Renewable energy and the role of molten salts and carbon by Fray D.

“…Recently, dimensionally stable anodes have been developed for molten salt electrolytes, based upon alkali or alkaline ruthenates which are highly electronically conducting and these may allow the concept of high temperature batteries to be developed in which an alkali or alkaline earth element reacts with air to form oxides when the battery is discharging and the oxide decomposes when the battery is being recharged. …”
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H-NS controls the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to aminoglycosides by interfering its uptake and efflux by Qiuru Chen, Yulei Liang, Yanbin Dong, Junling Cui, Kun He, Xiaoyuan Ma, Jinfeng Zhao, Jinfeng Zhao, Yajun Zhai, Yajun Zhai, Li Yuan, Li Yuan, Li Yuan, Li Yuan

“…The hns-deleted mutant EΔhns, the hns-complemented strain EΔhns/phns and the hns-overexpressed strain E/phns were derivatives of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, the susceptibility of which were assessed by the broth microdilution method and time-kill curves assays. …”
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Floristic novelties in the context of interdisciplinary studies by N. P. Stepanyan-Gandilyan, R. A. Hovsepyan

“…., Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter ex Britt., Neslia paniculata (L.) Desv., Origanum vulgare L., Salvia nemorosa L., Thymus eriophorus Ronn., Th. transcaucasicus Ronn., Tripleurospermum caucasicum (Willd.) …”
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Selection of Sustainable Building Material Using Multicriteria Decision-Making Model: A Case of Masonry Work in Lideta Subcity, Addis Ababa by Diriba Tegegne, Mebratu Abera, Esayas Alemayehu

“…On the basis of the above criteria, 4 alternatives (stone, brick, CEB, and cement block) were proposed from which compressed Earth block (CEB) was selected.…”
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Screening of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Cowpea and Optimization of Biomass Production Conditions by Hong Xu, Danyang Li, Xue Jiang, Qi Pei, Zhengqin Li, Philippe Madjirebaye, Mingyong Xie, Tao Xiong, Zhanggen Liu

“…Under these optimal conditions, <i>Pediococcus pentosaceus</i> NCU006063 exhibited a great viable bacterial count of up to 2.65 × 10¹⁰ CFU/mL, which is 9.71 times higher than that of MRS broth (2.73 × 10⁹ CFU/mL). These results demonstrated that the <i>Pediococcus pentosaceus</i> NCU006063 strain has excellent potential as a fermentation agent and can provide a theoretical base for the in-depth exploration and promotion of fermented cowpea use in human diets.…”
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Obstetric red cell transfusion in a high-volume tertiary hospital: a retrospective cohort study by Eileen Lew, Karuna Mary Lional, Shephali Tagore

“…Transfusion was more frequently associated with caesarean than vaginal births (4.9% vs. 2.4%). About 14% of transfusions were initiated with pre-transfusion haemoglobin (Hb) ≥8.0 g/dL, whereas 37% of transfusions resulted in post-transfusion Hb >9.0 g/dL. …”
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Mauvaise Culture de la Lecture chez les Etudiants de FLE en Ouganda: Éléments de Réponses. by Kateregga, Abubakar

“…L’étude s’appuie sur le cadre théorique bronckartiste de l’interactionnisme socio-discursif (Bronckart, 1996) selon lequel des lecteurs lisent et comprennent des textes de tout genre en s’appuyant sur les pratiques socioculturelles qui les aident à résoudre des problèmes sociaux dans des écrits. L’article part de l’hypothèse selon laquelle les pratiques médiocres en lecture scolaire sont influencées par deux facteurs majeurs : D’une part, les apprenants ont des objectifs amoindris qui associent l’acte de lire exclusivement à la lecture de notes de cours ne serait-ce que pour réussir aux examens au lieu de lire pour s’amuser, pour se divertir, pour s’informer, pour jouer. …”
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Petrogenesis of Intrusive body in Northeast of Joveinan, North of Isfahan, Urumieh- Dokhtar magmatic zone by Shahzad Sherafat, Majid Zeidi, Mahnaz Khodami

“…The chondrite-normalized rare earth elements diagrams show a medium enrichment of LREE compared to HREE, a weak negative anomaly of Europium, and a flat pattern of heavy rare earth elements. …”
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 65 – A Reflection by Norimatsu Satoko

“…On countless occasions this year, sixty-five years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, I have heard and read that hibakusha (atomic-bomb survivors) are dying away, and that we need to eliminate nuclear weapons from the face of the earth, for the future of humanity, to be sure, but also so that their dying wishes are fulfilled. …”
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Contre la sobriété gestionnaire, une sobriété kitsch ? by Ambre Fourrier

“…Après avoir exploré les différentes significations du terme kitsch, nous nous servirons des écrits sur les ventes de garage et les braderies, en nous appuyant aussi sur notre expérience personnelle pour inviter le lecteur à déambuler avec nous dans ces lieux de la sobriété kitsch et prêter attention à certaines pratiques de récupération. …”
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Maternal HIV and syphilis are not syndemic in Brazil: Hot spot analysis of the two epidemics. by Mary Catherine Cambou, Eduardo Saad, Kaitlyn McBride, Trevon Fuller, Emma Swayze, Karin Nielsen-Saines

“…While syphilis incidence >30 per 1,000 live births in 2018 in four states, only the two coastal states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo in Southeastern Brazil were significant hot spots (90% confidence, z-score 1.65-1.95, p <0.10). …”
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SNAP II and SNAPPE II as Predictors of Neonatal Mortality in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Does Postnatal Age Play a Role? by Mirta Noemi Mesquita Ramirez, Laura Evangelina Godoy, Elizabeth Alvarez Barrientos

“…In developing countries, a lack of decentralization of perinatal care leads to many high-risk births occurring in facilities that do not have NICU, leading to admission to a PICU. …”
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Application of Energy Saving and Environmental Protection Materials in Architectural Design by Zixiang Yan

“…Every major achievement in building energy efficiency will be an important means of mitigating the Earth’s energy. Building energy saving has become a major trend of global development, and then the optimal design of reinforcement selection for reinforced concrete beams based on a multiobjective genetic algorithm is discussed. …”
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Groundwater Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment using a Dar-Zarrouk Parameter in a Proposed Aboru Residential Estate, Lagos State, Nigeria by M.A. Ayuk

“…Isoresistivity and Isopach maps were generated and Total Longitudinal Unit  Conductance, S of the earth materials overlying the aquifer was computed and the aquifer protective capacity (APC) map was generated. …”
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Genome‐Wide Diversity in Lowland and Highland Maize Landraces From Southern South America: Population Genetics Insights to Assist Conservation by Pia Guadalupe Dominguez, Angela Veronica Gutierrez, Monica Irina Fass, Carla Valeria Filippi, Pablo Vera, Andrea Puebla, Raquel Alicia Defacio, Norma Beatriz Paniego, Veronica Viviana Lia

“…Subsequently, we employed essential biodiversity variables at the genetic level, as proposed by the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), to evaluate the conservation status of these two groups. …”
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Stigmas and Petals of Crocus sativus L. (Taliouine, Morocco): Comparative Evaluation of Their Phenolic Compounds, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activities by Asmaa Benkerroum, Khadija Oubella, Soukaina Zini, Kaoutar Boussif, Hind Mouhanni, Fouad Achemchem

“…Furthermore, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the extracts was determined using the microdilution broth test. Our findings revealed that stigmas and petals contained phenolic compounds at the rate of 56.11 ± 4.70 and 64.73 ± 3.42 mg GAE/g, as well as DPPH radical scavenging capacity with IC50 of 1700 µg/ml and 430 µg/ml, respectively. …”
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Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Its Association with Socioeconomic Factors in the Wof-Washa Natural State Forest, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Abere Wondimu Kassie, Admasu Moges, Tilahun Alelign, Gojam Bayeh

“…The research employed Google Earth to estimate forest area and socioeconomic surveys with field visits to gather data from 368 participants for analyzing the FESs, monetary values, and challenges with possible strategies. …”
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Sustainability assessment of single-atom catalysts in the transition to greener chemical processes by Mark A. Bajada, Maxim Tschulkow, Gianvito Vilé

“…In particular, among the broad spectum of transition metal catalysts, we demonstrate that catalysts made from earth-abundant materials, such as nickel, outperform those based on rare and expensive metals like palladium or iridium, enabling more sustainable and cost-effective chemical production. …”
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Diagenetic Fluid and Its Impact on Sandstone Reservoirs in the Southern Boxing Sag, Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China by Zhenhuan Shen, Zhuang Ruan, Bingsong Yu, Shujun Han, Chenyang Bai, Qiuhong Chang, Tianxia An

“…Fe-calcite and ankerite cements have a higher homogenization temperature than that of quartz overgrowth and mainly concentrate in FeO and MgO as well as contain a small amount of Na+, K+, and Sr2+. The rare earth element (REE) pattern of bulk mudstone and carbonate cements as well as C–O isotopic evidences indicate that the diagenetic fluids of carbonate cementation are primarily controlled by the adjacent mudstone, whereas mineral dissolution and altered clay minerals in sandstone provide additional cations for the local reprecipitation of late-stage carbonate. …”
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Supramolecular Organic Framework with Multidimensional Storage Spaces for Ultrahigh-Capacity Iodine Capture from Seawater by Lijuan Feng, Jun Zhang, Jiacheng Zhang, Xuewen Cao, Zhanhu Guo, Yihui Yuan, Ning Wang

“…Seawater is the largest iodine reservoir on Earth, but efficient chemical methods for recovering iodine from seawater are still lacking. …”
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