Spatial and Temporal Trends in PM2.5 Organic and Elemental Carbon across the United States by J. L. Hand, B. A. Schichtel, W. C. Malm, N. H. Frank

“…The rural/remote IMPROVE network (Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments) and the Environmental Protection Agency's urban Chemical Speciation Network have measured PM2.5 organic (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) since 1989 and 2000, respectively. We aggregated OC and EC data from 2007 to 2010 at over 300 sites from both networks in order to characterize the spatial and seasonal patterns in rural and urban carbonaceous aerosols. …”
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Galvanic Interaction between Chalcopyrite and Pyrite with Low Alloy and High Carbon Chromium Steel Ball by Asghar Azizi, Seid Ziaoddin Shafaei, Mohammad Noaparast, Mohammad Karamoozian

“…This study was aimed to investigate the galvanic interaction between pyrite and chalcopyrite with two types of grinding media (low alloy and high carbon chromium steel ball) in grinding of a porphyry copper sulphide ore. …”
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Optimization of Irrigation and Fertilization in Maize–Soybean System Based on Coupled Water–Carbon–Nitrogen Interactions by Aizheng Yang, Shuyuan Luo, Yaowen Xu, Pingan Zhang, Zhenyi Sun, Kun Hu, Mo Li

“…Organic carbon changes the soil’s carbon to nitrogen ratio by participating in the water and nitrogen cycles, thereby affecting nitrogen and phosphorus loss and carbon emissions. …”
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Disseminated Soft Tissue Infection and Sepsis with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient by Jeffrey H Lipton, Kelly S MacDonald

“…A 32-year-old female presented with aplastic anemia and subsequently underwent a one-antigen mismatched bone marrow transplant from her brother. She failed to engraft and a second graft was attempted. …”
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INFINITESIMAL FIELD SIZE HVL OF ISO 4037 NARROW SPECTRUM X-RAYS: SIMULATED RESULTS by Ngoc Thiem Le

“…The HVL values, calculated from simulated values of air kerma at a detector position for various radiation field sizes, were extrapolated to an infinitesimal field size for different ISO 4037 narrow spectrum X-ray beam qualities at two distances from an X-ray source. …”
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Develop Reusable Carbon Sub‐Micrometer Composites with Record‐High Cd(II) Removal Capacity by Mengke Cui, Huiting Jiao, Shijie Yuan, Bin Dong, Zuxin Xu

“…Nevertheless, achieving ultra‐efficient and cost‐effective treatment of trace amounts of heavy metals remains a major challenge. Herein, the novel carbon sub‐micrometer composites (CSMCs) supported Fe0@γ‐Fe2O3 core‐shell clusters nanostructures are designed and synthesized through a series of universally applicable methods. …”
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Influence of Nitrogen Content on the Corrosion Behavior of Powder Metallurgy Nickel-Free Austenitic Stainless Steel by Weili Yu, Changhai Du, Hongren Shen, Hao He, Yong Yu, Yimin Li, Fenghua Luo

“…Study of the microstructures and corrosion resistances of the as-prepared samples revealed that the corrosion weight loss, size, number of corrosion pits, and corrosion depth decreased as the N content increased from 1.19 to 1.37 wt.%. …”
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Inhibition Effect of Glycerol on the Corrosion of Copper in NaCl Solutions at Different pH Values by Santos Lorenzo Chi-Ucán, Andrea Castillo-Atoche, Pedro Castro Borges, José Antonio Manzanilla-Cano, Gerardo González-García, Rodrigo Patiño, Luis Díaz-Ballote

“…The inhibitory effect of glycerol on copper corrosion in aerated NaCl (0.5 M) solutions at three pH values (4, 7, and 10) was evaluated. …”
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Construction and Application of Relationship Model between Development of Mining Industry and Carbon Emission of Energy Consumption by Lili Wei, Guangyu Jia, Xiaohui Xu, Lingyun Zhao

“…With the world’s consensus on low-carbon emission reduction, all walks of life have formulated low-carbon development goals. …”
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Higher Consumption of Carbonated Drinks and Fast Food Related to Depression and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls by Abbas Ali Sangouni, Zahra Darabi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh

“…Background: The association between fast food, whole grain, refined grain and carbonated drink consumption and depression and quality of life (QoL) was evaluated in Iranian adolescent girls. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contributes to the Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy by Hui Wang, Haojun Shi, Jing Zhang, Guoliang Wang, Jinxiang Zhang, Fagang Jiang, Qing Xiao

“…Similarly, VEGF and HIF-1α expression were restored by the bone marrow transplantation. These findings identify an essential role for TLR4 in bone marrow-derived cells contributing to the progression of DR.…”
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A Type of MOF-Derived Porous Carbon with Low Cost as an Efficient Catalyst for Phenol Hydroxylation by Renjie Zhou, Gui Chen, Yuejun Ouyang, Hairui Ni, Nonglin Zhou, Bailin Xiang

“…Using MOF-5 as a template, the porous carbon (MDPC-600) possessing high specific surface area was obtained after carbonization and acid washing. …”
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Monodispersed Iron Selenide Nanoparticles United with Carbon Nanotubes for Highly Reversible Zinc–Air Batteries by Hua Zhang, Tong Zeng, Jiale Ma, Yue Jiang, Yang Huang, Yuxin Cheng, Haifeng Ye, Cuiyun Zeng, Chenghui Zeng, Minshen Zhu, Shuiliang Chen

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Model of Electromagnetic Emitter Based on a Stream of Single Electrons inside Curved Carbon Nanotube by N. A. Poklonski, S. A. Vyrko, A. T. Vlassov, A. I. Siahlo, S. V. Ratkevich

Subjects: “…сurved hollow carbon nanotube…”
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Evaluación de la eficiencia de las empresas del sector carbón en Colombia by Tomás Fontalvo Herrera, José Morelos Gómez, Adel Mendoza Mendoza

“… Este trabajo de investigación presenta un análisis de la eficiencia técnica de las empresas del sector carbón y sus derivados en Colombia, durante el periodo 2011-2014. …”
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An Experimental and Kinetic Study of the Sorption of Carbon Dioxide onto Amine-Treated Oil Fly Ash by Mohammed A. Saad, Mohammed J. Al-Marri, Ali L. Yaumi, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Reyad Shawabkeh

“…Ammonium hydroxide solution is used to convert OFA to activated carbon. Then, the product is used for the adsorption of CO2 from a nitrogen/carbon dioxide (N2/CO2) gas mixture. …”
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Preconditioning of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells with Toll-Like Receptor Agonists by Fabiana Evaristo-Mendonça, Gabriela Sardella-Silva, Tais Hanae Kasai-Brunswick, Raquel Maria Pereira Campos, Pablo Domizi, Marcelo Felippe Santiago, Ricardo Augusto de Melo Reis, Rosalia Mendez-Otero, Victor Túlio Ribeiro-Resende, Pedro Moreno Pimentel-Coelho

“…Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) are dynamic cells that can sense the environment, adapting their regulatory functions to different conditions. …”
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Impact of geochemical reactivity on desulphation requirements in a sandstone reservoir containing carbonate and sulphate minerals by Ali M. Al-Behadili, Eric J. Mackay

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Effect of Carboxylic Functional Group Functionalized on Carbon Nanotubes Surface on the Removal of Lead from Water by Muataz Ali Atieh, Omer Yehya Bakather, Bassam Al-Tawbini, Alaadin A. Bukhari, Faraj Ahmad Abuilaiwi, Mohamed B. Fettouhi

“…The adsorption mechanism of the removal of lead from water by using carboxylic functional group (COOH) functionalized on the surface of carbon nanotubes was investigated. Four independent variables including pH, CNTs dosage, contact time, and agitation speed were carried out to determine the influence of these parameters on the adsorption capacity of the lead from water. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity and Characterization of Carbon-Modified Titania for Visible-Light-Active Photodegradation of Nitrogen Oxides by Chun-Hung Huang, Yu-Ming Lin, I-Kai Wang, Chun-Mei Lu

“…A variety of carbon-modified titania powders were prepared by impregnation method using a commercial available titania powder, Hombikat UV100, as matrix material while a range of alcohols from propanol to hexanol were used as precursors of carbon sources. …”
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