« Perspectives » Regional organizations and inter-regional relations: competitive models or a bottom-up change of multilateral global governance? by Mario Telò

“…This article draws the attention firstly on the diffusion of macro-regional organizations in each continent as well as on the inter-regional relations. …”
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Thermalization of the quantum planar rotor with external potential by Birthe Schrinski, Yoon Jun Chan, Björn Schrinski

“…We study decoherence, diffusion, friction, and how they thermalize a planar rotor in the presence of an external potential. …”
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Features of Impinging Streams Intensifying Processes and Their Applications by Yuan Wu, Yuxin Zhou, Jia Guo, Jun Yuan

“…Essentially, GIS is applicable only for rapid processes controlled by gas film diffusion. The effect of LIS enhancing transfer is negligible; while it has the features of efficient micromixing and strong pressure fluctuation both which are resulted from the intensive interaction between the opposing streams and can promote process kinetics. …”
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Square-Based Division Scheme for Image Encryption Using Generalized Fibonacci Matrices by Panagiotis Oikonomou, George K. Kranas, Maria Sapounaki, Georgios Spathoulas, Aikaterini Aretaki, Athanasios Kakarountas, Maria Adam

“…Encryption keys are generated using the direct sum of generalized Fibonacci matrices, ensuring key matrix invertibility and strong diffusion properties and security levels. Experimental results on widely-used benchmark images and a comparative analysis against State-of-the-Art encryption algorithms demonstrate that SBD-Fibonacci achieves high entropy, strong resistance to differential and statistical attacks, and efficient runtime performance—even for large images.…”
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Novel Europium-Grafted 3D Covalent Organic Framework for Selective and Sensitive Fluorescence-Enhanced Detection of Levofloxacin by Junyi Zhao, Chao Zhang, Zhijie Qiu, Zerong Zhang, Xiaorou Lin, Shibin Huang, Jianfeng Zhang, Jingpeng Wu, Li Liao, Rui Wang

“…Its 3D architecture facilitates rapid LVFX diffusion to luminescent sites, producing notably enhanced fluorescence and high sensitivity. …”
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DMformer: a transformer with denoising and multi-modal data fusion for enhancing BEV perception by Xuefeng Bao, Feng Liu, Yunli Chen, Yong Li, Rui Tian

“…This study introduces DMFormer, an innovative multi-modal BEV perception framework that employs Transformer architecture and a diffusion denoising model to tackle key challenges, including sensor noise, efficient fusion of multi-modal data, and modeling dynamic scenes. …”
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Bi Doped TiO2 as a Photocatalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity by İlknur Altın

“…The band gap energies were measured to be of 3.11 eV for TiO2-2 and 3.02 eV for Bi-TiO2 by ultraviolet (UV)-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, revealing that doping Bi improves the efficient interactive relation of the catalyst with visible light. …”
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Study on Organo-Silica-Derived Membranes Using a Robeson-like Plot by Lucas Bünger, Tim van Gestel, Tim Kurtz, Krassimir Garbev, Peter Stemmermann, Wilhelm A. Meulenberg, Olivier Guillon, Dieter Stapf

“…Membrane processes offer a simple and efficient method to provide CO₂ in this form. …”
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Exciton funneling in 2D artificial potential landscapes decorated by reassembled micro-bubbles by Wenqi Qian, Haiyi Liu, Guangyi Tao, Fangxun Liu, Sihan Lin, Tengteng Gao, Xueying Wang, Qihong Hu, Dalin Zhang, Dong Xiang, Lie Lin, Pengfei Qi, Zheyu Fang, Weiwei Liu

“…The imaging of exciton transport and emission provide more intuitive evidence in spatial that excitons flow towards bubble center from excitation location driven by the conventional diffusion and strain gradient induced drift effect, supported by drift-diffusion model. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Carbonation-Enhanced Alkali-Activated Slag-Solidified Shield Muck: Temperature–Humidity Coupling Effects by Kejian Wang, Shuangyu Hu, Ying Li, Zhiqin Xi, Jianwei Qian, Bo Yuan

“…Efficient resource utilization of shield muck is critical for urban metro construction. …”
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Dual-Wavelength On-Chip Integrated Metalens for Epi-Fluorescence Single-Molecule Sensing by Elena Barulina, Dang Du Nguyen, Fedor Shuklin, Mikhail Podobrii, Sergey Novikov, Alexander Chernov, Inki Kim, Aleksandr Barulin

“…Such sensitivity provides reliable diffusion fluorescence correlation spectroscopy analysis of single molecules on a chip to extract their concentration and diffusion properties in the nanomolar range. …”
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ZIF-8/PLA porous composite microspheres: preparation, characterization, and effective removal of gaseous benzene by Jiali Li, Peijian Sun, Yipeng Wang, Xuehui Sun, Bin Peng, Weili Xu, Mengmeng Liu, Cong Nie

“…The adsorption capacity of gaseous benzene on these ZIF-8/PLA microspheres is as high as 77–238 mg/g and 18%–44% of benzene can be removed from the cigarette smoke by using these ZIF-8/PLA microspheres as absorbents due to the interconnected hierarchical porous network enhancing the fast gas diffusion and the strong π-π stacking interactions of ZIF-8 towards aromatic hydrocarbons, showing the great potential of these ZIF-8/PLA microspheres as adsorbents for efficient removal of gaseous benzene.…”
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Sodium-Intercalated Vanadium Oxide Coated on Carbon Cloth for Electrode Materials in High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries by Chen Chen, Baoxuan Hou, Ting Cheng, Fei Wu, Yulin Hu, Youzhi Dai, Xiao Zhang, Yuan Tian, Xin Zhao, Lei Wang

“…Moreover, the overall battery reaction was governed by a combination of diffusion and surface processes. The Na30V@CC battery system demonstrated reduced reaction impedance and improved zinc ion diffusion rates. …”
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Adsorption of Hg(II) from Aqueous Solution Using Adulsa (Justicia adhatoda) Leaves Powder: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies by Mohd Aslam, Sumbul Rais, Masood Alam, Arulazhagan Pugazhendi

“…The rate determining step is described by intraparticle diffusion model. These studies considered the possibility of using Adulsa plant leaves biomass as an inexpensive, efficient, and environmentally safe adsorbent for the treatment of Hg(II) contaminated wastewaters.…”
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A Real-Time Image Encryption Method of Networked Inverted Pendulum Visual Servo Control System by Xue Li, Bing Liu, Changda Zhang

“…In the real-time control of networked inverted pendulum visual servo control system (NIPVSCS), how to achieve safe and efficient image transmission is an important and challenging problem. …”
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Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of SWRO Process Based on Simultaneous Method by Aipeng Jiang, Qiang Ding, Jian Wang, Shu Jiangzhou, Wen Cheng, Changxin Xing

“…Reverse osmosis (RO) technique is one of the most efficient ways for seawater desalination to solve the shortage of freshwater. …”
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Kinetic study on the extraction of ethanimidic acid from hibiscus flowers using microwave assisted hydrodistillation by Hesham Hussein Rassem, Mohd Hairul Bin Khamidun, Ahmer Ali Siyal, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed

“…The second-order model demonstrated superior accuracy (R² = 0.954), outperforming the first-order model, and effectively described the two-stage extraction process: washing and diffusion. The second-order kinetic model ensures precise control of ethanimidic acid extraction, enabling efficient scalability for industrial production and consistent quality for pharmacological applications, emphasizing sustainable and cost-effective manufacturing practices. …”
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Mathematical modelling of reoviruses in cancer cell cultures. by Arwa Abdulla Baabdulla, Francisca Cristi, Maya Shmulevitz, Thomas Hillen

“…Paradoxically, SV5 attaches to cancer cells less efficiently than T3wt, which lead us to hypothesize that there might be an optimal binding affinity with maximal oncolytic activity. …”
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Optimizing Coal Wettability via Anionic Surfactants: An Integrated Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Investigation by Hongmei Li, Yun Zhao, Jie Deng, Jing Xie, Weiqi Zhou, Yiting Liu, Luming Li, Futing Xia, Rui Qi

“…This coordinated adsorption process alters water diffusion and the surface free energy of coal, thereby improving wettability. …”
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Investigation of the air permeability of fabric weaves to increase the wearing comfort of firefighter clothing and improve stab and cut protection by Rahel Heesemann, Sudhanshu Maurya, Rochak Rathour, Apurba Das, Thomas Gries

“…Sweat is diffused through the jacket due to differing water vapour partial pressures inside and outside the jacket. …”
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