Linking winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L) root traits and root water uptake with electrical resistivity tomography by Huijie Gu, Yanzhe Wang, Luca Peruzzo, Baoru Li, Yang Lu, Xiuwei Liu

“…Pot experiments revealed strong positive correlations between root surface area and soil ER (R2 = 0.78, P < 0.001), suggesting that the increase in soil ER due to root absorption greatly outweighs the reduction caused by the roots themselves. …”
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Green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles using Jatropha curcas latex for antibacterial applications by Yojana Sharma, Vikas Anand, Rajesh Kumar, Anup Kumar, Pawan Heera

“…The antibacterial properties were studied for three pathogens i.e., Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Gram-negative Escherichia coli. using the agar well diffusion method. …”
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Iodine deficiency as an environmental risk factor for thyroid gland diseases in animals by І. P. Ligomina, I. M. Sokulskyi, V. M. Sokolyuk, B. V. Gutyj, L. M. Soloviova

“…The article presents materials from a complex study of the clinical course of iodine deficiency, as well as morphological and biochemical parameters of the blood of cows. …”
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Evaluation of Self-Regulating Doped Ferrite Nanoparticles with Glucose, Chitosan, and Poly-Ethylene Glycol Coatings for Hyperthermia and Dual Imaging by Negri A, Conti A, Milan E, Forlin E, Gherlinzoni F, Morana G, Gottardi M, Matteazzi P, Speghini A, Bongers A, Marzola P

“…The specific absorption rate (SAR) of 24.4 ± 1.4 W/g confirmed their suitability for MFH applications. …”
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Impact of Grazing Tibetan Pigs on Soil Quality by Guoxin Wu, Haoqi Wang, Mengqi Duan, Licuo Ze, Shixiong Dong, Huimin Zhang, Kejun Wang, Zhankun Tan, Peng Shang

“…Overall, GS had consistently lower Cd(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Hg(II) contents at all depths compared to NS, while Pb(II) and Cr(VI) contents were higher, showing depth-related variation trends, possibly due to plant absorption and heavy metal leaching. …”
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Improvement of Transplanting Rice Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Increasing Planting Density in Northeast China Under the Optimal Nitrogen Split-Fertilizer Applications by Zichen Liu, Wanchun Li, Shujuan Geng, Rui Zhang, Man Dou, Meikang Wu, Liangdong Li, Dongchao Wang, Xiaoshuang Wei, Ping Tian, Meiying Yang, Zhihai Wu, Lei Wu

“…However, it was noted that root enzyme activity decreased. This study demonstrated that increasing planting density, combined with the N application mode of 5:3:2 and an N application rate of 150 kg hm⁻², maximized resource utilization efficiency, optimized root absorption capacity, and resulted in higher yields.…”
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Structural insights and biomedical potential of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles: antibacterial activity, anti-biofilm and cancer cell inhibition by Ikram Jemel, Najeh Krayem, Hajer Jlidi, Abir Ben Bacha, Mona Alonazi, Raihane Charguia, Areej Ali Alzahrani, Sami Aifa, Sami Mnif

“…Further studies are needed to assess their clinical safety and therapeutic potential.…”
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Artemether-lumefantrine dosing for malaria treatment in young children and pregnant women: A pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic meta-analysis. by Frank Kloprogge, Lesley Workman, Steffen Borrmann, Mamadou Tékété, Gilbert Lefèvre, Kamal Hamed, Patrice Piola, Johan Ursing, Poul Erik Kofoed, Andreas Mårtensson, Billy Ngasala, Anders Björkman, Michael Ashton, Sofia Friberg Hietala, Francesca Aweeka, Sunil Parikh, Leah Mwai, Timothy M E Davis, Harin Karunajeewa, Sam Salman, Francesco Checchi, Carole Fogg, Paul N Newton, Mayfong Mayxay, Philippe Deloron, Jean François Faucher, François Nosten, Elizabeth A Ashley, Rose McGready, Michele van Vugt, Stephane Proux, Ric N Price, Juntra Karbwang, Farkad Ezzet, Rajesh Bakshi, Kasia Stepniewska, Nicholas J White, Philippe J Guerin, Karen I Barnes, Joel Tarning

“…Venous plasma lumefantrine concentrations 7 days after starting standard AL treatment were 24.2% and 13.4% lower in children weighing <15 kg and 15-25 kg, respectively, and 20.2% lower in pregnant women compared with non-pregnant adults. Lumefantrine exposure decreased with increasing pre-treatment parasitaemia, and the dose limitation on absorption of lumefantrine was substantial. …”
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Linking Ecological Stoichiometry to Biomass Allocation in Plants Under Cadmium and Petroleum Stress in the Yellow River Delta by Shuo Li, Haidong Xu, Hui Ye, Cheng Chang, Jinxiang Zhao, Jiangbao Xia

“…Petroleum pollution was the main factor driving <i>S. salsa</i> stoichiometry and growth changes, increasing the soil C/N and C/P ratios, reducing the nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient absorption capacities in plant roots, limiting plant nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients, and inhibiting biomass accumulation. …”
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Ground-state charge transfer in single-molecule junctions covalent organic frameworks for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by Rongchen Shen, Can Huang, Lei Hao, Guijie Liang, Peng Zhang, Qiang Yue, Xin Li

“…This co-planar single-molecule junction structure exhibits strong ground-state charge transfer compared to the traditional randomly stacked heterojunctions and individual COFs. …”
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Markers of Gut Health in Small Animals: Focus on Fatty Acids and Amino Acids as Indicators of Intestinal Functionality and Microbiome Activity by Ana I. Rey, Cristina Higueras, Patricia Olmeda, Angel Sainz, Beatriz G. Gálvez, Mar Larrosa

“…Studies have consistently shown reduced concentrations of SCFAs in companion animals with CIEs compared to healthy groups. …”
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Photosynthetic Responses of Peat Moss (<i>Sphagnum</i> spp.) and Bog Cranberry (<i>Vaccinium oxycoccos</i> L.) to Spring Warming by Michal Antala, Abdallah Yussuf Ali Abdelmajeed, Marcin Stróżecki, Włodzimierz Krzesiński, Radosław Juszczak, Anshu Rastogi

“…The experimental warming further enhanced the performance of photosystem II, indicated by a significant increase in the photosystem II performance index on an absorption basis due to warming. Therefore, our results suggest that bog cranberry can benefit more from early spring warming, as its activity is sped up more compared to peat moss. …”
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The Effect of Foliar Application of Zinc and Iron at Different Developmental Phases on the Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Two Cultivars of Dryland Wheat (Triticum... by Sh Ajam, A Biabani, R Mohammadi, A Rahemi Karizaki, H Ghorbani Vaghei

“…However, under the prevailing drought conditions of the study area, this treatment did not result in a significant increase in grain yield, harvest index, or grain protein content. …”
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Pumpkin Rootstocks Improve the Low-temperature Resistance of Bitter Gourd through Physiological Regulation by Ying Peng, Hui Tong, Ye Yuan, Zuhua Yuan, Xinjun Hu, Wuping Yin

“…Furthermore, after 3 days of low-temperature stress, the absorption per active reaction center (ABS/RC) of the self-rooted seedlings increased by 25.19% compared with 0 day and 26.54% compared with the grafted seedlings. …”
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Exposure assessment for air-to-skin uptake of traditional and emerging organophosphate flame retardants by Yujuan Fan, Ran Qi, Sicong Dong, Jing Zhang, Shiyu Shi, Youhua Zhao, Pengkun Wei, Guangxuan Yan, Ke Cheng, Huanjia Liu, Dan Yao, Chen Chen, Zhiguo Cao

“…Human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) via direct air-to-skin uptake that may be comparable to or even exceed inhalation. Previous studies have mainly focused on traditional OPFRs (tOPFRs) without sufficient attentions to emerging OPFRs (eOPFRs), such as isopropylated or tert-butylated triaryl phosphate ester isomers (ITPs or TBPPs). …”
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Favipiravir, lopinavir-ritonavir, or combination therapy (FLARE): A randomised, double-blind, 2 × 2 factorial placebo-controlled trial of early antiviral therapy in COVID-19. by David M Lowe, Li-An K Brown, Kashfia Chowdhury, Stephanie Davey, Philip Yee, Felicia Ikeji, Amalia Ndoutoumou, Divya Shah, Alexander Lennon, Abhulya Rai, Akosua A Agyeman, Anna Checkley, Nicola Longley, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Nick Freemantle, Judith Breuer, Judith Breuer, Joseph F Standing, FLARE Investigators

“…Favipiravir drug levels were lower in the combination arm than the favipiravir monotherapy arm, possibly due to poor absorption. The major limitation was that the study population was relatively young and healthy compared to those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Enhancing germination and seedling growth of barley using plasma-activated water (PAW) with neutralized pH by Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Nawab Ali, Emmanuely Z. Nungula, Harun I. Gitari, Bushra A. Alhammad, Martin L. Battaglia

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The goat milk composition and properties as a raw material for functional foods manufacturing by A. D. Lodygin, I. K. Kulikova, I. Yu. Mikhailov

“…This article presents studies of the composition and properties of goat's milk as a raw material for the production of functional food products. …”
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Assessing the Fortification Quality of Refined Vegetable Oil with Vitamin A, Wheat Flour with Iron, and Salt with Iodine: Findings from a Market Assessment in Senegal, West Africa by Mane Hélène Faye, Marie-Madeleine A Diémé, Phillip M Nkhoma, Adama Diouf, Dora Panagides, Abdou Badiane, Becky L Tsang, Olouwafemi Mistourath Mama, Marielle A De Souza, Nicole Idohou Dossou

“…Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess iron, VA, and iodine content of WF, oil, and salt, respectively, and compare them with FS. …”
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Bioremediation of malachite green dye using Sargassum wightii seaweed and its biological and physicochemical characterization by Kaliaperumal Kumaravel, Aboobacker Janeeba, Dhanapal Vigneshpriya, Gayathri Abinaya, Subramanian Kumaran, Suresh Arumugam, Elumalai Sanniyasi, Sampath Shobana, Devanesan Sandhanasamy, AlSalhi Mohamad S., Asaithambi Perumal

“…The dye-treated water exhibited no antimicrobial properties in terms of antifungal and antibacterial when compared to non-treated water. The biosorbent and adsorbent interactions were characterized using FTIR and SEM. …”
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