The combined effects of chitosan (CTS) and ascorbic acid (AsA) on the quality maintenance
and shelf life of harvested plums (Prunus salicina Lindley. cv. ‘Sanhuali’) were investigated. …

Endometriosis, a common, benign, estrogen‐dependent disease affecting 3–10% of women
of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue that is …

Spatial information is often used to enhance the robustness of traditional fuzzy c-means (FCM)
clustering algorithms. Although some recently emerged improvements are remarkable, …

Circular RNA (circRNA) and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) are known to participate in
adipogenesis and myogenic differentiation, but their impact on porcine muscle traits is not well …

Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) play an important role in leading the development of soft
robotics, and enable diverse and complex hardware design for soft robots. However, due to …

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a commercially important fruit crop. Various phytohormones,
particularly ethylene and auxin, control papaya fruit ripening. However, little is known about …

Background Auxin and auxin signaling are involved in a series of developmental processes
in plants. Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) is reported to modulate the expression of target …

We investigated the effects of citric acid and chitosan coating on the fruit ripening attributes
of cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) stored at 15 ± 1 C for 10 days. Compared to the …

Most of the soft grippers with high payload cannot carry cumbersome control systems and
power sources themselves, and have to be tethered to external hardware through tubes and …

Codes and detailed crop-specific descriptions are presented for the growth stages of the
sugar apple tree (Annona squamosa) in southern China, which contributes to the …