Optimization of the Extraction Protocol for Pacific Ciguatoxins from Marine Products Prior to Analysis Using the Neuroblastoma Cell-Based Assay by Thomas Yon, Philippe Cruchet, Jérôme Viallon, J. Sam Murray, Emillie Passfield, Mireille Chinain, Hélène Taiana Darius, Mélanie Roué

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Physical Plant Design and Engineering Controls to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…Ulrich et al (7) recently completed an evidence-based review, entitled 'The role of the physical environment in the hospital of the 21st century: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity', for the Center for Health Design in California (USA), which was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Ulrich and colleagues identified over 600 studies that examined the hospital environment and its effects on staff effectiveness, patient safety, patient and family stress, quality and costs. …”
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Experiment on Behavior of a New Connector Used in Bamboo (Timber) Frame Structure under Cyclic Loading by Junwen Zhou, Dongsheng Huang, Chun Ni, Yurong Shen, Longlong Zhao

“…Based on a comprehensive analysis of the mechanical performance of several wood connections, a new connector for the bamboo (timber) frame joint was proposed in this paper. …”
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Changes in the form of houses in the earthquake area Cihikeu village, Sarampad, Cigenang, Cianjur by Andjar Widajanti, Juang Esa Ramadhan, Raziq Hasan

“…From the initial survey of several residential houses in Cihikeu Village, several of the residential houses that experienced minor damage were buildings with stilt structures and woven bamboo/wood walls. Meanwhile, the houses that suffered heavy damage due to the earthquake were walled buildings. …”
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Ulitníky pseudokrasovej tiesňavy Parkaň v pohorí Bachureň na východnom Slovensku by Jakub Repaský, Dagmar Říhová, Kateřina Kubíková, Radovan Coufal, Jan Oravec, Lucie Juřičková

“…The local microtopographic diversity (moist rubble, rock walls covered with moss, dead wood) with historic habitat continuity support the high species diversity of the gastropod fauna. …”
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The Arctic zone of the Republic of Karelia: Search for ways of Development by Valery P. Zhuravel

“…The activities on the formation of a cluster of deep wood processing enterprises, the development of the fisheries cluster, cultural, historical and ecological tourism and the development of international cooperation are analysed. …”
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Rajinder Mann, Jiri Hulcr, Jorge E. Peña, Lukasz Stelinski

“…Ambrosia beetles are wood-degrading insects that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi. …”
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Finite Element Method Solution of Boundary Layer Flow of Powell-Eyring Nanofluid over a Nonlinear Stretching Surface by Wubshet Ibrahim, Gosa Gadisa

“…The attributes of local skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number, and Sheer wood number are investigated and validated with existing literatures.…”
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Beyond the perception of wind only as a meteorological hazard: importance of mechanobiology for biomass allocation, forest ecology and management by Jana Dlouhá, Bruno Moulia, Meriem Fournier, Eric Badel, Thiéry Constant

“…This process alters the tree’s growth patterns and wood properties to enhance its mechanical stability. …”
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La Madonna della Clemenza, l’incidence de la réintégration picturale sur le maintien des fonctions portées par l’œuvre restaurée by Stéphanie Ricordeau

“…In the Basilica Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome is kept the Madonna della Clemenza, an encaustic on canvas and wood, from  the sixth or seventh century. This painting, still an object of worship and devotion, has emerged as a major work of the Christian Occident, both by its beautiful realization and  by the historical testimony that it represents. …”
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Une histoire du paysage végétal à travers les analyses palynologiques du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum by Muriel Boulen

“…Though waste from human activity is heavily present throughout this period, the understanding of wooded areas also evolves: following the presence of an extremely open landscape at the beginning of the period, the different configurations (riparian forest and oak/beech forest) are subsequently more appreciated, prior to demonstrating a new withdrawal.…”
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New generation of ecofriendly reagents based on organosolv lignin nanoparticles: Environmental assessment for an Au flotation circuit by Peppas A., Politi C., Pantazakou E., Skenderas D.

“…This study examines the environmental benefits of producing of lignin nanoparticles from birch wood as and partially replacing xanthate collectors with lignin nanoparticles for the treatment of 1 tonne of mined ore, subjected to flotation. …”
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Sub-critical water as a green solvent for production of valuable materials from agricultural waste biomass: A review of recent work by A. Shitu, S. Izhar, T. M. Tahir

“…The utilization of biomass residue from agriculture, forest wood production and from food and feed processing industry may be an important alternative renewable energy supply. …”
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Rajinder Mann, Jiri Hulcr, Jorge E. Peña, Lukasz Stelinski

“…Ambrosia beetles are wood-degrading insects that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi. …”
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Isolation, screening and characterization of xylose-fermenting yeasts isolated from sawdust by Adelabu Blessing, Michael Taiwo, Soetan OO

“…Xylose-fermenting yeasts isolated from soil at a wood processing factory were isolated and qualitatively and quantitatively screened for xylanase production using xylose supplemented medium and congo red as indicator. …”
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Western Drywood Termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) by Brian J. Cabrera, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

“…Some members of the Kalotermitidae are called drywood termites because colonies live entirely within sound, dead, dry wood. Drywood termites do not require any contact with the ground. …”
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En los orígenes de la observancia by María Luz Ríos Rodríguez, M.ª Dolores Fraga Sampedro

“…They settle in their surroundings in poor habitats, in wooded and lonely areas, recalling the first steps of Saint Francis of Assisi and his Fraternitas. …”
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Western Drywood Termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) by Brian J. Cabrera, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

“…Some members of the Kalotermitidae are called drywood termites because colonies live entirely within sound, dead, dry wood. Drywood termites do not require any contact with the ground. …”
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Descolonizar el conocimiento: una mise en place epistemográfica by Dan Wood

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Divergent patterns in Indian Ocean trade to East Africa and southern Africa between the 7th and 17th centuries CE: The glass bead evidence by Marilee Wood

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