Electrospun Polycaprolactone–Gelatin Fibrils Enabled 3D Hydrogel Microcapsules for Biomedical Applications by Felix Tettey-Engmann, Thakur Sapkota, Sita Shrestha, Narayan Bhattarai, Salil Desai

“…Parameters such as flow rate, voltage, and hydrogel composition, which are critical in the electrostatic encapsulation process, were optimized. The microcapsules were further immersed in different solvent environments (DI water, complete media, and PBS), which were observed and compared for their morphology, size distribution, and mechanical stability properties. …”
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Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds and Microwave Regeneration on Self-prepared High-surface-area Beaded Activated Carbon by Shih-Ying Hsiao, Shu-Wen You, Can Wang, Ji-Guang Deng, Hsing-Cheng Hsi

“…The isosteric heat of adsorption was calculated using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation; the parameters obtained from the D‒R isotherm indicate that the physisorption predominates the adsorption process. Microwave heating was applied to regenerate the saturated adsorbents to examine the effect of irradiation power and heating time on the desorption behavior. …”
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Fatigue Behaviour of Metallic Materials Under Hydrogen Environment: Historical Perspectives, Recent Developments, and Future Prospects by Shiyuan Yang, Debiao Meng, Peng Nie, Abílio M. P. De Jesus, Yan Sun

“…Fatigue crack growth of materials in a hydrogen environment is a complex process involving the interaction of multiple factors. …”
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Effect of Electrolyte Ions on the Formation, Electroactivity, and Rectification Properties of Films Obtained by Electrografting by Daniel E. Ramírez‐Chan, Dr. Rogelio Fragoso‐Soriano, Dr. Felipe J. González

“…The best response was obtained with the less bulky electrolyte, which was explained by the major capability of these ions to diffuse inside the channels of the grafted film, as well as the better stabilization of the radical anions generated during the reduction process. …”
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A multi-factorial evolutionary algorithm concerning diversity information for solving the multitasking Robust Influence Maximization Problem on networks by Minghao Chen, Shuai Wang, Jiazhong Zhang

“…On the other hand, prevailing algorithms fail to capture information synergy from multiple scenarios during the solution process. To bridge these gaps, this study integrates the multi-tasking optimisation theory into robust influence maximisation, introducing an evolutionary algorithm called DMFEA. …”
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A Novel Absorbent of Nano-Fe Loaded Biomass Char and Its Enhanced Adsorption Capacity for Phosphate in Water by Hongguang Zhou, Zhenmao Jiang, Shiqiang Wei

“…The adsorption kinetics data were better fitted by pseudo-second-order model and intraparticle diffusion model, indicating that the adsorption process was complex. …”
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Dehydration of biomass charcoal briquette using a modified solar tunnel drying system: An experimental and CFD approach by Dagim Kebede Gari, Venkata Ramayya Ancha, Yetenayet Bekele Tola

“…However, its adoption is low due to many challenges, especially the drying process. Thus, this study examines the dehydration of biomass charcoal briquettes using an active-mode, double air-pass solar tunnel dryer, aiming to improve both drying efficiency and economic feasibility. …”
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Development of Chitosan Schiff base-Stabilized metal nanoparticles for the catalytic hydrodechlorination of 2-chlorophenol by Blessing Motunrayo Oyedepo, Jimoh Ademola Aremu, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Ahmed Olalekan Omoniyi, Sheriff Adewuyi

“…The bases introduced to the reaction system neutralized the hydrochloric acid (HCl) created during the reaction process, preventing catalyst toxicity. The kinetic studies reveal good catalytic performance of the nanocatalysts and the results highlight the importance of the type of metal and the catalytic state in impacting reaction kinetics in zeroth-order catalysis.…”
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Enhanced Capacitive Performance of Microwave-Driven CNTs on Carbonized Cigarette Filter Waste for Sustainable Energy Storage by Young Joong Choi, Damin Lee, Se-Hun Kwon, Kwang Ho Kim

“…To address this issue while creating valuable materials, we developed a novel approach to synthesize nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes on carbonized cigarette filter powder (NCNT@cCFP) using a microwave irradiation and nickel-catalyzed process. The successful incorporation of nitrogen (~6.6 at.%) and the enhanced graphitic structure create a hierarchical conductive network with abundant active sites for electrochemical reactions. …”
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Controlled Synthesis of TiB2-TiC Composite: Substantiation of the Homogenizing Joule Thermostatting Efficiency and Improvement of SHS-Compaction Technology in a Vacuum by Gigo Jandieri, David Sakhvadze

“…An indicator of assessment of the degree of compensation of the noted temperature gradient is the Seebeck effect, excited between the upper and lower surface of the SHS workpiece, which should be brought to zero in the process of Joule thermostatting. It was experimentally revealed that compensation of the noted temperature gradient with heat released predominantly by electrically conductive and Joule-heated TiC grains leads to their softening, which contributes to more uniform compaction of the workpiece due to diffusion coalescence of these grains around prism-shaped hard TiB2 crystals. …”
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Multi-Size Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Fractional-Order Cellular Neural Network by Yinghong Cao, Yan Liu, Kaihua Wang, Xianying Xu, Jinshi Lu

“…Secondly, DNA coding technology is applied to convert the image to a DNA image, and the scrambling process is realized by combining the improved Zigzag transform and spiral technology. …”
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Securing air defense visual information with hyperchaotic Folded Towel Map-Based encryption by Shamsa Kanwal, Saba Inam, Fahima Hajjej, Ala Saleh Alluhaidan

“…This three-stage process efficiently protects images from unauthorized access, ensuring secure transmission. …”
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Large-Scale Free Surface Flows with Heat and Contaminant Transfer in Reservoirs by Wei Diao, Hao Yuan, Liang Chen, Xujin Zhang, Cunze Zhang

“…The mechanism of convection-diffusion, gravity sinking flow, and the complexity of the temperature and the pollutant redistribution process are analyzed. …”
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The Influence of High-Temperature Nitrogen Plasma-Based Ion Implantation on Niobium Creep Behavior by Aline Capella de Oliveira, Joares Lidovino dos Reis, Rogerio Moraes Oliveira, Danieli Aparecida Pereira Reis

“…In the present work, Nb samples were submitted to High-Temperature Nitrogen Plasma-Based Ion Implantation (HT-NPBII). The process runs at a working pressure between 3 and 4 mbar and negative high voltage pulses of 7 kV/30 μs/300 Hz were applied to samples heated to 1000°C, at treatment times of 1 h, 4 h, and 8 h, respectively. …”
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Evaluation on the interface characteristics, mechanism and performance of the dry modified SBS asphalt mixtures by multiscale methods by Zijun Zhang, Wenda Yan, Huadong Sun, Yongling Ding, Fuqiang Dong

“…To address this gap and provide practical guidance for the production process of dry modified Styrene–Butadiene–Styrene asphalt mixtures, this study evaluates systematically the mixing conditions and investigates the microscopic mechanisms and performance impacts of dry modified Styrene–Butadiene–Styrene concerning modifier dosage, mixing temperature, mixing duration, and storage time. …”
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Enhancing geometric modeling in convolutional neural networks: limit deformable convolution by Wei Wang, Yuanze Meng, Han Li, Guiyong Chang, Shun Li, Chenghong Zhang

“…However, deformable convolution may introduce irrelevant contextual information during the learning process and thus affect the model performance. DCNv2 introduces a modulation mechanism to control the diffusion of the sampling points to control the degree of contribution of offsets through weights, but we find that such problems still exist in practical use. …”
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Nonlinear ultrasonic characterization of γ΄ phase evolution in DZ411 alloy after long-term aging by YANG Gangzhengliang, LI Ping, CAO Tieshan, ZHAO Jie

“…The analysis shows that the above phenomenon is attributed to the full diffusion of alloying elements and the redistribution of solute atoms at the two-phase interface during the aging process， increasing the γ΄ phase size and the lattice strain at the two phase intorface， enhancing the interference of the local stress-strain field on the propagation characteristics of the ultrasonic wave and aggravating the distortion of the ultrasonic wave at the two-phase interface， thus promoting the generation of harmonic components and the enhancement of nonlinear effects.…”
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Fluoride removal from contaminated water using natural bio-adsorbents: A numerical and experimental investigation by Saravanan Ramasamy, R. Senthil Kumar, R. Dharmaraj, M. Kannan

“…The adsorption behaviour followed a pseudo second order (PSO) reaction, indicating a complex process of fluoride content removal (R2 – 0.9–0.98) involving both intra-particle diffusion, and surface adsorption, which collectively determine the rate of removal.…”
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Hybrid films loaded with 5-fluorouracil and Reglan for synergistic treatment of colon cancer via asynchronous dual-drug delivery by Hairong Mao, Jianfeng Zhou, Liang Yan, Shuping Zhang, Deng-Guang Yu

“…In this research, a new kind of hybrid film was created via coaxial electrospraying, followed by a casting process. The films were composed of Reglan and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-loaded cellulose acetate (CA) core-shell particles in a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) film matrix. …”
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Evolution of precipitates during creep deformation for alloy 718 by Chanhee Park, Joonho Lee, Woo-Sang Jung

“…The δ phase was formed in grain interiors and grain boundaries and had a blocky shape during a sub-δ solvus annealing process. On the other hand, the δ phase was formed as a plate shape and had an orientation relationship of (010)δ//(111¯)γ and [102]δ//[011]γ with γ matrix at creep temperatures. …”
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