Evaluating the effect of biochar rate and combination with fertilizer on the dynamics of soil nitrogen supply in tea plantation by Bangwei Zhang, Cenwei Liu, Qiang Li, Jing Ye, Yi Lin, Yixiang Wang, David L. Burton

“…The window for maximizing the effectiveness of inorganic fertilizers applied during the summer months in tea plantations could only be 2–4 weeks. …”
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Microbial community differentiation in vent chimneys of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field reflects habitat heterogeneity by Osama M. Alian, William J. Brazelton, Karmina A. Aquino, Katrina I. Twing, H. Lizethe Pendleton, Gretchen Früh-Green, Susan Q. Lang, Matthew O. Schrenk, Matthew O. Schrenk

“…Microbial communities within LCHF have been studied for insights into their functional adaptations to the warm, alkaline, and dissolved inorganic carbon-limited environment. Metagenomic and mineralogical data collected during a recent expedition to Lost City were analyzed to delineate associations between microbial populations and physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the chimneys. …”
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Evaluation of Individual Cardiovascular Risk in Pre-Dialysis CKD Patients by Using the Ratio of Calcium–Phosphorus Product to Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (Ca × P/eGFR) by Krasimir Kostov, Tatyana Simeonova, Borislav Ignatov, Tsvetelina Eftimova

“…Biochemical parameters, including serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphate (Pi), parathyroid hormone (PTH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Ca × P, eGFR, and the Ca × P/eGFR ratio, were measured and calculated. …”
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Diversity and Plant Growth-Promoting Properties of <i>Rhodiola rosea</i> Root Endophytic Bacteria by Inga Tamošiūnė, Muhammad Fahad Hakim, Odeta Buzaitė, Vidmantas Stanys, Jurgita Vinskienė, Elena Andriūnaitė, Danas Baniulis

“…Screening for functional genes related to the nitrogen cycle, phosphorus mineralisation or dissolution, and traits associated with nitrogen fixation (56% of isolates), siderophore production (40%), inorganic phosphorus solubilisation (30%), and production of indole-related compounds (51%) led to the classification of the isolates into 16 distinct clusters. …”
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Safety of Drinking Water from Primary Water Sources and Implications for the General Public in Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Sarah, Namubiru, Roland, Kamugisha, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Fred, Ssempijja, Alfred, Omachonu Okpanachi, Hellen, Wambui Kinyi, Jovile Kasande, Atusiimirwe, Dickson Stuart, Tayebwa, Joy, Suubo, Edgar Mario, Fernandez, Nathan, Nshakira, Andrew, Tamale

“…,e study aimed at determining concentrations of inorganic compounds, estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index (HI), incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR), and identify safe drinking water source sources in Southwestern Uganda. …”
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Phenolic Compounds from Water-Ethanol Extracts of Tetrapleura tetraptera Produced in Cameroon, as Potential Protectors against In Vivo CCl4-Induced Liver Injuries by Peter William Kemewele Saague, Bruno Moukette Moukette, Jacques Romain Njimou, Prosper Cabral Nya Biapa, Francine Nzufo Tankeu, Vicky Joseline Ama Moor, Constant Anatole Pieme, Jeanne Yonkeu Ngogang

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Blood Meal Utilization as Organic Fe Source for Polka Dot Grouper Cromileptes altivelis Growth Performance by Mia Setiawati, P. Purnama, I. Mokoginta

“… This experiment was designed to examine the use of spray dried cell blood meal as organic Fe source in polka dot grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) feed to substitute inorganic Ferosulphate (FeSO4.7H2O). Two treatments were applied, one with FeSO4.7H2O as Fe source and the other with 6% blood meal. …”
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Pharmacometabolomics Enables Real-World Drug Metabolism Sciences by Fleur B. Nijdam, Marieke A. J. Hof, Hans Blokzijl, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Eelko Hak, Gérard Hopfgartner, Frank Klont, on behalf of the TransplantLines Investigators

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Antimicrobial assesment of aroylhydrazone derivatives in vitro by Polović Saša, Bilić Vanja Ljoljić, Budimir Ana, Kontrec Darko, Galić Nives, Kosalec Ivan

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Cetacean feeding modelling using machine learning: A case study of the Central-Eastern Mediterranean Sea by Carla Cherubini, Giulia Cipriano, Leonardo Saccotelli, Giovanni Dimauro, Giovanni Coppini, Roberto Carlucci, Carmelo Fanizza, Rosalia Maglietta

“…Multiple subsets of environmental predictors—physiographic, physical, inorganic, and bio-chemical—were employed to develop and evaluate ML models tailored to feeding prediction. …”
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Fire-driven disruptions of global soil biochemical relationships by Guiyao Zhou, Nico Eisenhauer, Zhenggang Du, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Kaiyan Zhai, Miguel Berdugo, Huimin Duan, Han Wu, Shengen Liu, Daniel Revillini, Tadeo Sáez-Sandino, Hua Chai, Xuhui Zhou, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo

“…Fire generally decreases soil C, has non-significant impacts on total N, while it increases the contents of inorganic N and P, with some effects persisting for decades. …”
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A Realistic Approach to Calculating the Nitrogen Use Efficiency Index in Cereals with Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) as an Example by Witold Grzebisz, Jarosław Potarzycki

“…The NUE feedback phenomenon as found in this study is a crucial condition for the effective depletion of the inorganic N pool during the grain filling period of winter wheat. …”
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Temporospatial Variation, Chemical Composition, and Source Resolution of PM2.5 in the Southeastern Taiwan Island by Chung-Shin Yuan, Jun-Hao Ceng, Po-Hsuan Yen, Kuan-Chen Chiang, Yu-Lun Tseng, Kwok-Wai Wong, Ming-Shiou Jeng

“…In terms of chemical composition of PM2.5, secondary inorganic aerosols (SIAs = NO3 −, SO42–, and NH4+) (56.7–67.2%) were the dominant component of water-soluble ions (WSIs) in PM2.5, while crustal elements (Mg, Al, Ca, Fe, and K) (44.0–61.2%) dominated the metallic contents in PM2.5. …”
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The extensive cultivation of Pyropia haitanensis along the coastal areas influences the ecological dynamics of nearby intertidal mudflat pond water by Peihao Liu, Qijun Luo, Shanshan Zhu, Juanjuan Chen, Rui Yang, Tingting Niu, Tiegan Wang, Peng Zhang, Haimin Chen

“…The dynamic diversity patterns and structure of microbial communities were determined by 16S and 18S rRNA sequencing, and the environmental factors were measured.ResultsIn the offshore aquaculture area, the cultivation of P. haitanensis increased the dissolved oxygen and pH, decreased inorganic nutrients, reduced the alpha diversity of bacteria, established the dominance of Proteobacteria, but did not influence the composition of microeukaryotes. …”
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Growth of off-flavours-caused phytoplankton in milkfish culture fertilized with different N:P by Rahmadi Azis, Ridwan Affandi, Kukuh Nirmala, Triheru Prihadi

“…ABSTRACT   Milkfish culture in ponds currently use inorganic fertilizers for growing phytoplankton. Giving of urea and SP (superphosphate) too much in the pond environment will cause eutrophication and often cause fish smell of mud (off-flavours). …”
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Chemical Composition Characteristics and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Ceramic Industrial Base during Winter by Xiang Tu, Xiaozhen Fang, Hansun Fang, Changlin Ye, Zugen Liu, Xuehui Jia, Dan He, Jinliang Wang, Hong Huang, Changwei Zou, Chenglong Yu

“…The major chemical components in PM2.5 were analyzed, including carbonaceous aerosols, water-soluble ions, and inorganic elements. The chemical mass balance (CMB) model, backward trajectory method and potential source contribution function model, etc. were used to track and identify possible sources and contributions in the formation of the PM2.5. …”
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Studies on the Removal of Cadmium Toxic Metal Ions by Natural Clays from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption Process by Rajaa Bassam, Achraf El hallaoui, Marouane El Alouani, Maissara Jabrane, El Hassan El Khattabi, Malika Tridane, Said Belaaouad

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Multiple Controls on the Accumulation of Organic-Rich Sediments in the Besa River Formation of Liard Basin, British Columbia, Canada by Jiyoung Choi, Hyun Suk Lee, Yuri Kim, Omid H. Ardakani, Sung Kyung Hong

“…The studied core intervals were divided into five chemostratigraphic units based on organic and inorganic geochemical proxies. The highest total organic carbon (TOC) content (up to 13 wt.%) was identified in the upper part of the Patry member (Unit III) within the Liard Basin. …”
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Electrochemical Sensors Based on Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Voltammetric Ascorbic Acid Tests by Natalia V. Ivanova, Elizaveta A. Martynova, Anna I. Vershinina, Maksim V. Lomakin, Galina O. Eremeeva, Olesya R. Gordaya, Sergey D. Shandakov

“…The method was optimized to involve air annealing at 300–320°C and a treatment with strong inorganic acids, i.e., HCl, HNO3 + H2 SO4 . The voltammetric curves recording included background electrolyte, scan rate, and preconditioning. …”
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Dye-based fluorescent organic nanoparticles made from polar and polarizable chromophores for bioimaging purposes: a bottom-up approach by Daniel, Jonathan, Dal Pra, Ophélie, Kurek, Eleonore, Grazon, Chloé, Blanchard-Desce, Mireille

“…In the last decades, inorganic nanoparticles have attracted growing attention in the field of nanophotonics, especially for bioimaging purposes. …”
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