Carbon filter layer for respirator derived from acrylic filter felt.

Pyrolysis emerges as a strategy for handling waste textiles, wherein the conversion of high-carbon-content textile waste into carbonaceous materials facilitates the restoration of its economic value, concurrently mitigating the environmental impact posed by textile waste. The present study fabricated carbon felts for respiratory filter layers through single-step pyrolysis of acrylic filter felts. The advantage of employing conductive carbon felt as a respiratory filter layer is its capability to concurrently serve two functions: filtration and electrical heating for high-temperature disinfection.

A Novel Membrane-Associated Protein Aids Bacterial Colonization of Maize.

The soil environment affected by plant roots and their exudates, termed the rhizosphere, significantly impacts crop health and is an attractive target for engineering desirable agricultural traits. Engineering microbes in the rhizosphere is one approach to improving crop yields that directly minimizes the number of genetic modifications made to plants. Soil microbes have the potential to assist with nutrient acquisition, heat tolerance, and drought response if they can persist in the rhizosphere in the correct numbers.

Payment model impact on the resilience of rural communities: Exploratory study.

Objective: To explore rural physician perspectives on how remuneration impacted their experiences of contributing to community resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: Exploratory, qualitative subanalysis.

Setting: Twenty-two rural communities in 4 Canadian provinces.

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of vasomotor symptoms among perimenopausal women and women aged 65 years or older in the US: a systematic review.

Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) are the hallmark of menopause and negatively affect a large proportion of women over many years. However, studies evaluating the overall impact of VMS are limited. This systematic review (SR) aimed to examine epidemiological, clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes of VMS among perimenopausal women and among women aged ≥65 years in the US.

Micro- and Nanoplastics Produced from Textile Finishes: A Review.

The problem of increasing plastic pollution has emerged as a significant societal issue. Plastics can originate from various sources, and there is growing concern among researchers to study and investigate this new category of pollution. The plastic waste is found at the macro, micro, and nanoscale, and its study has had great significance according to the perspective of posing hazardous impacts on living organisms.