Effect of Gravel Size, Microwave Irradiation (1 to 2.5 min), Moisture, and Quenching on Aggregate Properties of Chert Gravel: Valorizing a “Waste” Byproduct of Sand Quarrying by Mark Tzibulsky, Vladimir Frid

“…Chert gravel, a byproduct of sand quarrying, remains an underutilized material in construction due to its low microwave (MW) absorption and high mechanical strength. …”
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A car as an object of tax and customs duties in the Russian Federation by A. V. Savtsova, O. N. Patsenko, A. A. Domarev, M. E. Volostnikov

“…The purpose  of  the  work  is  to identify  the  main problems  of  a  low level of collection of transport tax and excessive utilization fee, and to study the prospects for their optimization. …”
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Artificial intelligence driven Mid-IR photoimaging device based on van der Waals heterojunctions of black phosphorus by Wang Ziqian, Wang Huide, Wang Chen, Bao Yushuo, Zheng Weiying, Weng Xiaoliang, Zhu Yihan, Liu Yi, Zhang Yule, Tian Xilin, Sun Shuo, Cao Rui, Shi Zhe, Chen Xing, Qiu Meng, Wang Hao, Liu Jun, Chen Shuqing, Zeng Yu-Jia, Liao Wugang, Huang Zhangcheng, Li Haiou, Gao Lingfeng, Li Jianqing, Fan Dianyuan, Zhang Han

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Advances in the catalytic conversion of CO2 by Gu Xiyang

“…However, challenges such as low photon absorption efficiency and catalyst degradation have limited its large-scale application. …”
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Social and Labor Status of University Teachers: Elite Specialists or Precariat? by I. V. Vorobyova

“…The article presents the analysis of the social and labor situation with teachers of Russian universities. The reform and optimization of the sphere of higher education affects the nature and conditions of employment of teachers of Russian universities. …”
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A Fuzzy Clustering Logic Life Loss Risk Evaluation Model for Dam-Break Floods by Yantao Zhu, Xinqiang Niu, Chongshi Gu, Bo Dai, Lixian Huang

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Preoperative risk factors in hernia recurrence: a single-center study by Anca Tigora, Vlad Paic, Dragos Nicolae Garofil, Mircea Nicolae Bratucu, Mihai Zurzu, Daniela Nuta, Florian Popa, Valeriu Surlin, Stefan Patrascu, Victor Strambu, Petru Adrian Radu

“…Hernia recurrence is still a great challenge for surgeons regarding the optimal surgical technique, the best alloplastic material and the management of risk factors (advanced age, female sex, body mass index, smoking, diabetes, the presence of connective tissue disorders, chronic cough, etc.). …”
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Recovered Ammonia as a Sustainable Energy Carrier: Innovations in Recovery, Combustion, and Fuel Cells by Daniele La Corte, Marina Maddaloni, Reza Vahidzadeh, Marta Domini, Giorgio Bertanza, Samee Ullah Ansari, Matteo Marchionni, Vittorio Tola, Nancy Artioli

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Effect of heat-treatment processing on microstructure and properties of 40Cr3Mn3Ni3Si2Mo ultra-high strength steel by SUN You, CHEN Xiong, HU Jiafeng, ZHAO Zhuo, WANG Lijun, LIU Chunming

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Research on desiliconization of brown corundum fly dust and bauxite based on roasting-alkali leaching method. by Nian Liu, Chaoyi Chen, Junqi Li, Dong Liang

“…The raw material for smelting brown corundum is high-quality bauxite. …”
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Design process innovation through flexible and circular technological solutions by Antonella Violano, Monica Cannaviello

“…The goal of optimizing material resources and the polyvalent use of space lead to the development of new technologies within a renewed architectural spatiality, which from the point of view of effectiveness of choices allow for low-carbon buildings. …”
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Logistics Optimisation of Oil Palm Fronds at Plantations for Energy Conversion by Nur Athira Arshad, Afşin Güngör, Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman

“…The logistics of handling pruned OPF pose a low efficiency of the supply chain system and may involve high delivery costs due to key factors such as high transportation cost of a low bulk density material and high labour cost. …”
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2D PdSe2: Pioneering innovations in polarized photodetection by Waqas Ahmad, Amine El Moutaouakil, Wen Lei, Zhi-Ming Wang

“…We also discuss challenges in scalable synthesis, material stability, and integration with other low dimensional materials, offering future research directions to optimize PdSe2 for commercial applications. …”
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A Study on Ceramsite Production Using Dredging Sea Mud and Its Biofilm Formation Capacity Evaluation by Ting Xia, Yue Li, Zhixing Xiao, Shixiang Wang, Qingkai Wu, Suwen Sun, Hui Peng, Dan Chen, Zhihua Wang

“…The content of the chloride ion in the ceramist granules is close to zero, and the low cost of this material, implying this dredging sea mud-derived ceramsite, could be an engineering favorable material for using it as a biocarrier in the real application.…”
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Manipulating electronic band of NiO/NiMoO4–x nanosheets as robust bifunctional catalyst for water splitting by Qiyu Liu, Jintao Zhang, Jinjun He, Peng Zhang, Zujin Yang, Xihong Lu

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Bio-carbon composite for supercapacitor electrodes: Harnessing hydrochar frameworks and bio-tar polymerization by Jixiu Jia, Yuxuan Sun, Lili Huo, Lixin Zhao, Ziyun Liu, Zhidan Liu, Kang Kang, Shuaishuai Zhang, Teng Xie, Yanan Zhao, Zonglu Yao

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Heat Transfer Performance and Influencing Factors of Waste Tires During Pyrolysis in a Horizontal Rotary Furnace by Hongting Ma, Yang Bai, Shuo Ma, Zhipeng Zhou

“…The innovation lies in two aspects: first, aiming at the problems of slow heat transfer and low pyrolysis efficiency in horizontal rotary furnaces, we identified technical measures through experiments to enhance heat transfer, thereby accelerating pyrolysis and reducing energy consumption; second, with the goal of increasing high-value pyrolysis oil yield, we determined optimal operating parameters to improve economic and sustainability outcomes. …”
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One-Step Microwave Synthesis of NiSb/NiSe Nanomaterials for High Performance Supercapacitors by Qianwen Duan, Hongjie Kang, Cuiling Guan, Xueming Zhao, Haidong Zhao, Buqin Jing, Zhen Lu, Feng Feng

“…The NiSb/NiSe materials synthesized under this condition not only have the best electrochemical properties, but also exhibit low charge transfer impedance and excellent electrical conductivity. …”
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Dual-Model Synergy for Fingerprint Spoof Detection Using VGG16 and ResNet50 by Mohamed Cheniti, Zahid Akhtar, Praveen Kumar Chandaliya

“…These findings highlight the robustness and adaptability of our simple dual-model framework while identifying areas for further optimization in handling unseen spoof materials.…”
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Nanoscale Porphyrin-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Radiotherapy–Radiodynamic Therapy: A Comprehensive Review by Bin Gong, Qiuyun Zhang, Yijie Qu, Xiaohua Zheng, Weiqi Wang

“…Researchers have found that by using some metals with high atomic numbers (high Z) as X-ray scintillators and coordinating them with porphyrin photosensitizers to form MOF materials, the excellent antitumor effect of radiotherapy (RT) and RDT can be achieved under low-dose X-ray irradiation, which can not only effectively avoid the penetration limitations of light excitation methods but also eliminate the defect issues associated with directly using X-rays to excite photosensitizers. …”
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