Simulation and Evaluation Hydrogen-rich Syngas Production from Palm Kernell Shell Through Gasification by Laksmi Dewi Kasmiarno, Arifatin Nurufazzah

“… The increasing global demand for energy, coupled with the depletion of fossil fuel reserves, has prompted the urgent need for alternative and sustainable energy sources. …”
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PG-18: turtles reach adult shell shapes at about 65% maximum carapace length by Guilherme Hermanson, Serjoscha W. Evers

“…These preliminary results provide guidance for studying shell shape macroevolution, but need to be scrutinized further in the future by data addition.…”
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Production and Strength Evaluation of Sandcrete Hollow Blocks Using Fine sand and Crushed Periwinkle shell by Oluwaseun Caleb AYESANMI, Olumide Elkanah AIYEWALEHINMI, Bamitale Dorcas OLUYEMI-AYIBIOWU

“…Due to rising material costs, importation issues, and sub-standard materials that do not meet quality specifications in terms of strength, durability, or composition, there is a need to find cost-effective alternatives. This research explores using Crushed Periwinkle Shell (CPWS) to partially replace fine sand. …”
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Characterization of extracellular chitin deacetylase from Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus isolated from marine crustacean shell by Poonam Das, Manisha Das, Sheela Kumari Sahoo, Jagneshwar Dandapat, Jyotsnarani Pradhan

“…Therefore, screening of potent bacterial CDA is the need of the hour. In this study, for the first time we have isolated a bacterial strain Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus from the rinsed water of marine crab shell, and it was found to be a potent CDA producer. …”
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Targeting ESKAPE pathogens with ZnS and Au@ZnS Core–Shell nanoconjugates for improved biofilm control by Shaikh Imran Ibrahim, Ajith Manayil Parambil, Neha Jha, Anuj Kumar Tomar, Paulraj Rajamani, Xiao Jian, Eepsita Priyadarshini, Shao Chuxiao

“…The novel synthesis and application of ZnS QD and Au@ZnS core-shell NC demonstrate exceptional anti-biofilm efficacy, stability, and solubility in aqueous environments. …”
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Subjectivity and Mother-Daughter Relationship in Frog Under a Coconut Shell Novel by Josephine Chia by Novia Nurul Ulfah, Aquarini Priyatna, Amaliatun Saleha

“…This research discusses how the subjectivity and mother-daughter relationship are depicted in the autobiographical novel Frog under a Coconut Shell (2002) by Josephine Chia, a writer from Singapore. …”
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Finite Element Simulation of Fracture Behavior of Cordierite–Belite Core–Shell Lightweight Aggregate Concrete by Guang Hu, Haoxuan Zhong, Weilong Wang, Yanling Huang, Tao Gu, Gaoyin Zhang, Xu Luo, Laibao Liu, Lihua Zhang

“…The cordierite–belite core-shell lightweight aggregate (CSLWA) effectively improves the performance of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) in lightweight aggregate concrete; however, the underlying fracture behavior still needs to be revealed. …”
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Impacts of geometric factors on the hydrothermal characteristics in a shell and cone-shaped coil heat exchanger by Seyed Hossein Hashemi Karouei, Ali Basem, Dheyaa J. Jasim, Abbas J. Sultan, Ameer H. Al-Rubaye, Seyed Soheil Mousavi Ajarostaghi

“…This work evaluates numerically the impact of employing a cone-shaped coil tube in a shell-and-coil tube heat exchanger, considering various configurations and coil pitches. …”
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Crashworthiness performance of the designed concave hexagonal structures as filler element in cylindrical shells in multiple load cases by Andre Hartawan Mettanadi, Aditya Rio Prabowo, Bambang Kusharjanta, Fajar Budi Laksono, Haris Nubli

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From garbage to biosorbent: overview raw and hexane purified almond shells for nickel (II) ions removal by Hasan Koçyiğit, Gülden Gök, Hakan Çelebi

“…It was also found to give satisfactory results for the removal of Ni(II) without the need for rather expensive modified methods.…”
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Properties of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET)/Stearic Acid/Green Mussel Shell (GMS) Composite by Desi Budi Ariani, Khadijah Sayyidatun Nisa, Fitria Ika Aryanti, Ghina Sabrina Hanifati

“…These findings highlight the potential of GMS as a functional bio-filler in rPET composites, emphasizing the need for optimized filler concentration and interfacial modifications to develop sustainable high-performance materials.…”
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The alkalinity generation potential of olivine and oyster shell for laboratory experiments: testing the effects of ocean alkalinity enhancement by Cale A Miller, Fabrice Pernet

“…Similarly, CaCO _3 dissolution from crushed oyster shell reached ∼10000 μmol kg ^−1 at a calcite saturation state of < 0.1. …”
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LTES with PCM and metal foam in convergent and divergent shell and tube configurations assuming external heat loss by Renato Elpidio Plomitallo, Bernardo Buonomo, Oronzio Manca, Sergio Nardini, Giulia Righetti, Simone Mancin

“…Thermal energy storage (TES) systems have become highly relevant due to the need to cut carbon emissions, and one of the most promising TES systems is the latent heat one (LTES) based on phase change materials (PCMs). …”
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Seasonal Macrofaunal Diversity in the Shells of Dead <i>Pinna nobilis</i> Linnaeus, 1758 in Southern Istria by Petra Burić, Neven Iveša, Adrian Brajković, Ante Žunec, Iris Matulja, Ines Kovačić, Andrej Jaklin, Gioconda Millotti, Paolo Paliaga, Emina Pustijanac, Tin Matulja, Moira Buršić

“…The findings underscore the ecological importance of <i>P. nobilis</i> shells as biodiversity hotspots and highlight the need for their conservation and further study.…”
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Experimental Evaluation of Thermal Performance in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers Using Al₂O₃-γ Nanofluids by Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal Naveed, Manzar Masud, Adnan Tariq, Taimoor Kausar, Zohaib Nasir, Moazzam Ali Babar

“…Shell and tube heat exchangers (H.Xs) are being used broadly in the generation of power, refrigeration, nuclear, chemical, and petroleum industries due to their high cooling and heating capacity. …”
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Environmental Impacts and Adsorption Isotherms of Coconut Shell Activated Carbon: Effect of Acid Activation, Water, and Fuel by Junaid Saleem, Zubair Khalid Baig Moghal, Furqan Tahir, Tareq Al-Ansari, Gordon McKay

“…This work investigates the environmental impact (EI) of coconut shell (CS)-derived AC as a substitute for non-renewable coal-based AC. …”
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Occurrence of Fungi on Duck Egg Shells and Drug Resistance Analysis of <i>Aspergillus</i> spp. Isolates by Andrzej Gaweł, Magdalena Siedlecka, Magdalena Karwańska, Milena Skrok, Iwona Przychodniak, Piotr Knap, Aleksandra Chmielina, Violetta Truszko, Maciej Kuczkowski, Karolina Bierowiec, Anna Woźniak-Biel, Barbara Szczepankiewicz, Kamila Bobrek

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EVALUATION OF CHITOSAN QUALITY FROM SHRIMP, CRAB, AND BLUE SWIMMING CRAB WASTE: YIELD, WATER CONTENT, AND DEGREE OF DEACETYLATION by Fika Dewi Pratiwi, Hartoyo Notonegoro, Denny Syaputra

“…These findings indicate that local crustacean shell waste has strong potential as a source of high-quality chitosan. …”
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A Unified Spectro-Geometric-Ritz Method for Vibration Analysis of Open and Closed Shells with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions by Dongyan Shi, Yunke Zhao, Qingshan Wang, Xiaoyan Teng, Fuzhen Pang

“…By using this method, a unified vibration analysis model for the open and closed shells with arbitrary boundary conditions can be established without the need of changing either the equations of motion or the expression of the displacement components. …”
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“She’ll Never Be a Man” A Corpus-Based Forensic Linguistic Analysis of Misgendering Discrimination on X by Lucia Sevilla Requena

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