Polystyrene microplastics disrupt adrenal steroid synthesis in male mice via mitochondrial dysfunction by Ying Xiong, Zhe Chen, Hanmin Xiang, Yi Liu, Yanlin Wang

“…Microplastics have gained significant social attention, as they can enter our bodies through food and drinking water. The adrenal gland is essential for the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis and stress responses. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Nanosilica Sol Grouting for Deep Tunnels Based on the Multifield Coupling Mechanism by Dongjiang Pan, Kairong Hong, Helin Fu, Zhiguo Li, Limeng Zhang, Gaoming Lu, Feixiang Sun, Shiyu Wen

“…Based on the Xianglushan Tunnel of Yunnan Water Diversion Project, the temporal and spatial evolution of silica sol grout is studied. …”
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Design of remover system for conveyor lines of food industry by A. M. Lasitsa, I. A. Borodikhin, P. A. Lisin, L. V. Brizhansky

“…Thermodynamic calculations showing the effect of the degree of crystallization of water, cryoscopic temperature and crystallization rate are presented. …”
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Hydrogen Cyanide in Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) from 3.4 mm Wave Spectra by Juncen Li, Jianchun Shi, Yuehua Ma, Jixian Sun

“…We obtained the abundance of HCN relative to water, (0.13 ± 0.02)% in mid January when C/2022 E3 (ZTF) got close to the Sun at 1.11 au, and (0.13 ± 0.03)% in early February at 1.16 au. …”
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Influence of composting and thermal processing on the survival of microbial pathogens and nutritional status of Nigeria sewage sludge by Kayode Fatunla, Edu Inam, Joseph Essien, Emmanuel Dan, Akanimo Odon, Suil Kang, Kirk T. Semple

“…Abstract Purpose Sewage sludge samples from a water treatment plant in Nigeria were subjected to an in-vessel composting (using sawdust as a bulking agent) and thermal sludge processing to improve its quality for agricultural applications. …”
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Metabolic and motor activity effects of microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) in laboratory mice by E. L. Zavjalov, D. V. Petrovskii, G. V. Kontsevaya, V. V. Mak, I. P. Uvarov, Y. L. Zav’yalova, O. A.  Rozhkov

“…Control animals drank during this period only water and had the same food. The body weight of males in the control and the experimental group with Chlorella did not change, while females in the experimental group showed an increase of body weight in a week. …”
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Mathematical Model and Numerical Simulation of Coalbed Methane Migration Considering the Adsorption Expansion Effect by Jianlin Xie, Shaoqiang Yang, Pengwei Li

“…Based on the experimental results, considering the coupling effects of heat transfer, water seepage, coal and rock mass deformation, and coalbed methane desorption and seepage, a mathematical model of heat transfer–deformation–seepage coupling coalbed methane migration was established, and a numerical simulation study was carried out on the heat injection-enhanced coalbed methane mining project. …”
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A new experimental set-up for aerosol stability investigations in microgravity conditions by Graziani, Charles, Nespoulous, Mathieu, Denoyel, Renaud, Fauve, Stephan, Chauveau, Christian, Deike, Luc, Antoni, Mickaël

“…The principle of this instrument is to generate, by a fast compression/expansion of air, populations of water droplets and to track their evolution by optical scanning tomography in transmission mode within a volume of approximately 2 mm$^{3}$. …”
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Village-Indigenous Chicken Bacterial Carriage after the Heavy Rains of 2018, Kenya: Indicator on Environmental Contamination with Pathogenic/Zoonotic Bacteria by Acsa Igizeneza, Lilly Caroline Bebora, Philip Njeru Nyaga, Lucy Wanjiru Njagi

“…Most of them are of bacterial origin and chickens are a major source of such bacteria; they are consumed at high rate worldwide and tend to harbor the zoonotic bacteria without showing signs of illness. Running rain water tends to increase environmental contamination, since it carries various substances from one area to another; this results in village-indigenous chickens picking more bacteria from the environment as they roam/scavenge around for food. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles in PEDOT:PSS Layer for Polymer Solar Cell Application by Agnieszka Iwan, Bartosz Boharewicz, Igor Tazbir, Andrzej Sikora, Beata Zboromirska-Wnukiewicz

“…Typical polyol chemistry was used to synthesize silver in water solution. Ag nanoparticles were investigated by UV-vis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and dynamic light scattering (DLS) methods. …”
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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 analytes were separated on a Phenomenex Kinetex C18 (50 mm × 2.1 mm, 2.6 μm) column with gradient elution using methanol and 0.3% formic acid water solution. Tandem mass spectrometric detection was conducted using multiple reaction monitoring via an electrospray ionization source in the positive mode. …”
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The Neglected Creatures of Forests: Wild Bees by Yasemin Güler

“…This pressure, which is directly or indirectly applied to the forests, such as the conversion of forest areas into agricultural areas, forest fires and interventions to water resources, leads to deterioration of plant associations and therefore to changes in forest fauna elements. …”
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Application of GA-BP Neural Network Optimized by Grey Verhulst Model around Settlement Prediction of Foundation Pit by C. Y. Liu, Y. Wang, X. M. Hu, Y. L. Han, X. P. Zhang, L. Z. Du

“…After the correspondence between real-time excavation depth and the excavation time is obtained, the internal friction angle, cohesion, bulk density, Poisson’s ratio, void ratio, water level changes, permeability coefficient, number of supports, and excavation depth, which can influence the settlement, are taken to be considered in this study. …”
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Hollow Fibre-Supported Liquid Membrane for the Determination of Sulfonamide Residues in Egg Samples by Eskinder Teklu Bekele, S. Dube, M. M. Nindi

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Identification of Subsurface for Grounding Installation System Using Geoelectrical Method: Case Study of Waru Substation, Sidoarjo, East Java by Khoirunida Anisatu Ainun, Rochman Juan Pandu Gya Nur, Bahri Ayi Syaeful

“…The results of the 2D resistivity cross section show that the subsurface layer is water saturated wet clay with a resistivity value of 0 Ωm -2 Ωm and wet clay with a resistivity value of 3 Ωm - 6 Ωm. …”
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The Effect of Seed Priming to Improve Germination Parameters and Early Growth of Chickpea (Cicer arietnum L) by Reason R. Charachimwe, Misheck Chandiposha, Pepukai Manjeru

“…Halo-priming was done by soaking the seed in a solution with 2.4 g of potassium nitrate and 1.2 ml of distilled water. Prechill treatment involves subjecting seed at a temperature of 10°C for 7 days before planted. …”
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Multiscale Granger dependencies in the precipitation network of the island of Sicily by Vera Pecorino, Alessandro Pluchino, Alessandro Pluchino, Andrea Rapisarda, Andrea Rapisarda, Andrea Rapisarda, Kateřina Hlaváčková-Schindler

“…This study highlights shifts in Sicily’s water cycle that call for adaptive management strategies in the face of the increasing frequency of extreme events.…”
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Advances in the Research on Brown Carbon Aerosols: Its Concentrations, Radiative Forcing, and Effects on Climate by Shuai Li, Hua Zhang, Zhili Wang, Yonghang Chen

“…The inclusion of BrC in the model results in a clear shift in the cloud fraction, liquid water path, precipitation, and surface flux. BrC heating decreases precipitation on a global scale, particularly in tropical regions with high convective and precipitation intensity, but different in some regions. (3) Uncertain optical properties of BrC, mixing ratio of radiation-absorbing aerosols in snow, snow grain size and snow coverage lead to higher uncertainties and lower confidence in the simulated distribution and radiative forcing of BrC in snow than BC. …”
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Proposals by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Commission Headed by F. K. Girs to Subordinate the Kirghiz Inner Horde under Astrakhan Governorate: Administrative Structure and Judic... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…In terms of geography, the Governorate’s capital was closer, there were vacant pastures and a water transport route, the region was characterized by a sparser population and ‘well-rounded’ borders. …”
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Electro-Conductive Modification of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane for Electrified Wastewater Treatment: Optimization and Antifouling Performance by Jinzhuo Shi, Yisong Hu, Songhua Li, Wenqian Xiao, Yuan Yang, Jiayuan Ji

“…The results indicate that when the concentrations of the pyrrole, BVIMBF₄, and FeCl₃·6H₂O are 0.9 mol/L, 4.8 mmol, and 0.8 mol/L, respectively, the electrical resistance of the PVDF-CM is 93 Ω/sq with the water contact angle of 31°, demonstrating good conductivity and hydrophilicity. …”
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