Biomass, yield, quality and moisture use of Brassica carinata as influenced by intercropping with chickpea under semiarid tropics by B. Lal, K.S. Rana, D.S. Rana, Y.S. Shivay, D.K. Sharma, B.P. Meena, Priyanka Gautam

“…Intercropping system helps in improving consumptive use, moisture use efficiency (MUE) and moisture extraction pattern, and when combined with MCP and proper P and S nutrition better results were obtained. …”
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A Low Computational Cost Deep Learning Approach for Localization and Classification of Diseases and Pests in Coffee Leaves by Clecio Elias Silva E. Silva, Jonatan Borges Fragoso, Thuanne Paixao, Ana Beatriz Alvarez, Facundo Palomino-Quispe

“…For the second stage, the InceptionResNetv2, DenseNet169, Resnet50 and ShuffleNet models are being trained and used to classify the detected region, and a modification to a low computational cost classification architecture called SmallPavicNet-MC is being proposed. …”
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Influence of Aluminum Incorporation on the Adsorptive Performance of Silica-Based Supported Sulfonic Acid for the Chemical Recovery of Gaseous <i>O</i>-Xylene by Yaxu Wang, Jiaxuan Chai, Yining Li, Zichuan Ma

“…A group of silica-based supports with varying Al/Si ratios (S−x) was synthesized using the sol–gel method, followed by a chlorosulfonic acid modification to produce supported sulfonic acids (SA−x). …”
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Significant role of anionic behavior of cocoyl glutamate on lead(II) ion adsorption towards activated carbon adsorbent from cigarette butts by Moh Zeinur Ridho, Retno Pertiwi, Eldo Delta Bagaskara, Raya Rambu Rambani, Chika Synthia Pitaloka, Fanta Mei Wahyuni, Istiqomah Rahmawati, Muhammad Reza

“…This paper investigates the effect of Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate (DCG) modification on CA towards lead(II) ion adsorptions. …”
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Synthesis of trackless emulsified asphalt tack coat with gradient distribution of polyurethane via self-migration and its performance evaluation by Xuemao Feng, Gaowei Zhou, Hongwei Wang, Libo Lv, Zixuan Qin, Qing Ma, Wenrui Li, Wei Huang

“…This substantial reduction significantly enhanced its construction efficiency. Mechanical performance evaluations of TEA-3 demonstrated exceptional temperature resistance, maintaining shear strength exceeding 1 MPa at 60°C while remaining track-free at 70°C. …”
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StratosPHere 2: study protocol for a response-adaptive randomised placebo-controlled phase II trial to evaluate hydroxychloroquine and phenylbutyrate in pulmonary arterial hyperten... by Nina Deliu, Rajenki Das, Angelique May, Joseph Newman, Jo Steele, Melissa Duckworth, Rowena J. Jones, Martin R. Wilkins, Mark R. Toshner, Sofia S. Villar

“…Eligible subjects will be randomised to one of the three arms (two active therapy arms and a placebo arm, all plus standard of care) following a Bayesian response-adaptive design implemented independently in each stratum and updated in response to a novel panel of primary biomarkers designed to assess biological modification of the disease. Discussion The results of this trial will provide the first randomised evidence of the efficacy of these therapies to rescue BMPR2 function and will efficiently explore the potential for a differential response of these therapies per mutation class to address causes rather than consequences of this rare disease. …”
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Industrial Potential of Formaldehyde Gas Sensor Based on PdPt Bimetallic Loaded SnO₂ Nanoparticles by Bing Shen, Tongwei Yuan, Wenshuang Zhang, Xian Tan, Yang Chen, Jiaqiang Xu

“…To bridge the gap between laboratory-scale SnO₂ and its industrial applications, low-cost and high-efficiency requirements must be met. This implies the need for simple synthesis techniques, reduced energy consumption, and satisfactory gas-sensing performances. …”
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Sorption behavior of pomegranate polyphenols on surfactant-modified clays in aqueous solution by Houda Saad, Thouraya Turki, Mondher Srasra, Ezzeddine Srasra

“…Results: The results showed that the modification of clay by the cationic surfactant can increase polyphenols adsorption from 5.77 mg/g to 196.88 mg/g. …”
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Genetically Modified Porcine Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Lentiviral Tbx18 Create a Biological Pacemaker by Yannan Hu, Ning Li, Liang Liu, Hao Zhang, Xiang Xue, Xin Shao, Yu Zhang, Xilong Lang

“…In this in vitro and in vivo study, genetical modification of porcine bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) by recapturing the Tbx18 expression creates a biological pacemaker which was examined. …”
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Carbon fertilization of autochthonous production in karst surface waters and its role in carbon reduction and eutrophication mitigation—a nature-based solution (NbS) by Mingyu Shao, Zaihua Liu, Sibo Zeng, Sibo Zeng, Hailong Sun, Haibo He

“…The specific mechanism is that dissolved aquatic CO2 (CO2(aq)) fertilization can effectively alleviate the carbon limitation of the water body, promote the productivity of the water body to achieve carbon sink enhancement, and achieve the inhibition of eutrophication through the modification of the biological structure and the co-precipitation of CaCO3 and phosphorus to enhance the efficiency of phosphorus removal. …”
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Reorganization of brain connectivity in post-COVID condition: a 18F-FDG PET study by Antoine Verger, Matthieu Doyen, Sebastien Heyer, François Goehringer, Alexandra Bruyere, Elsa Kaphan, Meriem Chine, Amélie Menard, Tatiana Horowitz, Eric Guedj

“…Within this hypometabolic PCC pattern, a modification in metabolic connectivity was observed in patients compared with controls, which was more marked in the + 9 M group than in the − 9 M group. …”
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Decontamination of crystal violet using nanocomposite adsorbent based on pine cone biochar modified with CoFe2O4/Mn-Fe LDH by Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust, Shima Abdollahian Aghbolagh, Rauf Foroutan, Naeimeh Sadat Peighambardoust

“…The composite achieved a maximum CV dye removal efficiency of 98.54% under optimal conditions: pH = 9, temperature 25 °C, adsorbent dose of 1 g/L, contact time of 70 min, and initial dye concentration of 10 mg/L. …”
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A comparative study of key quality performance indicators in anesthesia and surgery in operation theatre at a tertiary care hospital in Rishikesh by Bhavna Gupta, Sanjay Agrawal, Anubha Agarwal

“…The percentage of modification of anaesthesia plans ranged from 0-3.34%. …”
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Formation of the toxic furan metabolite 2-butene-1,4-dial through hemin-induced degradation of 2,4-alkadienals in fried foods by Hiroshi Kasai, Kazuaki Kawai, Koichi Fujisawa

“…Abstract Background The mechanism of protein modification by 2,4-alkadienals (ADE), lipid peroxidation products prevalent in fried foods, was investigated through model reactions. …”
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Using Dates Leaves Midribs to Prepare Hierarchical Structures Incorporating Porous Carbon and Zeolite A Composites for Cesium137Cs Ion Exchange by Shireen K. Tuaimah, Salam k. Al-Nasri, Altaf A. Al-Rahmani, Taiseer K. abbas

“…The activity concentration for the contamination water pre and after the treatment were measured using gamma spectroscopy system supplied with a high purity germanium detector (HPGe) with 60% relative efficiency. The results showed that the radioactivity concentration after the treatment process decreased significantly from 4800 Bq/L to 186 and Bq/L,121 Bq/L using 0.045 gm from synthesized  zeolite  4A and DMZ respectively.…”
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Synergistic enhancement of tribological performance and thermal stability in R-1234yf refrigeration systems using graphene oxide -silver hybrid nanolubricants by Yamini S, Sekar S, Sivakami Sundari M, Senthil Kumar K

“…These findings demonstrate the potential of GO-AgNPs hybrid nanolubricants for improving the efficiency and reliability of environmentally friendly R-1234yf refrigeration systems through synergistic enhancement of lubricant properties.…”
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Composition and Technological Properties of Modified Lingonberry (<i>Vaccinium vitis-idaea</i> L.) Pomace by Simona Šimkutė, Loreta Bašinskienė, Michail Syrpas, Dalia Čižeikienė

“…This study demonstrates that the modification of LP powders provides diverse technological properties, which could expand the application of such products for further food production.…”
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Enhanced anticorrosion waterbased polyurethane coating using Schiff base functionalized MXene by Ali Moshkriz, Reza Darvishi, Aboulfazl Barati, Mohsen Tafazoly

“…Tafel polarization studies further revealed a reduction in corrosion current density to 6.04 × 107 A/cm2 for AXPU0.5, marking a 99.2 % inhibition efficiency, a notable enhancement over unmodified MXene-based coatings. …”
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Reducing power ripple for multi-rotor wind energy systems using FOPDPI controllers by Habib Benbouhenni, Ilhami Colak, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Shaik Mohammad Irshad

“…In addition, to obtain high-quality power, a new control is used based on the development and modification of direct power control (DPC) based on proportional-integral (PI) controllers. …”
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Layer-by-layer coating strategy to functionalize the magnetic nanoparticles for their multi-functionalization by Jing Liu, Ye Chen, Hongjie Huang, Feixiong Chen

“…Abstract Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) hold significant potential for a wide range of applications, however, surface modification or bio-conjugation of MNPs often leads to their aggregation and instability. …”
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