cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Response to “Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface contamination in staff common areas and impact on healthcare worker infection: Prospective surveillance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic”
Creators: name: Anderson, Deverick J.
name: Warren, Bobby G.
name: Sickbert-Bennett, Emily E.
name: Weber, David J.
Publisher: name: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Year: 2022

description:
To the Editor—We read with great interest the recent paper by Zhang et al, which demonstrated severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA contamination in staff common areas in an acute-care hospital. Many investigators have assessed the frequency and level of environmental contamination (ie, surfaces and air) in rooms housing patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, to our knowledge, this is one of few studies to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 contamination outside patient rooms in units or hospitals providing care for patients with COVID-19. Given the finding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in common  areas of the hospital, this paper is likely to generate substantial  concern among healthcare personnel (HCP). Therefore, we would like to provide some comments and context for this important finding regarding the likelihood that viable SARS-CoV-2 is present in common areas in an amount sufficient to pose a risk to HCP.
Supplementary document for Full-Stokes polarization laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy detection of infiltrative glioma boundary tissue - 6454009.pdf
Creators: name: Teng, Geer
name: Wang, Qianqian
name: Hao, Qun
name: Fan, Axin
name: Yang, Haifeng
name: Xu, Xiangjun
name: Chen, Guoyan
name: Wei, Kai
name: Zhao, Zhifang
name: Khan, M. N.
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Basic formulas and physics governing LIBS
Barjols, atelier Fabre, fabrication d'un tambourin, grattage de l'instrument au racloir
Creators: name: Musée National Des Arts Et Traditions Populaires (Paris)
name: Centre D'ethnologie Française
Publisher: name: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Institut  interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain (Paris); Laboratoire d'anthropologie et d'histoire de l'institution de la culture (Paris)
Year: 2024

Abstract
Transcending the Gender Binary under International Law: Advancing Health-Related Human Rights for Trans* Populations
Creators: name: Matthyse, Liberty
name: Radi, Blas
name: Gable, Lance
name: Seunik, Maximillian
name: Huffstetler, Hanna E
name: O'Connor, Aoife M
name: Meier, Benjamin Mason
Publisher: name: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Year: 2022

description:
Despite a recent wave in global recognition of the rights of transgender and gender-diverse populations, referred to in this text by the umbrella label of trans*, international law continues to presume a cisgender binary definition of gender - dismissing the lived realities of trans* individuals throughout the world. This gap in international legal recognition and protection has fundamental implications for health, where trans* persons have been and continue to be subjected to widespread discrimination in health care, longstanding neglect of health needs, and significant violations of bodily autonomy.
1-042-KoolAid-ModelingScenario
Creators: name: Burney, Kristin
name: Kennedy, Lydia
name: Pati, Arati
name: Malagon, Audrey
Publisher: name: QUBES Educational Resources
Year: 2022

description: Students run experiments involving concentrated solution of drink powder flowing from upper to lower tank, initially filled with plain water. They make qualitative observations about the intensity of the color in the tanks, record data, and build model.
Barjols, atelier Fabre, fabrication d'un tambourin, percement à la gouge de trous d'aération
Creators: name: Musée National Des Arts Et Traditions Populaires (Paris)
name: Centre D'ethnologie Française
Publisher: name: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Institut  interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain (Paris); Laboratoire d'anthropologie et d'histoire de l'institution de la culture (Paris)
Year: 2024

Abstract
“Cebritas” Educadores Urbanos: How Bolivia’s Zebra Traffic Directors are Shaping Infrastructural Citizenship
Creators: name: Peralta, Isabel
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Bolivia--La Paz
subject: Community
subject: Traffic Enforcement
subject: Citizenship

description: The Bolivian Educadores Urbanos Cebras, characterized by its volunteers dressing up in felt Zebra suits and taking to the streets to conduct traffic, reveals the importance of positive values in responding to urban issues and provides insight into the ground level interpersonal
interactions that create a sense of citizenship and community. The program, which exists in its origin city in La Paz and has expanded to Sucre and Tarija, originated as a response to the population’s disregard for clearing crosswalks and respecting pedestrians. In its approach to
addressing street-level mobility issues through human to human (or cebra) non-fear-based and non-punitive methodology, the program reveals the role of teaching empathy and citizenship in creating order in the cities’ urban centers. Through this, the program ends up defining what issues are pertinent to a proper citizenship and relationship with the urban environment. Furthermore, they shape people’s relationship to the urban environment through support members of their cohorts. Using archival sources and semi-structured interviews with Cebras,
program organizers, and related officials, this project aims to answer the question: How do the methods of the Educadores Urbanos differ from those typically associated with norm enforcement, particularly traffic enforcement, and how do these methods reflect the perceived
disorder of the city and the municipal government’s vision of order in public spaces? How in turn do they affect definitions of and approaches to citizenship through day to day interactions with citizens and support of their volunteers?
Barjols, atelier Fabre, fabrication d'un tambourin, arrêt des baguettes-joints à 2,5 cm de l'extrémité de l'instrument
Creators: name: Musée National Des Arts Et Traditions Populaires (Paris)
name: Centre D'ethnologie Française
Publisher: name: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Institut  interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain (Paris); Laboratoire d'anthropologie et d'histoire de l'institution de la culture (Paris)
Year: 2024

Abstract
Eometlaouia Noubhani & Cappetta 2002
Creators: name: Noubhani, Abdelmajid
name: Cappetta, Henri
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Orectolobiformes
Orectolobidae
Eometlaouia

description: Genus Eometlaouia nov.
 (= Metlaouia Noubhani and Cappetta, 1997)
 Type species: Squatirhina numidica Arambourg, 1952.
 Etymology: Metlaoui, southern Tunisia, the type locality; in combination with the prefix eos (Greek, dawn), in reference to the Eocene epoch.
 Distribution.—Metlaoui, southern Tunisia; and Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco; Ypresian (early Eocene).
description: Published as part of Noubhani, Abdelmajid & Cappetta, Henri, 2002, Metlaouia Noubhani and Cappetta, 1997 (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobiformes) preoccupied by Metlaouia Dumont, 1928 (Insecta: Lepidoptera), pp. 684 in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47 (4) on page 684, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13286008
Supplementary document for Dielectric function and band gap determination of single crystal CuFeS2 using FTIR-VIS-UV spectroscopic ellipsometry - 6454050.pdf
Creators: name: Hale, Nathan
name: Hartle, Matthias
name: Humlicek, Josef
name: Brüne, Christoph
name: Kildemo, Morten
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
アオテアロア・ニュージーランドロックダウンにおける倫理的推論や感情経験の解明
Creators: name: Davies, Sharyn
name: Long, Nicholas
name: Trnka, Susanna
name: Deckert, Antje
name: Martin-Anatias, Nelly
name: Appleton, Nayantara
name: Laws, Megan
name: Santoso, Nicholas
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: 2020年3月26日により、アオテアロア・ニュージーランド全土で、49日間「レベル４」１と「レベル3」２ロックダウンが実施され、生活が制限された。その結果、ニュージーランド人にとって、ソーシャルバブル（友人、親戚、相手だけで対面できる対策）はもっとも大切なものとなっていた。この論文は、ロックダウンにおける倫理的判断力や危機管理の能力に与えた影響や、ソーシャルバブル内における個人的な責任を調査した。本研究では、無力になった気分だと答えたシェアハウスの住民や共同育児の家庭が多くみられた。また、エッセンシャル・ワーカー（ロックダウン中に職業を許可されている雇用者）は仕事場での感染の可能性は高いため、思うようにソーシャルバブルが拡大できなかったという結果も発表する。また、ロックダウン規制に関する政策勧告も提示している。 １：「レベル４」は、「Lockdown」と呼び、仕事場、教育機関、また小売業は閉鎖しているが、生活必需品に関する事業所は免除されている。 ２：「レベル３」は、「Restrict」と呼び、仕事場、教育機関、また小売業の開業は限定されている。
COVID-19 in Carceral Systems: A Review
Creators: name: Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren
name: Puglisi, Lisa B.
name: Wang, Emily A.
Publisher: name: Annual Reviews
Year: 2022

description:
As with past pandemics of influenza, COVID-19 tore through US prisons and jails; however, the COVID-19 pandemic, uniquely, has led to more health research on carceral systems than has been seen to date. Herein, we review the data on its impact on incarcerated people, correctional officers, health systems, and surrounding communities. We searched medical, sociological, and criminology databases from March 2020 through February 2022 for studies examining the intersection of COVID-19, prisons and jails, and health outcomes, including COVID-19 incidence, prevalence, hospitalizations, and vaccination. Our scoping review identified 77 studies—the bulk of which focus on disease epidemiology in carceral systems, with a small minority that focuses on the efficacy or effectiveness of prevention and mitigation efforts, including testing, vaccination, and efforts to depopulate correctional facilities. We highlight areas for future research, including the experiences of incarcerated people and correctional staff, unanticipated health effects of prolonged quarantine, excess deaths due to delays in healthcare, and experimental studies on vaccine uptake and testing in correctional staff. These studies will enable a fuller understanding of COVID-19 and help stem future pandemics.
title: THE PET’S ‘PERFECT BOWL’
title: ENVIRONMENTAL AND WELFARE DISCOURSE IN ALTERNATIVE PET FOOD MOVEMENTS
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Baker, Carly
Publisher: name: University of Kentucky Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: FOS: Social and economic geography
valueUri: http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/38235147.pdf

description: Marketing ‘sustainable and humane’ super-premium dog kibble has emerged alongside alternative food movements (AFM). Unfortunately, super-premium pet-food comprised of ‘high-quality’ protein is at odds with sustainability and affect for particular animals. This study analyzed social and geographical (mis)representations of nonhumans in the pet-food commodity chain by tracing how knowledge and value is produced, and mapping the geography of Open Farm dog food. I assess these geographies and discourses and I identify the following: (1) sustainability claims focus on transportation and packaging, ignoring the significant environmental and social impacts of animal agriculture. (2) Images of farmed animals on packaging often do not reflect the conditions of the animals; (3) The organization of animals into hierarchies of ‘killability’ is not questioned, but rather reinforced; (4) This limited representation of the supply chain adds exchange value to Open Farm kibble. In disentangling the production of knowledge and claims to truth in alternative pet foods, I fill a gap in existing food and animal geographies research. While there is extensive research on AFM and animal agriculture, less work has been done around pets and pet-food, which have a significant environmental and social impacts. Finally, I suggest sustainable, humane alternatives to existing pet food systems.
description: © 2022 Carly Baker
title: Development of a custom-made 3D printed bone substitute for critical-size bone defect repair
Creators: name: Abukhzaam, Hanan Abdusalam Salim
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2024

description: Introduction: The reconstruction of critical-size bone defects remains challenging, with autogenous bone grafting still considered the gold standard treatment despite limitations such as shortage of supply and donor site morbidity. Bone tissue engineering holds much promise to develop new bone substitutes, which can offer safety, cost-effectiveness, and efficacy.

Aims and objectives: This study aims to validate the effectiveness of a bioengineered 3D-printed scaffold with controllable micro-architecture, made from the bioabsorbable polymer polycaprolactone (PCL) that has been functionalised with plasma polymerised poly (ethyl acrylate) (pPEA), Fibronectin (FN) and Bone Morphogenic Protein (BMP), for bone repair.

Materials and Methods: The surface of scaffold was characterized using various techniques, including Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), static water contact angle measurements (WCA), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), and quantification of protein adsorbed using bicinchoninic acid and Enzyme-Linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The viability of MSCs on the scaffold was assessed using fluorescent staining and alamarBlue assays. Furthermore, Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR), von Kossa and Alizarin Red stains were conducted to assess the osteogenic capacity of the scaffolds. To explore the possibility of enhancing differentiation, nanovibrational stimulation was utilized to pre-condition the MSCs for osteogenesis prior to seeding them on the scaffold.

Results: The functionalization of PCL with PEA and FN significantly improved its hydrophilicity, leading to a substantial increase in the adsorption of FN and BMPs on the coated scaffold compared to the uncoated PCL scaffolds. The coated scaffolds exhibited significantly higher bioactivity, with a significantly larger number of cells attached and displaying elevated metabolic activity compared to the control group. Moreover, the osteogenic activity of the coated scaffold was validated, as demonstrated by a notable upregulation of osteogenic markers both with direct seeding of native MSCs onto the scaffolds and, notably more so, with MSC pre-conditioning using nanovibrational stimulation.

Conclusion: The functionalized PCL surface (PEA+FN+BMPs) demonstrated promising biocompatibility and osteogenic potential in vitro. Additionally, cell preconditioning emerged as a valuable step in a combined cell-device regenerative therapy approach. These findings suggest that the bioengineered scaffold holds considerable promise as a viable alternative for critical-size bone defect repair.
Calibración de sensores de resistencia en la medición del potencial mátrico en tres tipos de suelos en condiciones de invernadero
Creators: name: Medina-Puente, A.
name: García-Delgado, M. A.
name: Varela-Fuentes, S. E.
name: Ramírez-De-León, J. A.
name: Ruvalcaba-Sánchez, L. G.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 0
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: water content in the soil
subject: matrix potential
subject: granular matrix sensor

description: Monitoring water content in the soil is an appropriate tool to increase the efficiency in the application of agricultural irrigation. Modern agriculture and technification of the high-frequency irrigation systems such as those of drip irrigation and micro spraying need fast, precise and automatized measures to monitor the soil moisture content. To achieve this, appropriate and economic techniques, instruments and tools are needed, such as the resistance-tension sensor of soil water potential, Watermark® Model 200SS (Irrometer Company, Inc.) due to its versatility, ease in installation, and measuring exactness of the matrix potential in soil water retention, with more frequent uses of instruments. Several of these sensors were evaluated and calibrated with the gravimetric method under greenhouse conditions to determine their punctual and continuous variation to measure the soil matrix potential (SMP), temperature and variation in three types of soils from different localities; the texture, apparent density, real density, and variation of the moisture content at different tensions were determined in each soil. The moisture contents of the soil measured with the resistance-tension sensors were compared to the readings recorded with direct-measurement pressure gauges, the sensors and the gauges were installed at two depths of the soil, of 0.30 and 0.60 m. Resistance-tension Watermark® 200SS sensors were evaluated, compared and analyzed, of continuous measurement of the soil matrix potential and conventional direct-measurement pressure gauges installed on soil sample columns representative of three citrus producing regions in the central area of the state of Tamaulipas. The three equations of logarithmic adjustment from each were highly significant; the best determination coefficient (R2) of 0.9772 was found in the adjustment model of the soil in El Barretal, Tamaulipas.
Supplementary document for Analytical Model of Optical Force on Supercavitating Plasmonic Nanoparticles - 6454162.pdf
Creators: name: Mandal, Amartya
name: Luo, Tengfei
name: Lee, Eungkyu
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Includes Supplementary 1 and 2
Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Within-Stay Readmissions During Inpatient Rehabilitation Among Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
Creators: name: Byom, Lindsey
name: Oyesanya, Tolu O.
name: Cary, Michael P.
name: Walker, Gabrielle Harris
name: Yang, Qing
name: Bettger, Janet Prvu
Publisher: name: Wolters Kluwer
Year: 2022

description:
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the association of sex and race/ethnicity with acute hospital readmissions ("within-stay readmissions") during inpatient rehabilitation facility care versus patients discharged home without a within-stay readmission among traumatic brain injury patients. DESIGN: The study used a secondary analysis ( N = 210,440) of Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation data using multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: Within-stay readmissions occurred for 11.79% of female and 11.77% of male traumatic brain injury patients. Sex-specific models identified insurance, comorbidities, and complications factored differently in likelihood of within-stay readmissions among female than male patients but association of all other factors were similar per group. Within-stay readmissions differences were more pronounced by race/ethnicity: White, 11.63%; Black, 11.32%; Hispanic/Latino, 9.78%; and other, 10.61%. Descriptive bivariate analysis identified racial/ethnic patients with within-stay readmissions had greater days from traumatic brain injury to inpatient rehabilitation facility admission (White, 17.66; Black, 21.70; Hispanic/Latino, 23.81; other, 20.66) and lower admission cognitive and motor function. Factors differed across models predicting within-stay readmissions for race/ethnic groups; age, admission motor and cognitive function, complications, and length of stay were consistent across groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates disparities by race/ethnicity for inpatient rehabilitation facility within-stay readmissions among traumatic brain injury patients and factors predictive of this potentially preventable outcome by sex and race/ethnicity. Findings could inform care planning and quality improvement efforts for TBI patients.
Nuevo romance, en que se declara la desenvuelta y mala vida de una doncella del reino de Sevilla: Digital Edition
Creators: name: Jacsont Pauline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool e-Scriptorium (ALTO-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2024), led by the professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
Nuevo romance, en que se declara la desenvuelta y mala vida de una doncella del reino de Sevilla: Digital Edition
Creators: name: Jacsont Pauline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool e-Scriptorium (ALTO-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2024), led by professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
Assessment of the effective parameters for the enhancement of light-harvesting power in the photoelectrochemical microbial fuel cell
Creators: name: Talooki, Elahe Fallah
name: Ghorbani, Mohsen
name: Rahimnejad, Mostafa
name: Lashkenari, Mohammad Soleimani
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Photo-assisted microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) are novel bioelectrochemical systems that employ light to harvest bioelectricity and efficient contaminant reduction. In this study, the impact of different operational conditions on the electricity generation outputs in a photoelectrochemical double chamber configuration Microbial fuel cell using a highly useful photocathode are evaluated and their trends are compared with the photoreduction efficiency trends. As a photocathode, a binder-free photo electrode decorated with dispersed polyaniline nanofiber (PANI)−cadmium sulphide Quantum Dots (QDs) is prepared here to catalyse the chromium (VI) reduction reaction in a cathode chamber with an improvement in power generation performance. Bioelectricity generation is examined in various process conditions like photocathode materials, pH, initial concentration of catholyte, illumination intensity and time of illumination. Results show that, despite the harmful effect of the initial contaminant concentration on the reduction efficiency of the contaminant, this parameter exhibits a superior ability for improving the power generation efficiency in a Photo-MFC. Furthermore, the calculated power density under higher light irradiation intensity has experienced a significant increase, which is due to an increment in the number of photons produced and an increase in their chance of reaching the electrodes surface. On the other hand, additional results indicate that the power generation decreases with the rise of pH and has witnessed the same trend as the photoreduction efficiency.
Custom-designed 3D printed feed spacers and TFN membranes with MIL-101(Fe) for water recovery by forward osmosis
Creators: name: Suresh, K.
name: Nambikkattu, Jenny
name: Kaleekkal, Noel Jacob
name: Lawrence, K. Deepak
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this work, a dual-pronged approach– (i) novel thin-film nanocomposite polyether sulfone (PES) membrane with MIL-101 (Fe) and (ii) 3D printed spacers were explored to enhance water recovery by forward osmosis. The concentration of PES, pore former, draw solution, and MIL-101(Fe) was optimised for maximum pure water flux (PWF) and minimum specific reverse solute flux (SRSF). The best membrane exhibited a PWF of 7.52 Lm−2 h−1 and an SRSF of 0.33 ± 0.03 gL−1 using 1.5 M NaCl and DI water feed. The M22 membrane with the diamond-type spacer demonstrated a PWF of 2.53 Lm−2 h−1 and SRSF of 0.75 gL−1 for emulsified oily wastewater feed. The novel spacer design imparted significant turbulence to the feed flow and a lower foulant resistance of 1.3 m−1 as compared to the ladder type (1.5 m−1) or commercial spacer (1.7 m−1). This arrangement could recover 19% pure water within 12 h of operation (98% oil rejection) with a ∼ 94% flux recovery after hydraulic wash.
Deep degradation of sulfamethoxazole by the Fe-Co/γ-Al2O3-catalysed photo-Fenton system
Creators: name: Wang, Peize
name: Gu, Xuanyu
name: Li, Sha
name: Shen, Jingxiu
name: Liu, Jining
name: Gong, Changbin
name: Chen, Yingwen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: The heterogeneous photo-Fenton system using Fe-Co/γ-Al2O3 as a catalyst was applied in the study of sulfamethoxazole(SMX) degradation. The morphology, structure, elemental composition and metal valence distribution of Fe-Co/γ-Al2O3 were found to be relatively stable before and after the reaction. The highest SMX degradation efficiency and mineralization (The ratio of organic matter being oxidized to carbon dioxide and water) were obtained under the conditions of 15% Fe-Co loading rate, 1:1 mass ratio of Fe and Co, 1 g/L catalyst dosage, 1.5 mL 30% H2O2 dosage, 18 W UV lamp power and 60 min reaction time, which were 98% and 66%, respectively. Radical quenching experiments and electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR) characterization revealed that ·OH played an important role in the degradation and mineralization SMX in the Fe-Co/γ-Al2O3 heterogeneous photo-Fenton system. Combined with the analysis of N, S and intermediate products, there may be three degradation pathways of SMX in the heterogeneous photo-Fenton system. This work provides a technical reference for realizing the efficient degradation and mineralization of SMX in a heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction system.
Assessment of the effective parameters for the enhancement of light-harvesting power in the photoelectrochemical microbial fuel cell
Creators: name: Talooki, Elahe Fallah
name: Ghorbani, Mohsen
name: Rahimnejad, Mostafa
name: Lashkenari, Mohammad Soleimani
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Photo-assisted microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) are novel bioelectrochemical systems that employ light to harvest bioelectricity and efficient contaminant reduction. In this study, the impact of different operational conditions on the electricity generation outputs in a photoelectrochemical double chamber configuration Microbial fuel cell using a highly useful photocathode are evaluated and their trends are compared with the photo reduction efficiency trends. As a photocathode, a binder-free photo electrode decorated with dispersed polyaniline nanofiber (PANI)˗cadmium sulfide Quantum Dots (QDs) is prepared here to catalyse the chromium (VI) reduction reaction in a cathode chamber with an improvement in power generation performance. Bioelectricity generation is examined in various process conditions like photocathode materials, pH, initial concentration of catholyte, illumination intensity and time of illumination. Results show that, despite the harmful effect of the initial contaminant concentration on the reduction efficiency of the contaminant, this parameter exhibits a superior ability for improving the power generation efficiency in a Photo-MFC. Furthermore, the calculated power density under higher light irradiation intensity has experienced a significant increase, which is due to an increment in the number of photons produced and an increase in their chance of reaching the electrodes surface. On the other hand, additional results indicate that the power generation decreases with the rise of pH and has witnessed the same trend as the photo reduction efficiency.
Stability of aerobic granular sludge for treating inorganic wastewater with different nitrogen loading rates
Creators: name: Zeng, Mingjing
name: Li, Zhenghao
name: Cheng, Yuanyuan
name: Luo, Yi
name: Hou, Yiran
name: Wu, Junfeng
name: Long, Bei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology

description: This paper investigated the effect of nitrogen loading rates (NLRs) on the stability of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) for treating simulated ionic rare earth mine wastewater with high ammonia nitrogen and extremely low organic content. Mature AGS from a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was seeded into five identical SBRs (R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5). The five reactors were operated with different NLRs (0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 kg/m3·d). After 30 days of operation, R1, R2 and R5 were dominated by broken granules, while most of the granules in R3 and R4 still maintained a complete structure. The properties of granules from R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 deteriorated to varying degrees, while the granules from R3 and R4 showed better stability than that from R1, R2 and R5. In R1, R2, R3 and R4, the steady-state ammonia nitrogen removal efficiencies were all greater than 90%, and the steady-state removal efficiencies of total inorganic nitrogen (TIN) were approximately 30%. In R5, the removal efficiencies of ammonia nitrogen and TIN were both approximately 70%. The dominant nitrifying and denitrifying bacterial genera of the granules from the five reactors were Nitrosomonas and Thauera, respectively, and their relative abundance was much higher in granules from R3 and R4. The results demonstrated that a relative equilibrium between the growth and metabolism of nitrifying/denitrifying bacteria was achieved when NLR was between 0.8 and 1.2 kg/m3·d, which could provide technical support for the stability maintenance of AGS in the treatment of ionic rare earth mine wastewater.
Stability of aerobic granular sludge for treating inorganic wastewater with different nitrogen loading rates
Creators: name: Zeng, Mingjing
name: Li, Zhenghao
name: Cheng, Yuanyuan
name: Luo, Yi
name: Hou, Yiran
name: Wu, Junfeng
name: Long, Bei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology

description: This paper investigated the effect of nitrogen loading rates (NLRs) on stability of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) for treating simulated ionic rare earth mine wastewater with high ammonia nitrogen and extremely low organic content. Mature AGS from a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was seeded into five identical SBRs (R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5). The five reactors were operated with different NLRs (0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 kg/m3·d). After 30 days of operation, R1, R2 and R5 were dominated by broken granules, while most of the granules in R3 and R4 still maintained a complete structure. The properties of granules from R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 deteriorated to varying degrees, while the granules from R3 and R4 showed better stability than that from R1, R2 and R5. In R1, R2, R3 and R4, the steady-state ammonia nitrogen removal efficiencies were all greater than 90%, and the steady-state removal efficiencies of total inorganic nitrogen (TIN) were approximately 30%. In R5, the removal efficiencies of ammonia nitrogen and TIN were both approximately 70%. The dominant nitrifying and denitrifying bacterial genera of the granules from the five reactors were Nitrosomonas and Thauera, respectively, and their relative abundance was much higher in granules from R3 and R4. The results demonstrated that a relative equilibrium between the growth and metabolism of nitrifying/denitrifying bacteria was achieved when NLR was between 0.8 and 1.2 kg/m3·d, which could provide technical support for the stability maintenance of AGS in the treatment of ionic rare earth mine wastewater.
Culturing partial-denitrification (PD) granules in continuous flow reactor with waste sludge as inoculum: performance, granular sludge characteristics and microbial community
Creators: name: Tao, Youqi
name: Li, Linjing
name: Ning, Jianyong
name: Xu, Wenlai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Partial denitrification granular sludge (PDGS) can provide long-term stable nitrite for anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox). The cultivation of ordinary activated sludge from wastewater treatment plants into PDGS can further promote the application of PD in practical engineering. In this study, the feasibility of fast start-up of PDGS was explored by inoculating waste sludge in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor with synergistic control of nitrogen load rate (NLR, 0.05–0.65 kg N/m3/d) and electron donor starvation (EDS) (240–168 mg L−1), and system performance, particle characteristics and microbial structure were studied. The results showed that PD-UASB started successfully within 48 days, the average nitrite accumulation rate (NTR) and nitrate removal ratio (NRR) reached 79.6% and 82.5% after successful initiation, accompanied by high abundance of PD bacteria (Thauera, Pseudomonas, unclassflied commamonadaceae and Limnobacter) (25.3%). The increase of PD activity, and the difference between nitrate reductase (NAR) and nitrite reductase (NIR) contributed to nitrite production. Besides, the sludge shifted from flocculated (≤0.5 mm, 95.37%) to granulated state (0.5–2 mm, 64.74%), which could be due to the increase of extracellular polymers (EPS) (especially T-EPS) and metabolism of specific microorganisms (Bacteroidota and Chloroflexi, 19.92%). Good sludge granulation promoted the settleability of PD (the SVI5 was 47.248 mL/ g. ss after successful start-up). In summary, good PD sludge granulation process could be achieved in a short time by synergistically controlling NLR and EDS.
Bibio canadensis Macquart 1838
Creators: name: Fitzgerald, Scott J.
name: Dankowicz, Even
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Bibionidae
Bibio
Bibio canadensis

description: Bibio canadensis Macquart, 1838
B. canadensis Macquart was treated as a “questionable” junior synonym of B. xanthopus Wiedeman by Hardy (1945). The holotype male of B. canadensis (MNHN) was studied by SF in 1998; it was in poor condition as it was missing the antennae and all but one fore and one mid leg. The terminalia were also damaged; epandrium destroyed, but gonostyli intact. Other discernable characters included: remaining legs orange, fore tibial spur slightly less than half the length of the spine, r-m subequal to base of Rs, thoracic pile yellow, posterior wing veins concolorous with the membrane. Based on the long slender gonostylus and posterior wing veins concolorous with the membrane B. canadensis should be considered a junior synonym of B. brunnipes (Fabricius) rather than B. xanthopus. Since B. brunnipes is the older name, this change does not impact current usage. Photos of the type can be found in the MNHN database (https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/ed/item/ed6999?listIndex=1&listCount=3477).
description: Published as part of Fitzgerald, Scott J. & Dankowicz, Even, 2025, Bibio lanigerus Meigen (Diptera: Bibionidae) in the Nearctic region and some notes on other Nearctic species of Bibio Geoffroy, pp. 145-155 in Zootaxa 5604 (2) on page 146, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5604.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/15035642
Custom-designed 3D printed feed spacers and TFN membranes with MIL-101(Fe) for water recovery by forward osmosis
Creators: name: Suresh, K
name: Nambikkattu, Jenny
name: Kaleekkal, Noel Jacob
name: K, Deepak Lawrence
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this work, a dual-pronged approach– (i) novel thin-film nanocomposite polyether sulfone (PES) membrane with MIL-101 (Fe) and (ii) 3D printed spacers were explored to enhance water recovery by forward osmosis. The concentration of PES, pore former, draw solution, and MIL-101(Fe) was optimized for maximum pure water flux (PWF) and minimum specific reverse solute flux (SRSF). The best membrane exhibited a PWF of 7.52 Lm-2h-1 and an SRSF of 0.33 ± 0.03 gL-1 using 1.5 M NaCl. The M22 membrane with the diamond-type spacer demonstrated a PWF of 2.53 Lm-2h-1 and SRF of 0.75 gL-1. The novel spacer design imparted significant turbulence to the feed flow and a lower foulant resistance of 1.3 m-1 as compared to the ladder type (1.5 m-1) or commercial spacer (1.7 m-1). This arrangement could recover 19% pure water within 12 h of operation (98% oil rejection) with a ∼ 94% flux recovery after water wash.
Activation of persulfate with magnetic Fe3O4-municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash-derived zeolite core–shell materials for tetracycline hydrochloride degradation
Creators: name: Zhao, Ruiqing
name: Yang, Weiwei
name: Xu, Youmei
name: Hong, Chen
name: Bu, Qingwei
name: Bai, Zhuoshu
name: Niu, Mengyao
name: Xu, Bin
name: Wang, Jianbing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A novel and environmentally friendly magnetic iron zeolite (MIZ) core–shell were successfully fabricated using municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash-derived zeolite (MWZ) coated with Fe3O4 and innovatively investigated as a heterogeneous persulfate (PS) catalyst. The morphology and structure composition of as-prepared catalysts were characterised, and it was proved that the core–shell structure of MIZ was successfully synthesised by coating Fe3O4 uniformly on the MWZ surface. The tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) degradation experiment indicate that the optimum equimolar amount of iron precursors was 3 mmol (MIZ-3). Compared with other systems, MIZ-3 possessed a superior catalytic performance, and the degradation efficiency of TCH (50 mg·L−1) in the MIZ-3/PS system reached 87.3%. The effects of reaction parameters on the catalytic activity of MIZ-3, including pH, initial concentration of TCH, temperature, the dosage of catalyst, and Na2S2O8, were assessed. The catalyst had high stability according to three recycling experiments and the leaching test of iron ions. Furthermore, the working mechanism of the MIZ-3/PS system to TCH was discussed. The electron spin resonance (ESR) results demonstrated that the reactive radicals generated in the MIZ-3/PS system were sulphate radical (SO4−∙) and hydroxyl radical (•OH). This work provided a novel strategy for TCH degradation under PS with a broad perspective on the fabrication of non-toxic and low-cost catalysts in practical wastewater treatment.
COVID-19 in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: Outcomes and Options for Treatments
Creators: name: Martínez, José Carlos
name: Stockerl-Goldstein, Keith
name: Rubinstein, Samuel M
name: Sica, R Alejandro
Publisher: name: Karger Publishers
Year: 2022

description:
Patients with hematologic malignancies are particularly vulnerable to infections due to underlying humoral and cellular immune dysfunction, cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens, advanced age, and the presence of comorbid conditions. Infection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, has become a leading cause of death globally and has disproportionally affected this high-risk population. Here, we review the cumulative evidence demonstrating worse outcomes for patients with hematologic malignancies when compared to patients with solid tumors and the general population. We examine risk factors shared with the general population (age, sex, comorbid conditions, and race) and those that are cancer-specific (cytotoxic chemotherapy, progressive disease, and cancer type), all of which confer an increased risk of severe COVID-19. Despite the historical exclusion of cancer patients from COVID-19 therapy trials, we review the emerging evidence that patients with hematologic malignancies benefit from specific treatments such as convalescent plasma. Although COVID-19 vaccines are significantly less effective in this patient population, encouraging results are observed in a subset of these patients after receiving a booster dose.
Ionic liquid-based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of succinic acid from aqueous streams: COSMO-RS screening and experimental verification
Creators: name: Khan, Huma Warsi
name: Zailan, Anis Aina
name: Reddy, Ambavaram Vijaya Bhaskar
name: Goto, Masahiro
name: Moniruzzaman, Muhammad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: In the present investigation, a total of 108 combinations of ionic liquids (ILs) were screened using the conductor-like screening model for real solvents (COSMO-RS) with the aid of six cations and eighteen anions for the extraction of succinic acid (SA) from aqueous streams through dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME). Using the screened ILs, an ionic liquid-based DLLME (IL-DLLME) was developed to extract SA and the role of different reaction parameters in the effectiveness of IL-DLLME approach was investigated. COSMO-RS results suggested that, quaternary ammonium and choline cations form effective IL combinations with [OH¯], [F¯], and [SO42¯] anions due to hydrogen bonding. In view of these results, one of the screened ILs, tetramethylammonium hydroxide [TMAm][OH] was chosen as the extractant in IL-DLLME process and acetonitrile was adopted as the dispersive solvent. The highest SA removal efficiency of 97.8% was achieved using 25 μL of IL [TMAm][OH] as a carrier and 500 μL of acetonitrile as dispersive solvent. The highest amount of SA was extracted with a stir time of 20 min at 300 rpm, followed by centrifugation for 5 min at 4500 rpm. Overall, the findings showed that IL-DLLME is efficient in extracting succinic acid from aqueous environments while adhering to the first-order kinetics.
Novel activated carbon from Magonia pubescens bark: characterization and evaluation of adsorption efficiency
Creators: name: dos Santos, Débora Federici
name: Moreira, Wardleison Martins
name: de Araújo, Thiago Peixoto
name: Martins, Danielly Cruz Campos
name: da Silva Fonseca, Beatriz Carvalho
name: Ostroski, Indianara Conceição
name: de Barros, Maria Angélica Simões Dornellas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this work, the synthesis of activated carbon from the bark of the Magonia pubescens (known as Tingui) and its efficiency in the removal of diclofenac sodium through batch adsorption tests and physical–chemical characterizations were investigated. The phytotoxicity of this material was also evaluated through germination and root growth of Lactuca sativa seeds. According to the experimental design performed for the synthesis of Tingui carbon, the optimized temperature and residence time for the production of this adsorbent were 550 °C and 120 min, respectively. The equilibrium time was reached in 600 min and the theoretical model that best fitted the kinetic data was the Elovich model. The BET was the best fit for the adsorption isotherm data This indicates that the adsorption process of sodium diclofenac by activated carbon can occur by two different mechanisms, monolayer and/or multilayer adsorption, depending on the conditions employed in the process, such as temperature and adsorbate concentration. The thermodynamic study showed that the process was favourable and spontaneous in the temperature range evaluated. Furthermore, the characterizations showed by TG/DTG and FTIR analyses that the temperature throughout the process had a marked impact on the degradation of the organic constituents of the biomass and the appearance of distinct functional groups that contributed to the adsorption process of diclofenac sodium. Finally, the toxicity tests recognized that this adsorbent does not affect the germination of L. sativa species. Thus, this adsorbent may become a novel and viable option to be used in the removal of sodium diclofenac.
mTOR pathway activation in pT1 urothelial cell carcinomas of the bladder: a potential target of therapy
Creators: name: Cox, Roni
name: Chaux, Alcides
name: Schultz, Luciana
name: Karram, Sarah
name: Marzo, Angelo M. De
name: Comperat, Eva
name: Netto, George J.
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway has been implicated in a variety of urological malignancies, including urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Currently, several ongoing clinical trials are evaluating the usefulness of pharmacological agents targeting this pathway. However, there is scant information on mTOR pathway activation in bladder carcinomas with invasion limited to lamina propria. Herein we assess the expression of mTOR pathway protein members and their prognostic role in predicting recurrence and progression in pT1 urothelial carcinomas of the bladder.

DESIGN: Tissue microarrays (TMA) were constructed from 195 consecutive cases of pT1 papillary urothelial carcinomas of the bladder. Each tumor was represented by up to three 1-mm spots. Standard immunohistochemistry analysis for mTOR pathway members (PTEN, phos-AKT, mTOR, phos-S6, and phos-4EBP1) was performed. An H-score was generated for each marker as a product of intensity (0 to 3+) by percent of positive cells. PTEN H-score <10 was considered as PTEN loss. Any H-score >0 was considered positive for the remaining four mTOR pathway-related proteins.

RESULTS: Loss of PTEN was found in 18.5% of tumors; phos-AKT, mTOR, phos-S6, and phos-4EBP1 were expressed in the majority of cases (expression rates of 83.1%, 75.4%, 80.5%, and 74.4%, respectively). PTEN loss and immunoexpression levels of the four studied mTOR pathway proteins failed to predict recurrence or progression in the current cohort (P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: We found high expression rates of mTOR pathway members in pT1 stage urothelial carcinomas of bladder indicating activation of the mTOR pathway in the superficially invasive phase of disease. The current findings support a potential role for mTOR-targeted pharmacological therapies in superficially invasive bladder cancer. Our data suggests that PTEN loss may be responsible for only a minor fraction of such activation. Alternate molecular mechanisms may be implicated in our observed mTOR pathway activation.