Monitoring of environmental gases and calf health in Italian Mediterranean buffalo herd by Simona Leonetti, Monica Ambrosio, Mirko Scamardella, Chiara Caso, Angelo Coletta

“…Overcrowding, poor ventilation, high temperatures, or improper management of animals can result in increased concentrations of environmental gases such as ammonia (NH3), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and hydrogen sulfide (H2 S), altered microclimate parameters, and worsened air quality. …”
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Economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture production at the crop level by A.Z. Bi, K.B. Umesh, B. Md Abdul, D. Sivakumar, P. Srikanth

“…Farmers can employ a variety of techniques, including as crop rotation, cover crops, agro forestry, organic farming, carbon sequestration and decreased tillage, which enhance soil health and lessen erosion, to preserve environmental sustainability. …”
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A compilation of surface inherent optical properties and phytoplankton pigment concentrations from the Atlantic Meridional Transect by T. M. Jordan, G. Dall'Olmo, G. Tilstone, R. J. W. Brewin, F. Nencioli, R. Airs, C. S. Thomas, L. Schlüter

“…<p>In situ measurements of particulate inherent optical properties (IOPs) – absorption (<span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i>_p(<i>λ</i>)</span>), scattering (<span class="inline-formula"><i>b</i>_p(<i>λ</i>)</span>), and beam attenuation (<span class="inline-formula"><i>c</i>_p(<i>λ</i>)</span>) – are crucial for the development of optical algorithms that retrieve biogeochemical quantities such as chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span>, particulate organic carbon (POC), and total suspended matter (TSM). Here we present a compilation of particulate absorption–attenuation spectrophotometric data measured underway on nine Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) cruises between 50° N and 50° S from 2009–2019. …”
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Tunning valence state of cobalt centers in Cu/Co-CoO1-x for significantly boosting water-gas shift reaction by Xing-Chi Li, Jun-Hao Wang, Tao-Tao Huang, Yang Hu, Xin Li, De-Jiu Wang, Wei-Wei Wang, Kai Xu, Chun-Jiang Jia, Hao Dong, Guangshe Li, Chen Li, Ya-Wen Zhang

“…Moreover, it also promotes the oxidation of *CO to *COOH and the desorption of the product CO2, reducing the carbon poisoning of the catalyst and thus increasing the reactivity. …”
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Hepatoprotection and Phytochemistry of the Vietnamese Herbs Cleome chelidonii and Cleome viscosa Stems by Nhat Minh Phan, Thi Hong Tuoi Do, Le Thanh Tuyen Nguyen, Trong Tuan Nguyen, Quoc Luan Ngo, Trong Duc Tran, Quan Hien Nguyen, Bui Linh Chi Huynh, Diep Xuan Ky Nguyen, Trong Dat Bui, Dinh Tri Mai, Tan Phat Nguyen

“…The study aims to determine the hepatoprotective effect of n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol extracts of the leaves and stems of two Cleome species against carbon tetrachloride- (CCl4-) induced liver toxicity both in vitro using human hepatoma (HepG2) cells and in vivo in rats as well as the hepatoprotective property of all isolated compounds on HepG2. …”
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Association of ambient air pollutants with blood physiological and biochemical indicators and systemic immune inflammation index in people living around Beijing: an analysis of air... by Bingqian DU, Zhiqiang REN, Peian CHEN, Zhenjun LI

“…ResultsSpearman correlation analysis showed that the concentrations of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO) were positively correlated with monocyte count (MO#), eosinophil count (EOS#), and red blood cell distribution width standard deviation (RDW-SD), and negatively correlated with mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and platelet crit (PCT) (all P < 0.05). …”
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Effects of rocky desertification on soil bacterial community in alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Shan Li, Shan Li, Huakun Zhou, Wenying Wang, Haze Ade, Haze Ade, Zhonghua Zhang, Li Ma, Zhen Wang, Qiang Zhang, Jingjing Wei, Jingjing Wei, Hongye Su, Hongye Su, Ruimin Qin, Ruimin Qin, Zhengchen Shi, Zhengchen Shi, Xue Hu, Xue Hu, Faliang Wu

“…At the same time as rocky desertification increased, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), alkali hydrolyzable nitrogen (AN), available phosphorus (AP), and available potassium (AK) decreased significantly, while soil pH, total phosphorus (TP); and total potassium (TK) increased. …”
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Dealing with Complexity – Knowledge, design, and management of the built environment by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…However, they provide an initial theoretical-practical framework on the topic, which will hopefully contribute to stimulating the scientific debate and inspire new research initiatives based on multiscalar approaches, capable of leveraging the potential of digital technologies to address the pressing challenges of contemporary times, including the global goals of climate and carbon neutrality. …”
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Development of a sustainable, green, and solar-powered filtration system for E. coli removal and greywater treatment by R. Abdallat, A.N. Bdour, A. Abu Haifa, F.F. Al-Rawash, L. Almakhadmeh, S. Hazaimeh

“…To address this issue, a four-stage, low-energy, green, and decentralized solar filtration system for greywater treatment has been developed, which uses natural materials available in Jordan and activated carbon to reduce organic and solids content and remove pathogens. …”
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Biosynthesis and activity of Zn-MnO nanocomposite in vitro with molecular docking studies against multidrug resistance bacteria and inflammatory activators by Samy Selim, Tarek M. Abdelghany, Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Mohammed K. Nagshabandi, Muyassar K. Tarabulsi, Mohammed Yagoub Mohammed Elamir, Asmaa A. Alharbi, Soad K. Al Jaouni

“…X-Ray diffraction assay appeared that the synthesized Zn-MnO nanocomposites contained two different components, MnO (JCPDS 81-2261) and ZnO (JCPDS 36-1451), while energy dispersive X-ray spectra confirmed the occurrence of manganese, zinc, oxygen, and carbon in Zn-MnO nanocomposites. Zn-MnO nanocomposites demonstrated excellent suppress effect versus the growth of various bacteria namely Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Salmonella typhi, and Klebsiella pneumoniae via agar well diffusion assays with inhibition areas of 36 ± 0.1, 25 ± 0.1, 27 ± 0.2, and 23 ± 0.2 mm, correspondingly. …”
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Degassing at the Volcanic/Geothermal System of Kos (Greece): Geochemical Characterization of the Released Gases and CO2 Output Estimation by Kyriaki Daskalopoulou, Antonina Lisa Gagliano, Sergio Calabrese, Lorenza Li Vigni, Manfredi Longo, Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos, Giovannella Pecoraino, Walter D’Alessandro

“…These areas are mainly characterized by the lack of vegetation and after long dry periods by the presence of sulfate salt efflorescence. Carbon dioxide is the prevailing gas species (ranging from 88 to 99%), while minor amounts of N2 (up to 7.5%) and CH4 (up to 2.1%) are also present. …”
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Implications of water management on methane emissions and grain yield in paddy rice: A case study under subtropical conditions in Brazil using the CSM-CERES-Rice model by Evandro H. Figueiredo Moura da Silva, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Kenneth J. Boote, Santiago Vianna Cuadra, Cheryl H. Porter, Walkyria Bueno Scivittaro, Silvio Steinmetz, Carlos E. Pellegrino Cerri

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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in dizygotic twin ovine fetuses are associated with discordant responses to antenatal steroid therapy by Erin L. Fee, Haruo Usuda, Sean W. D. Carter, Hideyuki Ikeda, Tsukasa Takahashi, Yuki Takahashi, Yusaku Kumagai, Michael W. Clarke, Demelza J. Ireland, John P. Newnham, Masatoshi Saito, Sebastian E. Illanes, Binny Priya Sesurajan, Liang Shen, Mahesh A. Choolani, Gokce Oguz, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Sara Ritchie, Andrew Ritchie, Alan H. Jobe, Matthew W. Kemp

“…Results ANS-exposed female fetuses had lower arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) values than male fetuses (76.5 ± 38.0 vs. 97.2 ± 42.5 mmHg), although the observed difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.1). …”
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Comparison of shortwave radiation dynamics between boreal forest and open peatland pairs in southern and northern Finland by O. Peräkylä, E. Rinne, E. Ezhova, A. Lintunen, A. Lintunen, A. Lohila, A. Lohila, J. Aalto, J. Aalto, M. Aurela, P. Kolari, M. Kulmala

“…At seasonally snow-covered high latitudes, this lowering of the albedo has been suggested to offset some or all of the climate cooling effect of the carbon stored by forests. We used long-term in situ measurements to study the albedo and shortwave radiation balance of two pairs of sites, each consisting of an open peatland and a forest. …”
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Microplastic analysis in soils: A comparative assessment by Stoyana Peneva, Quynh Nhu Phan Le, Davi R. Munhoz, Olivia Wrigley, Flora Wille, Heidi Doose, Crispin Halsall, Paula Harkes, Michael Sander, Melanie Braun, Wulf Amelung

“…Each technique was coupled with a specific extraction procedure and evaluated for three soils with different textures and organic carbon contents, amended with eight types of large MiPs (0.5–1 mm) – high- and low-density polyethylene (HDPE and LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyamide (PA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and a biodegradable mulch film product composed of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate/ polylactic acid (PBAT/ PLA). …”
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DFT study of co-doping effects on the electronic, optical, transport, and thermodynamic properties of (5,5) SWCNTs for photovoltaic and photonic applications by I.A. Tabet Djeudi, G.W. Ejuh, P.F. Bissi Nyandou, Oumaima Douass, A. Teyou Ngoupo, C.C. Fonkem, Y. Tadjouteu Assatse, R.A. Yossa Kamsi, J.M.B. Ndjaka, Bilel Mehnen

“…This study employed density functional theory (DFT) to explore the co-doping effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with boron, aluminum, and gallium. …”
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Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of soil respiration in a bare-soil Mediterranean olive grove by S. Aranda-Barranco, S. Aranda-Barranco, P. Serrano-Ortiz, P. Serrano-Ortiz, A. S. Kowalski, A. S. Kowalski, E. P. Sánchez-Cañete, E. P. Sánchez-Cañete

“…<p>Soil respiration (<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>_s</span>) is an important carbon flux in terrestrial ecosystems, and knowledge about this CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> release process and the drivers involved is a key topic in the context of global change. …”
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Effects of excessive body fat on colostrum lipid patterns: overweight/obese vs. normal weight mothers by Qian Liu, Yan Liu, Di Yang, Yanpin Liu, Yan Liu, Weicang Qiao, Juncai Hou, Yaling Wang, Minghui Zhang, Kai Yang, Xiaofei Fan, Ziqi Li, Junying Zhao, Lijun Chen

“…Further analysis of the fatty acid composition of TAGs revealed that elevated maternal body weight enhanced the concentration of TAGs containing saturated or n-6 fatty acids and shortened the carbon number of TAGs. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/arachidonic acid (AA)/choline-containing lipids, such as DHA-containing TAGs, AA/DHA-containing phosphatidylethanolamine, and choline-containing phospholipids, were present in higher levels in the colostrum of OW/OB mothers than NW mothers. …”
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A Wideband Chemical Survey of Massive Star-forming Regions at Subarcsecond Resolution with the Submillimeter Array by Charles J. Law, Qizhou Zhang, Arielle C. Frommer, Karin I. Öberg, Roberto Galván-Madrid, Eric Keto, Hauyu Baobab Liu, Paul T. P. Ho, Andrés F. Izquierdo, L. Ilsedore Cleeves

“…In particular, we find potential evidence of carbon grain sublimation in G28.20-0.05 and identify an elemental oxygen gradient and rich sulfur chemistry in G35.58-0.03. …”
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Identification of Plasma Absorbed Components of Qingxin Zishen Prescription by UPLC-Q-TOF MS by Yu HU, Juan SHANG, Xue-jiao LI, Yun-hua FENG, Kai-cheng XIE, Wei-feng YAO, Jian-dong ZOU, Yun CHEN, Su LU, Mei-juan XU

“…In total, forty prototypes from QZP are identified and inferred in the plasma samples, including 27 alkaloids, 9 iridoid glycosides, 2 flavonoid carbon glycosides, 1 phenolic acid and 1 fatty acid. …”
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