Microbiota Landscape of Gut System of Guppy Fish (Poecilia reticulata) Plays an Outstanding Role in Adaptation Mechanisms by Christian Aimé Kayath, Armel Ibala Zamba, Joseph Goma-Tchimbakala, Victor Mamonékéné, Gloire Moniceth Mombo Makanga, Aimé Augustin Lebonguy, Etienne Nguimbi

“…Mineral-conditioned medium contributes to identify bacteria with the ability to grow and/or to tolerate hydrocarbon and trace metals. Additionally, trace metals’ tolerance minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of microbiota was evaluated. …”
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Thermostable terahertz metasurface enabled by graphene assembly film for plasmon-induced transparency by Xiaotian Huang, Bohan Zhang, Weijia Han, Jiageng Bai, Wei Qian, Zhe Wang, Daping He, Yi Xiong, Wei Zhu, Shengxiang Wang

“…In addition, to make GAF a prime candidate to replace micro-nano metals, we have modified its fabrication process for improving its conductivity to 1.3 × 106 S/m, which is quite close to metals. …”
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Boosting effect of ultrasonication on the oxygen evolution reaction during zinc electrowinning by Guihong Han, Zhen Chen, Ningdan Cui, Shuzhen Yang, Yanfang Huang, Bingbing Liu, Hu Sun

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Mercury, Lead, and Cadmium in the Muscles of Five Fish Species from the Mechraâ-Hammadi Dam in Morocco and Health Risks for Their Consumers by Mohammed Mahjoub, Soufiane Fadlaoui, Mohammed El Maadoudi, Youssef Smiri

“…Furthermore, these concentrations are higher in summer than in winter for all trace metals. All the values of the trace metals in the muscle tissues are below the maximum limits recommended by the European Community (EC) N° 1881/2006. …”
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The crystal structure of diaqua-(naphthalene-4,5-dicarboxylate-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydride-κ1O)-(4′-(4-(1H-benzimidazolyl-1-yl)phenyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine-κ3N,N′,N″)–manganese(II... by Liu Xinyao, Liu Qianyu, Xiao Leijie, Fu Weiwei

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Synergistic effects of heterostructure and pre-deformation on precipitation and corrosion behaviors of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys by Jinming Zhi, Mingxing Guo, Tongbo Wang, Wen Meng, Wei Zhou, Linzhong Zhuang, Huafen Lou

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Speciation, Fate and Transport, and Ecological Risks of Cu, Pb, and Zn in Tailings from Huogeqi Copper Mine, Inner Mongolia, China by Liwei Chen, Jun Wu, Jian Lu, Chulin Xia, Michael A. Urynowicz, Zaixing Huang, Li Gao, Mingying Ma

“…Results of risk assessment code also revealed that metals in tailings exerted medium to high risks to the environment.…”
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Dioxin Control in the Co-processing of Waste Printed Circuit Board and Copper Concentrate with an Ausmelt Furnace by Wei Li, Jia Sun, Deng-Feng Ma, Xian-Long Liu, Sheng Li, Jian-Ye Bei, Ming-Xiu Zhan, Xiao-Qing Lin, Tong Chen

“…Most importantly, it was revealed that the dioxin formed during co-processing was suppressed by the deactivation of metal catalysts and the reduction of chlorine sources. …”
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Effects of yttrium addition on microstructure and mechanical property of Nb-1Zr-0.1C alloy by Wanxin Liu, Shengjie Wang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Yanchang Liu, Bin Liang, Shilei Li

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The Hazard Content of Cadmium, Lead, and Other Trace Elements in Some Medicinal Herbs and Their Water Infusions by Fuad A. Ababneh

“…54 samples belonging to 23 herbal species (15 individuals and 8 mixtures) were analyzed for their contents of heavy metals in the raw materials and in their water infusions. …”
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Application of IR Fourier microscopy for investigation of kimberlite indicator minerals to search for diamond deposits using heavy-mineral concentrate method by Khachatryan G. K., Anashkina N. E.

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Support algorithm for blast furnace operation with optimal fuel consumption by Bernasowski M., Klimczyk A., Stachura R.

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Characterization of Fly Ash Generated from Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa by Olushola S. Ayanda, Olalekan S. Fatoki, Folahan A. Adekola, Bhekumusa J. Ximba

“…The results showed that the fly ash is alkaline and consists mainly of mullite (Al6Si2O13) and quartz (SiO2). Highly toxic metals As, Sb, Cd, Cr, and Pb as well as metals that are essential to health in trace amounts were also present. …”
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Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, and Copper Bioavailability in the Soil-Plant-Animal System in a Polluted Area by Violina R. Angelova, Radka V. Ivanova, Jivko M. Todorov, Krasimir I. Ivanov

“…It was established that the absorption of heavy metals by the rapeseed definitely has a selective character, as the affinity towards Zn is most strongly expressed. …”
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REMOTE DEFECTOSCOPY OF THE EXTENSIVE ARTICLES SURFACES by E. I. Marukovich, E. M. Patuk, O. Ju. Bondarev, A. I. Potapov, A. P. Markov, A. G. Starovojtov

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Improved magnetostriction of Tb-Dy-Fe/Dy–Cu multilayer films by introducing interfacial stress due to the semi coherent interface by Yuze Zhao, Jiheng Li, Xiaoqian Bao, Xuexu Gao

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Properties and Microstructures of Sn-Bi-X Lead-Free Solders by Fan Yang, Liang Zhang, Zhi-quan Liu, Su-juan Zhong, Jia Ma, Li Bao

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Tunnel Contacts for Spin Injection into Silicon: The Si-Co Interface with and without a MgO Tunnel Barrier—A Study by High-Resolution Rutherford Backscattering by S. P. Dash, D. Goll, P. Kopold, H. D. Carstanjen

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Concentration of Cd, Pb, Hg, and Se in Different Parts of Human Breast Cancer Tissues by Mehrnoosh Mohammadi, Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari, Saber Khodabandeh

“…On the other hand, some metals such as selenium have anticarcinogenic properties. …”
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Experimental Study on Viscoplastic Property of Unsaturated Reticulate Red Clay Used as an Engineered Barrier by Chuang Zhang, Jian-Zhong Li, Yong He

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