This study aimed to compare weed flora in conventionally and organically grown medicinal aromatic plants (MAPs): basil, pot marigold, dill, peppermint; terms of composition abundance. A total 28 species (25 15 conventional organic crops, respectively) were identified.The presence abundance certain affected by MAP farming system. Higher diversity weediness, lower floristic similarity found crops...

Abstract The use of wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) in conjunction with topology optimisation enables the production structural components significantly higher strength‐to‐weight ratios than conventional components. However, owing to additional stages involved WAAM ( e.g . welding), a common question arises regarding environmental impacts using produce relative fabrication techniques hot...

Neurological disorders in ruminants have an important impact on veterinary health, but very few host-specific in vitro models have been established to study diseases affecting the nervous system. Here we describe a primary neuronal dorsal root ganglia (DRG) culture derived from calves after being conventionally slaughtered for food consumption. The study focuses on the in vitro characterization...

The thermal conductivity of doped graphene flake of finite size is investigated with emphasis on the influence of the mass of the substituting atoms on this property. It is shown that graphene doping by small concentrations of relatively heavy atoms results in a disproportionately large drop in lattice thermal conductivity.

Interpretation of nematode community indices requires a reference to a relatively undisturbed community. Maturity and trophic diversity index values were compared for five pairs of certified organically and conventionally managed soils in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Available nitrogen (nitrate, ammonium) was estimated at various lag periods relative to times of sampling for nematode ...

Brain mapping research in most neuroanatomical laboratories relies on conventional processing techniques, which often introduce histological artifacts such as tissue tears and tissue loss. In this paper we present techniques and algorithms for automatic registration and 3D reconstruction of conventionally produced mouse brain slices in a standardized atlas space. This is achieved first by const...

A three step method using microwave irradiation enabled microscopic slides of human brain tissue to be obtained within one working day: steps 1 and 2 hardened and solidified brain tissue; step 3 completed formalin fixation. The efficacy and precision of the method was compared with slides of conventionally processed brain tissue that had been fixed in formalin for six weeks. The microscopic qua...