Dracocephalum kotschyi: Inhibition of critical enzyme relevant to type-2 diabetes, essential oil composition, bactericidal and anti-oxidant activity by Mehri Kazempour, S. Shirin Shahangian, Reyhaneh Sariri

“…The total phenolic, flavonoid, and anthocyanin contents of these extracts were also calculated. Disc diffusion, MIC, and MBC methods were applied to analyze the antibacterial efficiency of the extracts. …”
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Fabrication of glipizide loaded polymeric microparticles; in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation. by Qaiser Rasheed, Kamran Ahmad Khan, Ghulam Razaque, Ashfaq Ahmad, Asif Nawaz, Naheed Akhtar, Kifayat Ullah Shah, Zahid Rasul Niazi, Muhammad Danish Saeed, Anila Alam

“…Encouragingly, the microparticles exhibited high percent yield (ranging from 66 to 77%), entrapment efficiency (80 to 96%), and percent drug loading (46 to 54%). …”
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Dehydration of biomass charcoal briquette using a modified solar tunnel drying system: An experimental and CFD approach by Dagim Kebede Gari, Venkata Ramayya Ancha, Yetenayet Bekele Tola

“…The study reveals that the newly developed solar tunnel dryer enhances the thermal energy of water molecules as well as the rates of evaporation and diffusion, thereby increasing the moisture removal rate and reducing the drying period. …”
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Novel Liposome–Gel Formulations Containing a Next Generation Postbiotic: Characterization, Rheological, Stability, Release Kinetic, and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Studies by Halise Betül Gökçe, İsmail Aslan

“…Finally, the antimicrobial activities of the postbiotics and the optimum gel formulation LG1 were evaluated on <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Enterococcus hirae</i>, and <i>Candida albicans</i> strains using disk diffusion and microdilution methods. The optimum liposome formulation L1 was determined to have a particle size of 185.32 ± 0.80 nm, a polydispersity index of 0.206 ± 0.012, a zeta potential of 35.0 ± 0.5 mV, and an encapsulation efficiency of 17.52%. …”
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Assessing the Impact of IT, Trade Globalisation, and Economic Complexity on Carbon Emissions in BRICS Economies by Tuba Rasheed, Hamza Akram, Mahwish Zafar, Md Billal Hossain

“…While it can lower emissions through technology diffusion and efficiency gains, it can also increase them due to Scale Effects and the relocation of polluting industries. …”
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Electroacupuncture combined with cognitive rehabilitation outperforms cognitive rehabilitation alone in treating post-stroke cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial by Yisha Guo, Tingting Sun, Fengxi Qiu, Xueyi Li, Weiwei Cui, Zhenhua Liao, Jiajia Yao

“…Cognitive assessments and Diffusion Tensor Imaging tests were performed pre- and post-intervention. …”
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Cyclosporine A Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles for Dry Eye Disease: In Vitro Characterization Studies by Vijay D. Wagh, Dipak U. Apar

“…Nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by W/O solvent evaporation technique followed by probe sonicator and characterized for various properties such as particle size, entrapment efficiency, zeta potential, in vitro drug release, in vitro permeation studies by Franz diffusion cells, XRD, DSC, SEM, and stability studies. …”
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Evaporation Engine: Extraction of work from heat energy of the Universe and potential entropy stored in liquids by Ritesh Singh

“…We derive expressions for efficiency and power output of the engine, and discuss ways to increase the power output. …”
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Ultrafast no-wash bioassay based on gold nanoparticles and enhanced by acoustic streaming by Shuting Pan, Xianwu Ke, Rui You, Yanyan Wang, Xian Chen, Xiaotian Shen, Bohua Liu, Chongling Sun, Wei Pang, Xuexin Duan

“…The sensing method presented here is a versatile tool for different types of biomolecule detection with high efficiency and simplicity.…”
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Synthesis, Electrochemical, Thermodynamic, and Quantum Chemical Investigations of Amino Cadalene as a Corrosion Inhibitor for Stainless Steel Type 321 in Sulfuric Acid 1M by Y. Koumya, R. Idouhli, A. Oukhrib, M. Khadiri, A. Abouelfida, A. Benyaich

“…The electrochemical results showed that ACM acted as a mixed-type corrosion inhibitor and the inhibition efficiency attained 91% at 10−3M. EIS measurements revealed that both metal charge transfer and diffusion processes are involved in the interfacial metal/solution reactions. …”
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Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films by K.J. Patel, G.G. Bhatt, S.S. Patel, R.R. Desai, J.R. Ray, C.J. Panchal, Priya Suryavanshi, V.A. Kheraj, A.S. Opanasyuk

“…It turns out that the ‘thicker’ film exhibits better coloration efficiency (CE) as compared to the ‘thinner’ film. …”
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Lithium Salt Screening for PEO-Based Solid Electrolytes of All Solid-State Li Ion Batteries Using Density Functional Theory by Qian Liu, Jinghua Yin, Minghua Chen, Jialong Shen, Xinhao Zhao, Yulong Liu

“…This approach, characterized by its rapidness, efficiency, and low cost, provides a viable method for screening lithium salts in developing solid-state batteries.…”
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Enhanced Self‐Healing in Dual Network Entangled Hydrogels by Macromolecular Architecture and Alignment of Surface Functionalized hBN Nanosheets by Chirag R. Ratwani, Katarzyna Z. Donato, Sergey Grebenchuk, Alice Mija, Kostya S. Novoselov, Amr M. Abdelkader

“…In this work, a dual network macromolecular biphasic composite is designed using an anisotropic structure which facilitates unidirectional chain diffusion and imparts superior self‐healing and mechanical properties. …”
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Enhanced antibacterial potential of exopolysaccharide-stabilized spice oil emulsions against foodborne pathogens by Jahnavi Kumari Singh, Steve Djiazet, Palanisamy Bruntha Devi, Horliane Nzali Ghomdim, G. Bhanuprakash Reddy, Digambar Kavitake, Digambar Kavitake, Prathapkumar Halady Shetty

“…The results of the disk diffusion assay confirmed antibacterial activity of emulsions, exhibiting high antibacterial efficiencies against food pathogens Listeria monocytogenes 1143, Shewanella putrefaciens 8104, and Salmonella enterica 950. …”
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Compound Optical Film Using Gray Scale Mask Embedded with Microvoids by C. T. Pan, Y. C. Chen, Y. J. Chen, W. C. Wang, H. C. Yang, H. C. Wu

“…According to the measured data, the compound optical film with embedded microvoids can enhance the luminance up to 5% and the uniformity up to 6.5%  ~  8.4%. The optical efficiency can be improved via the compound optical film.…”
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Periplasmic Protein Mobility for Extracellular Electron Transport in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> by Daobo Li, Xiaodan Zheng, Yonggang Yang, Meiying Xu

“…First, we established that crosslinking efficiency correlates with the spatial proximity and diffusion coefficient of protein molecules through in vitro tests. …”
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Modeling and possible control of droplet-mediated spread of respiratory viruses by the study of the environmental conditions in closed rooms by C. Pirola, F. Manenti, F. Maestri, G. Silvestri, S. Copelli

“…This phenomenon can certainly be explained by the greater time spent in closed indoor environments, but it also depends on the greater efficiency that the saliva droplets, as virus carriers, demonstrate in these weather conditions.Basing on the observation that the droplet lifetime depends on many parameters as external temperature (Tair), relative humidity (RH) and air speed, and considering the size distribution of the same droplet, it was modelled the effect of these parameters on the diffusion of respiratory droplets. …”
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Temperature Sensitive Pluronic F127‐Based Gels Incorporating Natural Therapeutic Agents by Alexandra Lupu, Maria Bercea, Mihaela Avadanei, Luiza Madalina Gradinaru, Loredana Elena Nita, Vasile Robert Gradinaru

“…The kinetics of curcumin release from the Pluronic F127‐based gels suggests anomalous transport phenomena controlled by diffusion through the network and hydrodynamic effects. …”
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Enhancing dichromate transport and reduction via electric fields induced by photocatalysis by Chen Chen, Siyu Zhao, Bingming Zhou, Changqing Ye, Baojiang Jiang, Liping Zhang

“…This study examines the role of mass transport using the model system of monoclinic bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) films and potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) in a representative photocatalytic reaction. We show that diffusion-driven delivery of K2Cr2O7 to the BiVO4 surface increases adsorption capacity but decreases the adsorption rate constant. …”
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The Effect of Gliding Arc Discharge Low-Temperature Plasma Pretreatment on Blueberry Drying by Pengpeng Yu, Wenhui Zhu, Yu Qiao, Xiaonan Yang, Lixin Ma, Yankai Cai, Jianrong Cai

“…Overall, GAD-LTP pretreatment enhances drying efficiency and preserves bioactive compounds in dried blueberries, offering a scalable approach for industrial application.…”
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