Synthesis of hydroxyapatite-zeolite from blast furnace slag and its application for the removal of copper, lead and copper-lead mixture by adsorption by Toufik Chouchane, Mohamed Tayeb Abedghars, Sabiha Chouchane, Atmane Boukari

“…Examination of the adsorption mechanism highlighted that these processes are regulated by various external and internal diffusions. …”
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Recovery of passivation (ROP) in high-nitrogen martensitic stainless steel: Preventing loss of passivation (LOP) via heat treatment by Pablo Miguel Coha-Vesga, Francisco Gil Coury, Guilherme Yuuki Koga, Martín Emilio Mendoza-Oliveros, Lais Mujica-Roncery

“…Tempering at higher temperatures, despite promoting Cr-enriched carbides, facilitated the recovery of passivation (ROP) as the diffusion processes of Cr from the martensitic matrix are enhanced at elevated temperatures, restoring much of the initial corrosion resistance of the as-quenched alloy. …”
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Sodium-Ion Battery at Low Temperature: Challenges and Strategies by Yan Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Yalong Zheng, Yichao Luo, Xinyu Jiang, Yaru Wang, Zhoulu Wang, Yutong Wu, Yi Zhang, Xiang Liu, Baizeng Fang

“…Future research directions underscore the need for further improvements in energy density and durability and scalable manufacturing processes to facilitate commercial adoption. Overall, LT SIBs represent a promising frontier in energy storage technology, with ongoing efforts aimed at overcoming technical barriers to enable widespread deployment in cold-climate applications and beyond.…”
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Chaos-enhanced manganese electrolysis: nodule suppression and improved efficiency using controllable chaotic electrical signals by Jie Yang, Chunbiao Li, Qian Zhang, Zhihao Wu, Xin Zhang, Peiqiao Liu, Zuohua Liu, Changyuan Tao, Guocan Zheng, Yong Yang, Hanke Wei

“…This interdisciplinary approach holds promise for advancing the study of nonlinear dynamic behavior in electrochemical reaction processes and addressing critical challenges in various fields, such as energy dissipation, quality improvement of electrodeposited products, and regulation of by-product properties.…”
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Microstructure Characterization of Refractory Powder Materials for LPBF Method by A. Czech, A. Wrona, M. Lis, M. Kot, Ł. Major

“…Mo-Re powders were synthesized through powder metallurgy processes, while the spherical powders were produced with the use of the plasma spheroidization technique. …”
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Unveiling the Mechanisms for <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> Biofilm Formation Using a Stochastic Mathematical Model by Paulina A. Dzianach, Gary A. Dykes, Norval J. C. Strachan, Ken J. Forbes, Francisco J. Pérez-Reche

“…Our model incorporates fundamental processes such as cell rearrangement, diffusion of chemical compounds, accumulation of extracellular material, cell growth, lysis, and deactivation due to nutrient scarcity. …”
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Polydopamine‐Coated Selenium Nanoparticles as a Stable Catalyst for Tunable and Sustained Nitric Oxide Generation by Shu Geng, Qingqing Fan, Kang Lin, Federico Mazur, Rona Chandrawati

“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a therapeutic gas molecule involved in numerous physiological and pathological processes. However, its clinical application is limited by its short half‐life and limited diffusion distance in human tissues, necessitating the development of effective NO delivery strategies. …”
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Comparison on the solid-state desilication kinetics of silicon manganese powder by microwave heating and conventional heating by LIU Jian, LIU Jian-hua, WU Bo-wei, SHEN Shao-bo, YUAN Guo-hua, PENG Ling-zhi

“…The solid-state desilication kinetics of silicon manganese powder and Brazil manganese powder was investigated by microwave heating and conventional heating. During the two processes, Brazil manganese powder which reacted with silicon in silicon manganese was used as the desilication agent. …”
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Probing weak chemical interactions of metal surface atoms with CO-terminated AFM tips identifies molecular adsorption sites by Jalmar Tschakert, Qigang Zhong, Alexander Sekels, Pascal Henkel, Jannis Jung, K. Linus H. Pohl, Hermann A. Wegner, Doreen Mollenhauer, André Schirmeisen, Daniel Ebeling

“…Abstract Metal surfaces play a key role in on-surface synthesis as they provide a two-dimensional catalytic reaction environment that stimulates activation, diffusion, and coupling of molecular reactants. Fundamental understanding of the interactions between surface atoms and reactants is very limited but would enable controlling on-surface reaction processes for designing functional nanomaterials. …”
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Impact of Cattaneo-Christov heat and surface temperature on viscoelastic non-newtonian micropolar nanofluids: Darcy exponential sheet flow with planktonic microorganisms by Muhammad Waseem, Ihab Omar, Muhammad Jawad, Taoufik Saidani, Qasem M. Al-Mdallal

“…The findings have significant implications for industrial and engineering processes where heat transfer is major issue.…”
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Joint Assessment of the Behavior of Nitrate and Saltwater Intrusion Within Negative Hydraulic Barrier Setups by Shaobo Gao, Tianyuan Zheng, Jian Luo, Xilai Zheng, Yunhai Fang, Marc Walther

“…Increasing NHBs pumping rates enhanced salt mass reduction and shifted nitrate removal toward NHBs‐based processes. Additionally, LH‐type aquifers, characterized by a low hydraulic conductivity (K) layer at the top, exacerbated nitrate retention and denitrification, while HL‐type aquifers, with a low K layer at the bottom, promoted horizontal diffusion and improved SGD. …”
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Water solution mechanism in calcium aluminosilicate glasses and melts: insights from in and ex situ Raman and ${}^{29}\protect \text{Si}$ NMR spectroscopy by Le Losq, Charles, Mysen, Bjorn O., Cody, George D.

“…Because of this, this study reinforces the fact that using glass data to try understanding high temperature processes in hydrous melts, like viscous flow or water diffusion toward bubbles during volcanic degassing, may not be very appropriate.…”
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Central composite design in predicting heat transfer rate on the time-dependent flow of Williamson nanofluid with chemical reaction: A response surface methodology by B.C. Rout, Subhajit Panda, S.R. Mishra, Rupa Baithalu

“…Particularly, in several industrial processes, cooling of electronic devices, polymer extrusion as well as biomedical engineering areas its utility is vital. …”
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Physical, Mechanical, and Durability Behavior of Sustainable Mortars with Construction and Demolition Waste as Supplementary Cementitious Material by Sandra Cunha, Kubilay Kaptan, Erwan Hardy, José Aguiar

“…The work’s principal findings revealed that through mechanical grinding processes, it was possible to obtain a CDW powder suitable for cement replacement and with good indicators of pozzolanic activity. …”
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Multimodal Brain Growth Patterns: Insights from Canonical Correlation Analysis and Deep Canonical Correlation Analysis with Auto-Encoder by Ram Sapkota, Bishal Thapaliya, Bhaskar Ray, Pranav Suresh, Jingyu Liu

“…The motivation behind this investigation lies in the need to comprehend the intricate processes of brain development during adolescence, a critical period characterized by significant cognitive maturation and behavioral change. …”
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Accounting for effects of coagulation and model uncertainties in particle number concentration estimates based on measurements from sampling lines – a Bayesian inversion approach w... by M. Niskanen, A. Seppänen, H. Oikarinen, M. Olin, P. Karjalainen, S. Mikkonen, S. Mikkonen, K. Lehtinen

“…There is, however, a risk with these and any other kind of PN measurements with high number concentrations, which is that physical processes such as coagulation and diffusion losses inside sampling lines can alter, sometimes dramatically, the particle size distribution and bias its measurement. …”
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Procoagulant, tissue factor-bearing microparticles in bronchoalveolar lavage of interstitial lung disease patients: an observational study. by Federica Novelli, Tommaso Neri, Laura Tavanti, Chiara Armani, Concettina Noce, Fabio Falaschi, Maria Laura Bartoli, Federica Martino, Antonio Palla, Alessandro Celi, Pierluigi Paggiaro

“…Cell-derived microparticles are submicron vesicles involved in different physiological processes, including blood coagulation; they potentially activate factor X due to the exposure on their outer membrane of both phosphatidylserine and tissue factor. …”
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El aula universitaria como espacio de memoria creativa: Diseño de juegos didácticos histórico educativos. // The college classroom as a space for creative memory: Designing educati... by Pablo Álvarez Domínguez

“…In this paper, I present the result of a classroom innovative experience, tied to propitiating didactic significant processes linked to teaching and learning the subject of History of Education at University. …”
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Study on the forecasting of two cold surge events from the viewpoint of maritime transport by Chen Chen, Haoyu Chen, Kenji Sasa

“…To make a thorough investigation of those complex meteorological processes, the WRF model was configured over Bohai Bay with a high spatial resolution of 2 km in the horizontal direction, and results were verified using three accessible meteorological stations around the Shandong Peninsula. …”
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The Effect of Calcium in the Fermentation of White Cabbage with Salicornia by Patrícia Pires-Cabral, Paula Pires-Cabral, Helena Mira, Célia Quintas

“…Two sets of experiments were performed: A—cabbage with salt and salicornia, and B—cabbage with salt, salicornia, and CaCl₂. The fermentative processes were studied through the microbial (lactic-acid bacteria (LAB), coliforms, and fungi), physicochemical (pH, total acidity), and mineral properties. …”
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