Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…Surface water of the Harbour was characterized by fairy constant temperature with a range of ( 25.67 – 28.33oC), alkaline pH (7.70 – 8.42mg/l), brackish salinity (7.00 – 22.47PSU), BOD5 and COD values of (0.80 – 3.33mg/l) and (6.10 – 11.30mg/l) respectively, total dissolved solids(6.00 – 19.00mg/l), dissolved oxygen content (4.13 – 7.60mg/l) which fell below FEPA limit of 10mg/l, alkalinity (8.00 – 15.33mg/l), low Nitrate value (0.08 – 0.12mg/l), moderately high Phosphate (0.57 – 1.60mg/l), high Silicate values (1.27 – 9.23mg/l), moderate concentration of heavy metals salts such as Cr (0.03 – 0.60mg/l), Pb (0.22 – 0.61mg/l), Cd (nd – 0.02mg/l, Fe (0.67 – 1.41mg/l) and high Cu values (4.53 – 5.55mg/l). …”
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The Kerbernez long-term experiment: A dataset on crop yield and soil organic matter evolution in forage crop rotations and permanent grasslands in a temperate oceanic climateData G... by Anne-Isabelle Graux, Alice Cadéro, Fabien Ferchaud, Françoise Vertès

“…This experiment compared the effect of different forage crop rotations fertilized with ammonium nitrate and/or slurry, with or without grassland, on forage production (quantity, quality) and changes in soil physio-chemical characteristics. …”
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Transcriptome-Based Modeling Reveals that Oxidative Stress Induces Modulation of the AtfA-Dependent Signaling Networks in Aspergillus nidulans by Erzsébet Orosz, Károly Antal, Zoltán Gazdag, Zsuzsa Szabó, Kap-Hoon Han, Jae-Hyuk Yu, István Pócsi, Tamás Emri

“…Many of them, including the downregulation of the mitotic cell cycle, as the MSB stress-specific upregulation of FeS cluster assembly and the MSB stress-specific downregulation of nitrate reduction, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and ER to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport, showed AtfA dependence. …”
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Gel–sol synthesis of hierarchical CaO using pollen as biotemplate for biodiesel production by Zheng, Jingdi, Tao, Shuang, Yang, Ying, Tang, Ying

“…The CaO(S) was synthesized through sol–gel-biotemplate method using calcium nitrate-ethanol-citric acid as precursor and rape pollen as biotemplate, followed by the characterizations such as N2-Brunauer Emmet Teller (N2-BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR), CO2-temperature programmed desorption (CO2-TPD), Thermogravimetry differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Antibacterial Additive for Polystyrene Based on Silver Nanoparticles Supported on Titanium Dioxide by Miguel A. Waldo-Mendoza, Lucía Martínez-Jothar, Socorro Oros-Ruiz, E. G. Villabona-Leal, Luis Manuel Céspedes-Covarrubias, Zoe V. Quiñones-Jurado, Eduardo Ortega, Elías Pérez

“…These particles were synthesized using a deposition-precipitation method by adding silver nitrate as metallic precursor, sodium hydroxide as reducing agent, and commercial TiO2 (P25) as support. …”
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Early Information About Bio-physical Quality of Seaweed Culture (Eucheuma cottonii) in Waworada Bay, Bima Regency by M. Sirajuddin

“…PCA analysis shows that the main parameters of growth seaweed culture was light penetration, water current, water deepness, pest, salinity, nitrate and Pb. As additional parameters were temperature, COD, DO, Phosphate, and pH. …”
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Improved Corn Yields When Humic Acid Extracted from Composted Manure Is Applied to Acid Soils with Phosphorus Fertilizer by Benito H. Purwanto, Putri Wulandari, Endang Sulistyaningsih, Sri N. H. Utami, Suci Handayani

“…The photosynthetic rate and nitrate reductase (NR) activity at 10 WAP were significantly increased p<0.05 with H5P1 and H10P1, respectively. …”
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Response of Soil C and N, Dissolved Organic C and N, and Inorganic N to Short-Term Experimental Warming in an Alpine Meadow on the Tibetan Plateau by Cheng-Qun Yu, Zhen-Xi Shen, Xian-Zhou Zhang, Wei Sun, Gang Fu

“…Although alpine meadows of Tibet are expected to be strongly affected by climatic warming, it remains unclear how soil organic C (SOC), total N (TN), ammonium N (NH4+-N) , nitrate N (NO3+-N), and dissolved organic C (DOC) and N (DON) respond to warming. …”
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Evaluation of the quality characteristics of fermented sausages and sausage-like products sold in kars by Çiğdem Sezer, Aksem Aksoy, Özgür Çelebi, Turgay Deprem, Metin Öğün, Nebahat Bilge Oral, Leyla Vatansever, Abamüslüm Güven

“…Listeria monocytogenes was isolated in four (10%) of the fermented sausage samples and Salmonella spp in two fermented sausage samples (5%). Nitrate and nitrite levels in the sausage were found to be 14.88&#8211;943.71 mg/kg and 0.46-378.16 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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A Throughfall Collection Method Using Mixed Bed Ion Exchange Resin Columns by Mark E. Fenn, Mark A. Poth, Michael J. Arbaugh

“…Ions retained by the resin are then extracted in the same column with 2N KCl and analyzed for nitrate and ammonium. Deposition values in throughfall from conventional throughfall solution collectors and colocated ion exchange samplers were not significantly different during consecutive 3- and 4-month exposure periods at a high (Camp Paivika; >35 kg N ha-1 year-1) and a low deposition (Barton Flats; 5–9 kg N ha-1 year-1) site in the San Bernardino Mountains in southern California. …”
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Effects of the tide on the temporal and spatial physicochemical structure of the Kienké river estuary (South Atlantic Coast of Cameroon, Kribi) and its phytoplankton by Mama Anselme Crépin, Ghepdeu Gisele Flodore Youbouni, Fossi Tankoua Olivia, Bonga Manfred Desire, Abouga Bodo Willy Karol, Mandeng Thérésa Irma, Owona Edoa François Désiré, Tangko Noel Chuye, Ngoupayou Ndam Jules Rémi

“…The nutrients variation (ammonium, nitrite, nitrate and orthophosphate) is very low in space and time, with a longitudinal distribution controlled by tidal flows, river flows and the biological pump. …”
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Persistent functional and taxonomic groups dominate an 8,000-year sedimentary sequence from Lake Cadagno, Switzerland by Paula Rodriguez, Jasmine S. Berg, Longhui Deng, Longhui Deng, Hendrik Vogel, Michal Okoniewski, Mark A. Lever, Mark A. Lever, Cara Magnabosco

“…Despite these dramatic changes in taxonomic community composition and sediment geochemistry throughout the sediment core, higher-order functional categories and metabolic marker gene abundances remain relatively consistent and indicate a microbial community capable of carbon fixation, fermentation, dissimilatory sulfate reduction and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium. As the conservation of these metabolic pathways through changes in microbial community compositions helps preserve the metabolic pathway connectivity required for nutrient cycling, we hypothesize that the persistence of these functional groups helps enable the Lake Cadagno sedimentary communities persist amidst changing environmental conditions.…”
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Impacts of Industrial Wastewater Effluent on Ekerekana Creek and Policy Recommendations for Mitigation by Ogechi Amanda Onukogu, Chisom N. Onyebuchi, Temiloluwa O. Scott, Tolulope Babawarun, Chukuneye Neye-Akogo, Olusegun A. Olagunju, Chinedum Gloria Uzougbo

“…Water samples were collected and tested using established laboratory techniques, focusing on parameters such as heavy metals, pH levels, Phosphate, Nitrate, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and BOD5. …”
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The Effectiveness of an Anoxic-Oxic-Anoxic-Oxic Sequencing Batch Reactor System (A2/O2-SBR) to Treat Electroplating Wastewater and the Bacterial Community within the System by Tanta Suriyawong, Sasidhorn Buddhawong, Thanit Swasdisevi, Suntud Sirianuntapiboon

“…However, as the anoxic period increased, the amounts of TKN, nitrite nitrogen (NO2--N), nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N), and TN declined. Reactor-IV showed a high removal efficiency for heavy metals (Zn2+, 89.74%; Cd2+, 81.37%), TKN (89.20%), and TN (84.25%), and also effectively treated NH4+-N (78.84%), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5; 93.5%), and chemical oxygen demand (COD; 84.9%). …”
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Comparative transcriptomic and phenotypic analysis of monoclonal and polyclonal Populus deltoides genotypes by Macy Gosselaar, Macy Gosselaar, Mark A. Arick, Chuan-Yu Hsu, Heidi Renninger, Courtney M. Siegert, Waqar Shafqat, Daniel G. Peterson, Austin Himes

“…Phenotypic results, upregulated genes and enriched biological pathways identified in this study may explain the enhanced productivity, increased nitrate content, and expanded canopy in polyclonal plantings. …”
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Optimization of the Production Parameters of Composites from Sugarcane Bagasse and Iron Salts for Use in Dye Adsorption by Carine Pereira da Silva, Marluce Oliveira da Guarda Souza, Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos, Laiana Oliveira Bastos Silva

“…In this study, mechanical mixtures of sugarcane bagasse and iron salts (nitrate, acetate, or a mixture of both) were subjected to thermal decomposition for producing iron oxide and carbonaceous composite materials, which were evaluated as adsorbents for removing dyes from water using methylene blue (MB) as a model system. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized by Poly (Vinyl Pyrrolidone) with Potential Anticancer Activity towards Prostate Cancer by Ahmed A. H. Abdellatif, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Abdellatif Bouazzaoui, Shaaban K. Osman, Issa Saad Al-Moraya, Abdulaziz M. Saleh Showail, Mansour Alsharidah, Ashraf Aboelela, Osamah Al Rugaie, Tarek M. Faris, Hesham M. Tawfeek

“…Silver nanoparticles-poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) (AgNPs-PVP) were prepared using the reduction of silver nitrate and stabilized with PVP. They are characterized through yield percentage, UV-VIS, FT-IR, size, charge, and morphology. …”
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Assessing the effect of deposited bitumen or asphaltenes on the nitrification process in the north saskatchewan river sediment by Nayereh Saborimanesh, Patricia Q. Tran, Md Hosnay Mobarok

“…A comparison of the unexposed NH3-enriched sediment (Ctl) and Bit-exposed NH3-enriched sediment showed that exposure of nitrifying communities did not affect ammonia oxidation but decreased nitrite (50 %) and nitrate (30 %) production. Additionally, the sedimentary microbial community composition altered from its initial composition to a new profile post-exposure to Asp or Bit. …”
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Intense Red Upconversion Emission and Shape Controlled Synthesis of Gd2O3:Yb/Er Nanocrystals by Zhigao Yi, Boyun Wen, Chao Qian, Haibo Wang, Ling Rao, Hongrong Liu, Songjun Zeng

“…Yb/Er codoped Gd(OH)3 was synthesized firstly via a simple hydrothermal treatment of the corresponding nitrate in the presence of alkali by tuning the pH values. …”
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Plasmodium Parasitaemia and Urine Alterations among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Aba Metropolis, Abia State, Nigeria by Paula Melariri, Chioma Ihemanma, Udoka Chigbo, Kirstie Eastwood, Chika Uche, Paschal Etusim

“…Malaria-infected participants showed statistically significant frequencies of proteinuria (p<0.001, OR 274.14, 95% CI 16.91-4444.0), bilirubinuria (p<0.001, OR 49.29, 95% CI 11.01-186.34), and urobilinogenuria (p<0.001, OR 65.16, 95% CI 4.00-1062.40) than those not infected. Ascorbic acid, nitrate, and ketone showed no significant associations with malaria infection at p>0.005. …”
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