Investigating the impact of anthropogenic noise on the decision-making of dwarf mongoose offspring.

Anthropogenic (man-made) noise constitutes a novel and widespread pollutant which is increasing in prevalence in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, resulting in alterations of natural soundscapes. There is proliferating evidence that noise leads to maladaptive behaviour in wildlife, yet few studies have addressed the effect on mammalian parent-offspring interactions. We investigated the impact of road noise on dwarf mongoose () offspring nearest-neighbour decision-making while foraging, using a field-based playback experiment.

An update on the mechanisms and risk factors for anesthesia-related cardiac arrest in children: a narrative review.

The relation between surgery and anesthesia safety in children and a country's Human Development Index (HDI) value has been described previously. The aim of this narrative review was to provide an update on the mechanisms and risk factors of Anesthesia-Related Cardiac Arrest (ARCA) in pediatric surgical patients in countries with different HDI values and over time (pre-2001 vs. 2001‒2024).

Effect of membrane performance variability with temperature and feed composition on pervaporation and vapor permeation system design for solvent drying.

Background: The presence of water in organic solvents and biofuels can complicate their production and reuse because many hydrophilic solvents form difficult-to-separate mixtures with water (e.g., azeotropes).

Ethanol dehydration performance of three types of commercial-grade zeolite permselective membranes.

Background: Many organic solvents form difficult-to-separate mixtures with water and have an affinity for water, making drying a potential reuse prerequisite. Pervaporation (PV) and vapor permeation (VP) membrane technologies hold promise for energy-efficient solvent drying. Several water-selective membrane materials are commercially available, but performance data is limited, particularly for two recently commercialized membrane materials: chabazite (CHA) and T-type zeolites.

Energy efficient vortex-enhanced water evaporation technology for concentrated brine management: Theory and process simulation evaluation.

Desalination drinking water systems and industrial processes generating high salinity streams require practical brine management options for disposal and/or treatment. Treatment most often involves large capacity brine concentrating processes, on the order of 2000 m/day, that rely on water evaporation, vapor compression, and condensation. A new technology adds an aerosol-generating device to the evaporation step with the goal of energy efficient operation even at smaller scales.