A promising photocathode for green hydrogen generation from sanitation water without external sacrificing agent: silver-silver oxide/poly(1H-pyrrole) dendritic nanocomposite seeded... by Alnuwaiser Maha Abdallah, Rabia Mohamed

“…SEM images reveal that the Ag-Ag2O-P1HP nanocomposite consists of well-ordered semi-spherical nanoparticles, with an average size between 80 and 100 nm. These spherical nanoparticles offer a large surface area, which enhances photon absorption and trapping efficiency. …”
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Geoelectrical Models of Glacial-Permafrost Rock Formations of the Central Altai by G. S. Dyakova, A. A. Goreyavcheva, A. N. Shein, V. V. Potapov, R. D. Burym, O. V. Ostanin, V. V. Olenchenko

“…For each GPRF, the thicknesses, resistivity, and depth of occurrence of rock-ice cores were determined, and the dependence of the morphological structure of the GPRF surface on internal structure of them was analyzed. …”
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Evaluating the impact of drought and water restrictions on agricultural production in irrigated areas through crop water productivity functions and a remote sensing-based evapotran... by Joaquim Bellvert, Magí Pamies-Sans, Jaume Casadesús, Joan Girona

“…Since crop yield is closely linked to the water used (crop actual evapotranspiration, ETcact), this study proposes a novel approach based on using crop water productivity functions and a remote sensing-based surface energy balance model to spatially estimate ETcact. …”
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NiMoS-Modified Carbon Felt Electrode for Improved Efficiency and Stability in a Neutral S/Fe Redox Flow Battery by Dan Mei, Bowen Liu, Haiqing Ma, Zhaoguo Zhang, Fan Wu, Yanan Chen, Jawad Ali, Futang Xing, Liangbin Xiong

“…Notably, during 2500 cycles of charge–discharge testing, we achieved an average coulombic efficiency exceeding 99%. These improvements in PFRFB performance can be attributed to the NiMoS-CF electrode’s large surface area, low resistance, and robust redox activity. …”
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Assessment of horizontal shifting errors in open-source DEMs and their impact on 1D hydraulic modeling of meandering river channel by Md. Ismail Firoz, Md. Latifur Rahman Sarker, Janet Nichol, Eko Siswanto

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Mechanical Properties and Wear Behaviour of Al 6061 Matrix Composites with Hybrid Reinforcements through Powder Metallurgy Technique by Hussein B. Mohammed, Iman M. Naemah, Abdul Jabbar Saad Jomah

“….% for each Al2O3, TiO2, and SiC, SiO2) hybrid composites at 50 μm average size using the powder metallurgy technique. …”
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Implantation Antimicrobial Prophylaxis In General and Military Field Surgery by V. V. Plechev, M. V. Timerbulatov, I. F. Sufiyarov

“…The suture material can facilitate the adhesion of microorganisms to its surface; thus, it is considered as one of the important factors contributing to the development of surgical site infections.Aim. …”
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Control the corrosion of mild steel using synthesized polymers based on polyacrylamide by Eid M.S. Azzam, Hanafy M. Abd El-Salam, Reham A. Mohamed, Samy M. Shaban, Asmaa Shokry

“…In this work polyacrylamide (PACM) was prepared by radical polymerization technique using ammonium persulfate (APS) as initiator under nitrogen atmosphere. The viscosity average molecular weight of the prepared PACM was found to be 177858. …”
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A High-Performance and Lightweight Maritime Target Detection Algorithm by Shidan Sun, Zhiping Xu, Xiaochun Cao, Jiachun Zheng, Jiawen Yang, Ni Jin

“…The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can achieve a nearly 10 percent mean average precision value improvement with nearly half the model size, compared with counterparts. …”
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Transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling reveals genotype-dependent alkali tolerance in triticale roots: amino acid, flavonoid, and betalain metabolism linked to gene networks by Mingke Yan, Guodong Yang, Zhuoqi Liu, Dongming Yang, Xin Zhang, Chugang Mei

“…Results In this study, we compared the root development in two triticale cultivars with contrasting alkali tolerance, and found that root number, length, surface area and biomass were reduced, but the average root diameter was increased in triticale subjected to alkaline stress. …”
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Photocatalytic and Biological Activities of Spherical Shape Cellulose/Silver Nanocomposites Using Xenostegia tridentata (L.) Leaf Extract by Shanmugam Chinnadurai, Sathishkumar Saravanan, Sridevi Chinnathambi, Sivakumar Sivalingam, Govindhan Poongavanam, Sivasubramanian Ganarajan, Baskaran Krishnan, Parthasarathi Bera, Parameswaran Veembil Ramachandra Iyer, Liviu Mitu

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Multifractal analyses on the retention mechanism of fracturing fluid in tight sandstone by Yan Zhang, Zhiping Li, Hao Wu

“…The LP-N2GA experiments revealed that after fracturing fluid treatment, the surface area and pore volume of the samples diminished, whereas the average pore size expanded, and the pore size distribution range narrowed. …”
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Estudo da viabilidade da produção de água a partir do resfriamento do ar Study of the viability of water production by air cooling by Genival da Silva, Francisco de A. S. de Sousa

“…<br>Research carried out in the municipalities of Campina Grande and São João do Cariri prove the viability of the production of drinking water by the formation of the dew on cold surfaces of conventional refrigeration systems or on external surfaces of PET bottles containing ice. …”
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Fabrication of Nanostructured Polyamic Acid Membranes for Antimicrobially Enhanced Water Purification by Ibrahim Kimotho, Naumih M. Noah, Mildred Nawiri, Betty Mbatia

“…The wet phase inversion process used produced highly porous, strong, and flexible nPAA membranes, which showed well-dispersed spherical AuNPs and AgNPs whose rough average size was found to be 35 nm and 25 nm, respectively. …”
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Atmospheric Water Sorption Kinetics in Powder and Monolithic Metal–Organic Frameworks by Jiawang Li, Guang Wang, Hongzhao Fan, Zhigang Li, Chi Yan Tso, Yanguang Zhou

“…It is shown that the total pore volume (average pore diameter) of the monolithic MOF‐801 is 0.831 cm3 g−1 (5.20 nm) which is much larger than that of powder MOF‐801, that is, 0.488 cm3 g−1 (1.95 nm). …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Doxycycline: Evaluation of Antimicrobial Potential and Organ-specific Toxicity by Yasmin Akhtar, Ayoub Rashid, Muhammad Atif, Sajjad Ullah, Kiran Shehzadi, Tabinda Ijaz, Muhammad Ikram Ullah, Muharib Alruwaili, Abualgasim Elgaili Abdalla, Khalid Abosalif, Bi Bi Zainab Mazhari, Hasan Ejaz

“…The antimicrobial efficacy of doxycycline-mediated Ag-NPs was assessed on Candida species in vitro and for toxicity in male albino mice in vivo. The Ag-NPs showed a surface plasmon resonance at 411 nm, indicating a 90 nm average size and spherical shape. …”
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Research on the Flotation Mechanism of Microemulsion Collector Enhanced Removal of Dyeing Impurities from Phosphogypsum by Xiaosheng Yu, Lijun Deng, Changpan Shen, Huiyong Li, Jingchao Li, Yijun Cao, Guoli Zhou, Guosheng Li

“…Additionally, the nano-oil droplets effectively adsorbed onto the surface of dyeing impurities through hydrogen bonding, enhancing their hydrophobicity. …”
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Study of high-resolution analysis of Rayleigh waves on the basis of the Choi–Williams distribution by Min Xiang, Min Xiang, Xuhui Zhang, Xuhui Zhang, Yuxuan Wei, Xiaoyong Yao, Xiaoyong Yao

“…Rayleigh wave exploration is widely used in the field of engineering investigation, which can analyze the near surface velocity structure. However, the traditional Rayleigh wave exploration data processing method can only provide the average change of Rayleigh wave phase velocity with depth under the seismic line, but cannot obtain the horizontal change of Rayleigh wave phase velocity along the line direction, which brings great challenges to the detection of underground wave velocity anomalies. …”
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Reconstructing the Three-Dimensional Thermohaline Structure of Mesoscale Eddies in the South China Sea Using In Situ Measurements and Multi-Sensor Satellites by Zhiyuan Zhuang, Yanwei Zhang, Liuzhenyi Zhang, Weihan Ruan, Danni Lyu, Jiancheng Yu

“…Besides utilizing basic sea surface hydrodynamic parameters obtained from satellite data for model training, an additional branch incorporating eddy physical parameters was introduced to optimize the model. …”
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SEX CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MICROCIRCULATION IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS AND IN PATIENTS WITH THE FIRST DEGREE ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. I. Podzolkov, L. V. Vasil'eva, V. V. Matveev, N. A. Kolesnichenko

“…The microcirculation study was performed with LAKK-02 analyzer on the palmar surface of the third finger of the right hand. The average values of the microcirculation index, the standard deviation of perfusion fluctuations (σ), the variation coefficient of tissue blood flow (Kv) were evaluated. …”
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