Photoresponsive Multirole Nanoweapon Camouflaged by Hybrid Cell Membrane Vesicles for Efficient Antibacterial Therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa‐Infected Pneumonia and Wound by Hening Liu, Lu Tang, Yue Yin, Yuqi Cao, Cong Fu, Jingwen Feng, Yan Shen, Wei Wang

“…Combinational treatment modality that leverages different therapeutic components can improve the overall effectiveness and minimize adverse effects, thus displaying considerable potential against bacterial infections. …”
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Dynamic Grouping Control of BESS for Remaining Useful Life Extension and Overall Energy Efficiency Improvement in Smoothing Wind Power Fluctuations by Yang Yu, Dongyang Chen, Yuwei Wu, Boxiao Wang, Yuhang Huo, Wentao Lu, Zengqiang Mi

“…The lower layer, considering PCS efficiency under different working conditions, finishes power allocation from each BG into BUs inside it. …”
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Experimental Setup and Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Electro-Cyclone Filter Efficiency: Filtering of Ship Particulate Matter Emission by Aleksandr Šabanovič, Jonas Matijošius, Dragan Marinković, Aleksandras Chlebnikovas, Donatas Gurauskis, Johannes H. Gutheil, Artūras Kilikevičius

“…Ship emissions significantly impact air quality, particularly in coastal and port regions, contributing to elevated concentrations of PM_2.5, and PM₁₀, with varying effects observed across different locations. This study investigates the effectiveness of emission control policies, inland and port-specific contributions to air pollution, and the health risks posed by particulate matter (PM). …”
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Exploring the potential of ligninolytic Bacillus sp. TSA-4 in wheat straw pretreatment for efficient methane production: A genomic perspective by Tawaf Ali Shah, Zhihe Li, Zhiyu Li, Andong Zhang, Tao Li, Hongyu Gu

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Soil greenhouse gas emissions under enhanced efficiency and urea nitrogen fertilizer from Australian irrigated aerobic rice production by Jackie R. Webb, Matt Champness, John Hornbuckle, Wendy C. Quayle

“…Abstract Aerobic rice production offers a promising solution to improve water use efficiency and reduce methane (CH4) emissions by minimizing water inundation. …”
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Three-Dimensional Printing of Bioinspired Hierarchical Structures for Enhanced Fog Collection Efficiency in 3D Space via Vat Photopolymerization by Daleanna Charoensook, Shah Md Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Ana Girish, Qingqing He, Shan Cheng, Kevin Chapman, Nathan Xie, Cindy Xiangjia Li, Yang Yang

“…Sustainable and energy-efficient water collection systems can take a page out of the cactus’s playbook by mimicking its native fog gathering process. …”
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Assessment of ecofriendly carbon capture using Bacillus subtilis induced calcium carbonate precipitation with focus on applications mechanisms and cost efficiency by Amal W. Danial, Raghad M. M. Hasan, Ghada Abd-Elmonsef Mahmoud, Refat Abdel-Basset

“…However, conversion efficiency percentage (CE%) of calcium salts to CaCO3 exhibited a different attitude of citrate > acetate > chloride > nitrate. …”
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LIU-NET: lightweight Inception U-Net for efficient brain tumor segmentation from multimodal 3D MRI images by Gul e Sehar Shahid, Jameel Ahmad, Chaudary Atif Raza Warraich, Amel Ksibi, Shrooq Alsenan, Arfan Arshad, Rehan Raza, Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh

“…LIU-Net balances model complexity and computational load to provide consistent performance and uses Inception blocks to capture features at different scales, which makes it relatively lightweight. …”
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Efficient photovoltaics integrated with innovative Li-ion batteries for extreme (+ 80 oC to −105 oC) temperature operations by Ethan Adams, Alexander Camacho, Evan Mammana, Soohwan Kim, Thomas E. Adams, Vilas G. Pol

“…Abstract Current pursuits for further exploration into extreme environments like aerospace, outer space, and Arctic conditions require matching energy harvesting and storage technologies that can efficiently operate in extreme conditions. While current systems utilize a variety of different battery chemistries, photovoltaics, and radioisotope power systems to power and store the required energy, at ultra-low temperatures (<-60 °C), current batteries have extremely low-capacity retention (< 20 %) and require extensive heating coils and thermal shielding to work when paired with photovoltaics. …”
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Developing an efficient explainable artificial intelligence approach for accurate reverse osmosis desalination plant performance prediction: application of SHAP analysis by Meysam Alizamir, Mo Wang, Rana Muhammad Adnan Ikram, Sungwon Kim, Kaywan Othman Ahmed, Salim Heddam

“…In this study, the predictive accuracy of six different machine learning models, including Natural Gradient-based Boosting (NGBoost), Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost), Categorical Boosting (CatBoost), Support vector regression (SVR), Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), and Extremely Randomized Tree (ERT) was evaluated for modelling the parameter of permeate flow as a key element in system efficiency, energy consumption, and water quality using six various input combinations of feed water salt concentration, condenser inlet temperature, feed flow rate, and evaporator inlet temperature. …”
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Optimization of Black Boar Sperm Cryopreservation Efficiency with Antioxidant-Rich Plant Extracts from Djulis (<i>Chenopodium formosanum</i>) by Wenchi Hsu, Tzuche Lin, Shenchang Chang, Minjung Lin, Chaowei Huang, Perngchih Shen, Chihjen Chou, Shaoyu Peng

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Efficient detection of specific volatile organic compounds using functionalized titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXenes by Narender Kumar, Tanveer Hussain, Lei Shen, Yuan Ping Feng, Nacir Tit

“…Furthermore, the strongest adsorption of VOCs is always found to correspond to Ti3C2O2 MXenes. Four different scenarios of TM-doping were considered and among which two cases are found to be effective to enhance the adsorptions of VOCs with effects on Fermi states. …”
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Long-term application of cattle manure alters functional N cycling genes and improves maize yield and nitrogen use efficiency by Yansheng Li, Muqing Liu, Zhenhua Yu, Changkai Liu, Xiaojing Hu, Junjie Liu, Jian Jin, Yuan Chen, Xingyi Zhang, Guanghua Wang, Xiaobing Liu

“…Principal coordinate analysis showed that different fertilizer regimes were partitioned into four groups of N-related microbial communities. …”
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Bursts of Star Formation and Radiation-driven Outflows Produce Efficient LyC Leakage from Dense Compact Star Clusters by Shyam H. Menon, Blakesley Burkhart, Rachel S. Somerville, Todd A. Thompson, Amiel Sternberg

“…We perform radiation hydrodynamic simulations of idealized clouds with different gas surface densities (compactness) Σ ∼ 10 ^2 –10 ^5 M _⊙ pc ^−2 , meant to emulate star cluster-forming clumps ranging from conditions typical of the local Universe to the high ISM-pressure conditions encountered at high redshift. …”
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Evaluation of the efficiency and safety of tocilizumab therapy in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of a retrospective follow-up by M. M. Kostik, E. A. Isupova, I. A. Chikova, M. F. Dubko, V. V. Masalova, L. S. Snegireva, O. V. Kalashnikova, V. G. Chasnyk

“…Objective: to study the efficiency and safety of tocilizumab (TCZ) therapy in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). …”
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Efficient TE-Polarized Mode-Order Converter Based on High-Index-Contrast Polygonal Slot in a Silicon-on-Insulator Waveguide by Lijun Hao, Rulei Xiao, Yuechun Shi, Pan Dai, Yong Zhao, Shengping Liu, Jun Lu, Xiangfei Chen

“…In addition, based on different polygonal slots, other types of mode conversions such as from TE₁ to TE₃ and from TE₂ to TE₁ have be realized. …”
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Demonstration of a novel, polyaniline film-coated composite membrane as an efficient separator for microbial fuel cells operated in the long-term by Szabolcs Szakács, László Koók, Zbynek Pientka, Miroslav Otmar, Jan Zitka, Libuše Brožová, Wojciech Kujawski, Tamás Rózsenberszki, Adrienn Fitos-Boros, Ahmed Bahaa, Kyu-Jung Chae, Nándor Nemestóthy, Katalin Bélafi-Bakó, Péter Bakonyi

“…Long-term MFC experiments (>100 days) were conducted using acetate as sole substrate, comparing the efficiency of PANI-coated separator with the control UF membrane. …”
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Designing a Diversified Indian Mustard Production System for Energy‐Carbon‐Cum‐Heat Use Efficiency and Sowing Dates Assessment by Sunil Kumar, Ram Swaroop Meena, Sandeep Kumar, Gourisankar Pradhan, Chetan Kumar Jangir, Shambhunath Ghosh, Himani Punia, Parvender Sheoran, Ramawatar Meena, Md. Afjal Ahmad, Suneel Kumar Goyal, Nazih Y. Rebouh

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different sowing dates and nutrient sources on energy budgeting in diversified Indian mustard and to assess the impact of these nutrient sources on heat‐cum‐carbon efficiency. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Submerged Horizontal Plate Wave Energy Converter Device Considering Float Effects by Rodrigo Costa Batista, Marla Rodrigues de Oliveira, Elizaldo Domingues dos Santos, Luiz Alberto Oliveira Rocha, Liércio André Isoldi, Mateus das Neves Gomes

“…Finally, the influence of SHP oscillation on the device’s average efficiency was analyzed by comparing seven cases with different geometric configurations, considering both the oscillating and non-oscillating conditions of the SHP under the incidence of different waves. …”
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Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of the Use of Hepatoprotectors in Management of Drug-Associated Liver Injury Due to Hodgkin's Lymphoma Chemotherapy by D. D. Morikov, E. G. Morikova, V. V. Dvornichenko

“…The data on the pharmacoeconomic research of the use of Remaxol in treatment of drug-associated liver injury due to the chemotherapy in cancer patients are presented. The costs-efficiency method was applied to two groups of the patients with drug-associated liver injury treated according to different schemes. …”
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