Recycling the powder of spent alkaline batteries as a sustainable and reusable catalyst in producing biodiesel from waste cooking oil.

Alkaline batteries are widely used in contemporary society. However, their black powder, which contains metals, categorizes them as hazardous waste, posing environmental risks if not disposed of correctly. Similarly, waste cooking oil (WCO), frequently produced in homes and restaurants, is often discarded into the environment as waste.

Opioid Use Disorder and intracerebral hemorrhage in Isfahan, Iran: a case-control study.

Background: Opium use disorder is a significant health problem in our country, leading to a considerable number of health issues. Opium has several detrimental effects on its consumers. However, the effect of Opium use disorder on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has not been evaluated.

Phosphorus lability across diverse agricultural contexts with legacy sources.

The buffering of phosphorus (P) in the landscape delays management outcomes for water quality. If stored in labile form (readily exchangeable and bioavailable), P may readily pollute waters. We studied labile P and its intensity for >600 soils and sediments across seven study locations in the United States.

Enhancing fluoride ion removal from aqueous solutions and glass manufacturing wastewater using modified orange peel biochar magnetic composite with MIL-53.

In this study, we developed new adsorbents derived from orange peel biochar (BCOP) and enhanced them with CoFeO magnetic nanoparticles (BCOP/CoFeO) and MIL-53(Al) (BCOP/CoFeO/MIL-53(Al)). These adsorbents were utilized to remove fluoride (FL) ions from aqueous solutions. We analyzed the properties of these adsorbents using a range of techniques, including FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDX-Map, VSM, Raman spectroscopy, and BET.

Effectiveness of polyacrylamide-g-gelatin/ACL/Mg-Fe LDH composite hydrogel as an eliminator of crystal violet dye.

Cationic synthetic dyes are one of the hazards in aqueous solutions that can affect the health of humans and living organisms. In the current work, polyacrylamide (PAM)-g-gelatin hydrogel and modified PAM-g-gelatin hydrogel using activated carbon of Luffa cylindrica (ACL) and ACL/Mg-Fe LDH were applied to eliminate crystal violet (CV), a cationic dye, from water media. The hydrogels were synthesized using free radical polymerization approach, and the hydrogels were characterized using FTIR, XRD, TGA-DTG, BET, SEM, and EDX-Map.

Radiotherapeutic outcomes of Rosai-Dorfman disease with falx cerebri and superior sagittal sinus involvement: A rare case report with long-term follow-up.

Key Clinical Message: Intracranial RDD is rare medical event mimicking different diagnoses. Although the surgical resection is the best treatment option, but radiation therapy can also achieves long-term suboptimal outcomes.

Abstract: An 83-year-old male with a history of tension-type headaches was evaluated.

Microsurgical treatment of ophthalmic artery aneurysm, a case series of 55 patients with long-term follow-up.

Background: Ophthalmic artery aneurysm (OAA) can be secured in endovascular or microsurgical approaches. Still there are controversies in technique selection and their long term outcomes.

Methods: All the patients with OAA were treated microsurgically and followed.

Application of machine learning for antibiotic resistance in water and wastewater: A systematic review.

Antibiotic resistance (AR) is considered one of the greatest global threats in the current century, which can only be overcome if all interconnected areas of humans, animals and the environment are taken into account as part of the One Health concept proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Water and wastewater are among the most important environmental media of AR sources, where the phenomena are generally non-linear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the application of machine learning-based methods (MLMs) to solve AR-induced problems in water and wastewater.

Lumbar sacralization and L-L microdiscectomy, a prospective cohort study on radiologic and clinical outcomes.

Aim: To evaluate the role of lumbar sacralization (LS) on the surgical outcomes of L4-L5 microdiscectomy.

Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in a university referral hospital. The patients with L4-L5 disc herniation and eligible for microdiscectomy were enrolled and allocated in G1 (with LS) and G2 (no LS).

SARS-CoV-2 and spinal cord ischemia: a systematic review on clinical presentations, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

Background Context: Spinal cord ischemia is a rare but ominous clinical situation with high levels of disability. There are emerging reports on COVID-19 and spinal cord ischemic events.

Purpose: To investigate the cardinal manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 associated spinal cord ischemia, review treatment paradigms, and follow outcomes.

Duodenojejunostomy following failed gastrojejunostomy in superior mesenteric artery syndrome: A case report.

Introduction: Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare duodenal-vascular anatomic disorder leading to external compression on the duodenum. The first step of treatment usually is conservative, and in the case of failure, surgical management is the treatment choice. Treatment success with duodenojejunostomy after failure in gastrojejunostomy can show the uniqueness of this article.

Treatment refractory acute necrotizing myelitis after COVID-19 vaccine injection: a case report.

Introduction And Importance: Post-vaccination myelitis is a rare and debilitating clinical situation. There are few reports of post-COVID-19 infection and vaccination neurological sequela.

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old lady was admitted to the emergency department due to weakness and hypoesthesia in her hands 1 week after the Sinopharm vaccine injection.

Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma following COVID-19 vaccination: a case report.

Introduction: COVID-19 vaccination side effects are rare but important medical situations. Spine-affecting side effects are amongst the rarest, but exceedingly important. Haemorrhagic spinal manifestations of COVID-19 and its vaccines are less reported with little knowledge about them.

Double ionic liquid reinforced g-CN nanocomposite for an enhanced adsorption of methylparaben: Mechanism, modeling, and optimization.

The efficient removal of organic pollutants, especially pharmaceuticals, from aquatic environments has attracted great attentions. Application of green, multipurpose, and inexpensive compounds is being extensively favorite as adsorbent instead of the traditional chemicals or materials. In this study, sulfonated graphitic carbon nitride was modified with two ionic liquids of polyethyleneimine and choline chloride to create a novel nanocomposite (Sg-CN@IL NC) and to use for removal of methylparaben (MeP) from aqueous media.

SARS-CoV-2 infection and spontaneous spinal hemorrhage: a systematic review.

The neurological manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, including spontaneous spinal hemorrhage (SSH), are diverse. SSH is a detrimental neurosurgical event requiring immediate medical attention. We aimed to investigate the association between SARS-CoV-2 and SSH and delineate a rational clinical approach.

Spondylodiscitis instrumented fusion, a prospective case series on a standardized neurosurgical protocol with long term follow up.

Purpose: To investigate the fusion construct properties, construct length, intervertebral prosthesis (IVP) selection, bone grafting methods, complications management, and follow-up outcomes of spondylodiscitis fusion.

Method: This case series was conducted in Al-Zahra University referral hospital from March 2016 to November 2021. All the surgery-eligible patients were enrolled.

Wastewater treatment plants: The missing link in global One-Health surveillance and management of antibiotic resistance.

Introduction: As a global public health crisis, antibiotic resistance (AR) should be monitored and managed under the One-Health concept according to the World Health Organization (WHO), considering the interconnection between humans, animals, and the environment. But this approach often remains focused on human health and rarely on the environment and its compartments, especially wastewater as the main AR receptor. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) not only are not designed for reliving AR but also provide appropriate conditions for enhancing AR through different mechanisms.

A nanoscale electrochemical guanine DNA-biosensor based on a flower-like nanocomposite of Tb-doped ZnO for the sensitive determination of pemetrexed.

Pemetrexed is an antineoplastic drug used in chemotherapeutic treatments, especially in malignant mesothelioma and non-small cell lung carcinoma, but can also cause a variety of complications, like stomach pain, nausea, burning, vomiting, numbness, and tingling, emphasizing the need for an approach to quantify the drug in biological matrices. Herein, a DNA-based biosensor was introduced for pemetrexed determination. A hydrothermal approach was used for synthesizing flower-like nanoparticles (NPs) of zinc oxide (ZnO) doped with Tb (FL-NP Tb/ZnO).

Electrochemical detection of kynurenic acid in the presence of tryptophan with the carbon paste electrode modified with the flower-like nanostructures of zinc oxide doped with terbium.

With the help of a hydrothermal approach in this study, we could provide flower-like nanostructures (NSs) of zinc oxide (ZnO) doped with Tb (FL-NS Tb/ZnO). Then, FL-NS Tb/ZnO morphology was investigated by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and map analysis. The results revealed higher activity centers and porosity of this nanocomposite, which were followed by acceptable electrochemical function.

Dataset on the literature on public participation and consensus building: Bibliography and meta-analysis of selected studies.

The data presented in this Data in Brief article offers an insight into the scientific literature on conceptual and empirical approaches to public participation and consensus-building. It consists of articles retrieved from the Scopus search engine which feature "public participation", "consensus", and "value and attribute" in the title, abstract, and author keywords. Information on the bibliography is recorded, namely title, author(s), year of publication, and source title.

β-cyclodextrin grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes/chitosan (MWCNT/Cs/CD) nanocomposite for treatment of methylene blue-containing aqueous solutions.

β-cyclodextrin (CD) was grafted with multi-walled carbon nanotubes/chitosan (MWCNTs/Cs) to obtain MWCNTs/Cs/CD nanocomposite (NC) for methylene blue (MB) adsorption from aqueous media. TEM, XRD, TGA, Raman spectra, and BET & BJH analyses were utilized to characterize and confirm the successful synthesis of as-prepared NC. MB capture was investigated by considering the parameters of pH (1.