Secure Image Transmission Using Multilevel Chaotic Encryption and Video Steganography by Suhad Naji Alrekaby, Maisa’a Abid Ali Khodher, Layth Kamil Adday, Reem Aljuaidi

“…More often than not, traditional cryptographic methods lack proper diffusion and sufficient randomness, which is why they are vulnerable to these types of attacks. …”
Get full text

Antibiotic adsorption from real pharmaceutical factory wastewater using a hole-punched flat ceramic membrane based on clay and hydroxyapatite in a fixed bed module by Zahra Hajyani, Zahrasadat Mousavi, Masoumeh Soleimanbeigi, Yong Jie Wong, Ali Aghababai Beni

“…Kinetic studies indicated surface diffusion control, while thermodynamic analysis showed a spontaneous, exothermic, and entropy-driven process. …”
Get full text

Multiple image encryption algorithm using channel randomization and multiple chaotic maps by Khalid M. Hosny, Yasmin M. Elnabawy, Rania A. Salama, Ahmed M. Elshewey

“…The efficiency of the proposed scheme is validated through key sensitivity, key space analysis, complexity analysis, entropy assessment, and tests, including horizontal, vertical, and diagonal correlation, MSE, PSNR, UACI, and NPCR. …”
Get full text

Theoretical and Experimental Study of an Electrokinetic Micromanipulator for Biological Applications by Reza Hadjiaghaie Vafaie, Ali Fardi-Ilkhchy, Sobhan Sheykhivand, Sebelan Danishvar

“…Experimental results demonstrated the efficiency of the proposed chip for biological applications, showing that stronger flows were generated with increasing fluid conductivity and excitation voltage. …”
Get full text

Hybrid films loaded with 5-fluorouracil and Reglan for synergistic treatment of colon cancer via asynchronous dual-drug delivery by Hairong Mao, Jianfeng Zhou, Liang Yan, Shuping Zhang, Deng-Guang Yu

“…However, the traditional method has poor convenience, less safety, and low efficiency for patients. The combination of traditional pharmaceutical techniques and advanced material conversion methods can provide new solutions to this issue. …”
Get full text

Adsorption of methylene blue dye using common walnut shell (Juglans regia) like biosorbent: implications for wastewater treatment by María Dominguez, Jeamilette Mendoza, Katherine Figueroa

“…The Thomas model best fits the data, suggesting external mass transfer and intra-particle diffusion. This study provides crucial insights for scaling processes and shows a competitive removal efficiency of methylene blue using walnut shells compared to other biosorbents. …”
Get full text

Antibacterial Activity of Cyanobacteria Dolichospermum affine Isolated from Freshwater by Dilek Yalçın

“…The antimicrobial test was determined using the disk diffusion method. The antimicrobial activities of D. affine extracts were measured using the diameter of the inhibition zone (DIZ) of the pathogen microorganisms. …”
Get full text

Optimisation of operating parameters for enhanced CO2 electrochemical reduction to ethylene in flow cell configuration: A study on catalytic performance by Nor Hafizah Yasin, Shya Athiera Ilma Mohamad Sopi, Wan Zaireen Nisa Yahya, Mohamad Azmi Bustam

“…Significant research efforts have been directed toward developing efficient working electrodes for CO₂ electrochemical reduction reaction (CO₂RR), with copper-based electrodes as promising catalysts for reducing CO₂ to hydrocarbons. …”
Get full text

High-Quality Epitaxial Cobalt-Doped GaN Nanowires on Carbon Paper for Stable Lithium-Ion Storage by Peng Wu, Xiaoguang Wang, Danchen Wang, Yifan Wang, Qiuju Zheng, Tailin Wang, Changlong Sun, Dan Liu, Fuzhou Chen, Sake Wang

“…Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further illustrated that Co substitution changed the electron configuration in the GaN, which led to enhancement of the electron transfer efficiency and a reduction in the ion diffusion barrier on the Co-GaN electrode. …”
Get full text

State-of-the-art Absorption Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles by Chen Guangming, Shi Yuqi

“…However, absorption systems have a large footprint, a large initial investment, high cooling load, low energy efficiency (direct combustion form), and other deficiencies. …”
Get full text

Test study on flow field morphology of high-pressure abrasive water jet and erosion and failure characteristics of coal by Bingbing HE, Qiheng REN, Qingxiang WANG, Fucheng ZHANG, Lingjun MA, Yayou XU, Baofu WANG, Xiaolin SONG

“…The comparison of erosion efficiency shows that under the working conditions of 5 MPa and 6 MPa, the crushing volume of quartz sand abrasive jet is 4.65 and 7.82 times that of pure water jet respectively, confirming that abrasive blending significantly improves the energy conversion efficiency. …”
Get full text

Amide proton transfer-weighted imaging and T1 mapping as diagnostic tools to evaluate high-risk histopathologic phenotypes before surgery in rectal adenocarcinoma and their correla... by Yaxin Chai, Yaxin Chai, Yongchao Niu, Ruixue Cheng, Pan Liang, Jianbo Gao

“…The measured parameters included APT signal intensity (APT SI), T1 relaxation time before (native T1) and after (post-contrast T1) enhancement, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate diagnostic efficiency, and Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between parameters with Ki-67, respectively.ResultsAPT SI values were significantly different between the mucinous adenocarcinoma (MC) group and the common adenocarcinoma (AC) group in two centers (center 1: [2.64 ± 0.33%] vs. [2.22 ± 0.78%], P<0.05), (center 2: [3.27 ± 0.80%] vs. [2.59 ± 0.77%], P<0.05). …”
Get full text

Impact of CO2-water-coal on enhanced coalbed methane recovery by CO2 injection in Huainan coalfield by Helong ZHANG, Shiqi LIU, Yuchen TIAN, Wenkai WANG, Shuxun SANG, Sijian ZHENG, Bing LI, Yongchun CHEN

“…The permeability recovery further facilitated pressure transmission, CO2 adsorption, and CH4 desorption/diffusion, ultimately enhancing CH4 production and CO2 sequestration efficiency.…”
Get full text

Expanding the Use of a Fluorogenic Method to Determine Activity and Mode of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis Bacteriocins Against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria by Norma M. de la Fuente-Salcido, J. Eleazar Barboza-Corona, A. N. Espino Monzón, R. D. Pacheco Cano, N. Balagurusamy, Dennis K. Bideshi, Rubén Salcedo-Hernández

“…Here we standardize this method to efficiently determine the activity of bacteriocins against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. …”
Get full text

Influencing Factors of Hexavalent Chromium Speciation Transformation in Soil from a Northern China Chromium Slag Site by Shuai Zhu, Junru Chen, Yun Zhu, Baoke Zhang, Jing Jia, Meng Pan, Zhipeng Yang, Jianhua Cao, Yating Shen

“…Among reducing agents, FeSO₄ exhibited the strongest effect (reduction efficiency >30%), followed by citric acid and fulvic acid. …”
Get full text

Reinforcement learning-based dynamic field exploration and reconstruction using multi-robot systems for environmental monitoring by Thinh Lu, Divyam Sobti, Deepak Talwar, Wencen Wu

“…This research introduces a strategy for path planning and control of a group of mobile sensing robots to efficiently explore and reconstruct a dynamic field consisting of multiple non-overlapping diffusion sources. …”
Get full text

A Simple and Effective Second-Order Numerical Algorithm for Tempered Fractional Differential Equation With Time Caputo-Tempered Fractional Derivative by Dechao Gao, Zeshan Qiu, Lizan Wang, Jianxin Li

“…This paper presents an efficient numerical scheme for the space–time tempered fractional convection–diffusion equation, where the time derivative is the Caputo-tempered fractional derivative and the space derivatives are the normalized left and right Riemann–Liouville tempered fractional derivatives. …”
Get full text

Glucose enzymes reaction in a spherical matrix using HPM and HFM by M. Suguna, K. Saranya, Shafiullah Niazai, Sultan Alshehery, Ilyas Khan, A. F. Aljohani

“…Abstract The study incorporates a microsphere membrane into the glucose composite membrane theory, highlighting its role in planar diffusion and reaction processes. It includes a numerical analysis of factors influencing gluconic acid concentration, such as diffusion coefficients, reaction kinetics, and membrane properties. …”
Get full text

Systematic Investigation of Gettering Effects on 4th Row Element Impurities in Si by Dopant Atoms by Koji Sueoka, Ken Kamimura, Seiji Shiba

“…It was found that (1) the diffusion barrier of impurity atoms decreases with an increase in their atomic number up to Ni, (2) B atom becomes an efficient gettering center for metals except for Ni, (3) most of the metals except for Fe and Co cannot be gettered by n-type dopants, and (4) C and O atoms alone do not become efficient gettering centers for the metals used in actual LSI processes. …”
Get full text

Smart green ports: a sustainable solution for the maritime industry in a changing climate by Mohamed Elhussieny

“…First, the findings will inform policymakers on how to promote sustainability in port operations and, therefore, help develop regulatory frameworks that will assist in the diffusion of innovative technologies. For instance, port authorities can use the findings from this study to make smart technology investments that have both environmental benefits and economic returns, thereby improving the overall efficiency of operations. …”
Get full text