The impact of fast-growing eucalypt plantations on C emissions in tropical soil: effect of belowground and aboveground C inputs.

Planted forest soils can have great potential for CO-C sequestration, mainly due to belowground C inputs, which impact deep soil C (DSC) accumulation. However, there are still gaps in understanding the CO emission dynamics in eucalypt plantations. Therefore, we used isotopic techniques to investigate the dynamics of the soil surface CO-C flux and CO-C concentration with depth for a eucalypt plantation influenced by different C inputs (above- and belowground).

Cold Atmospheric Plasma Apoptotic and Oxidative Effects on MCF7 and HCC1806 Human Breast Cancer Cells.

Breast cancer (BC) is a malignant neoplasia with the highest incidence and mortality rates in women worldwide. Currently, therapies include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, including targeted therapies in some cases. However, treatments are often associated with serious adverse effects.

Plasma activated media and direct exposition can selectively ablate retinoblastoma cells.

A new therapy based on atmospheric plasma, the fourth state of matter, has raised the medical community's attention by circumventing many undesirable effects of old anticancer treatments. This work aimed to evaluate the effect, selectivity, and mechanisms of action of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) in human retinoblastoma cells. An electronic device was designed to generate CAP in the open air, 2 mm above seeded cell cultures.

Cold Atmospheric Plasma, a Novel Approach against Bladder Cancer, with Higher Sensitivity for the High-Grade Cell Line.

Antitumor therapies based on Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) are an emerging medical field. In this work, we evaluated CAP effects on bladder cancer. Two bladder cancer cell lines were used, HT-1376 (stage III) and TCCSUP (stage IV).