Environmental contaminants are often flagged as thyroid system disruptors due to their actions to reduce serum thyroxine (T4) in rodent models.The presence of a periventricular heterotopia (PVH), a brain malformation resulting from T4 insufficiency, has been described in response to T4 decrements induced by pharmaceuticals that reduce the hormone s

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the performance of ceramic filters made from a mixture of natural clay, rice bran, and iron powder in removing cadmium from pulp industry effluent.Some parameters were examined such as acidity, total dissolved solid (TDS), total suspended solid (TSS), electrical conductivity (EC), and cadmium concentrati

The momentum flux-gradient relationships within the urban roughness sublayer deviate from the classical relationships proposed by the Monin-Obukhov similarity theory.Despite this discrepancy, prevailing atmospheric models persistently rely on these classical relationships, which were originally derived from natural, homogeneous surfaces.This practi

Corrosion is the degradation of materials in oxidizing environments.In aqueous solutions, it is initiated by the surface reaction of the metallic material with the surrounding electrolyte.The corrosion rate of metals can be significantly reduced by the presence of organic compounds.Crude glycerol is an organic by-product of biodiesel, soap, and fat

Abstract We aimed to describe Fridge Thermostat two new species endemic to Brazil - one from sandy habitats in northeastern Brazil (Pachira inaequalivalvis), mainly characterized by fruits with unequal valves, and the other from Amazonian rainforest (P.deflexifolia, having the downward-oriented leaflets) - and provide complete morphological descrip