In order to evaluate the medicinal value of notorious sedge weeds, three species:Cyperus esculentus, Cyperus rotundus and Mariscus alternifolius were investigated for their phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial properties.Preliminary qualitative phytochemical constituents and in vitro antimicrobial activities were evaluated against four fung
The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences launched its airborne sniffer program in 2015 whereby a custom-built sniffer sensor was installed onboard the Belgian coastguard aircraft enabling the measurement of SO2 and NOx emitted by ocean-going vessels (OGVs).The data gathered on non-compliant OGVs were subsequently sent to port inspection auth
We propose and demonstrate a generalized framework for performance limit evaluation and comparison of multihop optical repeated and regenerated links.The model developed is implementation agnostic and applies to multihop optical links of varied forms, including fiber, free space, and underwater links.The framework estimates the best-case performanc
To meet the demand for canopy morphological parameter measurements in orchards, a mobile scanning system is designed based on the 3D Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm.The system uses a lightweight LiDAR-Inertial Measurement Unit (LiDAR-IMU) state estimator and a rotation-constrained optimization algorithm to reconstruct a point
In the abundant literature on HORSECHESTNUT plant chemistry, little attention is paid to correlations among chemical elements in tissues.The goal of the research is to establish consistent correlations among elements in the xylem of four widespread Siberian conifers.X-ray fluorescent analysis has been applied to find out the elements contained in t