Microextraction by Packed Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Combined Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of Levofloxacin in Human Plasma by Jia Meng, Xu Wang

“…The DESs-MIPs were characterized in detail, including scanning electron microscope, nitrogen sorption porosimetry, and Fourier transform-infrared spectra. …”
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Microalbuminuria, Kidney Function, and Daily Physical Activity by Baris Afsar

“…In the whole group NEADLS score was correlated with age (rho: −0.759, P<0.0001), clinical systolic blood pressure (rho: −0.212, P: 0.018), blood urea nitrogen (rho: −0.516, P<0.0001), creatinine (rho: −0.501, P<0.0001), uric acid (rho: −0.308, P<0.0001), albumin (rho: 0.382, P<0.0001), total cholesterol (rho: −0.194, P: 0.022), LDL-cholesterol (rho: −0.230, P: 0.008), hemoglobin (rho: 0.256, P: 0.002), creatinine clearance (rho: 0.565, P<0.0001), 24-hour urinary protein excretion (rho: −0.324, P<0.0001), and 24-hour urinary albumin excretion (UAE) (rho: −0.483, P<0.0001). …”
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Physical, Chemical, and Antioxidant Characterization of Nano-Pomegranate Peel and Its Impact on Lipid Oxidation of Refrigerated Meat Ball by Alaa E. ElBeltagy, Mahmoud Elsayed, Sabry Khalil, Yasser F. M. Kishk, Abdel Fattah A. Abdel Fattah, Salman S. Alharthi

“…The addition of crude/nanosized peel to the meat ball diminish (p<0.05) formation of thiobarbituric acid (TBARS), peroxide (PV), and volatile nitrogen and kept the sensory attributes up to 9 days of cold storage. …”
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Liquid and Frozen Storage of Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) Semen Extended with UHT Milk, Unpasteurized Coconut Water, and Pasteurized Coconut Water by W. M. Mollineau, A. O. Adogwa, G. W. Garcia

“…Experiment 2: 150 ejaculates were extended for storage as frozen pellets in liquid nitrogen at −195∘C, thawed at 30∘ to 70∘C for 20 to 50 seconds after 5 days and evaluated for FPM% and its rate of deterioration. …”
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Effects of green manure and poultry manure on strawberry production and soil fertility by Hülya Sayğı

“…After harvest, soil organic matter content increased by 12% in the first year and 5.10% in the second year in green manure + poultry manure slurry application, the total nitrogen content increased by 75% in the first year and 10% in the second year. …”
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Characterization of Co2+- and Fe3+-Codoped TiO2 Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants under Visible Light Irradiation by Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Nguyen Kim Nga, Dang Thi Minh Hue, Ta Ngoc Dung, Huynh Dang Chinh, Tran Quang Huy

“…The physicochemical properties of the obtained materials were studied by powder X-ray diffraction, field emission electron scanning microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and nitrogen adsorption isotherms. Optical absorption was characterized by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. …”
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Installation of an Artificial Vegetating Island in Oligomesotrophic Lake Paro, Korea by Eun-Young Seo, Oh-Byung Kwon, Seung-Ik Choi, Ji-Ho Kim, Tae-Seok Ahn

“…In this medium, total phosphate and total nitrogen were ranged from 190 to 1,060 μg L−1 and from 4.9 to 9.1 mg L−1, respectively. …”
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Assessment of forest soil contamination by heavy metals in the Polish National Park near Warsaw by Aneta Łukaszek-Chmielewska, Joanna Rakowska, Marzena Rachwał, Olga Stawarz

“…The content of the cadmium, lead, manganese and chromium (using atomic emission spectroscopy with induction-coupled plasma), as well as granulometric composition, pH value and nitrogen and total carbon content, were conducted on soil samples taken from the surface layer (0–10 cm) in the protected area of the Kampinos National Park in Poland. …”
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Assessment of the yield and yield attributing characters of oat (Avena sativa L.) grown under different tillage methods and NPK fertilizer rates in semi-arid conditions by Marwan Noori Ramadhan

“…Field experiments were conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices and inorganic sources of different combinations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers on some physical properties of soil and the yield of oats. …”
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Potential Functions and Thermodynamic Properties of UC, UN, and UH by Shuang-Ling Tang, Yu Wang, Qi-Ying Xia, Xue-Hai Ju

“…Potential energy surface scanning for UC, UN, and UH was performed by configuration interaction (CI), coupled cluster singles and doubles (CCSD) excitation, quadratic configuration interaction (QCISD (T)), and density functional theory PBE1 (DFT-PBE1) methods in coupling with the ECP80MWB_AVQZ + 2f basis set for uranium and 6 − 311 + G∗ for carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. The dissociation energies of UC, UN, and UH are 5.7960, 4.5077, and 2.6999 eV at the QCISD (T) levels, respectively. …”
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In silico identification of switching nodes in metabolic networks by Mairet, Francis

“…Finally, a comparison between ISIS and reporter metabolites identified with transcriptomic data confirms the key role of metabolites such as L-glutamate or L-aspartate in the yeast response to nitrogen input variation. Overall, ISIS opens up new possibilities for studying cellular metabolism and regulation, as well as potentially for developing metabolic engineering.…”
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Shifting alpine plant distributions with global change: Testing the environmental matching hypothesis by Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Jane G. Smith, Katharine N. Suding

“…Species facing novel temperature, precipitation, and nitrogen (N) deposition regimes must move or adapt to persist. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Pearl River Water Environment in Guangzhou Based on Remote Sensing Image Inversion by LIU Mengyao, FENG Dewang

“…The inversion model with the highest accuracy was used, and the concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO), permanganate (COD_Mn), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and turbidity (NTU) of the Pearl River in Guangzhou were inverted to analyze the overall water quality. …”
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Autochthonous Starter Effect on Microbiological, Physicochemical Characteristics, and Fatty Acids Content of Moroccan Goat’s Milk Cheese During Ripening by Said Zantar, Yousra Zantar, Mohamed Benicha, Amin Laglaoui, Ouiam EL GALIOU, Mounir Hassani Zerrouk

“…Dry extract, titratable acidity, pH, fat, and total nitrogen were determined at 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days; and fatty acids were analyzed using gas chromatography. …”
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Protective Effect of Aqueous Crude Extract of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Leaves on Plasmodium berghei-Induced Renal Damage in Mice by Voravuth Somsak, Sukanya Chachiyo, Ubonwan Jaihan, Somrudee Nakinchat

“…ICR mice were injected intraperitoneally with 1 × 107 parasitized erythrocytes of PbANKA, and neem extracts (500, 1,000, and 2,000 mg/kg) were given orally for 4 consecutive days. Plasma blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels were subsequently measured. …”
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Evaluation of composting performance of mixtures of chicken blood and maize stover in Harare, Zimbabwe by Charity Pisa, Menas Wuta

“…The aim of the study was to develop an aerobic composting process for chicken blood to produce a nitrogen-rich soil amendment for use in agriculture. …”
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Olericulture No-Till System at Mountain Region: Physical and Biological Attributes of the Soil by Laura Vaillant Ribeiro Mauri, Eduardo de Sá Mendonça, Lenita Julia Bolzan, Maria da Penha Angeletti

“…Physical and organic matter attributes and carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stock were evaluated. NTS showed, in general, greater total porosity than CT systems. …”
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Biosynthesis of Xanthan Gum from Fermenting Shrimp Shell: Yield and Apparent Viscosity by Larissa Alves de Sousa Costa, Márcio Inomata Campos, Janice Izabel Druzian, Ana Maria de Oliveira, Enio Nazaré de Oliveira Junior

“…With the aim of producing xanthan gum, the effects of an aqueous shrimp shell extract (SSAE) as the source of carbon and nitrogen on the yield and apparent viscosity of the gums produced by fermentation using three native strains of Xanthomonas campestris were studied. …”
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Pore Structure Characteristics and Evolution Law of Different-Rank Coal Samples by Zhihui Wen, Qi Wang, Yunpeng Yang, Leilei Si

“…In this study, the full-size pore structure characteristics of six different-rank coal samples were investigated and analyzed from three perspectives, namely, pore shape, pore volume, and pore specific surface area, by performing a high-pressure mercury injection experiment and a low-temperature nitrogen adsorption experiment. Next, the full-size pore volumes and pore specific surface areas of the six coal samples were accurately characterized through a combination of the two experiments. …”
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Benzene and Methane Adsorption on Ultrahigh Surface Area Carbons Prepared from Sulphonated Styrene Divinylbenzene Resin by KOH Activation by Jerzy Choma, Łukasz Osuchowski, Aleksandra Dziura, Michal Marszewski, Mietek Jaroniec

“…The micropore volume calculated using the DR equation based on benzene adsorption corresponds well with the micropore volume calculated from nitrogen adsorption by the α s comparative method. …”
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