Enhancing Cementitious Materials: A Detailed Review of Bentonite’s Role in Optimizing Concrete Performance by Zakaria Mekhnache, Tewfik Ali-Dahmane, Zine-El-Abidine Kameche, Ivan Alhama-Manteca, Ahmed Sofiane Benosman, Sidi-Mohammed Aissa-Mamoune

“…This discussion will explore the various environmental and mechanical benefits of bentonite as a sustainable additive in cementitious systems and highlight studies that have demonstrated its effectiveness in promoting more eco-friendly construction practices. …”
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A Ship Collision Analysis Program Based on Upper Bound Solutions and Coupled with a Large Rotational Ship Movement Analysis Tool by Hervé Le Sourne, Nicolas Besnard, Cedric Cheylan, Natacha Buannic

“…This paper presents a user-friendly rapid prediction tool of damage to struck and striking vessels in a ship collision event. …”
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The influence of changes in Sundanese cultural behavior on post-earthquake disaster assistance program support in Cianjur Regency by Kurniadi Anwar, Maarif Syamsul, Syamsunasir, Dewa Ketut Kerta Widana I

“…The results of the research showed that the impact of the earthquake resulted in changes to 2 of the 7 pillars of Sundanese culture, namely: a) Tengginas, which was characterized by feeling hopeless, and reluctant to work again, depending on the help of others; b) Someah who is characterized as not needing to be friendly towards those who give aid, not ashamed to take help without permission, forcing the help giver to follow his wishes. …”
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Closing the gap in dementia research by community-based cohort studies in the Chinese populationResearch in context by Xiaowen Zhou, Zhenxu Xiao, Wanqing Wu, Yuntao Chen, Changzheng Yuan, Yue Leng, Yao Yao, Qianhua Zhao, Albert Hofman, Eric Brunner, Ding Ding

“…We identified critical research gaps and propose future directions, including enhancing sample representativeness, investigating China-specific risk factors, expanding exposure measurements to the whole life-span, collecting objective data, conducting administer-friendly domain-specific cognitive assessments, adopting pathological diagnostic criteria, standardizing biobank construction, verifying multi-modal biomarkers, examining social and genetic-environmental aspects, and monitoring post-COVID cognitive health, to approach high quality of dementia studies that can provide solid evidence to policy making and promote global brain health research.…”
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Construction of a Library of Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids by Olga G. Mountanea, Charikleia S. Batsika, Christiana Mantzourani, Christoforos G. Kokotos, George Kokotos

“…This transformative, environmentally friendly process, orchestrated by phenylglyoxylic acid as the photoinitiator, serves as the linchpin in establishing a practical and relatively simple method for constructing a library of racemic FAHFAs. …”
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A review on effect of nanoparticle addition on thermal behavior of natural fiber–reinforced composites by D. Balaji, P. Sathish Kumar, V. Bhuvaneshwari, L. Rajeshkumar, Manoj Kumar Singh, M.R. Sanjay, Suchart Siengchin

“…They are non-environmentally friendly and cannot progress toward the sustainability factor. …”
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Mechanical and microscopic characterization of expansive soils modified by water-soluble polymers by Fan Yang, Yong Zhao, Huanyu Dong, Huarong Wang, Wangjin Niu, Zhixia Zhao, Fuyong Song, Hang Tan

“…Abstract With the advancement of ecological and environmental protection construction, the research on the modification of expansive soil using environmentally friendly polymers can make up for the harm to the ecological environment caused by traditional modification. …”
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An Automatic Wi-Fi-Based Approach for Extraction of User Places and Their Context by Luka Vidmar, Mitja Štular, Andrej Kos, Matevž Pogačnik

“…This is needed for the development of modern, user-friendly services. Therefore, we developed a simple, nonintrusive, and automatic method based on the Wi-Fi fingerprints and GPS. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization, photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of copper oxide nanoparticles of copper oxide nanoparticles by Saeid Taghavi Fardood, Ferzaneh Moradnia, Siamak Heidarzadeh, Ali Naghipour

“…In this work, copper oxide nanoparticles were efficiently synthesized using a simple and environmentally friendly sol-gel process and studied their degradability of reactive blue 21 dye and antibacterial properties. …”
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Opportunities and Future Perspective of Nanofertilizers and Controlled Release Nanofertilizers in Agriculture by Tahereh Raiesi Ardali, Leila Soleimanpour, Leila Mamani, Mostafa Chorom

“…The potential of environmentally friendly natural coatings compared to synthetic coatings has also been investigated. …”
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Graphitic carbon nitride nanospheres as an adsorbent for effective waste water treatment: Methylene Blue removal from aqueous medium by Pingal Sarmah, Khemnath Patir, Sonit Gogoi

“…Here we report a simple and eco-friendly solvothermal synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride nanospheres (g-CNNS) at 180 oC. …”
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An interactive soft robotic hand-task training system with wireless task boards and daily objects on post-stroke rehabilitation by Xiangqian Shi, Chengyu Yang, Pak Chung Lee, Disheng Xie, Zhongping Ye, Zheng Li, Raymond Kai-yu Tong

“…This lightweight, user-friendly interactive system facilitates frequent hand practice and easily integrates into regular rehabilitation therapy routines.…”
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Investigation of the mechanical behavior of epoxy composites filled with bagasse ash and pistachio shell ash: a comparative study by Dittakavi Tarun, G Ganesan, K Syam Sundar

“…The enhanced mechanical properties of these composites suggest their suitability for applications in lightweight structural components, offering an eco-friendly alternative to conventional synthetic fillers.…”
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Performance Evaluation and Microstructural Assessment of Industrial Solid Waste as Sustainable Additives for Expansive Soil by Muhammad Nadeem, Sami Ullah, Mohammad Arsalan Khan, Shanxiong Chen, Meshel Q. Alkahtani, Mohammad Mursaleen, Rania Salih, Dildar Ali, Li Jian, Jamal Ahmad, Saiful Islam

“…This research suggests that these waste materials can be eco-friendly and cost-effective alternatives for stabilizing expansive soils in construction projects.…”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of Fe3 O4-ZnO nanocomposites for removing fluoride from water by Salimeh Kimiagar, Hoda Mirazimi

“…In this research, -ZnO nanocomposites were synthesized using the hydrothermal method which is a simple and environmentally friendly method that can be easily performed on a large scale. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF EMPTY OIL PALM FRUIT BUNCH FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS by Abdul Rahim, Agus Mujianto, Richie Feriyanto, Hery Tri Waloyo

“…Instead of glass fibers, environmentally friendly natural fibers serve as the reinforcement in the composite material. …”
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Frugal method for extracting DNA from saliva suitable for low-budget labs and usable in PCR assays by Kamar Shayah, Joseph Shenekji, Lana Karnoub, Sana Wohbeh, Hagar Hamsho

“…The suggested frugal method relies on providing a new solution for extracting DNA from human saliva without the need for enzymes or high grade reagents or columns, which makes suitable for low budget laboratories in developing countries to manufacture it locally, it uses a phase separation with technical skills to extract the DNA from the saliva achieving safety by not using hazardous reagents, and it is a sustainable eco-friendly method that gives decent yield of good quality DNA in ~20 minutes to be used in PCR applications with a cost that is estimated to be 10 times cheaper than current used methods.…”
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Battery Energy Forecasting in Electric Vehicle Using Deep Residual Neural Network by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, Jyothilal Nayak Bharothu, T. V. V. Pavan Kumar, Chodagam Srinivas, M. Sudhakar, Anirudh Bhowmick

“…In the recent decade, it is possible to use electric vehicles in a safe, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly manner, but only if accurate and trustworthy state parameter predictions are produced prior to their disposal. …”
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Green pesticide practices and sustainability: empirical insights into agricultural services in China by Yi-Feng Zhang, Yong-Hu Zhang

“…This study investigates how agricultural services can foster eco-friendly pesticide use among farmers. It leverages data from the ‘China Land Economic Survey’ (2020-2021) by Nanjing Agricultural University, covering 52 villages and 2600 households. …”
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Preliminary reduction of chromium ore using Si sludge generated in silicon wafer manufacturing process by Jung W.-G., Back G.-S., Johra F.T., Kim J.-H., Chang Y.-C., Yoo S.-J.

“…In order to promote the recycling of by-product from Si wafer manufacturing process and to develop environment-friend and low cost process for ferrochrome alloy production, a basic study was performed on the preliminary reduction reaction between chromium ore and the Si sludge, comprised of SiC and Si particles, which is recovered from the Si wafer manufacturing process for the semiconductor and solar cell industries. …”
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