Interfacial Engineering of Pillararene‐Modified Ceria Nanoparticles for Regulable Enhanced Sonodynamic Therapy by Congcong Wang, Yanan Guo, Guoying Tan, Wanrong Kang, Wenjia Guo, Nan Song, Yu Tang

“…The modification of carboxyl‐pillar[5]arene (CP5) on CeOx constructs the supramolecular interface by coupling of CP5 and oxygen vacancies. …”
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Photocatalytic and surface consequences of thermal treatments on Pt nanoparticles onto carbon nitrides during CO2-to-CO conversion by S. Vaquero-Vílchez, P. Nimax, E. Valtierra-Martinez, I. Ayesta, I. Agirrezabal-Telleria

“…Photocatalysis is an emerging alternative to convert CO2 into relevant products, but it faces technological challenges related to charge recombination and low efficiency. Thermally coupled gas phase photocatalysis can address these issues by lowering reaction temperatures and improving process efficiency. …”
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Neutrophil/monocyte-targeted dual-ligands modified liposomes delivering puerarin for ischemia stroke treatment by Chengli Ling, Linglong Chen, Jianming Liang, Xiaofang Li, Hua Wei, Cuiyun Yu, Jianxin Wang

“…Puerarin (Pue) was cleverly encapsulated using a calcium acetate gradient to construct cRGD/PGP-Pue-Lips, and its therapeutic efficiency were assessed by rat MCAO model of IS. Optimal modification ratio for both cRGD and PGP were 3 %. …”
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Advancing Brain Targeting: Cost-Effective Surface-Modified Nanoparticles for Faster Market Entry by Mariana Gomes, Maria João Ramalho, Joana A. Loureiro, Maria Carmo Pereira

“…<b>Methods</b>: This paper explores various surface modification strategies employed to optimize NP-mediated drug delivery across the BBB. …”
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Ghost Module-Enhanced MTCNN: A Lightweight Cascade Framework for High-Accuracy Face Detection in Edge-Deployable Scenarios by Chen Wang, Fen Liu

“…Face detection in complex environments remains challenging due to trade-offs between accuracy and computational efficiency, particularly for edge devices with limited resources. …”
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Red Mud as an Adsorbent for Hazardous Metal Ions: Trends in Utilization by Maja Rajković, Ivana Jelić, Marija Janković, Dragi Antonijević, Marija Šljivić-Ivanović

“…The increasing importance of waste materials utilization with the necessary modification to remove various pollutants from industrial wastewater has been a research focus over the past few decades. …”
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Performance analysis of an extended-surface double-pipe heat exchanger for heat recovery from hot exhaust gas using water and nanofluids by A.M. Alkalibi, Yaser H. Alahmadi, Iskander Tlili

“…The novel configurations with four and six extended fins achieved Nu enhancements of 26 % and 32 %, respectively, over the traditional four-finned design—without a significant rise in pressure drop due to the minimal cavity modification. The performance evaluation criterion (PEC) improved by 1.27-fold and 1.30-fold for the new four- and six-fin designs, indicating a substantial gain in thermal efficiency relative to pressure loss. …”
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An Identity Management Scheme Based on Multi-Factor Authentication and Dynamic Trust Evaluation for Telemedicine by Yishan Wu, Mengxue Pang, Jianqiang Ma, Wei Ou, Qiuling Yue, Wenbao Han

“…This scheme balances security and efficiency, providing a strong basis for telemedicine’s long-term viability.…”
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Security-Enhanced Decentralized Content Sharing in Publish/Subscribe System by Wang-Seok Park, Chang-Seop Park, Samuel Woo

“…For this purpose, we design a hierarchical node ID and content ID to create more than one virtual subnets on the dP2PN, and show that our proposed dP2PN based on the hierarchical IDs is superior to the conventional dP2PN in terms of routing efficiency, ease of network configuration, and security. …”
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Circadian Regulator-Mediated Molecular Subtypes Depict the Features of Tumor Microenvironment and Indicate Prognosis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Ling Aye, Zhanying Wang, Fanghua Chen, Yujun Xiong, Jiaying Zhou, Feizhen Wu, Li Hu, Dehui Wang

“…A novel circadian score was introduced to evaluate the circadian modification pattern of each patient and further validated in an independent cohort from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset. …”
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Energy Use in Rural Kenyan Households: A Case Study on the Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification by Jacob Chege

“…The findings suggest that there is a need, in the short run, to sustain current efforts to increase wood fuel supply and its end-use efficiency as part of the solution to the rural energy crisis. …”
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Janus flame-retardant polyester fabric with one-way water transfer for fog collection: Influence of plasma duration, aluminum phosphate, and TiO2 nanoparticles by Najmeh Izadi, Majid Montazer, Aminoddin Haji

“…The fog collecting efficiency at this time was approximately 8.1 mg cm−2 min−1. …”
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Optimisation of Graft Copolymerisation of Fibres from Banana Trunk by Richard Mpon, Maurice K. Ndikontar, Hyppolite N. Ntede, J. Noah Ngamveng, Alain Dufresne, Ohandja Ayina, Emmanuel Njungap, Abel Tame

“…Single fibre obtained by the JIS method had an average diameter of 11.0 μm and Young's modulus, tensile strength and strain at break-off 7.05 GPa, 81.7 MPa and 5.2% respectively. Modification of the fibres was carried out by grafting ethyl acrylate in the presence of ammonium nitrate cerium(IV). …”
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Hydrophobic starch acetate nanoparticles: A biopolymer-based system for sustained antitubercular drug release by Gaurang Rami, Pruthviraj Limbachiya, Mohyuddin Maradiya, Girish Acharya, Jabali Vora

“…Isoniazid, Rifampicin, and Pyrazinamide exhibited 72 %, 83 %, and 75 % encapsulation efficiency at a 2:1 polymer-drug ratio, respectively. …”
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Oxygenate-mediated catalysis for CO2 hydrogenation: A sustainable path to light olefins by Fatemeh Biabangard, Jafar Towfighi Darian, Masoud Safari Yazd

“…Advances in catalyst design, encompassing morphology, active site proximity, and surface modification, alongside the optimization of operating conditions such as temperature, pressure, and space velocity, have significantly enhanced catalytic efficiency and product selectivity. …”
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The Binding of Plasmodium falciparum Adhesins and Erythrocyte Invasion Proteins to Aldolase Is Enhanced by Phosphorylation. by Suraya A Diaz, Stephen R Martin, Steven A Howell, Munira Grainger, Robert W Moon, Judith L Green, Anthony A Holder

“…MTRAP CTD was phosphorylated in vitro by both calcium dependent kinase 1 (CDPK1) and protein kinase A, and this modification increased the affinity of binding to aldolase by ten-fold. …”
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Fungal bioremediation in environmental pollution and recent strategies by Linthoingambi Ningombam, Techi Mana, Srimay Pradhan, Gemin Apum, Yengkhom Disco Singh

“…By bridging molecular mechanisms with field-level implementation, this work provides new insights into the potential of fungi as efficient, adaptable, and sustainable agents for environmental remediation.…”
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Advancing CRISPR genome editing into gene therapy clinical trials: progress and future prospects by Busra Cetin, Fulya Erendor, Yunus Emre Eksi, Ahter D. Sanlioglu, Salih Sanlioglu

“…This RNA-guided system allows for specific modification of target genes, offering high accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Antimicrobial polymers: elucidating the role of functional groups on antimicrobial activity by Ihtisham Ul Haq, Rafael Pinto Vieira, William Gustavo Lima, Maria Elena de Lima, Katarzyna Krukiewicz

“…Their notable biocompatibility, efficiency, multifunctionality, and ease of modification make them a focal point of antimicrobial research. …”
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Functional nanomaterials for enhanced tumor photothermal therapy - the mechanisms and applications by Xiaoling Han, Guohai Feng, Xiaoman Li, Shuyi Mo, Caijing Xu, Jiahui Yan, Li Yu, Rong Zhang, Ying Jin, Xiao Xiao, Li Deng

“…Efficient and stable photothermal conversion materials are the key factors in PTT. …”
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