Enhanced Tolerance to Antifungals as a General Feature of Rho⁻ Mutants in Yeast Species: Implications to Positive Selection of Respiratory Deficiency by Zachary Johnson, Farhan Nadim, Mikhajlo K. Zubko

“…Strains without mtDNA (known as rho⁻ mutants or petite mutants) are respiration-deficient and require fermentable carbon sources (such as glucose) for their metabolism. …”
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Derivatization of Levoglucosan for Compound-Specific δ13C Analysis by Gas Chromatography/Combustion/Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry by Dongling Zhang, Swe Swe Aung, Yong Han, Yanlin Zhang, Yingjun Chen, Hongli Li, Feifei Yu, Yangjun Wang, Jialiang Feng, Wu Wang

“…In order to introduce a minimum number of carbon atoms, based on the stereostructure of levoglucosan, a two-step derivatization method with methylboronic acid and MSTFA was developed and carefully optimized. …”
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Microbiological And Physicochemical Analyses Of Oil Contaminated Soil From Major Motor Mechanic Workshops In Benin City Metropolis,Edo State, Nigeria by FO Ekhaise, J Nkwelle

“…The ability of microorganisms to utilize used oil in contaminated soil from some selected major mechanic workshops in Benin City metropolis as sole source of carbon and energy was studied. Soil samples collected from the three major mechanic workshops at Igun, Evbareke and Uwelu Quarters in Benin City were analyzed for the microbiological and physicochemical qualities using the basic microbiological methods. …”
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The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China by Ran Lyu, Meng Yuan, Xiao Fu, Mingfang Tang, Laiye Qu, Zheng Yin, Gang Wu

“…The results from 2005 to 2020 indicated a decrease in carbon storage and an increase in carbon emissions. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Conservation Agriculture Integrated with Various Land Management Practices on Vertisol Productivity in Highlands of Ethiopia by Getacher Kassa Mitiku, Ayele Desalegn Woldemariam, Tilahun Getachew Abebe, Kebede Bekele Atilaw, Temesgen Yilma, Lisanu Getaneh

“…The soil property data imply that PRB+NT+M, Flat+NT, and Flat+NT+M improved the total nitrogen, soil pH, organic carbon, moisture holding capacity, and extractable potassium. …”
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Balanced operation strategies of district heating systems based on dynamic hydraulic-thermal modeling by Xiaojie Lin, Ning Zhang, Zheng Luo, Encheng Feng, Wei Zhong

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Commissioning and analysis of new desulfurization wastewater treatment system in a coal-fired power plant by LIU Guidong, HU Yangyang, WANG Jing, CHEN Yang, WANG Zhiyong, DANG Yulu, XU Hao

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Sandwich‐Structured Fluorinated Polyimide Aerogel/Paraffin Phase‐Change Composites Simultaneously Enables Gradient Thermal Protection and Electromagnetic Wave Transmission by Tao Shi, Jianwei Jing, Zhiqiang Qian, Gaojie Wu, Guofeng Tian, Huan Liu, Xiaodong Wang

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Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida: families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) by Nastaran Tofangsazie, Steven P. Arthurs, Robin M. Giblin-Davis

“…They occur naturally in soil environments and locate their host in response to carbon dioxide, vibration, and other chemical cues. …”
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Consuming local vegetables from our local growers by Qingren Wang, Edward A. Evans, Margie Pikarsky, Teresa Olczyk

“… In recent years, consumers increasingly are seeking out locally grown foods, due to concern for freshness, food safety, and the carbon footprint associated with food sourced from distant places. …”
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Concepts, History, Principles, and Application of Germplasm Cryopreservation Technology by Huiping Yang, Terrence R. Tiersch

“…Cryopreservation refers to the preservation of biological materials at extremely low temperatures, typically using solid carbon dioxide at -80°C or liquid nitrogen at -196°C for freezing, and cryogenic storage in perpetuity. …”
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Environment Parameters Control Based on Wireless Sensor Network in Livestock Buildings by Yu Zhang, Qiyu Chen, Guanting Liu, Weizheng Shen, Guanlin Wang

“…Temperature, humidity, light, carbon dioxide concentration, ammonia concentration, and hydrogen sulfide concentration can be monitored in real time by this method. …”
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‘On board’ deep-sea mining. An ocean-based perspective by Marta Gentilucci

“…Today, the extraction of minerals from the seabed is increasingly seen as the new frontier in the push to transition to a “low-carbon economy” that requires larger quantities of metals. …”
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Photochemical Properties of Precipitated Titania Aerosol Produced by Powdering of Crystal Rutile under Ambient Air by Valery Zakharenko, Alexey Filimonov

“…It is shown that the quantum yields of oxygen photoadsorption and carbon dioxide photodesorption on TiO2 are significantly higher under illumination by quanta with energy from the surface absorption region of TiO2 when it is not produced by the traditional way, but from the rutile crystal. …”
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Adsorption of HCN onto Copper@Copper-Oxide Core–Shell Nanoparticle Systems by Septimus H. Liang, Shiliang Wang, David B. Pedersen

“…Copper compounds are widely used as impregnants that enhance the removal of HCN by carbon-based filter media. The reaction mechanism involved is poorly understood. …”
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NUMERICAL MODELING OF DYNAMICS OF THE CROSS STRESSES CHANGE ALONG THE LENGTH OF ROUND INGOT IN MNLZ-3 by A. N. Chichko, V. A. Matochkin, D. V. Kukuj, A. V. Demin, G. I. Chichko

“…The dynamics of the thermal stresses along the length of ingot of circular section with diameter 160 mm and 240 mm of low-carbon steel St20 is established by means of computer modeling.…”
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On the mechanism of graphitizing inoculation of cast irons by E. I. Marukovich, V. J. Stetsenko

“…It consists in coagulation of graphite lyosol into supercritically sized nucleuses with their following growth in conditions of increased carbon activity at silicium dissolution. It is shown that the main and direct role in the graphite nucleation process belongs to the elements — active dioxidizing and desulfurizing agents. …”
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Estimating degradation of strength of neat PEEK and PEEK-CF laminates under cyclic loading by mechanical hysteresis loops by Alexey Bogdanov, Alexander Eremin, Mikhail Burkov, Sergey Panin, Pavel Lyubutin

“…A DIC-based method was employed for assessing the fatigue induced degradation of mechanical properties of neat polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and its laminated composite reinforced with unidirectional carbon fibers. Its operation principle is based on the remote measurement and calculation of the maximum and minimum strains in a cycle, as well as both dynamic and secant moduli estimated from mechanical hysteresis loops. …”
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TOWARDS THE CONCEPT OF GLOBULAR PEARLITE by A. G. Anisovich, M. K. Stepankova, A. A. Andrushevich

“…The need of concept binding of globular pearlite to specific grain with 0.8% carbon content is explained with the assistance of exemplary data obtained at the present metallographic equipment. …”
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Ocean Acidification: pH Variability Across Space and Time by Lisa Krimsky, Joseph Henry, Joshua Patterson

“… The absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide by the oceans has changed the chemical properties of seawater and made it more acidic all over the world. …”
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