A review on bioremediation by microbial immobilization-an effective alternative for wastewater treatment by Frank Abimbola Ogundolie, Olorunfemi Oyewole Babalola, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Christiana Eleojo Aruwa, Jacqueline Njikam Manjia, Taoheed Kolawole Muftaudeen

“…This constitutes a significant departure from traditional bioremediation practices (entrapment, adsorption, encapsulation), in addition to its ability to engage in covalent bonding and cross-linking. …”
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Survival and Acidification Potential of Lactobacillus Plantarum MNC 21 Stored in Air-Dried Sorghum Flours by Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga, Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa

“…To determine their fermentation efficiency during storage, sterile sorghum malt slurries were inoculated with the dried culture and fermented at 30°C for 24 h. …”
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A comprehensive design schedule for electrosprayed thin films with different surface morphologies by S. W. Karuga, E. M. Kelder, M. J. Gatari, M. J. Gatari, J. C. M. Marijnissen

“…The technique is outstanding because of its high deposition efficiency and ability to achieve thin films with different surface morphologies. …”
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Natural resource management in an energy‐constrained future in the United States by W. Daniel Svedarsky, David L. Trauger, David R. Schad

“…“Sustainability” as used in this paper is derived from the commonly cited, Brundtland Report definition of sustainable development as, “…development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” …”
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Insights into the role of electrolytes in slurry performance for photoelectrochemical mechanical polishing of GaN wafers by Yuewen Sun, Zhigang Dong, Jihao Zhang, Jiajian Feng, Renke Kang, Shang Gao

“…Due to its strong chemical stability, the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) efficiency of GaN is extremely low. Photoelectrochemical mechanical polishing (PECMP) has proven effective for efficient, high-quality GaN polishing. …”
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Azithromycin removal from water via adsorption on drinking water sludge-derived materials: Kinetics and isotherms studies. by Camilo C Castro-Jiménez, Julio C Saldarriaga-Molina, Edwin F García, Ricardo A Torres-Palma, Nancy Acelas

“…These adsorbents were then evaluated for their ability to remove azithromycin (AZT) from aqueous solutions. …”
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Decentralized Trust and Dynamic Batching for Multi-Domain SDN Using Blockchain by Javier Jose Diaz Rivera, Ricard Vilalta, Raul Munoz, Pol Alemany, Lluis Gifre Renom

“…An Adaptive Batch Mechanism (ABM) is introduced to optimize block formation by dynamically adjusting batch parameters and using dummy transactions to maintain efficiency during low and varying transaction loads. …”
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Biological fixation of nitrogen by native isolates of Rhizobium sp. symbionts of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit by Juan Guillermo Cubillos-Hinojosa, Pablo Ernesto Milian Mindiola, Jorge Luis Hernández Mulford, Arnaldo de Jesús Peralta Castilla

“…These plants have the ability to establish symbiotic association with the genus Rhizobium sp. and fix biologically atmospheric nitrogen favoring growth and development, being reflected in production increases. …”
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Butane Dehydrogenation: Thermodynamic Modeling and Performance Analysis of Selected Process Simulators by Barde E. D., Oyegoke T., Aliyu A., Uzochukwu M. I., Odih C.

“…The focus is on their ability to accurately model thermodynamic properties and chemical reaction dynamics. …”
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A Low-Noise Current-Squared Delta-Sigma-Modulation Boost Converter Suitable for Low-Voltage Wireless Sensor Networks With Transient-Accelerated Techniques by Jiann-Jong Chen, Yuh-Shyan Hwang, Hung-Wei Chiu, Yu-Zhe Gao, Joshua Ku

“…Furthermore, the converter achieves a peak power efficiency of 88 %, with optimal performance achieved at a load current of 70 mA and an output voltage of 1.8 V.…”
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Advances in low-temperature flue gas denitrification catalyst research by SUN Haixiao, ZHAO Ruxia, XU Tao, GUAN Xuefeng, ZHENG Longjiao, WU Zeli, WU Yifan, DAI Xiaoping, ZHANG Xin*

“…Finally, the strategies for improving the anti-poisoning were summarised and prospected, aiming to provide insights into the design and preparation of low-temperature flue gas denitrification catalysts with high efficiency, strong anti-poisoning ability and long service life.…”
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Comparative Study Between Active AMD and ABS Devices by Using μ-Synthesis Robust Control by Karima Chaker, Badreddine Sbartai, Shehata E. Abdel Raheem

“…While applying an approach known as μ-synthesis, the robust control was retained because of its ability to include all these considerations when they act simultaneously. …”
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Performance Optimization in Three-Modality Biometric Verification using Heterogeneous CPU-GPU Computation by Bopatriciat Boluma Mangata, Pierre Tshibanda wa Tshibanda, Guy-Patient Mbiya Mpoyi, Jean Pepe Buanga Mapetu, Rostin Mabela Matendo Makengo, Eugène Mbuyi Mukendi

“…This study highlights the ability of heterogeneous computing systems to effectively reduce the verification time of biometric systems while maintaining an optimal balance between processing speed and overall efficiency. …”
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Advancing organic photovoltaic materials by machine learning-driven design with polymer-unit fingerprints by Xiumin Liu, Xinyue Zhang, Ye Sheng, Zihe Zhang, Pan Xiong, Xuehai Ju, Junwu Zhu, Caichao Ye

“…Abstract To enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, the identification of high-performance polymer/macromolecule materials and understanding their relationship with photovoltaic performance before synthesis are critical objectives. …”
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Large Language Models in Genomics—A Perspective on Personalized Medicine by Shahid Ali, Yazdan Ahmad Qadri, Khurshid Ahmad, Zhizhe Lin, Man-Fai Leung, Sung Won Kim, Athanasios V. Vasilakos, Teng Zhou

“…This enhances the accuracy, precision, and efficiency of extensive genomic analyses through contextualization. …”
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Screening of Ionic Liquids for Acid Gas Removal by Giuseppe Andriani, Gianmaria Pio, Chiara Vianello, Ernesto Salzano, Paolo Mocellin

“…In addition to their absorption efficiency, the thermal stability of ILs must be rigorously assessed to guarantee their durability and reliability in industrial applications. …”
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GIVTED-Net: GhostNet-Mobile Involution ViT Encoder-Decoder Network for Lightweight Medical Image Segmentation by Resha Dwika Hefni Al-Fahsi, Ahmad Naghim Fauzaini Prawirosoenoto, Hanung Adi Nugroho, Igi Ardiyanto

“…Nevertheless, conventional CNN layers, such as convolution and pooling, demonstrate a spatial inductive bias that constrains their ability to instantly capture global context information. …”
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INFLUENCE OF POWDER PARTICLE SIZES OF POROUS MATERIALS ON REDUCING THE AERODYNAMIC NOISE LEVEL by L. P. Pilinevich, M. V. Tumilovich, A. G. Kravtsov, D. M. Rumyantsev, K. V. Grib

“…Such PPMs have a wide range of porosity, high permeability, mechanical strength, provide the ability to work in a wide temperature range, high corrosion resistance, and therefore find more and more widespread application in practice. …”
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Effect of Dietary Protein and Lipid Level on Growth, Antioxidant, and Gene Expression of Juvenile Parabramis pekinensis by Wentao Xu, Ye Xu, Zhijing Yang, Yaming Feng, Huanhuan Huo, Xiaoping Miao, Hailong Gu

“…The quadratic regression analysis of FCR and protein efficiency ratio (PER) in P. pekinensis showed that P/L ratio performed best around 5.33. …”
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SCRED-Distillation: Improving Low-Dose CT Image Quality via Feature Fusion and Mutual Learning by Yanqing Wang, Xinru Zhan, Wanquan Liu, Yingying Li, Kexin Guo, Huafeng Wang

“…This approach synergistically integrates the global contextual awareness of Transformer architectures with the efficiency and regularization benefits of Knowledge Distillation. …”
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