Coconut shell activated carbon engineered for triphasic adsorption and multimechanistic removal of emerging contaminant F-53B by Yongming Wu, Kexuan Pei, Jiayu Zhou, Jianzhong Xiong, Yu Liu, Panrong Li, Fangfei Li, Jiaqi Wang, Xiangmin Liu, Mi Deng, Chenxi Wu

“…Solution pH influenced adsorption efficiency by regulating surface charge. Under acidic conditions (pH < point of zero charge, pHzpc = 4.49), strong electrostatic interactions between protonated CSAC surfaces and anionic F-53B resulted in an 85% removal efficiency. …”
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Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Humic Acids Using Codoped TiO2 Film Electrodes under Visible Light by Xiao Zhou, Yongxin Zheng, Dan Liu, Shaoqi Zhou

“…It showed that Cu2+ and NH4+ codoped TiO2 film significantly improved the photocatalytic efficiency under the visible light. When +5.0 V anodic bias potential and visible light were simultaneously applied, the degradation efficiency of HA over the Cu/N codoped TiO2 films significantly improved to 93.5% after 210 minutes of treatment.…”
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Global Green Building Adoption: An In-Depth Analysis of Trends Worldwide by Sony Susanto, Gatot Ciptadi, Nuhfil Hanani, M. Ruslin Anwar

“…This study emphasizes the significance of social, economic, and environmental factors in the diffusion of green building technology. The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) can enhance efficiency. …”
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Novel chaotic block encryption scheme for WSN based on dynamic sub key by Ya-hua WANG, Yu-hua LING, Li-qing LIAO, Ke-hui SUN, Wen-hao LIU

“…In view of high efficiency and security requirements in WSN encryption algorithm，a lightweight chaotic block encryption algorithm was designed and a novel scheme of dynamic sub keys extension was proposed.To greatly reduce the computing burden of WSN nodes，this scheme made full use of WSN cloud servers monitoring platform，which was powerful in data computing and processing，and transfered the sub keys synchronization task from nodes to cloud servers.Experimental results and performance analysis show that the scheme has good characteristics of diffusion，confusion and statistical balance，strong key security and high algorithm efficiency.It has a good application prospect in the field of WSN communication encryption.…”
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Grouting Fractured Coal Permeability Evolution Based on Industrial CT Scanning by Li Tao, Yao Banghua, Liu Yong, Wang Dengke

“…The variation laws of the diffusion and the permeability of the grout which are calculated through a numerical simulation agree well with the experimental results, which verifies the reasonability of the model. …”
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Rationale for the Choice of the Ellipsoidal Reflector Parameters for Biomedical Photometers by N. V. Bezuglaya, A. A. Haponiuk, D. V. Bondariev, S. A. Poluectov, V. A. Chornyi, M. A. Bezuglyi

“…Based on the introduced concepts of the ellipsoidal reflector efficiency index and its efficiency factor, the expediency of choosing the ellipsoidal reflectors focal parameter is analyzed to ensure the registration of the maximum amount of scattered light. …”
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A Study on the Impact of Industrial Robot Applications on Labor Resource Allocation by Kexu Wu, Zhiwei Tang, Longpeng Zhang

“…However, existing studies have largely concentrated on the employment substitution effect and the diffusion path of these technologies, while systematic analyses of how industrial robots affect labor resource allocation efficiency across different regional and industrial contexts in China remain scarce. …”
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Optical Response Study of the Al/a-Sic:H Schottky Diode for Different Substrate Temperatures of the R.F. Sputtered a-Sic:H Thin Film by L. Magafas

“…Finally, the minority carrier (holes) diffusion length of a-SiC:H for TS=120°C was calculated and it was found to be ≅2.200 Å.…”
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Reversible Sodium Storage of CoTe₂ Anode via Lanthanum Doping by Haonan Xie, Xiaolin Xie, Taijiao Guo, Ting Deng

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Synergistic optimization of combustion chamber design and hydrogen injection strategies for ultra-lean combustion in hydrogen engines by Zhaoming Huang, Tianyu Zhu, Liangmo Wang, Li Wang, Abdallah S. Ali, Mohamed G. A. Nassef, Tao Wang, Rasha H. Ahmed

“…Results reveal that the right-piston had a stronger and larger scale tumble, compared to the flat-top piston, facilitating hydrogen diffusion. However, due to their early injection timing, mixture distribution at ignition timing was relatively uniform, resulting in comparable indicated thermal efficiency (ITE) and NOx emissions. …”
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Secure Parallel Image Cryptographic Hash Function Using a Novel 2D High-Randomness Hyperchaotic Map by Mingrui Qi, Dongdong Wang

“…Based on the proposed mapping, we propose an image-specific chaotic hash function for confusion diffusion and extraction in both width and height dimensions in parallel. …”
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Modeling of chemo-radiotherapy targeting growing vascular tumors: A continuum-level approach. by Ioannis Lampropoulos, Marina Koutsi, Michail E Kavousanakis

“…The aim of this study is to demonstrate the enhanced efficiency of combined therapeutic strategies for the treatment of growing tumors, based on computational experiments of a continuous-level modeling framework. …”
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Typical and extreme weather datasets for studying the resilience of buildings to climate change and heatwaves by Anaïs Machard, Agnese Salvati, Mamak P. Tootkaboni, Abhishek Gaur, Jiwei Zou, Liangzhu Leon Wang, Fuad Baba, Hua Ge, Facundo Bre, Emmanuel Bozonnet, Vincenzo Corrado, Xuan Luo, Ronnen Levinson, Sang Hoon Lee, Tianzhen Hong, Marcelo Salles Olinger, Rayner Maurício e Silva Machado, Emeli Lalesca Aparecida da Guarda, Rodolfo Kirch Veiga, Roberto Lamberts, Afshin Afshari, Delphine Ramon, Hoang Ngoc Dung Ngo, Abantika Sengupta, Hilde Breesch, Nicolas Heijmans, Jade Deltour, Xavier Kuborn, Sana Sayadi, Bin Qian, Chen Zhang, Ramin Rahif, Shady Attia, Philipp Stern, Peter Holzer

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Development and Optimization of Polymeric Self-Emulsifying Nanocapsules for Localized Drug Delivery: Design of Experiment Approach by Jyoti Wadhwa, Abhay Asthana, Sumeet Gupta, Gyati Shilkari Asthana, Ranjit Singh

“…Formulations were prepared using modified quasiemulsion solvent diffusion method. Concentration of formulation variables, namely, X1 (oil), X2 (polymeric emulsifier), and X3 (adsorbent), was optimized by design of experiments using Box-Behnken design, for its impact on mean globule size (Y1) and encapsulation efficiency (Y2) of the formulation. …”
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Recovery of lithium from spent aluminum electrolyte through a novel acidic complex leaching process by Yingpeng Wang, Yuming Dong, Minghua Wang, Hongbin Xu

“…The effects of Fe³+ and H+ concentrations, liquid-to-solid ratio, leaching time, and temperature on the leaching efficiency of lithium were investigated and a maximum lithium leaching efficiency as high as 97.9% was achieved. …”
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Solar Energy Storage Optimization Using Fractional Derivative Simulations of Maxwell Hybrid Nanofluid Flow: Entropy Generation Analysis by Bhupendra K. Sharma, Anup Kumar, Madhu Sharma, Bandar Almohsen, Nehad Ali Shah

“…This characteristic contributes to the improved efficiency of heat transfer in solar collectors. Optimizing the radiation absorption in solar collectors is essential for improving the performance and efficiency of the solar thermal collectors to reduce thermal energy losses.…”
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Non-Carbon-Supported, Pt-Based Catalysts with Applications in the Electrochemical Hydrogen Pump/Compressor (EHP/C) by Galin Rusev Borisov, Nevelin Rusev Borisov, Evelina Slavcheva

“…These findings highlight the potential of Pt-based catalysts supported on Magnéli phase titanium oxides (TinO_2n−1) for efficient HRRs in electrochemical hydrogen pumps/compressors, offering a promising approach for improving hydrogen compression efficiency and advancing sustainable energy technologies.…”
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Comparative Studies of Three-Dimensional Complex Flow Field Designs in a Proton Exchange Membrane Hydrogen Fuel Cell by Dilyan Gavrailov, Silviya Boycheva

“…Unlike conventional flow fields with linear channels, the complex 3D flow field—featuring repeating baffles along the channel, known as the baffle design—induces a micro-scale interface flux between the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and the flow fields. Thus, an intensive oxygen flow is created that removes excess water from the GDL, thereby improving the fuel cell efficiency. …”
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Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination by Yingchao Dong, Camille Violet, Chunyi Sun, Xianhui Li, Yuxuan Sun, Qingbin Zheng, Chuyang Tang, Menachem Elimelech

“…Abstract The desalination performance of conventional distillation membranes is limited by insufficient stability and energy efficiency, impeding their application in sustainable water production. …”
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Study on the Influence of Expansion Ratio on the Effectiveness of Foam in Suppressing Forest Surface Fires by Haiyan Wang, Junzhao Zhang, Hongbin Zhong, Lei Chen

“…However, research on the effect of foam expansion ratio on the suppression efficiency of forest surface fires remains limited. …”
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