Assessing Hydropower Potential in Nepal’s Sunkoshi River Basin: An Integrated GIS and SWAT Hydrological Modeling Approach by Rinki Bhattarai, Binaya Kumar Mishra, Deepa Bhattarai, Dipendra Khatiwada, Pankaj Kumar, Gowhar Meraj

“…This study assessed the hydropower potential of a mountain watershed within the Sunkoshi River basin in Sindhupalchok, Nepal, utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) hydrological model. …”
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Comparative Direct Compression Property of a Novel Pregelatinized Starch in Paracetamol Tablets by Tamrat Balcha Balla, Nisha Mary Joseph, Anteneh Belete

“…Taro Boloso-I starch was pregelatinized, and its properties including amylose to amylopectin ratio, densities, flow properties, swelling power, water solubility index, particle morphology, moisture content, and moisture sorption profile were evaluated. …”
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Male Remating Success and the Frequency of Copulatory Plugs in the Green Lynx Spider Peucetia viridans (Araneae, Oxyopidae) by Martin G. Ramirez, Angelik C. Achekian, Catherine R. Coverley, Rachel M. Pierce, Sarah S. Eiman, Melissa M. Wetkowski

“…Enhanced prey access mediated by increased water availability may be why females at two sites were in relatively better condition. …”
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Investigation of the Effects of Different Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Comonomers on the Volume Phase Transition Temperatures and Thermal Properties of N-Isopropylacrylamide-Based H... by Ahmet Okudan, Abdullah Altay

“…The swelling properties of the polymers were investigated in pure water at temperatures from 10 to 80°C. All of the synthesized gels were found to be sensitive to temperature. …”
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Effect of Stir-Frying, Boiling, and Baking on Hexaconazole Residue Levels in Welsh Onion (<i>Allium fistulosum</i> L.) by Myungheon Kim, Mihyun Cho, Jaebin Im, Changkyo Seo, Changhyeon Park, Moo-Hyeog Im

“…As stir-frying time increased, the residue amount increased due to water loss. However, the absolute amount of the pesticide decreased with increasing time. …”
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Studies of clinical symptoms of panleukopenia in cats in the Donetsk People’s Republic by I. V. Berdyukova, P. A. Rudenko

“…After infection, the virus is detected in saliva, nasal discharge, urine and feces; it is transmitted through excrements, water, food, and, according to some reports, by bloodsucking insects. …”
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Indirect Estimation of Swelling Pressure of Expansive Soil: GEP versus MEP Modelling by Fazal E. Jalal, Mudassir Iqbal, Mohsin Ali Khan, Babatunde A. Salami, Shahid Ullah, Hayat Khan, Marwa Nabil

“…., clay fraction CF, liquid limit wL, plastic limit wP, plasticity index IP, specific gravity Gs, swell percent Sp, sand content, silt content, maximum dry density ρdmax, and optimum water content wopt) and one output variable, i.e., Ps-ES are collected from the literature, which comprises 120 internationally publications. …”
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Rural Household Perception of Drought Occurrence and Its Influence on Livelihood Strategy in Northeast Ethiopia by Sisay Demeke Molla, Menberu Teshome Zeleke, Sisay Misganaw Tamiru

“…The drought hampered income sources, brought food shortages, and threatened family well-being. It increased water stress, livestock morbidity and mortality, insect invasions, fire outbreaks, grazing resource depletion, abnormal migration, school dropout rates, and human health problems. …”
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Enriched environment prevents hypobaric hypoxia induced memory impairment and neurodegeneration: role of BDNF/PI3K/GSK3β pathway coupled with CREB activation. by Vishal Jain, Iswar Baitharu, Dipti Prasad, Govindasamy Ilavazhagan

“…Spatial memory was assessed through Morris Water Maze. Role of different neurotrophins was explored by gene silencing and inhibitors for their respective receptors. …”
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Efficient removal of aqueous Pb(II) using partially reduced graphene oxide-FeO by Ting Guo, Chaoke Bulin, Bo Li, Zhiwei Zhao, Huitao Yu, He Sun, Xin Ge, Ruiguang Xing, Bangwen Zhang

“…Partially reduced graphene oxide-Fe 3 O 4 composite was prepared through in situ co-precipitation and used as an efficient adsorbent for removing Pb(II) from water. The composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectra, Fourier transformation infrared, Raman spectrometer, N 2 adsorption–desorption, vibrating sample magnetometer, and zeta potential analyses. …”
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Using the clustering method to find the final environmental parameters coefficients in road construction projects by Eshagh Rasouli Sarabi, Ramin Vafaei Poursorkhabi, Mehdi Ravanshadnia

“…According to the results obtained concerning environmental parameters during the pre-implementation stage, polluting water resources was the most influential parameter, with a coefficient determined at 3.59. …”
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Highly efficient and rapid removal of Congo red dye from textile wastewater using facile synthesized Mg/Ni/Al layered double hydroxide by Eslam A. Mohamed, Hend M. Ahmed, Amal A. Altalhi, Hamdan A. S. Al-Shamiri, Nabel A. Negm

“…The kinetics indicated the occurrence of three stages, and the diffusion of dye molecules into the pores was the rate-determining step. Different real water sample treatments showed the applicability of the thermally treated Mg/Ni/Al-LDH in the treatment process under optimized conditions. …”
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Ecohydrological responses to solar radiation changes by Y. Wang, N. Meili, S. Fatichi

“…We use those scenarios as input to a mechanistic ecohydrological model to quantify the local responses of the energy and water budgets as well as vegetation productivity spanning different biomes and climates.…”
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Three-Dimensional Wave-Field Characteristics of Earth-Rock Dams with Different Hidden Hazards by Kui Wang, Jie Liu, Ying Zou, Mingjie Zhao, Yue Qiang

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Integrating environmental effects in the benefit-risk assessment of therapeutic products: a proposal and example for sustainable health and healthcare by Emiliano Giovagnoni, Luisa Mattoli, Andrea Cossu, Vitalia Murgia

“…Our findings indicate that environmental risk assessments need to be broadened to include aspects such as excipients, synergistic effects of contaminants, and risks to humans (e.g., drinking water). Concrete proposals to improve current regulatory guidelines for environmental risk assessment already exist. …”
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Malathion-Induced Hematoxicity and Its Recovery Pattern in Barbonymus gonionotus by Cynthia E. Mrong, Md. R. Islam, Kamrunnaher Kole, Nusrat N. Neepa, Md. J. Alam, Md. R. Haque, Umme O. Rahman, Golam M. Mostakim

“…An experiment was conducted to assess malathion-induced hematological responses of Barbonymus gonionotus (silver barb) and its recovery patterns in malathion-free water. Fish (45 days old) were exposed to two sublethal concentrations, namely, 25% and 50% (i.e., 3.78 and 7.56 ppm) of LC50 (15.13 ppm) of malathion for 28 days, followed by a postexposure recovery period for the same time. …”
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Nitric oxide synthase inhibition decreases tolerance to hyperoxia in newborn rats by M. R. Pierce, C. A. Voelker, I. R. S. Sosenko, S. Bustamante, S. M. Olister, X.-J. Zhang, D. A. Clark, M. J. S. Miller

“…NG-nitro-Larginine-methyl-ester (L-NAME) or untreated water was administered to pregnant rats for the final 7 days of gestation and during lactation; followed by postnatal exposure to hyperoxia (>95% O2) or room air. …”
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Migration Characteristics and Restoration Mechanism of Grout Containing Aggregate in Overburden Fractures Based on CFD-DEM Coupling Model by Yulou Ren, Feng Du, Huanqi Chen, Zijie Hong, Ziyuan Ren

“…In order to improve and restore the strength and stability of broken overburden caused by coal seam mining in underground, the grout containing aggregate is employed to backfill specific fracture space in rock strata, which is an important method to prevent the mine water leakage and roof collapse in working face. …”
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The Effect of Variation in Solvent Concentration on Caffeine Content in Green Arabica Coffee Bean Extract (Coffea arabica) using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry by Nanda Tsalasani Zulfaidah, Endah Kurniawati, Gita Herdittya Putri, Fitria Widiani

“…Ethanol extract 70% and ethanol extract 96% of green Arabica coffee beans were then fractionated in liquid-liquid extraction of chloroform and water phases. Then the analysis and determination of caffeine content were carried out with a UV-Vis Spectrophotometer. …”
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Distributary channel type and high‐quality reservoirs in tight sandstone—A case study on the outcrops and reservoirs of Xujiahe formation in Western Sichuan Basin by Junwei Zhao, Ling Zhang, Lei Tian, Yingtao Yang, Gongyang Chen

“…Abstract The distributary channels in shallow‐water delta are well‐developed in tight sandstone. …”
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