Households willingness to pay for improved solid waste management by S. Akhtar, A.S. Ahmad, M.I. Qureshi, S. Shahraz

“…The area lacks frequent collection of waste containers. Therefore, there is a need for upgradation of storage and collection facilities in terms of increase in collection efficiency and rates, introduction of recycling facility and segregation of waste at source. …”
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Influence of Compressive Strength and Steel-Tube Thickness on Axial Compression Performance of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete-Filled Stainless-Steel Tube Columns Containing Coarse... by Wenrui Li, Mengqi Zhu, Guo Li, Yang Hu, Bei Wang, Yongfei Cao, Wenting He, Haiyang Li, Zhaopeng Tang, Yingda Zhang

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A critical review of biomineralization in environmental geotechnics: Applications, trends, and perspectives by Yu Zhang, Xinlei Hu, Yijie Wang, Ningjun Jiang

“…The nature of biomineralization enhances earth material strength and decreases permeability, making it suitable for waste and CO2 containment. …”
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Tidal Current Energy Assessment and Exploitation Recommendations for Semi-Enclosed Bay Straits: A Case Study on the Bohai Strait, China by Yuze Song, Pengcheng Ma, Zikang Li, Yilin Zhai, Dan Li, Hongyuan Shi, Chao Li

“…Against the backdrop of increasingly depleted global non-renewable resources, research on renewable energy has become urgently critical. …”
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A comprehensive review on anticorrosive behaviour of surfactants across diverse metals using multiple techniques: Current insights and future horizons by Pavitra Shenoy, Namitha Kedimar, Suma A. Rao

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Epidemiological characteristics and interrupted time series analysis of mumps in Quzhou City, 2005–2023 by Canya Fu, Wenjie Xu, Wangfeng Zheng, Xiaoying Gong, Quanjun Fang, Zhiying Yin, Canjie Zheng

“…The monthly incidence of mumps showed a slight increase of 0.0052/100,000 in the one-dose vaccination period, followed by a decrease of 0.0126/100,000 in the two-dose vaccination period, and a further decrease of 0.0004/100,000 in the three-dose MMR period (p > .05). …”
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Prehospital measurement and treatment of ionised hypocalcaemia by UK helicopter emergency medical services in trauma patients: a survey of current practice by O. Hibberd, C. Leech, N. Lang, J. Price, EBG. Barnard

“…Abstract Background In the United Kingdom (UK), an increasing number of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) carry blood products for the resuscitation of patients with suspected haemorrhage. …”
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Influence of ambient temperature on the safety of live poultry during automobile transportation by M. V. Gryaznov, P. P. Zhuravskiy, E. A. Timofeev

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Antiretroviral drug class and anaemia risk in the current treatment era among people living with HIV in the USA: a clinical cohort study by Richard D Moore, Kenneth Mayer, Greer Burkholder, Susan R Heckbert, Barbara N Harding, Bridget M Whitney, Robin M Nance, Heidi M Crane, W Christopher Mathews, Joseph J Eron, Peter W Hunt, Paul Volberding, Michael S Saag, Mari M Kitahata, Joseph A C Delaney

“…Compared with NNRTI use, INSTI-based regimens were associated with an increased risk of anaemia (adjusted HR (aHR) 1.26, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.58) and severe anaemia (aHR 1.51, 95% CI 1.07 to 2.11) and a decrease in haemoglobin level. …”
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The Concentration-dependent Investigation of the Toxic Effects of the Anorectic Agent Sibutramine on the Electrical Activity of the Cardiomyocytes in Metabolic Syndrome Rat Heart by Yusuf Olgar, Feyza Alyu, Yusuf Öztürk, Belma Turan

“…All patch-clamp experiments were performed in whole-cell mode, but action potentials were recorded in current-clamp configuration and voltage-gated K+-channel currents in voltage-clamp configuration from freshly isolated MetS cardiomyocytes. …”
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Assessment of the current status of the exhaust gas treatment systems of some factories in Hoa Khanh Industrial Zone, Da Nang City, Vietnam by Nguyen Phuoc Quy An, Nguyen Dinh Huan, Vo Diep Ngoc Khoi

“…The recommended improvements for each factory are as follows: (1) Paper manufacturing factory: Upgrade to a larger dust treatment cyclone (1.2m x 4.8m) to improve dust control. (2) Cement manufacturing factory: Install a misting system around the plant to minimize airborne dust in the surrounding environment. (3) Stainless steel utensil manufacturing factory: Increase the chimney height to enhance exhaust gas dispersion. (4) Industrial equipment manufacturing factory: Implement measures to collect exhaust gases generated in production areas. (5) Toy and light bulb manufacturing factory: Replace the current water dust suppression tank with a dust collector (gas washing) system that includes a water bubble-containing disk to increase processing efficiency.…”
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TssI2-TsiI2 of Vibrio fluvialis VflT6SS2 delivers pesticin domain-containing periplasmic toxin and cognate immunity that modulates bacterial competitiveness by Yuanming Huang, Yu Han, Zhenpeng Li, Xiaorui Li, Zhe Li, Ping Liu, Xiaoshu Liu, Qian Cheng, Fenxia Fan, Biao Kan, Weili Liang

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Addressing challenges in vector control: a review of current strategies and the imperative for novel tools in India’s combat against vector-borne diseases by Kuldeep Singh, Amit Sharma, Manju Rahi, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Gaurav Kumar, Rajendra Baharia, Sam Joy

“…One of the major pillars for the containment of VBDs is vector control and different tools have been employed for several decades. …”
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Rational design of a deuterium-containing M2-S31N channel blocker UAWJ280 with in vivo antiviral efficacy against both oseltamivir sensitive and -resistant influenza A viruses by C. Joaquín Cáceres, Yanmei Hu, Stivalis Cárdenas-García, Xiangmeng Wu, Haozhou Tan, Silvia Carnaccini, L. Claire Gay, Ginger Geiger, Chunlong Ma, Qing-Yu Zhang, Daniela Rajao, Daniel R. Perez, Jun Wang

“…Furthermore, UAWJ280 was also able to ameliorate clinical signs and increase survival when mice were challenged with an oseltamivir-resistant IAV H1N1 strain. …”
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Research on fault diagnosis of emu inverter based on motor vibration by SHI Yixuan, MAO Qingzhou, DAI Huanyun, WANG Qunsheng, SHI Xiangyu

“…The results indicate that inverter faults will significantly affect the harmonic content of the output current on the AC side, especially with a significant increase in the 5th, 7th, 11th, and 13th harmonic content; After these harmonics are input to the traction motor, they are converted into 6P(1-s) and 12P(1-s) frequency doubling pulsating torque that acts on the motor, causing its output vibration to contain corresponding harmonic components of the frequency. …”
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Substantiation of harvesting and transportation processes in selection technologies by A. Yu. Izmailov, V. F. Rozhin, E. P. Shilova, M. V. Ivanov, D. N. Kynev

“…High-quality seeds are the lowest-cost factor in increasing agricultural production. One of the most important stages in breeding and seed production is the harvesting and transport process. …”
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Determination of the Current Situation of Konya Ihlamur Park According to the Physical Activity and Social Interaction Actions of Elderly Individuals, which are the Reasons for Par... by Sertaç Güngör, Zehra Çelik

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Improvement of Nutrient Uptake, Yield of Black Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), and Alluvial Soil Fertility in Dyke by Spent Rice Straw from Mushroom Cultivation as Biofertilizer Conta... by Nguyen Quoc Khuong, Le Vinh Thuc, Cao Tien Giang, Ly Ngoc Thanh Xuan, Le Thi My Thu, Akagi Isao, Sakagami Jun-Ichi

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Two superconducting thin films systems with potential integration of different quantum functionalities by Snehal Mandal, Biplab Biswas, Suvankar Purkait, Anupam Roy, Biswarup Satpati, Indranil Das, B N Dev

“…Although our CoSi _2 film contains grain boundaries, we observed a perpendicular critical field of 15 mT and a critical current density of 3.8×10 ^7  Am ^−2 , comparable to epitaxial CoSi _2 films. …”
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Practical study on the electrochemical simultaneous removal of copper and zinc from simulated binary-metallic industrial wastewater using a packed-bed cathode by Meshaal F. Alebrahim, I.A. Khattab, Qiong Cai, Mohammed Sanduk

“…Results revealed that increased current intensity accelerated the removal of metals and diminish current efficiency. …”
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