UV-C light irradiation effects on two rose cultivars infected with Botrytis cinerea by Eduardo Espejel-Maycotte, Ma de Lourdes Arevalo-Galarza, Jose Alfredo Carrillo-Salazar, José Refugio Lomelí-Flores, Victoria Ayala-Escobar, Luis Francisco Salomé-Abarca

“….: Fr) is one of the most important diseases that cause great economic losses in cut roses. Chemical fungicides are widely used for disease management. …”
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SiO2-TiO2 Films Supported on Ignimbrite by Spray Coating for the Photocatalytic Degradation of NOx Gas and Methyl Orange Dye by Daily Maria Magdalena Gallegos Florez, Rivalino Benicio Guzman Ale, Albeniz Ferdinand Huaracallo Idme, Luis Antonio Lazo Alarcon, Edgar Apaza Huallpa, Yolanda Castro, Pierre Giovanny Ramos Apestegui, Juan Martin Rodriguez Rodriguez

“…The films were deposited onto ignimbrite rock and divided into two groups according to the number of SiO2 layers applied, 10 and 15 layers of SiO2 and 5 layers of TiO2 for each group. The morphology and chemical composition of the synthesized samples were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), which reveal the successful SiO2-TiO2 coating on ignimbrite. …”
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Spectroscopic Investigations and DFT Calculations on 3-(Diacetylamino)-2-ethyl-3H-quinazolin-4-one by Yusuf Sert, Fatih Ucun, Gamal A. El-Hiti, Keith Smith, Amany S. Hegazy

“…Both the theoretical vibrational frequencies and the optimized geometric parameters such as bond lengths and bond angles have for the first time been calculated using density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP and DFT/M06-2X) quantum chemical methods with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set using Gaussian 03 software. …”
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Rapid Detection of Pesticide Residues in Chinese Herbal Medicines by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Partial Least Squares Regression by Tianming Yang, Rong Zhou, Du Jiang, Haiyan Fu, Rui Su, Yangxi Liu, Hanbo Su

“…In conclusion, FT-IR spectroscopy in combination with PLSR has been demonstrated for its application in rapid screening and quantitative analysis of multipesticide residues in Chinese herbal medicines without physical or chemical separation pretreatment step and any spectral processing, which also implies other potential applications such as food and drug safety, herbal plants quality, and environmental evaluation, due to its advantages of nontoxic and nondestructive analysis.…”
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Effects of Industrial Wastewater on Water Quality Tigris River at Baghdad Using (GIS) Technique by Sahar Isam Wadeea, Rana Mozahim Hamdoon, Mudhaffar Sadiq Al-Zuhairy

“…Five water quality parameters were considered, those are Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Sulfate (SO4), Phosphate (PO4), and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) for the period (2020 to 2021).  …”
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Refined Source Apportionment of Atmospheric PM2.5 in a Typical City in Northwest China by Yiting Wang, Yong Zhang, Xia Li, Junji Cao

“…Organic carbon (18.2%), nitrate (17.0%), and sulfate (13.1%) were the main chemical components of PM2.5. A refined statistical assessment of sources was conducted using the CAS-HERM receptor model, and it showed that primary sources accounted for ~58.5% of the PM2.5 annual mass, of which dust accounted for 23.3% (road, construction, and soil dust accounted for 11.4%, 8.0% and 3.9%, respectively) while motor vehicles contributed 10.1% (diesels 8.7% and gasoline vehicles 1.4%). …”
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A basic study on tree growth and landscape greening in Coastal Urban areas: The case of Hakata port in Fukuoka City, Japan by Maoko Yoshino, Kazuo Asahiro

“…Therefore, further analysis using more detailed physical and chemical surveys, wind conditions, and human use data is needed. …”
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Groundwater Quality Assessment in a Karst Coastal Region of the West Aurunci Mountains (Central Italy) by Giuseppe Sappa, Silvia Iacurto, Flavia Ferranti, Francesco M. De Filippi

“…Seawater intrusion, probably affecting the chemical composition of well water samples, was studied using ionic ratios, graphical approaches, and specific indices, such as the BEX index. …”
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Receptor Model Source Apportionment of Nonmethane Hydrocarbons in Mexico City by V. Mugica, J. Watson, E. Vega, E. Reyes, M.E. Ruiz, J. Chow

“…Food cooking source profiles were also determined for chemical mass balance receptor model application. Initial source contribution estimates were carried out to determine the adequate combination of source profiles and fitting species. …”
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Waste Tire Particles and Gamma Radiation as Modifiers of the Mechanical Properties of Concrete by Eduardo Sadot Herrera-Sosa, Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera, Carlos Barrera-Díaz, Epifanio Cruz-Zaragoza

“…A novel methodology for solving such problems is based on use of ionizing radiation, which has proven to be a good tool for improvement on physical and chemical properties of several materials including polymers, ceramics, and composites. …”
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Cross-talk-free, high extinction ratio, and ultra-compact all‑optical 4 × 2 encoder using graphene-based plasmonic waveguides by Saima Kanwal, Mohammed R. Saeed, Faris K. AL-Shammri, Mir Hamid Rezaei

“…The effect of geometric parameters and chemical potential of the graphene sheet changes on the suggested waveguide’s waveguiding behavior is meticulously investigated using the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D-FDTD) method. …”
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Evaluation of Rheological Parameters of Slag-Based Paste Backfill with Superplasticizer by Zhonghui Zhang, Yuanhui Li, Lei Ren, Zhenbang Guo, Haiqiang Jiang, Na Liu

“…Increasing the solid content can increase the strength of CPB, but it will lead to a decrease in its fluidity. As a chemical admixture that can improve CPB slurry fluidity, superplasticizer is gaining increased interest in the field of CPB. …”
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Endophytic Bacillus bacteria with RNase activity in the resistance of potato plants to viruses by G. F. Burkhanova, A. V. Sorokan, E. A. Cherepanova, E. R. Sarvarova, R. M. Khairullin, I. V. Maksimov

“…Currently, viruses cannot be controlled with chemical pesticides, since known antiviral compounds are teratogenic and hazardous to people’s health. …”
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In Vitro Degradation of PHB/Bacterial Cellulose Biocomposite Scaffolds by Maria Râpă, Cătălin Zaharia, Paul Octavian Stănescu, Angela Cășărică, Ecaterina Matei, Andra Mihaela Predescu, Mircea Cristian Pantilimon, Ruxandra Vidu, Cristian Predescu, Horia Cioflan

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Impact of frequent ARID1A mutations on protein stability provides insights into cancer pathogenesis by Rajen K. Goutam, Gangtong Huang, Exequiel Medina, Feng Ding, William J. Edenfield, Hugo Sanabria

“…By combining computational stability from web server tools, the structural dynamics from replica exchange discrete molecular simulation (rexDMD), and thermal and chemical denaturation experiments, we found that the R1020S mutation severely decreases structural stability, making it the most impactful, while M1022K has minimal effect, and others lie in between. …”
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Significance of solar radiation and viscous dissipation on oscillatory and steady convective heat transfer around buoyancy-driven sphere using FDM scheme by Alanoud Alsuhaymi, Musaad S. Aldhabani

“…Thermal radiation is used in the development of nuclear reactors, fire propagation, jet motion, chemical manufacturing, missile engine power, rockets, ships, space exploration, supersonic weapons, and gasoline turbines. …”
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Flash Pyrolysis Experiment on Albizia odoratissima Biomass under Different Operating Conditions: A Comparative Study on Bio-Oil, Biochar, and Noncondensable Gas Products by C. Sowmya Dhanalakshmi, S. Kaliappan, H. Mohammed Ali, S. Sekar, Melvin Victor Depoures, Pravin P. Patil, Baskara Sethupathy Subbaiah, S. Socrates, Habtewolde Ababu Birhanu

“…The heating value of the bio-oil and biochar was identified as 18.15 and 23.47 MJ/kg, respectively. The chemical analysis of the bio-oil showed that the oil is a mixture of phenol and oxygenated elements. …”
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Proposed guidelines to implement flexible-plastic circular economy business models in Colombia by Nicolás Ramiro Orrego-Bustamante, Amalia Alejandra Báez-Niño, Darling Perea-Cabarcas, Henry Adolfo Lambis-Miranda

“…[Results]: The findings indicate that improving eco-efficiency requires the integration of physical and chemical recycling processes to achieve cost reductions. …”
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Catalytic Ozonation of Phenolic Wastewater: Identification and Toxicity of Intermediates by Mahdi Farzadkia, Yousef Dadban Shahamat, Simin Nasseri, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Mitra Gholami, Ali Shahryari

“…Thus, COP was able to effectively remove the toxicity of intermediates which were formed during the chemical oxidation of phenolic wastewaters.…”
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Socio-Economic Requirements as a Fundament of Innovation in Food Packaging by Agnieszka Cholewa-Wójcik, Agnieszka Kawecka, Carlo Ingrao, Valentina Siracusa

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