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A 50-year-old male presented with bilateral lower extremity plain is found to have a wedge-shape hypodense region in the hepatic quadrate lobe. The hypoenhancement was thought to be a result of systemic-portal venous shunting due to IVC obstruction, a "cold" version of the classically described hot quadrate sign. Follow-up CT confirmed the diagnosis. Venous drainage pathway for both hot and cold quadrate signs is discussed.Critical illness-associated cerebral microbleed (CICM) is a relatively rare and newly described condition. It can occur in critically ill ICU patients and can be secondary to many underlying etiologies. CICM is associated with high mortality and permanent neurologic deficits in surviving patients. Distribution of cerebral microhemorrhages in neuroimaging findings is critical for accurate diagnosis of this condition. Here, we present an ICU admitted patient with sickle cell disease crisis and CICM and will discuss their clinically and radiologically distinct phenomenon followed by a review of current literature.The current state-of-the-art experiments in time-resolved structural biology are undoubtedly the recent extremely impressive results that are emerging from XFEL-based experiments. However, there is a large range of macromolecular systems where the biological interest is predominantly in the slower dynamics (μs-s), that produce well diffracting microcrystals, and for which synchrotron-based experiments are extremely well suited. The combination of microfocus X-ray beams and the development of a range of sample delivery platforms has now made routine millisecond time-resolved experiments at microfocus macromolecular crystallography beamlines a real possibility and is driving development of dedicated endstations for time-resolved serial synchrotron crystallography.The optimization of the dispersed alkaline substrate (DAS) technology was investigated to achieve the treatment of highly acidic and polluted effluents from a phosphogypsum pile in an orphan site of SW Spain. This phosphogypsum disposal area is located on the Tinto river marsh soils, where it acts as a source of pollution for the estuarine environment, releasing high concentrations of metal(loid)s and radionuclides, which degrade the surrounding waters. The methodology consists of flowing the leachates through columns loaded with a combination of a fine-grained alkaline reagent scattered in a non-reactive matrix to raise the water pH while decreasing the solubility of dissolved contaminants. Seven columns were built, one for each of the alkaline reagent used limestone, barium carbonate, biomass ash, fly ash, MgO, Mg(OH)2, and Ca(OH)2. The Ca(OH)2-DAS and MgO-DAS treatment systems showed the highest effectiveness, reaching near-total removal for PO4, F, Fe, Zn, Cu, Al, Cr, and U with initial reagent masstreated volume ratios of 36.3 g/L and 7.57 g/L, respectively. Total As removal was only achieved in the Ca(OH)2-DAS treatment. Phosphate precipitation was the main mechanism responsible for pollutants removal. Geochemical modeling using PHREEQC code and mineralogical evidence confirmed the precipitation of these minerals. This study forms the basis of an effective and environmentally sustainable treatment system for phosphogypsum leachates to reduce the impact of the fertilizer industry worldwide.Today, particulate-matter (PM) pollution has become one of the most severe air-pollution problems. As the most commonly used method in daily life, phytoremediation can use plant organs (such as leaves) as biological filters for pollutants to repair the atmosphere. At the same time, rainfall can remove PM from plant-leaf surfaces and enable them to adsorb PM again. SHP099 datasheet By simulating natural rainfall, the rainfall characteristics are quantified as rainfall intensity and rainfall duration, and we use the washout-weighing method to obtain the amount of PM removed from the leaf surface. Then, use a scanner to scan the leaves after rain to get their images, and use Image J software to process the images to obtain leaf area. Finally, the amount of PM removed by rain per unit leaf area can be calculated. It will be used to explore the impact of different rainfall intensity and duration on the removal of PM from the leaf surface of wetland plants. The results showed that under three rainfall intensities used in this exper15 mm/h. Wetland species with high particle accumulation capacity can provide references for vegetation restoration of degraded wetland plants and plant cultivation in constructed wetlands. At the same time, the best rainfall intensity and duration for removing particulate matter on the surface of plant leaves were obtained through experiments, which provided a reference for the design of automatic plant irrigation systems and dust removers in different scenarios.Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a challenge for current and legacy mining operations worldwide given its potential to severely harm ecosystems and communities if inadequately managed. Treatment costs for AMD are amongst the highest in the industrial wastewater treatment sector, with limited sustainable options available to date. This work demonstrates a novel chemical-free approach to tackle AMD, whereby staged electrochemical neutralisation is employed to treat AMD and concomitantly recover metals as precipitates. This approach was guided by physico-chemical modelling and tested on real AMD from two different legacy mine sites in Australia, and compared against conventional chemical-dosing-based techniques using hydrated lime (Ca(OH)2) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The electrochemical treatment demonstrated the same capacity than Ca(OH)2 to neutralise AMD and remove sulfates, and both were significantly better than NaOH. However, the electrochemical approach produced less voluminous and more easily settleable sludge than Ca(OH)2. Moreover, the staged treatment approach demonstrated the potential to produce metal-rich powdered solids with a targeted composition, including rare earth elements and yttrium (REY). REY were recovered in concentrations up to 0.1% of the total solids composition, illustrating a new avenue for AMD remediation coupled with the recovery of critical metals.