WITHOUT WHY: USELESS PLANTS IN DAOISM AND CHRISTIANITY

Without Why: Useless Plants in Daoism and Christianity

This article focuses on three examples of religious considerations of Cropped Tee plants, with specific attention to the uselessness of plants.Drawing on Christian and Daoist sources, the examples include the following: (1) the lilies of the field described by Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke; (2) the useless tree of Zhuangzi; and (3) Marti

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Exploring patterns of online sexual experiences and associated factors in 7,901 high school students in Hong Kong: A latent class analysis

Online sexual experiences in adolescents are increasing but the patterns of use and associated factors remain unclear.This study investigated the latent heterogeneity of online sexual experiences in a large sample of 7901 adolescents (4362 males and 3539 females; mean age = 14.6 years, SD = 1.5).Participants were recruited from 25 high schools in H

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Plant nutritional value of aquaculture water produced by feeding Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) alternative protein diets: A lettuce and basil case study

Societal Impact Statement Refining circular multitrophic food production methods, which integrate plant, fish, and insect outputs, is imperative for environmental sustainability.Our findings suggest that the right protein choices in fish feed, like black soldier fly meal and poultry meal, can notably enhance the nutrient profile of fish waste water

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Spatial Genetic Structure and Pathogenic Race Composition at the Field Scale in the Sunflower Downy Mildew Pathogen, Plasmopara halstedii

Yield losses in sunflower crops caused by Plasmopara halstedii can be up to 100%, depending on the cultivar susceptibility, environmental conditions, and virulence of the pathogen population.The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic and phenotypic structure of a sunflower downy mildew agent at the field scale.The genetic diversity of 250

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