Chemically Modified Biochar Produced from Conocarpus Wastes: An Efficient Sorbent for Fe(II) Removal from Acidic Aqueous Solutions by Adel R.A. Usman, Abdelazeem Sh. Sallam, Abdulrasoul Al-Omran, Ahmed H. El-Naggar, Khaled K.H. Alenazi, Mahmoud Nadeem, Mohammad I. Al-Wabel

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Effects of Different Tillage Measures Combined with Straw Returning on Soil Enzyme Activity and Microbial Community Structure and Diversity by Sa Xiao, Bing Li, Tingting Zhang, Jianzhu Luo, Jie Wang, Xiangqian Zhang, Juan Li, Dejian Zhang

“…Aiming at the problems of serious soil desertification, increased soil and water loss, and reduced soil-available nutrients in the agro-pastoral ecotone in Northeast Inner Mongolia, this study took corn variety A6565 as the planting crop and analyzed seven different tillage measures, deep tillage, deep loosening, shallow tillage, rotary tillage, heavy harrow, no-tillage, and control, combined with straw returning at an experimental field in Arong Banner. …”
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Study on Cooling Effect and Pavement Performance of Thermal-Resistant Asphalt Mixture by Jiarong Wang, Zhengqi Zhang, Datong Guo, Cheng Xu, Ke Zhang

“…The failure strain of mixture added with 100% thermal resistance materials is close to the lower limit of Chinese specification. The water stability of different TRAM changes with various test methods. …”
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PRELIMINARY STUDY OF FISH OIL FROM MILKFISH SATAY BY PRODUCT USING DRY RENDERING EXTRACTION by Hanifah Fitriani, Aris Munandar, Dini Surilayani, Sakinah Haryati, Ginanjar Pratama, Bhatara Ayi Meata, Afifah Nurazizatul Hasanah, Rifki Prayoga Aditia

“…Dry rendering is a method of fish oil extracting using temperature without water addition. The temperature of extraction greatly affects to quality of fish oil. …”
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Mechanosynthesis, characterization, and adsorptive properties of Mg–Al-LDH and Zn–Al-LDH for olive mill wastewater treatment by Hosni, Khaled, Mahmoudi, Khaled, Haraketi, Manel, Jellali, Salah, Srasra, Ezzeddine

“…Overall, the results demonstrate the convenience of the mechanosynthesis of hydrotalcite and the high efficiency of OMW treatment, which is promising for the potential applications of calcined LDH in environmental clean-up and remediation of contaminated water.…”
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Assessment of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) Growth and Yield Component by Application of Local Granular Organic Fertilizer, Peat and Inorganic Fertilizer: Comparative Study by Shara Salih Ali, Tara Salih Ali

“…The inorganic N fertilizer used in this study was applied in three different rates (0, 30 and 60 ppm INR) in form of Urea in water) each rate of INR was measured according to the weight of the soil in the pot. …”
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Alterations in hippocampal somatostatin interneurons, GABAergic metabolism, and ASL perfusion in an aged male mouse model of POCD aggravated by sleep fragmentation by Yun Li, Jiafeng Yu, Ningzhi Yang, Siwen Long, Yize Li, Lina Zhao, Yonghao Yu

“…Given the critical roles of somatostatin (SST) interneurons, associated gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic neurotransmitters, and hippocampal perfusion in sleep‐related cognition, this study examined changes in these mechanisms in preoperative SF affecting POCD induced by anesthesia/surgery in aged male mice. The Morris water maze (MWM), novel object recognition (NOR), and Y maze tests were utilized to evaluate POCD. …”
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Research on a Novel Unsupervised-Learning-Based Pipeline Leak Detection Method Based on Temporal Kolmogorov–Arnold Network with Autoencoder Integration by Hengyu Wu, Zhu Jiang, Xiang Zhang, Jian Cheng

“…Field experiments were conducted on real urban water supply pipelines, and a benchmark dataset was established to evaluate the proposed model and method against commonly used models and methods. …”
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DETERMINING GROSS TONNAGE OF PURSE SEINERS USING A PHYSICAL MODELING APPROACH IN TEGAL, CENTRAL JAVA by Suharyanto Suharyanto, Ratih Purnama Sari, R. Mohamad Adha Akbar, Yaser Krisnafi, Tonny Kusumo

“…The research aims to determine the percentage change in shape of the ship’s hull below deck, Cb (coefficient block) and GT (gross tonnage) values of purse seiners in the Tegal using a physical model that is dipped in water. The Cb and GT values research was focused on KM. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Six Components in Beagle Dog Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study of Three Different Yuanhu Zhitong Prepara... by Yang Wang, Zhaorui Yin, Kai Zhang, Qingfen Meng, Jianli Guan, Guanwei Fan

“…Six analytes and one internal standard were separated on a Waters Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 mm × 100 mm, 1.7 μm) by gradient elution with 0.1% formic acid-water and 0.1% formic acid-acetonitrile at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. …”
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Ocean’s largest chlorophyll-rich tongue is extending westward (2002–2022) by Shuaixing Peng, Xiaolong Yu, Zhongping Lee, Hongyang Lin, Xin Liu, Minhan Dai, Shaoling Shang

“…Our findings imply a broader cover of productive water along the equator, while its impact on tropical climate, ecosystems, and carbon cycle deserves further investigation.…”
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Study on the Influence of Different Feeding Habitats on the Behavioral Habits of Siberian Cranes in the Songnen Plain by Shiying Zhu, Guangyi Deng, Haibo Jiang, Jie Gao, Chunguang He, Yan Zhang, Yingyue Cao

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Web GIS Based Benthic Habitat Mapping Update Supports Smart Island Lemukutan by Zan Zibar, Robin Saputra, Adityo Raynaldo, Supriyatno Supriyatno

“…The research results obtained the extent of shallow water benthic habitat classification with different variations in each habitat class. …”
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Environmental Hazard of Polypropylene from Disposable Face Masks Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Possible Mitigation Techniques through a Green Approach by Selvakumar Vijayalakshmi, Preethi Gopalsamy, Karnan Muthusamy, Dinesh Kumar Sundarraj, Steffi Pulikondan francis, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Deog-Hwan Oh, Duong Ly Thi Thuy, Tuyet Thi Anh Truong, Huu Tap Van, Shankar Karuppannan

“…This work used a bacterial strain, Pseudomonas aeruginosa VJ 1, obtained from sewage water-contaminated surface soil in Tiruchirappalli, India, to investigate the biodegradation of polypropylene (PP) face masks. …”
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Three concepts: an academic ecologist’s view by Alexander Protasov

“…Some issues of practical use of the provisions of the EU Water Framework Directive are discussed, namely in the aspect of application to aquatic techno-ecosystems. …”
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The burden of hepatitis E virus infection among Ghanaian pregnant women by Husein Bagulo, Husein Bagulo, Ayodele O. Majekodunmi, Ayodele O. Majekodunmi, Susan C. Welburn, Susan C. Welburn, Langbong Bimi

“…Age, educational attainment, and region were significant predictors of HEV IgG seropositivity in the univariate regression model, while age and region were the only significant predictors in a multivariate model. Also, the drinking water source and the toilet type accurately predicted HEV IgG seroprevalence in both univariate and multivariate models.DiscussionPregnancy care must be significantly improved to reduce maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality.…”
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ViT-ISRGAN: A High-Quality Super-Resolution Reconstruction Method for Multispectral Remote Sensing Images by Yifeng Yang, Hengqian Zhao, Xiadan Huangfu, Zihan Li, Pan Wang

“…The ViT-ISRGAN model focuses on reconstructing four types of typical ground objects based on Sentinel-2 images: urban, water, farmland, and forest. Results indicate that the ViT-ISRGAN model excels in capturing texture details and color restoration, effectively extracting spectral and texture information from multispectral remote sensing images across various scenes. …”
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An improved double chamber triaxial volume change measurement system for unsaturated soils by Tingyu Wu, Tingyu Wu, Chaobo Xia, Hui Chen, Xiaocong Xu, Daoming Pan, Jun Chen

“…Compared to conventional double chamber triaxial systems, the new inner chamber structure has higher precision and compatibility, and the inner chamber can be assembled under air-free water. The inner chamber assembled underwater avoids the problem that the air bubbles being trapped in the inner chamber, significantly reducing the impact of residual air in the system. …”
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Encapsulation of paclitaxel into date palm lipid droplets for enhanced brain cancer therapy by Amal YOUSFAN, Nour MOURSEL, Abdulsamie HANANO

“…Abstract Paclitaxel, a powerful anticancer drug, is limited by its poor water solubility and systemic toxicity, which hinder its effectiveness against aggressive brain tumors. …”
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Evaluation of Root-End Resections Performed by Er, Cr: YSGG Laser with and without Placement of a Root-End Filling Material by John Sullivan, Roberta Pileggi, Claudio Varella

“…Ninety single-rooted teeth were instrumented, obturated with GP and AH-Plus sealer, and divided into 3 experimental groups: (I) root-end resections were performed with the laser and G6 tips (parameters: 4.5 w, 30 pps, 20% water and 50% air); (II) Lindeman burs were used, without the placement of MTA; (III) the burs were used followed by root-end fillings with MTA, and one control (IV) of five unobturated roots resected with the burs. …”
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