Opinions of Forest Managers, Loggers, and Forest Landowners in North Carolina regarding Biomass Harvesting Guidelines by Diane Fielding, Frederick Cubbage, M. Nils Peterson, Dennis Hazel, Brunell Gugelmann, Christopher Moorman

“…Most respondents believed North Carolina’s current BMPs have been successful and sufficient in protecting forest health; biomass harvesting is only an additional component to harvesting with little or no modification to conventional harvesting operations; and scientific research does not support claims that biomass harvesting negatively impacts soil, water quality, timber productivity, or wildlife habitat. …”
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Summary and Prospect of Steel Slag Treatment Technology at the “Double Carbon” Goal by Yidang HAO, Huigang WANG, Long WU, Guibo QIU, Changsheng YUE, Ben PENG

“…The stockpiling of a large number of steel slag will also occupy a large amount of land and cause soil and water pollution. The resource utilization of steel slag is closely related to its treatment technology. …”
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Drop-size-dependent effects in leading-edge rain erosion and their impact on erosion-safe mode operation by N. Barfknecht, D. von Terzi

“…Large droplets are considerably more damaging than small droplets, even when normalized for water volume. This directly influences the parameter space of erosion, such as the relevant droplet diameter range that should be studied. …”
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An epigenetic memory at the CYP1A gene in cancer-resistant, pollution-adapted killifish by Samantha Carrothers, Rafael Trevisan, Nishad Jayasundara, Nicole Pelletier, Emma Weeks, Joel N. Meyer, Richard Di Giulio, Caren Weinhouse

“…However, PAH-tolerant fish reared in clean water recover CYP1A inducibility, indicating a non-genetic effect. …”
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Synthesis of Novel VO(II)-Perimidine Complexes: Spectral, Computational, and Antitumor Studies by Gamil A. Al-Hazmi, Khlood S. Abou-Melha, Nashwa M. El-Metwaly, Kamel A. Saleh

“…Thermal analysis verifies the presence of water of crystallization with all coordination spheres. …”
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Does the healthy plate model workshop improve nutrition knowledge, behaviors, and habits in school-age children? The impact of workshop on dietary habits by Hatice Şimşek Şahin, Volkan Özkaya

“…Increases were observed in daily consumption of meat group and water (p < 0.05). While the proportion of students who consumed whole fruit with skin was 35.3% before the training, this rate increased to 47.1% after the training (p < 0.05). …”
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Improved Wettability and Dimensional Stability of Bamboo Timber by Coating Graphene/Silica Composites by Jin Wang, Ye Zhou, Jingpeng Li, Yongshun Feng, Jian Zhang, Haixia Yu, Xiaowei Zhuang

“…In addition, after a 90-day immersion test, the water absorption rate of FAS-RGO@ SiO2BT is 9.7% and the thickness swelling rate is 0.5%. …”
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Analysis and evaluation of germplasm difference of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge in different producing areas in Shandong and Liaoning by LI Shengxin, ZHANG Ziyan, QI Hongtao, GUAN Wenbin, LI Shouke, SUN Jie

“…[Methods] 16 indicators, including water content, protein content, oil content, and fatty acid composition of seeds, were determined from 20 different varieties of X . sorbifolium Bunge in Liaoning and Shandong. …”
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Comparative potential of black tea leaves waste to granular activated carbon in adsorption of endocrine disrupting compounds from aqueous solution by A.O. Ifelebuegu, J. E. Ukpebor, C. C. Obidiegwu, B. C. Kwofi

“…The results have demonstrated the potential of waste tea leaves for the adsorptive removal of endocrine disrupting compounds from water.…”
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Development of a Cost-effective Adsorption Dryer for High-quality Aerosol Sampling by Simonas Kecorius, Leizel Madueño, Susanne Sues, Josef Cyrys, Mario Lovrić, Mira Pöhlker, Kristina Plauškaitė, Lina Davulienė, Agnė Minderytė, Steigvilė Byčenkienė

“…Abstract Due to their affinity to water, physical-chemical properties of aerosol particles depend highly on the ambient relative humidity (RH). …”
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Antiproliferative effect of hydroalcoholic brown propolis extract on tumor and non-tumor cells by I. Vendruscolo, G. H. Berton, M. T. Biffi, P. A. Bressiani, A. K. G. Oliveira, A. P. Berti, V. M. Concato-Lopes, W. R. Pavanelli, A. P. Simon, T. L. C. Oldoni, F. A. R. Santos, I. A. L. Dalmolin, M. H. G. Canteri, E. Düsman

“…We tested the solute:solvent ratio (ethanol:water) and extraction time in a Shaker incubator (710 rpm) before conducting a central composite rotational design (CCRD) to optimize time and solvent mixture. …”
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Land use and landscape pattern changes in the Fenhe River Basin, China by Ying Zhao, Bingqing Zhao, Fei Wang

“…However, there was no significant change in vegetation cover in the low-lying urban agglomeration area. (2) During the period from 2010 to 2020, there was a significant decrease in the area of water bodies and wetlands, the rate of decrease slowed from 2015 to 2020. …”
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Evaluation of a compressed air foam system to clean quail rearing facilities by Jill Wright Skrobarczyk, David James Caldwell, Kenneth Scott McKenzie, Ashley Charles Blankenburg, James Allen Byrd, Morgan Brian Farnell

“…A firefighting foam concentrate (Phos-Chek WD881) and foaming cleaner (Chlor-A-Foam XL) were diluted in water and applied to floor pen and caged rearing facilities using a compressed air foam system. …”
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Effect of Form on Radiation Absorption in Ab Anbar Domes of Hot and Arid and Cold Climate Using Honeybee & ladybug Plugins by tohid shiri, Mohammad Didehban, Mohsen Taban

“…Ab Anbars are good example of this facility structures which they were suppose to collect water in rainy condition and keep it cool for use in dry condition of year espacialy in hot and arid climate. …”
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A Facile Route to the Preparation of Highly Uniform ZnO@TiO2 Core-Shell Nanorod Arrays with Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties by Yuanyuan Zhao, Peifei Tong, Dong Ma, Bing Li, Qinzhuang Liu, San Chen, Yongxing Zhang

“…In addition, it is very easy to separate or recover ZnO@TiO2 core-shell nanorod array catalysts when they are used in water purification processes.…”
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Huerto urbano Adelfas (Madrid, 24 de enero de 2021) by Claudia Antón Biezma

“…It is a big space, it gets sun light, neighbours water it twice per week and it is open to everyone. …”
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Composite Hydrogel of Poly(acrylamide) and Starch as Potential System for Controlled Release of Amoxicillin and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth by Ana V. Torres-Figueroa, Cinthia J. Pérez-Martínez, Teresa del Castillo-Castro, Enrique Bolado-Martínez, María A. G. Corella-Madueño, Alejandro M. García-Alegría, Tania E. Lara-Ceniceros, Lorena Armenta-Villegas

“…The increase in starch content increased the rate of water uptake and the swelling degree at equilibrium. …”
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In vitro characterization the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of hemp (Cannabis sativa spp.) varieties cultivated in Northern Alabama by Aaron Dudley, Lamin S. Kassama, Armitra Jackson-Davis, Ernst Cebert, Xianyan Kuang

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial and antioxidative potential of four hemp varieties grown at the Alabama A&M University, Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station in Northern Alabama using three different extraction solvents (deionized water, acetone, and ethanol). Antioxidant potential was evaluated by DPPH free radical scavenging activity (2, 2-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl), Total phenolic and flavonoid contents. …”
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Decarbonizing gas emissions from petrochemical production using microalgae by F. Shevlyakov, A.B. Laptev, O.R. Latypov, D.R. Latypova

“…The grown microalgae strains and mineralized water were fed to the bioreactor. Gases discharged from isoprene production were passed through the bioreactor. …”
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The Potential for Observing African Weather with GNSS Remote Sensing by Olalekan A. Isioye, Ludwig Combrinck, Joel O. Botai, Cilence Munghemezulu

“…Most stations lack collocated meteorological sensors and other geodetic observing systems as called for by the GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN) GNSS Precipitable Water Task Team and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). …”
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