Microwave-assisted sodium alginate extraction from Dictyota menstrualis and the fabrication of green thermal insulators by Abdul Khalil H. P. S., Abdussalam Giuma, Esam Bashir Yahya, Indra Surya, Arif Nuryawan, Tata Alfatah, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad

“…Additionally, the thermal conductivity and diffusivity measurements of 0.065 W/(m·K) and 0.294 mm2/s, respectively, affirm the excellent thermal insulation stability of these scaffolds. …”
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Effect of Carbon Nanotube Diameter on Phase Change Thermal Energy Storage Properties of Paraffin Wax by Zhu Meng, Chen Hua, Hou Yujie

“…To solve the problems of poor thermal conductivity and low thermal energy storage efficiency of paraffin wax, carbon-containing materials with high thermal conductivity are used to improve its thermal energy storage performance. …”
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The Impact of Rock Morphology on Gas Dispersion in Underground Hydrogen Storage by Tri Pham, Rouhi Farajzadeh, Quoc P. Nguyen

“…Fluid dispersion directly influences the transport, mixing, and efficiency of hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs. …”
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Chitosan-multilayered graphene oxide hybrid beads for $\protect \text{Zn}^{2+}$ and metoprolol adsorption by Bouyahmed, Farida, Muller, Fabrice, Richard, Annie, Mostefaoui, Toufik Amayas, Belabbas, Imad, Warmont, Fabienne, Roulet, Marjorie, Reinert, Laurence, Duclaux, Laurent, Delpeux-Ouldriane, Sandrine

“…The adsorption kinetics of $\text{Zn}^{2+}$ and MTP in hybrid beads is limited by the diffusion to the MGO sites depending on their accessibility. …”
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DCDC PUF an enhanced implementation of ring oscillator based PUF by Leen Younes, Enas Abulibdeh, Baker Mohammad, Hani Saleh, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri

“…The statistical analyses are founded on silicon measurements comprising 8K challenge-response pairs obtained from three distinct chips. …”
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Preparation of a Microporous Polyurethane Film with Negative Surface Charge for siRNA Delivery via Stent by Il-Hoon Cho, Sangsoo Park

“…Fluorescence microscopy showed the PU surface with intense fluorescence by the aggregates of the FITC-labeled-siRNA-PEI complex (measuring up to few microns in size); additionally, the negatively charged PU surface revealed broad and diffuse fluorescence. …”
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Impregnation of ZnO onto a Vegetal Activated Carbon from Algerian Olive Waste: A Sustainable Photocatalyst for Degradation of Ethyl Violet Dye by Ala Abdessemed, Shivatharsiny Rasalingam, Sanna Abdessemed, Kamel El Zin Djebbar, Ranjit Koodali

“…The synthesized AC-ZnO material was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction, BET surface area measurements, Raman microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and zeta potential measurements. …”
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Bottom trawl surveys show a sharp decline in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) abundance in northern European coastal waters by Henrik Svedäng, Henrik Svedäng

“…Consequently, the European eel is considered critically endangered, which has been linked to overfishing and habitat destruction, including barriers, spread of parasites, contaminants, and climate change. Measurements of European eel escapement are considered difficult to obtain because return sea migrations occur diffusely from all possible coasts, including marine habitats. …”
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Automatic and Rapid Discrimination of Cotton Genotypes by Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics by Hai-Feng Cui, Zi-Hong Ye, Lu Xu, Xian-Shu Fu, Cui-Wen Fan, Xiao-Ping Yu

“…This paper reports the application of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and pattern recognition methods to rapid and automatic discrimination of the genotypes (parent, transgenic, and parent-transgenic hybrid) of cotton plants. Diffuse reflectance NIR spectra of representative cotton seeds (n=120) and leaves (n=123) were measured in the range of 4000–12000 cm−1. …”
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Features of social-psychological rehabilitation of sportsmen-paralympians specialized in powerlifting by О. V. Sheviakov, E. Yu. Doroshenko, Ye. L. Mykhaliuk, V. V. Prykhodko, І. М. Liakhova, O. K. Nikanorov, S. M. Malakhova, А. М. Hurieieva

“…It was determined that in the process of the negative experiences of subjective loneliness rehabilitation for paralympic athletes specializing in powerlifting, it is important to consider the types of loneliness which are associated with the psychological state deterioration, which will allow to broaden the understanding of this phenomenon and increase in efficiency of rehabilitation measures.…”
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Electrochemical and physical properties of magnesioferrite nanomaterial and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Nolubabalo Matinise, A. Fall

“…Photocatalytic experiments measured the influence of various parameters, including catalyst loading, dye concentration, and pH. …”
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Layered double hydroxides (ZnAl-NO3-LDH) to mixed metal oxides: A promising pathway for sustainable NOx abatement by Humaira Asghar, Valter Maurino, Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal

“…The resulting ZnO-based LDOs were characterized via X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The photocatalysts demonstrated a conversion efficiency of 27–29 % for NO photocatalytic conversion, with a notable reduction in NO₂ release (3–4 %) and a high selectivity of up to 91 % under light intensities of 20 and 40 W/m². …”
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Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Review. by I. V. Vorobyeva, E. V. Shherbakova

“…They give an opportunity to estimate the dynamics of pathological process and the efficiency of surgical and pharmacological treatment. …”
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Urban cholera transmission hotspots and their implications for reactive vaccination: evidence from Bissau city, Guinea bissau. by Andrew S Azman, Francisco J Luquero, Amabelia Rodrigues, Pedro Pablo Palma, Rebecca F Grais, Cunhate Na Banga, Bryan T Grenfell, Justin Lessler

“…We compared highly focused and diffuse strategies for distributing vaccine throughout the city. …”
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Integration of Edge-Lit Quantum Dot Coated Lightguides in Soft Smart Surfaces by Ravi Kishore, Jan Audenaert, Frederick Bossuyt, Pieter Bauwens, Bjorn Vandecasteele, Youri Meuret

“…The final design was validated through light output measurements from a fabricated prototype.…”
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Development and validation of an explainable machine learning model for predicting postoperative pulmonary complications after lung cancer surgery: a machine learning studyResearch... by Shaolin Chen, Ting Deng, Qing Yang, Jin Li, Juanyan Shen, Xu Luo, Juan Tang, Xulian Zhang, Jordan Tovera Salvador, Junliang Ma

“…Nine key characteristics were selected for model development: age, duration of surgery, Charson comorbidity index (CCI), tumour stage, measured carbon monoxide diffusion (DLCO, mmol/min/kPa), intra-operative infusion volume (IFIV, mL), red blood cell volume distribution width–coefficient of variation (RDW-CV, %), body mass index (BMI), and number of years of smoking. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Sol–Gel-Derived Ni-Doped TiO₂ Photocatalyst for Rapid Visible Light-Driven Mineralization of Paracetamol by Nicola Morante, Katia Monzillo, Vincenzo Vaiano, Zukhra C. Kadirova, Diana Sannino

“…The catalysts were characterized through Raman spectroscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis DRS), and surface area measurements. …”
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VIS-NIR-SWIR spectroscopic mapping for classification of hydrothermal-metasomatic alterations on the flanks of the Stolbovoe uranium deposit (Eastern Cis-Sayan) by E. N. Karmanov, N. V. Ledeneva, V. A. Rassulov, A. V. Tomashev

“…The instrument was used to measure diffuse reflectance spectra in the Ultraviolet-Visible-Short-Wave Infrared (UV-Vis-SWIR) ranges; the composition of various mineral phases was determined using the TSGVersion 7 database and software.Results. …”
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Advantages of using T1-mapping in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with acromegaly by Alina A. Almaskhanova, Konstantin V. Melkozerov, Elena G. Przhiyalkovskaya, Natalia V. Tarbaeva, Anastasya Y. Korneluk, Raisa S. Kosharnaia, Victor Y. Kalashnikov, Zhanna E. Belaya, Galina A. Mel'nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva

“…All patients underwent standard medical examinations, including hormonal blood tests, electrocardiograms, echocardiography, Holter monitoring electrocardiograms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart with gadolinium contrast, additionally 48 patients underwent T1-mapping, which is an MRI method that allows the detection of diffuse changes by measuring the values of myocardial relaxation time – T1. …”
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Cognitive training gain transfer in cognitively healthy aging: per protocol results of the German AgeGain study by Florian U. Fischer, Florian U. Fischer, Bianca Kollmann, Bianca Kollmann, Dominik Wolf, Alexandra Sebastian, Alexandra Sebastian, Kristel Knaepen, David Riedel, Andreas Mierau, Andreas Mierau, Nicolas Ruffini, Nicolas Ruffini, Kristina Endres, Kristina Endres, Jennifer Winter, Heiko K. Strüder, Gerard N. Bischof, Gerard N. Bischof, Sofia Faraza, Sofia Faraza, Bernhard Baier, Harald Binder, Alexander Drzezga, Alexander Drzezga, Alexander Drzezga, Stefan Teipel, Stefan Teipel, Andreas Fellgiebel, Andreas Fellgiebel, Oliver Tüscher, Oliver Tüscher, Oliver Tüscher, Oliver Tüscher, Oliver Tüscher

“…Pre-training, subjects underwent diffusion and functional MRI to assess interhemispheric connectivity, measured as microstructural integrity of the corpus callosum and lateralization of functional activation patterns during a cognitive control task. …”
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