextrins have yet to be discovered.


The physical and chemical properties of the Earth’s crust have been shaped by the interaction of endogenic and exogenic processes during the course of history. The nature of this interaction between 4.6 and 3.8 Ga B.P. is still uncertain. Since then the nature of erosional processes, of transport, deposition, and the cycling of sea water through the ocean crust, has remained reasonably constant. However, variations in the nature and in the intensity of these processes due to changes in the endogenic cycle, due to biological evolution and probably due to variations in the input of solar energy have left easily discernible marks in the nature of the crust.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulfuara Shefa ◽  
Seung Geun Yeo ◽  
Min-Sik Kim ◽  
In Ok Song ◽  
Junyang Jung ◽  
...  

To date, three main gasotransmitters, that is, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitric oxide (NO), have been discovered to play major bodily physiological roles. These gasotransmitters have multiple functional roles in the body including physiologic and pathologic functions with respect to the cellular or tissue quantities of these gases. Gasotransmitters were originally known to have only detrimental and noxious effects in the body but that notion has much changed with years; vast studies demonstrated that these gasotransmitters are precisely involved in the normal physiological functioning of the body. From neuromodulation, oxidative stress subjugation, and cardiovascular tone regulation to immunomodulation, these gases perform critical roles, which, should they deviate from the norm, can trigger the genesis of a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). The purpose of this review is to discuss at great length physical and chemical properties and physiological actions of H2S, NO, and CO as well as shedding light on recently researched molecular targets. We particularly put emphasis on the roles in neuronal inflammation and neurodegeneration and neuronal repair.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (91) ◽  
pp. 88538-88545 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Puskas ◽  
A. Sápi ◽  
Á. Kukovecz ◽  
Z. Kónya

Tuning of the surface modification has a striking effect on the physical and chemical properties of CNTs in surface chemical processes.


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