Radioactivity concentration of 14C in the air of 14C urea breath test rooms and the resulting internal dose to medical staff by Bei Yu, Fei Chen, Jing Cao, Dingxin Long

“…Methods: 14CO2 in air was absorbed from the air and turned into calcium carbonate through a chemical reaction. Then, calcium carbonate was prepared into a suspension in a low-potassium glass vial. …”
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Highly efficient and rapid removal of Congo red dye from textile wastewater using facile synthesized Mg/Ni/Al layered double hydroxide by Eslam A. Mohamed, Hend M. Ahmed, Amal A. Altalhi, Hamdan A. S. Al-Shamiri, Nabel A. Negm

“…The prepared compounds were chemically and structurally elucidated using FT-IR, XRD, SEM, BET, TG-DTA, and XPS characterization. …”
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Advances in Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Destruction (UTMD) for Breast Cancer Therapy by Wu Y, Liu Y, Wu H, Tong M, Du L, Ren S, Che Y

“…This technique can enhance chemical, genetic, immune, and anti-vascular therapies through its physical and biological effects. …”
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Burn by battery, the dangers of portable devices − A case report by Milly S. van de Warenburg, Sophie A. Riesmeijer, Stefan Hummelink, Dietmar J.O. Ulrich, Mariëlle L.A.W. Vehmeijer-Heeman

“…This case appears to be part of a growing trend of lithium battery-related accidents, which can lead to a combination of flame, chemical, electrical, and contact burns. Healthcare providers must be prepared to manage the distinctive and often complex nature of battery-related burn injuries, which may differ substantially from traditional thermal burns in terms of depth, severity, and the required treatment protocols.…”
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Physicochemical kinetics of rapid soil stabilization using calcium sulfoaluminate-based cements by Nicholas Benjamin Petersen, Ashish Bastola, Pavan Akula, John Rushing

“…Geochemical modeling is proposed to model the chemical kinetics and predict the formation of strength-enhancing products in the stabilized soil mixtures. …”
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The Effects of Urban Pollution on the “Gesù Nuovo” Façade (Naples, Italy): A Diagnostic Overview by Alessandro De Rosa, Paola Cennamo, Chiara Saltarelli, Giorgio Trojsi, Juri Rimauro, Maria Rosaria Vigorito, Elena Chianese

“…Preliminary diagnostics consisted of XRD and FTIR to analyse the composition of stone materials and inquire about previous restorations. The chemical characterization of black crusts was performed, using a diverse array of techniques, to highlight how different compounds are distributed along a vertical gradient and considering the proximity of specific sources of pollution (vehicle engine ignition, incense combustion, domestic heating products). …”
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Seasonal soil health dynamics in soy-wheat relay intercropping by Jennifer B. Thompson, Thomas F. Döring, Timothy M. Bowles, Steffen Kolb, Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura, Moritz Reckling

“…Using a field experiment in Eastern Germany, we studied the temporal dynamics of chemical, biological, and physical indicators of soil health in the topsoil over a year of cultivation to detect early effects of soy-wheat relay intercropping compared to sole cropping. …”
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The Effect of Variation in Solvent Concentration on Caffeine Content in Green Arabica Coffee Bean Extract (Coffea arabica) using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry by Nanda Tsalasani Zulfaidah, Endah Kurniawati, Gita Herdittya Putri, Fitria Widiani

“…Coffee beans contain various chemical compounds, one of which is caffeine. This study aims to determine the caffeine content with different solvent concentrations. …”
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An Intelligent Carbon-Based Prediction of Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Anwer Mustafa Hilal, Maha M. Althobaiti, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, Rana Alabdan, Manar Ahmed Hamza, Abdelwahed Motwakel, Mesfer Al Duhayyim, Noha Negm

“…Prediction of wastewater quality content which is presence of total nitrogen (T-N) and total phosphorous (T-P) elements, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical demand (BOD), and total suspended solids (TSS) is associated with eutrophication that should be prevented. …”
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The GeoTox Package: open-source software for connecting spatiotemporal exposure to individual and population-level risk by Kyle P. Messier, David M. Reif, Skylar W. Marvel

“…Abstract Background Comprehensive environmental risk characterization, encompassing physical, chemical, social, ecological, and lifestyle stressors, necessitates innovative approaches to handle the escalating complexity. …”
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Atomically thin high-entropy oxides via naked metal ion self-assembly for proton exchange membrane electrolysis by Tao Zhang, Qingyi Liu, Haoming Bao, Mingyue Wang, Nana Wang, Bao Zhang, Hong Jin Fan

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Analysis of the Physicochemical Burden of Oyo State Fish Pond, Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria by BB Babatunde, GN Woke

“…Results of the physico-chemical parameters showed most of the parameters were higher than the maximum permissible limits for surface waters and discharge of wastewaters into surface waters. …”
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Dissolution of Tunisian phosphate ore by a mixture of sulfuric and phosphoric acid: Kinetics study by means of differential reaction calorimetry by Lachkar-Zamouri Olfa, Brahim Khemaies, Bennour Faten, Khattech Ismail

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Review on life cycle analysis (LCA) studies of reusable plastic crates for fruit and vegetables by Si Gao, Juanjuan Yao, Xuchen Zhao, Pinqiao Ren, Mathias Gustavsson, Chunfei Wu

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Preconcentration of Trace Amounts of Pb(II) Ions without Any Chelating Agent by Using Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles prior to ETAAS Determination by S. Z. Mohammadi, T. Shamspur, M. A. Karimi, E. Naroui

“…This work investigates the potential of magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles as an adsorbent for separation and preconcentration of trace amounts of lead from water samples prior to electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) determination. No chemical modifier is required in graphite furnace. …”
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Stress induced experimental colitis by T. A. Stein, L. Keegan, L.-J. Auguste, B. Bailey, L. Wise

“…Stress induces chemical changes in the central nervous system which alters the biochemistry and physiology of the digestive tract. …”
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Controlled Engineering of Defects and Interfaces in Thermoelectric Materials With Atomic Layer Deposition by Gwang Min Park, Seunghyeok Lee, Tae Joo Park, Seung‐Hyub Baek, Jin‐Sang Kim, Seong Keun Kim

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Magnetic micro-protrusion arrays with wrinkled polypyrrole surfaces for enhancing the performance of flexible pressure sensors by Ruixue Sun, Jie Lu, Pei Li, Pingan Yang, Jianchun Jiang, Mengjie Shou, Changrong Liao

“…The sensor consists of a substrate with surface micro-protrusion arrays formed by magnetic materials and a wrinkled PPy sensitive layer polymerized by chemical deposition. The internal micro-capacitance model of the sensor at different pressures was constructed, and the effects of the distribution degree of magnetic particles and the aspect ratio of the micro-protrusion on the equivalent capacitance were discussed. …”
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Ultrafast emergence of ferromagnetism in antiferromagnetic FeRh in high magnetic fields by I. A. Dolgikh, T. G. H. Blank, A. G. Buzdakov, G. Li, K. H. Prabhakara, S. K. K. Patel, R. Medapalli, E. E. Fullerton, O. V. Koplak, J. H. Mentink, K. A. Zvezdin, A. K. Zvezdin, P. C. M. Christianen, A. V. Kimel

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Novel platinum nanoclusters (Pt NCs) induce mitochondrial apoptosis and damaging autophagy for the treatment of osteosarcoma—from the perspective of P53 mutation status in differen... by Jialin Wang, Haodi Yue, Xin Huang, Hongjian Liu, Mengjun Zhang

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