Efficient Oxidation of Methylene Blue via Catalytic Activation of Peroxymonosulfate via an Engineered δ-FeOOH/Pili Nutshell Biochar Composite by Lorenz Borromeo

“…Radical scavenging experiments confirmed that SO4•– radicals were primarily responsible for the degradation process. Notably, the composite maintained over 70% removal efficiency after four reuse cycles, indicating its potential for sustainable and cost-effective wastewater treatment. …”
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Accelerated corrosion and electrochemical characteristics of carbon-coated titanium bipolar plates by doctor-blade technology for PEMFC by Hyun-Kyu Hwang, Seong-Jong Kim

“…In contrast, the TiO₂+carbon-coated specimen maintained ICR values below 10 mΩ·cm2 at 140 N/cm2. …”
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Impact of Long-Term Alkaline Cleaning on Ultrafiltration Tubular PVDF Membrane Performances by Marek Gryta, Piotr Woźniak

“…The application of an ultrafiltration (UF) process with periodic membrane cleaning with the use of alkaline detergent solutions was proposed for the recovery of wash water from car wash effluent. …”
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Hydraulic fracture propagation in soft coal composite reservoirs: Mechanical responses and energy dissipation mechanisms by Aitao Zhou, Yizheng He, Kai Wang, Bo Li, Yida Wang, Yuexin Yang

“…The combined fracturing process of a coal seam and its roof under different in situ stress and fracture spacing conditions was analysed through true triaxial physical tests and numerical simulations. …”
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Retaining Short‐Term Variability Reduces Mean State Biases in Wind Stress Overriding Simulations by Matthew T. Luongo, Noel G. Brizuela, Ian Eisenman, Shang‐Ping Xie

“…In this study we introduce an alternative method of interannually varying overriding which maintains higher frequency momentum forcing of the surface ocean. …”
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Electrophoretic deposition of monticellite nanoparticles on Ti implants for bone replacements: Physicochemical characteristics and in vitro biological assessments by Mohammadmahdi Akbari Edgahi, Seyedeh Neda Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Daghigh Shirazi, Reza Gholami, Seyed Morteza Naghib

“…AFM analysis revealed a nano-rough surface with Sa = 9 ± 2 nm, supporting improved protein adsorption and osteoblast adhesion. …”
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Enhanced strength-ductility synergy in a Ni–W–Co–Ta medium-heavy alloy via cryogenic supersonic fine particle bombardment by Yi Xiong, Hua-fei Li, Yong Li, Xiaoqin Zha, Xiuju Du, Fengzhang Ren, Shubo Wang

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PCA Weight Determination-Based InSAR Baseline Optimization Method: A Case Study of the HaiKou Phosphate Mining Area in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China by Weimeng Xu, Jingchun Zhou, Jinliang Wang, Huihui Mei, Xianjun Ou, Baixuan Li

“…However, in multi-temporal InSAR processing, the quality of interferometric pairs is constrained by spatiotemporal baseline parameters and surface scattering characteristics. …”
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Response of Ecosystem Services to Human Activities in Gonghe Basin of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau by Ailing Sun, Haifeng Zhang, Xingsheng Xia, Xiaofan Ma, Yanqin Wang, Qiong Chen, Duqiu Fei, Yaozhong Pan

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Excellent low temperature superplasticity and its deformation mechanism in nano/ultrafine grained Fe–17Cr–6Ni stainless steel by Chengshuai Lei, Hongwei Liu, Xiangtao Deng, Xiaolin Li, Zhaodong Wang

“…Even after a 500% tensile elongation, the austenite grains in the gauge section of the tensile specimen still maintained an equiaxed grain shape, and the texture also weakened significantly, indicating that grain boundary sliding and grain rotation dominated the deformation process during superplastic flow. …”
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An Atmospheric Bore in North China Plain and Its Impact on Nocturnal Convection by Yao Anqi, Chen Qiying, Hua Wei

“…Atmospheric bore propagates faster than the convective system and induces strong vertical lifting, peaking above the nocturnal stable boundary layer. This process weakens the inversion layer through vertical lifting and transports water vapor from the lower layers upward, providing water vapor for the development of the convective system and maintaining existing convective cells. …”
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Water Saving and Environmental Issues in the Hetao Irrigation District, the Yellow River Basin: Development Perspective Analysis by Zhuangzhuang Feng, Qingfeng Miao, Haibin Shi, José Manuel Gonçalves, Ruiping Li

“…This study considers the framework of the change process for water management in the Hetao Irrigation District (HID) of the Yellow River Basin. …”
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The Data-Driven Performance Prediction of Lattice Structures: The State-of-the-Art in Properties, Future Trends, and Challenges by Siyuan Yang, Ning Dai, Qianfeng Cao

“…Lattice structures, with their unique design, offer properties like a programmable elastic modulus, an adjustable Poisson’s ratio, high specific strength, and a large specific surface area, making them the key to achieving structural lightweighting, improving impact resistance, vibration suppression, and maintaining high thermal efficiency in the aerospace field. …”
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Study on the cyclic leaching performance of lead sulfate from waste lead paste by triethylene tetramine by CHEN Biao, HUANG Ming, CAO Jing, ZHANG Junfeng*

“…Furthermore, high-purity PbCO_3 with an impurity content of 0.020 4% could be obtained from TETA-Pb solution by using Na_2CO_3. This process allows for the regeneration cycle of TETA while maintaining a leaching rate of PbSO_4 above 90% in 10 cycles. …”
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The length of vesicular stomatitis virus particles dictates a need for actin assembly during clathrin-dependent endocytosis. by David K Cureton, Ramiro H Massol, Sean P J Whelan, Tomas Kirchhausen

“…More generally, our findings show the importance of cargo geometry for specifying cellular entry modes, even when the receptor recognition properties of a ligand are maintained.…”
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Optimizing Al/Zn ratios in K2O/Zn-Aluminate catalysts for enhanced biodiesel production efficiency by Faezeh Mirshafiee, Mehran Rezaei

“…The characterization results the successful synthesis of the K2O/Zn-aluminate catalysts, demonstrating their favorable surface and structural properties for the esterification process. …”
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Synergistic nanomodification of untreated recycled brick aggregate concrete with nanosilica and graphene oxide in OPC–LC3 binders: multi-performance optimization and life cycle ass... by Asif Hossain Abir, Arpita Mozumder

“…Statistical analysis confirmed significant improvements in compressive strength and durability when NS and GO were used in combination, achieving a 23.8% increase in 180-day compressive strength (44.8 MPa) and a 64% reduction in chloride migration. The optimization process, utilizing Response Surface Methodology (RSM), identified the optimal combination of 3% NS and 0.05% GO for OPC and 2.5% NS with 0.04% GO for LC3, balancing mechanical performance and environmental sustainability. …”
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Iron and Nitrogen-Doped Wheat Straw Hierarchical Porous Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors by Xiaoshuai Sun, Xiangyu Chen, Jiahua Ma, Chuanshan Zhao, Jiehua Li, Hui Li

“…In this paper, we prepared a new type of iron and nitrogen co-doped porous carbon material (WSC-Fe/N) using a carbonization–activation process with wheat straw as a precursor and FeCl₃ and NH₄Cl as co-doping agents and analyzed the electrochemical properties of the resulting electrode material. …”
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Assessment of the biological performance of a Ti-6Al-4V/Ti double layer structure created through spark plasma sintering. by Alireza Sharifi, Sahar Mollazadeh Beidokhti, Jalil Vahdati Khaki

“…It is necessary, therefore, to design the implant structure in a way that, in addition to maintaining other mechanical properties, it also features a modified Young's modulus. …”
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Magnetic MXene/g-C3N4 nano catalyst for photocatalytic degradation of clindamycin contaminate in wastewater by Hadeel A. Abbas, Khalid K. Abbas, Ahmed M.H. Abdulkadhim Al-Ghaban

“…The study also observed the stability of the catalyst over four cycles, maintaining a removal level of > 58 %, highlighting its potential applications in water treatment processes by increasing the interlayer spacing, g-C3N4, and MXene combined to produce an excellent surface area with more active sites on their surface, which enhanced the transfer of electron/hole pairs and provided excellent degradation capacity.…”
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