Preparation and enhanced photocatalytic performance of N-TiO2/g-C3N4 heterostructure for Rhodamine B degradation by Xiao-xia Lin, Jie-sheng Wu, Qi Shi, Wei-xia Gu

“…Highly efficient photocatalysts have been developed for the degradation of contaminated water under visible light. …”
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A review on the catalytic pyrolysis of lipids to produce alternative aromatic hydrocarbons: Synthesis of hierarchically porous zeolites and aromatization mechanism by Pengye Song, Shaojie Guo, Menghao Zuo, Xin Wang, Huiyu Qiu, Boxiong Shen

“…Hierarchically porous zeolite catalysts, which retain the excellent catalytic activity and selectivity of microporous zeolites, can essentially and substantially improve mass transfer and diffusion efficiency in zeolites to avoid fast deactivation of catalysts due to coking. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of the economic effects of using artificial intelligence and ChatGPT tools in higher education institutions by Anna Vorontsova, Svitlana Tarasenko, Wojciech Duranowski, Arkadiusz Durasiewicz, John Soss, Artem Bilovol

“…One of the main challenges in higher education management is the complexity of resource optimization and increasing volumes of data, which limits the efficiency and accuracy of decision-making. The application of artificial intelligence can address these issues.The present study aims to identify the key trends, knowledge gaps, and opportunities for further research into the economic effects of using artificial intelligence and ChatGPT tools in higher education. …”
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Impact of a Multidisciplinary Functional Recovery Program on Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes: A One-Year Follow-Up by Diana-Lidia Tache-Codreanu, Iuliana David, Dan Corneliu Blendea, Ana-Maria Tache-Codreanu, Maria-Veronica Morcov, Andrei Tache-Codreanu, Corina Sporea

“…Residual volume and Borg scores decreased over time, reflecting improved ventilatory efficiency and exercise tolerance. Functional outcomes post-LT vary, but early rehabilitation supports recovery in multiple domains. …”
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Fabrication of taxifolin loaded zein-caseinate nanoparticles and its bioavailability in rat by Ying Li, Hang Su, Wenjun Wang, Zhongping Yin, Jing’en Li, En Yuan, Qingfeng Zhang

“…With mass ratio of 1:1:2 between taxifolin, zein and sodium caseinate, the particle size and ζ-potential of TZP were (168.74 ± 0.35) nm and (−57.67 ± 0.25) mV, while the encapsulation and loading efficiency of taxifolin were (85.83 ± 0.89)% and (17.11 ± 0.88)%, respectively. …”
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Si/Pyrex glass and poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based microfluidic devices with integrated heating elements for TiO2 nanoparticle synthesis by Milena Rašljić Rafajilović, Katarina Radulović, Marija V. Pergal, Jovan Blanuša, Vladimir Rajić, Nikola Cvjetićanin, Dana Vasiljević-Radović

“…The utilization of a PDMS microreactor exhibits a heightened suitability for the synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles with good photocatalytic efficiency, achieving 93.59 % methylene blue (MB) degradation after 90 min. …”
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SSCD-YOLO: Semi-Supervised Cross-Domain YOLOv8 for Pedestrian Detection in Low-Light Conditions by Fangliang Cao, Kai Yan, Hongliang Chen, Zhen Wang, Yunliang Du, Zekang Zheng, Kefan Li, Baozhu Qi, Mingjia Wang

“…Additionally, a cross-domain distillation loss function is designed to improve the performance and efficiency of multi-scale object detection. Experimental results show that CDF-CycleGAN outperforms CycleGAN on various metrics across the LLVIP and M3FD datasets. …”
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Construction of multifunctional composite networks and resilience evaluation under multiple attack scenarios: A case study of the Yangtze river delta by Jianshen Qu, Hao Wang, ZiWei Zhang, Zhili Xu, Yuexia Han, Bin Dong

“…Ecological corridors show strong continuity, supporting biodiversity and habitat connectivity; thermal corridors aid in urban heat dispersion; and economic corridors emphasize regional accessibility. (2)A multi-level corridor hierarchy reveals that ecological services dominate at the primary level, while thermal and economic functions are more dispersed in secondary and tertiary levels. (3)Under five attack scenarios, network simulations show that random attacks have limited impact, whereas attacks based on betweenness centrality (BC) significantly reduce network efficiency, connectivity, and robustness, fragmenting the largest subgraph. …”
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Albumin-Based Nanoparticles with Factorial Design as a Promising Approach for Remodeled Repaglinide: Evidence from In Silico, In Vitro, and In Vivo Evaluations by Mennatullah M. Faisal, Eman Gomaa, Mohamed S. Attia, Rana M. Abdelnaby, Adel Ehab Ibrahim, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Sami El Deeb, Al Zahraa G. Al Ashmawy

“…<b>Methods:</b> The impact of three independent factors, the albumin%, acetone volume, and glutaraldehyde/albumin, on the particle size, zeta potential, and entrapment efficiency was investigated. <b>Results:</b> The optimized formulation was spherical, homogenous of an average diameter (~181.86 nm) with a narrow size distribution, a zeta potential of −24.26 mV, and 76.37% as the EE%. …”
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Fabrication and optimization of freeze-dried isoniazid-loaded poly-ε-caprolactone nanoparticles by Eknath Kole, Yuvraj Pawara, Atul Chaudhari, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Jitendra B. Naik

“…Key results:The optimized nanoparticles exhibited an average particle size (248.4 ± 5.372 nm) and high encapsulation efficiency (82.26 ± 4.36 %). Thermal and spectroscopic analyses confirmed the absence of drug-polymer interactions, ensuring formulation integrity; stability studies under accelerated conditions demonstrated negligible changes in particle size, PDI, and zeta potential over the period of 6 months, indicating robust colloidal stability. …”
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Kinetic and Methodological Insights into Hydrophilic Drug Release from Mesoporous Silica Nanocarriers by Rodrigo Rozas, Andrea C. Ortiz, Sofía Peñaloza, Sebastián Lizama, Mario E. Flores, Javier Morales, Francisco Arriagada

“…MSNs were synthesized via the sol-gel method, exhibiting a hydrodynamic diameter of 202 nm, a zeta potential of −23.5 mV, and a surface area of 688 m²/g, with a drug loading efficiency of 32.4%. <b>Results:</b> Release profiles revealed that the independent batch method exhibited a rapid initial burst followed by a plateau after 4 h, attributed to surface saturation effects. …”
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The Incorporation of Nanoconfined Poly(ionic liquid)s with Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks to Enhance Proton Conduction by Yonghong Wang, Xiaoxiao Liang, Ming Wang, Jiahui Wang, Yanan Gao, Fei Lu

“…¹H NMR DOSY spectra reveal that both the diffusion and dissociation of protons can be drastically facilitated upon nanoconfinement, demonstrating the promising efficiency of nanochannels in proton conduction. …”
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Pedestrian flow and environmental pollutants distribution in apartment stairwells: Strategies for sustainable indoor environment management by Xiaodong Wang, Yang Lv, Liu Tang

“…Aligning elevator stop strategies with residents’ stairwell usage patterns can help improve operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption. Environmental monitoring revealed that TVOC and noise levels frequently exceeded recommended indoor standards during peak periods. …”
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Simulation Analysis of p-type Gallium Oxide Prepared by Proton Irradiation Transmutation Doping by SHAN Ziyang, JIAO Xuesheng, YUAN Daqing

“…Compared with the doping of 40 MeV proton irradiation and fast neutron irradiation, 100 MeV proton irradiation transmutation doping efficiency is higher.…”

Herbal microsponge gel for the treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus by Sweety Chheda, Meenal M. Rane

“…Optimized microsponges were spherical porous particles as indicated by SEM with entrapment efficiency of 64.69%, particle size of 147.62 μm and production yield of 84.6%. …”
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Reflections on the role of chemical osmosis mechanisms on the long-term behavior of a collapsed salt cavity by Ledoux, Emmanuel, Hertz, Emmanuel, Robinet, Jean-Charles, Combes, Pierre

“…A brine and dissolved salt balance is established and proves to be highly dependent on the osmotic efficiency coefficient, a parameter that is difficult to assess in natural environments. …”
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Experimental Study on the Influence of Supercritical CO2 on Shale Fracture Morphology by Wu Hua, Wang Xiaoqiong, Ge Hongkui, Wang Haige, He Jixiang, Zhang Yanlong, Wang Jianyong

“…The study results provide a theoretical basis for optimizing the technological parameter design of CO2 ahead fracturing of shale， and are of great significance for improving the development efficiency of shale oil and promoting the geological storage of CO2.…”
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Synthesis and swelling studies of modified chitosan smart hydrogels containing alkyl sulfonate anionic pendant groups as microparticles for insulin release by Sabikeh G. Azimi, F. Mehdi Moosavi, Zahra Khoshbin, Neda Shakour, Sohrab Kazemi

“…An investigation into the drug release mechanism from the prepared microparticles suggested a perturbed Fickian mechanism for insulin release based on the obtained diffusion profile. The loading efficiency (LE) for M5 microparticles containing suspended insulin was reported to be 66.03%. …”
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ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY ISOLATION EVALUATION OF MAJOR MICROORGANISMS IN PERIODONTAL TISSUE PATHOLOGY by S.B. Kostenko

“…The risk of antibiotic-resistant mikrobiom potentially be associated not only with time proceeding systemic antibacterial component in the protocol complex treatment of periodontitis but with specific combinations of different used drugs duration, efficiency previously performed mechanical treatment by open or closed curettage, especially the dosing of selected antibiotics middlemen. …”
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Brazilian clays for environmental solutions applied to radioactive waste management by Gabriel Gonzalo Machado, Victoria Krupskaya, Sergey V Zakusin, Julio HARADA, Rodrigo Papai de Souza, Leandro Goulart Araujo, Denise Crocce Espinosa, Edy L.T. Montalvan, Henrique Kahn, Roberto Vicente, Sabine Guilhen

“…All tested samples can be considered as suitable candidates to be used in the design of final destination storage for nuclear waste. Thus, efficiency on 133Cs adsorption trials also indicate that these materials could have potential uses as sorptive matrices (Sorbents) for water treatment of radionuclide polluted waters such as TENORM waste waters. …”
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