Larvicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes by Prakai Rajchanuwong, Sawaporn Peaboon, Ratchadawan Ngoen-Klan, Atsalek Rattanawannee, Atirat Noosidum, Boonhiang Promdonkoy, Jariya Chanpaisaeng, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

“…Organophosphates, carbamates and synthetic pyrethroids are commonly used in Thailand to control mosquito vectors; however, long-term use of insecticides in vector control has led to the rapid development of insecticide resistance. …”
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Insecticidal Activity and Chemical Composition of the Morinda lucida Essential Oil against Pulse Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus by Moses S. Owolabi, Eduardo Padilla-Camberos, Akintayo L. Ogundajo, Isiaka A. Ogunwande, Guido Flamini, Olaniyi K. Yusuff, Kirk Allen, Karen Isabel Flores-Fernandez, Jose Miguel Flores-Fernandez

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Inflammatory Indices and MAFLD Prevalence in Hypertensive Patients: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Analysis from China by Shen D, Cai X, Hu J, Song S, Zhu Q, Ma H, Zhang Y, Ma R, Zhou P, Yang W, Hong J, Zhang D, Li N

“…Di Shen,1,* Xintian Cai,2,* Junli Hu,2 Shuaiwei Song,1 Qing Zhu,2 Huimin Ma,2 Yingying Zhang,2 Rui Ma,2 Pan Zhou,2 Wenbo Yang,2 Jing Hong,2 Delian Zhang,2 Nanfang Li2 1Graduate School, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Hypertension Center of People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Hypertension Institute, NHC Key Laboratory of Hypertension Clinical Research, Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Xinjiang Clinical Medical Research Center for Hypertension (Cardio-Cerebrovascular) Diseases, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Nanfang Li, Hypertension Center of People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Hypertension Institute, NHC Key Laboratory of Hypertension Clinical Research, Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region “Hypertension Research Laboratory”, Xinjiang Clinical Medical Research Center for Hypertension (Cardio-Cerebrovascular) Diseases, No. 91 Tianchi Road, Urumuqi, Xinjiang, 830001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 8564818, Email lnanfang2016@sina.comObjective: Hypertension development and progression are largely influenced by inflammation, which plays a critical role by activating the immune system and causing damage to the vascular endothelium. …”
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Utilization of biofloc meal as a feed ingredient for Nile tilapia and common carp by Julie Ekasari, Hilda Kemala Pasha, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo

“…ABSTRACT This study was aimed to evaluate the utilisation of biofloc meal collected from biofloc-based catfish intensive culture as a mix ingredient for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and common carp Cyprinus carpio diet. A control diet containing 29.03% crude protein was used in this experiment. …”
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Development of a real-time duplex PCR assay for simultaneously diagnosis of KHV and CEV in common carp and koi by Khumaira Puspasari, Adityawati Fajar Rini, Noviana Dewi, Ratih Ismayasari

“…Kata kunci: Cyprinus carpio, CEV, diagnostik, KHV, real-time PCR dupleks …”
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Spectroscopic (FT-IR and FT-Raman) and quantum chemical study on monomer and dimer of benznidazole from DFT and molecular docking approaches by Tirth Raj Paneru, Manoj Kumar Chaudhary, Poonam Tandon, Bhawani Datt Joshi, Beatriz Pinheiro Bezerra, Alejandro Pedro Ayala

“…A one-dimensional potential energy surface scan was carried out across flexible bonds to find the minimum energy structure. …”
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Prediction model and real-time diagnostics of hydraulic fracturing pressure for highly deviated wells in deep oil and gas reservoirs by Lingdong Meng, Xiaoling Zhang, Yejun Jin, Kun Yan, Ziyang Li, Hailong Fu, Song li

“…Abstract It is a common occurrence in the fracture processes of deep carbonate reservoirs that the fracturing construction pressure during hydraulic fracturing operation exceeds 80 MPa. …”
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ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD: STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING THE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE by FRANK FUNKEYE SAPELE, AKUMKA JOSEPH YABAYANZE, KANYINSOLA AZEEZ

“…The paper recommends that government should provide alternative means   like renewable energy, reduction of industrial carbons in tackling the menace of climate change globally, there should be reduction of emission of greenhouse gases by stopping deforestation, the use of high yield and disease tolerant crops, and also crops adaptable to high level of weather conditions, there should be easy accessible information on climate change effects to the public. …”
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EVALUATION OF LAND SUITABILITY FOR IRRIGATED WHEAT CULTIVATION USING TWO DIFFERENT METHODS IN NORTHERN ALI AL-GHARBI DISTRICT by A. R. Anbar, A. I. Hamad

“…The results indicated that the determining factor for wheat cultivation is soil salinity and calcium carbonate content. Climate suitability results for wheat cultivation within category S1 reached a rating of (98.8)%, according to the assessment. …”
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Enhanced Isolation of Streptomyces from Different Soil Habitats in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines using a Modified Integrated Approach by Jhon Wilson A. Antido, Fresthel Monica M. Climacosa

“…All soil samples were air-dried, crushed, pretreated with calcium carbonate, and incubated on a rotary shaker. Isolation of Streptomyces in soil samples was then performed using the standard serial dilution plate technique on starch casein agar supplemented with nystatin (50 μg/ml) and ampicillin (5 μg/ml). …”
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A comparative petrophysical evaluation of the Abu Roash, Bahariya, and Kharita reservoirs using well-logging data, East El-Fayoum, Egypt by Mohamed Osman Ebraheem, Hamza Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Hosny Senosy

“…Therefore, this study emphasizes the application of petrophysical evaluation to sandstone and carbonate reservoirs from the late and early Cretaceous. …”
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The water footprint of lithium extraction technologies: Insights from environmental impact reports in Argentina's salt flats by Walter Fernando Díaz Paz, Lucas Seghezzo, Ariela Griselda Salas Barboza, Melisa Escosteguy, Paula Valentina Arias-Alvarado, Eduardo Kruse, Marc Hufty, Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray

“…Total WF was 51.0 and 135.5 m3/ton of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) for Olaroz and Fénix, respectively. …”
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Coastal Inlet Analysis by Image Color Intensity Variations: Implications for the Barrier Coast of Ukraine by Ilya V. Buynevich, Oleksiy V. Davydov, Duncan M. FitzGerald

“…Exposed siliciclastic/carbonate sand-dominated barriers and shoals will yield the lightest values (GS > 200), with dark vegetation requiring GS inversion. …”
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A Comparison of Transcanalicular, Endonasal, and External Dacryocystorhinostomy in Functional Epiphora: A Minimum Two-Year Follow-Up Study by Can Ozturker, Bayasgalan Purevdorj, Gamze Ozturk Karabulut, Gamal Seif, Korhan Fazil, Yasser Anwar Khan, Pelin Kaynak

“…The patients were treated with TCL-DCR (2008–2011) or Ext-DCR (2005–2008, 2011–2017) at Beyoglu Eye Research Hospital (Istanbul, Turkey) and NEN-DCR at Carrot Eye Surgery Clinic affiliated with the McMaster University (Hamilton, ON, Canada) (2010–2016). …”
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The influence of different radiopacifying agents on hermetical sealing ability of calcium silicate and calcium aluminate dental cements by Ćetković Dejan, Zhiyu Cai, Vuković Nemanja, Vuković Zorica, Lei Huaxiang, Biočanin Vladimir, Huang Xiaojing, Jokanović Vukoman, Antonijević Đorđe, Dožić Aleksandra

“…CaSi+barium-sulphate (BaSO4), CaSi + bismuth-oxide (Bi2O3), CaAl + zirconium-dioxide (ZrO2), CaAl + strontium-carbonate (SrCO3), CaAl+strontium-fluoride (SrF2), pure CaSi, pure CaAl and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) (control material) were used. …”
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Stromal Expression of Hypoxia Regulated Proteins Is an Adverse Prognostic Factor in Colorectal Carcinomas by Arjen H. G. Cleven, Manon van Engeland, Bradly G. Wouters, Adriaan P. de Bruïne

“…We studied the role of protein expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α, HIF-2α, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9) and glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) in patients with colorectal adenocarcinomas. …”
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Comparative Analysis on Single- and Multiherb Strategies in Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis Therapy by Yu Cao, Yang Liu, Tian Zhang, Wei Lei, Boli Zhang

“…Nitric oxide-associated carbonate dehydratase activity and nitrogen metabolism are tacitly enriched by target corresponding genes with statistical significance in four strategies. …”
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Recovery of Iodine in the Gaseous Phase Using the Silicone Hollow Fiber Membrane Module by Yoshio Yamabe, Naotake Takahashi, Jun Sawai, Tamotsu Minami, Mikio Kikuchi, Toshimitsu Ishii

“…In the SFMM, iodine gas and the recovery solution (sodium sulfite and sodium carbonate at a concentration of 10 mM each) were flowed outside and inside the silicone hollow fiber, respectively, in a co-current-flow manner. …”
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Chronic hepatitis C course at elderly and therapeutic approach by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

“…Before onset of treatment, additional investigation to establish severity of concomitant diseases and risk of their complications should be carried out. One of the basic problems during antiviral therapy is development of ribavirin-induced anemia that is especially dangerous at patients with cardio-vascular diseases. …”
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Studying the factors affecting the karst zonation and development of Khorin Mountain using Fuzzy Logic. by Amir Saffari, Tayebeh Kiani, Sasan Zangenehtabar

“…Because of the outcrops of carbonate rocks and the presence of other variables, this mass in which there are many springs as karst aquifer outputs is susceptible of Karstification. …”
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