Experimental characterization of chemical mineral composition and morphology of titanium in carbonized slag particles by Jianxin Wang, Dong Yue, Liangying Wen, Liwen Hu, Xueming Lv

“…The form of titanium in the carbonized slag particles has a significant influence on the efficiency in the selective fluidized chlorination process for extracting titanium. …”
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Synergetic Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 with Visible Light by Sensitization Using a Novel Push-Pull Zinc Phthalocyanine by A. Luna-Flores, M. A. Valenzuela, J. A. Luna-López, A. D. Hernández de la Luz, L. C. Muñoz-Arenas, M. Méndez-Hernández, J. L. Sosa-Sánchez

“…The hybrid photocatalyst was characterized by UV-Vis diffuse reflectance (DRS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and its photocatalytic activity was compared with that of the individual components considering the effects of sensitization on their efficiency to degrade Rhodamine B as a model reaction. …”
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Emerging Trends in Injectable Stimuli‐Responsive Hydrogel Microspheres: Design Strategies and Therapeutic Innovations by Jiacheng Liu, Chengcheng Du, Senrui Liu, Junyan Liu, Xuefeng Luo, Jingdi Zhan, Zhuolin Chen, Zhenglin Zhu, Liangbin Zhou, Zhong Alan Li, Wei Huang, Yiting Lei

“…However, traditional bulk hydrogels often suffer from limitations such as inadequate mechanical strength, slow response to external stimuli, and restricted diffusion efficiency, which hinder their performance in dynamic biological environments. …”
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Synergy analysis of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside and catechin: absorption, transport and lipid metabolism effects by Hangyu Liu, Tienan Xiang, Qianxi Zang, Qianxi Zang, Meihong Liu, Meihong Liu, Yuying Wang, Yuying Wang, Wandi Yin, Wandi Yin, Jingsheng Liu, Jingsheng Liu

“…Our results reveal that the intestinal absorption efficiency follows the order of catechin > C3G-catechin > C3G, primarily mediated through passive diffusion. …”
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Hybrid Huff-n-Puff Process for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Integration of Surfactant Flooding with CO₂ Oil Swelling by Abhishek Ratanpara, Joshua Donjuan, Camron Smith, Marcellin Procak, Ibrahima Aboubakar, Philippe Mandin, Riyadh I. Al-Raoush, Rosalinda Inguanta, Myeongsub Kim

“…This study is focused on the efficiency of surfactant flooding and low-pressure oil swelling in oil recovery. …”
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Cyclodextrin-Based Quercetin Powders for Potential Nose-to-Brain Transport: Formulation and In Vitro Assessment by Elmina-Marina Saitani, Paraskevi Papakyriakopoulou, Theodora Bogri, Georgia Choleva, Kyriaki Kontopoulou, Spyridon Roboras, Maria Samiou, Antiopi Vardaxi, Stergios Pispas, Georgia Valsami, Natassa Pippa

“…Blending with MLMPs enhanced powder flow and dose placement, although it modestly reduced diffusion efficiency. Overall, this study highlights the potential of HPβCD-based spray-dried powders for nasal Que delivery and demonstrates how HPMC and MLMPs can be strategically employed to tailor performance characteristics.…”
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A review on the catalytic pyrolysis of lipids to produce alternative aromatic hydrocarbons: Synthesis of hierarchically porous zeolites and aromatization mechanism by Pengye Song, Shaojie Guo, Menghao Zuo, Xin Wang, Huiyu Qiu, Boxiong Shen

“…Hierarchically porous zeolite catalysts, which retain the excellent catalytic activity and selectivity of microporous zeolites, can essentially and substantially improve mass transfer and diffusion efficiency in zeolites to avoid fast deactivation of catalysts due to coking. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of the economic effects of using artificial intelligence and ChatGPT tools in higher education institutions by Anna Vorontsova, Svitlana Tarasenko, Wojciech Duranowski, Arkadiusz Durasiewicz, John Soss, Artem Bilovol

“…AcknowledgmentsThe publication is part of the research topic “Economic Basics of Technology Diffusion into the National Economy of Ukraine Considering Best International Practices” (№0124U003482).…”
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Impact of a Multidisciplinary Functional Recovery Program on Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes: A One-Year Follow-Up by Diana-Lidia Tache-Codreanu, Iuliana David, Dan Corneliu Blendea, Ana-Maria Tache-Codreanu, Maria-Veronica Morcov, Andrei Tache-Codreanu, Corina Sporea

“…Assessments included six-minute walk test (6MWT), spirometry, plethysmography, diffusion capacity (DLCOc, KCO), respiratory muscle status, and perceived exertion (Borg scale). …”
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Rational design of amine-functionalized Al2O3 sorbents for direct air capture: Mechanistic insights and performance evaluation by Pacharapol Nokpho, Damisa Sawatrot, Natawadee Wongphaisal, Kanchana Phianchana, Krittin Korkerd, Xiaolin Wang, Pornpote Piumsomboon, Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan

“…Amine-functionalized alumina adsorbents offer a promising solution for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2, addressing the need for efficient and low-energy carbon removal technologies. …”
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Fabrication of taxifolin loaded zein-caseinate nanoparticles and its bioavailability in rat by Ying Li, Hang Su, Wenjun Wang, Zhongping Yin, Jing’en Li, En Yuan, Qingfeng Zhang

“…After encapsulating in TZP, the excellent dispersion of taxifolin in water significantly improve its diffusion velocity through a semi-permeable membrane. …”
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Si/Pyrex glass and poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based microfluidic devices with integrated heating elements for TiO2 nanoparticle synthesis by Milena Rašljić Rafajilović, Katarina Radulović, Marija V. Pergal, Jovan Blanuša, Vladimir Rajić, Nikola Cvjetićanin, Dana Vasiljević-Radović

“…The first microreactor comprises silicon and Pyrex glass, with its integrated heater produced through p-type diffusion. Conversely, the second microreactor is constructed from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and features a wire-based integrated heater. …”
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SSCD-YOLO: Semi-Supervised Cross-Domain YOLOv8 for Pedestrian Detection in Low-Light Conditions by Fangliang Cao, Kai Yan, Hongliang Chen, Zhen Wang, Yunliang Du, Zekang Zheng, Kefan Li, Baozhu Qi, Mingjia Wang

“…Additionally, a cross-domain distillation loss function is designed to improve the performance and efficiency of multi-scale object detection. Experimental results show that CDF-CycleGAN outperforms CycleGAN on various metrics across the LLVIP and M3FD datasets. …”
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Clinical and radiological efficacy of a new conservative treatment for fibrocystic disease by R. M. Shabaev, I. V. Kolyadina, D. A. Blagovestnov, P. M. Starokon

“…Patients in group I with all types of FBD (diffuse mastopathy, nodular, and mixed forms) demonstrated positive dynamics and BI-RADS category downgrading within 6 months. …”
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Study on the pore structure evolution and microscopic seepage characteristics of coal under high pressure air blasting by Shaoyang Yan, Fuqiang Gao, Xiaolin Yang, Huaibao Chu, Bo Sun, Chang Wang

“…The High Pressure Air Blasting (HPAB) is one of the main feasible technologies to improve the efficiency of unconventional gas extraction. Currently, there is little research on the visualization of the evolution of pore structure and seepage characteristics in coal under HPAB, resulting in unclear understanding of the formation of 3D pore network structure in coal under HPAB, the interconnection of pores and fissures, and the mechanism of gas seepage and diffusion under HPAB. …”
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Simulated microgravity confines and fragments the straw-based lignocellulose degrading microbial community by Boyang Liao, Tianyi Feng, Sihan Hou, Hong Liu, Jiajie Feng

“…ABSTRACT Crewed long-term and long-distance missions are the undoubted trends of human space exploration, which require a bioregenerative life support system (BLSS) and its efficient treatment of the highly lignocellulosic organic solid waste under microgravity. …”
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Pretraining-improved Spatiotemporal graph network for the generalization performance enhancement of traffic forecasting by Xiangyue Zhang, Chao Li, Ling Ji, Yuyun Kang, Mingming Pan, Zhuo Liu, Qiang Qi

“…This module enables more efficient processing of long sequences, extracting essential patterns while minimizing computational resource consumption. …”
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AI-ready rectal cancer MR imaging: a workflow for tumor detection and segmentation by Heather M. Selby, Yewon A. Son, Vipul R. Sheth, Todd H. Wagner, Erqi L. Pollom, Arden M. Morris

“…Objective This study aimed to foster collaboration between a radiologist and two data scientists in the detection and segmentation of rectal tumors on T2- and diffusion-weighted MR images. By combining the radiologist's clinical expertise with the data scientists’ imaging analysis skills, we sought to establish a foundation for future AI-driven approaches that streamline rectal tumor detection and segmentation, and optimize workflow efficiency. …”
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Construction of multifunctional composite networks and resilience evaluation under multiple attack scenarios: A case study of the Yangtze river delta by Jianshen Qu, Hao Wang, ZiWei Zhang, Zhili Xu, Yuexia Han, Bin Dong

“…This study integrates the gradient source model and circuit theory to optimize a multi-functional composite network linking ecological services, thermal environment diffusion, and economic interactions in the YRD. The result shows: (1)The total lengths of optimized corridors are 3161.98 km (ecological), 3364.83 km (thermal), and 2205.02 km (economic). …”
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Synergistic electronic and ionic enhancement of nickel hexacyanoferrate for robust sodium-ion battery performance under extreme conditions by Jiabao Li, Zhushun Zhang, Quan Yuan, Tianyi Wang, Likun Pan, Jinliang Li, Chengyin Wang

“…Nickel hexacyanoferrate (NiHCF) has emerged as a promising candidate due to its zero-strain ion-insertion characteristic and efficient ionic diffusion pathways. However, its practical application is hindered by inadequate ionic and electronic conductivity. …”
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