Published in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
The shrinkage of soil induced by cyclic moisture variation from the post-compaction state needs to be addressed for understanding its long-term performance. The soil shrinkage curve is modeled to characterize the loss of moisture and the associated soil volume change from the initially saturated state to zero volume change phase. The volume change ...
Published in Journal of food protection
During routine handling, cultured oysters are removed from the water and exposed to elevated temperatures, causing growth of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus within them. Farmers can resubmerse oysters in the water, allowing elevated Vibrio spp. levels to return to ambient levels within the oysters. Previous resubmersion research is li...
Published in Planta
Main conclusionDuring desiccation, both apparent electron transport rate (ETRapp) and photosynthetic CO2 uptake peak when external water has evaporated. External water, causing suprasaturation, weakens the strong correlation between ETRapp and CO2 uptake.AbstractLichens are poikilohydric organisms passively regulated by ambient conditions. In theor...
Published in BMC Microbiology
BackgroundAn effective environmental sampling method involves the use of a transport/neutralizing broth with the ability to neutralize sanitizer residues that are collected during sampling and to maintain viability of stressed Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) cells.ResultsWe applied Lm onto stainless steel surfaces and then subjected Lm to desiccation s...
Published in Marine environmental research
Acanthina monodon commonly deposits its egg capsules in the intertidal zone. Capsule aerial exposure during low-tide can impact oxygen consumption rates (OCR) of embryos and intracapsular oxygen availability, and expose embryos to desiccation. OCR increased as embryonic development progressed, and was greater when capsules were submerged in seawate...
ABSTRACT Information about the effect of herbicides on cowpea seed quality is scarce. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of using chemical desiccants at pre-harvest on the anticipation of harvest and physiological quality of cowpea seeds of the cultivar BRS-Tumucumaque, before and after storage. Two experiments were conducted: ex...
Published in Pesticide biochemistry and physiology
Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs) serve many functions in insects, from the regulation of development to xenobiotic detoxification. Several conserved CYPs have been shown to play a role in insect growth and development. CYP303A1 is a highly conserved CYP with a single ortholog in most insects, but its underlying molecular characteristics and sp...
Published in The Science of the total environment
The formation and propagation of surface desiccation cracks in vegetated infrastructures involve coupled factors including unsaturated soil mechanics, atmospheric conditions and vegetation parameters. Vegetation induces a "Love-hate" relationship in the development of desiccation cracks due to plant induced suction as well as root reinforcement. Th...
Biofilm in endoscopes is a major problem that can result in failure of disinfection. We studied the survival of K. pneumoniae in a biofilm formed on endoscope tubes subjected to combined chemical and physical stresses. We monitored bacterial survival in the biofilm after the action of 1% and 2% GTA either immediately or after 15 days of desiccation...
Published in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
This research aims to investigate the susceptibility to internal erosion of Mazer earthen dam in Morocco under the drying effect causing desiccation due to the threats posed by the drought in North Africa. For this purpose, many erosion–filtration tests have been conducted on samples collected from core soil and downstream filter of the zoned earth...
