Impact of gas flaring on acute respiratory distress among pregnant women and newborn babies in Delta State Central Senatorial District, Nigeria by Omatseye Alero Akuirene, John Esimaje Moyegbone, Charity Omoikhekpen Chukumah, Mercy Ebiyemi Kalaroo, Josiah Obaghwerhievwo Adjene, Emmanuel Agbonomhen Agege, Joseph Onyedenyifa Odoko, Ezekiel Uba Nwose

“…Health professional reported that developing severe lung infection, release of black carbon and asthma sufferers were major risk factors to RDS. …”
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The Effect of Waxing Options on Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality of “ngowe” Mango Fruits under Different Storage Conditions by Benson Maina, Jane Ambuko, Margaret J. Hutchinson, Willis O. Owino

“…The waxed fruits were then packed in carton boxes and stored either at ambient room temperature (25°C) or cold room (12°C). …”
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Ion irradiation introduced high-density core-shell structured nanoprecipitates in FeCrNi by Yizhou Qian, Xiaolei Ma, Kangkang Wen, Siyu Chen, Yiheng Chen, Yugang Wang, Tongde Shen, Gang Sha, Chenxu Wang

“…Future studies will focus on evaluating the impact of varying irradiation parameters and carbon content on the structural and mechanical characteristics of these alloys.…”
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Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle Design for Small Modular Reactor with a Thermodynamic Analysis Solver by Pan Wu, Chuntian Gao, Yanping Huang, Dan Zhang, Jianqiang Shan

“…Coupling supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Brayton cycle with Gen-IV reactor concepts could bring advantages of high compactness and efficiency. …”
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Exploration and characterization of lipid-degrading bacteria from palm oil mill effluent by P. Periadnadi, N. Nurmiati, F.W. Siregar, T.W. Edelwis

“…Isolate Enzymatic 3 had the highest lipolytic index, degradation value (48.72 percent), and lipase activity (0.12 units/milliliter), identified as Bacillus cereus central carbon metabolism 2010. Similarly, isolate Fermentative 2 was found to have the highest fermentative index, degradation value (22.35 percent), and lipase activity (0.01 units/milliliter), identified as Bacillus thuringiensis American type culture collection 10792.CONCLUSION: Based on the results, isolates Enzymatic 3 and Fermentative 2 showed promising potential as biological agents for bioremediation of palm oil mill effluent. …”
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A GIS-Based Estimation of Bioenergy Potential from Cereal and Legume Straw Biomasses in Alentejo, Portugal by Abel Rodrigues, Alexandre B. Gonçalves, Benvindo Maçãs, António Cordeiro, Paulo Brito

“…By contributing to the reduction of the large cereal dependence and the carbon emissions of the country, the proposed strategy would contribute to increasing the decentralized bioenergy production for applications in buildings and local facilities, significantly boosting the socio-economic dynamics of rural areas involved.…”
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Smart Manufacturing Application in Precision Manufacturing by Amr T. Sufian, Badr M. Abdullah, Oliver J. Miller

“…It also empowers the manufacturing sector to drive the sustainability revolution to achieve net zero carbon by reducing emissions in operations. In this paper, the aim is to demonstrate a practical implementation of a smart manufacturing application using a systematic approach based on conceptual six-gear smart factory roadmap with connectivity, integration and analytics stages to build a smart production management ecosystem using off-the-shelf technologies applied in precision manufacturing. …”
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Shale Heterogeneity in Western Hunan and Hubei: A Case Study from the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Well Laidi 1 in the Laifeng-Xianfeng Block, Hubei Province by Peng Zhang, Junwei Yang, Yuqi Huang, Jinchuan Zhang, Xuan Tang, Chengwei Liu

“…With a total organic carbon (TOC) of 0.41%-4.18% and an organic matter maturity (Ro) of 3.09%-3.42%, the shales of the Longmaxi Formation from well Ld1 are in an overmature stage, and their mineral composition is mainly quartz (5%-66%) and clay minerals (17.8%-73.8%). …”
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Chemical Characterization of Marine Aerosols in a South Mediterranean Coastal Area Located in Bou Ismaïl, Algeria by Sidali Khedidji, Konrad Müller, Lyes Rabhi, Gerald Spindler, Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, Dominik van Pinxteren, Noureddine Yassaa, Hartmut Herrmann

“…Additionally, PM10 constituent diagnostic ratios and the carbon preference index (CPI) for n-alkanes indicated the importance of anthropogenic emissions.…”
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Proteomic profiling of Labeo rohita intestine infected with Edwardsiella tarda: Unveiling the mucosal defense mechanisms, cell adhesion, and cytoskeletal pathways by Nevil Pinto, Mehar Un Nissa, Gowhar Iqbal, Yashwanth BS, Darshan P, Sanjeeva S, Mukunda Goswami

“…The control group mapped to pathways; innate immune system (mhc), carbon metabolism (rgn), and regulation of body fluid levels (fgg). …”
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Treatment of Severe Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Lung Injury with ECCO2R Using the Hemolung Respiratory Assist System by Ramiro Saavedra-Romero, Francisco Paz, John M. Litell, Julia Weinkauf, Carina C. Benson, Lisa Tindell, Kari Williams

“…We present the case of a woman in her mid-60’s with severe acute hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia who was successfully treated with early implementation of lung-protective ventilation facilitated by extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R). This patient’s multiple comorbid conditions included obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia. …”
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Grazing Intensity Modifies Soil Microbial Diversity and Their Co-Occurrence Networks in an Alpine Steppe, Central Tibet by Mingxue Xiang, Zepeng Liang, Yanjie Zhang, Junxi Wu, Tao Ma, Lha Duo, Xianzhou Zhang, Gang Fu

“…Linear mixed-effect model revealed that available phosphorus in soil significantly impacted on soil bacterial Shannon, ACE, and Chao1 indices across grazing intensities, while total carbon in subsoil significantly affected these indicators of soil fungi. …”
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The Influence of Reservoir Composition on the Pore Structure of Continental Shale: A Case Study from the Qingshankou Formation in the Sanzhao Sag of Northern Songliao Basin, NE Chi... by Jianguo Yang, Liu Wang, Shichao Li, Cheng Zuo, Fei Xiao, Yuchu Chen, Yulai Yao, Longhui Bai

“…Mesopores related to clay minerals are widely developed, rigid quartz particles can protect and support mesopores and macropores, and carbonate cementation can inhibit pore development. …”
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Optimizing water-use efficiency under elevated CO₂: A meta-analysis of crop type, soil modulation, and enrichment methods by Ali Mokhtar, Hongming He, Samar Attaher, Ali Salem, Muneer Alam

“…Elevated CO2 (eCO2) significantly affect the carbon-water cycle in terrestrial ecosystems especially for gas exchange and water use efficiency (WUE). …”
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Popcorn Effect–inspired Self‐propagating Formation of High‐conductivity Cement Composite for Multifunctional Applications by Haiping Wu, Jiaqi Huang, Zhengyao Qu, Xueling Zheng, Sirui Tan, Wei Du, Guanming Cai, Zhong Zhao, Jing Wu, Daiqi Li

“….% expandable graphite and 1 wt.%carbon fiber as conductive fillers. Inspired by the popcorn effect, this method leverages the rapid expansion of graphite at high temperatures, promoting contact between conductive fillers and forming new conductive networks. …”
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Electrophoretic Deposition of Chitosan Films Doped with Nd2Ti2O7 Nanoparticles as Protective Coatings against Corrosion in Saline Solutions by M. Martinez-Gomez, A. Quinto-Hernandez, N. S. Flores-Garcia, Jan Mayén, M. Dominguez-Diaz, H. Martinez, J. Porcayo-Calderon, J. G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…These modifications caused a better performance against the corrosion of chitosan films deposited on 1018 carbon steel. Its electrochemical evaluation showed that the chitosan films perform as cathodic coatings by affecting the oxygen reduction reaction. …”
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Changing Characteristics of Sandstone Pore Size under Cyclic Loading by Jiaguang Kan, Guichen Li, Nong Zhang, Peng Wang, Changliang Han, Shun Wang

“…Under 10–20 MPa load, the large-pore spectral peak moves right and increases in area as pressure increases. (3) Under the applied 0–10 MPa load, the porosity of water-saturated sandstone gradually decreases, and the sandstone NMR images darken with increasing load. The porosity of saturated sandstone gradually increases under 10–20 MPa pressure, and its NMR image brightens. (4) The number of small pore throats increases with increasing load, but the number of large- and medium-sized pore throats decreases. …”
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Transition Metal Carbonitride MXenes Anchored with Pt Sub-Nanometer Clusters to Achieve High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction at All pH Range by Zhihao Lei, Sajjad Ali, CI Sathish, MuhammadIbrar Ahmed, Jiangtao Qu, Rongkun Zheng, Shibo Xi, Xiaojiang Yu, M. B. H. Breese, Chao Liu, Jizhen Zhang, Shuai Qi, Xinwei Guan, Vibin Perumalsamy, Mohammed Fawaz, Jae-Hun Yang, Mohamed Bououdina, Kazunari Domen, Ajayan Vinu, Liang Qiao, Jiabao Yi

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Om lesepraksiser i den norske barnehagen by Trude Hoel, Cecilie Fodstad, Agnes-Margrethe Bjorvand, Elisabeth Brekke Stangeland

“…In this study, we understand reading practices as social, and they are described in terms of interactions between individuals and their surroundings (Barton, 2006, p. 29). The study has four focus areas: initiative to read, group division, time set aside for reading and reading spaces. …”
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Investigation of pesticidal ability of humic acid derived from palm oil Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) vermicompost by Alvyana Khiew Ai May, Rashid Shamsuddin, Lew Jin Hau, Aqsha Aqsha, Nurlidia Mansor, Nur Izzati Mustapa, Murugesu Narasimha

“…This study was conducted to investigate the pesticidal ability of HA extracted from Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) vermicomposts at Carbon to Nitrogen (C:N) ratio of 25, 30 and 35. Methods The vermicomposts were prepared using EFB, a palm oil mill by-product as the base material with underutilized organic wastes (fishmeal, bonemeal, and bunch ash) as additives to enhance the macronutrients of vermicomposts. …”
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