Development and Characterization of Biomass-Derived Carbons for the Removal of Cu²⁺ and Pb²⁺ from Aqueous Solutions by Vahid Rahimi, Catarina Helena Pimentel, Diego Gómez-Díaz, María Sonia Freire, Massimo Lazzari, Julia González-Álvarez

“…This research explores the synthesis and application of carbon-based adsorbents derived from olive stones and almond shells as low-cost biomass precursors through carbonization at 600 °C combined with chemical activation using KOH, H₃PO₄, and ZnCl₂ with carbon/activating agent (C/A) ratios of 1:2 and 1:4 (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) at 850 °C for the removal of Cu²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions from aqueous solutions. …”
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Biology of the Hicatee: A Critically Endangered River Turtle of Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Nathan Schwartz, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… The hicatee (Dermatemys mawii) is a Central American river turtle and one of the 25 most endangered turtle species in the world. Over-hunting for meat, eggs, and shells is driving the turtles toward extinction. …”
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Biology of the Hicatee: A Critically Endangered River Turtle of Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Nathan Schwartz, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… The hicatee (Dermatemys mawii) is a Central American river turtle and one of the 25 most endangered turtle species in the world. Over-hunting for meat, eggs, and shells is driving the turtles toward extinction. …”
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Ethnopharmacological Knowledge and Antioxidant Propensities of Argania spinosa L. from Morocco by Mohamed El Yamani, Rachid Ijjouk, Kholoud Kahime, Yahia Rharrabti

“…Argan oil was the most cited argan product used, often consumed raw (97.5%), followed by almonds (22.8%). …”
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Diet of the Common Eagle Ray, <i>Myliobatis aquila</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Northern Adriatic Sea by Lovrenc Lipej, Riccardo Battistella, Borut Mavrič, Danijel Ivajnšič

“…Altogether we analysed the contents of 122 stomachs of specimens caught as by-catch in the Gulf of Trieste and along the west Istrian coast. Shelled molluscs (N% = 75.17), mainly bivalves and gastropods, were the most prominent prey categories, while crustaceans, sipunculids, echinoderms and polychaets (N% < 10) represented considerably smaller numbers. …”
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Influence of the hydraulic pump unit on the quality of the rolled surface by N. A. Glazunova, Yu. A. Potapenko

“…This is the main reason for the formation of such types of surface defects as rolled scale, ripple, scale shells, which reduces the quality of the rolled surface and increases the sorting of metal with surface defects. …”
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Evaluation of white grain maize varieties for growth, yield and yield components by Arjun Bastola, Ankit Soti, Utshav Pandey, Mausami Rana, Manoj Kandel, Jiban Shrestha

“…Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most commonly cultivated crop after rice in Nepal. …”
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Effect of Discarded Group B and Group D Car Category Tyre Rubber Chippings as Partial Replacement for Coarse Aggregates in M25 Concrete. by Wancha, Vicent

“…After water, concrete is the second most consumed substance worldwide in construction industry. …”
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Multifunctional glass fiber/polyamide composites with thermal energy storage/release capability by G. Fredi, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti

“…Thermoplastic composite laminates with thermal energy storage (TES) capability were prepared by combining a glass fabric, a polyamide 12 (PA12) matrix and two different phase change materials (PCMs), i.e. a paraffinic wax microencapsulated in melamine-formaldehyde shells and a paraffin shape stabilized with carbon nanotubes. …”
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Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata by L. Schejter, C. Bremec, C. Cerrano, M. Bertolino, B. Calcinai

“…Polychaete tubes represented the second most important biogenic settlement substrate for sponges in the study area. …”
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Experimental study of coconut (Cocos nucifera) waste through densification to obtain pellets and briquettes by Luis Velázquez-Araque, Jonathan Teneta-Ibarra, Fernando Sáenz-Gómez

“… In Ecuador, extensive coconut (Cocos nucifera) harvesting generates large quantities of waste, including husks, shells, and fibers, posing environmental and economic challenges. …”
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Biological Effects of Propolis on Cancer by Hamide Doğan, Sibel Silici, Ahmet Ata Ozcimen

“…Propolis is a special resin and wax material collected from the leaves and shells of trees, buds and shoots of plants by honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). …”
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Statyka i dynamika skręcanego cienkościennego dwuteownika o zmiennym, bisymetrycznym przekroju poprzecznym by Z. Cywiński

“…A comparison of the paper's main formulas with these adequate to author's theory of thin-walled cylindrical beam-shells with varying cross-section [9, 10], and those regarding constant sections [8] leads to the conclusion that among them the theory presented here is the most general one. …”
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Comparison of Different Criteria and Analytical Models for the Analysis of Composite Cylinders Assisted by Online Software by Eduardo A. W. de Menezes, Clara S. Theisen, Thiago V. P. Farias, Gabriel M. Dick, Maikson L. P. Tonatto, Sandro C. Amico

“…Due to their higher strength-to-weight ratio and ability to operate in harsh environments, the usage of fiber-reinforced cylindrical shells experienced a significant increase in the past decades. …”
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Assessment of the Potential for Biogas Production in Post-Conflict Rural Areas in Colombia Using Cocoa Residues by Carlos Burgos-Arcos, Diana M. Caicedo-Concha, Alberto Coz, Tamara Llano, Juan Carlos Colmenares-Quintero, Ramón Fernando Colmenares-Quintero

“…Three main residues can be obtained from processing cocoa—mucilage, cocoa bean shells, and cocoa pod husks—which are analyzed and recognized as the most significant in terms of potential biogas yield. …”
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Magnetic Webs in Stellar Radiative Zones by Valentin A. Skoutnev, Andrei M. Beloborodov

“…Efficient web formation likely results in most massive stars dying with magnetized and slowly rotating cores.…”
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Experimental and numerical investigation of suddenly expanded flow at sonic mach number by Ambareen Khan, Parvathy Rajendran, Sher Afghan Khan, Mamdooh Alwetaishi, It Ee Lee

“…Abstract The sudden expansion at the blunt base is a widespread phenomenon in the case of shells, rockets, and missiles. This study uses passive control in the form of ribs of various shapes and sizes in an abruptly expanded square cross-section duct at sonic Mach number. …”
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Development Resources of the Border Regions of the Russian Federation by S. V. Kazantsev

“…The economic and statistical research was carried out on the basis of data from the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, most of which are published in statistical collections “Regions of Russia. …”
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Reassessing the HMS Challenger collection as a late 19th century surface ocean indicator using X-ray micro-computed tomography by Stergios D. Zarkogiannis, Thomas J. Wood, C. Giles Miller, Stephen Stukins, Brett Clark

“…Our analysis reveals that most samples contain benthic foraminifera shells, along with high concentrations of foraminiferal fragments and detrital quartz grains, while the remaining samples consist of sedimentary material devoid of calcareous microfossils. …”
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War’s youngest victims: a descriptive cross-sectional study on injury distributions, severity patterns, and outcomes among paediatric trauma patients in Kharkiv, Ukraine by Filippa Sennersten, Safora Frogh, Gustav Falk, Mariia Matvieienko, Olha Karafulidi, Olha Konstantynovska, Yohan Robinson, Andreas Wladis, Denise Bäckström

“…Analysis of the war-related injuries indicated that the most affected body regions included the upper extremities (31%), lower extremities (28%), and thorax (28%). …”
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