COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES FOR ENHANCING POLYSTYRENE HYDROPHOBICITY: ADDITIVES DEVELOPMENT AND REPLICATION OF MICRO/NANOTEXTURES

Complementary Approaches for Enhancing Polystyrene Hydrophobicity: Additives Development and Replication of Micro/Nanotextures

This work aims at developing polymer surfaces with enhanced hydrophobicity by controlling both the surface chemistry and the surface structure.As a first step, a chemical surface modification is achieved by the incorporation of a synthetized tailored fluorinated copolymer, named POISE-a (Polymer prOcessing Interface Lights StabilizEr), in a commerc

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Optimizing fertilizer use for sustainable food systems: an evaluation of integrated water-fertilizer system adoption among cotton farmers in China

IntroductionIn the face of escalating apprehensions surrounding food security, the sustainability of food systems, and food quality, the ingenuity of resource management strategies becomes paramount.A key component within these strategies is the enhancement of chemical fertilizer utilization, an element that bears significant weight on agricultural

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Cold Abscess of Bilateral Parotids: Delusion or Reality?

Tuberculosis being endemic in country like India can affect Lights any organ though pulmonary tuberculosis is rampant and extrapulmonary is rare.Tuberculosis affecting parotid gland is a rare occurrence, usually unilateral.However, Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing cold abscess in bilateral parotid glands is even rarer.Here, we present a case of a

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