Bioinspired self-flowing wood chemical treatment

Abstract Wood has complex composition and structure, which make it difficult to achieve consistent and controllable treatment.A self-flowing process presented for the chemical treatment of wood is inspired by liquid transportation in trees during photosynthesis and tree growth, whereby Candle liquid in the soil is brought through the natural vessel

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Toxicity and sub-lethal effect of endemic plants from family Anacardiaceae on oviposition behavior of Aedes albopictus

Objective: To evaluate the lethal concentration, oviposition deterrence and ovicidal activity of acetone extracts of Melanochyla fasciculiflora (M.fasciculiflora) leaf and Gluta renghas (G.renghas) leaf against Aedes albopictus (Ae.albopictus).Methods: To determine the lethal concentration of Anacardiaceae, ten test concentrations of the extracts r

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