Preparation and Performance of Biomimetic Zebra-Striped Wood-Based Photothermal Evaporative Materials by Zebin Zhao, Wenxuan Wang, Zhichen Ba, Yuze Zhang, Hongbo Xu, Daxin Liang

“…By utilizing the vortices brought about by the temperature difference, the design of a solar water evaporator is created based on the bionic zebra pattern, so as to improve its water evaporation performance. …”
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Welgelegen by Gerdy Alette VERSCHUURE-STUIP

“…The word strictly means “well positioned” in modern Dutch but the descriptions show it can be interpreted better as well-functioning and entertaining.  Location and composition factors The most important physical factors and motives, the answer to the first research question, were: a favorable location in the landscape (i.e., fertile soil, water, height differences, landscape gradients); a position along good and “entertaining” infrastructural connections (land and waterways); and a favorable relation with the city (view of and mental link to a city, accessibility and travel time). …”
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Effect of Recycled Fibers on the Mechanical Properties and Durability of Sand Concrete by Hamid ALSAYADI, Nacera KHALDI, Houria HEBHOUB, Chaher RIHIA, Mohammed Ichem BENHALILOU, Karima MESSAOUDI

“…Recycling waste in construction materials is part of a sustainable development approach aimed at creating new materials with characteristics that have been shown to be competitive with traditional materials. …”
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Effect of Ultrasonic Frequency on Thickener Performance by Gongcheng Li, Shulong Liu, Zengsheng Wen, Guolei Liu, Yu Cui, Yajian Shao

“…Gravity thickening is an important aspect to solve numerous environmental and safety problems that were created by tailings discharging at low solid concentrations. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activity of Vitamin E-infused Nanogel Formulation: An In-Vitro Study by Turaga Amani, Mouttoukichenin Surenthar

“…Objective: This study aims to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of a vitamin E-infused nanogel formulation in an in-vitro setting and compare its efficacy with standard antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents. Methods: A gel was created by lyophilizing 5 g of powdered vitamin E, 0.5 g of chitosan, 0.2 mL of tween 80, and 10 mL of monosodium phosphate in 90 mL of distilled water, which was then heated to 55°C for 30 minutes while stirring. …”
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Oxidative Stress Evaluation of Lambda-Cyhalothrin and Antioxidant (Vitamin E) on Male Rats by Mustafa Q. Mustafa, Zainab J. Mohammed

“…Thus, the study findings demonstrate the impact of LCT on oxidative stress and renal function as well as the antioxidant role of vitamin E.…”
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Using High-Resolution Flood Hazard and Urban Heat Island Maps for High-Priority BGI Placement at the City Scale by Stefan Reinstaller, Albert Wilhelm König, Dirk Muschalla

“…This study presents a general workflow for creating a priority map for blue–green infrastructure (BGI) placement at the city scale, incorporating model-based benefit analysis. …”
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Mild opening procedure to obtain open-ended yet long single-wall carbon nanotubes for subsequent filling by Aina Fitó-Parera, Miguel Ángel López Carrillo, Marcel Erwan Tonye, Maksiem Erkens, Pegie Cool, Wim Wenseleers, Salomé Forel, Sofie Cambré

“…Encapsulation of molecules inside the hollow core of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has become an interesting research field to create new functionalities. To fill the SWCNTs, as-synthesized SWCNTs first need to be opened. …”
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Meloxicam mitigated methylglyoxal-induced glycative stress in rats by Talha Fayyaz, Ghulam Abbas, Hammad Ahmed, Najeeb Khatian, Shumaila Usman, Uzair Nisar, Noor Ain, Yamna Khurshid, Syed Ali

“…Afterward, the cognitive (Morris Water Maze), liver (LFT), and kidney (Creatinine) functioning were evaluated. …”
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Seasonal bacterial profiles of Vellozia with distinct drought adaptations in the megadiverse campos rupestres by Otávio Henrique Bezerra Pinto, Bárbara Bort Biazotti, Rafael Soares Correa de Souza, Juliana Érika de Carvalho Teixeira Yassitepe, Paulo Arruda, Ricardo Augusto Dante, Isabel Rodrigues Gerhardt

“…Abstract Microbial communities can vary as a function of seasonal precipitation and the phenotypic characteristics of the prevailing plant species in an ecosystem. …”
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The interplay between antimicrobial resistance, heavy metal pollution, and the role of microplastics by Igori Balta, Joanne Lemon, Anna Gadaj, Iuliana Cretescu, Ducu Stef, Ioan Pet, Lavinia Stef, David McCleery, Alastair Douglas, Nicolae Corcionivoschi, Nicolae Corcionivoschi

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The impact of daily lifestyle on the emergence of new spaces in housing by Maede Pashaei, Hamed Beyti

“…The proposed contemporary spaces in this research include a central water purification system, a central laundry, individual unit laundry facilities, waste chutes, mechanical car washes, a filter for the restroom entrance, a designed guard station for monitoring entries and exits, ensuring visibility to children's play areas, creating visual and physical connections between public and semi-public courtyards, designing health pathways, a gymnasium, and a swimming pool.…”
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Combined exercise and Hawthorn protect against learning impairments and hippocampal damage from trimethyltin neurotoxicity in rat by Maryam Keshvari, Ali Heidarianpour, Farzaneh Chehelcheraghi

“…To evaluate learning and spatial memory, the Morris water maze test and Reverse test was performed in the 12th week. …”
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Fabrication of green synthesized lanthanum-doped bismuth ferrite perovskite type nanoparticles for photocatalytic removal of ibuprofen from aqueous solution by Rasmirekha Pattanaik, Rishabh Kamal, Debapriya Pradhan, Suresh Kumar Dash

“…Abstract Ibuprofen is a potential environmental toxin and carcinogen for freshwater ecosystems, posing significant risks to human health, particularly through its impact on kidney function. This research introduced a new type of bismuth ferrite perovskite material, modified with separable lanthanum, to explore how sunlight can be used to break down ibuprofen in water. …”
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Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency by Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

“…Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, air pollution, and the spread of infectious diseases are some of the major health threats exacerbated by climate change.11 “Without nature, we have nothing”, was UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s blunt summary at the biodiversity COP in Montreal last year.12 Even if we could keep global warming below an increase of 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels, we could still cause catastrophic harm to health by destroying nature. Access to clean water is fundamental to human health, and yet pollution has damaged water quality, causing a rise in water-borne diseases.13 Contamination of water on land can also have far-reaching effects on distant ecosystems when that water runs off into the ocean.14 Good nutrition is underpinned by diversity in the variety of foods, but there has been a striking loss of genetic diversity in the food system. …”
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Chemical and physical parameters supporting the top-rated product of Kapi-pla, a gastronomy of southern food, Thailand by Sunisa Siripongvutikorn, Kanyamanee Pumethakul, Jinattita thantrirat, Nualpun Sirinupong, Worrapanit Chansuwan, Worapong Usawakesmanee, Chanonkarn Rujirapong

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Patterning the Pore Orientation of Nanoporous Metal via Self‐Organization in Flow Cells by Congcheng Wang, Yang Li, Xiangwei Geng, Jiatao Mao, Qing Chen

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Biological properties of macroporous cryostructurate based on extracellular matrix components by A. M. Grigoriev, Yu. B. Basok, A. D. Belova, N. P. Shmerko, A. M. Subbot, V. K. Kulakova, V. I. Lozinsky, V. I. Sevastianov

“…N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N’-ethylcarbodiimide (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) was used to make the cryostructurate water insoluble. The micromorphology of the sponge surface was studied using scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Experimental Study on Hydraulic Characteristics of Fish-friendly Culverts with Baffles by MAO Jing-qiao, LU Peng, GONG Yi-qing, GAO Huan, DAI Jie

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Xylitol substitution in the development of reduced-sugar gummy jelly mixed with Gymnema inodorum (Lour.) Decne leaf powder by Tem Sasiluksananukul, Nirinun Punya, Wanalee Sangpimpa, Phatthamon Srichan, Gerry Renaldi, Rajnibhas Sukeaw Samakradhamrongthai

“…This research indicated that gummy jelly can be developed into a low-sugar product using xylitol with a suitable amount of GLP to create an innovative functional confectionery product.…”
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