PVP-Ag-NaNbO3 biomimetic nanozymes for enhancing sonodynamic tumor therapy by Shanshan Tang, Yutong Lu, Wang Ma, Hao Gu, Yuan Sun, Tiedong Sun

“…Remarkably, PVP-Ag-NaNbO _3 displays four multienzyme-mimicking activities, namely, peroxidase (POD)-like, oxidase (OXD)-like, glutathione peroxidase (GPx)-like, and catalase (CAT)-like activities. Surface modification with silver and PVP enhances its biocompatibility, biodegradability, selectivity, and targeted therapy efficiency. …”
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Valorization of spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials for energy conversion reactions by Jin Zhang, Ding Chen, Jixiang Jiao, Weihao Zeng, Shichun Mu

“…First, the failure mechanism of spent LIB cathode materials are discussed, and then the transformation and modification strategies are summarized and analyzed to improve the transformation efficiency of failed cathode materials and the catalytic performance of catalysts, respectively. …”
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In Situ Polymerization of Long Alkyl Chain Functional Groups Enhances the Oil–Water Separation Performance of Porous Organic Polymers by Hongbo Zhao, Shijie Cai, Ruoting Hua, Cong Li, Chunlong Xia, Bo Cui, Huimin Shao, Naishun Bu, Ye Yuan

“…In addition, the superhydrophobic polyester fabric prepared from LNU-32 has an oil–water separation efficiency of more than 90%. The adsorption capacity of the superhydrophobic fabric for dimethicone also reached 7.37 times its own weight. …”
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Antimicrobial polymers: elucidating the role of functional groups on antimicrobial activity by Ihtisham Ul Haq, Rafael Pinto Vieira, William Gustavo Lima, Maria Elena de Lima, Katarzyna Krukiewicz

“…Their notable biocompatibility, efficiency, multifunctionality, and ease of modification make them a focal point of antimicrobial research. …”
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Investigating the Role of Geometry in Solar Water Heating: A Case Study of Cylindrical and Frustum Buckets by Pankaj Dumka, Nitesh Pandey, Dhananjay R. Mishra, Farruh Atamurotov, Ahmed Mohsin Alsayah, Nima Khalilpoor

“…The primary objective is to identify the most effective bucket shape and surface treatment for maximizing thermal efficiency under winter solar conditions. The buckets were evaluated in two configurations: with black‐painted bases and with half the lateral surface painted black. …”
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Citrate coated iron oxide nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and performance in protein adsorption by Denise Arrozarena Portilla, Arturo A. Velázquez López, Rosalva Mora Escobedo, Hernani Yee Madeira

“…The maximum adsorption efficiency obtained for the coated nanoparticles was 88.3%.…”
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Hydrophobic starch acetate nanoparticles: A biopolymer-based system for sustained antitubercular drug release by Gaurang Rami, Pruthviraj Limbachiya, Mohyuddin Maradiya, Girish Acharya, Jabali Vora

“…Isoniazid, Rifampicin, and Pyrazinamide exhibited 72 %, 83 %, and 75 % encapsulation efficiency at a 2:1 polymer-drug ratio, respectively. …”
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Layer-by-layer assembled film can serve as an enhanced reaction environment for Diels–Alder reaction by Nanami Fujisawa, Nanami Fujisawa, Mitsuhiro Ebara, Mitsuhiro Ebara, Mitsuhiro Ebara

“…The polarity within films and, consequently, the DA efficiency between furfuryl methacrylate and the maleimide in MAL-PEG2-NHS increased with an increasing number of layers up to 40 layers without requiring chemical modification on the reaction site of DA or any catalysts. …”
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Cyanophage Engineering for Algal Blooms Control by Yujing Guo, Xiaoxiao Dong, Huiying Li, Yigang Tong, Zihe Liu, Jin Jin

“…It includes the identification and isolation of broad-spectrum and novel cyanophages, with a specific focus on freshwater Microcystis cyanophages, highlighting their broad spectrum and high efficiency. Additionally, recent advancements in cyanophage engineering are discussed, including genome modification, functional gene identification, and the construction of artificial cyanophages. …”
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Red Mud as an Adsorbent for Hazardous Metal Ions: Trends in Utilization by Maja Rajković, Ivana Jelić, Marija Janković, Dragi Antonijević, Marija Šljivić-Ivanović

“…The increasing importance of waste materials utilization with the necessary modification to remove various pollutants from industrial wastewater has been a research focus over the past few decades. …”
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An Identity Management Scheme Based on Multi-Factor Authentication and Dynamic Trust Evaluation for Telemedicine by Yishan Wu, Mengxue Pang, Jianqiang Ma, Wei Ou, Qiuling Yue, Wenbao Han

“…This scheme balances security and efficiency, providing a strong basis for telemedicine’s long-term viability.…”
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Advancing CRISPR genome editing into gene therapy clinical trials: progress and future prospects by Busra Cetin, Fulya Erendor, Yunus Emre Eksi, Ahter D. Sanlioglu, Salih Sanlioglu

“…This RNA-guided system allows for specific modification of target genes, offering high accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization by Zhongshi He, Jing Wang, Yantao Li

“…In microalgae, ALE has been employed to improve resilience against varying environmental and stress factors and increase carbon capture efficiency, and for the production of valuable bioproducts through gradual accumulation of beneficial mutations following manual or automated selection. …”
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Adsorptive desulfurization of benzothiophene from simulated fuel using Ni/ Γ-Al₂O₃ as an adsorbent; performance, adsorption, and kinetic study by Nawar Yaqoob, Tariq M. Naife, Zaid Nidhal Shareef

“…The study investigated the effect of nickel ions loading percentage on the removal efficiency. Also, the most fitted kinetic and isotherm models for the process were indicated. …”
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New developments in biotechnology applied to microorganisms by EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), Ewen Mullins, Jean‐Louis Bresson, Ian Crawford Dewhurst, Michelle M. Epstein, Leslie George Firbank, Philippe Guerche, Jan Hejatko, Francisco Javier Moreno, Hanspeter Naegeli, Fabien Nogué, Nils Rostoks, Jose Juan Sánchez Serrano, Giovanni Savoini, Eve Veromann, Fabio Veronesi, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Debora Glandorf, Lieve Herman, Rodrigo Jimenez Saiz, Lorena Ruiz Garcia, Jaime Aguilera Entrena, Andrea Gennaro, Reinhilde Schoonjans, Dafni Maria Kagkli, Tamas Dalmay

“…No novel potential hazards/risks from NGT‐Ms were identified as compared to those obtained by established genomic techniques (EGTs), or by conventional mutagenesis. Due to the higher efficiency, specificity and predictability of NGTs, the hazards related to the changes in the genome are likely to be less frequent in NGT‐Ms than those modified by EGTs and conventional mutagenesis. …”
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Evaluation on the interface characteristics, mechanism and performance of the dry modified SBS asphalt mixtures by multiscale methods by Zijun Zhang, Wenda Yan, Huadong Sun, Yongling Ding, Fuqiang Dong

“…Abstract Dry modified Styrene–Butadiene–Styrene is an innovative asphalt modification method applied at the mixture level, offering many advantages in environmental-friendliness, efficiency, and convenience. …”
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Ghost Module-Enhanced MTCNN: A Lightweight Cascade Framework for High-Accuracy Face Detection in Edge-Deployable Scenarios by Chen Wang, Fen Liu

“…Face detection in complex environments remains challenging due to trade-offs between accuracy and computational efficiency, particularly for edge devices with limited resources. …”
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Performance analysis of an extended-surface double-pipe heat exchanger for heat recovery from hot exhaust gas using water and nanofluids by A.M. Alkalibi, Yaser H. Alahmadi, Iskander Tlili

“…The novel configurations with four and six extended fins achieved Nu enhancements of 26 % and 32 %, respectively, over the traditional four-finned design—without a significant rise in pressure drop due to the minimal cavity modification. The performance evaluation criterion (PEC) improved by 1.27-fold and 1.30-fold for the new four- and six-fin designs, indicating a substantial gain in thermal efficiency relative to pressure loss. …”
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Security-Enhanced Decentralized Content Sharing in Publish/Subscribe System by Wang-Seok Park, Chang-Seop Park, Samuel Woo

“…For this purpose, we design a hierarchical node ID and content ID to create more than one virtual subnets on the dP2PN, and show that our proposed dP2PN based on the hierarchical IDs is superior to the conventional dP2PN in terms of routing efficiency, ease of network configuration, and security. …”
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Circadian Regulator-Mediated Molecular Subtypes Depict the Features of Tumor Microenvironment and Indicate Prognosis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Ling Aye, Zhanying Wang, Fanghua Chen, Yujun Xiong, Jiaying Zhou, Feizhen Wu, Li Hu, Dehui Wang

“…Circadian score was an independent risk factor and exhibited excellent predictive efficiency in both the training cohort from the TCGA database and the validation cohort from the GEO database. …”
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