Implementation and performance monitoring of the treatment system to remove arsenic from dam water in a full-scale urban water treatment plant by Reza Shokoohi, Esmaeil Ghahramani, Mohammad Khazaei, Hassan Zolghadr Nassab, Maryam Roshani, Roqiyeh Mostafaloo, Zahra Torkshavand, Amir Shabanloo, Hadi Motaghipour

“…Nowadays, health and environmental problems caused by elevated arsenic concentration in water sources have become a major concern for researchers and environmental experts. …”
Get full text

Enhanced Band‐Crystal Engineering Drives Superior Power Generation in GeTe by Xiaobo Tan, Qian Deng, Jianglong Zhu, Ruiheng Li, Xuri Rao, Fan Feng, Shuang Lyu, Pengfei Nan, Yue Chen, Binghui Ge, Ran Ang

“…Moreover, the alteration of this geometric center enhances phonon anharmonicity, and multi‐scale defect structures induced by multi‐element doping provide abundant phonon scattering sources. Consequently, the sample exhibits significantly improved µw/κL values over pristine GeTe across the entire temperature range, with an improvement of ≈238% at 650 K. …”
Get full text

Make me a match: Creating research partnerships to build capacity for the evaluation of community initiatives by Christine M. Weston, Kristina Weeks, May Lynn Tan, Lee Bone, Jill Marsteller, Albert W. Wu

“…Beyond funding outcomes, participants uniformly valued the partnerships and described them as mutually satisfying. …”
Get full text

Optical methods for the correction of postkeratoplastic ametropia by M.V. Sinitsyn, A.E. Terent’eva, T.G. Tolmacheva, N.A. Pozdeeva

“…When studying the literature review on PA correction, a search was carried out for sources in the PubMed and Scopus abstract databases for the period up to 2021 inclusive. …”
Get full text

Accumulation of yam viruses in different parts of white yam and the practice of positive selection technique in seed yam production by Atta Kwesi Aidoo, Richard Tuyee Awuah, Joseph Nee Lamptey, Marian Dorcas Quain, Allen Oppong, Ruth Naa Ashiokai Prempeh, Jakpasu Victor Kofi Afun, Esther Agyemang Marfo, Linda Appianimaa Abrokwah

“…Experimental plots were established at Ejura and Fumesua, and planted with planting materials (sourced from PST-practicing farmers) of three white yam varieties viz. …”
Get full text

A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Human Papillomavirus and Oesophageal Squamous Cell Cancer by E. A. Kravtsova, M. M. Tsyganov, I. A. Tsydenova, N. V. Litviakov, M. K. Ibragimova

“…A total of 130 literature sources were analysed. The meta-analysis was based on data from 17 case-control studies, which together account for 1912 oesophageal squamous cell tumour tissue samples and 2206 control samples of normal oesophageal tissue. …”
Get full text

Facile one-pot synthesis of gallic acid gold nanoparticles using Ceriops tagal: In vitro anticancer and in silico DFT studies by Sachithanandam Veeraragavan, Prabakaran Annadurai, Ranjita Misra, Thayalaraj Christopher Jeyakumar, Muthukrishnan Pitchaipillai, Sridhar Rengarajan, Ramamoorthy Raghuraman, Purvaja Ramachandran, Parthiban Anaikutti

“…Further, the antiproliferative activity of GA-AuNPs showed significant anticancer effects on lung cancer (A549) and cervical cancer (HeLa) cells, with IC₅₀ values of 79.9 µg/mL and 73 µg/mL, respectively. These findings suggest that GA-AuNPs effectively inhibit the growth of cancer cells and could serve as antioxidant-rich, plant-derived sources for biomedical applications, particularly in cancer therapy.…”
Get full text

Clays enhanced with niobium: potential in wastewater treatment and reuse as pigment with antibacterial activity by Silvia Jaerger, Patricia Appelt, Mario Antônio Alves da Cunha, Fabián Ccahuana Ayma, Ricardo Schneider, Carla Bittencourt, Fauze Jacó Anaissi

“…Bentonite clay sourced from the Guarapuava region, Brazil, was modified with niobium oxide (BEOx) and niobium phosphate (BEPh) to act as an adsorbent and photocatalyst in the remediation of wastewater containing methylene blue (MB) dye. …”
Get full text

Hillslope flow paths in snowmelt and rainfall seasons in permafrost-underlain areas, Northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Investigation based on hydrochemical tracers and end-member mixin... by Xiong Xiao, Fan Zhang, Fengjing Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Xiaonan Shi, Chen Zeng, Tao Che

“…This study revealed seasonal shifts in flow paths and stream sources, with a transition from surface to subsurface flow influenced by meteorological conditions and the active layer thickness. …”
Get full text

Identification and Comprehensive Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in Sorghum During Germination and Seedling Stages by Manhong Wang, Irshad Ahmad, Bin Qin, Lei Chen, Weicheng Bu, Guanglong Zhu, Guisheng Zhou

“…In this study, 19 sorghum varieties from both domestic and international sources were selected as experimental materials. At the seedling stage, 11 above-ground and below-ground phenotypic traits were investigated. …”
Get full text

Characterization and Bioactive Metabolite Profiling of <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. Y009: A Mangrove-Derived <i>Actinomycetia</i> with Anticancer and Antioxidant Potential by Bo Yu, Wei Zeng, Yuting Zhou, Nan Li, Zhiqun Liang

“…Microorganisms from poorly explored environments are promising sources for the development of novel drugs. In our continuous efforts to screen for mangrove actinomycetes that produce metabolites with potential pharmaceutical applications, <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. …”
Get full text

Advanced control strategy for AC microgrids: a hybrid ANN-based adaptive PI controller with droop control and virtual impedance technique by Sarra Adiche, Mhamed Larbi, Djilali Toumi, Riyadh Bouddou, Mohit Bajaj, Nasreddine Bouchikhi, Abdallah Belabbes, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…Furthermore, voltage and current THD values were maintained below the IEEE-519 standard limits of 5% and 8%, respectively, for the power quality enhancement. …”
Get full text

Seven-year evaluation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia in a university-affiliated hospital by Aysegul I Sezen, Yusuf E Ozdemir, Zuhal Yeşilbağ, Deniz Borcak, Esra Canbolat Ünlü, Fatma Bayrak Erdem, Zeynep Çizmeci, Enes Topcu, Kadriye Kart Yasar

“…The mortality rate was significantly higher in the ICU (p < 0.001). Elevated values of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein, and the presence of CVC were significant risk factors for mortality in those with S. maltophilia bacteremia. …”
Get full text

Research on the occurrence mechanism of mine earthquake in Longwanggou Coal Mine and its damage assessment to surface buildings by Mingtao Gao, Siyuan Wang, Decheng Ge, Yang Zhou, Weitao Li, Dechun Liu, Quandong Lian, Peng Hua, Minhui Li, Zihao Guo, Chengyang Guo

“…The peak values of the acceleration response spectrum for seismic signals are concentrated in the 0.1–0.5 s range, where the bottom frames of buildings with natural vibration periods close to this interval are affected to a certain extent but exhibit lower vibration intensity than that induced by natural earthquakes. …”
Get full text

Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Buildings: A Comprehensive Review of Climate Management, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy Efficiency by Farhan Lafta Rashid, Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Najah M. L. Al Maimuri, Arman Ameen, Ephraim Bonah Agyekum, Atef Chibani, Mohamed Kezzar

“…Future research should prioritize the integration of renewable energy sources and adaptive ventilation controls to further optimise system performance.…”
Get full text

Full process of recommendation formulation for clinical practice guidelines: Taking World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies Clinical Practice Guideline on Acupuncture... by Chao YANG, Guan-qun WANG, Sheng CHEN, Shuo DU, Shan-ze WANG, Xiao-long XIE, Bi-hui PENG, Wei GUO, Shi-hao DU, Ji-ping ZHAO

“…Step one: Collect original materials from different sources to create EtD table. Step two: Distribute and collect EtD table, and preliminarily gather the recommendation voting results. …”
Get full text

Difference of flavor characteristics and microbial community of normal and urn odor of red sour soups and correlation analysis by HE Yangbo, LI Guolin, SHI Bin, LI Wei, LI Yongfu, ZHENG Ruzhong, ZHU Ting, YANG Yi

“…In this study, the sensory quality, volatile flavor components and microbial communities of normal flavor (LSN) and urn odor (LS42, LS44 and LS143) red sour soups were determined using electronic nose, electronic tongue, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high throu- ghput sequencing technology. Possible sources of undesirable flavors and their correlations with microorganisms were analyzed using aroma activity values (OAV). …”
Get full text

Artificial intelligence in resuscitation: a scoping review by Drieda Zace, Federico Semeraro, Sebastian Schnaubelt, Jonathan Montomoli, Giuseppe Ristagno, Nino Fijačko, Lorenzo Gamberini, Elena G. Bignami, Robert Greif, Koenraad G. Monsieurs, Andrea Scapigliati

“…Reported performance was generally high, with AUROC values often exceeding 0.85; however, external validation was rare and real-world implementation limited. …”
Get full text

Pilot study on seasonal variability in microbial contamination in the developing tourist region of Mindo, Ecuador: a comparative analysis of the Saguambi, Mindo, and Canchupí River... by Milena Naomi Martínez-Játiva, Pamela Borja-Serrano, Hugo Valdebenito, António Machado

“…The Canchupí River exhibited the highest E. coli and total coliform counts during the dry season, with values of 1.50 × 107 and 1.79 × 107 CFU/100 mL, respectively. …”
Get full text

Phylogenetic analysis of the Critically Endangered Aquilaria khasiana (Thymelaeaceae) using barcode markers and chloroplast genome, with updated conservation status by Ranjith Layola M.R., Sanchayita Sengupta, Bidisha Mallick, Tanay Shil, Ranjan Shaw, Farheen Banu, Sayan Chakraborty, Sudipta Sardar, Oindrila Chakraborty, Sayak Chakraborty, Shabnam Bandyopadhyay, Ashiho Asosii Mao, Avishek Bhattacharjee

“…Abstract The species of Aquilaria and Gyrinops are renowned for being the primary sources of Agarwood, a valued resin, produced by these trees in response to fungal infections or physical damage. …”
Get full text