Doping of commercial TiO2 nanoparticles (UV100) with urea and investigation of their photocatalytic activity in removing an environmental pollutant (C.I. Acid Red 27) under visible... by Zahra Mahmoudi

“…The characteristics of the doped nanoparticles were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), BET, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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DCDC PUF an enhanced implementation of ring oscillator based PUF by Leen Younes, Enas Abulibdeh, Baker Mohammad, Hani Saleh, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri

“…It reveals that the proposed system attains a 50% diffuseness, indicating an improvement of approximately 31%, while achieving a relatively consistent 48% uniformity when compared to stand alone PUF. …”
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Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of sappan (Caesalpinia sappan L) wood for preparation of high quality extract by Moh Djaeni, Setia Budi Sasongko, Devi Yuni Susanti, F Widhi Mahatmanti, Andri Cahyo Kumoro, Laeli Kurniasari

“…UAE was shown to enhance extraction efficiency and preserve phenolic compounds. Additionally, the extraction process was modeled, resulting in a validated effective diffusivity (De) of 1.8 × 10?? …”
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Assessing thermal and economic performance of solar dryers in sustainable strategies for bottle gourd and tomato preservation by Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju, Elavarasan Elangovan, Guna Muthuvairavan, Mahendran Samykano, P. V. Elumalai, Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Reji Kumar Rajamony, Dhinesh Balasubramanian, Yasser Fouad, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Zhang Miao, Krishna Moorthy Sivalingam

“…Energy efficiency assessments highlighted the solar dryer’s advantage, with exergy efficiency peaking at 61.78% for bottle gourds and 68.5% for tomatoes. …”
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Preparation of CdO Rhombus-like Nanostructure and Its Photocatalytic Degradation of Azo Dyes from Aqueous Solution by Azadeh Tadjarodi, Mina Imani, Hamed Kerdari, Keyvan Bijanzad, Dorsan Khaledi, Maryam Rad

“…The related decolourization efficiencies were obtained by up to 100% after various lengths of time of light irradiation. …”
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Hybrid phase-field modeling of multi-level concrete gravity dam notched cracks by H. Mazighi, M.K. Mihoubi�, D. Santill�n

“…Based on the thermodynamic function and a diffusive field, they regularize the variational approach to fracture that generalizes Grif?…”
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Effects of the Rates on the Performance and Pressure Pulsations of a High-Speed Pump with Straight Blade by Hao Jia, Xianghui Su, Wei Jin

“…Along with the crucial requirement for efficiency improvement in the cutting-edge petrochemical technology, the evaluation of the dynamic performance characteristics of high-speed pump is becoming increasingly important. …”
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Application of Lightweight Thermal Insulation Building Materials for Green Building Design by Lifang Liu, Yuhang Zhai

“…As a result, on the basis of maintaining the residual heat of the building, the diffuse radiation of the ultraviolet rays of the sun is realized, which effectively improves the utilization efficiency of natural energy and reduces the consumption of internal energy. …”
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Optimizing Shortwave Wideband RF Amplifier: Study of Transmission Line Transformer Construction Methods by G. Krupa, G. Budzyn

“…This paper presents a study of six physical transmission line transformers (TLTs) designed to provide wideband output matching for laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistors within a push-pull amplifier operating in the 1.8-30 MHz spectrum with an output power of 600 W. …”
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Fabrication of a Ti porous microneedle array by metal injection molding for transdermal drug delivery. by Jiyu Li, Bin Liu, Yingying Zhou, Zhipeng Chen, Lelun Jiang, Wei Yuan, Liang Liang

“…Thus, TPMA can continually and efficiently deliver a liquid drug through open micropores in skin.…”
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Enhancing cement-based inorganic coating performance through the integration of graphene-titanium dioxide composite nanofibers by Xiang-fei Wang, Chun Pei, Liangliang Wei, Ji-Hua Zhu

“…The 650 °C sample, on the other hand, contained 87.1 % of the anatase and 16.9 % rutile phases, with the lowest photocatalytic efficiency of 70 %. Photoluminescence (PL) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) tests revealed that the incorporation of graphene mitigated electron-hole recombination rates, resulting in a redshifted spectrum. …”
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Transitioning to a low-carbon economy: The impact of green finance policies in BRICS nations by Weixin Tang, Minglu Huo, Yanhui Wang, Nawal Abdalla Adam, Bin Bai

“…Key empirical findings reveal that: (1) green finance has a significant and positive impact on energy efficiency, with strong direct and indirect effects across provinces; (2) spatial autocorrelation exists in energy usage, indicating that policy impacts diffuse geographically; (3) the synergistic effect of internet development and environmental regulation enhances green finance effectiveness; (4) regional disparities show stronger green finance impacts in eastern and western China compared to central regions; and (5) robustness checks using SDM-Wij and 2SLS confirm the stability and reliability of results. …”
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Implications of Climate Change on PV Generation in Semi-Arid Zones by Albatayneh Aiman, Al-Omary Murad

“…One significant concern is the impact of rising temperatures on the efficiency of PV panels, which can lead to reduced electricity production. …”
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Structural and optical tuning of BiVO₄ via cerium doping for enhanced dye degradation performance by Debapriya Pradhan, Susanta Kumar Biswal, Rasmirekha Pattanaik, Rishabh kamal, Suresh Kumar Dash, Prafulla kumar Panda, Nibedita Nayak

“…The Ce-doped BiVO₄ exhibited an exceptional degradation efficiency of 98% within 1 hr of solar irradiation, which is approximately 25% higher than pristine BiVO₄. …”
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Antifungal and Photocatalytic Activities of ZnO Nanoparticles using Phyllanthus Emblica Leaf Extract by Anbuvannan Mari, Maria Vinosel Vincent, Ramesh Mookkaiah, Dhatshanamurthi Pachiyappan, Uvarajan Sambath

“…We utilized X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-Ray analysis (EDX), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Automatic and Rapid Discrimination of Cotton Genotypes by Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics by Hai-Feng Cui, Zi-Hong Ye, Lu Xu, Xian-Shu Fu, Cui-Wen Fan, Xiao-Ping Yu

“…This paper reports the application of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and pattern recognition methods to rapid and automatic discrimination of the genotypes (parent, transgenic, and parent-transgenic hybrid) of cotton plants. Diffuse reflectance NIR spectra of representative cotton seeds (n=120) and leaves (n=123) were measured in the range of 4000–12000 cm−1. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Microspheres Functionalized with Porphyrin by Jin-Hua Cai, Jin-Wang Huang, Han-Cheng Yu, Liang-Nian Ji

“…In order to utilize visible light more efficiently in the photocatalytic reaction, TiO2 microspheres sensitized by 5-(4-allyloxy)phenyl-10,15,20-tri(4-methylphenyl)porphyrin (APTMPP) were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), nitrogen physisorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and so forth, The characterization results indicated that APTMPP-MPS-TiO2 was composed of the anatase crystal phase. …”
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Mechanism of the Water-Gas Shift (WGS) reaction on the MoO3(010) surface: A Car–Parrinello Molecular Dynamics study by Diego Julian Rodriguez Patarroyo, Julian Andres Salamanca Bernal, Marco Antonio Ramirez Ramos

“…For the formation of H2, a mechanism was identified in which hydrogen atoms located at adjacent active sites diffuse and combine, requiring a specific energy input. …”
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of BiOBr/ZnO Heterojunction Semiconductors Prepared by Facile Hydrothermal Method by Xiangchao Meng, Lingyun Jiang, Weiwen Wang, Zisheng Zhang

“…In the test of photocatalytic activation, the ZnO-BiOBr photocatalysts exhibited high photocatalytic efficiencies in the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light irradiation. …”
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Clinical and radiological efficacy of a new conservative treatment for fibrocystic disease by R. M. Shabaev, I. V. Kolyadina, D. A. Blagovestnov, P. M. Starokon

“…Patients in group I with all types of FBD (diffuse mastopathy, nodular, and mixed forms) demonstrated positive dynamics and BI-RADS category downgrading within 6 months. …”
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