Titanium Meets Carbon: Enhanced Reusable Filters for Oil–Water Separation and Environmental Remediation by Amir-Hadi Boroumand, Kayla Laguana, Eric Dudley, Pilar Cuadros-Arias, Adrian Rubio, Zachary Shin, Jack Webster, Mingheng Li

“…To mitigate the environmental effects of oil spills, a novel hydrophilic–oleophobic mixed-coated filter was developed for efficient oil–water separation and surface oil recovery. …”
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g-C₃N₄ Modified with Metal Sulfides for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants by Shoaib Mukhtar, Erzsébet Szabó-Bárdos, Csilla Őze, Tatjána Juzsakova, Kornél Rácz, Miklós Németh, Ottó Horváth

“…The bioinspired synthesis combined with the modification with metal sulfides proved to considerably enhance the photocatalytic activity of g-C₃N₄, increasing its potential for practical applicability in environmentally friendly water treatment systems for the efficient removal of recalcitrant organic contaminants.…”
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Metabolomics and transcriptomics analyses revealed overexpression of TaMGD enhances wheat plant heat stress resistance through multiple responses by Dongyun Ma, Haizhou Hu, Jianchao Feng, Beiming Xu, Chenyang Du, Yang Yang, Yingxin Xie, Chenyang Wang

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Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Pediatric Oncology by E. I. Belousova, N. V. Matinyan, Z. S. Ordukhanyan

“…Postoperative nausea was found in only 6% of the patients in the PVB group.Conclusion. The proposed modification of ropivacaine 0.3% injection into the paravertebral space under ultrasound guidance can increase the extent of the local anesthetic, thus enhancing the efficiency of PVB. …”
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Optimum Conditions and Maximum Capacity of Amine-Based CO₂ Capture Plant at Technology Centre Mongstad by Shahin Haji Kermani, Koteswara Rao Putta, Lars Erik Øi

“…By using a maximum amine flow rate of 230 ton/h, a CO₂ removal efficiency of 98% can be achieved. The optimum modification gives a bypass fraction of 19% and a specific reboiler duty of 3.63 MJ/kgCO₂.…”
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Calibration of SUMO Microscopic Simulation for Heterogeneous Traffic Condition: The Case of the City of Khulna, Bangladesh by Md. Mynul Hossain Chowdhury, Tanmoy Chakraborty

“…In the context of Bangladesh, Efficient modeling of vehicular traffic is a challenging task. …”
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Applications of nanodiamonds in medical and sensor fields by Lin JIANG, Chengyong WANG, Yue ZHANG, Ziying GUO

“…Furthermore, the study addresses advancements in nanodiamond surface modification, biocompatibility, and electrical and optical properties. …”
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Research on Fire Smoke Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv8 by Tianxin Zhang, Fuwei Wang, Weimin Wang, Qihao Zhao, Weijun Ning, Haodong Wu

“…Secondly, an efficient multi-scale attention mechanism, EMA (Efficient Multi-Scale Attention Module), based on cross-space learning is integrated into the FPN (Feature Pyramid Network) part of the model. …”
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Harnessing bacterial immunity: CRISPR-Cas system as a versatile tool in combating pathogens and revolutionizing medicine by Mushtak T. S. Al-Ouqaili, Amna Ahmad, Noor A. Jwair, Farah Al-Marzooq

“…It is derived from the bacterial immune system and allows for accurate and efficient modification of DNA sequences. This technique provides unparalleled gene editing, control, and precise alteration opportunities. …”
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Chemoselective dual functionalization of proteins via 1,6-addition of thiols to trifunctional N-alkylpyridinium by Lujuan Xu, Maria J. S. A. Silva, Jaime A. S. Coelho, Joscha Borho, Nicole Stadler, Holger Barth, Seah Ling Kuan, Tanja Weil

“…The N-alkylpyridinium derivatives can be synthesized in two reaction steps revealing good water solubility, high labelling efficiency and chemoselectivity towards cysteine over lysine/N-terminal amine residues, even when used in large excess. …”
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Magnetically Modified Bentonite for Optimized Erythromycin Removal via RSM and DFT Analysis by Ying-Chieh Hung, Yu-Qi Wu, Ru-Hau Ye, Hsiu-Min Hung, Gui-Bing Hong

“…The quadratic model indicated optimal conditions of 41.9 mg adsorbent, 29.1 °C, and 9.6 h of contact time, yielding a maximum ERY removal efficiency of 96.2%. Density functional theory (DFT) analysis provided a molecular-level understanding of the adsorption mechanism, identifying strong interactions between ERY, Fe₃O₄, and bentonite. …”
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Targeting drug cocktail hydrogel platform for inhibiting tumor growth and metastasis by Liying Xiao, Jianwen Hou, Hongxiang Liu, Qiang Lu

“…Both the targeting modification of SNR and the optimized co-delivery of DOX and PTX improved the therapeutic efficiency in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Treatment of mine water containing ammonia nitrogen by sodium hexametaphosphate modified zeolite by Liping ZHANG, Xiang HU, Weiwei WANG, Wenbo LEI, Huitong LI, Huaran SUN, Yongqi ZHAN, Zeyu LIAN

“…As the demand for its removal escalates, a strategy involving the modification of natural zeolite (NZ) with sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) immersion was employed to enhance its removal efficiency. …”
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Improving the Properties of Laccase Through Heterologous Expression and Protein Engineering by Guoqiang Guan, Beidian Li, Ling Xu, Jingya Qian, Bin Zou, Shuhao Huo, Zhongyang Ding, Kai Cui, Feng Wang

“…However, wild-type laccases face critical limitations, such as low catalytic efficiency, insufficient expression yields, and poor stability. …”
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Prediction method of oil-water interface between injection and production wells in fault-controlled fractured-cavity reservoirs by WANG Yuanzheng, CAO Renyi, JIA Pin

“…In contrast to traditional numerical simulation approaches, this model is straightforward to formulate, remarkably efficient, and considers variations in oil-water density, as well as the intricate longitudinal arrangement of well-fracture-cavity systems. …”
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Optimization of arsenic removal from water using novel renewable adsorbents derived from orange peels by Roya Sadat Neisan, Noori M. Cata Saady, Carlos Bazan, Sohrab Zendehboudi

“…The results indicated that ACOP-TiO2 demonstrated efficient arsenic removal, with optimal pH identified at approximately 4.2. …”
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Engineered Mg-modified biochar-based sorbent for arsenic separation and pre-concentration by Vladimír Frišták, Kristína Beliančínová, Lucia Polťáková, Eduardo Moreno-Jimenéz, Andrew R. Zimmerman, Libor Ďuriška, Ivona Černičková, Haywood Dail Laughinghouse IV, Martin Pipíška

“…Abstract The utilization of biochar as a relatively efficient sorbent or stationary phase for the separation and preconcentration of a wide range of analytes represents an innovative approach in current sample pretreatment methods. …”
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DTC-m6Am: A Framework for Recognizing N6,2′-O-dimethyladenosine Sites in Unbalanced Classification Patterns Based on DenseNet and Attention Mechanisms by Hui Huang, Fenglin Zhou, Jianhua Jia, Huachun Zhang

“…Background: m6Am is a specific RNA modification that plays an important role in regulating mRNA stability, translational efficiency, and cellular stress response. m6Am’s precise identification is essential to gain insight into its functional mechanisms at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. …”
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Simulation study of reducing reflection losses in all-perovskite tandem solar cells through dual serrated structure by Wenjiang Ye, Aoyue Chen, Ping Fu, Jiang Tang, Chao Chen

“…Abstract The power conversion efficiency of all-perovskite tandem solar cells is predominantly constrained by optical absorption losses, especially reflection losses. …”
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Evaluation of bisulfite kits for DNA methylation profiling in terms of DNA fragmentation and DNA recovery using digital PCR. by Sam Kint, Ward De Spiegelaere, Jonas De Kesel, Linos Vandekerckhove, Wim Van Criekinge

“…The current gold standard to study this modification is bisulfite sequencing. Although multiple commercial bisulfite treatment kits provide good conversion efficiencies, DNA loss and especially DNA fragmentation remain troublesome. …”
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