The Effects of Rape Residue Mulching on Net Global Warming Potential and Greenhouse Gas Intensity from No-Tillage Paddy Fields by Zhi-Sheng Zhang, Cou-Gui Cao, Li-Jin Guo, Cheng-Fang Li

“…Residue mulching treatments showed significantly more organic carbon (C) density for the 0–20 cm soil layer at harvesting than no residue treatment. …”
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Comparative Study on Two Pretreatment Processes for Chemical Phase Analysis of Gold in Geological Samples by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry by Xiaodan Tang, Hang Li, Hongyan Liu, Bing Li, Yuyan Zhao, Jilong Lu, Jian Zhou, Qingqing Liu

“…However, the gold content of organic matter bound, carbonate bound, and sulfide bound states obtained by ultrasonic centrifugation and cyclotron oscillation methods is significantly different. …”
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Accumulation of Deficits as a Proxy Measure of Aging by Arnold B. Mitnitski, Alexander J. Mogilner, Kenneth Rockwood

“…This pattern reflects an increase in uncompensated deficits in impaired organisms, which would lead to illness of various etiologies, and ultimately to increased mortality. …”
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Passivation of substrates with hydrogen to reduce the number of electron traps in the buffer layer at the contact of silicon with Ba1-xSrxTiO3 by Dmitry A. Belorusov, Evgeniy I. Goldman, Galina V. Chucheva, Mikhail S. Afanasyev, Vladimir A. Pilipenko, Alina V. Semchenko

“…It has been proposed to implant large organic cations into the wafers in order to reduce the concentration of electron traps in the Ba0.8Sr0.2TiO3–Si buffer layers. …”
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Role of Terracing and Reforestation Efforts on Improving Soil Properties in Degraded Steep Lands by Mehmet Özalp, Ferit Dehşet, Bülent Turgut, Saim Yıldırımer, Eren İnanlı

“…For example, while the organic matter of 3.71% and pH of 7.69 were determined for the forest area, same parameters were found as 1.13% and 7.99 for the acacia and 0.86% and 7.93 for the yellow pine areas, respectively.…”
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Lignin alkali regulated interfacial polymerization towards ultra-selective and highly permeable nanofiltration membrane by Wentian Zhang, Shanshan Zhao, Haiyun Li, Cunxian Lai, Shangwei Zhang, Wu Wen, Chuyang Y. Tang, Fangang Meng

“…This study provides a cost-effective scalable strategy for fabricating ultra-selective and highly permeable NF membrane for precise ion-ion separation and small organic compounds removal.…”
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Grazing increased alpine grassland soil respiration rates on the Tibetan Plateau by Yahui Mao, Yahui Mao, Yangong Du, Yangong Du, Kelong Chen, Kelong Chen

“…Both air temperature and soil organic carbon significantly increased grassland ecosystem respiration rate, explaining 38.47% and 22.57% of variance heterogeneity.DiscussionIn addition, both future global warming and increasing soil organic carbon would increase alpine grassland CO2 emission rates on the Tibetan Plateau.…”
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The <i>OsGATA</i> gene family as a promising candidate for applying the CRISPR/Cas genome editing technology to improve the nutritional and yield qualities of rice (<i>Oryza sativa... by E. A. Nesterova, N. A. Shvachko

“…Plants, as sedentary organisms, require more efficient regulation of gene expression. …”
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Determination of Crizotinib in Mouse Tissues by LC-MS/MS and Its Application to a Tissue Distribution Study by Fang Zhao, Yuan Wei, Yiming Yan, Han Liu, Sitong Zhou, Bo Ren, Ruijuan Liu

“…The results of the study showed that the main target organs of crizotinib were the lung, liver, and spleen, and a high concentration of crizotinib was found in the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Micro/Nanostructures and Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone in Ovariectomized Rats by Shidi Hu, Jin Li, Lu Liu, Ruchun Dai, Zhifeng Sheng, Xianping Wu, Xiqiao Feng, Xuefeng Yao, Eryuan Liao, Evan Keller, Yebin Jiang

“…Therefore, estrogen deprivation results in a dramatic deterioration in Tb micro/nanoarchitectures, 3D volumetric BMD at both organ and tissue levels, and 2D BMD, but not in the nanomechanical properties of the trabeculae per se.…”
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Effect of Roundness and Surface Roughness of Foundry Sand on the Temperature Change of Sand Cores for Aluminum Casting by Taekyu Ha, Jongmin Kim, Youngki Lee, Byungil Kang, Youngjig Kim

“…Organic binder in sand cores, such as phenol-formaldehyde binder, rapidly decomposes above 550 K, releasing gases including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hydrocarbon gases. …”
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Effects of Physicochemical Variables of Superficial Waters on the Abundance of the North African Freshwater Crab Potamon algeriense (Bott, 1967) by Soufiane Fadlaoui, Ouahid El Asri, Mustapha Bouterfas, Mohammed Melhaoui

“…Physicochemical variables including streamflow, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, suspended matter, chloride, calcium, magnesium, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, orthophosphate, and organic matter were evaluated monthly for one year (October 2017–September 2018). …”
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Coexistence of β-Lactamases in Community-Acquired Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India by Shahzad Mirza, Savita Jadhav, R. N. Misra, Nikunja Kumar Das

“…A cross-sectional study after approval from the Institutional Ethical committee was conducted between June 2014 and May 2016 in community-acquired infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms in our tertiary care. Nonrepetitive clinical samples from the out-patient department (OPD) were processed for bacteriological culture and identification of Enterobacteriaceae. …”
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Dermatological Disorders following Liver Transplantation: An Update by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Xue li Bai, Tingbo Liang

“…However, the risk is not as high as other solid organ transplantations (SOT), particularly for skin cancer. …”
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Effect of Elevated CO2, O3, and UV Radiation on Soils by Pavel Formánek, Klement Rejšek, Valerie Vranová

“…Elevated CO2 increases labile and stabile soil C pool as well as efficiency of organic pollutants rhizoremediation and phytoextraction of heavy metals. …”
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Hepatic injury and metabolic perturbations in mice exposed to perfluorodecanoic acid revealed by metabolomics and lipidomics by Lvyun Sun, Shuling He, Jiali Chen, Amei Su, Qiuyao Mao, Wenyuan Zhang, Ying Pan, Jiaqian Hu, Disheng Feng, Yang Ouyang

“…However, research on the effects of PFDA exposure on organism metabolism and related pathogenic mechanisms is severely lacking. …”
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IgG4-Related Disease without Overexpression of IgG4: Pathogenesis Implications by Naoshi Nishina, Yuko Kaneko, Masataka Kuwana, Hironari Hanaoka, Hideto Kameda, Shuji Mikami, Tsutomu Takeuchi

“…IgG4-related disease is a new disease group that affects multiple organs. It is characterized by high serum IgG4 and abundant infiltration of IgG4-bearing plasma cells in the affected organ. …”
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Study on fungal contaminants in aborted calves of cattle herds in Iran by Samaneh Eidi, Hesam A. Seifi, Soheil Sadr, Hamideh Zeinali

“…The specificity of fungal contaminants in certain organs, such as C. neoformans, Rhodotorula spp. and Trichosporon spp., highlighted the organ's microenvironment as a potential factor influencing fungal growth. …”
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Optimizing Growth Conditions and Biochemical Properties of <i>Chondracanthus acicularis</i> (Rhodophyta) in Laboratory Settings by Teresa Mouga, Andreia Sousa, Marta V. Freitas, Clélia Afonso

“…The proximate composition varied significantly between treatments, especially ash and organic matter. Light and nutrient conditions also influenced pigmentation and colour characteristics, with significant changes in phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, and chlorophyll concentration. …”
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Types of perception of work-life balance among MZ generation nurses: A Q methodology approach by Hwa Mi Yang, Byeong Jun Park, Young Eun Jang, Park Jung Sun

“… Background & Aims: Research on the types of work-life balance perceptions among MZ generation nurses is essential for improving collaboration and communication within organizations. The study aimed to identify the types of role perceptions regarding work-life balance (WLB) among MZ generation nurses. …”
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