Biosorption of Copper Ions by and Species by Sara Ghaed, Elham Khalilzadeh Shirazi, Reza Marandi

“…Biosorption is an innovative method to remove nonbiodegradable pollutants, such as heavy metals, from aqueous solutions using a variety of biomaterials (e.g. bacteria, fungi, algae and industrial and agricultural wastes). …”
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Discriminating Analysis of Metal Ions via Multivariate Curve Resolution–Alternating Least Squares Applied to Silver Nanoparticle Sensor by Andrea Rossi, Massimiliano Cuccioloni, Francesco Pellegrino, Rita Giovannetti, Eugenio Alladio

“…Heavy metals are life-threatening pollutions because of their great toxicity, long-term persistence in nature and their bioaccumulation in living organisms. …”
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Development of a stable eukaryotic strain producing fully human monoclonal antibody on the basis of the human antibody against ectromelia virus by A. L. Matveev, Ya. A. Khlusevich, I. K. Baykov, I. V.  Babkin, E. P. Goncharova, V. V. Morozova, N. V. Tikunova

“…Notably, DNA of the plasmid pCDNA5/FRT­DHFR­CH­CL was organized in such a way that the restriction sites for rapid cloning of DNA fragments encoding the variable domains of heavy and light chains were inserted upstream of the sequences encoding constant domains of the heavy and light chains of the antibody. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence exposure and alcohol use among adults who drink alcohol. by Akua O Gyamerah, Alexandrea E Dunham, Janet Ikeda, Andy C Canizares, Willi McFarland, Erin C Wilson, Glenn-Milo Santos

“…Overall, participants reported heavy alcohol use (73.7%), strong desire for alcohol (53.3%), ever experiencing violence (71.6%), and GBV (20.5%). …”
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Association between smoking status and health-related quality of life: a study on differences among age groups by Guanping Zhong, Yang Shu, Hongwei Li, Yuelin Zhou, Qiaoying Wei, Biao Yang, Lian Yang

“…In the young population, the EQ-VAS score of heavy smokers was lower than that of non-smokers (p < 0.05); In the middle-aged population, the EQ-VAS score of heavy smokers was lower than that of non-smokers (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of copper ions on the associations of <i>Azospirillum</i> bacteria with wheat seedlings (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by A. Yu. Muratova, E. V. Lyubun, S. N. Golubev, O. V. Turkovskaya

“…Whether plant–microbial complexes are used successfully depends on the knowledge of how specific organisms interact with heavy metals. We evaluated the effect of copper ions on common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) inoculated with three plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) of the genus Azospirillum. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Helicopter Rotor Performance Degradation in Natural Rain Encounter by Guozhi Li, Yihua Cao

“…The quantitative results indicate that heavy rain dramatically degrades the rotor performance. …”
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Pre-Roman copper industry had no polluting impact on the global environment by Omri Yagel, Aaron Greener, Willie Ondricek, Erez Ben-Yosef

“…Based on measurements of heavy metal enrichment in soils, archaeological sediments, plants and skeletal remains, interpretations have varied between catastrophic, global (intercontinental) effects to a restricted impact relevant only to those directly working at the furnaces. …”
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Quantitative Estimation of Tobacco Copper Ion Content from Hyperspectral Data by Inverting a Modified Radiative Transfer Model: Algorithm and Preliminary Validation by Yonghua Qu, Sihong Jiao

“…Excess heavy metal, for example, copper, in vegetation will depress the normal plant growth, and the yield of such plant will be harmful if they are loaded into the food chain. …”
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Chloride Ion Removal from the Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization and Denitrification Wastewater Using Friedel’s Salt Precipitation Method by Ping Fang, Zi-jun Tang, Xiong-bo Chen, Jian-hang Huang, Zhi-xiong Tang, Chao-ping Cen

“…Experimental results showed that Friedel’s salt precipitation method can remove Cl− effectively and can achieve synergistic removal of SO42−, F−, and heavy metal ions. Under the best experimental conditions, the average removal efficiencies of Cl−, SO42−, F−, and heavy metal ions reach more than 85%, 98%, 94%, and 99%, respectively. …”
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Environmental Pollutants as Emerging Concerns for Cardiac Diseases: A Review on Their Impacts on Cardiac Health by Vinay Kumar, Hemavathy S, Lohith Kumar Dasarahally Huligowda, Mridul Umesh, Pritha Chakraborty, Basheer Thazeem, Anand Prakash Singh

“…NO₂ exposure contributes to cardiac remodeling and acute cardiovascular events, and sulfur dioxide and heavy metals exacerbate oxidative stress and cellular damage. …”
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Convective Cold Pool Associated with Offshore Propagation of Convection System over the East Coast of Southern Sumatra, Indonesia by Erma Yulihastin, Ibnu Fathrio, Trismidianto, Fadli Nauval, Elfira Saufina, Wendi Harjupa, Didi Satiadi, Danang Eko Nuryanto

“…It is important to note that the intensity, duration, timing, and structure of heavy rainfall simulated were in good agreement with satellite-observed rainfall. …”
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Conceptual Design of an Industrial Manipulator for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: a Participatory Approach by Misael Ron, Evelin Escalona, Estela Hernández-Runque, Javier Gonzalez-Argote

“…This study outlines the conceptual design process of an innovative load manipulator adapted to the brewing industry, to mitigate ergonomic risk factors associated with manual handling of heavy loads, stacking, and manual palletizing. …”
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A biomonitoring study of Diadema setosum: metal bioaccumulation and current status in Iskenderun Bay, eastern Mediterranean by Uğurlu Erkan

“…For this reason, the data show that D. setosum is a very good heavy metal collector and therefore may be used successfully to monitor heavy metal levels in Iskenderun Bay.…”
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Insights into hydraulic conductivity, mechanical properties, and microstructure of fly ash-modified clay anti-seepage layer to red mud leachate by Yibo Zhang, Yujie Ding, Yulong Wang, Yue Yu, Qian Chen, Zheng Wu

“…Addressing this issue requires effective strategies for mitigating the leakage of contaminants, such as heavy metals and hazardous alkalis, into surrounding ecosystems. …”
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Amino-Functionalized Wood Aerogel for Efficient Removal of Copper Ions from Water by Junwang Meng, Hao Guan, Xinjian Dai, Xiaoqing Wang

“…Developing bio-based adsorbents for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from water has attracted increasing attention due to their abundance, low cost, and sustainability. …”
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Baryogenesis via flavoured leptogenesis in a minimal type-II seesaw model by Sreerupa Chongdar, Sasmita Mishra

“…The contribution of the heavy particles to the neutrino masses is inversely proportional to their corresponding masses. …”
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Preparation of Silica Modified with 2-Mercaptoimidazole and its SorptionProperties of Chromium(III) by Harry Budiman, H. K. Fransiska Sri, Achmad. H. Setiawan

“…Modified silica gel was prepared to remove the heavy metal of chromium(III) from water sample. …”
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Robust Bayesian Regularized Estimation Based on t Regression Model by Zean Li, Weihua Zhao

“…Both simulation studies and real data example show that our method performs well compared with other existing methods when the error distribution has heavy tails and/or outliers.…”
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Recycling of steelmaking dusts: The Radust concept by Jalkanen H., Oghbasilasie H., Raipala K.

“…Fine dust fractions from various stages of steelmaking route contain besides iron and carbon heavy metals especially zinc and lead and heavy hydrocarbons that are acceptable neither for landfill disposal nor for recycling back to processes without any spe4cial treatments. …”
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