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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qi Deng, Hui Wu, Yunni Xia, Bao Wang, Naiming Zhang, Lin Che, Yunsheng Xia, Xianrong Yue
Summary: This study investigated the potential of Koenigia mollis as a pioneer plant in acid tin mine wastelands. Plants and rhizosphere soils were collected from different areas in Lianghe County, Yunnan Province, and their chemical properties and heavy metal contents were analyzed. The results showed that Koenigia mollis exhibited resistance to acid and heavy metal pollution and had the capacity to transport and enrich metals such as Cu, Cd, and Pb. It has the potential to be used as a phytoremediation plant for acid tin mine wastelands and as a remediated plant for agricultural land near metal mining areas.
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Engineering, Biomedical
Xiaobei Luo, Eliza Li Shan Fong, Chaojun Zhu, Quy Xiao Xuan Lin, Man Xiong, Aimin Li, Tingting Li, Touati Benoukraf, Hanry Yu, Side Liu
Summary: This study developed a comprehensive three-dimensional model by establishing in vitro conditions for co-culturing colorectal cancer PDO and patient-derived CAFs, which helps to maintain the characteristics of tumor cells. Ultimately, this model is suitable for evaluating standard-of-care drugs and potentially useful for personalized cancer medicine.
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Pedro Trechera, Teresa Moreno, Patricia Cordoba, Natalia Moreno, Xinguo Zhuang, Baoqing Li, Jing Li, Yunfei Shangguan, Ana Oliete Dominguez, Frank Kelly, Xavier Querol
Summary: This study analyzed the characteristics and differences in particle size and composition of deposited coal mine dust in open-pit mine areas, indicating the impact of different mining operations and mine areas on air pollutant levels. It also emphasized the importance of extracting more deeply respirable size fraction of coal mine dusts for future research.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COAL GEOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Zhian Huang, Yang Huang, Zhijun Yang, Jun Zhang, Yinghua Zhang, Yukun Gao, Zhenlu Shao, Linghua Zhang
Summary: This study focused on the road dust of an open-pit mine and developed a new type of chemical dust suppressant, which showed good dust suppression performance through testing and is suitable for road dust prevention work.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Binglei Li, Hongyuan Hu, Yi Long, Shulin Zhan, Ziqing Zhang, Wenxin Li, Jianing Li, Jinrui Gong
Summary: This paper investigates the dust behavior in a super-large stepped stope through numerical simulation. The simulation results show that the airflow is affected by the roof fault, causing some of the dust to flow back to the upper stope. The reliability of the simulation method is verified through field measurements. A new intelligent dust removal system is designed based on the dust concentration distribution, achieving a high dust removal efficiency.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Christopher Donovan, Mei Sun, Devon Cogswell, Curtis E. Margo, Marcel Y. Avila, Edgar M. Espana
Summary: This study examined the use of genipin in treating corneal melting. It was found that genipin promoted scar formation in a mouse model and stimulated corneal synthesis in human trials, preventing further melt.
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Oncology
Dale M. Watt, Jennifer P. Morton
Summary: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is an aggressive disease with limited available therapies, notable for its high tumour complexity and recent findings on the intricacy of signalling within the stroma, particularly the molecular and functional heterogeneity of cancer associated fibroblasts. While some progress has been made, there are still considerable gaps in our knowledge that require further research efforts.
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Engineering, Biomedical
Antonio Varone, Justin Ke Nguyen, Lian Leng, Riccardo Barrile, Josiah Sliz, Carolina Lucchesi, Norman Wen, Achille Gravanis, Geraldine A. Hamilton, Katia Karalis, Christopher D. Hinojosa
Summary: This study presents a new 3D cell-culture system that combines Organ-Chip technology with advantages of three-dimensional organotypic culture. Using microfabrication techniques, a flexible chip was engineered to recreate critical elements of native tissue architecture, offering researchers the possibility to model organs and their functionality more accurately. The Open-Top Chip design successfully addresses common challenges associated with Organs-on-Chip technology, demonstrating its feasibility with primary human skin and alveolar epithelial cells.
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Thermodynamics
Yapeng Wang, Zhongan Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between surfactants, liquid surface tension, and atomization performance through experiments and numerical simulations. It was found that a certain concentration of solution can improve atomization ability by controlling liquid surface tension and spray droplet diameter.
CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Wan Jiang, Xiangyu Xu, Zhihui Wen, Le Wei
Summary: The study investigates the law of coal dust migration in fully mechanized tunneling faces, finding that dust released from different sources has different directions and concentrations, with dust from lower sources moving downwards due to airflow, and dust from upper sources moving upwards. Results show that the diffusion range and concentration of dust from lower sources are significantly reduced.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Shaobo Zhang, Wen Nie, Cheng Guo, Huitian Peng, Qingxin Ma, Changwei Xu, Hao Zhang, Qingyue Liu
Summary: The development of a wet and dry dual-purpose dust reduction device in a coal mine successfully reduced the level of harm caused to mineworkers by respirable dust. Through spraying experiments and numerical simulations, the optimal nozzles and parameters were determined to achieve an efficient dust reduction effect, with a dust reduction efficiency of 90.25% observed in field application.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Hui Dong, Haiming Yu, Rongxiao Xu, Weimin Cheng, Yuxi Ye, Sen Xie
Summary: This study proposes a new method of SPI based gel foam dust suppression, which improves the performance of SPI gel and enhances the fluidity and foaming performance of SPI. The result shows that this method can effectively suppress coal dust with improved viscosity and foaming multiple, and it has a long-lasting dust suppression effect in practical environments.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Huitian Peng, Wen Nie, Xu Zhang, Changwei Xu, Xu Meng, Weimin Cheng, Qiang Liu, Yun Hua
Summary: This study developed a blowing-spraying synergistic dust collector to reduce dust pollution at fully mechanized faces, utilizing high-speed airflow to improve the effective range and create high-quality spray and wind curtains for effective dust removal.
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Environmental Sciences
Haoxuan Yu, Izni Zahidi
Summary: The over-exploitation of mineral resources has led to serious dust pollution in mines, causing negative impacts on the environment, mine workers, and nearby residents. This paper aims to review the severity of mine dust pollution, introduce its hazards, and propose monitoring measures using remote sensing technologies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Devon Cogswell, Mei Sun, Erin Greenberg, Curtis E. Margo, Edgar M. Espana
Summary: This study developed a stromal wound healing model and a scar classification system that correlates photographic evaluation with changes in extracellular matrix. Different stromal injury techniques in adult mice were tested to create different severity of scars, which were classified and evaluated by masked observers. The severity of scars was positively correlated with changes in extracellular matrix composition, disorganization, and cell infiltration.
