Research progress on characteristics of secondary aluminum dross and its detoxification and utilization by Kun LIN, Yuanbo ZHANG, Zijian SU, Jiamei XU, Tao JIANG

“…Secondary aluminum dross is a typical hazardous solid waste unavoidably generated during aluminum production and processing. However, it contains not only a large amount of aluminum nitride (AlN), chlorine salts, fluoride, and other hazardous substances but also about 40% (mass fraction) of aluminum, making it a potential aluminum resource with remarkable utilization value. …”
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Utilization of Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures by Mohammad Saeed Pourtahmasb, Mohamed Rehan Karim

“…Moreover, to achieve desirable performance characteristics, more caution should be made on properties of SMA mixtures containing RCA.…”
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Caregiver’s Contacts: How to Get the Help You Need by Carolyn S. Wilken

“…This helpful worksheet contains a list of prompts for questions to ask and information to give when attempting to locate help or information about elder care. …”
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Efficacy of Andrographis paniculata, Psidium guajava and Piper betle as Prevention on Motile Aeromonad Septicaemia Infection in African Catfish (Clarias sp.) by D. Wahjuningrum, . Tarono, S.L. Angka

“…Herbal medicines were mixed to diet and fish were fed on the diet containing the herbal medicine for 7 days of rearing.  …”
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Decreasing Door Danger Zones by Hal S. Knowles, III, Kathleen C. Ruppert, Karla A. Lenfesty, Barbara Haldeman

“…Lenfesty, and Barbara Haldeman, is part 5 in the Education + Action = Wind Damage Mitigation series. It contains information on decreasing door danger zones. …”
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Phosphorus Fertilizer Recommendations for Sugarcane Production on Florida Organic Soils by J. Mabry McCray, Ronald W. Rice, Alan L. Wright

“…Phosphorus loads in drainage water in the Everglades Agricultural Area are an environmental concern, so it is important for sugarcane growers to use best management practices such as soil testing and to follow fertilizer recommendations. This document contains updated UF/IFAS phosphorus fertilizer recommendations for Florida organic soils. …”
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The RNA-dependent association of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate with intrinsically disordered proteins contribute to nuclear compartmentalization. by Martin Sztacho, Jakub Červenka, Barbora Šalovská, Ludovica Antiga, Peter Hoboth, Pavel Hozák

“…Our results show for the first time that the RDPA protein Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) associates with PIP2 in the RNA-dependent manner via electrostatic interactions, and that altered PIP2 levels affect the number of nuclear foci of BRD4 protein. …”
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Objects of forensic documentary science by V. S. Sezonov

“…The research of a document cannot be considered complete without determining the originality of the information it contains, without comparing this information with other possible storage media of the same information.…”
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About the role of sulfur and nitrogen in forming of mechanical characteristics in cast steel by V. V. Lunev, V. P. Pirozhkova, N. M. Burova, L. K. Chebotar

“…The role of the nitrogen-containing sulfides and nitrides in forming of mechanical characteristics of cast- steel is shown.…”
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Antibiotic Treatment Response of Chronic Lung Diseases of Adult Sheep in the United Kingdom Based upon Ultrasonographic Findings by Phil Scott

“…Superficial lung abscesses in eight sheep appeared as anechoic areas containing multiple hyperechoic dots bordered distally by a broad hyperechoic capsule. …”
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Facts about Vitamin D by Linda B. Bobroff, Isabel Valentin-Oquendo

“…Bobroff and Isabel Valentin-Oquendo, has been updated with new graphics and includes reference to fortified orange juice as a food containing vitamin D. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, April 2006. …”
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The role of nutritional fiber deficiency in the pathogenesis and course of gastroesophageal reflux disease by S. V. Morozov, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, M. D. Kukushkina

“…Systematic review in PubMed/Medline databases was performed with keywords food, dietary fiber in combination with gastroesophageal reflux, GERD. The review contains data concerning influence of nutritional fiber on the pathogenetic mechanisms of GERD and illuminates results of epidemiological studies suggesting positive correlation between quantities of nutritional fiber in the patient’s diet and manifestations of the disease. …”
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THE TENDENCY TOWARDS CENTRALIZATION EXPERIENCED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES IN TURKEY by Orhan Veli Alıcı

“…Therefore, the centralization process in local governments contained all of the city boundaries. In this article, the centralization tendency in the case of metropolitan municipalities that makes them “leaders of local governments” in metropolitan cities where a two-level metropolitan management system is applied will be examined.…”
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Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study of Three Major Bioactive Components in the Normal and Different Courses of Liver-Stagnation and Spleen-Deficiency Syndrome Depressive Rats after I... by Kaiwen Luo, Mengdie Wang, Xiangxiang Pan, Yadong Xing

“…Acetonitrile solution containing 0.1% acetic acid and methyl alcohol-water (50 : 50, v/v) was chosen as the protein precipitant and redissolve solution severally; a Shim-pack GISS C18 column coupled with 0.1% aqueous acetic acid-acetonitrile in gradient elution was employed to separate the mixed constituents in plasma. …”
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The active roles of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa ZTHY2 in regulating antioxidant capacity and immune function of Leizhou black ducks by Jiang Wu, Yingxin Hu, Namula Zhao, Wei Yang, Zhibao Chen, Zhibao Chen

“…A total of 150 1-day-old male Leizhou black ducks, of similar size and healthy, were selected for this study and randomly assigned to five treatment groups. Each group contained three replicates with ten birds each. The control group (Control) was given a standard basal diet, while the RM group received a diet supplemented with ZTHY2 at concentrations of 2 × 107 (RM1), 2 × 108(RM2), or 2 × 109(RM3) CFU/kg, respectively. …”
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Phenotypic divergence across populations does not affect habitat selection in an Amazonian poison frog by Martin Mayer, Lia Schlippe Justicia, Bibiana Rojas

“…We hypothesized that habitat selection differs (1) among populations containing different variants, predicting that larger-bodied frogs are less dependent on moisture-retaining structures; (2) between disturbed and pristine areas, predicting frogs in disturbed areas being more reliant on structural diversity and water bodies; and (3) between males and females, predicting stronger differences in habitat selection in populations with greater sexual size dimorphism. …”
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Sposobin Remains. A Soviet Harmony Textbook’s Twisted Fate in China by Wai Ling Cheong, Ding Hong

“…It is listed in the entrance examination syllabi of selected conservatories and reputable music theorists have published model answers to the exercises it contains. This article investigates how the Chinese reception of Uchebnik garmonii diverges from the sources that had inspired Sposobin and his colleagues to compose it in the first place, and throws light on the far-reaching impacts and ramifications of Uchebnik garmonii in China. // 1937–38 publizierte Igor V. …”
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Gluten-Free Diet Adherence Evaluation in Adults with Long-Standing Celiac Disease by Marek K. Kowalski, Danuta Domżał-Magrowska, Piotr Szcześniak, Magdalena Bulska, Daria Orszulak-Michalak, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

“…., excluding products that may contain gluten) is the basic method of treating celiac disease. …”
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Predicted Cold Shock Proteins from the Extremophilic Bacterium Deinococcus maricopensis and Related Deinococcus Species by Michael J. LaGier

“…The Csp, termed Dm-Csp1, contains sequence features of Csps including a conserved cold shock domain and nucleic acid binding motifs. …”
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A Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…This species belongs to a pantropical genus which contains many species in the Old World. With the possible exception of the West Indian G. tetracantha (L.) …”
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