Effects of elevated and super-elevated carbon dioxide on salad crops for space by Raymond M. Wheeler, LaShelle E. Spencer, Ruqayah H. Bhuiyan, Matthew A. Mickens, Jess M. Bunchek, Edzard van Santen, Gioia D. Massa, Matthew W. Romeyn

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Peanut Aflatoxin: Impact of Postharvest Insect Infestation and Storage Systems by George N. Mbata, James K. Danso, Raegan L. Holton

“…Insect-damaged kernels, weight loss, discolored kernels, loose-shelled kernels, moisture content, and aflatoxin levels ranged from 3.02 to 11.45%, 1.11 to 3.60%, 2.11 to 11.20%, 1.56 to 4.91%, 6.89 to 8.85%, and 0.43 to 27.59 ppb, respectively. …”
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Self-Induced Crystalline Morphology at the Mineral–Fluid Interface: Silica–Carbonate Biomorphs of Alkaline Earth Metals as a Case Study by Mayra Cuéllar-Cruz, Erick Alfredo Zúñiga-Estrada, Marcelino Antonio Zúñiga-Estrada, Selene R. Islas, Abel Moreno

“…These minerals or even volcanic glasses rich in silica, such as obsidians (a naturally volcanic glass, which is in fact an igneous rock), play an important role as supporting materials for obtaining the silico-carbonates of alkaline earth metals (usually called biomorphs). This is because, in most radiolarians, diatoms, and foraminifera, their external shells are made up of silica (SiO₂). …”
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Bioinspired Strong and Tough Layered Bulk Composites via Mycelial Interface Anchoring Strategy by Hao Wang, Jurui Liu, Zhangyu Wu, Xianfeng Chen, Kai Jin, Jie Tao, Bin Wang

“…However, achieving the integration of structural and functional properties, such as the ability to monitor external forces, remains a significant challenge. Nacre and turtle shells in nature are strong and tough due to their unique ordered structure of alternating soft and hard phases. …”
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Deep Eutectic Systems: A Game Changer for Marine Bioactives Recovery by Sandro Amador, Alice Martins, Margarida Matias, Rui Pedrosa, Susete Pinteus

“…NADESs have also shown high potential to extract other valuable compounds from marine by-products, such as chitin from crabs and shrimp shells, and also lipids and proteins from different fish species and protein rich extracts from tilapia viscera. …”
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Public opinion of internally displaced persons of the Zaporizhzhia region regarding the situation in the temporarily occupied territories (according to a sociological survey) by Khrustaliov F. S., Ashurbekov A. A.

“…Respondents mostly disagree that the Ukrainian media provide distorted information. …”
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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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The Composition of Essential Oils and the Content of Saponins in Different Parts of <i>Gilia capitata</i> Sims by Ain Raal, Jaan Liira, Martin Lepiku, Tetiana Ilina, Alla Kovalyova, Pavel Strukov, Andriy Gudzenko, Oleh Koshovyi

“…The yield of EOs ranged from 0.42 to 1.97 mL/kg, with the largest yields being obtained from the seeds; smaller yields obtained from the flowers, fruits, and leaves; and the lowest quantity obtained from the stems, roots, and shells. Using the GC-MS method, we identified 116 compounds. …”
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Investigating orbital foreign device-associated malignancies: a scoping review by Jeong Hyun Ha, Jagmeet S. Arora, Jamasb J. Sayadi, Nada R. Khattab, Shannon D. Francis, Thomas M. Johnstone, Yeonji Jang, Gordon K. Lee

“…Foreign devices linked to malignancies included scleral shells, orbital implants, scleral buckles, encircling bands, and gold plates. …”
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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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Elementary characterization of samples of Portland cement, natural gypsum and phosphogypsum mortars from Brazil by Danielle Cristine Narloch, Sergei Anatolyevich Paschuk, Janine Nicolosi Corrêa, Juliana Machado Casali, Wellington Mazer, Catarina Alzira Montenegro Peddis Torres, Alessandro Luiz de Lara, Gustavo Macioski, Allan Felipe Nunes Perna

“…Portland cement, the basic ingredient of concrete and is manufactured by crushing, milling and proportioning limestone, sand, clay, iron ore and secondary materials such as shells, chalk or marl combined with shale slate or blast furnace slag, fly ash, gypsum, phosphogypsum, and some others. …”
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Social and pedagogical work with children and youth in education institutions of territorial communities during marital state by Opanasenko Oksana

“…The social support system in Ukraine is highlighted, the importance of socio-pedagogical work with children and youth at the territorial community level in the context of war is analyzed, because children and youth are one of the most vulnerable social groups that need help and support in various aspects of their lives. …”
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This issue of Earth Science Research Journal by Germán A. Prieto G.

“…A total of 112 events have tracks at most 300 km from the DR are studied in terms of their seasonal distribution and long-term distribution, their frequency and landfall probability. …”
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Quality index based on fatty acids for Syrian pistachio cultivars (Pistacia vera L.) grown in Mascara (North-West of Algeria) by Sid Ahmed BOUALEM, Harun KARCI, Salih KAFKAS, Abdelkader ELOUISSI, Gözde NOGAY

“…Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) is one of the most important hard-shelled nuts all over the world. …”
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Clinical Analyses of Efficiency of Multicomponental, Vitreoretinal Surgery of Eye Trauma by A.-G. D. Aliev, A. A.-G. Aliev, A. B. Abdulaev, M. M. Nurudinov

“…In the case of a foreign body impacted into the shells with dimensions greater than 4 mm, the real cavity was tamped with PFOS.Results. …”
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Estimation and evaluation of iron reserves in the eastern area of Eileh1 mine, Razavi Khorasan province by Hamid Esmati Daroneh, Maryam Gholamzadeh

“…While the inverse distance weighting method is recognized as one of the most accurate classical techniques for reserve estimation, the kriging method demonstrated greater precision and reliability. …”
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Frying practices, oils quality and development of natural adsorbents to regenerate frying oils used by unlicensed street vendors of fried meat in Bamenda, North-West Cameron by Gires Boungo Teboukeu, Aphrodite Tchewonpi Choumessi, Audrey Akaanie Andongatei, Fabrice Tonfack Djikeng, Ronice Zokou, Clifford Boubga, Lifoter Kenneth Navti

“…Sample oils collected were analyzed measuring oxidation parameters. 10 % of each activated adsorbent prepared from groundnut shells and rice husks was mixed with degraded oils and the oxidation parameters before and after adsorption were evaluated. …”
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EPR study of interlayer interaction in Gd₂O₃/Fe nanostructure by A. M. Kasumov, A. I. Dmitriev, Yu. M. Bataiev, M. M. Bataiev, V. M. Karavaeva, K. A. Korotkov, A. I. Ievtushenko

“…The exchange interaction parameter increases from 985 to 4685 (rel. units), the g-factor decreases from 3.5 to 2.4. The most probable reason for the change in the spectrum is the exchange f - d interaction between atoms with unfilled f- and d-electron shells that are parts of the contacting layers. …”
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Promising pea varieties for use in the cereal industry in the south of Western Siberia by I. V. Pakhotina, L. V. Omeliyanyuk, E. Yu. Ignatieva, A. A. Asanov, L. T. Soldatova

“…Weather conditions were contrasting with periods of severe drought. The most favorable years for the formation of a large productivity of pea seeds (5.11 and 5.01 t/ha, respectively) were 2019 (HTC = 0.99) and 2020 (HTC = 0.60). …”
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Small Modular Reactors as a Means of Ensuring the Energy Independence of Business and a Tool for Decarbonization of Ukrainian Energy Sector by Banshchykov Petro H., Vostriakov Oleksandr V., Barabas Dmytro O., Stepura Denys F.

“…Specialized scientific studies devoted to the technical and economic feasibility study of small modular reactor operation projects do not summarize the most relevant areas of their use as a tool for ensuring the energy independence of business and decarbonization of the economy in the context of achieving Ukraine’s environmental goals. …”
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