The widespread use of antibiotics has raised concerns about their residues in dairy products, meat, fish, and poultry, which can pose risks to human health and lead to substantial economic losses. Therefore, the rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective detection of low concentrations of var...

In semiarid regions, soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and soil organic matter (SOM) pools are often low due to limited biomass input and inadequate management. This study evaluated SOC stocks and SOM fractions in a forage cactus–sorghum intercropping system irrigated with treated sewage...

Gullies are erosive features developed through water erosion processes, which combine runoff and subsurface water flow, which can mobilize great volumes of soil and cause severe impacts to both rural and urban areas. The south of Minas Gerais (Brazil) has been affected by soil ...

The uncontrolled discharge of synthetic dyes into aquatic environments poses severe environmental and public health risks due to their high stability, persistence, and toxicity. Moreover, most existing treatment technologies are inefficient, costly, or unsustainable for recalcitrant dyes, particularly azo&...

Copaiba oil-resin (CO), extracted from trunks of various copaiba species, has several therapeutic and cosmetic properties and is a valuable non-timber forest product that contributes to preservation of the Amazon rainforest. Unfortunately, adulteration of this oil-resin with cheaper vegetable oils...

Chitinases catalyze the hydrolysis of β-1,4-glycosidic bonds in chitin, a structural biopoly mer synthesized by numerous organisms. Although these enzymes have been widely investigated, studies focusing on insect-derived chitinases remain limited. In this study, three recombinant chitinases from the l...

The limited stability of microbial inoculants such as Trichoderma harzianum (T. harzianum) poses a major challenge to the development of effective delivery systems. To address this, a nanocomposite matrix of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) was developed ...

This study provides the first metabolomic characterization of serum from Pantaneiro and Curraleiro beef cattle, unveiling their unique adaptations to the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes of Brazil. Blood was collected during the summer season to capture metabolic responses to extreme environmental...

Enhancing porosity and reducing fiber diameter significantly improves the sensitivity of nanofibers as colori metric indicators, making them ideal for food quality monitoring. In this study, ultrathin and highly porous PCL- based nonwoven mats were developed as colorimetric indicators for detecti...