Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birth weight in Ethiopia: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Joanna Schellenberg, Charles Opondo, Tanya Marchant, Lars Åke Persson, Masresha Tessema, Atkure Defar, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Girum Taye, Senait Alemayehu, Elias Asfaw, Anene Tesfa, Bedasa Tessema, Kalkidan Zenebe

“…Introduction This programme effectiveness study responds to the need for evidence of the effect on birth weight of switching from iron-folic acid supplementation to multiple micronutrient supplementation as part of routine antenatal care in Ethiopia. …”
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Renal Anemia Control in Lithuania: Influence of Local Conditions and Local Guidelines by Edita Ziginskiene, Vytautas Kuzminskis, Kristina Petruliene, Ruta Vaiciuniene, Asta Stankuviene, Inga Arune Bumblyte

“…The history of renal anemia control in Lithuania was complicated; however, a significant improvement was achieved: 54.7% of hemodialysis patients reached the target hemoglobin; all patients have a possibility of treatment with epoetin and intravenous iron. The involuntary experiment with an intravenous iron occurred in Lithuania because of economic reasons and confirmed the significant role of intravenous iron in the management of renal anemia. …”
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Development of low-pressure polymeric membrane incorporated with powdered activated carbon and nanosilica for groundwater applications by Pei Ling Soo, Ling Yong Wong, Lai Peng Wong, Kin Yang Wong

“…Groundwater has become a vital alternate supply of freshwater, which has now frequently been contaminated with high iron and lead levels that are harmful to human health and agriculture. …”
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Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan by Tzu-Hsing Ko

“…Loupi and Pingchen soils would be the older lateritic soils because of the lower active iron ratio. For the iron minerals, the magnetic iron oxides such as major amounts of magnetite and maghemite were found for Tamshui and Tungwei lateritic soils, respectively. …”
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Mössbauer, XRD, and Complex Thermal Analysis of the Hydration of Cement with Fly Ash by Vili Lilkov, Ognyan Petrov, Yana Tzvetanova, Plamen Savov, Milen Kadiyski

“…Hydration of cement with and without fly ash is studied with Mössbauer spectroscopy, XRD, and thermal analysis. Iron in cement is present as Fe3+-ions and occupies two octahedral positions, with close isomer shifts and quadrupole splittings. …”
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Ferroptosis: A New Pathway in the Interaction between Gut Microbiota and Multiple Sclerosis by Junjie Jian, Jun Wei

“…Ferroptosis, driven by lipid peroxidation and tightly linked to iron metabolism, is a pivotal contributor to the oxidative stress observed in MS. …”
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Ferritin in Adult-Onset Still’s Disease: Just a Useful Innocent Bystander? by Bella Mehta, Petros Efthimiou

“…In these situations, hyperferritinemia is not associated with iron metabolism and may even mask an underlying iron deficiency. …”
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À propos des foyers protohistoriques à pierres chauffantes en Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur by Denis Dubesset

“…Two sites are attributed to the 4th c. and the 3rd c. BC in the second Iron Age. Finally, 10 sites have been correlated to the Late Bronze Age and/or the First Iron Age without further detail. …”
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Complex technology of secondary aluminium alloys quality increasing by I. P. Volchok, A. A. Mityayev, R. A. Frolov

“…In the article the possibility of obtaining high-quality castings from a charge, consisting of secondary aluminium A356.2 and AK7ch with a high level of iron, is considered. The influence of the complex treatment of the melt by a modifier and fine-crystalline remelting at an iron content in the alloy to 1.84% is presented.…”
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Pressure and rolling torque in high-speed finishing blocks of wire mills with account of mass forces in deformation zones by A. A. Gorbanev, S. M. Zhuchkov, V. V. Filippov, V. A. Tischenko, A. B. Steblov

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Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impact of Steelmaking Process by Huimin Liu, Qiqiang Li, Guanguan Li, Ran Ding

“…The results show that molten iron has the greatest impact on human health, followed by the greatest impact on resources. …”
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Multivariable Discriminant Analysis for the Differential Diagnosis of Microcytic Anemia by Eloísa Urrechaga, Urko Aguirre, Silvia Izquierdo

“…Introduction. Iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia are the most common causes of microcytic anemia. …”
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Gastric and Duodenal Pseudomelanosis: An Extended Unusual Finding in a Patient with End Stage Kidney Disease by Noor Ul Ain Qureshi, Muhammad Faraz Younus, Kourosh Alavi, Muhammad Yasin Sheikh

“…Gastric and duodenal pseudomelanosis is a rare endoscopic mucosal finding, characterized by the accumulation of iron in macrophages of the lamina propria of the stomach and duodenum. …”
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Desulfurization of molten steel with molten slag using the electrochemical method by Wu X.-Q., Xu J.-F., Gu P.-W., Zhang J.-Y.

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Study on the Allowable Exposure Time of Temporary Goaf in the Open Stope and Backfill Mining Method with Large Structure Parameters by Xiaosheng Liu, Weijun Wang, Yizhong Luo, Jin Zhan

“…The creep models of iron ore and filling body which can show the attenuation creep of rock were constructed. …”
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Organes du corps et dispositifs de la forge chez les Moose du Burkina Faso by Lidia Calderoli

“…Moose smiths employ tools normally used for iron work in order to perform therapeutic rites. …”
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INFLUENCE OF THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESSING IN A STREAM OF HIGH-SPEED WIRE MILL ON QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-CARBON ROLLED WIRE by V. A. Lutsenko, P. A. Bobkov, O. M. Kirilenko, V. I. Gritsaenko, O. V. Lutsenko

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In Vivo Magic Angle Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Cell Tracking in Equine Low-Field MRI by Carolin Horstmeier, Annette B. Ahrberg, Dagmar Berner, Janina Burk, Claudia Gittel, Aline Hillmann, Julia Offhaus, Walter Brehm

“…The aim of this in vivo study was to evaluate the practicability of this magic angle technique and its benefit for tracking superparamagnetic iron oxide-labelled multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. …”
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Outer Membrane Proteome Analysis of Indian Strain of Pasteurella multocida Serotype B:2 by MALDI-TOF/MS Analysis by A. Prasannavadhana, Santosh Kumar, Prasad Thomas, Laxmi Narayan Sarangi, Santosh Kumar Gupta, Adyasha Priyadarshini, Viswas Konasagara Nagaleekar, Vijendra Pal Singh

“…In this study, P52 strain of P. multocida serotype B:2 was grown in vitro under iron-rich and iron-limited condition. The OMPs were extracted by sarkosyl method followed by SDS-PAGE and the proteins were identified by MALDI-TOF/MS analysis. …”
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Utilization of a Green Brominating Agent for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Pipazethate HCl in Pure Form and Pharmaceutical Preparations by Ayman A. Gouda

“…Methods D and E involves treating the unreacted bromine with a measured excess of iron(II), and the remaining iron(II) is complexed with 1,10-phenanthroline, and the increase in absorbance is measured at 510 nm for method D and the resulting iron(III) is complexed with thiocyanate and the absorbance is measured at 480 nm for method E. …”
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