pH-responsive agarose hydrogel for enhanced gastrointestinal ibuprofen delivery: A novel pressure-sensitive adhesive system by Anil K. Philip, Betty Annie Samuel, Yagub S. Saleh, Saurabh Bhatia, Bassim I. Mohammad, Hayder A. Al-Aubaidy

“…Unlike conventional physical encapsulation methods, our covalently tethered design achieved 78.1 ± 3.4 % drug incorporation efficiency with minimal burst release (<15 %), representing a 3.5-fold improvement over traditional alginate systems (p < 0.01). …”
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Performance Improvement of TiO₂ Ultraviolet Photodetectors by Using Atomic Layer Deposited Al₂O₃ Passivation Layer by Yao-Tsung Yang, Shih-Chin Lin, Ching-Chiun Wang, Ying-Rong Ho, Jian-Zhi Chen, Jung-Jie Huang

“…Moreover, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy indicated that following the annealing treatment, Al, Ti, and O atoms diffused across the interface between the Al₂O₃ passivation layer and TiO₂ NRs, resulting in the binding of these atoms to form Al–Ti–O bonds. …”
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Dual purpose of graphene decorated with Cu3SnS4 as a counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells and degradation of tetracycline antibiotics by A. Manimozhi, T. Sumathi, Sreeja Saravanan, N. Dhachanamoorthi, M. Saravanakumar, Kaliyamurthy Jayaprakash

“…As a result, the DSSC equipped with Cu3SnS4/graphene (50 mg) nanocomposite CE achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.21 %, which was higher than that of using Cu3SnS4 nanoparticles (4.22 %) and comparable to the 5.91 % obtained with pure Pt CE as a reference. …”
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Aprepitant-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles: a novel approach to enhance oral bioavailability by Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Asad Saeed, Muhammad Ijaz, Sherjeel Adnan, Zeeshan Masood, Muhammad Waqas, Wafa Ishaq, Nabeela Ameer

“…In vitro drug release studies showed that APT-CD-NP4 yielded the maximum drug release (98.89% ± 4.11%) in PBS (pH 7.4) and followed the Higuchi release model (with exponent n = 0.542), indicating non-Fickian diffusion (anomalous transport). The maximum concentration of drug in plasma and the bioavailability of optimal formulation APT-CD-NP4 were higher than those of pure APT. …”
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Comparative Study on Physicochemical Properties, Stability and Bioavailability of All-E and Z-Astaxanthin Nano-emulsions by Lesong ZHOU, Jialing CHEN, Liping HE, Yong CAO, Jie XIAO, Xiaojuan LIU

“…In addition, the encapsulation efficiency was markedly enhanced by 6.1% (P<0.05), and the Z-AST NEs exhibited heightened ultraviolet absorption. …”
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Multi-Parametric MRI Combined with Radiomics for the Evaluation of Lymphovascular Space Invasion in Cervical Cancer by Huanhuan Wang, Jie Meng, Guoqiang Dong, Lijing Zhu, Zhengyang Zhou, Yuan Jiang, Li Zhu

“…All patients underwent 3.0T MRI examination including T2 weighted imaging (T2WI), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and contrast-enhanced T1 weighted imaging (T1WI + C) enhanced sequences. …”
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Strategies for adaptation of Russian commercial banks to innovative technologies by O. S. Solenaya

“…In recent years, banking innovations have almost always been associated with digital technologies and artificial intelligence, the time of their implementation is constantly decreasing, and diffusion into the sphere of banking activities is accelerating. …”
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Tunable properties of silver (Ag) substituted BaFe2O4 nanoparticles for photovoltaic (PV) applications by Irum Shahid Khan, Iftikhar Hussain Gul

“…The lowest energy band gap value of 1.5–1.8 eV was achieved by pristine and Ba0.7Ag0.3Fe2O4 making it eligible to operate within the ideal region of solar cell efficiency with reduced recombination losses. The PL emission intensity was also observed in the visible spectrum at 573–576 nm for Ag concentrated samples suggesting that material can efficiently absorb and release light in the solar spectrum’s most useful region. …”
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COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES OF THE PERM PROVINCE DURING THE PERIOD “PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE COMPULSORY EDUCATION INTROD... by S. V. Golikova

“…Meanwhile, the stage of preparation for cosmopolitan diffusion of compulsory primary education in the Russian Empire, marked by emergence of the special bill drafted by the Ministry of National Education in 1907, is of great interest to the research of opportunities of interaction of the state institutes and regional local self-government bodies (Zemstvo in the Russian language).The aim of the publication is to show the efficiency of joint activities of local self-government bodies and national administrative bodies with reference to example of the system of primary national education formation during 1908–1913 in the Perm province.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Combining multi-parametric MRI radiomics features with tumor abnormal protein to construct a machine learning-based predictive model for prostate cancer by Chi Zhang, Zewen Wang, Peicheng Shang, Yibin Zhou, Jin Zhu, Lijun Xu, Zeyu Chen, Mengqi Yu, Yachen Zang

“…The proposed model, which integrates radiomic features, TAP and clinical characteristics using machine learning, demonstrated high predictive efficiency in diagnosing prostate cancer.…”
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Minocycline Nanocrystals: A New Approach for Treating Acne with Reduced Systemic Side Effects by Suha M. Abudoleh, Juhaina M. Abu Ershaid, Dima Lafi, Nisreen A. Dahshan, Ahmad Talhouni, Amjad Abuirmeileh

“…The nanocrystals exhibited a loading efficiency of 86.19 ± 16.7%. Antimicrobial testing showed no significant difference in activity between minocycline and its nanoparticle formulation. …”
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A Study of the Process of Removing Liquid Organic Substance from Textile Material by Powder and the Substantiation of the Laws of Its Flow by P. N. Kolesnikov

“…The relevance of this research is determined by the scientific contradiction between the need to increase the efficiency  of degassing powder formulations when processing textile materials contaminated with drops of toxic chemicals, and  the lack of such an opportunity, since the application of modern theories of degassing is difficult here due to the lack of  knowledge about the diffusion stage that determines the transition of liquid from tissue into powder. …”
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Optimization of arsenic removal from water using novel renewable adsorbents derived from orange peels by Roya Sadat Neisan, Noori M. Cata Saady, Carlos Bazan, Sohrab Zendehboudi

“…The results indicated that ACOP-TiO2 demonstrated efficient arsenic removal, with optimal pH identified at approximately 4.2. …”
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Study on microwave ignition behavior of inferior bituminous coal assisted by coke under dynamic particle spacing by Peng ZOU, Naiyuan XUE, Wei ZHOU, Junfeng LI, Jihui GAO, Guangbo ZHAO

“…Microwave technology has been demonstrated to efficiently convert electromagnetic energy to thermal energy through its unique non-contact heating method and plasma effect, facilitating in-situ generation of additional volatiles. …”
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Ab initio and experimental study of sulphur/samarium codoped-TiO2 and its visible light photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of orange II dye by Moro Haruna, Charles Kwame Bandoh, Francis Opoku, Eric Selorm Agorku

“…The S-TiO2-Sm3+ (0.6 %) photocatalyst obtained the maximum degradation efficiency of 100 % in 2.5 h with a rate constant (k) of 61 × 10−3 min−1. …”
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Biphasic lipid extraction from microalgae after PEF-treatment reduces the energy demand of the downstream process by Ioannis Papachristou, Natalja Nazarova, Rüdiger Wüstner, Robin Lina, Wolfgang Frey, Aude Silve

“…These led to an adaption of a biphasic ethanol:hexane:water 1:6:0.4 vol/vol/vol solvent with 37 mL solvent per 1 g of dry biomass ratio which while ineffective on fresh biomass, achieved a 27% dry weight yield from incubated microalgae. The extraction efficiency in the biphasic route was lower compared to the monophasic (i.e., 69% and 95%, respectively). …”
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SUPRAVENTRICULAR RHYTHM DISTURBANCES TREATMENT WITH ANTIARHYTHMIC DRUG III CLASS NIBENTAN IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE (EXPERIMENTAL, CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE... by I. A. Latfullin, R. F. Gaifullina

“…To evaluate antiarhythmic efficiency of Nibentan (Verofarm, Russia), antiarrythmic drug III class, in supraventricular rhythm disturbances (SRD) relief in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). …”
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Production of Protein Hydrolysates from Cod Backbone Using Selected Enzymes: Evaluation of Antioxidative and Antimicrobial Activities of Hydrolysates by Dimitra Marinou, Charlotte Jacobsen, Davide Odelli, Krystalia Sarigiannidou, Ann-Dorit Moltke Sørensen

“…Three different enzymes were applied (Alcalase, Neutrase, and Protamex), and hydrolyses were carried out within the enzyme’s optima for pH and temperature for 0.5–6 h. The efficiency of the enzyme treatment was evaluated based on the protein extraction yield (PEY), the degree of hydrolysis (DH), and antioxidant activity using two different in vitro assays (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging and iron chelation) and antimicrobial activity determined by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and disk diffusion assays. …”
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Enhancing Electrochemical Performance of Si@CNT Anode by Integrating SrTiO₃ Material for High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries by Nischal Oli, Diana C. Liza Castillo, Brad R. Weiner, Gerardo Morell, Ram S. Katiyar

“…Unfortunately, the commercialization of silicon anodes is stringently hindered by large volume expansion during lithiation–delithiation, the unstable and detrimental growth of electrode/electrolyte interface layers, sluggish Li-ion diffusion, poor rate performance, and inherently low ion/electron conductivity. …”
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Stabilization of caffeine-loaded nanoliposomes via chitosan coating and spray drying for application in food products by Zahra Mehrabi-Khozani, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Khashayar Sarabandi, Atefe Rezaei, Yahya Maghsoudlou

“…CAF release kinetics in both simulated gastric and intestine conditions followed a Fickian diffusion mechanism. The release data fitted well with Kopcha and Korsmeyer-Peppas models, with R2 > 0.92. …”
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