Assessment of Soft‐Shell Mud Crab (Scylla olivacea) Farming Trend in the Southwest Coastal Region of Bangladesh by Md. Masudul Haque, Anirban Sarker, Shilpi Saha, Akond Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Shaikh Nazrul Islam, Mohammad Abdul Baki

“…In addition, focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KII) were arranged to collect information from a wide range of expert people to cross‐validate the obtained information during the interviews. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of Bulkhead-Stiffened Functionally Graded Open Shell Using a Meshless Method by Songhun Kwak, Kwanghun Kim, Kyongjin Pang, Sok Kim, Pyol Kim

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Snail Shell (Rostellariella) as a Low Cost Adsorbent for Safranine Dye Removal from Aqueous Solution by Fatima Basim Zwier, Muneer A. Al-Da'amy, Eman Talib Kareem

“…         In this paper, snail shell powder was used an adsorbent for safranine dye due to its low cost, high efficiency and high adsorption capacity. …”
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Anatomy and transcriptomics of the common jingle shell (Bivalvia, Anomiidae) support a sensory function for bivalve tentacles by Jorge A. Audino, Kyle E. McElroy, Jeanne M. Serb, José E. A. R. Marian

“…Here, we gather multiple lines of evidence to explore the specialized sensory function of bivalve tentacles in the common jingle shell, Anomia simplex. In addition to applying microscopy techniques, we performed transcriptome sequencing of dissected tentacles using phylogenetically-informed annotation to identify candidate receptors. …”
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Temperature-dependent energy transfer dynamics in InP/MnxZn­1-xS core/shell quantum dots by Eunbyeol Gi, Britney Jiang, Kaela Liu, Jacob H. Olshansky

“…To build a deeper picture of the photophysics in these materials, the current work employs InP/MnxZn1-xS core/shell quantum dots with varying Mn concentrations. …”
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A novel configuration for single-crystal superalloy hollow blade manufacturing based on shell/core integral mold by Binqiang Wang, Zhexu Li, Kun Bu, Zhongliang Lu, Jiawei Zhang, Sheng Mou, Shengjie Ren, Haoyu Zhao

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Au@Pd nanorods with a suitable shell thickness of titanium dioxide can improve its catalytic performances by Yu-Chun Cheng, Tian-Song Deng

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Predicting the Color of Archaeological <i>Littorina obtusata/fabalis</i> Shells Using Raman Spectroscopy and Clustering Algorithms by Andrea Perez-Asensio, María Gabriela Fernández-Manteca, David Cuenca-Solana, Igor Gutiérrez-Zugasti, Asier García-Escárzaga, Jesús Mirapeix, José Miguel López-Higuera, Luis Rodríguez-Cobo, Adolfo Cobo

“…Archaeological mollusk shells, such as those of <i>Littorina obtusata/fabalis</i>, hold valuable information about past human behavior and cultural practices. …”
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Effect of selective laser sintering processing parameters on the mechanical properties of peanut shell powder/polyether sulfone composite by Idriss Aboubaker I. B., Yang Chun-Mei, Li Jian, Zhang Hui, Abdelmagid Alaaeldin A. A.

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Metagenomic analyses of 7000 to 5500 years old coprolites excavated from the Torihama shell-mound site in the Japanese archipelago. by Luca Nishimura, Akio Tanino, Mayumi Ajimoto, Takafumi Katsumura, Motoyuki Ogawa, Kae Koganebuchi, Daisuke Waku, Masahiko Kumagai, Ryota Sugimoto, Hirofumi Nakaoka, Hiroki Oota, Ituro Inoue

“…We performed shotgun metagenomic sequencing on four coprolites excavated from the Torihama shell-mound site in the Japanese archipelago. The coprolites were found in the layers of the Early Jomon period, corresponding stratigraphically to 7000 to 5500 years ago. …”
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Shell Model Reconstruction of Thin-Walled Structures from Point Clouds for Finite Element Modelling of Existing Steel Bridges by Tomoya Nakamizo, Mayuko Nishio

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Correlation analysis between carotenoid lyase BCMO1 and the formation of red shell-color in hard clam Meretrix meretrix by Heming Shi, Baoyue Cui, Liyuan Lv, Yinghui Dong, Zhihua Lin, Jilin Xu, Hanhan Yao

“…Cultured strains of M. meretrix with distinct shell colors (red and white) were selected to explore the relationship between carotenoids and shell color. …”
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Improving Mechanical Performance of Hybrid Polymer Composites: Incorporating Banana Stem Leaf and Jute Fibers with Tamarind Shell Powder by Karuppusamy Manickaraj, Aruchamy Karthik, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, Manivannan Jayamani, Syed Kashif Ali, Subramanian Lakshmi Sankar, Saleh A. Al-Farraj

“…Mechanical properties were evaluated for bio-natural fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites made with varying amounts of jute, banana stem leaves (BSL), and tamarind shell powder (TSP). Each composite design had varying weight percentages of jute and BSL (5 to 25%) and a consistent mix of TSP (10%) and epoxy resin (60%). …”
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InP/ZnS core/shell quantum dots: Synthesis, characterization and their application in fullerene derivative based flexible solar cells by Chen Zhichu, Muhammad Tahir, Fida Muhammad, Fakhra Aziz, Ambreen Ayub, Fazal Badshah, Moamen S. Refat, Sadiye M. Cakmak, Shanza Rehan, Abdel Majid A. Adam, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Afida Ayob, Mahidur R Sarker, Adam Khan

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Discovery of Faint Nebulosity around a Z Camelopardalis–type Cataclysmic Variable in Antlia: Nova Shell or Ancient Planetary Nebula? by Howard E. Bond, Dana Patchick, Daniel Stern, Jonathan Talbot, John R. Thorstensen

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Scale-to-scale information flow amplifies turbulent fluctuations by Tomohiro Tanogami, Ryo Araki

“…Here, we investigate the relation between the information flow and turbulent fluctuations described by a shell model. …”
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Investigating white matter alterations in Parkinson’s disease using multi-shell free-water DTI and NODDI: insights into neurodegeneration and levodopa effects by Maurizio Bergamino, Shuyi Zhu, Shuyi Zhu, Holly A. Shill, Ashley M. Stokes

“…Additionally, voxel-based correlation analyses linked free-water and neurite integrity metrics with disease severity.DiscussionOur findings suggest that fw-DTI and NODDI provide complementary information on PD-related neurodegeneration and the transient effects of levodopa. …”
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Genome-wide identification, transcriptome dynamics, and expression regulation of the key lignin biosynthesis gene families PAL and CAD in black walnut shell by Huijuan Zhou, Hengzhao Liu, Jiayu Ma, Ming Yue, Yaling Wang, Peng Zhao, Zhikun Chen

“…Conclusions We conducted a comprehensive involving genome-wide identification, transcriptome dynamics, and expression regulation of the key lignin biosynthesis gene families PAL and CAD across three development stages of shells. This study not only constitutes a valuable resource for elucidating the role of PAL and CAD genes in determining shell thickness in black walnut but also holds significant potential for informing gene-assisted breeding strategies in walnut cultivation.…”
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Optimized formulas of the gravitational field of a vertical cylindrical prism by Xiao-Le Deng, Nico Sneeuw, Dimitrios Tsoulis

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Nickel foam/reduced graphene oxide/CoNi2S4-MoO2 nanosheets with a core–shell structure formed: An efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction by Meiling Liu, Cuili Xiang, Yongjin Zou, Fen Xu, Lixian Sun, Ningbo Qin

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