Tracking metal pollution from illegal gold mining: a health risk assessment in Edfu, Egypt by Kholoud M. AbdelMaksoud, Wael M. Al-Metwaly, Heba M. R. Hathout

“…Although no carcinogenic hazards were identified, non-carcinogenic risks related to ingestion were observed for both adults and children exposed to mercury (Hg), copper (Cu), and arsenic (As). Contamination Factor (CF) values were also significantly high. …”
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Dispersion modelling of potentially toxic elements and particulate matter concentrations from the stack of Shahid Rajaei power plant using the AERMOD method by Ali Godarzvand chegini, Naser Ebadati, Behnoush Khoshmanesh Zadeh

“…In the affected areas, the concentrations of vanadium, nickel, zinc, and copper exceeded the standard with values ​​of 237, 88,210 and 112 ppm, respectively, and the four elements cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, and lead with values 21, 115, 4.7 and 42 ppm showed lower levels of pollution. which are also related to the type of fuel consumed by the power plant. …”
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Association of dietary intake with cancer of the digestive system: a cross-sectional study by Xinxin Qin, Litao Ge, Song Wu, Wei Li

“…Categorical variables were described as percentages, and p-values were calculated using weighted chi-square tests.ResultsWe found that protein, vitamin B1, calcium, and iron intake were positively associated with colorectal cancer; vitamin B2 and phosphorus intake were negatively related to colorectal cancer; dietary folate and vitamin B12 intake were negatively associated with gastric cancer; vitamin D and copper intake were positively associated with gastric cancer; vitamin E intake was negatively related to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma; and lycopene, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, and zinc intake was positively associated with the development of liver cancer. …”
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A thermo-magnetohydrodynamic particle-fluid suspension moves peristaltically through a porous medium by N.M. Hafez, A.M. Abd-Alla, S.R. Mahmoud

“…The preparation of nanofluid involves the suspension of copper oxide nanoparticles in blood, with blood serving as the base fluid in this instance. …”
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Spatial distribution characteristics, ecological risk assessment, and source analysis of heavy metals in surface sediment of a reservoir in northwest China by Yufeng Xie, Ming Kong, Fei He, Rongrong Ying, Tao Long

“…The pollution index analysis shows that the heavy metals in the surface sediment of the reservoir are at an uncontaminated level, but arsenic (As) is within the pollution alert range; The potential ecological hazard index method shows that mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) are the main ecological hazard contributing factors; Correlation analysis and principal component analysis suggest that As and Pb are mainly affected by human activities, while heavy metals chromium (Cr) and copper (Cu) mainly come from natural sources, while other heavy metals are simultaneously affected by both human activities and natural sources. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of cuproptosis-related genes in immune infiltration and development of a novel diagnostic model for acute kidney injury by Yajing Li, Yingxue Ding

“…Cuproptosis, a recently identified form of programmed cell death dependent on copper, is closely linked to mitochondrial respiration and contributes to various diseases. …”
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Heat Transfer Enhancement of Laminar Nanofluids Flow in a Circular Tube Fitted with Parabolic-Cut Twisted Tape Inserts by Sami D. Salman, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, Mohd S. Takriff, Abu Bakar Mohamad

“…Numerical investigation has been carried out on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of copper-water nanofluid flow in a constant heat-fluxed tube with the existence of new configuration of vortex generator using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. …”
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Nutritional enrichment of traditional complementary foods using underutilized nutritious plant foods in sub-Saharan Africa: their nutritional potential and health benefits: A scopi... by Diriba Chewaka Tura, Tefera Belachew, Dessalegn Tamiru, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…The review revealed that maize; apredominant stable crop used for the formulation of complementary food was enriched with amaranth, moringa and baobab that resulted in the enhancement of protein, iron, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, iodine, manganese and potassium. Enrichment of sorghum with amaranth, spinach and pigeon pea reported to enhance protein, energy, fats, calcium, iron, potassium and zinc of the resultant complement products. …”
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Cu(II) and Ni(II) Complexes with New Tridentate NNS Thiosemicarbazones: Synthesis, Characterisation, DNA Interaction, and Antibacterial Activity by Dorian Polo-Cerón

“…This paper reports the synthesis and detailed characterisation of copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes with tridentate thiosemicarbazone ligands H2L1 and H2L2 derived from 2-acetylpyrazine. …”
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Screening of Trace Elements in Hair of the Female Population with Different Types of Cancers in Wielkopolska Region of Poland by Bogusław Czerny, Krzysztof Krupka, Marcin Ożarowski, Agnieszka Seremak-Mrozikiewicz

“…Statistically significantly lower concentrations of selenium, zinc, copper, germanium and boron, iron, and magnesium were observed in the three groups of cancer patients. …”
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Assessment of Heavy Metals in Water Samples of Certain Locations Situated Around Tumkur, Karnataka, India by C. Vijaya Bhaskar, Kiran Kumar, G. Nagendrappa

“…In groundwaters the concentrations of all these heavy metals except copper are also well in permissible limits and suitable for drinking. …”
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Dynamic Modeling of a Vibrating Screen Considering the Ore Inertia and Force of the Ore over the Screen Calculated with Discrete Element Method by Manuel Moncada M., Cristian G. Rodríguez

“…Simulations are carried out with data for an industrial vibrating screen used in copper mining. The force over the screen is significantly different between the cases. …”
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Assessment of gold mineralization potential in the Tanzania Craton based on stream sediment geochemistry multivariate analysis and regression modeling by Mahamuda Abu, John Desderius Kalimenze, Benatus Norbert Mvile, Samuel Nunoo

“…Palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), arsenic (As), and copper (Cu) are the main pathfinder elements in the area. …”
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Process-Parameter-Dependent Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties of Reactive Magnetron Sputtered Ag-Cu-O Films by P. Narayana Reddy, A. Sreedhar, M. Hari Prasad Reddy, S. Uthanna, J. F. Pierson

“…Silver-copper-oxide thin films were formed by RF magnetron sputtering technique using Ag80Cu20 target at various oxygen partial pressures in the range 5 × 10−3–8 ×10−2 Pa and substrate temperatures in the range 303–523 K. …”
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Emulsifying property, antioxidant activity, and bitterness of soybean protein isolate hydrolysate obtained by Corolase PP under high hydrostatic pressure by Haining Guan, Chunmei Feng, Min Ren, Xiaojun Xu, Dengyong Liu, Xiaoqin Diao

“…As observed, the hydrolysate obtained at 200 MPa for 4 h had the highest emulsifying activity index (47.49 m2/g) and emulsifying stability index (92.98%), and it had higher antioxidant activities (44.77% DPPH free radical scavenging activity, 31.12% superoxide anion radical scavenging activity, and 61.50% copper ion chelating activity). At the same time, the enhancement of emulsion stability was related to the increase of zeta potential and the decrease of mean particle size. …”
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Biosynthesis of Organic Nanocomposite Using Pistacia vera L. Hull: An Efficient Antimicrobial Agent by Omolbanin Bakhshi, Ghodsieh Bagherzade, Pouya Ghamari kargar

“…Here presented a quick and easy synthesis of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs). Pistachio hull extract has been used as a reducing and stabilizing agent in the preparation of CuNPs. …”
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Energy-Efficient Compact Heat Exchangers Made of Porous Heat-Conducting Materials by S. N. Osipov, A. V. Zakharenko

“…It is possible now to create highperformance thin (of a few centimeters) heat exchangers of such high-porous heat-conducting materials as copper, aluminum, etc. Highly porous materials include porous-permeable structures having an open porosity (with a total pore surface area of more than 50 % in relation to a smooth surface). …”
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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of CuO Nanoparticles Using Cordia africana Lam. Leaf Extract for 4-Nitrophenol Reduction by Aklilu Guale Bekru, Osman Ahmed Zelekew, Dinsefa Mensur Andoshe, Fedlu Kedir Sabir, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy

“…Copper-oxide-based nanomaterials play an important role as a low-cost alternative to nanoparticles of precious metals for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenols. …”
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Chemiluminescence of Mn-Doped ZnS Nanocrystals Induced by Direct Chemical Oxidation and Ionic Liquid-Sensitized Effect as an Efficient and Green Catalyst by Seyed Naser Azizi, Mohammad Javad Chaichi, Parmis Shakeri, Ahmadreza Bekhradnia, Mehdi Taghavi, Mousa Ghaemy

“…In the presence of 1,3-dipropylimidazolium bromide/copper, a drastic light emission enhancement was observed which is related to a strong interaction between Cu2+ and the imidazolium ring. …”
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Investigation of Micro- and Nanosized Particle Erosion in a 90° Pipe Bend Using a Two-Phase Discrete Phase Model by M. R. Safaei, O. Mahian, F. Garoosi, K. Hooman, A. Karimipour, S. N. Kazi, S. Gharehkhani

“…This paper addresses erosion prediction in 3-D, 90° elbow for two-phase (solid and liquid) turbulent flow with low volume fraction of copper. For a range of particle sizes from 10 nm to 100 microns and particle volume fractions from 0.00 to 0.04, the simulations were performed for the velocity range of 5–20 m/s. …”
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