Spatio-temporal changes of water quality variables in a highly disturbed river by Z. Abdollahi, A. Kavian, S.H.R. Sadeghi

“…Many rivers in developing countries are unhealthy because they contain harmful physical, chemical and biological agents. Zanjanrud River, located in Zanjan Province, Iran, where recently faced human intervention needs a regular monitoring from upstream to downstream for sustainable management. …”
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Profile of Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL), Skin Hydration, and Skin Acidity (pH) in Indonesian Batik Workers by Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa, null Damayanti, Sylvia Anggraeni, Menul Ayu Umborowati, Sri Awalia Febriana, Katharina Oginawati, Ikeu Tanziha

“…Chemical substances used during batik processing may affect the physiological function of the batik worker’s skin barrier. …”
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Heterologous Expression and Adaptive Evolution of ε-Poly-lysine Synthase Gene in <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i> by Long Pan, Yihang Chen, Aimei Liao, Yinchen Hou, Jihong Huang

“…The recombinant <i>C. glutamicum</i> constructed in this study can significantly shorten the fermentation cycle, reduce bacterial volume and the synthesis of secondary metabolites, which is beneficial for the separation and purification of products, thereby further reducing the production cost of ε-PL and accelerating the process of replacing chemical food preservatives with natural food preservatives.…”
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Polymer-Free Electrospinning of β-Cyclodextrin–Oligolactide for Magnolol and Honokiol Pharmaceutical Formulations by Diana-Andreea Blaj, Catalina A. Peptu, Mihaela Balan-Porcarasu, Cristian Peptu, Cristina Gabriela Tuchilus, Lacramioara Ochiuz

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Graded Carrier Concentration Absorber Profile for High Efficiency CIGS Solar Cells by Antonino Parisi, Riccardo Pernice, Vincenzo Rocca, Luciano Curcio, Salvatore Stivala, Alfonso C. Cino, Giovanni Cipriani, Vincenzo Di Dio, Giuseppe Ricco Galluzzo, Rosario Miceli, Alessandro C. Busacca

“…By means of simulations, we have studied the variation of relevant physical and chemical parameters—characteristic of such devices—with changing energy gap and doping density of the absorber layer. …”
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Investigation of Low-Cost Surface Processing Techniques for Large-Size Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Yuang-Tung Cheng, Jyh-Jier Ho, William J. Lee, Song-Yeu Tsai, Yung-An Lu, Jia-Jhe Liou, Shun-Hsyung Chang, Kang L. Wang

“…In this work, industrial-type mc-Si solar cells with area of 125×125 mm2 were acid etched to produce simultaneously POCl3 emitters and silicon nitride deposition by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposited (PECVD). The study of surface morphology and reflectivity of different mc-Si etched surfaces has also been discussed in this research. …”
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Harnessing the synergy of Urochloa brizantha and Amazonian Dark Earth microbiomes for enhanced pasture recovery by Anderson Santos de Freitas, Luís Felipe Guandalin Zagatto, Gabriel Silvestre Rocha, Franciele Muchalak, Guilherme Lucio Martins, Solange dos Santos Silva-Zagatto, Rogério Eiji Hanada, Aleksander Westphal Muniz, Siu Mui Tsai

“…We conducted a comprehensive plant succession experiment in the greenhouse, utilizing vase soil samples for next-generation sequencing of 16 S rDNA, enzymatic activity assays, and soil chemical properties analysis. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to understand better the prokaryotic interactions within soil environments influenced by ADEs and U. brizantha roots, including differential abundance, diversity, and network analyses. …”
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INFORMACINIS GENOMAS, INDIVIDO IR POPULIACIJOS GENOMAI by Jonas Rubikas

“…It is necessary to distinguish two concepts: DNA molecule (or its fragment) as a chemical substance and DNA molecule as a carrier of genetic information. …”
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Detection of damage caused by Nezara viridula on soybean using novel imaging approaches based on computed tomography and image color analysis by Szilvia Gibicsár, Tamás Donkó, Dániel Fajtai, Sándor Keszthelyi

“…The achieved data derived from our external and internal imaging approaches contribute to a better understanding of the internal chemical processes, and CT analysis helps to understand the alteration trends of the hidden structure of seeds caused by a pest. …”
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Hydrogeochemistry, Geothermometry, and Genesis of the Hot Springs in the Simao Basin in Southwestern China by Yuqi Zhang, Xun Zhou, Haisheng Liu, Mingxiao Yu, Kuo Hai, Mengru Tan, Dongxue Huo

“…Incongruent dissolution is the dominant process affecting the chemical compositions of the spring waters. The hydrochemical constituents of the hot springs in the metamorphic rocks, carbonate rocks, and red beds are influenced by the weathering of albite and the dissolution of carbonate, gypsum, anhydrite, and halite. …”
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Comparative Study of Mortars Made with Sands of Different Geological Origin by Tchedele Langollo Yannick, Bilkissou Alim, Njoya Mfokou Abdou Nasser, Oumar Ali Taïga, Njoya Moussa Jalil, Belinga Essama Boum Raphael, Mache Jacques Richard

“…These are the “Sanaga” sand from the Sanaga River, the “Wouri” sand from the Wouri River, the Nyambaka basalt sand, the Meiganga granite sand, and the Leboudi gneiss sand. The physical, chemical, and mineralogical features of these sands were used to characterize and classify them. …”
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Jamun Seed: A Review on Bioactive Constituents, Nutritional Value and Health Benefits by Yamini Tak, Manpreet Kaur, Mool C. Jain, Mahesh Kumar Samota, Nirmal Kumar Meena, Gurpreet Kaur, Rajendra Kumar, Daisy Sharma, José M. Lorenzo, Ryszard Amarowicz

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The Interplay of Surface Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Conditions That Affect the Surface Release Processes and Particle Environment of Mercury by Peter Wurz, Noah Jäggi, André Galli, Audrey Vorburger, Deborah Domingue, Paul S. Szabo, Johannes Benkhoff, Océane Barraud, Daniel Wolf Savin

“…These drivers also cause space weathering of the surface, resulting in significant physical and chemical alterations in the regolith, ranging from the very surface to depths up to one meter. …”
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Effects of different drying methods on phenolic components and in vitro hypoglycemic activities of pulp extracts from two Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.) cultivars by Zhe Liu, Jiagan Zhang, Shengmin Lu, Weimin Tang, Yibin Zhou, Siew Young Quek

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Biochemical and Histopathological Studies of Key Tissues in Healthy Male Wistar Rats Fed on African Yam Bean Seed and Tuber Meals by Omena Bernard Ojuederie, John Adebayo Ajiboye, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

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Bacterial reduction in river water using nanocellulose membrane from pineapple biomass with ferrous-ferric oxide reinforcement by D. Syukri, H. Suryanto, F. Kurniawan, P.D. Hari, R.M. Fiana, . Rini

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Constructing a nanocellulose membrane from biomass waste can lessen harmful environmental effects owing to its ability to absorb chemical and microbiological impurities. Therefore, nanocellulose membranes with magnetic properties were developed as a powerful apparatus for reducing microbials and dyes in water.METHODS: In this study, bacterial cellulose acetate-based nanocomposite membrane with ferrous-ferric oxide nanoparticle reinforcement was produced from pineapple peel biowaste extract through fermentation and esterification. …”
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Effect of intramuscular fat level on carcass composition, physicochemical characteristics, texture, and microstructure of breast muscle of broiler chickens by Dariusz Kokoszyński, Karol Włodarczyk, Joanna Żochowska-Kujawska, Marek Kotowicz, Marcin Wegner, Kamil Stęczny, Dorota Cygan-Szczegielniak

“…After the carcasses were dissected, m. pectoralis major was sampled to determine their basic chemical composition, physicochemical and sensory characteristics, texture, and microstructural characteristics. …”
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Valorization of Oil Cakes in Two-Pot Lactone Biosynthesis Process by Jolanta Małajowicz, Agata Fabiszewska, Bartłomiej Zieniuk, Joanna Bryś, Mariola Kozłowska, Katarzyna Marciniak-Lukasiak

“…Oil cakes are biomass wastes created by pressing oil from oilseeds. Their chemical composition (including high fat or protein content, a favorable fatty acid profile, and a high proportion of unsaturated acids) makes them valuable raw materials not only in animal feeding but are increasingly gaining popularity in biotechnological processes. …”
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Aroma profile of two commercial truffle species from Yunnan and Sichuan, China: inter- and intraspecific variability and shared key compounds by Bin Lu, Jesús Perez-Moreno, Fengming Zhang, Andrea C. Rinaldi, Fuqiang Yu

“…Overall, 76 VOCs were identified, belonging to different chemical classes, i.e. alcohols and phenols, aldehydes and ketones, benzenes and methoxy compounds, hydrocarbons and amines. …”
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Co-inoculation of Trichoderma viride with Azospirillum brasilense could suppress the development of Harpophora maydis-infected maize in Egypt by Rasha M. Elmeihy, Omar A. Hewedy, Maryam S. Alhumaidi, Khadijah A. Altammar, Eman O. Hassan, Samah A. El-Debaiky

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to control LWD of maize using an alternative approach to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. A combination of Trichoderma viride, a fungal biocontrol agent, and Azospirillum brasilense, a bacterial endophytic plant growth promoter, was applied in vitro and in planta. …”
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