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Sustainable Development Goals for Textiles and Fashion
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep 4. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29453-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this paper, each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is discussed in the context of textiles and fashion. The necessity of collaborative efforts is accentuated to overcome the climate crisis and human health concerns encountered by the textiles and fashion industry. The concerns over poverty faced by cotton farmers, soil depletion, and toxicity to aquatic life due to microfibres and heavy metals are presented. The paper underlines numerous corrective practises such as the utilisation of African Organic Cotto...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 4, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alka Madhukar Thakker Danmei Sun Source Type: research

The ESTHER database on alpha/beta hydrolase fold proteins - An overview of recent developments
Chem Biol Interact. 2023 Aug 13:110671. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110671. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe ESTHER database, dedicated to ESTerases and alpha/beta-Hydrolase Enzymes and Relatives (https://bioweb.supagro.inra.fr/ESTHER/general?what=index), offers online access to a continuously updated, sequence-based classification of proteins harboring the alpha/beta hydrolase fold into families and subfamilies. In particular, the database proposes links to the sequences, structures, ligands and huge diversity of functions of these proteins, and to the related literature and other databases. Taking advantage of the promiscui...
Source: Chemico-Biological Interactions - August 15, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Arnaud Chatonnet Michel Perochon Eric Velluet Pascale Marchot Source Type: research

Cochrane Lifetime and Emeritus Members
Cochrane is proud to announce new lifetime and emeritus memberships,recognizing the extraordinary contributions of individuals who have made an exceptional, long-standing contribution to Cochrane ’s work and leadership.Cochrane ' s strength is in its collaborative, global community. Over the last 30 years, our members and supporters from more than 130 countries have worked together to produce credible, accessible health information and help inform health decision-making. Though we are spread out across the globe, our shared passion for health evidence unites us.Cochrane ’s Membership schemehelps reward everyone who hel...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

De-risking S-F bond formation:A gas cylinder-free strategy to access S(IV) and S(VI) fluorinated compounds
Chemistry. 2023 Mar 14:e202300361. doi: 10.1002/chem.202300361. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe sulfur-fluorine partnership occupies a privileged position in fluorine chemistry given the functional versatility that it imparts to organic structures. Despite this, available methodologies to forge S-F bonds are limited compared to C-F bond formation. Here, we describe a synthetic protocol that selectively enables the oxidative halogenation of aliphatic, aromatic, and heteroaromatic thiols to their corresponding SF4Cl, SO2F and SF3 derivatives. Selective oxidation of thiols to either S(IV)-F or S(VI)-F compounds is achieved ...
Source: Chemistry - March 14, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Reza Kordnezhadian Armir Zogu Carlotta Borgarelli Ruben Van Lommel Joachim Demaerel Wim M De Borggraeve Ermal Ismalaj Source Type: research

Interspecies Formate Exchange Drives Syntrophic Growth of < em > Syntrophotalea carbinolica < /em > and Methanococcus maripaludis
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2022 Nov 14:e0115922. doi: 10.1128/aem.01159-22. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe complete remineralization of organic matter in anoxic environments relies on communities of microorganisms that ferment organic acids and alcohols to CH4. This is accomplished through syntrophic association of H2 or formate producing bacteria and methanogenic archaea, where exchange of these intermediates enables growth of both organisms. While these communities are essential to Earth's carbon cycle, our understanding of the dynamics of H2 or formate exchanged is limited. Here, we establish a model partnership between...
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - November 14, 2022 Category: Microbiology Authors: Leslie A Day Elisa L Kelsey Dallas R Fonseca Kyle C Costa Source Type: research

Industrial potential of the enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside analogs: existing challenges and perspectives
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2022 Oct 28;78:102829. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102829. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNucleoside phosphorylases have progressed from an enzymatic curiosity to a viable synthetic tool. However, despite the recent advances in nucleoside phosphorylase-catalyzed nucleoside synthesis, the widespread application of these enzymes in industrial processes is still lacking. We attribute this gap to three key challenges, which are outlined in this short review. To address these persistent obstacles, we believe that biocatalytic nucleoside synthesis needs to embrace interdisciplinary partnerships with the field...
Source: Current Opinion in Biotechnology - November 4, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Sarah Westarp Felix Kaspar Peter Neubauer Anke Kurreck Source Type: research

Indigenous bacterial consortium-mediated cypermethrin degradation in the presence of organic amendments and Zea mays plants
This study examined the application of a novel binary bacterial combination-based (Bacillus thuringiensis strain SG4 and Bacillus sp. strain SG2) approach used for the enhanced degradation of cypermethrin from the environment. The bacterial strains degraded cypermethrin (80% and 85%) in the presence of external nitrogen sources (KNO3 and NaNO3). Furthermore, when immobilized in agar disc beads, the co-culture degraded cypermethrin (91.3%) with a half-life (t1/2) of 4.3 days compared to 4.9 days using sodium alginate beads. Cereal straw, farmyard manure, press mud compost, fresh cow dung, and gypsum were used as organic ame...
Source: Environmental Research - March 31, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Pankaj Bhatt Eldon R Rene Yaohua Huang Xiaozhen Wu Zhe Zhou Jiayi Li Alagarasan Jagadeesh Kumar Anita Sharma Shaohua Chen Source Type: research

Occupational health and safety in cannabis production: an Australian perspective.
The objective of this paper is to describe the current landscape of the commercial Australian cannabis industry, summarise occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards in cannabis-related working environments, and provide suggestions for safeguarding worker health and well-being in this emerging industry. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed and grey literature published between 1900 and 2017 was undertaken to identify case studies and original epidemiological research on OHS hazards associated with the cannabis cultivation and the manufacture of cannabis-based products. The review found that the majority of OHS studies...
Source: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health - October 4, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Tags: Int J Occup Environ Health Source Type: research