Rainwater Harvesting for Drought Disaster Prevention in Seraya Village, Karangasem Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia by Putu Doddy Heka Ardana, Tri Hayatining Pamungkas, I Gede Adi Alit Putra

“…Drought significantly affects food crop output, water scarcity, and reduced water availability for daily necessities, disrupting everyday activities like bathing, washing, and cooking. Seraya Village, situated in Karangasem Regency, Bali Province, frequently faces drought conditions. …”
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Prevalence and economic costs of diarrheal illness among adult slum dwellers in Khulna City, Bangladesh by Faijan Bin Halim, Mohammed Ziaul Haider

“…Socioeconomic variables such as age (P < .001), to be married (P < .05), household income (P < .001), BMI (P < .001), and behavioral variables, such as hand washing (P < .001), awareness of diseases (P < .05), daily water consumption (P < .001), boiling water (P < .05), and household with latrines and piped sewer system (P < .001), were statistically significant associated with number of days of work missed due to diarrheal illness. …”
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Supercritical Coexistence Behavior of Coupled Oscillating Planar Eccentric Rotor/Autobalancer System by DaeYi Jung

“…The findings in this paper yield important insights for researchers wishing to utilize automatic balancing devices in more practical rotor systems coupled with additional vibrating mechanical subsystem such as a washing machine or a reciprocating air conditioning compressor with a flexible foundation.…”
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura ,Benson

“…Water provides different goods and services like handcraft and fishing materials, water supply for domestic use, businesses, agriculture, transport, washing, drinking, and eco-tourism. However, few studies have assessed the effects of climate change on water resources in recent years. …”
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Turyasingura, Benson, Ngabirano, Hannington, Wambui, Kinyi Hellen, Fatima, Sule Mohammed, Ayiga, Natal, Bojago, Elias, Benzougagh, Brahim, Abhishek Banerjee, Kumar, Singh Sudhir

“…Water provides different goods and services like handcraft and fishing materials, water supply for domestic use, businesses, agriculture, transport, washing, drinking, and eco-tourism. However, few studies have assessed the effects of climate change on water resources in recent years. …”
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Establishment of a Micropropagation Protocol for Elite Accessions of Bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.), a Tropical Hardwood Species by Chamila Pathirana, Udayanthi Attanayake, Udula Dissanayake, Lakshman Gamlath, Kalyani Ketipearachchi, Terrence Madhujith, Janakie Eeswara

“…The best sterilization method was found to be the washing of explants in a 2.5% fungicide solution for two hours. …”
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Surface topography modulates initial platelet adhesion to titanium substrata by Cecilia Yan Guo, Raymond Mo, Hugh Kim

“…Platelets were isolated from human blood, washed, and seeded on to the 4 test surfaces; platelet adhesion was quantified by microscopy. …”
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Persistent intestinal myiasis caused by Oestrus ovis in a Nigerian university student: a case report by Winifred N. Adiri, Bruno Basil, Chinwe P. Onyia, Joy O. Ugwuanyi, Chinyere Azifuaku, Sam C. Iheukwumere, Olivia Obienu, Uchenna N. Ijoma, Sylvester C. Nwokediuko

“…Initial treatment with standard anti-helminthics failed, leading to prolonged treatment with ivermectin, nitazoxanide, and colonic washes, combined with levofloxacin for Helicobacter pylori eradication, resulting in the resolution of symptoms with no recurrence after 6 months. …”
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Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation) by Miriam Avery, Nikki Cotterill, Mandy Fader, Margaret Macaulay, Ruth Kirschner-Hermanns, Cathy Murphy

“…Several participants emphasised missing questions (such as cost of buying continence aids and extra washing). The interviews were halted because the questionnaire did not fully meet unpaid caregivers needs. …”
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Development of an analytical method for the simultaneous determination of 22 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in maternal and umbilical cord blood by Swiha, Stéphanie, Pichon, Valérie, Fournier, Thierry, Gil, Sophie, Delaunay, Nathalie

“…A solid-phase extraction step on C18-grafted silica was optimized by studying the effect of different parameters (nature and proportion of organic solvent added to the sample, washing and elution conditions) on extraction yields. …”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Methods: We assessed the presence of parasites in the curly lettuces sold in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil, and compared the frequency of contamination between markets and fruit stores, and between areas with high and low economic values. 130 samples of lettuce from 65 commercial establishments scattered throughout the city were washed with distilled water and analyzed under optical microscopy after 24 hours of spontaneous sedimentation method. …”
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In-situ synthesize of Ag NPs/SiO2 nanocomposite by gamma ray and its application as catalyst in decolorization of dyes by M. Bagherzadeh, M.H. Choopan Dastjerdi, J. Mokhtari, F. Abadian-Naeini, M. Mohsennia

“…After ensuring that the suspension samples received at least 25 kGy, the synthesized Ag NPs/SiO2 nanocomposite was separated, washed, and dried. Samples of Ag NPs/SiO2 were characterized using XRD, FE-SEM, and EDXA methods to ensure their successful synthesis. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting with an Isolated Osseous Metastasis: A Case Report by Nesrine Tounsi, Ines Zemni, Fatma Saadalah, Maher Slimane, Nadia Boujelbene, Mohamed ali Ayadi, Chargui Rhiad, Rahal Khaled

“…The patient underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and hysterectomy, peritoneal washing, omentectomy, bilateral pelvic and par aortic lymphadenectomy. …”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Methods: We assessed the presence of parasites in the curly lettuces sold in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil, and compared the frequency of contamination between markets and fruit stores, and between areas with high and low economic values. 130 samples of lettuce from 65 commercial establishments scattered throughout the city were washed with distilled water and analyzed under optical microscopy after 24 hours of spontaneous sedimentation method. …”
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The impact of copper additive content on the synthesis of SiC from rice husks by Kieu Do Trung Kien, Huynh Ngoc Minh

“…These impurities were successfully removed by washing the SiC with hydrofluoric acid, resulting in a SiC content of 76.25% by weight. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Stunting among Primary School Children in Northeast Ethiopia by Getaw Walle Bazie, Mohammed Seid, Gudina Egata

“…Family size of 6–9 (AOR = 2.43; 95% CI: (1.16, 4.58)), washing hands less frequently before eating (AOR = 3.96; 95% CI: (2.09, 11.66)), and intestinal parasitic infection (AOR = 2.66; 95% CI: (1.16, 4.95)) were significantly associated with stunting. …”
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Food safety practices and its associated factors among food handlers in selected food establishments in Jigjiga Town, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Dek Kahin Yosef, Tewodros Tesfa, Getachew Kabew Mekonnen, Kassahun Bogale, Mohammed Ahmed

“…In the multivariable logistic analysis, variables such as sex, work experience, availability of a washing basin, cleaning utensils with hot water and soap, and others had a significant association with food safety practices observed among food handlers in Jigjiga town. …”
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Pyrolysis and Morphology Behavior of EDTA-Na2Mg•4H2O and Coal Tar Pitch and Its Application for Porous Carbon by Wen-Juan Zhang, Shi-Hua Song, Wen-Hong Tian

“…The surface morphology of EDTA-Na2Mg•4H2O@CTP changes with the EDTA-Na2Mg•4H2O content and heat treatment temperature. After acid washing of the product of EDTA-Na2Mg•4H2O@CTP heat-treated at 700°C, the obtained porous carbon material consists of micropores and mesopores. …”
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Predicting carbon peak at the provincial level using deep learning by Xiaoyan Tang, Kunsheng Fang

“…This study uses Guizhou Province as an example and analyzes the CO _2 emissions of 17 energy consumption types and one production process in 47 socio-economic sectors and discovers that: ① Between 1997 and 2005, the most critical sources of CO _2 emissions were the consumption of Raw Coal; ② Between 2006 and 2021, the critical sources of emissions were the consumption of Raw Coal, Other Washed Coal (OWC), and Diesel Oil, and one industry process (Cement Production Process, CPP); ③ Between 2006 and 2021, the primary contribution sector for Raw Coal and OWC emissions is the Production and Supply of Electric Power, Steam, and Hot Water (PSEPSHW) sector. …”
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Particle Removal and Antibacterial of Nanofiber Doped with Metal and Ions Prepared by Electrospinning by Ying-Chi Jiang, Hope T. Cayron, Yu-Chen Cheng, Alvin R. Caparanga, Chang-Tang Chang

“…Conventional particle separation technologies, such as electrostatic precipitators, cyclone, wet washing, and filtration method, cannot work well. …”
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