This study examines the use of cement treatment in improving the lead immobilization properties of a compacted clay liner for sanitary landfill applications. The compaction and strength characteristics of the cement treated clay at cement contents of 0%, 3%, 6%, 9%, 12%, 15% and 18% by weight of dry soil are studied via standard compaction and unconfined compressive strength tests. The lead immobilization characteristics of the cement treated clay are also investigated using atomic absorption spectroscopy. The cement contents of 6% and 9% significantly affect the permeability coefficient and lead absorption of the clay. The permeability coefficient of the cement treated clay meets the requirement for a waterproof material in landfill, i.e., less then 1.49 × 10-11 m/s. Lead immobilization is shown to increase with increasing cement content. When the lead nitrate solution in the form of Pb2+ ions seeps through the cement treated clay, the hydrolysis reaction results in the formation of Ca2+ and OH- ions. The solution with high alkalinity from this reaction dissolves SiO2 and Al2O3 in the clay. The Pb2+ ions are therefore absorbed by SiO2 and Al2O3 and Pb3SiO5 is formed. As a result, the lead content in the effluent from the cement treated clay is significantly lower than that from untreated clay. The results from this research can be translated into a regulatory framework for managing the contamination dissipation of industrial waste from landfill.Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) is an important crop in Indonesia. Yield potential and genotypic adaptability are important factors in varietal development. The purpose of this study was to estimate the stability of yield and to select the best OFSP genotypes across three agroecosystems in West Java, Indonesia. The field trials used were augmented design with 50 F1 Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) genotypes as treatment, and seven check varieties as controls. The experiments were conducted in three different agroecosystems in West Java (Sumedang, Bandung, and Karawang). Selection was based on physical characteristics of sweet potato tuber, yield and stability across three environments. Data analysis of the yield characters, yield component, and tuber quality were performed by combined variance analysis. Selected genotypes were analyzed for stability yield using the parametric, non-parametric, Additive Main effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI), AMMI Stability Value (ASV), and Genotype and Genotypeties for West Java, Indonesia.This study aimed to compare the effect of truck transport and walk travel on testicular hormones, oxidants, antioxidants and acute-phase responses of camels' walked from Sudan to the Egyptian quarantine and were transported from the quarantine to the slaughterhouses by trucks. Blood samples were collected from walked camels (N ≤ 30) just arrived at the quarantine (Walk), unloaded (N ≤ 12) from the truck (Truck), and control camels (N ≤ 20). Animals were statistically categorized into Walk travel, Truck transport, and Control, then Total travel (Walk + truck transport) was compared to control. Haptoglobin, fibrinogen, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), nitric oxide (NO), ascorbic acid, glucose, cholesterol, testosterone, estradiol, iron, copper, ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total proteins, albumin, and creatinine were measured. Results showed that the travel by walk and truck increased haptoglobin (P ≤ 0.0001), fibrinogen (P 0.05), total proteins (P ≤ 0.0001), albumin (P ≤ 0.018), globulins (P ≤ 0.001), with increased haptoglobin (P ≤ 0.0001), AST (P ≤ 0.0001), ALP (P ≤ 0.0001), and testosterone (P ≤ 0.0001) was evident in camels transported by truck compared to walk transport. In conclusion, transport enhanced the acute phase proteins, retarded kidney function, antioxidant status, and energy but truck produced a significant acute-phase response and adversely affected the oxidant-antioxidant balance, destructed proteins kidney, and liver functions than the long travel by walk.Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), came as a significant health care challenge for humans in 2019-20. Based on recent laboratory and epidemiological studies, a growing list of mutations in the virus has the potential to enhance its transmission or help it evade the immune response. To further compound the problems, there are considerable challenges to the availability of effective, affordable, safe vaccines on a mass scale. These impediments have led some to explore additional options available in traditional medicines, especially immune-boosting natural products. Saffron has been used for centuries to treat fever, bronchitis, cold and other immune, respiratory disorders. Herein, we discuss the potential role of saffron during and after COVID-19 infection, focusing on immunomodulation, respiratory, renal, and cardiovascular functions. As a nutraceutical or drug supplement, it can alleviate the magnitude of COVID-19 symptoms in patients. The anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and other medicinal properties attributed to saffron bioactive compounds can help in both pre-and post-infection management strategies. The abnormalities associated with COVID-19 survivors include anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Saffron can help manage these post-hospitalization abnormalities (sub-acute and chronic) too, owing to its anti-depressant property. It can help common people boost immunity and manage depression, stress and anxiety caused due to prolonged lockdown, isolation or quarantine. The aim of this study was to evaluate tau-related structural network metrics derived from gray matter magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in cognitively normal (CN) older adults. We recruited 47 amyloid-negative CN older adults (mean age±standard deviation, 65.0±7.9years; 26 women). All participants underwent 3D T1-weighted MRI and C-Pittsburgh compound-B and F-THK5351 positron emission tomography scans. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ted-347.html Four local network metrics (betweenness centrality, clustering coefficient, characteristic path length, and degree) were computed and rendered on individual brain images. We then evaluated the correlations between F-THK5351 positron emission tomography images and local network metric images at the voxel level. Significant positive correlations of the four local network metrics with F-THK5351 were detected in the bilateral caudate. Our findings suggest that tau and neuroinflammation in CN older adults may influence the gray matter structural network in the caudate. Our findings suggest that tau and neuroinflammation in CN older adults may influence the gray matter structural network in the caudate.