Rational design of amine-functionalized Al2O3 sorbents for direct air capture: Mechanistic insights and performance evaluation by Pacharapol Nokpho, Damisa Sawatrot, Natawadee Wongphaisal, Kanchana Phianchana, Krittin Korkerd, Xiaolin Wang, Pornpote Piumsomboon, Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan

“…The Elovich and Weber–Morris models indicated contributions from surface heterogeneity and intra-particle diffusion. The activation energy of 1.74 kilojoules per mole reflected minimal kinetic resistance. …”
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Clarifying the Impact of Electrode Material Heterogeneity on the Thermal Runaway Characteristics of Lithium‐Ion Batteries by Chenran Du, Kun Yan, Xueling Shen, Yi Cui, Xiaobing Li, Jingjing Li, Ran Xu, Xiaoli Ma, Qian Huang, Yanyan Fang, Hang Zhang

“…The safety and efficiency of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) suggest a promising future for this technology, particularly in the automobile industry. …”
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Impurity transport driven by kinetic ballooning mode in the strong gradient pedestal of tokamak plasmas by Shanni Huang, Weixin Guo, Lu Wang

“…Moreover, the removal efficiency of light fully ionized impurities, quantified by the ratio between the impurity diffusivity and effective ion heat conductivity $\frac{{{D_{\text{z}}}}}{{\chi _{\text{i}}^{{\text{eff}}}}}\approx \frac{{1 - {b_{\text{z}}}+ {{4{\omega _{{\text{Dz}}}}}\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{4{\omega _{{\text{Dz}}}}}{\omega_\text{r}^{\prime}}}}\right. }{{{\omega_\text{r}^{\prime}}}}}}}{{{{3\left({1+{1\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 {{\eta _{\text{i}}}}}}\right. }{{\eta _{\text{i}}}}}}\right)}\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{3\left( {1 + {1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 {{\eta _{\text{i}}}}}}\right. }{{\eta _{\text{i}}}}}}\right)}2}}\right. }2}}}$ , increases with an increase of $Z$ mainly due to the smaller impurity finite Larmor radius (FLR) effects reflected by ${b_{\text{z}}}\propto {1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 Z}}\right. }Z}$ . …”
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Navigating Fragmented Globalization: Local Content Policies in a New Trade Order by Yudan Whulanza, Eny Kusrini, Akhmad Hidayatno, Teuku Yuri M. Zagloel

“…As such, emerging markets must not retreat from industrial policy but must refine and modernize it to reflect the complexity of 21st-century value chains. …”
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A Simple Image Encryption Based on Binary Image Affine Transformation and Zigzag Process by Adélaïde Nicole Kengnou Telem, Cyrille Feudjio, Balamurali Ramakrishnan, Hilaire Bertrand Fotsin, Karthikeyan Rajagopal

“…Using an external key, every zigzag binary image is reflected or rotated and a new gray-scale image is reconstructed. …”
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Comprehensive and Dedicated Metrics for Evaluating AI-Generated Residential Floor Plans by Pengyu Zeng, Jun Yin, Yan Gao, Jizhizi Li, Zhanxiang Jin, Shuai Lu

“…We evaluated the performance of six existing floor plan generation models using RFP-A, showing that, surprisingly, only HouseDiffusion and FloorplanDiffusion achieved accuracies above 90%, while other models scored below or around 60%. …”
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Insights into the Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide in Zeolites ITQ-29 and 5A Based on Kinetic Measurements and Molecular Simulations by Magdy Abdelghany Elsayed, Shixue Zhou, Xiaohui Zhao, Gumawa Windu Manggada, Zhongyuan Chen, Fang Wang, Zhijuan Tang

“…Understanding the adsorption mechanism is essential for developing efficient technologies to capture carbon dioxide from industrial flue gases. …”
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Quantitative analysis of wavelength dependence of thermal perception by Akihisa Nomoto, Yoshiichi Ozeki, Miyoko Oiwake, Ryo Hisayama, Yutaro Ogawa, Mizuho Akimoto, Shin-ichi Tanabe

“…These findings are crucial for designing materials that selectively reflect or absorb radiation in specific wavelength ranges, and for developing heaters that provide efficient heating with low energy consumption.…”
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Insights Into Spatiotemporal Evolution of Induced Earthquakes in the Southern Delaware Basin Using Calibrated Relocations From the TexNet Catalog (2017–2022) by Asiye Aziz Zanjani, Heather R. DeShon, Vamshi Karanam, Alexandros Savvaidis

“…We posit that this relationship reflects efficient pressure diffusion along permeable northwest‐southeast faults and/or the thickening of porous sandstone in the DMG prone to seismic slip. …”
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Opportunities and Challenges for the Development of the Office Furniture Industry: A Case from China by Sijie Fu, Ruiying Wan, Xianqing Xiong

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Enhanced power density in solid oxide fuel cells using nickel-assisted gadolinium-doped ceria anodes. by Nacer Badi, Aashis S Roy, Raghavendra Sagar, Saleh A Alghamdi, Abdulrhman M Alsharari, Alex Ignatiev

“…Beyond the first semicircle, diffusion resistance increases with frequency as a result of electrode polarization. …”
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Enhanced Yolov8 network with Extended Kalman Filter for wildlife detection and tracking in complex environments by Langkun Jiang, Li Wu

“…Initially, the Stable Diffusion model augments the dataset, establishing a basis for training data. …”
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Research on the influence of different antioxidants on the thermal behavior of coal spontaneous combustion by Pan Shu, Yanni Zhang, Lan Yu, Xiaoqian yuchi, Yanju Li, Yating Zhang, Quankang Li

“…Provide theoretical basis for the development of efficient resistive materials.…”
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Revealing the Roles of Heat Transfer, Thermal Dynamics, and Reaction Kinetics in Hydrogenation/Dehydrogenation Processes for Mg-Based Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage by Zhiqian Li, Min Zhang, Huijin Xu

“…Inward cooling propagation shortens the plateau, homogenizing temperatures—reflecting inward-to-outward thermal diffusion and exothermic attenuation, alongside a reaction rate peak migrating from edge to center. …”
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Hydrogen peroxide activation of waste tire crumb rubber for improving compatibility with bitumen: Laboratory and molecular dynamics insights by Nie Tian, Piergiorgio Tataranni, Cesare Sangiorgi

“…Molecular dynamics simulations further confirmed that AWCR has a closer solubility parameter and higher binding energy to bitumen than WCR, reflected in a relatively slower diffusion rate. This study provides comprehensive evidence for an eco-friendly method of WCR surface treatment for more efficient recycling of tire rubber in asphalt pavements.…”
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LoRA Fusion: Enhancing Image Generation by Dooho Choi, Jeonghyeon Im, Yunsick Sung

“…Recent advancements in low-rank adaptation (LoRA) have shown its effectiveness in fine-tuning diffusion models for generating images tailored to new downstream tasks. …”
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Structural connectome manifold changes related to body mass index and their associations with eating psychopathology by Yurim Jang, Jong Young Namgung, Eunchan Noh, Bo-yong Park

“…In this study, we analyzed diffusion magnetic resonance imaging tractography-derived structural connectivity from 283 neurologically healthy participants by generating low-dimensional features using dimensionality reduction techniques. …”
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Influence of physical shape and salting on tomato drying performance using mixed mode solar and open-air methods in semi-cloudy weather by Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel, Guma Ali, Abdalla Zain Eldin, Mohamed Mahmoud Alsebiey, Aml Abubakr Tantawy, Mohammad S. AL-Harbi, Atef Fathy Ahmed, Khaled A. Metwally

“…These samples also exhibited the highest effective moisture diffusivity (Deff) (5.92 × 10⁻⁹ m2/s), reflecting enhanced internal moisture transport. …”
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Determination of Bacterial Species Associated with Contamination of Poultry Feeds Produced by Three Different Companies in Abuja, Nigeria by Gloria G Ezeagu, Maryam Bukar, Morenike Fadayomi

“…Poultry farming is an efficient source of income and nutrition.  Feeds used for poultry are vulnerable to contamination by microorganisms.  …”
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Parametric influences on flow, heat transfer, and nutrient transport in the knee joint cavity, a numerical approach by Nawal Odah Al-Atawi, Shahid Hasnain, Muhammad Saqib

“…This efficient convective transport mechanism is vital for the overall health of the joint and for mitigating inflammation. …”
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