The polarographic and corrosion inhibition performance of some Schiff base compounds derived from 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine in aqueous media by M. Abdallah, M. Alfakeer, H.M. Altass, Ahmed M. Alharbi, Isamil Althagafi, N.F. Hasan, E.M. Mabrouk

“…These compounds act as good inhibitors as the inhibition efficiency reached 89.5%. The inhibition efficiency of the studied SBs is found to be a function of substituent group. …”
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Assisting monofloral honey classification by automated pollen identification based on convolutional neural networks by José Miguel Valiente, Juan José Martín-Osuna, Ana María Peral, Isabel Escriche

“…The development of a computer application incorporating CNN models, makes these methodologies suitable for efficient classification of monofloral honeys.…”
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Synergistic Effect of Multi-field Force on Condensable Particulate Matter Properties and Behavior in Flue Gas: A Case Study in a Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Plant by Wenting Liu, Bowen Zhao, Qian Feng, Zhiyong Zhou, Jianyi Lu

“…The CE-ESP was effective for removing esters in CPM. The removal efficiency of CE-ESP for CPM could reach 76%, and the removal efficiency of organic substance was higher than that of inorganic substance. …”
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Nanosomes carrying mycosynthesized silver nanoparticles as a drug delivery tool against MDR Salmonella typhi BTCB170 by Mehwish Iqtedar, Nimra illyas, Mehral Aslam, Roheena Abdullah, Afshan Kaleem

“…Meropenem encapsulated liposomes had (94%) encapsulation efficiency, whereas Silver-nanoparticles incorporated drug liposomes had (86%) encapsulation efficiency. …”
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A Bionic-Based Multi-Objective Optimization for a Compact HVAC System with Integrated Air Conditioning, Purification, and Humidification by He Li, Bozhi Yang, Xinyu Gu, Wen Xu, Xuan Liu

“…The air purification function is based on a bionic model and optimized using the Deep ACO Algorithm to ensure high efficiency and low noise levels. The humidification function utilizes a mist diffusion model optimized through the Slime Mold Algorithm (SMA) to enhance performance. …”
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Application of Nanoprecipitation Technique to Develop Poloxamer-407 Facilitated Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for the Controlled Delivery of Tacrolimus by Muhammad Zaman, Asma Iqbal, Hafiz Shoaib Sarwar, Muhammad Hammad Butt, Muhammad Omer Iqbal, Naveed Nissar, Asma Mumtaz, Hafiza Yusra Nazeer, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Muhammad Shahid Riaz

“…Furthermore, in vitro drug release studies have explored the controlled release of drug during 8 hours, following zero order release kinetics and diffusion type of release mechanism. Outcomes of the studies have advocated the successful preparation of SLNs, as controlled release PLX/TCM-SLNs have been prepared efficiently.…”
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Interface optimization and process scale-up study of electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO in acidic flow electrolyzers by Feiyu MA, Xianlong LU, Xueyang ZHAO, Lili WANG, Zhendong LI, Bangwei DENG, Fan DONG

“…These factors influence the selectivity, stability, and energy efficiency of eCO2RR. In this study, we systematically optimized the three-phase interface (solid, liquid, and gas) of the acidic eCO2RR, achieving a faradaic efficiency for CO (FECO) of over 90% at a current density of 100 mA·cm−2 and a cell voltage of less than 5 V, with stable operation for 110 hours. …”
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Degradation of bisphenol A using a MOF@COF-modified polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membrane by Chloe G Hahn, Soraya P Malinga, Thollwana A Makhetha

“…Certain endocrine disrupting chemicals, such as Bisphenol A were found to persist in water after conventional water treatment processes due to their hydrophobicity and stability. This necessitates efficient removal methods due to a variety of limitations in conventional water treatment processes, such as harmful byproducts, saturation, and membrane fouling. …”
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Photosynthesis of polypyyrole/ZnFe2O4-WO3 nanocomposite for biodiesel production by Chou-Yi Hsu, Zaid H. Mahmoud, Nargiza Kamolova, Khursheed Muzammil, Forat H. Alsultany, Salah Hassan Zain Al-Abdeen, Ehsan Kianfar

“…The nanocomposite catalyst appeared high activity for esterification of olive oil creating from the increasing the diffusion between the reactant and product. Furthermore, the prepared nanocomposite catalyst could be easily recovered and efficiently reused for many times without considerable loss in its activity, also appeared results showed that PPy/ZnFe2O4-WO3 nanocomposite could be employed for the suitable and rapid biodiesel production. …”
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Characterization of Chitosan/ Zeolite drug delivery composite and curcumin release kinetics in a simulated pH environment by Gloria Pokuaa Manu, Daniel Narh, Bernard Asimeng, Nadesh Kwakye, Barbara Ansaah Abusuapa, Daniel Appuing, Emmanuel Nyankson, Johnson K. Efavi

“…The maximum entrapment efficiency of the chitosan/zeolite drug delivery vehicle was recorded at 84 %, indicating high efficiency in encapsulating drug molecules. …”
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Design and Research on the Preparation of Pervious Concrete Using Carbonized Steel Slag as a Full Component by Xiao Chen, Kai Zhang, Benren Wang, Zhiqiang Wu, Mingkai Zhou

“…The post-carbonation strength increase was adopted to evaluate carbonation efficiency. Increasing B/A ratio enhanced paste filling in aggregate voids, raising 28d compressive strength to 24.76 MPa, but thickened paste coating layers reduced permeability coefficient to 0.33 mm/s while impeding CO₂ diffusion, decreasing carbonation strength growth rate by 22.76%. …”
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An Improved Galerkin Framework for Solving Unsteady High-Reynolds Navier–Stokes Equations by Jinlin Tang, Qiang Ma

“…This explicitly constructs a subgrid-scale model to effectively suppress numerical oscillations without introducing excessive artificial diffusion. To enhance computational efficiency, a novel a posteriori error estimator is developed based on dual residuals. …”
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Long-term risk of late-life depression in widowed elderly: a five-year follow-up study by Yang Li, Hu Xu, Jiale Wu, Yi Ding, Yunqian Zhu, Yang Wang, Xingbing Chen, Hui Su

“…Brain structural networks were constructed via diffusion tensor imaging and analyzed using graph theory metrics. …”
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Chitosan hydrogel containing tacrolimus-loaded nanoliposome for ocular drug delivery: Physicochemical analysis and stability evaluation by Parisa Hassansheikhi, Elham Ameri, Zahra Alimohammadi

“…Tacrolimus drug loading efficiency in liposomes (EPC100, EPC80, DPPC60, DPPC100) value (88.95-95-74%) was obtained for its entrapment in liposome core with passive loading strategy. …”
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Brain local structural connectomes and the subtypes of the medial temporal lobe parcellations by Zhensheng Li, Jie Ma, Hongmin Bai, Bingmei Deng, Jian Lin, Weimin Wang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the quantitative characteristics and major subtypes of local structural connectomes for medial temporal lobe (MTL) parcellations.MethodsThe Q-Space Diffeomorphic Reconstruction (QSDR) method was used to track white matter fibers for the ROIs within MTL based on the integrating high-resolution T1 structural MR imaging and diffusion MR imaging of 100 adult Chinese individuals. …”
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Fabrication of Bio-Composite of Piezoelectric/Myrrh Nanofiber Scaffolds for Wound Healing via Portable Gyrospun by Enfal Eser Alenezi, Amalina Amir, Hussain Ali Alenezi, Timucin Ugurlu

“…The release profile showed an initial burst release of 46.85% within the first six hours, followed by a sustained release phase. Encapsulation efficiency was 89.8%, with a drug loading efficiency of 30%. …”
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Fatigue life assessment for a welded detail: advantages of a local energetic approach and experimental validation by Luigi Viespoli, Filippo Berto, Aurelio Somà

“…Several techniques have been proposed in the literature, constantly researching efficient, cost effective and reliable methods to predict the behavior of a complex welded structures. …”
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Optimization of Sugar Extraction Process from Date Waste Using Full Factorial Design Toward Its Use for New Biotechnological Applications by Islam Sayah, Mondher Njehi, Nicola Cicero, Vincenzo Nava, Manel Ben M’hadheb, Hatem Majdoub, Sami Achour, Teresa Gervasi

“…FTIR and SEM analysis showed the efficiency of the ultrasonic treatment of the biomass in terms of improving mass transfer diffusion through ultrasonic cavitation. …”
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Gout management using uricase and sodium citrate hollow mesoporous nanomotors by Lu Liu, Xiurong Li, Yongxian Chen, Junbin Gao, Yuejun Jiang, Yicheng Ye, Peng Wang, Fei Peng, Yingfeng Tu

“…Here we develop a self-cascade nanomotor with high efficiency toward simultaneous uric acid (UA) degradation and H2O2 elimination on the basis of UOx and sodium citrate loading in amine functionalized hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (AHMSNs). …”
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Removal of Tetracycline from Aqueous Solution Using Nanocomposite Based on Polyanion-Modified Laterite Material by Thi Hau Vu, Thi Mai Viet Ngo, Thi Tu Anh Duong, Thi Hien Lan Nguyen, Xuan Truong Mai, Thi Hong Nguyet Pham, Thi Phuong Le, Thi Hue Tran

“…The TC adsorption onto NCPML was induced by electrostatic interaction, hydrogen bonding, and diffusion interaction. The TC removal from wastewater was approximately 94% while efficiency still reached 66% after five regenerations. …”
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