Physical, Textural, Rheological, and Sensory Characteristics of Amaranth-Based Wheat Flour Bread by Sahreen Nasir, Farhana Mehraj Allai, Murtaza Gani, Shaiq Ganaie, Khalid Gul, Aabida Jabeen, Darakshan Majeed

“…AF supplementation increased the moisture (31.06 to 33.24%), ash (0.92 to 1.51%), protein (12.17 to 13.11%), fat (2.16 to 2.77%), and crude fibre content (1.11 to 1.72%) of the bread while the nitrogen-free extract and alkali water retention capacity decreased from 52.58 to 47.65% and 136.00 to 112.02%, respectively. …”
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Influence of Molybdenum Content and MoOxy- Species on the Textural and Structural ZrO2 Properties by Alberto Hernández Zapién, Juan Manuel Hernández Enríquez, Ricardo García Alamilla, Guillermo Sandoval Robles, Ulises Páramo García, Luz Arcelia García Serrano

“…The characterization of the solids was carried out by thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, nitrogen physisorption, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Modulation of the Microstructure and Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Performance of g-C3N4 by Thermal Exfoliation by Xinshan Zhao, Junwei Yu, Tingyu Meng, Yuanyuan Luo, Yanzhen Fu, Zhao Li, Lin Tian, Limei Sun, Jing Li

“…The analysis conducted using XRD, FT-IR, XPS, SEM, and elements mapping tests, illustrated an increase in nitrogen-vacancy and oxygen content on the surface of the CN photocatalyst, resulting in a porous and sparse structure, changes in crystal size, and improved visible light absorption performance. …”
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Nutritional Profiling of Wild Edible Plants: Quantification of Macronutrients and Minerals via Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Fluorescence Spectroscopy by Muhammad Ibrahim, Naveed Akhtar, Asghar Khan, Sara, Yasir Anwar, Ling Shing Wong, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Abdur Rauf, Yogesh Kumar Ahlawat, Nisha Sharma, Luciano de Almeida Lopes

“…The concentrations of carbon (C) in Mentha longifolia were (60.20%), followed by oxygen (46.06%) in Ziziphus jujuba, potassium (10.80%) in Rumex dentatusand nitrogen (7.98%) in Nasturtium officinale. The centered log ratio biplot confirms strong relationships between moisture, energy, carbohydrates, fibers, and ash content, while protein and fat concentrations exhibit a separate pattern. …”
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Enhanced wheat yield and flag leaf physiology in saline-alkali soils using modified straw water-retaining agent by Min Yang, Cexun Ji, Kui Chao, Pengfei Zhu, Xiaoqing Yuan, Zenghui Hao, Xiulin Wang, Yan Shi

“…The accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in stems, leaves and spikes of T1-T4 was higher or significantly higher than that of CK. …”
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Profiles of traditional farms: soil texture, total inorganic N and bacteria-producing estate by Yuni Puji Hastuti, Iman Rusmana, T. Widiyanto

“…Media pertumbuhan bakteri dikondisikan bebas oksigen (oxygen free nitrogen/OFN method) , sedangkan kelimpahan bakteri dianalisis dengan rumus most porbable number (MPN). …”
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Composting of chicken manure with a mixture of sawdust and wood shavings under forced aeration in a closed reactor system by Waqas Qasim, Min Ho Lee, Byeong Eun Moon, Frank Gyan Okyere, Fawad Khan, Mohammad Nafees, Hyeon Tae Kim

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to achieve successful composting and aeration rate and to optimize the carbon:nitrogen (C:N) ratio to provide favourable conditions for the process. …”
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Feather hydrolysate as a promising nitrogenârich fertilizer for greenhouse lettuce cultivation by Lisiane Sobucki, Rodrigo Ferraz Ramos, Elci Gubiani, Gustavo Brunetto, Douglas Rodrigo Kaiser, Daniel Joner Daroit

“…Feathers, possessing a substantial amount of organic nitrogen, are mainly converted into feather meal (FM) through the hydrothermal process; however, microbial conversion into feather hydrolysates (FH) is increasingly being focused on. …”
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The Effects of LiO Doping on the Surface and Catalytic Properties of CuO/AlO Solids by Gamil A. El-Shobaky, Farouk M. Radwan, Abd. El-Mohsen Turky, Ayman Abd. El-Moemen

“…The effects of doping CuO/Al 2 O 3 solids with Li 2 O on their surface and catalytic properties were investigated using nitrogen adsorption at −196°C, the decomposition of H 2 O 2 at 20–40°C and the oxidation of CO by O 2 at 175°C. …”
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Impact of Land use on soil quality: Insights from the forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana by Johnny Kofi Awoonor, Emmanuel Amoakwah, Mohammed Moro Buri, Bright Fafali Dogbey, Jackson Kwame Gyamfi

“…K), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), nitrogen (MBN), and phosphorus (MBP). Results indicated that subsoil had a higher Soil Quality Index (SQI) (0.60) than topsoil (0.57), reflecting surface soil degradation. …”
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Gross soil N transformations and microbial communities in Luxembourg beech forest (Fagus sylvatica L.) soils along a pH gradient by Mengru Jia, Annemieke Kooijman, Roland Bol, Wim W. Wessel, Kathrin Hassler, Albert Tietema

“…Acidic and calcareous soils differ in nitrogen (N) cycling, yet the underlying gross N transformations remain unclear in temperate forests. …”
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Some utilisation options for cattle dung as soil amendment and their effects in coarse-textured Ultisols and maize growth by Solange Ndzeshala, Sunday Obalum, Charles Igwe

“…Cattle dung (CD) is hugely generated but underutilised due to its high carbon-nitrogen ratio and low mineralisation rate compared with poultry droppings (PD), hence the need to enhance CD's efficacy.Method Effects of CD utilisation options on fertility of sandy-loam Ultisols and maize growth were assessed under glasshouse conditions. …”
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Wheat flour as carbon source on water quality, growth performance, hemolymph biochemical and immune parameters of Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) juveniles in biofloc techn... by Mohammad Hossein Khanjani, Jamshid Eslami, Maurício Gustavo Coelho Emerenciano

“…In the control group, the highest amounts of total ammonium nitrogen (TAN) (1.14 mg/L), nitrite (8.15 mg/L), and nitrate (3.60 mg/L) were observed (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of Quercetin Content, Colour and Selected Physico-Chemical Quality Parameters of Croatian Blackberry Wines by Klarić Daniela Amidžić, Klarić Ilija, Velić Darko, Velić Natalija, Marček Tihana

“…The chemical quality parameters were in accordance with the available published results on blackberry and grape wines and were as follows: relative density 1.0017–1.0660 g/mL, concentration of reducing sugars 13.5–177.6 g/L, alcoholic strength 9.37–14.78% vol, pH 3.11–3.56, total acidity 6.7–18.1 g/L, ash 1.59–4.11 g/L, alkalinity of ash 1.54–3.79 g/L, total nitrogen 65.50–361.15 mg/L, and total phosphorus 32.03–118.53 mg/L. …”
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Identification of Oil Vertical Migration Through Tectonic Fractures: A New Insight into the Oil Migration Process in the Central Ordos Basin, China by Yiwei Ren, Aiguo Wang, Yanjun Du, Chunyu Li, Bianyang Wang, Zilong Li, Jie Wang, Jinxiang Wei

“…The core samples and crude oils from the Mesozoic petroleum system in the Zhijing area were investigated by an integrated analysis including petrography, biomarkers, nitrogen compounds, and spatial distribution. The tectonic fractures in the Yanchang Formation (YcF) are more developed compared to the Yan’an Formation (YaF), influencing oil migration patterns and reservoir distribution. …”
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Magnetic field characterization of edge currents in quantum spin Hall insulators by Felipe A Pinto, Ricardo C Heitzer, Eitan Dvorquez, Roberto Rodriguez, Qiang Sun, Andrew D Greentree, Brant C Gibson, Jerónimo R Maze

“…In this work, we calculate the magnetic field in the vicinity of the edge and explore the potential role of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond as local probes for the characterization of QSH edge states in topological insulators. …”
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Drought induced metabolic shifts and water loss mechanisms in canola: role of cysteine, phenylalanine and aspartic acid by Raed Elferjani, Shankar Pahari, Raju Soolanayakanahally, Krista Ballantyne, Eiji Nambara

“…Furthermore, a multitrait genotype-ideotype distance index (MGIDI) revealed the likely role of aspartic acid in sustaining nitrogen and carbon for immediate photosynthetic resumption after drought episodes. …”
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Taming of trinitromethyl-oxadiazole to access high density and high oxygen balance via a dual modulation strategy by Jinya Zhang, Teng Fei, Jingwei Meng, Jinxiong Cai, Lei Zhang, Siping Pang, Chunlin He

“…To our knowledge, the density of 1.98 g/cm3 for 3-a sets a new record among that of nitrogen-rich monocyclic compounds. Notably, practical crystal morphology prediction was creatively introduced to guide the experimental crystallization conditions of 3, increasing the impact sensitivity and friction sensitivity from 1 J to 80 N (3-a) to 10 J and 240 N (3-b), respectively. …”
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Effects of Different Carbohydrate Levels in Diets on Growth Performance and Muscle Nutritive Value of Ying Carp and Scattered-Scaled Mirror Carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Pengfei Xiao, Yunya Wu, Hang Sha, Xiangzhong Luo, Guiwei Zou, Hongwei Liang

“…Ying carp (4.5 ± 0.2 g) and scattered-scaled mirror carp (5.01 ± 0.2 g) were fed isonitrogenous diets containing 20%, 30%, and 40% carbohydrates for 8 weeks; the nitrogen content of the three feeds was (5.12% ± 0.03%). …”
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A new type III effector from Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA9 encoding a putative SUMO-protease blocks nodulation in Arachis hypogaea L. by Beedou Aphaiso, Pongdet Piromyou, Pakpoom Boonchuen, Pongpan Songwattana, Jenjira Wongdee, Teerana Greetatorn, Kamonluck Teamtisong, Alicia Camuel, Panlada Tittabutr, Nantakorn Boonkerd, Eric Giraud, Neung Teaumroong

“…Abstract Effector proteins secreted via the type III secretion system (T3SS) of nitrogen-fixing rhizobia are key determinants of symbiotic compatibility in legumes. …”
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