Eutrophication impacts the distribution and functional traits of viral communities in lakes.

Viruses play a crucial role in aquatic ecosystems by regulating microbial composition and impacting biogeochemical cycling. While the response of viral diversity to the trophic status has been preliminarily explored in lake ecosystems, there is limited integrated exploration of the biogeography of viruses, host associations, and the auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs), particularly for plateau lakes. Therefore, this research investigated the viral biogeography, virus-host association, and AMGs in the surface waters of 11 lakes varying in trophic levels (eutrophic and oligo-mesotrophic) in the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau region of China.

A Combined Experimental and Computational Study of Novel Benzotriazinone Carboxamides as Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors.

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder of the endocrine system characterized by persistent hyperglycemia appears due to the deficiency or ineffective use of insulin. The glucose level of diabetic patients increases after every meal and medically recommended drugs are used to control hyperglycemia. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are used as antidiabetic medicine to delay the hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates.

Multi-omics analysis revealed the selective enrichment of partial denitrifying bacteria for the stable coupling of partial-denitrification and anammox process under the influence of low strength magnetic field.

The microbial consortium involving anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) and partial denitrification (PD), known as PD-anammox, is an emerging energy-efficient and lower carbon nitrogen removal process from wastewater. However, maintaining a stable PD process by locking nitrate reduction until nitrite was challenging. This study established the first stable connection of anammox with constant nitrite generation by PD bacteria under a low-strength (1.

Energy-efficient and carbon neutral anammox-based nitrogen removal by coupling with nitrate reduction pathways: A review.

Sustainable development goal 6 emphasizes the efficient management of water resources, wastewater treatment, and reuse of treated wastewater. Removing nitrogen from wastewater was an economically expensive and energy-consuming wastewater treatment process. The discovery of anammox changes the paradigm of wastewater treatment.

Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on foodborne illnesses in the United States.

Foodborne diseases continue to impact human health and the economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the food system from production to consumption. This project aims to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the spread of foodborne diseases and the factors that may have contributed, including environmental, behavioral, political, and socioeconomic.

COVID-19 Progression: A County-Level Analysis of Vaccination and Case Fatality in Mississippi, USA.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a severe upheaval in the U.S., with a particular burden on the state of Mississippi, which already has an exhausted healthcare burden.

COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates in the Southern Region of the United States: A Racial and Ethnic Association.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, with over half a billion cases linked to over 6 million deaths globally. COVID-19 has impacted populations unequally based on income, age, race, sex, and geographical location. This study aimed to characterize COVID-19 incidence and death rate trends in six states of the southern region of the USA and to understand the demographic and racial differences in its incidence and death rates.

Experimental and Computational Analysis of Newly Synthesized Benzotriazinone Sulfonamides as Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors.

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder in which the pancreas secretes insulin but the body cells do not recognize it. As a result, carbohydrate metabolism causes hyperglycemia, which may be fatal for various organs. This disease is increasing day by day and it is prevalent among people of all ages, including young adults and children.

Extensive data analysis and kinetic modelling of dosage and temperature dependent role of graphene oxides on anammox.

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is carbon friendly biological nitrogen removal process, and recently more focus is given to improving the anammox activity. Because of its high adsorption and modifiability, graphene and its derivative in wastewater treatment have received much attention. However, the specific effects and mechanisms of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on anammox are still controversial.

Effect of metal cations on antimicrobial activity and compartmentalization of silver in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 upon exposure to silver ions.

Silver is an antimicrobial agent that is used extensively in consumer products, such as fabrics and humidifiers. Silver ion (Ag) uptake in bacteria represents a crucial phase of antimicrobial activity. However, the uptake mechanism of Ag in bacteria remains largely unknown.

The environmental distribution and removal of emerging pollutants, highlighting the importance of using microbes as a potential degrader: A review.

Emerging pollutants (EPs) create a worldwide concern owing to their low concentration and severe toxicity to the receptors. The prominent emerging pollutants categories as pharmaceutical and personal care product, plasticizer, surfactants, and persistent organic pollutants. Typically, EPs are widely disseminated in the aquatic ecosystem and capable of perturbing the physiology of water bodies as well as humans.

Gel immobilization: A strategy to improve the performance of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria for nitrogen-rich wastewater treatment.

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process appears a suitable substitute to nitrification-denitrification at a lower C/N ratios. Anammox is a chemolithoautotrophic process, belong to phylum Planctomycetes, and they are slow growing bacteria. Different strategies, e.

Exploring Unconventional Risk-Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases: Has Opioid Therapy Been Overlooked?

Approximately 2150 adults die every day in the U.S. from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) and another 115 deaths are attributed to opioid-related causes.

Adequacy of Completion of Computed Tomography Scan Request Forms at a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan: A Clinical Audit.

Introduction A lot of radiation exposure to a population comes from medical sources. Clinicians must justify the need for radiology procedures on a request form to prevent unnecessary scans and radiation exposure. Moreover, the properly-filled form will help to identify the patient correctly and provide clinical details to make a radiological diagnosis.

Molecular Docking, Computational, and Antithrombotic Studies of Novel 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives.

A new series of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles derivatives was synthesized, characterized, and evaluated for their in vitro and in vivo anti-thrombotic activity. Compounds (⁻) exhibited significant clot lysis with respect to reference drug streptokinase (30,000 IU), and enhanced clotting time (CT) values (130⁻342 s) than heparin (110 s). High affinity towards 1NFY with greater docking score was observed for the compounds (, , , , and ) than the control ligand RPR200095.

Analytical framework for value added utilization of glass waste in concrete: Mechanical and environmental performance.

This work was designed to incorporate glass waste as partial replacement of coarse aggregate in concrete through optimization of its amount by assessment of mechanical and environmental performances. Fresh and hardened properties of glass waste concrete were evaluated and compared with the conventional concrete. Moreover, compressive strength was evaluated experimentally as well as analytically at different ages.

One-pot synthesis of highly active Ni/Fe nano-bimetal by simultaneous ball milling and chemical deposition.

In this study, nanoscale bimetallic particles (Ni/Fe) were prepared by a simultaneous ball milling and chemical deposition process (B&C) with high dechlorination activity for 4-chlorophenol (4-CP). The results suggest that the introduction of Ni significantly improved the dechlorination of 4-CP. The dechlorination activity of Ni/Fe-B&C ( = 0.

Bacterial community evolutions driven by organic matter and powder activated carbon in simultaneous anammox and denitrification (SAD) process.

A distinct shift of bacterial community driven by organic matter (OM) and powder activated carbon (PAC) was discovered in the simultaneous anammox and denitrification (SAD) process which was operated in an anti-fouling submerged anaerobic membrane bio-reactor. Based on anammox performance, optimal OM dose (50 mg/L) was advised to start up SAD process successfully. The results of qPCR and high throughput sequencing analysis indicated that OM played a key role in microbial community evolutions, impelling denitrifiers to challenge anammox's dominance.

Autoclaved sludge as the ideal seed to culture anammox bacteria: Reactor performance and microbial community diversity.

Reducing activity of commensal bacteria in inocula may enhance anammox bacteria proliferation and realization of anammox process. Fast start-up of anammox process in an UASB reactor was successfully achieved by using autoclaved sludge (anaerobic granular sludge pretreated by autoclaving) and 0.3% active anammox sludge as inoculum.

Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium in the Yellow River Estuary: Rates, Abundance, and Community Diversity.

Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) is an important nitrate reduction process in estuarine sediments. This study reports the first investigation of DNRA in the Yellow River Estuary located in Eastern Shandong, China. Saltwater intrusion could affect the physicochemical characteristics and change the microbial community structure of sediments.

Realization of microbial community stratification for single-stage nitrogen removal in a sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor.

A permanent microbial stratified nitrogen removal system coupling anammox with partial nitrification (SNAP) in a sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor (SBBGR) was successfully constructed for the treatment of ammonia-rich wastewater. With a nitrogen loading rate of 0.1kgNm·d, the maximal ammonia and total nitrogen removal efficiencies could reach up to 96.

Weak magnetic field: A powerful strategy to enhance partial nitrification.

Partial nitrification (PN) combined with anaerobic ammonium oxidation process has been recognized as a promising technology for the removal of nitrogenous contaminants from wastewater. This research aimed to investigate the potential of external magnetic field for enhancing the PN process in short and long term laboratory-scale experiments. Different strength magnetic fields (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 mT) were evaluated in short-term batch tests and 5 mT magnetic field was found to have better ability to increase the activities of aerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB) of PN consortium.

Trends in infant mortality in United States: a brief study of the Southeastern states from 2005-2009.

While overall infant mortality rates have declined over the past several decades, the Southeastern states have remained the leading states in high infant death in the United States. In this study, we studied the differences in infant mortality in the southeastern United States from 2005 through 2009 according to mother's characteristics (age of mother, marital status, maternal race, maternal education), birth characteristics (month when maternal prenatal care began, birth weight), and infant's characteristics (age of infant at death). This paper illustrates the significance level of each characteristic of mothers and infants, as well as socioeconomic factors that contribute to significant infant mortality that impacts subgroups within the US population.