Opportunities and Future Perspective of Nanofertilizers and Controlled Release Nanofertilizers in Agriculture by Tahereh Raiesi Ardali, Leila Soleimanpour, Leila Mamani, Mostafa Chorom

“…These composites, with excellent slow-release properties and non-toxicity to soil and environment, could be used in horticultural applications for higher agricultural production efficiency. …”
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The effect of particle size on photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline by ZnO nanoparticles by Reza Torkamani, Bagher Aslibeiki, Masih Darbandi, Hamid Naghshara

“…The toxicity of oxytetracycline (OTC) antibiotic remains in the environment and threatens the life of living things. …”
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Design and Fabrication of MoCuO_x Bimetallic Oxide Electrodes for High-Performance Micro-Supercapacitor by Electro-Spark Machining by Ri Chen, Siqi Lv, Yunying Xu, Zicong Lin, Guoying Zhang, Jian Wang, Bocheng Wang, Wenxia Wang, Igor Zhitomirsky, Yong Yang

“…Transition metal oxides, distinguished by their high theoretical specific capacitance values, inexpensive cost, and low toxicity, have been extensively utilized as electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors. …”
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Proteomic profiling identifies muscle-invasive bladder cancers with distinct biology and responses to platinum-based chemotherapy by A. Contreras-Sanz, G. L. Negri, M. J. Reike, H. Z. Oo, J. M. Scurll, S. E. Spencer, K. Nielsen, K. Ikeda, G. Wang, C. L. Jackson, S. Gupta, M. E. Roberts, D. M. Berman, R. Seiler, G. B. Morin, P. C. Black

“…Abstract Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to radical cystectomy is the preferred treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer despite modest survival benefit and significant associated toxicities. Here, we profile the global proteome of muscle-invasive bladder cancers pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment using archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue. …”
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Virtual screening, molecular docking and identification of umami peptides derived from Oncorhynchus mykiss by Wenzhu Zhao, Lijun Su, Shitong Huo, Zhipeng Yu, Jianrong Li, Jingbo Liu

“…Subsequently, water-soluble and toxicity screening were performed by Innovagen and ToxinPred software, respectively. …”
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Antileishmanial Activity of Warifteine: A Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Isolated from Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. (Menispermaceae) by Eliete Cavalcanti da Silva, Cynthia Dias Rayol, Paloma Lys Medeiros, Regina Célia Bressan Queiroz Figueiredo, Márcia Regina Piuvezan, José Maria Brabosa-Filho, Alexsandro Fernandes Marinho, Teresinha Gonçalves Silva, Gardenia Carmen Gadelha Militão, Ana Paula Pimentel Cassilhas, Paulo Paes de Andrade

“…The treatment is difficult due to the high toxicity of the available drugs, high costs, and emergence of resistance in the parasites. …”
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Virgin and photo-degraded microplastics induce the activation of human vascular smooth muscle cells by Elisa Persiani, Antonella Cecchettini, Sofia Amato, Elisa Ceccherini, Ilaria Gisone, Agnese Sgalippa, Chiara Ippolito, Valter Castelvetro, Tommaso Lomonaco, Federico Vozzi

“…In conclusion, MPs can induce harmful activation of VSMCs, posing potential health risks through inflammation, cell damage, and phenotypic changes. Understanding these toxic mechanisms may reveal critical pathways for intervention and prevention.…”
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Experimental Investigation of the Use of Expansive Materials to Increase Permeability in Coal Seams through Expansive Fracturing by Xiao Cui, Jiayong Zhang, Liwen Guo, Xuemin Gong

“…Hydration reactions of expansive materials are typically very safe, easy to induce, and low in cost, while the crushing of such materials is typically free from noise, dust, vibration, and toxic gases. In the present study, to realize the application of expansive materials in the prevention of coal seam gas disasters, the microstructure, heat release rate, and expansive pressure of expansive materials were investigated for different degrees of hydration based on temperature and pressure measurements and using a scanning electron microscope (SEM); fracture characteristics were determined based on fracture tests of coal-like materials. …”
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Liver diseases (<i>Review of the Seventeenth Russian Gastroenterological Week proceedings, October, 10–12, 2011, Moscow</i>) by I. V. Mayev, A. N. Kazyulin, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, Ye. A. Mayevskaya

“…The most of publications (70,5%) has been devoted to etiopathogenesis, features of clinical pattern, diagnostics and treatment of acute and chronic viral hepatitis (2542 patients), liver cirrhoses (1338 patients), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (1145 patients), toxic liver diseases (834 patients) that indicates medical and social impact of these diseases. …”
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Diphenhydramine as a Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Injury by Yunseok Namn, Yecheskel Schneider, Isabelle H. Cui, Arun Jesudian

“…A thorough workup of liver injury ruled out viral hepatitis (including A, B, C, and E), autoimmune, toxic, ischemic, and metabolic etiologies including Wilson’s disease. …”
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Phase Change Materials in Metal Casting Processes: A Critical Review and Future Possibilities by Utkarsh Chadha, Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj, Harshita Pant, Anisha Arora, Divyanshi Shukla, Ishika Sancheti, Arisha Chadha, Divyansh Srivastava, Mayank Khanna, S. Ram Kishore, Velmurugan Paramasivam

“…Despite having advantages, inorganic PCM comes with major disadvantages, that is, toxicity, corrosivity, supercooling, and low thermal expansion. …”
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Mechanochemical Functionalization of Oxidized Carbon Black with PLA by Aida Kiani, Mattia Naddeo, Federica Santulli, Valentina Volpe, Mina Mazzeo, Maria Rosaria Acocella

“…In this study, a solvent-free mechanochemical approach (ball milling) is proposed for the functionalization of oxidized carbon black (oCB) with post-consumed polylactic acid (PLA), overcoming the environmental drawbacks of conventional methods that mostly rely on toxic solvents and catalysts. The functionalized carbon black (f-CB) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), elemental analysis (EA), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to confirm the successful modification. …”
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The Nephroprotective Effect of Andrographis Paniculata Ethanol Extract Chitosan Nanoparticles on Vero cells by Wahyu Kurniawan Dhadhang, Nabilah, Nuryanti, Novrial Dody, Aries Nurulita Nunuk

“…Chitosan-based ethanol extract nanoparticles of Andrographis paniculata are non-toxic and have nephroprotective abilities in both recovery and protection tests.…”
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Adsorption Removal of Imidacloprid Insecticide in Agriculture Industry Using MoO3 Nanorod by Razieh Razavi, Zeinab Nazari, Moslem Basij

“…Nicotine is naturally found in many plants, including tobacco, and is toxic to insects. Imidacloprid is used to control sucking insects, termites, some soil insects, and fleas on pets. …”
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Fabrication of bendable and narrow bandgap Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 for tandem photovoltaics by Sarallah Hamtaei, Alice Debot, Romain Scaffidi, Guy Brammertz, Estelle Cariou, Sean M. Garner, Aranzazu Aguirre, Jef Poortmans, Phillip J. Dale, Bart Vermang

“…We also report on conventional and alternative device fabrication methods with very low waste and toxicity footprints. Champion solar cells are fabricated based on absorbers with a graded bandgap between 1.05 and 1.1 eV, and an open circuit voltage approaching 600 mV. …”
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Decomposition of Bis(N-benzyl-salicydenaminato)zinc (II) Complex for the Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles to Fabricate ZnO-Chitosan Nanocomposite for the Removal of Iron (II) Ions fr... by Thokozani Xaba, Patli Phillia Mongwai, Mahadi Lesaoana

“…Although there are existing technologies for water treatments, many of these methods utilize toxic substances which create more problems into the environment. …”
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Stereospecific Assay of (R)- and (S)-Goitrin in Commercial Formulation of Radix Isatidis by Reversed Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Lixing Nie, Zhong Dai, Shuangcheng Ma

“…Radix isatidis (Banlangen) is a widely used traditional Chinese medicine for treating fever and removing toxic heat. Pharmacological studies have indicated that (R)-goitrin (epigoitrin) is one of the main constituents accounting for its antiviral activity, while (S)-goitrin (goitrin) is known as an antithyroid factor. …”
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Versatile nitrate-respiring heterotrophs are previously concealed contributors to sulfur cycle by Bo Shao, Yuan-Guo Xie, Long Zhang, Yang Ruan, Bin Liang, Ruochen Zhang, Xijun Xu, Wei Wang, Zhengda Lin, Xuanyuan Pei, Xueting Wang, Lei Zhao, Xu Zhou, Xiaohui Wu, Defeng Xing, Aijie Wang, Duu-Jong Lee, Nanqi Ren, Donald E. Canfield, Brian P. Hedlund, Zheng-Shuang Hua, Chuan Chen

“…However, their inability to oxidize sulfide renders them vulnerable to this toxic molecule, which inhibits the key enzymatic reaction responsible for reducing nitrous oxide (N2O), thereby raising greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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The feasibility study of transfer arc plasma pyrolysis system for petrochemical wastes: Hydrogen production from Antar, OTD, and Tar by Amir Hossein Kheyriyeh, Farzaneh Ostovarpour, Mohammadreza Khani, Mohammad Sadegh Abbassi Shanbehbazari, Babak Shokri

“…The findings of this study revealed that plasma waste reactors could generate recycled energy in the form of renewable fuel free of toxic gases and vapors released from conventional waste incinerators and create negligible amounts of environmental pollutants.…”
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Optimization of chromium(VI) biosorption using gooseberry seeds by response surface methodology by J. Aravind, P. Kanmani, G. Sudha, R. Balan

“…The current investigation presents the role of gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) seeds as an effective biosorbent for remediating chromium (VI)), a toxic heavy metal pollutant commonly found in effluents from tanneries and relevant industries. …”
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