The Impact of Mixed Application of Modified Straw Biochar and Organic Fertilizer on Soil Water Retention and Fertility Maintenance in the Loess Hilly Dry Area by ZHANG Peizhen, LUO Juan, YAO Zonglu, CHANG Fangling, HUO Lili, ZHAO Lixin

“…[Results] In terms of the physicochemical properties of biochar, the oxygen content in the modified biochar increased by 4.73%~9.18%, while the ash content decreased by 12.69%~20.70%. The pH significantly decreased, and the increase in O/C ratio indicated enhanced hydrophilicity of the biochar. …”
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Development and nutritional evaluation of pomegranate peel enriched bars. by Rameeza Abbas, Muhammad Aamir, Farhan Saeed, Amar Shankar, Jaspreet Kaur, Rutaba Nadeem, Ashish Singh Chauhan, Ali Imran, Muhammad Afzaal, Abdela Befa Kinki

“…Proximate analysis of bars revealed that moisture, protein, fat, fiber, ash and nitrogen free extract ranges from T0 to T4 (13.38±1.21 to 11.32±1.15, 9.56±0.92 to 8.32±1.14, 9.05±1.21 to 7.93±1.08, 5.23±0.82 to 16.89±0.64, 2.05±0.87 to 2.92±1.25 and 62.51±0.85 to 52.62±0.93 respectively. …”
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Effect of HUFA in Enriched Artemia on Growth Performance, Biochemical and Fatty Acid Content, and Hepatopancreatic Features of Penaeus vannamei Postlarvae from a Commercial Shrimp... by Marina Martínez Soler, Gercende Courtois de Vicose, Javier Roo Filgueira, José Zambrano Sánchez, Edwin Yugcha Oñate, Magaly Montachana Chimborazo, Walter Intriago Díaz, Eduardo Reyes Abad, Juan Manuel Afonso López

“…Biochemical composition of postlarvae (lipids, ash, and protein content) did not present differences between the three treatments. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives by Sara C. Folta, Jessica Burch, Matthew Alcusky, Arlene S. Ash, Kurt Hager, Jean Terranova, Fang Fang Zhang, Oyedolapo Anyanwu, Zhongyu Li, Dariush Mozaffarian

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Infestation and damage status assessment of white mango scale (Aulacaspis tubercularis) insect at boloso sore and boloso bombe districts of Wolaita Zone South Ethiopia by Andualem Alemayehu, Zerhun Tomas

“…Several concoctions made from ash, soap and goat urine were mixed and sprayed on infested mango fruit leaves and twigs. …”
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Evaluation of mineral and near-infrared forecasting of wheat yield varieties using spectrophotometric techniques by H.A. Pardhe, N. Krishnaveni, B.K. Chekraverthy, S. Patel, S. Naveen, V. Rashmi, P.C. Govinden

“…To achieve these objectives, different spectrometric methods were employed to analyze the wheat samples.METHODS: Proximate and mineral quantification were carried out following standard Association of Official Analytical Chemists methods using ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, atomic absorption spectrometry, inductive coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy, and prediction was carried out using near-infrared spectra combined with chemometrics.FINDINGS: The samples had moisture content (1.1 - 4.5 percent), protein (18.0 - 22.6 percent), fat (0.3 - 0.6 percent), gluten (6.3 - 10.3 percent), fiber (0.3 - 1.4 percent), alcoholic acidity (0.04 - 0.08 percent), ash (0.9 - 1.7 percent), and carbohydrate (71.1 - 75.2 percent). …”
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Efficacy of dietary supplementation with 1α-hydroxycholecalciferol on performance, eggshell quality, serum metabolites, jejunal morphology and bone characteristics of laying hens a... by Maryam Ghaderi Nik, Reza Mahdavi, Shahab Ghazi, Kourosh Gholami

“…The addition of 1αOHD3 did not affect the phosphorus and ash of the tibia (P > 0.05). Linear and quadratic responses were found for crypt depth (linear and quadratic P = 0.001) and villus height to crypt depth ratio (linear P = 0.004 and quadratic P = 0.010). …”
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Using microfluidic shear to assess transfusion requirements in trauma patients by Rachael A Callcut, James T Ross, Anamaria J Robles, Leslie H Vuoncino, Ashli C Barnes, Leonardo W Graeff, Taylor L Anway, Nico T Vincent, Nithya Tippireddy, Kimi M Tanaka, Randi J Mays

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Anti-Methanogenic Potential of Seaweeds and Impact on Feed Fermentation and Rumen Microbiome In Vitro by Pradeep Kumar Malik, Atul Purshottam Kolte, Shraddha Trivedi, Govindan Tamilmani, Archit Mohapatra, Shalini Vaswani, Johnson Belevendran, Artabandhu Sahoo, Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan, Raghavendra Bhatta

“…A chemical composition analysis revealed a notable ash content varying between 55 and 70% in seaweeds. …”
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Glycogen and proximate content of white shrimp fed on different carbohydrate level and feeding frequency by , Zainuddin, , Haryati, Siti Aslamyah

“…Analysis result on chemical compositions of white shrimp juvenile consisted of protein, lipid, nitrogen-free extract, crude fiber, ash, and energy were generally increased after treatments.   …”
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Characteristics, controlling factors of development and exploration areas of deep coal-rock reservoirs in rift basins: a case study of the second member of Cretaceous Nantun Format... by Geng GAO, Yingyi XIE, Beibei HOU, Wenjuan MA, Hui XU, Yujie WANG, Yingdong HUO, Jingyuan ZHANG, Shichao LIU, Wei ZHAO, Yuan LIANG

“…The coal-rock reservoirs in N2 of the Huhehu Sag have the characteristics of low ash content, ultra-low moisture content, and medium to high volatile matter. …”
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Pumpkin seed oil-loaded chitosan nanoparticles enhance growth, digestive enzymes, and immune response in whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei): Impacts on histopathology and survi... by El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Wesam Mohamed Salama, Samia Elbahnaswy, Mai A.M. El-Son, Zienab E. Eldin, Sara Amer, Layla A. Almutairi, Fatma Mohamed Ameen Khalil, Safia M.A. Bahshwan, Mada M. AL-Qurashi, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Moaheda E.H. Eissa, Aiman A. Alsaegh, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, El Sayed Taha Rizk

“…These groups also exhibited significant increases in crude protein, ash content, phagocytic index, superoxide dismutase, and lipase levels (P < 0.05). …”
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Pulmonary aspergillosis in US Veterans with COVID-19: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study by Kaitlin Swinnerton, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Ikwo Oboho, Janet Grubber, Mary Brophy, Nhan V Do, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman

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Productive performance in Italian Mediterranean buffaloes after partially replacing dietary starch with simple sugars by Roberta Matera, Gabriele di Vuolo, Giuseppina Pedota, Luca de Luise, Mariateresa Marra, Luca Borzacchiello, Ludovica Capoluongo, Gianluca Neglia

“…Two diets with the same dry matter (DM) content (16.5 kg) and nutritional characteristics on a DM basis (crude protein: 14.9%; NDF: 38.5%; Ash: 6.3%; NSC: 34.5%; energy density: 0.93 Milk Forage Units) were prepared. …”
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A systematic review on how primary care electronic medical record data have been used for antimicrobial stewardship by Ron Cheah, Caroline Chen, Daniel Capurro, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Vlada Rozova, Karin Thursky

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Pro-inflammatory effects of inhaled Great Salt Lake dust particles by Jacob M. Cowley, Cassandra E. Deering-Rice, John G. Lamb, Erin G. Romero, Marysol Almestica-Roberts, Samantha N. Serna, Lili Sun, Kerry E. Kelly, Ross T. Whitaker, Jenna Cheminant, Alessandro Venosa, Christopher A. Reilly

“…Inhaled GSLD qPM2.5 caused a greater neutrophilic response than coal fly ash qPM2.5 and was more cytotoxic to human airway epithelial cells (HBEC3-KT) in vitro. …”
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Positive effects of optimal dietary protein content on the growth, reproductive performance and health of Procambarus clarkii broodstock farming in rice field by Hui Luo, Feng Qin, Yu Li, Chuanbo Xiao, Wenbo Sun, Fan Liu, Guangjun Lv, Hua Ye, Yuanfa He, Wenping He, Feng Xu, Yong Lin, Dapeng Wang, Honghao Jin

“…There was no significant difference in muscle moisture, crude lipid and crude ash content of among all groups (P > 0.05). P43 group showed the maximum levels of aspartate transaminase activity, with a significant difference (P < 0.05) compared to P31–37 groups. …”
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Optimizing fodder yield and quality through integrated organic nutrient amendments in multi-crop system by Santosh Onte, Santosh Onte, Vrushabh Vijay Fiskey, Manjunath S. Melavanki, Airadevi P. Angadi, Prasanna S. Pyati, Magan Singh, Dileep Kumar, Sanjivkumar Angadarao Kochewad, Sudhir Kumar, Hari Om, Vijendra Kumar Meena, Kamal Garg, Vetrivel Karunakaran, Manish Kanwat, Babu Lal Meena, Yogananda Shivalli Boregowda, Rahul Bellagi, K. Naveena, Sunil Chandersheker, Elisa Azura Azman, Sanjeev Kumar

“…Furthermore, T6 significantly enhanced forage quality, as evidenced by higher crude protein (6.4–14.8%), ether extract (19.2–40.1%), and total ash (6.5–22.1%) contents, coupled with reductions in fiber components. …”
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The growth of eel fed with different protein level and protein-energy ratio by Fitria Nawir, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Tatag Budiardi

“…In contrary, there was no significant different on the survival rate, hepatosomatic index, ash content, and nitrogen free extract of the body eel. …”
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Fermentation of seaweed flour with various fermenters to improve the quality of fish feed ingredients by Siti Aslamyah, Muh Yusri Karim, , Badraeni

“…Yet, the opposite result was present in the ash, crude fiber, and fat content of seaweed fermented using fermentors of which the lowest value was found in treatment of mixed fermentor.   …”
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