A novel insight into CO2-cured cement modified by ultrasonic carbonated waste incineration fly ash: Mechanical properties, carbon sequestration, and heavy metals immobilization by Jie Chen, Zheming Zhang, Yizhe Shen, Hailong Li, Xiaoqing Lin, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan

“…Kinetic analysis via the Avrami-Erofeev model revealed that CO2 diffusion and crystal growth primarily control the mineralization reaction. …”
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Research on bonding mechanism of bimetallic composite shaft by cross-wedge rolling by Junling Li, Ao Wang, Jialong Lu, Zhigang Li, Ping Chen, Chaoyang Sun, Like Pan, Lijian Xuan, Lu Zhang

“…The shear strength of the composite shafts with good macro forming reaches more than 70 % of the substrate. Element diffusion occurs at the bonding interface, and elements diffuse downward from the high concentration region to the low concentration region. …”
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Core-Shell Hydrogels with Tunable Stiffness for Breast Cancer Tissue Modelling in an Organ-on-Chip System by Ilaria Parodi, Maria Elisabetta Federica Palamà, Donatella Di Lisa, Laura Pastorino, Alberto Lagazzo, Fabio Falleroni, Maurizio Aiello, Marco Massimo Fato, Silvia Scaglione

“…Conversely, drug diffusion was more homogeneous in the core–shell structured treated in the organ-on-chip, leading to a uniform reduction in cell viability. …”
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Repurposing Mouthwashes: Antifungal and Antibiofilm Abilities of Commercially Available Mouthwashes Against <i>Candida</i> spp. by Marie Maziere, Paulo Rompante, José Carlos Andrade, Beatriz S. F. De Oliveira, Mariana C. Alves, Celia Fortuna Rodrigues

“…Biofilm reduction was determined by the evaluation of the minimal biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC). …”
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Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Potential of Chlorophyllin Against <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> In Vitro and In Silico by Seemrose Khan, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Imran Ali, Abdul Rehman, Mazen Almehmadi, Meshari A. Alsuwat, Tariq Zaman, Muhammad Qasim

“…Results: An agar well diffusion assay revealed that all <i>S. mutans</i> isolates were susceptible to Chlorophyllin extract and showed a variety of inhibition zones ranging from 32 to 41 mm. …”
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Monitoring BaTiO3 sintering using nanosecond pulsed electric field by Hiroyuki Saito, Hideto Fruno, Keisuke Nishida, Zhiming Shen, Wataru Mita, Yuya Takimoto, Tadachika Nakayama, Koichi Niihara

“…Cross-sectional analysis revealed smaller grain boundaries at the sample centre and pore formation near the electrodes, suggesting that nanosecond pulsed electric fields regulate oxygen reduction and void diffusion without promoting grain growth. …”
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Helix Folding in One Dimension: Effects of Proline Co-Solvent on Free Energy Landscape of Hydrogen Bond Dynamics in Alanine Peptides by Krzysztof Kuczera

“…The effects of addition of proline on the free energy landscape for helix folding were analyzed using the graph-based Dijkstra algorithm, Optimal Dimensionality Reduction kinetic coarse graining, committor functions, as well as through the diffusion of the helix boundary. …”
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Tuning The CuO Catalyst Properties for an Optimal H2:CO Ratio by Daniele Giusi, Angela M. Ronsisvalle, Veronica Costantino, Viviana Amoroso Sefora, Isabella Perricone, Francesco Tavella, Chiara Genovese, Claudio Ampelli

“…Three CuO-based electrocatalysts, synthesized by the same hydrothermal method but with different precursors, were used to prepare innovative gas-diffusion electrodes and tested in an optimized compact electrochemical flow-by reactor. …”
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Testing the limits of gradient sensing. by Vinal Lakhani, Timothy C Elston

“…Here, we use a Particle-Based Reaction-Diffusion model of ligand-receptor dynamics to test the effectiveness of these mechanisms and to determine the limits of gradient sensing. …”
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The impact of spatial layout on safety risks of urban natural gas pipelines by Jiahang Li, Shengzhu Zhang, Xu Wang, Zongzhi Wu

“…Additionally, the introduction of a barrier along the pipeline leakage path resulted in a 91.4% reduction in risk compared to scenarios without obstruction. …”
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Internal Capabilities and State Financial Policy in Advancing Green Banking Practices in Indonesia For SDGs by Muhammad Alfarizi

“…This study addresses a gap in the literature by specifically analyzing how internal capabilities and state financial policies drive the adoption of green banking practices in state-owned banks in Indonesia. By integrating the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) and Resource-Based View (RBV) frameworks, the study offers a novel perspective on sustainability adoption in the banking sector of a developing country. …”
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Evaluation of Phenol Transport Using Polymer Inclusion Membrane (PIM) with Polyeugenol as a Carrier by Arifina Febriasari, Dwi Siswanta, Agung Abadi Kiswandono, Nurul Hidayat Aprilita

“…This study results in calculation of values of transport kinetics of membrane permeability obtained at 8.8 x 10-5 m/s, flux value of 9.512 x 10-4 g/m2s, and diffusion coefficient of 3.826 x 10-11 m2/s. Repeating use over three times, 48 hours, indicates reduction in power of phenol transport by 70.81%. …”
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Distribution of the Dispersed Phase in the Gas Cleaning Equipment with Pulsating Plug by Kozii I.S., Plyatsuk L.D., НuretsL.L.

“…The work is devoted to the reduction of the technogenic impact on the environment from the emissions of heat power engineering by using a highly efficient equipment for the complex purification of exhaust gases — a equipment with a regular pulsating plug (RPP). …”
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Along-tract white matter abnormalities and their clinical associations in recent-onset and chronic schizophrenia by Sung Woo Joo, Hyeongyu Park, Jihyu Park, Jungsun Lee

“…Most previous studies using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) and tractography relied on averaged diffusion indices, potentially obscuring localized changes in white matter tracts. …”
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Contamination of meat and its products by Pseudomonas species and assessment of the antibacterial effect of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) essential oil on multidrug-resistant P. aeru... by Samar E. El-Wehedy, Azza K. Elshafee, Zainab F. Helal, Yomna R. Shehab-Eldin, Amany M. Yassin, Haidy T. Zaki

“…Pseudomonas spp. were counted and identified; furthermore, the disk diffusion method was used to assess the antibiogram of P. aeruginosa, and some antibiotic resistance genes were detected. …”
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Mechanistic in vitro–in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) approach using a biomimetic in vitro system for the prediction of hepatic clearance by Seongwon Park, Sun-Sook Song, Woojin Jung, Hwi-yeol Yun, Soyoung Lee, Sun-Woong Kang, Jung-Woo Chae

“…The system employed a single-well plate design with various sizes of mesh inserts to simultaneously assess drug diffusion and cellular metabolism. Drug diffusion patterns were quantified and modeled using a Weibull distribution to establish mathematical relationships between pore size and kinetic parameters. …”
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Magnolia alba leaf extracts and evaluating their antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, and photocatalytic properties by Shaveen De Mel, Juliana Gruenler, Logan Khoury, Ashton Heynes, Julianne Fazekas, Kendra Damaske, Thushara Galbadage, Richard S. Gunasekera, Ross S. Anderson

“…Green synthesized (plant-based) nanoparticles have been shown to offer enhanced reduction efficiency, greater bioavailability, and improved stability compared to synthetic nanoparticles. …”
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GNODEVAE: a graph-based ODE-VAE enhances clustering for single-cell data by Zeyu Fu, Chunlin Chen, Song Wang, Junping Wang, Shilei Chen

“…In gene dynamics clustering evaluation, GNODEVAE outperformed Diffusion map and Palantir methods across all geometric metrics. …”
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The Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on The Expression of Genes Involved in the Production of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients by Mona Konkuri, Yousef Erfani, Sharmin Kharrazi, Setareh Haghighat

“…The most significant reduction in gene expression was observed for the rhlR gene, whereas the least reduction was noted for the retS gene. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles using Sida schimperiana Hochst. ex A. Rich (Chifrig) leaves extract by Wendmnew Moges, Yohannes Misskire

“…Rich plant contains bioactive molecules that are used in the reduction and stabilization of AgNPs as potential antibacterial agents.…”
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