Securing air defense visual information with hyperchaotic Folded Towel Map-Based encryption by Shamsa Kanwal, Saba Inam, Fahima Hajjej, Ala Saleh Alluhaidan

“…This three-stage process efficiently protects images from unauthorized access, ensuring secure transmission. …”
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Furin-Triggered Peptide Self-Assembly Activates Coumarin Excimer Fluorescence for Precision Live-Cell Imaging by Peiyao Chen, Liling Meng, Yuting Wang, Xiaoya Yan, Meiqin Li, Yun Deng, Yao Sun

“…Upon entering furin-overexpressing 4T1 tumor cells, RF-Cou underwent enzymatic cleavage, releasing an amphiphilic peptide motif and self-assembling into nanoparticles largely concentrated in the Golgi apparatus to confine the diffusion of Cou. During this process, the Cou excimers were formed and induced a red shift in the fluorescence emission, validating the feasibility of RF-Cou in efficient excimer imaging of furin-overexpressing tumor cells. …”
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Development of flavonoid-loaded chitosan composite from Kalanchoe pinnata for antibacterial applications by Md Mobarok Karim, Tahera Lasker, Md Ali Zaber Sahin, Rafiul Alam Nahian, Robby Gus Mahardika, Arif Ashari, Heru Agung Saputra

“…In this study, we synthesized a cost-effective antibacterial composite with efficient performance, by loading Kalanchoe pinnata leaf-extracted flavonoids (KPFs) into a chitosan biopolymer matrix. …”
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ASA / spherical Cu nanocomposites in MEX additive manufacturing: a comprehensive interpretation of the engineering and biocidal multi-functionality by Nectarios Vidakis, Nektarios K. Nasikas, Nikolaos Michailidis, Vassilis Papadakis, Nikolaos Mountakis, Apostolos Argyros, Vasileios Stratiotou Efstratiadis, Katerina Gkagkanatsiou, Emmanuel Stratakis, Markos Petousis

“…The objective of this investigation was to develop efficient nanocomposites for the MEX AM method with combined features, i.e., enhanced printability and thermomechanical and biocidal properties. …”
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Insect Pest Control from Chemical to Biotechnological Approach: Constrains and Challenges by Stefano Civolani, Massimo Bariselli, Riccardo Osti, Giovanni Bernacchia

“…The advantages of these green strategies will be illustrated and also the constrains to their diffusion and commercialisation. Finally, the main biotechnological discoveries will be described, from transgenic plants to symbiotic control, classical genetic control, and, more recently, control based on insect genomic transformation or on RNAi. …”
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Mechanistic insights from the atomic-level quaternary structure of short-lived GPCR oligomers of the human secretin receptor in live cells by Michael R. Stoneman, Thomas D. Killeen, Koki Yokoi, Gabriel Biener, Sanam Bista, Dhruba P. Adhikari, Sadia Rahman, Kaleeckal G. Harikumar, Laurence J. Miller, Ionel Popa, Valerică Raicu

“…Here, we present the development and use of a combined imaging and modeling method that addresses these existing challenges by combining distributions (or spectrograms) of FRET efficiencies from populations of fluorescently tagged proteins associating into oligomeric complexes in live cells with diffusion-like trajectories of FRET donors and acceptors obtained from coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. …”
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Fluoride removal from contaminated water using natural bio-adsorbents: A numerical and experimental investigation by Saravanan Ramasamy, R. Senthil Kumar, R. Dharmaraj, M. Kannan

“…These adsorbents were assessed with products readily accessible in market and demonstrated significantly higher removal efficiencies, particularly at higher fluoride concentrations (20 mg/l) in industrial wastewater. …”
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Recent Advances in Deep Learning-Based Spatiotemporal Fusion Methods for Remote Sensing Images by Zilong Lian, Yulin Zhan, Wenhao Zhang, Zhangjie Wang, Wenbo Liu, Xuhan Huang

“…With the development of computer science, deep learning models, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), generative adversarial networks (GANs), Transformers, and diffusion models, have recently been introduced into the field of spatiotemporal fusion, resulting in efficient and accurate algorithms. …”
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A molecular dynamics study of the effect of initial pressure on the mechanical resilience of aluminum polycrystalline by Ali B.M. Ali, Dheyaa J. Jasim, As'ad Alizadeh, Choon Kit Chan, Soheil Salahshour, Maboud Hekmatifar

“…Reduced free volume causes atomic migration to be hampered as pressure increases, therefore affecting mean square displacement and diffusion coefficient. The results show that ultimate strength and Young's modulus of the polycrystalline samples were 30 and 6.64 GPa at 1 bar pressure. …”
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Cation-induced topical disordered niobium nickel oxide for robust hydrogen storage in magnesium hydride by Shuai Li, Liuting Zhang, Fuying Wu, Qian Li

“…Catalytic doping is one of the economic and efficient strategies to optimize the operating temperature and kinetic behavior of magnesium hydride (MgH2). …”
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Effect of Vacuum Sintering Time on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Cu/Sn Coating on AlNiCo Permanent Magnetic Material by ZHOU Xiao-yan, LI Dong-ying, ZOU Li-hua, ZHAO Cheng-lin, LI Meng-qi

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Degradation of bisphenol A using a MOF@COF-modified polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membrane by Chloe G Hahn, Soraya P Malinga, Thollwana A Makhetha

“…Certain endocrine disrupting chemicals, such as Bisphenol A were found to persist in water after conventional water treatment processes due to their hydrophobicity and stability. This necessitates efficient removal methods due to a variety of limitations in conventional water treatment processes, such as harmful byproducts, saturation, and membrane fouling. …”
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Antibacterial and Antioxidant Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Bio-Friendly Synthesis Using Delftia acidovorans (OM838393.1) Strain by Nawres Al-Gburi, Alaa Al-Hassnawi, Lubna Abdulazeem

“…The synthesized AgNPs showed antibacterial efficacy against clinical bacterial isolates of MDR in both Gram-negative, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Gram-positive, Pseudomonas aeroginosa. By using the disk diffusion method. This activity might be attributed to the unique biological and physicochemical properties of the AgNPs, which facilitate the disruption of bacterial cell membranes, from results underscore the potential of Delftia acidovorans (OM838393.1) strain as an eco-friendly and efficient biological agent for the synthesis of AgNPs with potent antibacterial properties. …”
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Comparison of Prevalence of blaNDM-1 Gene among Metallo-Beta Lactamase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Fermenters and Nonfermenters in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Shaveta Kataria, Shipra Galhotra, Mohit Kumar, Priyanka Thandi, Neerja Jindal

“…Background and Aim: Metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) which open β-lactam ring with help of metal cofactor degrade all the classes of β-lactams except monobactams and are notable for their constant and efficient carbapenemase activity. New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) is type of carbapenemase which is able to inactivate all β-lactams except aztreonam. …”
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Cyclic voltammetry insights into Ni/Al-carbonate hydrotalcite catalysis for methanol oxidation by Bushra Bari, Pawan Tyagi, Uche Udeochu

“…The linear correlation of peak current with scan rate in the non-faradaic region (0.1–0.3 V) suggests an adsorption mechanism involving the NiII-(OH)2/NiIII-OOH redox couple, while a square-root relationship indicates diffusion-controlled MOR. Hysteresis at 0.60 V and peak shifts further highlighted efficient charge transport, enhanced by the brucite layer of Ni-LDH. …”
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The antibacterial activity of nano-encapsulated basil and cinnamon essential oils against certain multidrug-resistant bacteria recovered from infected wounds by Noura El-Kattan, Kamilia A.M. Allam

“…Among 14 antibiotics tested in vitro for their susceptibility using the standard disk diffusion assay, results showed that imipenem was the most efficient antibiotic against most of the tested Gram (-) and Gram (+) isolates followed by meropenem. …”
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Evaluation of Ho_{100-x-y}Er_{x}Ce_{y} magnetic refrigerants using advanced multisample neutron transmission spectroscopy by Hiroaki Mamiya, Noriki Terada, Simon Rosenqvist Larsen, Naohito Tsujii, Kosuke Hiroi, Takenao Shinohara, Hossein Sepehri-Amin

“…Recent advancements have demonstrated a highly efficient cooling protocol utilizing small magnetic-field oscillations near metamagnetic transitions, tested using pure holmium metal. …”
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Quantitative analysis of wavelength dependence of thermal perception by Akihisa Nomoto, Yoshiichi Ozeki, Miyoko Oiwake, Ryo Hisayama, Yutaro Ogawa, Mizuho Akimoto, Shin-ichi Tanabe

“…The model is based on a heat diffusion equation within the skin and considers the optical properties of the skin to simulate thermoreceptor activities in response to given spectral irradiances. …”
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Antimicrobial soap development from leaf extract of Rhinacanthus nasutus by Abdul Rahman Kharul Azmi Mu’azzam, Ahmad Nurul Izzati, Mukhtar Nurul Karimah, Zarkasi Kamarul Zaman

“…The antibacterial and antifungal activities of the leaf extract and herbal soap were evaluated using the disc diffusion assay against Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. …”
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Revealing the Roles of Heat Transfer, Thermal Dynamics, and Reaction Kinetics in Hydrogenation/Dehydrogenation Processes for Mg-Based Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage by Zhiqian Li, Min Zhang, Huijin Xu

“…However, its low ambient energy density poses challenges for storage, making efficient and safe hydrogen storage a bottleneck. Metal hydride-based solid-state hydrogen storage has emerged as a promising solution due to its high energy density, low operating pressure, and safety. …”
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