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5°N, and an enhancement in sea level anomalies. These act in concert to prevent heat transport away from the Beibu Gulf and thus, more intense MHWs. A massive coral bleaching event occurred in 2020 and is highly likely to be linked to MHWs activity.We aimed to test the idea that rhythmic transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) entrains cortical oscillations. To do this, we examined oscillatory responses in the electroencephalogram (EEG) to TMS over primary motor cortex. In particular, we contrasted responses to real TMS with those to sham TMS in order to dissociate the contributions of direct (transcranial) activation and indirect activation (via auditory/sensory input) of the brain. We first showed that real single pulse TMS elicited a brief (∼200 ms) increase in sensorimotor beta power whose frequency closely matched that of each individual's post-movement beta rebound (PMBR, ∼18 Hz). Sham TMS triggered minimal oscillatory activity. Together this implies that real TMS interacts with endogenous oscillations via direct brain activation. We then showed that although trains of real rhythmic TMS delivered at each individuals PMBR frequency produced a brief increase in beta power at the same frequency, real arrhythmic TMS also elicited an equivalent increase in beta. The implication is that the oscillatory response is independent of the rhythm of stimulation. By contrast, sham stimulation elicited minimal activity in the beta band, and the responses to rhythmic and arrhythmic sham TMS were broadly similar, showing that sham rhythmic stimulation did not produce entrainment via sensory rhythms. Together, the data demonstrate that the beta oscillatory response of M1 to real TMS predominantly reflects direct activation of the underlying cortex. However, the data do not support the notion of rhythmic TMS enhancing oscillatory activity via entrainment-like mechanisms, at least within the constraints of the current experimental set-up.Sugarcane bagasse is an abundantly available agricultural waste having high potential that is still underutilized and mostly burnt as fuel. There are various processes available for bagasse utilization in improved ways and one such process is anaerobic digestion (AD) of bagasse for biogas production. The complex structure of biomass is recalcitrant to degradation and is a major hindrance for the anaerobic digestion, so different pretreatment methods are applied to deconstruct the bagasse for microbial digestion. In this review, different processes developed for the pretreatment of bagasse and their effect on biogas production have been extensively covered. Moreover, combination of pretreatment methods, co-digestion of bagasse with other waste (nitrogen rich or easily digestible) for enhanced biogas production and biomethane generation along with other value-added products has also been reviewed. The digestate contains a significant amount of organics with partial recovery of energy and products and is generated in huge amount that further creates disposal problem. Therefore, integration of digestate valorization with AD through gasification, pyrolysis, hydrothermal carbonization and use of microalgae for maximum recovery of energy and value-added products have also been evaluated. Thus, this review highlights major emerging area of research for improvement in bagasse based processes for enhanced biogas production along with digestate valorization to make the overall process economical and sustainable.Soil lead (Pb) contamination is often caused by anthropogenic activities. In this study, a pot experiment was conducted to assess the effect of biochars derived from pig-carcass (PCBC) and branches of oriental-plane tree (OPBC) on the bioavailability, redistribution, and phytoavailability of Pb and P, as well as the growth of Ipomoea aquatica Forsk in a Pb-contaminated soil. Application of PCBC increased the total and available P concentrations in the soil as compared to the control, and enhanced the concentrations of labile P and sparingly labile P via direct exogenous P input and improvement of soil pH. Both biochars facilitated P accumulation in plant shoots and roots. Sequential extraction of soil Pb confirmed that biochar application facilitated the transformation of mobile Pb into stable fractions, with greater effects from PCBC than OPBC. Hence, biochar application significantly decreased the soil DTPA-extractable Pb by 90.2% (PCBC) and 64.0% (OPBC) compared to the control, consequently reducing Pb uptake by plants. The Pb immobilization by biochar was driven by the biochar-induced increase of soil pH, Pb-phosphate/carbonate precipitation, ion exchange between Pb2+ and biochar-derived cations (e.g., Ca2+ and K+), and surface complexation with functional groups (e.g., carboxyl, hydroxyl, CO). Application of PCBC simultaneously increased the biomass of plant roots and shoots, by 1.8- and 0.6- folds, respectively. Overall, PCBC showed a potential to function as an effective amendment in the immobilization of Pb and alternative P fertilizer to improve degraded soils.Traditional biological processes combined with chemical precipitation methods can effectively reduce phosphate concentration in wastewater. However, discharge standards required additional advanced treatment technologies, and the removal of low phosphorus concentration is complicated and expensive. This study proposes application of a simple and recyclable adsorbent to remove low-concentration phosphorus from water. The removal efficiency of phosphorus from low-strength synthetic wastewater was investigated and the adsorption mechanism was analyzed. When the initial phosphorus concentration was 2.0 mg/L, the phosphorus adsorption capacity of Ca-GAT increased to 0.891 mg/g from 0.074 mg/g for GAT at 298 K and pH of 7. Phosphorus adsorption on Ca-GAT performs well when the solution pH is in the range of 5-10, and it is not conducive to the adsorption reaction when the solution pH exceeds 11. The competing anions (such as NO3-, SO42-, HCO3- and F-) existed, Ca-GAT still performed better in removing phosphorus. Then, the saturated absorbents could be effectively regenerated with a 0.5 mos/L NaOH solution, while desorption efficiency was reduced from 97.11% to 33.06% after fifth regeneration cycle. Finally, Scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis demonstrated that the Ca2+ content on the Ca-GAT surface played an important role in capturing phosphate ions from wastewater. Phosphorus was mainly removed via the formation of Ca-phosphorus precipitation. To some extent, ligand exchanges of CO32- and OH- with HPO42- and H2PO4- were also beneficial for phosphorus removal. The present work shows that attapulgite has sustainable and beneficial potential in the removal of low-strength phosphorous in wastewater, and the phosphorus loaded adsorbent can be used in the agriculture as slow-release fertilizer.Environmental exposure to metals, including essential and nonessential elements, may be related to semen quality. Our goal was to explore the continuous relationship between seminal metals and sperm parameters. A restricted cubic spline (RCS) was applied to automatic selection criteria to ascertain the optimal smoothing degree. We recruited 841 male volunteers from Henan Province, China. Eighteen seminal metals, namely Al, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, Se, As, Ni, Cd, Pb, Co, V, Rb, Ag, Ba, TI, Fe, and Li, and 21 semen parameters were detected. Seminal malondialdehyde (MDA) was also detected to express oxidative stress. We revealed a non-linear relationship of the vanadium and chromium exposure to semen parameters. There were inverse 'U' shapes found between seminal Cr and sperm concentrations, total sperm count, and semen quality. The best semen quality was observed when the seminal Cr concentration was 5.05 ppb, and an increase or decrease in chromium concentration led to decreased semen quality. The V concentration was associated with reduced sperm concentration, total sperm count, normal morphology, and progressive motility at high doses (V > 0.58 ppb). Seminal MDA had a strong adverse association with sperm motility parameters, such as curve line velocity (VCL) (P less then 0.001), straight line velocity (VSL) (P = 0.004), velocity of average path (VAP) (P less then 0.001), and lateral head movement (ALH) (P = 0.001), whereas it was adversely associated with seminal Zn (β [95% confidence interval (CI)], -0.28(-0.41-0.16), P less then 0.001) after adjusting for confounding factors. Our findings represent the curves of the dose-response relationship between seminal Cr, seminal V, and semen quality, in which seminal MDA was a good indicator of sperm movement. These models provide new insight into the dose-relationship between metal exposure and semen quality, and further investigation is needed to validate this.Elemental sulfur is a key component in the acidic Albion chalcopyrite atmospheric leaching process and is a challenging issue in the residue. Selleck β-Glycerophosphate It has been proposed to use Lanxess Lewatit® AF 5 (AF 5) catalyst during the leaching of copper concentrates in the acidic Albion leach process, to eliminate the elemental sulfur from the leach residue. link2 When using AF 5 during leaching, the copper and the iron recoveries were above 95% and 80%, respectively. The AF 5 collected 100% of the elemental sulfur and for a 11 ratio of AF 5 to concentrate, the loaded AF 5 gained 12.3 wt% sulfur after the first acidic Albion leach test and contained 24.3 wt% sulfur after two leaching tests. In this study, the optimum conditions for the removal of sulfur from the catalyst were investigated using a high temperature process in a laboratory tube furnace. The results indicated that the maximum desulfurization of 90.1% was achieved at 550 °C after 10 min. link3 The regenerated AF 5 could be reused for several chalcopyrite leaching-AF 5 cycles. For the recycled AF 5, the sulfur absorption decreased by only 1.0% while the recoveries of copper and iron were not affected. The kinetic study showed that the activation energy for AF 5 desulfurization was 164.5 kJ/mol.Veterinary medicines are frequently used within intensive livestock husbandry and there has been a growing interest regarding their fate in the environment. However, research has seldom assessed the influence of pig slurry properties on the fate of veterinary medicines even though such an understanding is essential for a more robust environmental risk assessment. Changes within manure degradation rates have the potential to alter the concentration of antibiotics applied to land, and the outcome of the risk assessment. The aim of this work was to investigate whether commonly reported redox potentials affect the degradation rates of acetyl-salicylic acid, ceftiofur, florfenicol, oxytetracycline, sulfamethoxazole, and tylosin. The employed redox potentials were -100 mV (reduced), -250 mV (anaerobic) and -400 mV (very anaerobic). A compound specific relationship was observed where the degradation of ceftiofur, florfenicol, oxytetracycline and sulfamethoxazole was inhibited under reduced conditions over that of very anaerobic; the respective DT50 values were 0.7-1.84 h, 1.35-3.61 h, 22.2-49.8 h, 131-211 h and 35.4-94 h. In contrast, tylosin was found to degrade faster at reduced conditions over very anaerobic (DT50 6.88-19.4 h). The presented research demonstrates the importance of redox potential on degradation rates and suggests we need stringent and harmonized redox control to improve the environmental risk assessment of veterinary medicines. Environmental relevance and significance Given the significant effect of anaerobic redox potentials on veterinary medicine fate tighter regulation is required in manure degradation trials.
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