Heat transfer through building envelopes is a crucial aspect of energy efficiency in construction. Masonry walls, being commonly used material, have significant impact on thermal performance. In recent years, green roofs and walls gained popularity as means improving efficiency, reducing urban heat islands, enhancing aesthetics. This study aims to investigate the effect ivy (Hedera helix) green...

Abstract Declines in floral resources, pollen and nectar, are considered one cause of pollinator decline. However, the supply demand resources can vary temporally. In Britain, autumn has been suggested as a period high resource availability due to flowering ivy ( Hedera helix ), common native plant, combined with fewer insects active during this season. Here, we directly quantified proportion n...

BACKGROUND It is well known that the naturally occurring modified triterpenes in plants have a wide diversity of chemical structures and biological functions. The lupane-, oleanane-, and ursane-type triterpenes are the three major members of natural triterpenes with a wide range of biological properties. A systematic approach is necessary to review their structures and biological activities acc...

Cuticular water permeabilities of adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces and their dependence on relative air humidity (RH) applied in long-term and short-term regimes have been analysed for Hedera helix, native in a temperate climate, and Zamioculcas zamiifolia, native in subtropical regions. The water permeability of cuticular membranes (CM) isolated from the adaxial (astomatous) and abaxial (stom...

Infection with Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) causes fasciolosis (or fascioliasis) and poses a considerable economic as well welfare burden to both the agricultural animal health sectors. Here, we explore ex vivo anthelmintic potential of synthetic derivatives hederagenin, isolated in bulk from Hedera helix. Thirty-six compounds were initially screened against F. newly excysted juveniles (NEJs...

Abstract To ensure sustainable forest management, the assessment and monitoring of soil compaction rutting are essential. Here, we used airborne light detection ranging‐derived digital terrain model (LiDAR‐derived DTM), available for Compiègne in northern France, to compute a spatial index rutting. Following an environmental systematic sampling design, selected 45 plots representative stand con...