Differential Sensitivity of Nitrogen-Fixing, <i>Azolla Microphylla</i> to Organochlorine and Organophosphate Insecticide by W Raja, P Rathaur, R Ashiq

“…The development of the intensive agriculture in our country between 1960 and 1990 totally over passed the aspect connected with the negative impact of the toxic chemical compounds on the air, water and soil. Using chemical products as nutrients, fertilizers and pesticides, we believe that we attack our safety and we must know the effects of pesticides from these compounds. …”
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Study on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Based on Titanium Oxide Nanorods Coated with Gold Nanoparticles by Xiaodong Wang, Xiulan Cheng, Xufeng Yu, Xueling Quan

“…The substrate could work efficiently even after immersed in water for one month.…”
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Potential of Adding Constructed Wetland/Fishpond to Waste Stabilization Ponds to Improve Helminths Removal in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania by A.H. Outwater, A. Zachariah, A. Nyomora, F. Francis, J.H.Y. Katima

“…An alternative wastewater treatment regime for the ponds, coupled with a constructed wetland and a fishpond, was devised. Water, soil, and vegetable samples were tested for the presence of helminth larvae and eggs in a time series design over one growing season. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Fluoride Application as a Preventive Measure among Oral Health Care Providers by Aqdar A. Akbar, Noura Al-Sumait, Hanan Al-Yahya, Mohammad Y. Sabti, Muawia A. Qudeimat

“…Half of the participants (49%) reported that water fluoridation is the best method for caries prevention in children. …”
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Sympathetic Nervous Regulation in Patients with Cirrhosis: Pathogenesis of Fluid Retention and Formation of Ascites by Jens H Henriksen, Helmer Ring-Larsen, Niels Juel Christensen

“…The authors conclude that the sympathetic nervous system, in concert with other regulatory systems, plays an important role in sodium-water homeostasis and fluid retention, as well as in the systemic and hepatosplanchnic circulatory derangement seen in patients with cirrhosis.…”
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Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Scriptaid Alleviated Neurological Dysfunction after Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice by Heng Yang, Wei Ni, Hanqiang Jiang, Yu Lei, Jiabin Su, Yuxiang Gu, Liangfu Zhou

“…Scriptaid treatment also alleviated the brain water content in the ipsilateral basal ganglia (P<0.05) and cortex (P<0.01) 3 d after ICH. …”
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Proinflammatory Cytokines and Potassium Channels in the Kidney by Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Hikaru Hayashi, Manabu Kubokawa

“…Among these, alteration of activity of potassium ion (K+) channels induces changes in transepithelial transport of solutes and water in the kidney, since K+ channels in tubule cells are indispensable for formation of membrane potential which serves as a driving force for the transepithelial transport. …”
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A cost-effective and sensitive TLC-densitometric identification of meloxicam by Parys Wioletta, Pyka-Pająk Alina, Dołowy Małgorzata

“…In the case of the RP-TLC method, a mixture of methanol/water (8:2, V/V) enabled densitometric detection of meloxicam at the lowest concentration level on RP-8F254 and RP-18F254 plates. …”
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Simplified Internal Audits of the Welfare Quality Protocol in Dairy Farms: Are They Effective in Improving Welfare Practices? by Maria Francisca Ferreira, Catarina Stilwell, George Stilwell

“…Ten measures are selected from the WQP, five of which must always be assessed: body condition, water provision, lameness, integument alterations, and pain management in disbudding. …”
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The Effect of garlic extract (Allium sativum) on the hatching rate of sea bass eggs (Lates calcarifer) by Afriani Sari, Ahmadi Bathlimus

“…This research was conducted in February-March 2024 at the Brackish Water Aquaculture Center Ujung Batee, Aceh Besar. …”
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Impact Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Based on the Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge Using the Life Cycle Assessment Method by Mohammad Rahmati, Majid Rasouli, Hossein Haji Agha Alizadeh, Behnam Ataeiyan

“…Based on the data of qualitative parameters obtained from the measurement of Tehran province’s water and sewage company, the environmental emissions were calculated and analyzed using SimaPro software (9.0.0) and the standards defined under the ReCiPe 2016-midpoint method. …”
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Demands and Material Flow of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Indonesia by Evtriyandani, Warmadewanthi IDAA, Pratama Jeesica Hermayanti, Sekuła Paulina Magdalena

“…From this research, the consumption of PET in Indonesia is about 1 million tons annually. The bottled water industry is the major consuming of around 300,000 tonnes annually. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variability and Trends in Extreme Temperature Events in Finland over the Recent Decades: Influence of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnection Patterns by Masoud Irannezhad, Hamid Moradkhani, Bjørn Kløve

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Analysis of Tools to Evaluate Chloride Threshold for Corrosion Onset of Reinforced Concrete in Tropical Marine Environment of Yucatán, México by Pedro Castro-Borges, Mercedes Balancán-Zapata, Alexander López-González

“…One half of the samples had a reinforcing bar embedded at the center of the sample (corrosion measurements), and the other half was made with plain concrete (chloride measurements). Five water/cement ratios were tested representing the common practices of this region. …”
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Effect of surface hydrophobicity of therapeutic protein loaded in polyelectrolyte nanoparticles on transepithelial permeability by Miklavžin Ana, Cegnar Mateja, Kerč Janez, Kristl Julijana

“…Chitosan nanoparticles with erythropoietin provided the most hydrophobic surface, followed by free erythropoietin (in water) and that loaded into CS-TMC nanoparticles. …”
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Harpacticoid assemblages (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) in the hyporheic zone of four streams in central Slovenia by Nataša Mori, Anton Brancelj

“…Concurrently, the interstitial water’s physical and chemical parameters were measured at two sites within each location (streambed, streambank). …”
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Evaluation of Wastewater Reuse with Coagulation/Flocculation Process in Pesticide Production by Aslıhan Katip

“…SS and COD removal was ensured with coagulation and flocculation process, however, it was seen that this process was not sufficient for discharging to receiving water environment. The optimum pH values for iron (III) chloride, alum and iron (II) sulphate were found to be 7.21, 8.12 and 7.18, respectively and optimum coagulant dosages were 250 mg/L for iron (III) chloride and iron (II) sulfate, and 300 mg/L for alum. …”
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Study on mitigating sediment and flood disasters with sand retarding basins in consideration of natural river environment by Ishikura Mikako, Kimura Ichiro, Harada Norio

“…Two experiments were conducted. In Case A, the water discharge was fixed at three different values, and the capture ratio of sand was measured 10 min after the start of discharge (quasi-equilibrium state). …”
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Effect of Glass Powder on the Compressive Strength and Drying Shrinkage Behavior of OPC- and LC3-50-Based Cementitious Composites of Various Strengths by Tehmina Ayub, Tariq Jamil, Ayesha Ayub, Asad-Ur-Rehman Khan, Eraj Mehmood, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh

“…., 20, 35, 50, and 60 MPa, strengths of cementitious composites were targeted by varying the mix composition and water-to-cement ratios. In all four composite mix types, locally available glass powder was used as 0, 5, 10, and 15% added as a partial replacement of cement and LC3-50. …”
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Protective Effect of Thyme Extract on Albino Rats Exposed to Paraquat by Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood

“…The current study was conducted on thirty-two (32) male albino rats, they were separated equally and randomly upon four (4) groups, all groups fed normal diet and drunk tap water ad libitum as following; the first group was considered as control. …”
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