Qualitative Assessment of Soil Carbon in a Rehabilitated Forest Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy by Huck-Ywih Ch'ng, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Nik Muhamad Ab. Majid

“…The band at 1630 cm-1 was assigned to carboxylic and aromatic groups. Increase in peak intensity at 1510 cm-1 was because C/N ratio increased with increasing soil depth. …”
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Acorus shannai (Acoraceae), a new species from Southern China by Zhuo Cheng, Xinyu Liu, Nianting Yu, Weizhe Chen, Haofeng Zhao, Feifei Li, Chunlin Long

“…Key distinguishing features include a strong fennel odor (vs. aromatic in “A. tatarinowii” and A. gramineus), fruit with prominent dorsal sutures (vs. inconspicuous dorsal sutures in “A. tatarinowii” and A. gramineus), and a leaf-shaped spathe that is about 2–3 times as long as the spadix (vs. more than 3 times in “A. tatarinowii”). …”
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Organoleptic Quality Attributes and Their Association with Morphological Traits in Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Genotypes by Wakuma Merga Sakata, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew, Weyessa Garedew

“…The analysis of variance for aromatic quality, acidity, flavor, and overall cup quality showed a highly significant difference (P = 0.01) among the tested coffee genotypes. …”
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Factors influencing street-vended foods quality and safety in developing countries: a review by O. A. Bassitou Koumassa, Romaric Ouétchéhou, Mathias Hounsou, Oscar Zannou, D. Sylvain Dabadé

“…Bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella spp. as well as heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, hair, and plastics were the hazards most commonly identified in street foods in developing countries. …”
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Revolutionary bamboo crash barriers utilizing sustainable materials for enhanced road safety by N. Jiyas, Indu Sasidharan, K. Bindu Kumar

“…Although its eco-friendly and recyclable design is commendable, using Bambusa balcooa infused with creosote oil and covered with High-density polyethylene (HDPE) raises substantial health and environmental issues due to the presence of toxic and carcinogenic Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). To address these concerns, a novel eco-friendly design has been proposed, utilizing Pseudoxytenanthera bamboo species treated with Cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL). …”
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Changes in urinary concentrations of contemporary and emerging chemicals in commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcom... by Megan E Romano, Jessie P Buckley, Xiuhong Li, Julie B Herbstman, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Sunmi Lee, Susan L Schantz, Leo Trasande, Margaret R Karagas, Frederica Perera, ECHO Cohort Consortium

“…We measured urinary concentrations of analytes across several chemical groups, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phthalates/alternative plasticizers, synthetic phenols (parabens, bisphenols, triclosan, benzophenones), organophosphate esters (OPEs), insecticides and fungicides. …”
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Synthesis, antibacterial evaluation and in silico studies of novel 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-N-arylacetamides and their derivatives as potential DHFR inhibitors by Nadia Hanafy Metwally, Galal Hamza Elgemeie, Aya Ragab Abdelrazek, Salwa Magdy Eldaly

“…The compounds 2a–c underwent Knoevenagel condensation through green synthetic method with different aromatic aldehydes and pyrazole-7-carbaldehydes delivered the respective arylidenes with efficient yields. …”
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First Report on Bioaccessibility, Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Compounds From Stachys thirkei C.Koch Using A Simulated In Vitro Digestion System by Gorkem Dulger, Emine Aydın, Pınar Göç Rasgele

“…Stachys thirkei C.Koch belonging to Lamiaceae family is used as a medicinal aromatic plant in Turkey. The present study was carried out to investigate the total phenolic contents, antioxidant activity and bioaccessibility of S. thirkei C.Koch. …”
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Detection of Adulterated Honey by Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices by Tatjana Dramićanin, Lea Lenhardt Acković, Ivana Zeković, Miroslav D. Dramićanin

“…Statistical t-test showed that significant differences between fluorescence of natural and adulterated honey samples exist in 5 spectral regions: (1) excitation: 240–265 nm, emission: 370–495 nm; (2) excitation: 280–320 nm, emission: 390–470 nm; (3) excitation: 260–285 nm, emission: 320–370 nm; (4) excitation: 310–360 nm, emission: 370–470 nm; and (5) excitation: 375–435 nm, emission: 440–520 nm, in which majority of fluorescence comes from the aromatic amino acids, phenolic compounds, and fluorescent Maillard reaction products. …”
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A Research on the Awareness Levels of Secondary School Students about Some Concepts Related to Agriculture: An Example of Kars by E. Berna Gücüm, Yasin Çalışır

“…It is observed that our students have lower knowledge levels in terms of heirloom, genetically modified seeds, medicinal and aromatic plants, and agricultural ecology among the 16 current concepts and they seem to be more knowledgeable about concepts such as good farming practices, desertification, water management, drought, human-induced soil degradation, food safety, and conservation of plant. …”
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Adsorption of hexavalent chromium by activated carbon obtained from a waste lignocellulosic material ( cores): Kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic study by Radia Labied, Oumessaad Benturki, Adh’ Ya Eddine Hamitouche, André Donnot

“…Fourier transform infrared analysis of the adsorbent demonstrated the presence of key functional groups associated with the adsorption phenomenon such as those of hydroxyl and aromatic groups. The obtained results showed that the optimal conditions for a maximum adsorption efficiency are 2 for pH, 1 g/l for activated carbon dosage and 100 mg/l for Cr(VI) concentration. …”
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Residue-resolved insights into the stabilization of therapeutic proteins by excipients: A case study of two monoclonal antibodies with arginine and glutamate by Tobias M. Prass, Patrick Garidel, Lars V. Schäfer, Michaela Blech

“…Preferential excipient-interaction sites were particularly found for charged and aromatic residues and in the complementary-determining regions, with more pronounced arginine contacts for omalizumab than trastuzumab. …”
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The Effect of P-Cymene on Glucose, Insulin, Antioxidant Power, and the Level of AKT Gene mRNA in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Model in Male Wistar Rats by Maryam Arabloei Sani, Zahra Hajebrahimi, Parichehreh Yaghmaei, Nasim Hayati Roodbari

“…The AKT signaling pathways plays a critical role in regulating glucose homeostasis and proliferation of β cells. P-cymene is an aromatic monotropene with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Regio- and stereoselectivity in the Paternò-Büchi reaction on furan derivatives by Maurizio D'Auria, Lucia Emanuele, Rocco Racioppi

“…The Paterrnò-Büchi reaction between 2-furylmethanols with aromatic carbonyl compounds also showed high regio- and stereocontrol. …”
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The Impact of Pore Structure on Kerogen Geomechanics by Saad Alafnan

“…The latter, which consists of large chains of aromatic and aliphatic carbons, is highly elastic, a characteristic that impacts the geomechanics of a shale matrix. …”
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The influence of depth on the global deep-sea plasmidome by Melany Calderón-Osorno, Dorian Rojas-Villalta, Franck Lejzerowicz, Jorge Cortés, Maria Arias-Andres, Keilor Rojas-Jimenez

“…Plasmids of Alphaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria were predominant across the oceans, particularly in this depth range, which also showed the highest species diversity and abundance of metabolic pathways, including aromatic compound degradation. Surprisingly, relatively few antibiotic resistance genes were found in the deep-sea ecosystem, with most being found in the mesopelagic layer. …”
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Preparation and Assessment of Surface and Functional Properties of Protein Blends from Moringa oleifera and Monodora myristica Seeds by A. E. Samuel, Y. B. Hyeladzira, S. I. Hussaina, F. Muhammad, Y. K. Adamu, N. Halliru, S. Mukhtar

“…In contrast, 1MOI:2MMI and 2MOI:1MMI blends showed higher essential, aliphatic, aromatic, hydrophobic and non-polar amino acid distributions albeit lower in the former. …”
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Early Permian to Middle Triassic Formation petroleum potentials of Sydney Basin, Australia: A geochemical analysis by Garba Terfa Elijah, Mustapha Khairul Azlan, Asiwaju Lanre, Mutari Lawal

“…The biomarkers associated with maturity, source, and aromatic hydrocarbon are mostly from coal core samples. …”
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Manufacture and Analysis of Activated Carbon from Rubber Fruit Shell with Chemical and Physical Processing by Lisna Efiyanti, Suci Aprianty Wati, Mamay Maslahat

“…The FTIR results from activated carbon are contain of several functional groups, like OH; CH aliphatic, CH aromatic, C=O; C-C; C=C and C-O, meanwhile the degree of crystallinity from activated carbon formed are ranged 11,34-30,78% with 5-9 μm of pore size. …”
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When do science recommendations stop being effective? The case of the sprawl of diesel electricity generators in Beirut. by Mohammad Al Hallak, Abdul Aziz Kurdieh, Amira Yassine, Rachel El Hage, Najat Saliba

“…To investigate the effect of the crisis on the levels of 16 EPA particle bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PPAHs), an annual comparative analysis of three locations within Beirut started in 2022 and ended in 2023. …”
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