Surface blackening phenomenon and formation mechanism in high-temperature annealed nickel-based superalloys by Yan Yang, Zhicheng Cheng, Wenzhu Sun, Wei Yu, Zhisong Cheng

“…The selective oxidation of Cr, Nb, and Ti, along with the inward diffusion of carbon, leads to the compositional differences observed in the blackened layer. …”
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Prediction of technological properties of wheat flour by combination of UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis methods by R. A. Platova, E. V. Zhirkova, D. A. Metlenkin, A. A. Lysenkova, Yu. T. Platov, V. A. Rassulov

“…The visible range of UV-VIS-NIR diffuse reflectance spectrum was used to calculate the color coordinates in the CIE colorimetric system L*a*b*. …”
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Microscopic Pore Structure Characteristics and Methane Adsorption of Vitrain and Durain by Fu Yang, Dongmin Ma, Zhonghui Duan, Dazhong Ren, Tao Tian, Dengke Liu

“…Obviously, vitrain and durain are different in chemical composition. Vitrain has higher moisture content, volatile yield, and vitrinite group content than durain. …”
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Graphene-assisted improve electrochemical performance of manganese vanadium oxide for aqueous zinc-ion battery by Xiaowen Niu, Jianhai Chen, Yongtao Tan

“…Due to graphene introduction, it decreases to 11.6 Å for manganese vanadium oxide/graphene composite (MnVO-0.05–8/GN-15). Notably, the optimized composite delivers higher specific capacity of 507.5 mAh g−1 for MnVO-0.05–8/GN-15 than that of MnVO (410.4 mAh g−1) and VOH (370.1 mAh g−1) at current density of 0.5 A g−1. …”
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Lattice-matched antiperovskite-perovskite system toward all-solid-state batteries by Daisuke Ito, Naoaki Kuwata, Seiji Takemoto, Kazuhiro Kamiguchi, Gen Hasegawa, Kazunori Takada

“…Atomistic simulations predict significant lithium-ion diffusion at the interface between cubic Li2OHCl and Li0.31La0.56TiO3. …”
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Effects of Annealing and Deformation on Sagging Resistance of a Hot-Rolled, Four-Layered Al Alloy Clad Sheet by Minglong Kang, Li Zhou, Yunlai Deng, Jinqin Lei

“…The sagging resistance of the aluminum composite sheet needs to be further improved for quality control. …”
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Facile preparation of zeolite Na–P supported by nanozinc oxide for antibacterials by Sakesit Duangkham, Rattana Pengproh, Pattaranun Thuadaij

“…The antibacterial efficacy of the synthesized nanocomposites against various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, was evaluated using the disc diffusion method. The zeolites loaded with 3 % w/w nano-ZnO exhibited the highest antibacterial activity, outperforming the other formulations. …”
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Optimal homotopic strategy for thermal and mass transport in Williamson model flow PDEs under heat generation/absorption and Joule heating by Sana Akbar, Muhammad Sohail, Syed Tehseen Abbas, Nacer Badi

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Decorating Ti₃C₂ MXene Nanosheets with Fe-N_x-C Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Han Zheng, Fagang Wang, Weimeng Si

“…Leveraging these structural advantages, the FeNC/MXene composite catalysts demonstrate exceptional catalytic activity and long-term stability in oxygen reduction reactions.…”
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Enhanced Room-Temperature Hydrogen Physisorption in Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks and Carbon Nanotube Hybrids by Syedvali Pinjari, Tapan Bera, Erik Kjeang

“…In this work, zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8, ZIF-67, and ZC-ZIF) and their hybrid composites with carboxylate-functionalized carbon nanotubes (fCNTs) are synthesized through low-cost synthesis methods for enhanced physisorption-based hydrogen storage at room temperature. …”
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Numerous Multi-Wave Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System via a Variant of the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM) by Elena V. Nikolova, Mila Chilikova-Lubomirova

“…The key developments over the original SEsM in the proposed analytical framework include the following: (1) an extension of the original SEsM by constructing the solutions of the studied FNPDEs as complex composite functions which combine two single composite functions, comprising the power series of the solutions of two simple equations or two special functions with different independent variables (different wave coordinates); (2) an extension of the scope of fractional wave transformations used to reduce the studied FNPDEs to different types of ODEs, depending on the physical nature of the studied FNPDEs and the type of selected simple equations. …”
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Thermal Reaction Process and Thermokinetic Characteristics of Coking Coal Oxidation by Ruoyu Bao, Changkui Lei, Chengbo Wang, Fubao Zhou

“…The coal–oxygen composite reaction is a complex physicochemical reaction process, and different heating rates have a great influence on this reaction. …”
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Commercially Viable Manufacturing of High Entropy Carbide Feedstocks by Kevin Kaufmann, James Vecchio, Kenneth S. Vecchio

“…ABSTRACT High‐entropy materials have attracted considerable research interest owing to the significant increase in potential compositions and the unique combinations of properties in many of the known systems. …”
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Properties of a Prototype Corium of Nuclear Reactor by Mazhyn K. Skakov, Nurzhan Ye. Mukhamedov, Ilya I. Deryavko, Erlan G. Batyrbekov

“…The paper studies structure, phase composition, and thermophysical properties (TPP) (specific heat capacity, thermal diffusivity, and heat conductivity) of a prototype corium of a fast nuclear reactor (melt of core materials of nuclear reactor produced under out-of-pile conditions). …”
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Enhanced Self‐Healing in Dual Network Entangled Hydrogels by Macromolecular Architecture and Alignment of Surface Functionalized hBN Nanosheets by Chirag R. Ratwani, Katarzyna Z. Donato, Sergey Grebenchuk, Alice Mija, Kostya S. Novoselov, Amr M. Abdelkader

“…In this work, a dual network macromolecular biphasic composite is designed using an anisotropic structure which facilitates unidirectional chain diffusion and imparts superior self‐healing and mechanical properties. …”
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Comparative analysis of microbiological, physicochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of stingless bee (Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz) honey from various agricultural ar... by Salinee Phonmat, Narin Charoenphun, Thararat Chitov, Jakkrawut Maitip, Sunisa Ungwiwatkul, Patcharin Phokasem, Chun-I Chiu, Korrawat Attasopa, Jay D. Evans, Yan Ping Chen, Terd Disayathanoowat, Thunyarat Chantaphanwattana, Amonrat kanokrung, Rawiwan Watanadilok, Chainarong Sinpoo, Nongnuch Srisuk, Benyada Krajangjaeng, Jakkaphun Nanuam, Sasiprapa Krongdang

“…The SBH exhibited an inhibitory effect against Salmonella enterica (10.39 ± 3.02 mm), Escherichia coli O157:H7 (9.38 ± 1.95 mm), Staphylococcus aureus (11.81 ± 5.01 mm), Bacillus cereus DSM4384 (6.90 ± 3.55 mm), and Bacillus cereus F4810/72 (10.78 ± 2.71 mm) with the agar well diffusion method. Furthermore, the principal components analysis demonstrated that vegetation type influenced the physicochemical and antibacterial properties. …”
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Binder-Free Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Zn(CN)₂/V₂O₃/Carbon Cathode Fabricated via Electrophoretic Deposition for High-Performance Zn-Ion Batte... by Hyemin Lee, Byoungnam Park

“…In this study, a Zn(CN)₂–V₂O₃–C composite cathode was synthesized via AC electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and evaluated for application in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). …”
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Enhancing the Mechanical Behaviour and Antibacterial Activity of Bioepoxy Using Hybrid Nanoparticles for Dental Applications by Mohammed Razzaq Mohammed, Ahmed Namah Hadi

“…The morphology of pristine bioepoxy and nanoparticle reinforced bioepoxy composites was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Temperature Sensitive Pluronic F127‐Based Gels Incorporating Natural Therapeutic Agents by Alexandra Lupu, Maria Bercea, Mihaela Avadanei, Luiza Madalina Gradinaru, Loredana Elena Nita, Vasile Robert Gradinaru

“…Both gel and lyophilized form of micellar encapsulated curcumin composites exhibited good stability for long‐term storage under ambient conditions.…”
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Fabrication of High-Quality Er³⁺-Yb³⁺ Co-Doped Phosphate Glasses with Low Residual Hydroxyl Group Content by Yonglong Liu, Siyu Zhu, Jianan Huang, Xinyu Ye, Chunxiao Liu, Liaolin Zhang

“…The dehydroxylation mechanism was governed by the physical diffusion of hydroxyl groups within the glass matrix.…”
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