Hydro-mechanical behavior of two clayey soils in presence of household waste leachates by H. Yonli, B. François, D. Toguyeni, A. Pantet

“…It is also important to know the nature of the flows to contain in order to ensure the durability of the structure.…”
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Biosphere Reserves in the Southwest of Ethiopia by Semegnew Tadese, Teshome Soromessa, Tesefaye Bekele, Brhane Meles

“…Consequently, the review indicates that all the biosphere reserves contained myriad plant biodiversity, specifically the “hotspot” of Afromontane rainforest biodiversity, with some degree of dissimilarities among them. …”
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Simultaneous production during biogas upgrading: Foundational insights from numerical simulation of dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption by Mohd Hardyianto Vai Bahrun, Awang Bono, Norasikin Othman, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini

“…In this study, a numerical simulation model of a non-isothermal DR-PSA was established using the Aspen Adsorption simulation tool to evaluate the dynamics of the system for binary separation of biogas feed mixture containing 45 mol% CO2 + 55 mol% CH4, using a CO2-selective silica gel as the solid adsorbent. …”
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Optimization of Lactic Acid Production from Pineapple By-Products and an Inexpensive Nitrogen Source Using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8 by Joel Romial Ngouénam, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Edith Marius Foko Kouam, François Zambou Ngoufack

“…Concerning the screening of factors, temperature, nitrogen source, and carbon source were the factors that showed a major impact on LA production in the production medium containing chicken by-products as nitrogen source. A pineapple by-product concentration of 141.75 g/l, a nitrogen source volume of 108.99 ml/l, and a temperature of 30.89°C were recorded as the optimum conditions for LA production. …”
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Targeted detection of endogenous LINE-1 proteins and ORF2p interactions by Mathias I. Nielsen, Justina C. Wolters, Omar G. Rosas Bringas, Hua Jiang, Luciano H. Di Stefano, Mehrnoosh Oghbaie, Samira Hozeifi, Mats J. Nitert, Alienke van Pijkeren, Marieke Smit, Lars ter Morsche, Apostolos Mourtzinos, Vikram Deshpande, Martin S. Taylor, Brian T. Chait, John LaCava

“…Confident in our ability to affinity enrich ORF2p, we describe an interactome associated with endogenous ORF2-containing macromolecular assemblies. Conclusions This is the first assay to demonstrate sensitive and robust quantitation of endogenous ORF2p. …”
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La stips des Alpes à la Méditerranée : interpréter la présence des monnaies dans les sanctuaires d’époque romaine by Raphaël Golosetti

“…Based on several clear contexts, we suggest that other types of stipes containers may have been in use, in perishable materials or in pottery, and that the deterioration/retrieval of these containers could account for the dispersal of coins on the floors of places of worship. …”
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QSAR STUDY OF 2-SUBSTITUTED PHENYL-2-OXO-, 2-HYDROXYL- AND 2-ACYLLOXYETHYLSULFONAMIDES AS FUNGICIDES by Yusuf Isyaku, Adamu Uzairu, Sani Uba

“…An insilico study was carried out on a series of thirty five (35) sulfonyl-containing compounds for their antifungal activities against Botrytis Cinerea fungi by the employment of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) techniques. …”
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The Influence of the Syrup Type on Rheology, Color Differences, Water Activity, and Nutritional and Sensory Aspects of High-Protein Bars for Sportsmen by Jan Małecki, Igor Tomasevic, Bartosz G. Sołowiej

“…A significant increase of the hardness parameter referring to the control sample was noted for bars containing chickpea-maize liquid fiber in chocolate (311.65 N), with low adhesiveness simultaneously (54.71 N). …”
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Unsuspicious reception of Biblical discourse in Africa and its implications for polygamy by B.B. Senokoane

“… The Bible has been conceived and received as a neutral book, as the Word of God, or as containing the Word of God. This understanding and perception enabled missionaries to interpret the Bible in such a way that it disadvantaged and oppressed the “converts”. …”
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Ten Years of Earth and Space Science: Introduction to the Special Collection by Graziella Caprarelli, David Baratoux, Subrahmanyam Bulusu, Cinzia Cervato, Paolo Diviacco, Alina Donea, Steven J. Fletcher, Helen M. Glaves, Cathleen E. Jones, Gaopeng Lu, Astrid Maute, Franklin P. Mills, Sara C. Pryor, Kristy Tiampo, Zunyi Xie

“…This special collection contains 16 papers published in ESS, selected by the Editorial Board to highlight the aims, scope and path of evolution and growth of the journal since it inaugural issue, in 2014.…”
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Early Neolithic Culture of Baraba Forest Steppe: issues and features by Vyacheslav I. Molodin

“…A feature of the culture is the presence of special pits for fish fermentation in settlements, containing ritual offerings in the form of various animals or their parts. …”
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Studies on development of early immunity against type O FMD in naturally susceptible animals by D. V. Mikhalishin, D. A. Lozovoy, V. A. Starikov, Yu. S. El’kina, M. I. Doronin, A. V. Borisov

“…Research into the development of vaccines for early protection confirm that their use induces the formation of virus-neutralizing antibodies in naturally susceptible animals in the outbreak area, which protects from FMD infection, limits its spread and contains it within the primary outbreak. Taking into account the high speed of the infection spread, such a control measure as using FMD vaccines which induce early protection should be adopted immediately after the occurrence of the outbreak. …”
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Biology of Blattodea and Dermaptera in the Continental Biogeographical Region and Adjacent Areas of European Russia by Victor V. Aleksanov, Alexander B. Ruchin, Nikolai V. Shulaev, Inessa O. Karmazina, Sergey V. Lukiyanov, Evgeniy A. Lobachev, Anna M. Nikolaeva, Mikhail N. Esin

“…Insects were sampled from 736 plots using various methods, including pitfall traps, beer traps, window traps, pan traps, and sweep nets. (3) Results: The dataset contains 2149 occurrences comprising 18,362 specimens belonging to 5 species of Blattodea and 4 species of Dermaptera. …”
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Changes in the Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes in the Fat Body and Hemolymph of <i>Apis mellifera</i> L. Due to Pollen Monodiets by Maciej Sylwester Bryś, Krzysztof Olszewski, Maciej Bartoń, Aneta Strachecka

“…These activities in the hemolymph and fat body of bees fed with pollen from anemophilous plants are usually lower compared to those in bees fed with candy containing 10% pollen from rapeseed, <i>Phacelia</i>, buckwheat, or goldenrod. …”
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Understanding the causes of intravenous medication administration errors in hospitals: a qualitative critical incident study by Darren M Ashcroft, Richard N Keers, Jonathan Cooke, Steven D Williams

“…Transcribed interviews were analysed using the Framework approach and emerging themes were categorised according to Reason's model of accident causation.Results In total, 21 intravenous MAEs were discussed containing 23 individual active failures which included slips and lapses (n=11), mistakes (n=8) and deliberate violations of policy (n=4). …”
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Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soils Using Vermicompost by Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Ramazan Khodadadi, Morteza Sedehi, Mohsen Arbabi

“…Analysis of their microbial composition revealed that the consortia contain several Proteobacteria phylum bacterial species, and the most common genera were Pseudomonas and Citrobacter. …”
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Effect of Dietary Content of Menhaden Oil with or without Salsalate on Neuropathic Endpoints in High-Fat-Fed/Low-Dose Streptozotocin-Treated Sprague Dawley Rats by Eric P. Davidson, Lawrence J. Coppey, Hanna Shevalye, Alexander Obrosov, Mark A. Yorek

“…Vascular and neural function was maximally protected with diet containing 45% kcal as menhaden oil, and adding salsalate did not provide any additional benefit. …”
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Metaphors we grow old by: A study of gocalıq (old age) metaphors in Azerbaijani Turkish poetry by Mostafa Shahiditabar

“…The corpus of the study contains Azerbaijani Turkish poems of Shahriar (1906-1988) as well as seven other poets. …”
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Transforming Polycotton Textile Waste into New Bicomponent Fibers: An Investigative Study by Simon Kronberg, Behnaz Baghaei

“…The use of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM][Ac]) as an ionic liquid solvent facilitated the dissolution of cotton, enabling the creation of a spinning dope containing cellulose and polyester fibers. Successful spinning of bicomponent fibers ensued, followed by comprehensive fiber evaluation. …”
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Medical professional image in the social media by Muscovites: managerial and methodological aspects by I. V. Bogdan, A. A. Dreneva, D. P. Chistyakova

“…The basis of the study is a sample of posts published by Muscovites in social media containing keywords associated with physician and nurses. …”
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