Synthesis and characterization of a magnetic bacterial cellulose-chitosan nanocomposite and evaluation of its applicability for osteogenesis by Nahid Rezazadeh, Effat Alizadeh, Somaieh Soltani, Soodabeh Davaran, Neda Esfandiari

“…The study reports the development of a magnetic bacterial cellulose-chitosan (BC-CS-Fe3O4) nanocomposite that can be used as a biocompatible scaffold for tissue engineering. Iron oxide nanoparticles were included in the composite to provide superparamagnetic properties that are useful in a variety of applications, including osteogenic differentiation, magnetic imaging, drug delivery, and thermal induction for cancer treatment. …”
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Ecotoxicological insight of phytochemicals, toxicological informatics, and heavy metal concentration in Tridax procumbens L. in geothermal areas by N.B. Maulydia, R. Idroes, K. Khairan, T.E. Tallei, F. Mohd Fauzi

“…The other results of the heavy metal analysis showed the dominance of chromium among the other six metals tested (copper, not detected; cadmium, 0.91 ± 0.03 milligram per kilogram; zinc, 3.50 ± 0.03 milligram per kilogram; iron, 4.65 ± 0.02 milligram per kilogram; lead, 6.42 ± 0.05 milligram per kilogram; and chromium, 13.81 ± 0.07 milligram per kilogram.CONCLUSION: This study highlights the unique secondary metabolite composition of Tridax procumbens under such extreme conditions and underscores the potential implications of heavy metal accumulation in plants in geothermal areas.…”
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An analysis of heavy metals contamination and estimating the daily intakes of vegetables from Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Eric Oloya, Otim, Herbert Izo, Ninsiima, Gerald, Zirintunda, Andrew, Tamale, Justin, Ekou, Grace Henry, Musoke, Robert, Muyinda, Kevin, Matama, Regan, Mujinya, Henry, Matovu, Fred, Ssempijja, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Mauryn, Atino, Bede, Udechukwu, Ronald, Kayima, Patrick, Etiang, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Stellamaris, Kembabazi, Ibe Michael, Usman, Sheu Oluwadare, Sulaiman, Phyllis Candy, Natabo, Grace Nambatya, Kyeyune, Gaber El-Saber, Batiha, Ochan, Otim

“…Environmental contamination with elevated levels of copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr 6þ), cadmium (Cd), and nickel (Ni)—all states of which are found in Uganda—raises health risk to the public. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C30. by Niwainamani, Laban

“…Chemical composition analysed using X-ray Fluorescence method, the combined composition (Silicon diode + Aluminium oxide + Iron (III) oxide = 82.61 %> 70%) which showed pozzolanic nature of CHA. …”
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Safety of Drinking Water from Primary Water Sources and Implications for the General Public in Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Sarah, Namubiru, Roland, Kamugisha, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Fred, Ssempijja, Alfred, Omachonu Okpanachi, Hellen, Wambui Kinyi, Jovile Kasande, Atusiimirwe, Dickson Stuart, Tayebwa, Joy, Suubo, Edgar Mario, Fernandez, Nathan, Nshakira, Andrew, Tamale

“…Water samples were analyzed for copper (Cu), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and chromium (Cr) levels using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). …”
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Assessing the Suitability of Snail-Shell Powder as a Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete Production. by Mukundane, Ivan

“…Their pozzolanic composition was done and found to contain elements such as Calcium-Oxide 85.413%m/m, Iron (iii) oxide 0.406%m/m, Silicon dioxide 8.561%m/m, Potassium oxide 0.212%m/m, Aluminum oxide as 4.250%m/m, Manganese(ii) oxide 0.308%m/m, Phosphorous pent oxide 0.002%m/m, Titanium oxide 0.015%m/m. …”
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How can the buffalo carcass be used rationally? by Ricardo Alexandre Silva Pessoa

“…The percentages observed for the cuts (in each half carcass) were: soft drumstick, 5.3%; hard cushion, 3.7%; duckling, 3.8%; lizard, 1.8%; sirloin steak, 1.1%; grill flank steak, 0.75%; red flank steak, 0.61%; breast, 0.96%; rump baby beef, 1.3%; rump bonbon, 0.8%; ossobuco, 4.2%; muscle, 2.0%; turkey bone, 1.1%; duckling bone, 0.5%; oxtail, 0.38%; ancho steak, 1.3%; chorizo steak, 1.9%; filet mignon, 1.2%; fillet shell, 0.35%; chest, 3.9%; neck, 4.2%; acm, 4.3%; window rib, 8.7%; strip roast, 2.5%; banana, 0.23%; goldfish, 0.87%; palette heart, 0.77%; flat iron, 0.95%; Denver stake, 0.6%; beef steak, 0.40%; edible shavings, 19.43%; fat, 1.8%; scraps of disposal, 0.4%; discard bones, 17.9%. …”
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In Silico Screening of Putative Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Antigens and Serological Diagnosis for Caseous Lymphadenitis in Sheep by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay by Daniela Droppa-Almeida, Caroline de Santana Ferreira, Ioná Brito, Sibele Borsuk, Jorge Alberto López Rodríguez, Isabel Bezerra Lima-Verde, Francine Ferreira Padilha

“…For this purpose, six protein sequences of ascorbate transporter subunit, UPF protein, MMPL family transporter, Ribonuclease, Iron ABC transporter domain-containing permease, and fimbrial subunit were obtained. …”
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Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh by Sudip Paul, Md. Sakib Hossen, E. M. Tanvir, Rizwana Afroz, Delwar Hossen, Sagarika Das, Nikhil Chandra Bhoumik, Nurul Karim, Farha Matin Juliana, Siew Hua Gan, Md. Ibrahim Khalil

“…The trace elements varied in the range of 0.41–28, 0.12–3.54, 1.54–2.85, 0.29–0.59, 0.02–0.35, and 0.01–0.06 mg/kg for iron, zinc, copper, nickel, cobalt, and cadmium, respectively. …”
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Contamination profile of heavy metals in marine fish and shellfish by M.A. Salam, S.C. Paul, S.N.B.M. Noor, S.A. Siddiqua, T.D. Aka, R. Wahab, E.R. Aweng

“…In this study, accumulation of heavy metals (zinc, copper, iron, cadmium and lead) in various organs of four commonly consumed fish (<em>Euthynnus affinis</em>, <em>Pampus argenteus, </em><em>Descapterus macrosoma, </em>and<em> Leiognathus daura</em>), prawn (<em>Fenneropenaeus indicus) and</em> crab <em>(Portunus pelagicus)</em> of Tok Bali Port, Kelantan, Malaysia were determined<em>. …”
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A novel method to determine background concentrations and spatial distributions of heavy metals in soil at large scale using machine learning coupled with remote sensing-terrain at... by Magboul M. Sulieman, Fuat Kaya, Abdullah S. Al-Farraj, Eric C. Brevik

“…Here, a novel methodology was proposed to establish background concentrations of eight soil HMs, cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn), and digitally map their spatial distributions in an area (i.e., harrats region) that has not yet been impacted by industrial activity. …”
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Chitosan oligosaccharide alleviates DON-induced liver injury via suppressing ferroptosis in mice by Mengjie Liu, Zhenlin Li, Jie Li, Guorong Yan, Chaoqi Liu, Qingqiang Yin, Yeqiang Liu, Xiaoxiang Xu

“…Additionally, COS inhibited ferroptosis by modulating the SLC7A11/GSH/GPX4 pathway and the expression of FTH1 and FLC proteins, thereby reducing lipid peroxidation accumulation and iron overload. In summary, this research showed that COS mitigated DON-induced liver injury in mice by alleviating DON-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and ferroptosis via modulating the Nrf2/HO-1/NF-κB and GPX4 signaling pathways. …”
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Foliar image-based characterization of airborne particulate matter in an urban area and its implications for remediation by Ankesh Tiwari, Triratnesh Gajbhiye, Mohineeta Pandey, Kajal Agrawal, Shuvadarshini Naik, Shubhrasmita Meher, Dinesh Patel, Rashmi Dubey, Tanzil Gaffar Malik, Mohammed Zari, Ali Zari, Khalid M Alghamdi, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Sudhir Kumar Pandey

“…Hazardous elements, including arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), iron (Fe), indium (In), terbium (Tb), chlorine (Cl), and iodine (I), were identified, underscoring potential health risks associated with the PM composition. …”
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Propionate metabolism in a human pathogenic fungus: proteomic and biochemical analyses by Luiz Paulo Araújo Santos, Leandro do Prado Assunção, Patrícia de Souza Lima, Gabriel Brum Tristão, Matthias Brock, Clayton Luiz Borges, Mirelle Garcia Silva-Bailão, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares, Alexandre Melo Bailão

“…Paracoccidioides lutzii activates glycolysis and fermentation while inactivates aerobic metabolism in iron deprivation, a condition found during infection. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship of GDF-15 with Clinical Characteristics, Cardinal Features, and Survival in Multiple Myeloma by Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, Jolanta Małyszko, Krzysztof Batko, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Marcin Żórawski, Paulina Dumnicka, Artur Jurczyszyn, Karolina Woziwodzka, Joanna Tisończyk, Marcin Krzanowski, Jacek Małyszko, Anna Waszczuk-Gajda, Ryszard Drożdż, Marek Kuźniewski, Katarzyna Krzanowska

“…It plays a significant role in both physiological and abnormal erythropoiesis and regulates iron homeostasis through modulation of hepcidin. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Modified Kaolin-Bentonite Composites for Enhanced Fluoride Removal from Drinking Water by Ebenezer Annan, Emmanuel Nyankson, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Stephen Kofi Armah, George Nkrumah-Buandoh, Joanna Aba Modupeh Hodasi, Michael Oteng-Peprah

“…This paper presents the encapsulation of iron oxide nanoparticles in kaolin-bentonite composites adsorbents (KBNPs) for the removal of fluoride from drinking water by adsorption compared with kaolin-bentonite composite (KB). …”
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Effects of Fishmeal Substitution with Mealworm Meals (Tenebrio molitor and Alphitobius diaperinus) on the Growth, Physiobiochemical Response, Digesta Microbiome, and Immune Genes E... by H-Michael Habte-Tsion, Matt Hawkyard, Wendy M. Sealey, David Bradshaw, Kala-Mallik Meesala, Deborah A. Bouchard

“…Plasma parameters (total protein, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and total iron-binding capacity), hepatic peroxide, and antioxidant enzymes were not significantly affected by dietary substitutions, whereas plasma immunoglobulin M showed significantly higher levels in fish fed 50% DMM and 100% DMM when compared to fish fed the control diet (100% FM). …”
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The interplay of ferroptosis and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of aortic dissection by Zhaoshan Zhang, Zhaoshan Zhang, Zhaoshan Zhang, Haichao Wang, Haichao Wang, Haichao Wang, Xi Kan, Xi Kan, Xi Kan, Xiaozhao Zhang, Xiaozhao Zhang, Xiaozhao Zhang, Senping Xu, Senping Xu, Senping Xu, Jie Cai, Jie Cai, Jie Cai, Jiawei Guo, Jiawei Guo, Jiawei Guo

“…Ferroptosis, a form of iron-dependent programmed cell death, occurs alongside lipid peroxidation and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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Improving the physiological status of broiler chickens using rosemary leaf meal and sodium bentonite as ammonia gas control agents by Mercy Chisara Ogwuegbu, Fredrick Ugochukwu Udeh, Josephine Chinenye Ugwuozor, Precious Ezinne Okoye, Joy Chimela Kalu, Emmanuel Chinonso Arum, Doctor Mziwenkosi Nhlanhla Mthiyane

“…Broilers fed 6 g RLM + 15 g SB/kg diet exhibited significantly (P < 0.05) enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase), reduced malondialdehyde and cholesterol levels, and improved mineral composition (potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, and phosphorus). Meat quality parameters such as redness, yellowness and water holding capacity improved significantly (P < 0.05), while lightness, driploss, and litter ammonia levels decreased. …”
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Burden of Anemia among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adults on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy at Hawassa University Compressive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopi... by Sisay Tesfaye, Melaku Hirigo, Dawit Jember, Mekdes Shifeta, Worku Ketema

“…Consequently, it is suggested that early preventative interventions, such as serial hemoglobin follow-up, iron supplementation, and education about dietary consumption, be undertaken targeting the aforementioned groups. …”
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