Eco-Friendly Biosurfactant: Tackling Oil Pollution in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems by Kaio Wêdann Oliveira, Alexandre Augusto P. Selva Filho, Yslla Emanuelly S. Faccioli, Gleice Paula Araújo, Attilio Converti, Rita de Cássia F. Soares da Silva, Leonie A. Sarubbo

“…Spills involving fuels and lubricating oils in industrial environments caused by the fueling of machines, inadequate storage and the washing of equipment are significant sources of environmental pollution, impacting soil and water bodies. …”
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Nontuberculous mycobacterium occurrence in biological material and environmental samples covered by epidemiological surveillance in the Republic of Dagestan by M. O. Baratov

“…To determine the occurrence of typical and atypical mycobacteria in samples covered by epidemiological surveillance, 222 biological material samples from cattle, 248 environmental samples (manure, soil, water from different sources, feedstuffs), 44 milk samples from tuberculosis-affected farms, 20 vaginal discharge samples from endometritis-affected cows and 405 sputum samples from tuberculosis-affected humans were tested. …”
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A robust pressure drop prediction model in vertical multiphase flow: a machine learning approach by Fahd Saeed Alakbari, Mohammed Abdalla Ayoub, M. A. Awad, Tarek Ganat, Mysara Eissa Mohyaldinn, Syed Mohammad Mahmood

“…Key input parameters include WHP, oil rate, water rate, gas rate, inner diameter, surface temperature, and flow length. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Predictive Maintenance for Photovoltaic Systems by Ali Al-Humairi, Enmar Khalis, Zuhair A. Al-Hemyari, Peter Jung

“…Conclusions: The proposed system employs a dry-cleaning mechanism that requires no water, making it highly suitable for arid regions. …”
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Impact of Mixture Ratio on Bio-Composite Material from Bamboo and Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) by Abiodun Ayodeji Ojetoye, Olutosin Olufisayo Ilori, Shalom Chitom Iwedi, Kelechi Valentine Obiechefu, Precious Arinze Okezue, Kareem Feranmi

“…The bamboo and recycled PET bottles were sourced from Adeleke University, Ede research farm and waste buckets in male hostels of the same university, respectively. …”
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Recent advances in photocatalytic HER based on zirconium-containing MOFs over the past three years by Tianxin Zhang, Hao Zhang, Feifan Lang, Enai Dai, Zhen Fan, Houping Xia, Qian Ma, Jiandong Pang

“…The continuous reliance on non-renewable energy sources presents a significant challenge to sustainable development. …”
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Establishment of jujube anther culture and plant regeneration system by GUO Kaiwen, XU Chongchong, HU Yaning, HUANG Jian

“…In this study, three jujube varieties, Dongzao, Junzao and Qiyuexian, were used as materials. By optimizing the ratios of plant growth regulators, carbon sources, and cultivation conditions, an efficient anther culture regeneration system was established. …”
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Adaptive agroforestry—mitigating climate change impacts by farmers’ perception in different climate conditions in Iran by Sajad Ghanbari, Mostafa Jafari, Javad Ghasemi, Ivan L. Eastin, Pedro Álvarez-Álvarez, Samira Sasanifar, Mohsen Azizi, Leila Eskandari

“…Agroforestry, which integrates trees and shrubs with crops or livestock, offers multiple benefits, including enhanced production, improved soil and water conservation, and increased carbon sequestration. …”
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Enhancing irrigation management: Unsupervised machine learning coupled with geophysical and multispectral data for informed decision-making in rice production by Nesrine Chaali, Carlos Manuel Ramírez-Gómez, Camilo Ignacio Jaramillo-Barrios, Sarah Garré, Oscar Barrero, Sofiane Ouazaa, John Edinson Calderon Carvajal

“…UML results highlighted two, three and four SSMZ, with two SSMZ being the optimal management zones number. The validation suggests that the θ data showed a significant statistical difference for two SSMZs (p < 0.05), regardless of the water content ranges. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of bismuth gadolinium oxide/g-C3N4 heterojunction nano photocatalyst for efficient sunlight-driven purification of wastewater containing malachite gr... by Shokofeh Mirzasani, Movlud Valian, Ahmad Akbari, Forat H. Alsultany, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

“…In this research, considering the problem of water pollution, efficient bismuthate nanostructures have been designed to destroy organic pollutants; and in the following, suitable strategies to improve the photocatalytic efficiency have been presented and analyzed. …”
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Monitoring intertidal ecosystems: Assessing spatio–temporal variability with Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 by Carmen Zarzuelo, Alejandro López-Ruiz, María Bermúdez, Miguel Ortega-Sánchez, Isabel Caballero

“…The methodology involves selecting optimal satellite data, correcting for solar reflectance, identifying intertidal pixels using the Normalised Difference Water Index (NDWI) and classifying these zones into categories such as seagrass beds, mudflats, low marsh and high marsh. …”
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Political Order and Nomadic Life in Iran: From the Afsharid Period to the End of the Qajar Dynasty by Shahram Gholami, Siavash Gholipour

“…Additionally, nomadic practices often misaligned with the optimal productivity of water and soil resources. …”
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Pectin from Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Has Potential as a Drug Release Modifier in Matrix Tablets by Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Philomena Entsie, Jacob Kwaku Agbenorhevi, Ben Kwaku Branoh Banful, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor

“…The extracted pectin had percentage yields ranging from 6 to 20% w/w with swelling indexes and water-holding capacities between 300–500% and 9-10 mL/g, respectively, and pH within 6.20–6.90. …”
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Differentiation and identification of winter bread wheat verieties according to a complex of baking quality indicators by О. А. Демидов, В. М. Гудзенко, І. В. Правдзіва

“…The variation was very low for test weight, water absorption ability of flour, crumb porosity. …”
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Identification of Common Bean Genotypes Tolerant to the Combined Stress of Terminal Drought and High Temperature by Alejandro Antonio Prado-García, Jorge Alberto Acosta-Gallegos, Víctor Montero-Tavera, Ricardo Yáñez-López, Juan Gabriel Ramírez-Pimentel, Cesar Leobardo Aguirre-Mancilla

“…Under combined stress, genotypes G69-Sel25, Pinto Mestizo, and Dalia presented yields above 680 kg/ha, indicating adaptations in terms of water use efficiency and tolerance to high temperature. …”
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Techno-economic and environmental evaluation of green hydrogen co-firing in a 570 MWe gas turbine combined cycle power plant in Iraq by Hassan Munther, Qusay Hassan, Aymen Mohammed, Talib Munshid Hanoon, Sameer Algburi

“…Baseline renewable electricity generation capacities for solar PV and wind energy were set at 497.5, 970, and 2200.5 MWp, with hybrid PV/WT systems optimized to supply power to an alkaline water electrolyzer (AWE) with capacities of 180, 425, and 825 MWp, based on hourly weather data from 2023. …”
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A review of eDNA technology in avian monitoring: Current status, challenges and future perspectives by Ying Ke, Tong Liu, Chenglong Han, Xue Yu, Jinmei Wang, Laixing Ding, Hongliang Pan, Xunqiang Mo, Xueqiang Lu

“…This review critically examines the potential and limitations of eDNA technology for avian monitoring, focusing on current advancements and ongoing challenges in this emerging field. Water and air are the primary environmental media for collecting avian eDNA, although other sources like spider webs and plant flowers have been explored as well. …”
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Status and prospects of research on HCl removal from blast furnace gas by Gang LU, Yi XING, Hualong ZHOU, Liqianxin QIAN, Lin DING, Qiulin ZHANG, Tingshuang LENG, Wei SU, Rongzhi ZHAO

“…Improving the blast furnace operation process, such as reducing the reduction of roof watering, cannot fully prevent subsequent pipeline corrosion. …”
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Investigation and comparative analysis of materials, efficiency, and design in microbial electrolysis cells for biomethane production by Nibedita Deb, Tawfikur Rahman, MD. Alam, Mohammed Jami, Md Miah

“…Furthermore, it elucidates the production of methane and hydrogen via the hydrogen and organic water evolution process coupled with catalyst support systems. …”
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A sonication-assisted method for the production of true-to-life nanoplastics from polymeric materials by Carlos Adelantado, Jasper Charlier, Nancy Dewit, Jan Jordens, Stefan Voorspoels, Kristof Tirez, Milica Velimirovic

“…The objective of this study is to develop and optimize a sonication-assisted method for degrading macroplastics and generating NPs from different real-life polymeric sources. …”
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