Seroepidemiological Survey of Hepatitis E Virus in Intensive Pig Farming in Vojvodina Province, Serbia by Diana Lupulović, Marija Gnjatović, Jasna Prodanov-Radulović, Danica Ćujić, Vladimir Gajdov, Milena Samojlović, Tamaš Petrović

“…Genotypes 1 (HEV-1) and 2 (HEV-2) are transmitted through contaminated water and are responsible for the outbreaks of many large-scale epidemics in developing countries of Asia and Africa. …”
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Rearing in a Physically Enriched Environment Affects Shoaling and Stress Responses of Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) Exposed to Novel Conditions by Valentina Gazzano, Martina Di Filippo, Rosario Licitra, Asahi Ogi, Baldassare Fronte, Maria Claudia Curadi, Angelo Gazzano

“…Cortisol dissolved in water was measured before and after the test. No differences were found between the two groups in distance moved, swimming speed, or shoal acceleration. …”
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Identification and Removal of Light Pollution in Maritime Night-Time Images Based on Spatial Frequency Blocks by Hui Sun, Jingyang Wang, Mingyang Pan, Zongying Liu, Shaoxi Li, Ruolan Zhang, Yang Wei

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Electroacupuncture Improved Hippocampal Neurogenesis following Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice through Inhibition of TLR4 Signaling Pathway by Yuqin Ye, Yongxiang Yang, Chen Chen, Ze Li, Yanfeng Jia, Xinhong Su, Chaoxian Wang, Xiaosheng He

“…BrdU/NeuN immunofluorescence was performed to label newborn neurons in the hippocampus after EA treatment. Water maze test and neurological severity score were used to evaluate neurological function posttrauma. …”
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Carrageenan-Induced Colonic Inflammation Is Reduced in Bcl10 Null Mice and Increased in IL-10-Deficient Mice by Sumit Bhattacharyya, Liquan Xue, Suzanne Devkota, Eugene Chang, Stephan Morris, Joanne K. Tobacman

“…Exposure to low concentrations of carrageenan (10 μg/mL in the water supply) has produced glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and impaired insulin signaling in C57BL/6 mice. …”
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A probabilistic stress-strain relationship model for steel bars including the non-uniform corrosion effects in chloride environments by Qin Zhang, Xinguo Guo, Haitao Zhao, Dongkang Hu, Xianglin Gu, Rongqing Li

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Effect of neonatal dexamethasone treatment on cognitive abilities of adult male mice and gene expression in the hypothalamus by N. P. Bondar, V. V. Reshetnikov, K. V. Burdeeva, T. I. Merkulova

“…Dexamethasone treatment in early life had a negative impact on the learning and spatial memory of adult mice in the Morris water maze. We analyzed the effect of elevated glucocorticoid levels in early life on the expression of the Crh, Avp, Gr, and Mr genes involved in the regulation of the HPA axis in the hypothalami of adult mice. …”
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Effect of Maternal Administration of Edible Bird’s Nest on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Suckling Offspring in Mice by Yong Xie, Hongliang Zeng, Zhiji Huang, Hui Xu, Qunyan Fan, Yi Zhang, Baodong Zheng

“…Furthermore, the spatial learning performances of their offspring were assessed using the Morris water maze test. Additionally, cerebral malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in cubs nursed by the female mice given the EBN homogenate were examined, while BDNF immunohistochemical staining and neuron count in hippocampi were investigated as well. …”
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Production Response and Digestive Enzymatic Activity of the Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) Intensively Pregrown in Microbial Heterotrophic and Autotrophic-... by Manuel J. Becerra-Dórame, Marcel Martínez-Porchas, Luis R. Martínez-Córdova, Martha E. Rivas-Vega, José A. Lopez-Elias, Marco A. Porchas-Cornejo

“…Shrimp postlarvae were reared into different microcosm systems without water exchange; a traditional system based on simple fertilization to improve microalgae concentration (control), an autotrophic system (AS) based on the promotion of biofloc and biofilm by the addition of fertilizer and artificial substrates and a heterotrophic system (HS) based on the promotion of heterotrophic bacteria by the addition of nitrogenous and carbonaceous sources and artificial substrates. …”
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Mineral Composition and Baking Value of the Winter Wheat Grain under Varied Environmental and Agronomic Conditions by Iwona Jaskulska, Dariusz Jaskulski, Lech Gałęzewski, Tomasz Knapowski, Wojciech Kozera, Roman Wacławowicz

“…In the grain samples, the content of macronutrients was assayed: P, K, Mg, Ca, and Na, total protein, and wet gluten as well as sedimentation value. The colour and the water absorption of flour and its content of protein and ash were determined. …”
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Modeling of the Complex Modulus of Asphalt Mastic with Biochar Filler Based on the Homogenization and Random Aggregate Distribution Methods by Yushuai Wu, Peng Cao, Feiting Shi, Ketong Liu, Xuhao Wang, Zhen Leng, Zhifei Tan, Changjun Zhou

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Centrifugation, Storage, and Filtration of Olive Oil in an Oil Mill: Effect on the Quality and Content of Minority Compounds by Alfonso M. Vidal, Sonia Alcalá, Antonia de Torres, Manuel Moya, Francisco Espínola

“…The main functions of these processes are to clarify the olive oil by removing water, solids, and other possible suspended particles. …”
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Ultrafine Magnetite Nanopowder: Synthesis, Characterization, and Preliminary Use as Filler of Polymethylmethacrylate Nanocomposites by Pietro Russo, Domenico Acierno, Mariano Palomba, Gianfranco Carotenuto, Roberto Rosa, Antonino Rizzuti, Cristina Leonelli

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PPARγ activation attenuates neonatal CRD-induced visceral pain sensitization and anxiety in male rats by alleviating oxidative stress by Minjie Li, Xiyu Zhuo, Yongxiao Liu, Jinchao You, Jianqing Lin

“…Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the spinal cord were analyzed by water-soluble tetrazolium-1 (WST-1) and thiobarbituric acid (TBA) methods, respectively, the expression levels of PPARγ in the spinal cord were assessed by qRT-PCR and Western blotting. …”
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Measuring the condition of Tehran Metropolitan based on Ubiquitous city indicators by Haniyeh Asadzadeh, Afshar Hatami, Farzaneh Sasanpour

“…In turn, U-facilities, U-environment, U-energy network, and U-water network are the only aspects that the distribution of indicators (More than 50 %) are appropriate. …”
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ANALISIS PERFORMA RDF DENGAN PEREKAT LIMBAH ORGANIK UNTUK MEMENUHI STANDAR MUTU INDUSTRI by Alvian Tambunan, Prawoto Prawoto, Catur Hardiyanto

“…RDF testing was carried out by proximate for water content and ash content, by bomb calorimeter for calorific value, and by Shore Hardness Test for hardness. …”
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Microplastics on the growth of plants and seed germination in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems by Y.S.K. De Silva, U.M. Rajagopalan, H. Kadono

“…Growth of plants, apart from being complex and highly dynamic, is directly dependent on the environmental conditions, particularly the quality of soil for terrestrial plants and the water quality for aquatic plants. Presence of microplastics in the environment may affect the plant growth in numerous ways depending on the contents of the growing medium. …”
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Use of Ceramic-Industry Wastewater in Sandy Subgrade Stabilization by Deep Mixing Method by Hamed Heidari Forozabadi, Mohammad Khabiri, Kazem Barkhordari Bafghi, Dabessa Ayantu Miti Ku

“…The results of EDX and XRF tests revealed that the desired water included heavy metals. in addition use of wastewater reducing the consumption of natural resources, reduces the entry of heavy metals into the environment and urban environments. …”
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Heterogeneity of Ecosystem Service Interactions Through Scale Effects and Time Effects and Their Social-Ecological Determinants in the Tuo River Basin by Simin He, Yusong Xie, Jing Zhang, Yanyun Luo, Qianna Wang

“…This study focuses on the Tuo River Basin in China, quantifying four key ESs, namely, habitat quality (HQ), nitrogen export (NE), soil conservation (SC), and water yield (WY), and assessing their interactions from 2000 to 2020 at both grid and county scales. …”
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Effect of Oregano and Marjoram Essential Oils on the Physical and Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan Based Systems by Jana Sedlaříková, Magda Doležalová, Pavlína Egner, Jana Pavlačková, Jiří Krejčí, Ondřej Rudolf, Petra Peer

“…The dissimilar effects of the two EOs were also observed by water vapour pressure (WVP) measurement; increasing the amount of oregano oil triggered a drop in the WVP of the prepared films, whereas the marjoram oil had a negligible impact in this respect. …”
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