Field measurements of galvanic anode cathodic protection of reinforced concrete systems in marine environment: Influence of water level and biofilm by Deeksha-Arya Margapuram, Marie Salgues, Océane Thibault, Raphaël Lami, Benjamin Erable, Michel Groc, Renaud Vuillemin, Bruno Hesse, Jean-Claude Souche, Florian Stratta, Marine Bayle, Jean-Bernard Memet, Laurent Zudaire, Fabrice Deby, Stéphane Laurens, Chantal Chalhoub, Elie Sassine, Fabien Nougarolles, Deepak Kumar Kamde, Alexandra Bertron

“…Furthermore, the effect of water levels and biofilm on corrosion characteristics of steel in concrete and the efficiency of CP was assessed. The findings highlighted that the biofilm on the concrete surface acts as a physical barrier, limiting the diffusion of oxygen – affecting the corrosion characteristics of steel embedded in concrete. …”
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Deep learning–based classification of parotid gland tumors: integrating dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for enhanced diagnostic accuracy by Kazim Ayberk Sinci, Ilker Ozgur Koska, Yusuf Kenan Cetinoglu, Nezahat Erdogan, Ali Murat Koc, Nuket Ozkavruk Eliyatkin, Cagan Koska, Barkan Candan

“…Classification performance was assessed using accuracy, precision, recall, and F1‐score, with 95% confidence intervals derived via bootstrap resampling. Results In Task 1, EfficientNetB0 achieved the highest accuracy (85%). …”
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Lattice Oxygen Redox Dynamics in Zeolite‐Encapsulated CsPbBr3 Perovskite OER Electrocatalysts by Xiangrong Ren, Yiyue Zhai, Na Yang, Bolun Wang, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu

“…Owing to the variety and easy tailoring of lead‐halide perovskite compositions, these findings pave a way for the development of novel perovskite@zeolite type catalysts for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis.…”
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SnO2SnS2/graphene heterojunction composite promotes high-performance sodium ion storage by Yuanyuan Ma, Ke Ping, Peng Sun, Kaibin Lin, Junjie Guo, Lu Yue, Wenhui Zhang, Xiangwei Wu, Zhaoyin Wen

“…The unique structure endows the composite with high electronic conductivity, rapid ion diffusion rates, elevated electrochemical activity, excellent structural stability, and abundant reaction sites, making it a highly efficient anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). …”
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Numerical solution of two dimensional time-fractional telegraph equation using Chebyshev spectral collocation method by Kamran, Farman Ali Shah, Kamal Shah, Thabet Abdeljawad

“…In this article, we present an efficient numerical scheme for solving the 2D time-fractional telegraph equation using a hybrid approach coupling the Laplace transform (LT) with the spectral collocation method based on Chebyshev nodes (ChSCM). …”
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Analytical and numerical analysis of heat transfer from radial extended surface by AbdulKareem Mishaal A.

“…The nonlinear governing equation of heat diffusion through a radial fin of rectangular profile made of aluminum alloy (A319) is solved using two approaches to predict the temperature distribution, the heat flow, and the efficiency. …”
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The shifting regulation and competition interface by Max Huffman

“…While competition policy might be favoured early in the growth of an industry, when the efficient outcomes are unknown and unknowable, regulation is a preferred approach when the industry is mature, inno- vation has slowed, and gains come from operational efficiencies rather than techno- logical changes. …”
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Optimization of arsenic removal from water using novel renewable adsorbents derived from orange peels by Roya Sadat Neisan, Noori M. Cata Saady, Carlos Bazan, Sohrab Zendehboudi

“…The results indicated that ACOP-TiO2 demonstrated efficient arsenic removal, with optimal pH identified at approximately 4.2. …”
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Kinetic study on the extraction of ethanimidic acid from hibiscus flowers using microwave assisted hydrodistillation by Hesham Hussein Rassem, Mohd Hairul Bin Khamidun, Ahmer Ali Siyal, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed

“…The second-order model demonstrated superior accuracy (R² = 0.954), outperforming the first-order model, and effectively described the two-stage extraction process: washing and diffusion. The second-order kinetic model ensures precise control of ethanimidic acid extraction, enabling efficient scalability for industrial production and consistent quality for pharmacological applications, emphasizing sustainable and cost-effective manufacturing practices. …”
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Study on dust distribution characteristics and dust-cleaning optimization during the pulse cleaning process for the uniseriate filter cartridges by Fan GENG, Xinyue FENG, Shihang LI, Linlin LI, Kun YANG

“…Both found that the installation of a diffuser was conducive to improve the dust cleaning efficiency in the upper area of the filter cartridge. …”
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Calcium oxide nanoparticles from eggshell waste: A green nanotechnological strategy for microwave-assisted environmental clean up by Jannatun Zia, Amit Kumar Shringi, Ufana Riaz

“…Optimization studies revealed enhanced degradation efficiency (up to 93.40 %) at 900 W microwave powers and 94.59 % efficiency with a catalyst dose of 250 mg/L. …”
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Coconut shell activated carbon engineered for triphasic adsorption and multimechanistic removal of emerging contaminant F-53B by Yongming Wu, Kexuan Pei, Jiayu Zhou, Jianzhong Xiong, Yu Liu, Panrong Li, Fangfei Li, Jiaqi Wang, Xiangmin Liu, Mi Deng, Chenxi Wu

“…Solution pH influenced adsorption efficiency by regulating surface charge. Under acidic conditions (pH < point of zero charge, pHzpc = 4.49), strong electrostatic interactions between protonated CSAC surfaces and anionic F-53B resulted in an 85% removal efficiency. …”
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Square-Based Division Scheme for Image Encryption Using Generalized Fibonacci Matrices by Panagiotis Oikonomou, George K. Kranas, Maria Sapounaki, Georgios Spathoulas, Aikaterini Aretaki, Athanasios Kakarountas, Maria Adam

“…Encryption keys are generated using the direct sum of generalized Fibonacci matrices, ensuring key matrix invertibility and strong diffusion properties and security levels. Experimental results on widely-used benchmark images and a comparative analysis against State-of-the-Art encryption algorithms demonstrate that SBD-Fibonacci achieves high entropy, strong resistance to differential and statistical attacks, and efficient runtime performance—even for large images.…”
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Les racines du dynamisme de la diaspora copte by Grégoire Delhaye

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Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Humic Acids Using Codoped TiO2 Film Electrodes under Visible Light by Xiao Zhou, Yongxin Zheng, Dan Liu, Shaoqi Zhou

“…It showed that Cu2+ and NH4+ codoped TiO2 film significantly improved the photocatalytic efficiency under the visible light. When +5.0 V anodic bias potential and visible light were simultaneously applied, the degradation efficiency of HA over the Cu/N codoped TiO2 films significantly improved to 93.5% after 210 minutes of treatment.…”
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Global Green Building Adoption: An In-Depth Analysis of Trends Worldwide by Sony Susanto, Gatot Ciptadi, Nuhfil Hanani, M. Ruslin Anwar

“…This study emphasizes the significance of social, economic, and environmental factors in the diffusion of green building technology. The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) can enhance efficiency. …”
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Grouting Fractured Coal Permeability Evolution Based on Industrial CT Scanning by Li Tao, Yao Banghua, Liu Yong, Wang Dengke

“…Studying the flowing laws of the grout and fracture plugging mechanism is of important significance to improve the sealing quality and increase the gas extraction efficiency. For this reason, a new coal-based grouting material was prepared in this study, and its parameters such as viscosity were tested. …”
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A Study on the Impact of Industrial Robot Applications on Labor Resource Allocation by Kexu Wu, Zhiwei Tang, Longpeng Zhang

“…However, existing studies have largely concentrated on the employment substitution effect and the diffusion path of these technologies, while systematic analyses of how industrial robots affect labor resource allocation efficiency across different regional and industrial contexts in China remain scarce. …”
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A Multimodal Parallel Transformer Framework for Apple Disease Detection and Severity Classification with Lightweight Optimization by Chuhuang Zhou, Xinjin Ge, Yihe Chang, Mingfei Wang, Zhongtian Shi, Mengxue Ji, Tianxing Wu, Chunli Lv

“…Additionally, by employing lightweight optimization techniques, the model is successfully deployed on mobile devices, achieving a frame rate of 46 FPS for efficient real-time detection. This research provides an efficient and accurate solution for orchard disease monitoring and lays a foundation for the advancement of intelligent agricultural technologies.…”
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Novel chaotic block encryption scheme for WSN based on dynamic sub key by Ya-hua WANG, Yu-hua LING, Li-qing LIAO, Ke-hui SUN, Wen-hao LIU

“…In view of high efficiency and security requirements in WSN encryption algorithm，a lightweight chaotic block encryption algorithm was designed and a novel scheme of dynamic sub keys extension was proposed.To greatly reduce the computing burden of WSN nodes，this scheme made full use of WSN cloud servers monitoring platform，which was powerful in data computing and processing，and transfered the sub keys synchronization task from nodes to cloud servers.Experimental results and performance analysis show that the scheme has good characteristics of diffusion，confusion and statistical balance，strong key security and high algorithm efficiency.It has a good application prospect in the field of WSN communication encryption.…”
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