Potato Peels as an Adsorbent for Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions: Eco-Structuring of a Green Adsorbent Operating Plackett–Burman Design by Marwa El-Azazy, Ahmed S. El-Shafie, Ahmed A. Issa, Maetha Al-Sulaiti, Jawaher Al-Yafie, Basem Shomar, Khalid Al-Saad

“…The purpose of using DoE is to maximize the efficiency of BPP (carbonaceous biomass) as a versatile adsorbent. …”
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A novel tetrahedral framework nucleic acid-based antibiotic delivery system: overcoming biofilm barriers to combat chronic infections by Yue Hu, Zhou Chen, Xinggang Mao, Di Qu, Dongsheng Zhai, Na Li, Shan Zhou, Xiaoyan Xue, Mingkai Li

“…Mechanistic studies revealed that the tetrahedral topology facilitated efficient diffusion within the biofilm matrix and enhanced Td adhesion to bacterial membranes. …”
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Revealing ZnMn3O7 as an advanced cathode material for Zn-ion batteries by Keerthana A.G., Adarsh Sunilkumar, Neeraja Nair, Shantikumar V. Nair, Senthilkumar Baskar

“…ZnMn3O7 (ZMO) has recently gained attention as a potential cathode for aqueous energy storage systems, attributed to its layered structure, abundant manganese redox centers, and intrinsic vacancy sites that enable efficient ion diffusion. However, direct synthesis of ZMO remains challenging, as it preferentially transforms into the Zn-deficient spinel structure (Zn0.75Mn0.25)Mn2O4. …”
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Role of Polypropylene Membranes in Enhancing Lithium Fluoride Crystallization: a Molecular Dynamics Study by Giuseppe Prenesti, Alfredo Cassano, Agostino Lauria, Alessio Caravella, Francesca Macedonio, Elena Tocci

“…This work underscores the essential role of PP membranes in advancing sustainable and efficient lithium recovery technologies.…”
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Antibacterial activity of gold nanoparticles/zinc oxide (AuNP/ZnO) hybrid nanostructures by Aldrin Lalem, Jay Dulog, Jared Deve Delicana, Renzo Luis Reazo, Ryan Lumod, Rolen Brian Rivera, Noel Lito Sayson, Romnick Unabia, Gerard Dumancas, Rey Capangpangan, Mario Tan, Arnold Alguno

“…The most effective method to enhance its efficiency is by combining it with noble metals like gold nanoparticles (AuNP). …”
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Kinetics of reduction leaching of manganese dioxide ore with Phytolacca americana in sulfuric acid solution by Jianrong Xue, Hong Zhong, Shuai Wang, Changxin Li, Jinzhong Li, Fangfang Wu

“…The effects of stirring speed, leaching temperature and leaching time, particle size, weight ratio of PAP to MDO (CW) and sulfuric acid concentration (CH) on the leaching efficiency of manganese were studied. The leaching efficiency of manganese based on the shrinking core model was found to be controlled by diffusion through the ash/inert layer composed of the associated minerals. …”
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The influence and spatial spillover effects of producer services agglomeration on urban green development in China. by Weimin Gong, Chengxin Wang, Dan Men, Ming Zhang, Jian Wang

“…Based on the analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of producer services agglomeration and urban green development efficiency in China, this study measures the influence and spatial spillover effects of producer services agglomeration on urban green development. …”
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Evolution of Aerosol Particles in the Rainfall Process via Method of Moments by Fangyang Yuan, Fujun Gan

“…For the same water content, the raindrops with small geometric mean diameters can remove particles with much higher efficiency than those with large geometric mean diameters. …”
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Curing of bisphenol A-aniline based benzoxazine using phenolic, amino and mercapto accelerators by A. Rucigaj, B. Alic, M. Krajnc, U. Sebenik

“…Among the used accelerators, thiodiphenol showed the best accelerating efficiency and was consequently used in further studies, where its amount was varied. …”
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Beeswax Luminaires: Sustainable lighting through materials design by Junpyo Kwon, Pelin Asa, Mourad Jaffar-Bandjee, Shahrouz Amini, Peter Fratzl, Karola Dierichs

“…Life-cycle assessment showed the production was energy-efficient, consuming less energy than traditional methods. …”
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A robust approach to satellite image encryption using chaotic map and circulant matrices by Shamsa Kanwal, Saba Inam, Asghar Ali Shah, Halima Iqbal, Anas Bilal, Muhammad Usman Hashmi, Raheem Sarwar

“…We conducted simulations using MATLAB to assess the efficiency of the proposed satellite image encryption from theoretical and statistical perspectives. …”
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Experimental and theoretical insights into the adsorption mechanism of methylene blue on the (002) WO3 surface by Khaoula Hkiri, Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Mahrous Abodouh, Malik Maaza

“…Abstract This work investigates the efficiency of green-synthesized WO3 nanoflakes for the removal of methylene blue dye. …”
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Selection of the End-Expiratory Pressure for Mechanical Respiratory Support (Review) by R. Y. Ovsiannikov, K. M. Lebedinskii

“…Dynamic assessment of pulmonary diffusion efficiency provides a new perspective on the issue, offering additional ways to the development of «gold standard».…”
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Sorption Profile of Phosphorus Ions onto ZnO Nanorods Synthesized via Sonic Technique by M. F. Elkady, H. Shokry Hassan, Eslam Salama

“…Nano-zinc oxide exhibits high efficiency for phosphorus removal; the equilibrium state was recorded within 90 minutes. …”
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A DNA Encoding Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Chaos by Li Huang, Cong Ding, Zhenjie Bao, Haitao Chen, Changsheng Wan

“…This encryption scheme is different from the traditional scrambling and diffusion methods at the level of image spatial pixels but encodes images into DNA strands and completely scrambles and diffuses operations on the DNA strands to ensure the security of images and improve the efficiency of image encryption. …”
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NEW ASPECTS OF SURFACE IMPREGNATION IN POWDER ENVIRONMENT by Yury M. Dombrovskiy, Makar S., Stepanov

“…A new scheme of the surface impregnation in coal and coke powders is offered. Its efficiency, owing to the significant reduction of time on the diffusion saturation under the cementation, is proved experimentally.…”
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Novel chaotic block encryption scheme for WSN based on dynamic sub key by Ya-hua WANG, Yu-hua LING, Li-qing LIAO, Ke-hui SUN, Wen-hao LIU

“…In view of high efficiency and security requirements in WSN encryption algorithm，a lightweight chaotic block encryption algorithm was designed and a novel scheme of dynamic sub keys extension was proposed.To greatly reduce the computing burden of WSN nodes，this scheme made full use of WSN cloud servers monitoring platform，which was powerful in data computing and processing，and transfered the sub keys synchronization task from nodes to cloud servers.Experimental results and performance analysis show that the scheme has good characteristics of diffusion，confusion and statistical balance，strong key security and high algorithm efficiency.It has a good application prospect in the field of WSN communication encryption.…”
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A New Chaos-Based Image-Encryption and Compression Algorithm by Somaya Al-Maadeed, Afnan Al-Ali, Turki Abdalla

“…We propose a new and efficient method to develop secure image-encryption techniques. …”
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Investigation of Parameters Affecting Underwater Communication Channel by Aydin S., Onur T. O.

“…By determining the effects of these parameters on spherical and cylindrical propagation, suitable propagation geometry and parameter values for an efficient channel are investigated. In light of the results obtained, in case of studying in a limited area, the path and absorption losses can be reduced by selecting cylindrical propagation as a geometrical propagation model, thereby an efficient channel model can be formed.…”
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Effect of Laser Shock Processing and Aluminizing on Microstructure and High-Temperature Creep Properties of 321 Stainless Steel for Solar Thermal Power Generation by Wei Li, Huang Huang, Dongliang Xu, Jian Chen, Lu Zuo, Guozhi Ma, Jianjun He, Cong Li, Zhuoyin Peng, Yanjie Ren, Sheng-de Zhang

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