Air Quality Improvement during COVID-19 Lockdown in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand: Effect of the Long-range Transport of Air Pollutants by Parichat Wetchayont, Tadahiro Hayasaka, Pradeep Khatri

“…The results also demonstrate that surface air pollution had a combination effect from biomass burning, traffic, industrial and household sources during the Lockdown period, except for SO2 concentrations, which were attributed to long-range transport pollution loading. …”
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Dependency of solid particle erosion behaviour of plasma sprayed NiTi coating on primary gas flow rate by B. Swain, S. Mantry, S.S. Mohapatra, P. Mallick, A. Behera

“…Solid particle erosion is a major concern for the current generation aerospace industries. To reduce the effect of solid particle erosion on the aerospace engine parts, an NiTi coating has been developed by atmospheric plasma spray technology in the current investigation. …”
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Recycling spent Pleurotus eryngii substrate supplemented with Tenebrio molitor feces for cultivation of Agrocybe chaxingu by Xian-lu Zeng, Fei Han, Jing-li Ye, Yan-mei Zhong

“…Abstract Purpose In the industrialized production of mushrooms usually only one flush of fruitbody is harvested, so that nutrients and energy in the substrate is not fully exploited. …”
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Extensão de prazo de vigência de patentes farmacêuticas por ações judiciais: efeitos sobre compras públicas centralizadas e mercado privado by Julia Paranhos, Lia Hasenclever, Caroline Miranda, Daniela Falcão, Lorena Abbas da Silva

“…A inconstitucionalidade do parágrafo único do artigo 40 da Lei de Propriedade Industrial (LPI) foi declarada em 2021. Em decorrência disso, algumas empresas ajuizaram ações buscando a extensão do prazo de vigência de suas patentes farmacêuticas. …”
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Study on the absorption characteristics of euscaphic acid and tiliroside in fruits of Rosa laxa Retz. by Ning Wang, Li Tian

“…FRL exhibits pharmacological effects such as antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, and antitumor activities, making it a valuable resource with significant development potential in both the food and pharmaceutical industries. This study employed a response surface methodology combined with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-TQ-MS) to optimize FRL extraction. …”
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Heterosis and heritability of traits contributing to select high yielding drought stress tolerance sweetpotato breeding lines by Mahaman Mourtala Issa Zakari, Emeka Benjamin Utobo, Zangui Souley Moussa, Josefina Ndamononghenda Abed, Ifeanyi Maxwell Nwankwo Innocent, Happiness Ogba Oselebe

“…The study recommended that (1) hybrids 5 × 12-1, 6 × 8-5, 7 × 6-1, 8 × 6-1, and 12 × 5-1 are good for SRY under drought conditions; (2) hybrids 6 × 8-5 and 11 × 7-1 are recommended for vines production under rainfall to feed animals; and (3) hybrids 3 × 12-3 and 12 × 5-1 with high dry matter content are recommended for industrial used.…”
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Using new control strategies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the hybrid power system based on the battery storage system by Karima Boutaghane, Habib Benbouhenni, Nedjoua Bennecib, Ilhami Colak, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Saad F. Al-Gahtani

“…These results make the designed approach of great importance in the future in other industrial applications.…”
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Balancing Yield and Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Supplemental Lighting in Commercial-Scale Cucumber Cultivation by Seyed Mohammad Hashemi, Andrzej Kurenda, Selin Karatepe, Nick A. Savidov

“…This study evaluates the effects of distinct lighting systems, industrial Light-Emitting Diodes (iLEDs), horticultural LEDs (hLEDs), high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps, and controls (no supplemental light), each providing unique light spectra, on cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.) growth, physiology, and environmental impact under a controlled light intensity of 250 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹ in a commercial CEA setup. …”
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Components and predictability of pollutants emission intensity by Z. Farajzadeh, M.A. Nematollahi

“…Among the components, energy structure, population-labor ratio, and trade openness showed an intensity decreasing effect, while urban per capita output, urbanization, energy intensity, and industrial output-trade ratio contributed to higher emission intensity of the pollutants. …”
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The accurate determination of Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) removal efficiency by integrated-sonochemical system by Debabrata Panda, Maxime Cochennec, Stéfan Colombano, Benjamin Laulier, Pascal Tierce, Alexandre Baudouard, Sebastian Bristeau, Anne Togola, Julie Lions, Nicolas Devau, Eric D. van Hullebusch

“…This work will be useful for both laboratory and industrial upscaling while acting as a benchmark reference to follow.…”
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Time Zero for Net Zero: A Coal Mine Baseline for Decarbonising Heat by Alison A. Monaghan, Luke Bateson, Adrian J. Boyce, Neil M. Burnside, Rebecca Chambers, Julia R. de Rezende, Eilidh Dunnet, Paul A. Everett, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan, Muhammad S. Jibrin, Gareth Johnson, Richard Luckett, Donald John MacAllister, Alan M. MacDonald, John W. Moreau, Laura Newsome, Alessandro Novellino, Barbara Palumbo-Roe, Ryan Pereira, Douglas Smith, Mike J. Spence, Vanessa Starcher, Helen Taylor-Curran, Christopher H. Vane, Thomas Wagner, David B. Walls

“…Time zero soil chemistry, ground gas, surface water and groundwater characterisation, together with ground motion and seismic monitoring, document ongoing seasonal and temporal variability that can be considered typical of a post-industrial, urban environment underlain by abandoned, flooded coal mine workings. …”
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Global decadal measurements of methanol, ethene, ethyne, and HCN from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder by K. C. Wells, D. B. Millet, J. F. Brewer, V. H. Payne, K. E. Cady-Pereira, R. Pernak, S. Kulawik, S. Kulawik, C. Vigouroux, N. Jones, E. Mahieu, M. Makarova, T. Nagahama, I. Ortega, M. Palm, K. Strong, M. Schneider, D. Smale, R. Sussmann, M. Zhou

“…The results reveal robust global distributions of the target VOCs from known biogenic, biomass burning, and industrial source regions, and they demonstrate the impact of anomalous events such as the 2015–2016 El Niño. …”
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Comparative potential of biogas production from the distillery, fruit and vegetable waste and their mixtures (digestion) by Gebresilasie Gebremedhin Gebresilasie, Mulualem G. Gebreslassie, Mebrahtom Gebresemati

“…Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion of organic materials which can be available from various wastes such as agro-industrial, human, fruit waste, distillery, animal waste and aquatic plants. …”
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Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Study for Phoenix dactylifera L. (Ajwa Date) Seeds Extract by Zainab Y.M. Hasan, Ghydaa H. Aljeboury, Wael A. Obaid, Rawaa A. Khalaf

“… Background: The world is moving towards recycling waste from various sources, especially natural products, and reusing it in various medical, agricultural, and industrial fields. Date seeds are considered one of those sources, as seeds are rich in different natural compounds with nutritional and medical value. …”
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Comparison of The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on The Performance of SMES/MSMEs in Indonesia in The Pre-Pandemic Period and Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis Approach by Akhmad Ali Rusdi, Lily Sudhartio

“…Findings: During the pre-pandemic period (Industrial 4.0 boom), entrepreneurial orientation had a positive influence on the performance of SMEs/MSMEs in Indonesia, with an effect size of r=0.25–0.34r = 0.25 – 0.34 (mean r=0.30r = 0.30, p<0.001p < 0.001). …”
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Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alanoud F. Alsumait, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Mostafa I. Waly, Issa S. Al-Qarshoobi, Samir Al-Adawi, Nawaf H. Albali, Mansour S. Al-Moundhri

“…Purpose. Evidence from industrialized/developed countries showed that colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have significantly dropped due to the widespread use of colonoscopy. …”
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Three Years of High Time-resolution Air Pollution Monitoring in the Complex Multi-source Harbor of New York and New Jersey by Gayle Hagler, Dan Birkett, Ronald C. Henry, Richard E. Peltier

“…The study area includes an international airport, interstate highway, port terminals and shipping lanes, and industrial sources, as well as typical urban emissions of a megacity. …”
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Variations in Water Stress and Its Driving Factors in the Yellow River Basin by Haodong Lyu, Jianmin Qiao, Gonghuan Fang, Wenting Liang, Zidong Tang, Furong Lv, Qin Zhang, Zewei Qiu, Gengning Huang

“…This study provides a reference framework for developing a water resources assessment index system in the Yellow River Basin and supports regional water resources management and industrial structure planning.…”
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Multi-Isotope Geochemical Baseline Study of the Carbon Management Canada Research Institutes CCS Field Research Station (Alberta, Canada), Prior to CO2 Injection by Rachel E. Utley, Emma Martin-Roberts, Nicholas Utting, Gareth Johnson, Domokos Györe, Marta Zurakowska, Finlay M. Stuart, Adrian J. Boyce, Thomas H. Darrah, Pauline Gulliver, R. Stuart Haszeldine, Don Lawton, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan

“…Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an industrial scale mitigation strategy for reducing anthropogenic CO2 from entering the atmosphere. …”
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Optimize the Synthesis Error in an Eight‐Bar Peaucellier–Lipkin Mechanism Using an Objective Function Maximization Approach and Application to Load Lifting by Abdel Axis Bodie Nguemiengo, Frédéric MBA MBA, Alban Fabrice Lionel Epee, Claude Valery Ngayihi Abbe, Charles Hubert Kom

“…The practical implications of achieving an error as low as 9.07E−06 mm are the design of high‐precision industrial machines with reduced vibration, noise, and premature wear of joints. …”
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