Over the last decade, increasing evidence has reinforced the key role of metabolic reprogramming in macrophage activation. In addition to supporting the specific immune response of different subsets of macrophages, intracellular metabolic pathways al...
Celiac disease (CeD) is a gluten-induced immune-mediated enteropathy that preferentially involves the proximal duodenum. Consequently, iron deficiency is common in CeD, impacting at least 10% of newly diagnosed individuals. In this narrative review,...
The search for genetic risk factors in type-II diabetes has been hindered by a failure to consider dietary variables. Dietary nutrients impact metabolic disease risk and severity and are essential to maintaining metabolic health. Genetic variation be...
Iron chelation therapy, either subcutaneous or orally administered, has been used successfully in various clinical conditions. The removal of excess iron from various tissues, e.g., the liver spleen, heart, and the pituitary, in beta thalassemia pati...
Background: The emissions of ships in ports are increasingly becoming an issue, and particularly those of NOx, SOx, and PM, rather than CO2. One realistic solution for reducing GHG emissions is cold ironing technology. This paper highlights the socio...
The liner of a compressed natural gas pressure vessel is manufactured by D.D.I. (deep drawing and ironing), which is a continuous process that uses deep drawing to reduce the diameter of a billet and ironing to reduce the thickness of the billet. In...
Nowadays, cold ironing technology has been demonstrated to be an effective solution to deal with the environmental and social problems brought by port ship emissions and relevant effects. The working states of cold ironing equipment, especially the k...
Over the last years, incretin receptor agonists—including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) and the dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide—have dramatically im...
Ironing is an effective process for precisely finishing a formed product at the final stage of a series of forming processes. Generally, a high-performance lubricant oil with high viscosity is used to prevent galling under severe forming conditions,...
Providing electrical power to ships while they are docked, cold ironing allows ships to turn off their engines and reduces emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases. This study identifies and assesses ship and port emissions and analyzes the p...
The surface roughness of fused deposition modeling (FDM) parts severely limits their applications. Ironing, as an effective method to enhance surface quality, exhibits unclear interactions among its process parameters and lacks defined optimal proces...
Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis. Notably, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) pose a significant clinical challenge due to the limited effective treatment options. This problem is exacerbated by persisters that develop upon an...
(1) Background: This article addresses the harmful traditional practice of breast ironing, which primarily affects girls and adolescents in several countries, particularly in Cameroon. The practice involves applying heat and pressure to developing br...
The technology of cold ironing (or shore-to-ship power) can meaningfully reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions from ships at the berth by powering the vessels from the electrical shore grid. While cold ironing constitutes an effective a...
Ironing is a useful feature for parts made by fused filament fabrication (FFF), as it can smooth out surfaces using heat and extruding a small amount of material. Like any other processing parameter for FFF, ironing also requires optimisation to ensu...
This study aims to provide a detailed analysis of the design choices and economic sustainability aspects associated with the implementation of shore-to-ship electrification, commonly known as “cold ironing”, in port docks, pertaining to t...
Ironing roll is vital equipment in the production of wide aluminum foil, which has a significant impact on the wrinkling defects of aluminum foil during the winding process of the cleaning production line. In this paper, wrinkling defects in 4N6 alum...
Cold ironing technology, recognized as a tool to reduce emissions while ships are at berth, has been introduced in several European ports aligning with the international and European environmental and legal framework for reducing greenhouse gas emiss...
Resource utilization of water treatment residuals (WTRs) has emerged as a significant focus in environmental engineering research. In this study, waste iron sludge from a groundwater de-ironing plant was used as the raw material. Ferric salts were re...
This study investigates particle number concentrations (PNCs), particle number size distributions (PNSDs), and equivalent black carbon (eBC) concentrations during ironing with a typical steam iron and a steam iron with a portable boiler under differe...
The friction calibration curve (FCC) is normally constructed to indirectly approximate the friction value for any simulative friction test based on sensitive friction indicators (i.e., forming load or final geometry) by finite element modeling (FEM)....
Cold ironing refers to the usage of less polluting power supply sources to deliver electricity to the moored ship. Such a shore-to-ship system is used when the ship is at a port so the auxiliary combustion engines may be turned off. This paper presen...
This study analyzes the influence of material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing and ironing parameters on parts made of polylactic acid (PLA), such as top surface roughness and flatness. Surface ironing is one of the post-processing methods. It is an inter...
The current trend in both academic research and industrial applications is to expand the use of additive manufacturing processes across an increasing number of functional domains. This has led to substantial efforts aimed at improving the overall per...
Supplying shore-side electricity to ships at berth, a practice known as cold ironing, removes the emissions of their auxiliary engines, yet the resulting electricity demand is large, highly seasonal and hard to serve economically from the grid at the...
Power quality is a key issue in cold ironing (CI) systems, where a stable, clean power supply is essential to meet the needs of moored vessels. According to IEC/ISO/IEEE 80005-1, these systems must deliver high power at standardized voltages (6.6 kV...
The purpose of this research article is to perform a greenhouse gas (GHG) impact assessment using a lifecycle analysis of a cold-ironing solution for vessels at anchorage in a retrofitted barge and a marine genset combusting biomethane in dual fuel m...
High-shear melt conditioning (HSMC) technology was used for degassing and de-ironing of an aluminum alloy recovered from the Zorba cast fraction of the non-ferrous scrap from shredded end-of-life vehicles. The results showed that the recovery of alum...
Background/Objectives: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) improves obesity-related metabolic disorders, yet post-operative dietary composition critically shapes outcomes. This study explored how RYGB and high-fat diet (HFD) differentially regulate hepat...
The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) plays a critical role in assessing vessel efficiency. This study examines the impact of cold ironing (CI) on CII performance by analyzing 183 voyages of container ships. The research evaluates the attained CII val...
Even though cold ironing is not a new technology applied to reduce the impact of emissions from ships at berth, commonly used arrangements for shore-side power substations only allow a unidirectional power flow, from port to ship side. Although these...
Cellular iron homeostasis and mitochondrial iron homeostasis are interdependent. Mitochondria must import iron to form iron–sulfur clusters and heme, and to incorporate these cofactors along with iron ions into mitochondrial proteins that support ess...
Microgrids are among the promising green transition technologies that will provide enormous benefits to the seaports to manage major concerns over energy crises, environmental challenges, and economic issues. However, creating a good design for the s...
Iron deficiency is the most common mammalian nutritional disorder. However, among mammalian species iron deficiency anemia (IDA), occurs regularly only in pigs. To cure IDA, piglets are routinely injected with high amounts of iron dextran (FeDex), wh...
The decarbonization of port operations is becoming increasingly important due to tightening environmental regulations and the growing adoption of shore power solutions. However, the large-scale deployment of conventional onshore power supply (OPS) sy...
Iron deficiency (ID) is usually treated with oral iron salts, but up to 50% of patients complain of gastrointestinal side effects, leading to reduced compliance with treatment. Intravenous (IV) iron formulations are increasingly safe, but there is st...
Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are highly prevalent worldwide. Oral iron salts, especially ferrous sulfate, are commonly used for the treatment of iron deficiency (ID). However, its use is associated with gastrointestinal side...
By the end of 2025 European ports are required to provide (Directive 2014/94/EU) facilities to ensure the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) use and on-shore electricity supply for vessels (Cold Ironing—CI). Even though this involves considerable port inves...
Iron homeostasis disruption has increasingly been implicated in various neurological disorders. In this review, we present an overview of our current understanding of iron metabolism in the central nervous system. We examine the consequences of both...
Antarctic krill protein–iron complex and peptide–iron complex were acquired to investigate their iron bioavailability, expression of iron-regulated genes, and in vivo antioxidant capacity. Results indicated that the Antarctic krill peptide–iron compl...
The objective of this study was to compare the effects of >Your< Iron Syrup, a novel oral liquid iron-containing food supplement, with the commonly prescribed iron sulphate (Fe-sulphate) in a mouse model of diet-induced iron deficiency. Standar...
Iron is essential for numerous physiological processes, including oxygen transport, energy metabolism, and immune function. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of three iron formulations combining heme and non-heme iron, comparing them with...
Iron is an essential element in our daily diet. Most iron is required for the de novo synthesis of red blood cells, where it plays a critical role in oxygen binding to hemoglobin. Thus, iron deficiency causes anemia, a major public health burden wor...
Iron is a crucial element in the human body. Endometrial iron metabolism is implicated in endometrium receptivity and embryo implantation. Disturbances of the maternal as well as the endometrial iron homeostasis, such as iron deficiency, can contribu...
Cyanobacteria are characterized by high iron content. This study investigated the effects of varying iron concentrations (1, 5, and 10 mg L−1) in the culture media on the biochemical composition and the iron bioaccumulation and speciation in Ar...
Oral contraceptive use has been associated with decreased menstrual blood losses; thus, can independently reduce the risk of anemia and iron deficiency in women. Manufacturers have recently started to include supplemental iron in the non-hormonal pla...
Background/Objectives: Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure (HF) can be classified as low iron storage (LIS) or defective iron utilization (DIU). Whether these phenotypes differ in clinical characteristics, outcomes, and treatment patterns in a real...
Aim: To evaluate using different iron preparations for iron deficiency and/or iron deficiency anemia prophylaxis in infants and their iron status. Methods: In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the electronic patient records of 651 healthy chil...
Iron is an essential micronutrient integral to ocular physiology, supporting biochemical processes such as mitochondrial respiration, DNA synthesis and phototransduction. Disruptions in systemic or local iron homeostasis, whether due to overload or d...
Anemia is a major complication of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and intravenous (IV) iron are the current backbone of anemia treatment in ESKD. Iron overload induced by IV iron is a potential clinical problem in d...
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