Recycling of biogas digestates in plant production: NPK fertilizer value and risk of leaching by Trine A. Sogn, Ivan Dragicevic, Roar Linjordet, Tore Krogstad, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Susanne Eich-Greatorex

“…Abstract Purpose The main purposes of the study were to assess the NPK fertilizer value of biogas digestates in different soils and to evaluate the risk of unwanted nutrient leaching. …”
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Raman spectroscopy study of the role of dispersion and interfaces in the improvement of the mechanical properties of epoxy-TiO2 composites by María Fernández-Álvarez, Alberto Moure, Luis Angulo Delgado, Julián J. Reinosa, José F. Fernández

“…The final properties and durability of advanced epoxy-based composites reinforced with ceramic particles depend on both the particle dispersion and the particle-matrix interaction. The main objective of this work is to understand the role of TiO2 particle dispersion in an epoxy matrix by high-resolution confocal Raman spectroscopy, evaluating the nature of their interaction and the crosslinking state of the polymeric matrix. …”
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Hazard Scenarios Related to Submarine Volcanic-Hydrothermal Activity and Advanced Monitoring Strategies: A Study Case from the Panarea Volcanic Group (Aeolian Islands, Italy) by Davide Romano, Alessandro Gattuso, Manfredi Longo, Cinzia Caruso, Gianluca Lazzaro, Andrea Corbo, Francesco Italiano

“…The poor knowledge of a submarine environment, the rare and scarce monitoring activities, and the expensive and sometimes complicated logistics are the main problems to deal with. The submarine low-energy explosion, which occurred last November 3, 2002, off the volcanic island of Panarea, highlighted the absence of any hazard scenario to be used to manage the volcanic crisis. …”
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Synergistic Enzybiotic Effect of a Bacteriophage Endolysin and an Engineered Glucose Oxidase Against <i>Listeria</i> by David Talens-Perales, José-Antonio Daròs, Julio Polaina, Julia Marín-Navarro

“…<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> represents one of the main risks for food safety worldwide. Two enzyme-based antimicrobials (enzybiotics) have been combined in a novel treatment against this pathogenic bacterium, resulting in a powerful synergistic effect. …”
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A Low-Cost IoT System Based on the ESP32 Microcontroller for Efficient Monitoring of a Pilot Anaerobic Biogas Reactor by Sotirios D. Kalamaras, Maria-Athina Tsitsimpikou, Christos A. Tzenos, Antonios A. Lithourgidis, Dimitra S. Pitsikoglou, Thomas A. Kotsopoulos

“…A semi-continuous tank bioreactor with a 60 L total volume was initially inoculated mainly with livestock manure and fed daily with a mixture of glucose, gelatin, and oleic acid, supplemented with a basic anaerobic medium. …”
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Electrochemical Sensor for Hydrogen Leakage Detection at Room Temperature by Gimi Aurelian Rîmbu, Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu, George-Claudiu Zărnescu, Carmen Alina Ștefănescu, Mihai Iordoc, Aristofan Alexandru Teișanu, Gabriela Telipan

“…The electronic block for electrical signal conditioning, which is delivered by the sensing element, uses an INA111, from Burr-Brown by Texas Instruments Corporation, (Dallas, TX, USA). instrumentation operational amplifier. The main characteristics of the electrochemical sensor for hydrogen leakage detection are operation at room temperature so it does not require a heater, maximum amperometric response time of 1 s, fast recovery time of maximum 1 s, and extended range of hydrogen concentrations detection in a range of up to 20%.…”
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Temporal and spatial characterization of keratinocytes supporting orf virus replication by Byung-Joon Seung, Sushil Khatiwada, Daniel L. Rock, Gustavo Delhon

“…Reflecting their tropism for keratinocytes, most poxviruses that infect vertebrates replicate to high titers and cause pathology in the skin. Keratinocytes, the main cells of the epidermis, are found in different stages of a differentiation program that produces the critical barrier against environmental damage. …”
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Infusion line contamination in preterm neonates: impact of infusion line design, length, and use duration: the multicenter ChronoBIOline study by Sandra Dos Santos, Anne-Sophie Valentin, Mathilde Farizon, Manon Charbonneau, Mohamed Riadh Boukhris, Roselyne Brat, Fabiana Cazzorla, Jennifer Chauvel, Fabrice Cneude, Pauline Coutable, Maryvonne Demasure, Emeline Duminil, Vénonique Faraut-Derouin, Maud Gits Muselli, Valérie Gorin, Rosemary Goujon, Melinda Guillouche-Puissant, Nadine Hacinlioglu, Caroline Landelle, Annick Lefebvre, Elise Leroy-Terquem, Aurore Martinet, Camille Massebeuf, Nadia Mazille Orfanos, Guillaume Menard, Laure Menvielle, Vanessa Monin, Virginie Morange, Juliana Patkai, Nathalie Perrault, Emilie Prat, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet

“…Contamination was detected in 24 infusion sets (22.2%), mainly by coagulase-negative Staphylococci (50.0%) and Bacillus species (41.7%). …”
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Minimally Invasive Bilateral Lung Resections and CABG through 5 Ports by N. Asemota, M. J. Rouhani, L. Harling, H. Raubenheimer, A. C. De Souza, E. Lim

“…Subsequent myocardial perfusion scan and coronary angiogram showed significant LV dysfunction and severe coronary artery disease with a left main stem (LMS) lesion. After agreement at MDT, an Endo-ACAB (endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery bypass grafting) was performed, via 3 ports, with the left internal mammary artery anastomosed to left anterior descending artery. …”
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Percutaneous vacuum-assisted tumor thrombectomy using angiovac and penumbra lightning 12 aspiration systems by Murtaza Jafri, BSc, Brittany Stojak, MD, Owen Mooney, MD, Andrew Macdiarmid, MD, Ian W. Gibson, MD, Surinder Dhaliwal, MD

“…A repeat computer tomography scan revealed extensive thrombus burden with tumor thrombus involving the inferior vena cava, a large right atrial intracardiac thrombus, multiple segmental right pulmonary emboli, and a large embolus causing total occlusion of the left main pulmonary artery with findings suggestive of associated lung infarction. …”
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Grid-Integrated Dual Wind Turbine System Using SEPIC Converter with Whale Optimized PI Controller by Kishore R.D., Sravani K., Sai Kumar N.D., Preetham C.G., Bentu B.2

“…Main objectives of the study are to progress a dual independent doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind energy conversion system (WECS) for stable and efficient power delivery to an AC microgrid while ensuring grid stability and compliance with power quality standards. …”
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Pigskin Treatment Using Different Food-Grade-Acids: Effects on The Physicochemical Characteristics of The By-Products by Diego Ezequiel Velazquez, Mariana Marta Sánchez, Maria Emilia Latorre

“…Independently of the treatment, the G by-product was the main yield. Likewise, further studies are required to understand the by-products chemical differences and their potential uses.…”
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Multiscale Feature-Enhanced Water Body Detector of Truncated Gaussian Clutter in SAR Imagery by Bo Zhu, Yuli Xia, Yongsheng Zhou, Xiaoning Lv, Minqin Liu

“…To address these two key issues, this article proposes a comprehensive approach comprised of three main components: Part A is to calculate Gaussian distance based on which the land surfaces or artificial objects can be removed easily by Otsu. …”
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Artificial intelligence in dentistry—A review by Hao Ding, Jiamin Wu, Wuyuan Zhao, Jukka P. Matinlinna, Jukka P. Matinlinna, Michael F. Burrow, James K. H. Tsoi

“…The majority of the AI applications in dentistry are for diagnosis based on radiographic or optical images, while other tasks are not as applicable as image-based tasks mainly due to the constraints of data availability, data uniformity, and computational power for handling 3D data. …”
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Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Regulates MicroRNA 21 Expression to Activate TGF-β Signaling in Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells to Enhance Osteoblast Differentiation by Nagarajan Selvamurugan, Zhiming He, Daniel Rifkin, Branka Dabovic, Nicola C. Partridge

“…PEMF stimulation of hBMSCs’ cell numbers mainly affected genes of cell cycle regulation, cell structure, and growth receptors or kinase pathways. …”
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Blood culture bottle shortage mitigation efforts: analysis of impact on ordering and patient impact by Christopher D. Doern, Melissa Whitman, Michelle Doll, Suzanne Lavoie, David Friedel, Gonzalo Bearman, Jeffrey Kim, Heather Masters, Susan Roseff, Jim Willis, Roxanne Mercer, Aaron Hill, Ramana Feeser, Harinder Dhindsa, Frank Petruzella, Anne Jackson, Michael Vitto, Josh Plauny, Alexandra Bryson

“…Setting: VCUHS includes a main campus in Richmond, VA as well as two affiliate hospitals in South Hill, VA (Community Memorial Hospital (CMH)) and Tappahannock Hospital in Tappahannock, VA. …”
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Optimizing the synergy of strength and ductility in a Fe–18Mn–8Al–1C–5Ni lightweight steel by adjusting the distribution, volume fraction and size of B2 phases and κ-carbides... by P. Li, H.L. Sun, N. Xiao, H. Ding, X.F. Guo

“….%) lightweight steel through annealing and aging treatment. The main objective is to obtain refined and homogeneously distributed B2 phases and intra-granular κ-carbides to enhance mechanical properties. …”
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Anxiety-like behavior and altered hippocampal activity in a transgenic mouse model of Fabry disease by Kai Kummer, Jeiny Luna Choconta, Marie-Luise Edenhofer, Archana Bajpai, Gopuraja Dharmalingam, Theodora Kalpachidou, David A. Collier, Michaela Kress

“…Hippocampus single-cell sequencing further revealed that Gb3 accumulation was associated with differential gene expression in neuronal and non-neuronal cell populations with granule, excitatory and interneurons, as well as microglia and endothelial cells as the main clusters with the most dysregulated genes. Particularly FD hippocampal neurons showed decreased electrical baseline activity in the DG and increased activity in the CA3 region of acutely dissected hippocampal slices. …”
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Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya by D. Nair, P. Thekkur, I. Mbithi, M. Khogali, R. Zachariah, S. Dar Berger, S. Satyanarayana, A. M. V. Kumar, I. Kathure, J. Mwangi, A. F. Bochner, A. McClelland, J. M. Chakaya, A. D. Harries

“…Altogether, 62% of screened HHCs started TPT during the “7-1-7” period compared with 58% in a historical cohort. Main barriers to TPT uptake were HHCs not consulting clinicians, HHCs being unwilling to initiate TPT and drug shortages. …”
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Search for surrogate markers to predict end stage kidney disease in long term lithium users by M. J. van der Aa, A. A. Bonenkamp, U. M. H. Klumpers, R. W. Kupka, T. Nijenhuis, A. P. M. Kerckhoffs

“…In this narrative review the aim is to determine the optimal surrogate endpoint for ESKD in long-term lithium users in a scientific context. Main In a literature search in long-term lithium users, no studies on surrogate measurements on ESKD were identified. …”
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