Antibacterial activity of ciprofloxacin-impregnated 3D-printed polylactic acid discs: an in vitro study by Emrah Ruh, Emil Mammadov

“…Therefore, in order to test the thermal stability of ciprofloxacin during these processes, the antibiotic was exposed to 200 °C and 215 °C in an oven, and then tested against E. coli. Following this, efficiencies of antibiotic-coated pellets, filaments and discs against E. coli were determined by diffusion tests. …”
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Generative adversarial models for extreme geospatial downscaling by Guiye Li, Guofeng Cao

“…With a case study of gridded climate datasets (wind velocity and solar irradiance), we demonstrate the performances of the framework in downscaling tasks with large scaling factors (up to 64×) and highlight the advantages of the framework with a comprehensive comparison with commonly used and most recent downscaling methods, including area-to-point (ATP) kriging, deep image prior (DIP), enhanced super-resolution generative adversarial networks (ESRGAN), physics-informed resolution-enhancing GAN (PhIRE GAN), and an efficient diffusion model for remote sensing image super-resolution (EDiffSR).…”
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One-Pot Strategies for Lithium Recovery from Beta-Spodumene and LTA-Type Zeolite Synthesis by Leonardo Leandro dos Santos, Rubens Maribondo do Nascimento, Sibele Berenice Castellã Pergher

“…Lithium extraction was efficiently performed using sodium salts, accompanied by the recycling of the mother liquor, with lithium content in the supernatant precisely quantified via atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). …”
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Produksi Hidrogen Secara Fotokalitik dari Air Murni Pada Katalis NaTaO3 by Husni Husin

“…NiO is found to give rise to more efficient photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution. …”
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Ecological Concrete-Based Modular System for Heavy Metal Removal in Riparian Transition Zones: Design, Optimization and Performance Evaluation by Guangbing Liu, Da Ke, Hasnain Moavia, Chen Ling, Yanhong Zhang, Yu Shen

“…Performance remained robust across two orders of magnitude in concentration ranges, with removal efficiencies maintaining above 80% at both experimental scales. …”
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A novel Cu–Al LDH/g-C3N4 Z-scheme photocatalyst for environmental remediation of cresol red by Alaka Rath, Pratyush Kumar Sahu, Aslisha Champati, Abanti Pradhan, Ashish Madhual, Pravat Manjari Mishra, Brundabana Naik

“…Abstract Dye pollution from industrial effluents poses a significant threat to aquatic environments, necessitating the development of efficient and reusable photocatalysts for wastewater treatment. …”
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Dynamic analysis of bi-material cathode in lithium-ion battery capacitors by DRT method by Zhang Guo, Chihua Lu, Zhien Liu, Ningfeng Wang, Yabin An, Chen Li, Yanan Xu, Xianzhong Sun, Xiong Zhang, Kai Wang, Yanwei Ma

“…Distribution of relaxation times method allows for efficient analysis of dynamic characteristics by deconvolving electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. …”
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MGLI-Former: a multi-scale and global-local information interactive attention transformer for urban shantytown extraction by Shouhang Du, Shaoyu Wang, Yuhao Hua, Shu Peng, Fei Qin, Xue Li, Yufei Wu

“…Shantytowns, characterized by poor living conditions and simple houses, necessitate efficient extraction and analysis for urban planning. …”
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Engineering BiOBr/TpBD-COF S-scheme heterointerface via phase transformation strategy for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen generation by Huili Ran, Xue Liu, Jiajie Fan, Yun Yang, Lijie Zhang, Qin Guo, Bicheng Zhu, Quanlong Xu

“…However, the regulation of interface properties, as a crucial factor in affecting the charge carrier diffusion process, still remains a significant challenge. …”
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In Situ Synthesis of CoMoO₄ Microsphere@rGO as a Matrix for High-Performance Li-S Batteries at Room and Low Temperatures by Ronggang Zhang, Haiji Xiong, Jia Liang, Jinwei Yan, Dingrong Deng, Yi Li, Qihui Wu

“…However, the poor conductivity of the sulfur cathode, the polysulfide shuttle effect, and the slow redox kinetics severely affect their cycling performance and Coulombic efficiencies, especially under low-temperature conditions, where these effects are more exacerbated. …”
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Investigation of the mechanism for the one-step synthesis of nano-cerium oxide via green electrolysis of cerium chloride by Ying-Qi Li, Xue-Qiang Gong, Ao-Yang Sha, Jiaxin Pan, Chui-Dai Lan, Ting-An Zhang

“…The electrolytic precipitation process of CeO2 is governed by mass transfer diffusion and chemical reaction mixing, with an apparent activation energy of Ea = 17.73 kJ mol−1. …”
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Simulation of Solar Energetic Particle Events Originated from Coronal Mass Ejection Shocks with a Data-driven Physics-based Transport Model by Lei Cheng, Ming Zhang, Ryun Young Kwon, David Lario

“…The model includes an SEP source term aligned with the theory of diffusive shock acceleration by the CME-driven shock. …”
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Development and Characterization of a Functional Smart PVA/NC/PCL Nano-biocomposite Using E. Coli Phage: Insights into Physicochemical Properties and Antimicrobial Activity by Malahat Safavi, Reza Rezaei Mokarram, Mahmood Sowti Khiabani, Alireza Ostad Rahimi, Abolfazl Barzegar

“…Antimicrobial testing using the disc diffusion method revealed an inhibition halo of 13 mm, exceeding that of the antibiotic ampicillin. …”
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Novel CaCO3/g-C3N4 composites with enhanced charge separation and photocatalytic activity by Peng Lu, Xueli Hu, Yujie Li, Yazhou Peng, Meng Zhang, Xue Jiang, Youzhou He, Min Fu, Fan Dong, Zhi Zhang

“…The enhanced photocatalytic activity of the composite is mainly attributed to the efficient separation rate of electron-hole pairs achieved through the incorporation of CaCO3. …”
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Structural connectome manifold changes related to body mass index and their associations with eating psychopathology by Yurim Jang, Jong Young Namgung, Eunchan Noh, Bo-yong Park

“…In this study, we analyzed diffusion magnetic resonance imaging tractography-derived structural connectivity from 283 neurologically healthy participants by generating low-dimensional features using dimensionality reduction techniques. …”
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Solution Process–Based Facile Flame–Boosted Low‐Valence Transition Metal Doping on Pristine Oxide for Highly Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Solar Water Oxidation Reaction by Seung Hun Roh, Eujin Kwak, Won Tae Hong, Chengkai Xia, Sungsoon Kim, Heeyeop Chae, Xu Yu, Wooseok Yang, Jongwook Park, Jung Kyu Kim

“…However, conventional thermal‐diffusion‐mediated doping strategies face the challenge of resolving sluggish catalytic kinetics for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and its practical utilization for the synthesis of photoanode films. …”
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Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Realized by Synergistic Engineering of the Graphitic‐Amorphous Architecture for Durable and Fast Potassium Storage by Mingchi Jiang, Ning Sun, Bin Cao, Xuyang Jian, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu

“…This work elucidates the impact of carbon configurations on K‐storage performance and proposes a structural model for efficient K‐ion storage, which is instrumental in the rational design and advancement of carbon anodes in PIBs.…”
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Central composite design in predicting heat transfer rate on the time-dependent flow of Williamson nanofluid with chemical reaction: A response surface methodology by B.C. Rout, Subhajit Panda, S.R. Mishra, Rupa Baithalu

“…Further, a statistical approach embedding central composite design is executed for the efficient heat transfer rate utilizing various influencing terms. …”
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Green-derived CaO nanoparticles from Furcraea plant fibers: A sustainable route for biomedical applications by Lakshmikanth G, Beemkumar Nagappan, Arpit Arora, Nalla Bhanu Teja, Madhan Kumar G, Sankar Narayan Das, Ritesh Pratap Singh, Kamakshi Priya K

“…This work advances plant-based nanotechnology as a viable path toward next-generation, resource-efficient solutions in biomedical and material sciences.…”
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Preparation and properties of porous TaC foam ceramic filter by Qiao Yu, Wei Sun, Tian Tian, Junjie Xu, Yuzhu Shen, Xiang Xiong

“…PTC-Co demonstrated good corrosion resistance, with its main component still being TaC, experiencing a mass loss of approximately 1.45 %, effectively blocking the diffusion of carbon particles and efficiently filtering high-temperature gases of Si, Si2C, and SiC2.…”
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