Improving diesel engine performance with hydrogen-fumigated soapnut biodiesel by Christopher Selvam D, Yuvarajan Devarajan, Aditya Kishore Dash, Shivendu Saxena, Beemkumar Nagappan, Vinod Kumar Singh, Prabhukumar Sellamuthu

“…Notwithstanding its ecological advantages, SFB is accompanied by increased emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and a reduction in engine efficiency. This investigation examines the ramifications of hydrogen fumigation on the combustion efficiency and emission characteristics of a single-cylinder compression ignition (CI) engine operating on SFB. …”
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Investigating the Iron Plating and Stripping of Anolytes for All-Iron Redox-Flow Batteries by Marius Engler, Michael Stich, Christoph Baumer, Andreas Bund

“…The coulombic (plating) efficiency was found to be 87.1% at −1.2 V vs. Ag/AgCl (sat’d) at pH 3.5, while the coulombic efficiency in oxidation sweep (stripping) was observed to be 100% in an electrolyte containing 0.8 M FeCl₂ and 3 M NH₄Cl. …”
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Exploring the Dual Nature of Olive Husk: Fiber/Aggregate in Lightweight Bio-Concrete for Enhanced Hygrothermal, Mechanical, and Microstructural Properties by Halima Belhadad, Nadir Bellel, Ana Bras

“…These findings demonstrate the viability of OH as a new bio-based, multifunctional additive for fabricating thermally efficient, hygroscopically active, and structurally sound concretes suitable for sustainable construction.…”
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Thermal properties and non-bonded interactions in human PMP2 variants: A molecular dynamics study by Prabin Aryal, Jhulan Powrel

“…Also, the estimated value of thermal diffusivity indicated that the mutant was slightly more efficient at conducting heat than the wild-type protein; the thermal diffusivity of both proteins was much lower than that of water. …”
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Impact of combined sun and hybrid drying technologies on cocoa drying process and quality by Johanna Pita-Garcia, José Reinoso-Tigre, Sócrates Palacios-Ponce, Emerita Delgado-Plaza, Diana Coello-Montoya, Rómulo Salazar, Jonathan Coronel-León, Juan Peralta, Fabiola Cornejo

“…Starting with HD increases the drying rate by 20 %, resulting in higher moisture diffusivity coefficients (over 4.12 × 10−7 m2/s). Combining HD with SD reduces energy consumption by 56.6 %, improving energy efficiency. …”
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Short communication: Multiscale topographic complexity analysis with pyTopoComplexity by L. S.-H. Lai, L. S.-H. Lai, A. M. Booth, A. R. Duvall, E. Herzig, E. Herzig

“…When these complexity metrics are calibrated with absolute age dating, they offer a means to estimate in situ hillslope diffusivity and fluvial erodibility, which are critical factors in determining the efficiency of landscape recovery after significant geomorphic disturbances such as landslides. …”
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Resistive Collapse of 2D Nonrotating Magnetized Isothermal Toroids: Formation of Pseudodisks by Ya-Chi Wang, Hsien Shang, Ruben Krasnopolsky

“…Matter can fall efficiently onto the pseudodisk surfaces, forming oblique shocks, where shock heating and large density gradients raise the possibility of rich astrochemistry. …”
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Automated vacuum drying kinetics, thermodynamics, and economic analysis of sage leaves by Nabil Eldesokey Mansour, Khaled A. Metwally, Aml Abubakr Tantawy, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Ali Salem, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Abdelaziz M. Okasha, Moustapha Eid Moustapha, Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel

“…Results showed that increasing temperature and decreasing pressure significantly improved drying efficiency, reducing the process time to just 90 min while achieving a drying rate of 22.34 kg water/kg dry matter/h and an effective moisture diffusivity of 6.716 × 10⁻⁹ m²/s under optimal conditions (60 °C and − 10 kPa). …”
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Transforming waste into value: Advancing sustainable construction materials with treated plastic waste and foundry sand in lightweight foamed concrete for a greener future by Zhao Quanwei, Chen Qi, Alqurashi Muwaffaq, Alsaluli A., Mostafa Sahar A.

“…The thermal properties, including conductivity and diffusivity, were examined to enhance the energy efficiency, and microstructural analyses were conducted. …”
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Optimizing infrared drying of black soldier fly larvae for sustainable cricket feed production by Nuntawat Butwong, Sarawut Saenkham, Adisak Pattiya, Anuwat Saenpong, Chinnapat Turakarn, Aphichon Mungchu, Shenghua Hu, Sopa Cansee

“…This study investigated the infrared drying of whole larvae, exploring its potential as an efficient alternative to conventional drying methods for producing high-quality cricket feed. …”
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Intelligent predictive networks for MHD nanofluid with carbon nanotubes and thermal conductivity along a porous medium by Hafiz Muhammad Shahbaz, Iftikhar Ahmad

“…Furthermore, it is noticed that higher Pr values lead to lower values of thermal diffusivity, which mean that the thermal layer is thinner, or that there is less diffusivity of heat. …”
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Synergistic CO2 capture using PANI-polymerized UiO-66 embedded in PEBAX mixed matrix membranes by Tayyaba Ishaq, Rahma Tamime, Sadia Bano, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, Asim Laeeq Khan

“…The integration of UiO-66 and PANI with PEBAX offers a promising pathway for developing efficient and effective gas separation technologies, aligning with the industrial requirements for environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.…”
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Computation of the Flow and Salinity Distribution in the Vicinity of Discharge and Intake Ports of a Desalination Plant by Sami A. Al-Sanea

“…As a predictive tool, the model should help to assess impact of discharge on the marine ecosystem and plant efficiency and to investigate means of alleviating such problems.…”
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Investigations of soliton structures and dynamical behaviors of the Westervelt equation with two analytical techniques by Md. Masudar Rahman, S. M. Rayhanul Islam, Ashabul Hoque

“…Furthermore, the methods employed are efficient and reliable for constructing novel soliton wave solutions in nonlinear physical systems. …”
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Cascade upconversion: a strategy enabling four-photon lithography in weak light intensity by Shishuo Li, Kai Li, Chenqi Yi, Xingyu Gao, Zongsong Gan

“…To circumvent away this effect, we present a cascade upconversion strategy, which is a combination of two efficient two-photon upconversion processes to achieve four-photon photopolymerization. …”
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CFD algorithm for moving boundary problems of isothermal drying and shrinkage: Case of prunes by Lentzou Diamanto, Templalexis Charalampos, Boudouvis Andreas G., Karathanos Vaios, Xanthopoulos Georgios

“…The CFD optimisation model efficiently predicted the experimental water content and shrinkage.…”
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Doping of Active Region in Long Wavelength InP-Based Transistor Lasers by Lijun Qiao, Song Liang, Hongliang Zhu, Wei Wang

“…Doping in the MQWs is shown to lead to a decrease of the slope efficiency and a notable increase of the current gain of the TLs, which makes MQW doping a useful tool for facilitating the design of TLs. …”
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Influence of temperature and mango pulp thickness on the performance of batch window refractance dryer by Samrawit Kasse Gebeyehu, Aynadis Molla Asemu, Abiy Solomon Haile, Messenbet Geremew Kassa

“…The study examined the dryer’s overall energy efficiency, as well as the drying kinetics and behavior of mango pulp, using thin-layer drying models and Fick’s law of diffusion. …”
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Investigating size and surface modification to optimise the delivery of nanodiamonds to brain glial cells by Manami Takahashi, Ayaka Takada, Chihiro Suzuki, Kiichi Kaminaga, Masaki Yoshioka, Mariko Handa, Jeff Kershaw, Hiroshi Abe, Takeshi Ohshima, Ryuji Igarashi, Hiroyuki Takuwa

“…HPG-modified NDs also exhibited high diffusivity, facilitating interactions with surrounding microglia and enhancing uptake efficiency. …”
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Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of sappan (Caesalpinia sappan L) wood for preparation of high quality extract by Moh Djaeni, Setia Budi Sasongko, Devi Yuni Susanti, F Widhi Mahatmanti, Andri Cahyo Kumoro, Laeli Kurniasari

“…UAE was shown to enhance extraction efficiency and preserve phenolic compounds. Additionally, the extraction process was modeled, resulting in a validated effective diffusivity (De) of 1.8 × 10?? …”
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