Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles and Cd2+ accumulated by Portulaca oleracea L. using a hydroponic system: Constructed wetland perspective by Hameed Ullah, Yanqing Sheng

“…To identify cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (CdS NPs) and Cd hyperaccumulators for Cd-contaminated waters. A potential species of constructed wetland plants (P. oleracea) was examined for their CdS NPs and Cd ions tolerance and accumulation. …”
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THE ECONOMIC INFLUENCE OF FRANCE IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA by Juraj Ondriaš, Mykola Palinchak, Kateryna Brenzovych

“…The paper then presents a case study of the Bolloré Group, another French multinational firm that has been active on the continent for an extended period of time across a range of sectors within the economies of the countries under study. …”
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Leadership and Nigeria's Regional Hegemonic Quest in Africa: A Critical Discus by GAMBO Nanven Audu, PULDU Samdi Gloria, KUMS Simon Nankap

“…The study makes use of hegemonic stability theory to appraise Nigeria's role and contribution in Africa as an essential tool for the country to assume regional hegemon in the continent. …”
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Soil and Groundwater Characteristics of a Legacy Spill Site by A Adoki

“…The potential sources of contamination were: The primary Source of contamination at the study site were the stock piles of excavated surface material deposited at the site; Past accidental leak of crude oil from the 28” pipeline that passes through the western site boundary of the location. …”
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Can aid foster Africa's attainment of a just energy transition and external debt sustainability? by Kalimanshi Nsakaza, Talumba Ireen Chilipaine

“…The findings also demonstrated that while interest payments on long-term external debt had a negative impact on ODA to African countries, the total external debt stock, mainly for Africa, had a positive and significant effect on the Net ODA received by the continent. …”
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Size-controllable synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanorods via fluorine modulation: applications in dental adhesives for enhanced enamel remineralization by Linzhi Meng, Mengmeng Shu, Peng Mei, Yakun Liang, Lunguo Xia

“…The composite adhesives containing 10 wt% different FHA nanorods were characterized via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Treatment of autonomous intestinal neuropathy in critical care by prucalopride and multistrain probiotic by A. L. Kovaleva, A. I. Ulyanin, O. Yu. Kiselyova, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Catheter-collected urine sample contained no admixture of pus. However in the same day patient developed constipation along with progressive abdominal distention. …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Model Bert Dan Xlnet Untuk Klasifikasi Tweet Bully Pada Twitter by Teuku Radillah, Okta Veza, Sarjon Defit

“…In order to address this issue, automatic detection of tweets containing bullying content is crucial. This study aims to compare the performance of two recent natural language processing models, namely BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers) and XLNet, in the classification of tweets containing bullying. …”
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Enhancing Miscanthus floridulus remediation of soil cadmium using Beauveria bassiana FE14: Plant growth promotion and microbial interactions by Ying Wang, Sha Xiang, Rui Chen, Liang Chen, Wendi Lan, Jun Fang, Yunhua Xiao

“…These findings revealed the potential of B. bassiana FE14 and M. floridulus working in synergy to enhance the phytoremediation efficiency of Cd-contaminated soils, thus presenting a promising approach for integrated plant-microbe remediation strategies.…”
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New method for cytological evaluation using direct nipple discharge without aspiration by Jiang Zhu, Han Cong, Xiaotong Zhang, Xiaoya Dong, Song Zhao, Chaolu Hu, Jude Ranchu Maimo, Yawen Wang, Kai Zhang, Jianli Wang, Pengyu Li, Rong Ma

“…Following centrifugation to remove blood cells and protein contaminants, the sample of each nipple discharge was analyzed by light microscopy. …”
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Developing an Optimal Antiviral Method for the Air-filtration System of Subway Stations by Dae Hoon Park, Jungho Hwang, Dongho Shin, Younghun Kim, Gunhee Lee, Inyong Park, Sang Bok Kim, Keejung Hong, Bangwoo Han

“…Notably, the dust contamination caused an increase in the filtration efficiency and pressure drop, whereas the antiviral agents (herein, the Ag nanoparticles) did not have a significant effect in this regard. …”
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HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE SEAWATER AND SEDIMENT FROM THE COAST OF KHANH HOA PROVINCE: LEVELS AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT by Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Nhat Nhu Thuy Nguyen, Hung Phu Le, Trong Dung Le, Viet Ha Dao, Xuan Vy Nguyen

“… Contamination by heavy metals in coastal and marine environments is an increasingly serious threat to both marine ecosystems and humans. …”
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High-efficiency biodegradation of crude oil and p-hydroxybenzoic acid by Acinetobacter haemolyticus JS-1: Integrated characterization and genomic analysis by Weiyi Tao, Jijie Lu, Junzhang Lin, Mingshan Ding, Weidong Wang, Shuang Li

“…Crude oil contamination is a major threat to both the environment and human health. …”
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Using Pesticides Safely in and around the Southern Home by P.G. Koehler

“…The document emphasizes the importance of following label instructions, protecting people and pets from exposure, and preventing environmental contamination. It also discusses the symptoms of pesticide poisoning, safety precautions for applicators, and special considerations for vulnerable populations such as infants, children, the elderly, and individuals with medical conditions. …”
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Review essay: On the state of the debate in ecological theology by E. M. Conradie

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An investigation of the dose-dependent safety of bemiparin sodium: A cell culture study by Emre Kubat, Ozer Aylin Gurpinar, Tuna Demirkiran

“…Material and Methods: The L929 cells were incubated for 12 hours in 96-well culture dishes. Fresh medium containing different concentrations of bemiparin was added in five different concentrations (Dilution I: 3,500 IU; Dilution II: 1,750 IU; Dilution III: 875 IU; Dilution IV: 437.5 IU; Dilution V: 218.75 IU). …”
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Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 2: Facility Evaluation Strategies by Jeffrey E. Hill, Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, Katelyn M. Larson

“…This 6-page fact sheet is the second in a four-part series devoted to educating industry and other stakeholders on the importance of preventing the escape of non-native species from aquaculture facilities, as well as strategies for non-native species containment and regulatory compliance. It describes farm layouts, explains how fish escape, and outlines a process that aquaculturists can complete to identify potential escape points on their farms. …”
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Assessment of the Quality of Financial Statements of Government-Owned Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Amira Pobrić

“… The subject of this paper is the assessment of the quality of financial statements of public enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the information contained in the audit reports of the supreme audit institutions. …”
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Unifying error-correcting code/Narain CFT correspondences via lattices over integers of cyclotomic fields by Shun'ya Mizoguchi, Takumi Oikawa

“…This code-lattice construction is a generalization of more familiar ones such as Construction AC for ternary codes and (after the generalization stated below) Construction A for binary codes, containing them as special cases. This code-lattice construction is redescribed in terms of root and weight lattices of Lie algebras, which allows to construct lattices for codes over rings Zq with non-prime q. …”
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THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT - EXAMPLE OF UNDEVELOPED VILLAGES IN REPUBLIC OF SERBIA by Drago Cvijanović, Tamara Gajić, Dušica Cvijanović

“…In order to examine this, the survey was conducted during 2019, on a total sample of 680 respondents, in 45 rural municipalities in the country. The authors used a modified questionnaire, containing four groups of factors, with adequate 22 questions for research on a given issue. …”
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