Redefining closed pores in carbons by solvation structures for enhanced sodium storage by Yibo Zhang, Si-Wei Zhang, Yue Chu, Jun Zhang, Haoyu Xue, Yiran Jia, Tengfei Cao, Dong Qiu, Xiaolong Zou, Da-Wei Wang, Ying Tao, Guiming Zhong, Zhangquan Peng, Feiyu Kang, Wei Lv, Quan-Hong Yang

“…Closed pores are accordingly redefined, and initial coulombic efficiency, cycling and low-temperature performance are largely improved. …”
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Effect of Industrial Dust Deposition on Photovoltaic Module Performance: Experimental Measurements in the Tropical Region by Yotham Andrea, Tatiana Pogrebnaya, Baraka Kichonge

“…Dust particle accumulation affects outdoor photovoltaic module transmittance of solar cell glazing and thus leads to significant degradation of conversion efficiency owing to lower irradiance reaching the surface. …”
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Cloud-Driven Data Analytics for Growing Plants Indoor by Nezha Kharraz, István Szabó

“…Nitrogen exhibited a strong positive correlation (0.85) with growth, whereas excessive moisture (–0.78) and slightly elevated temperatures (–0.24) negatively impacted plant development. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Art of Cell Balancing Techniques and Trade-Offs in Battery Management Systems by Adnan Ashraf, Basit Ali, Mothanna S. A. Al Sunjury, Pietro Tricoli

“…Among these, the cell imbalance is particularly important because it causes an uneven power dissipation in each cell, resulting in non-uniform temperature distribution. This uneven temperature distribution negatively affects the lifetime and efficiency of a battery pack. …”
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Removal of Azoxystrobin and Deltamethrin from Water Using Activated Biochar from <i>Moringa oleifera</i> L. Wood: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption Study by Hiago Gomes, Ellen Bento, Maria Dayrine Tavares, Yannice Santos, José Galberto da Costa, Ronaldo do Nascimento, Stefano Salvestrini, Raimundo Teixeira

“…The Sips model was the isotherm with the best fit to the experimental data, possibly indicating cooperativity between adsorbate molecules at low temperatures. The thermodynamic study showed a favorable adsorption at all the temperatures investigated, given the negative value of ΔG°. …”
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Complex mechanical-thermal synthesis of nanostructured calcium hydrosilicates for cement composites by Evgeny A. Shoshin, Denis K. Timokhin, Alexander V. Strakhov, Maria P. Kochergina, Georgy A. Korolkov

“…The reason for this lies in their high efficiency as accelerators in the absence of a negative effect on the long-term strength and durability of cement composites. …”
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Extraction and antitumor activity evaluation of small molecular weight collagen peptides from Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) skin by Ting Ye, Xiang Zhang, Jiahui Li, Shumao He, Jianlin Luo, Jianguo Lu, Can Li

“…However, current research indicates limited efficiency and activity in collagen protease hydrolysis from this source. …”
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Early-Stage Impacts of Irrigated Conservation Agriculture on Soil Physical Properties and Crop Performance in a French Mediterranean System by Juan David Dominguez-Bohorquez, Claire Wittling, Bruno Cheviron, Sami Bouarfa, Nicolas Urruty, Jean-Marie Lopez, Cyril Dejean

“…Overall, compaction emerged as a significant challenge in the adoption of CA, considering its negative impact on crop yields.…”
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Local floral resources and edge density within the urban ecosystem promote larger and less variable body size in the great banded furrow bee, Halictus scabiosae by Lucie M. Baltz, Julienne de Vastey, Hanna Gardein, Felix Klaus, Henri Greil, Robert J. Paxton, Panagiotis Theodorou

“…In holometabolous insects, whose size is fixed at adult eclosion, body size can be influenced by environmental factors during development (e.g. nutrition and temperature), or by ecological filtering during adulthood. …”
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Multivariate Statistical Approach for Anomaly Detection and Lost Data Recovery in Wireless Sensor Networks by Roberto Magán-Carrión, José Camacho, Pedro García-Teodoro

“…To evaluate the proposal, we consider WSN scenarios based on temperature sensors, both simulated and real. Furthermore, we consider three different routing algorithms, showing the strong interplay among (a) the routing strategy, (b) the negative effect of data loss on the network performance, and (c) the data recovering capability of the approach. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUCTIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL-PURPOSE EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE HEAT TRANSFER PROCEDURES by TURCANU, Adrian, NUCĂ, Ilie

“…By applying eco-design principles and innovative, efficient solutions, the negative impact on the environment can be significantly reduced, transforming citizens into eco-consumers. …”
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Environmental Impact Assessment of Heat Storage System in Rock-Bed Accumulator by Mateusz Malinowski, Stanisław Bodziacki, Stanisław Famielec, Damian Huptyś, Sławomir Kurpaska, Hubert Latała, Zuzanna Basak

“…A 3 °C increase in average air temperature results in an average reduction of 0.7% per year in the negative environmental impact of the rock-bed thermal energy storage system.…”
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Remediation of an aqueous solution contaminated with an anionic diazo dye using natural chabazite by Hani Zeidan, Funda Çufadar, Necati Karakaya, Muazzez Çelik Karakaya, Mustafa Esen Marti

“…The separation efficiency reduced with increasing temperature, and according to the thermodynamic data, the process was non-spontaneous and exothermic. …”
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Study on physiological characteristics of fruit cracking of different jujube varieties by LIU Wei, WANG Jianyu, WANG Zhenlei, LIN Minjuan

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Tailoring Fumaric Acid Delivery: The Role of Surfactant-Enhanced Solid Lipid Microparticles via Spray-Congealing by Yen-Chiu Tsai, Ling Chen, Maoshen Chen, Yun Ma, Fang Zhong, Fei Liu

“…Rheological properties, encapsulation efficiency, particle size, moisture content, and thermal behaviour were assessed, along with the release profiles under different temperature conditions simulating the baking process. …”
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Adsorption potential of polymer metal oxide composites for crystal violet and basic fuchsin: isotherm, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies by Ruksana Sirach, Pragnesh N. Dave

“…Under optimized conditions, the adsorptive removal of dye was accompanied by a negative ΔGo value ranging from − 26.7 to -34.3 kJ mol− 1 indicating spontaneity, which was enhanced with rising temperatures. …”
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Multifunctional Core-Shell NiFe2O4 Shield with TiO2/rGO Nanostructures for Biomedical and Environmental Applications by R. Esther Nimshi, J. Judith Vijaya, B. Al-Najar, L. Hazeem, M. Bououdina, L. John Kennedy, K. Kombaiah, S. Bellucci

“…This effectiveness is much close to the threshold temperature of hyperthermia (45°C), and the zones of inhibition show the better effective antibacterial activity of NTG against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains besides simultaneous good efficient, stable, and removable sonophotocatalyst toward the TC degradation.…”
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Sustainable production of bacterial nanocellulose from date fruit waste using Bacillus haynesii for waste valorisation and crystal violet dye removal by Rabab R. Makharita, Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar, Afra Mohammed Baghdadi, Ragaa A. Hamouda

“…The glass transition temperature of the bacterial nanocellulose ranged from 21.51 to 42.06 °C, with a low negative charge for colloidal stability. …”
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Ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic composites with woven mesh energy directors: Enhanced strength and hygrothermal resistance by Dongsheng Yue, Guoqun Zhao, Jiaying Pan, Jiaming Liu, Dong Quan

“…In ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic composites, energy directors (EDs) based on thermoplastic films often exhibit low heat generation efficiency and uneven temperature distribution at the welding interface, which negatively affect weld quality and joint strength. …”
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Understanding the sorbent properties of layered double hydroxide for the removal of pharmaceuticals from aqueous Solutions: A comprehensive review by Zahraa Ali Hammood, Ahmed A. Mohammed

“…Furthermore, the kinetic and mechanism aspects of adsorption are analyzed in relation to pH, temperature, and ionic strength. The insights gained from these studies can contribute to the development of multifunctional LDH materials for the efficient removal of pharmaceutical contaminants, thereby mitigating their harmful effects on water bodies and ecosystems.…”
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