Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide and Evaluation of Its Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity by Junjie Qian, Guanjun Cui, Mingjun Jing, Yan Wang, Min Zhang, Jianjun Yang

“…The catalyst showed much higher activities to the degradation of methylene blue and p-chlorophenol under visible light irradiation than Degussa P25. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Cu-Doped ZnO Photocatalyst for the Removal of Organic Dye by Biruktait Ayele Lemecho, Fedlu Kedir Sabir, Dinsefa Mensur Andoshe, Noto Susanto Gultom, Dong-Hau Kuo, Xiaoyun Chen, Endale Mulugeta, Temesgen D. Desissa, Osman Ahmed Zelekew

“…The characterization of the obtained samples was carried out, and the removal of the methylene blue (MB) dye was examined. Out of all catalysts, Cu-ZnO (3%) had the best photocatalytic performance and 89% of the MB dye was degraded. …”
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MXene-based materials for enhanced water quality: Advances in remediation strategies by Ali Mohammad Amani, Milad Abbasi, Atena Najdian, Farzaneh Mohamadpour, Seyed Reza Kasaee, Hesam Kamyab, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan, Mostafa Shafiee, Lobat Tayebi, Ahmad Vaez, Atefeh Najafian, Ehsan Vafa, Sareh Mosleh-Shirazi

“…., demonstrating >80 % removal of methylene blue), and radioactive waste elimination. Furthermore, 3D MXene architecture exhibit enhanced performance in antibacterial activities (e.g., against bacteria), desalination rejection percentage, and photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants. …”
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Analysis of the Water Footprint of Central and Eastern Europe Countries by Damian Panasiuk, Petro Skrypchuk, Barbara Kucharska, Olena Suduk

“…These countries also differ in terms of climate. The green, blue and grey water footprints of crop production, grazing, animal water supply, industrial production and domestic water supply are analysed. …”
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Olive leaf extract activity against Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis – the in vitro viability study by Zorić Nataša, Kopjar Nevenka, Kraljić Klara, Oršolić Nada, Tomić Siniša, Kosalec Ivan

“…Most sensitive methods for testing the antifungal effect of the extracts were the trypan blue exclusion method and fluorescent dye exclusion method while MIC could not be determined by the method according to the EUCAST recommendation suggesting that herbal preparations contain compounds that may interfere with this susceptibility testing. …”
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Galaxy Evolution in a Pilot Survey up to z=1 and CDM Halos by E. Giraud, J. Melnick, Q.-S. Gu, H. Quintana, F. Selman, I. Toledo, P. Zelaya

“…We divide the resulting average spectra in three groups to facilitate the analysis:galaxies with pure absorption line spectra, galaxies with emission lines and blue continua, and galaxies with emission lines and red continua. …”
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Computational evaluation on spectroscopic (FT-IR, Raman), electronic and biological, and NLO properties of cirsilineol by DFT, ADMET, and molecular docking method by Tirth Raj Paneru, Poonam Tandon, Bhawani Datt Joshi

“…The electronic transition properties of the title compound were determined using TD-DFT with a polarized continuum model in solvent ethanol, resulting in a blue shift in absorption wavelength. The electrostatic potential mapped with the van der Wall surface predicted effective electrophiles and nucleophiles, allowing for the layout of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds. …”
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Computational evaluation on spectroscopic (FT-IR, Raman), electronic and biological, and NLO properties of cirsilineol by DFT, ADMET, and molecular docking method by Tirth Raj Paneru, Poonam Tandon, Bhawani Datt Joshi

“…The electronic transition properties of the title compound were determined using TD-DFT with a polarized continuum model in solvent ethanol, resulting in a blue shift in absorption wavelength. The electrostatic potential mapped with the van der Wall surface predicted effective electrophiles and nucleophiles, allowing for the layout of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds. …”
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Comparative Study of Various E. coli Strains for Biohydrogen Production Applying Response Surface Methodology by Péter Bakonyi, Nándor Nemestóthy, Katalin Bélafi-Bakó

“….: 1.25 g/L), 0.63 mol H2/mol formate could be attained, which was 1.5 times higher compared to the wild-type E. coli (XL1-BLUE) that produced 0.42 mol H2/mol formate (pH: 6.4; Formate conc.: 1.3 g/L).…”
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Controllable Nano-Crystallization in Fluoroborosilicate Glass Ceramics for Broadband Visible Photoluminescence by Yuanhang Xiang, Yi Long, Peiying Cen, Sirang Liu, Zaijin Fang, Renjie Jiao

“…Moreover, the upconversion emission color of glass ceramic could be modulated from yellow to white and blue by adjusting the Yb³⁺ concentration. …”
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Biomolecule Protective and Photocatalytic Potential of Cellulose Supported MoS2/GO Nanocomposite by Muhammad Pervaiz, Muti Ur Rehman, Faisal Ali, Umer Younas, Mika Sillanpaa, Rizwan Kausar, Asma A. Alothman, Mohamed Ouladsmane, Mohammad Abdul Mazid

“…In addition, nanocomposite was also evaluated for photocatalytic potential, and the results showed excellent photocatalytic properties for the degradation of 4-nitrophenol up to 75% and methylene blue and methyl orange up to 85% and 70%, respectively. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Sulfide-Aluminium -Platinum Nanocomposites Produced by Coprecipitation Method by A. Durgadevi, K. Dhayalini, M. Ravichandran

“…This indicates a notable blue shift compared to the spectrum of bulk ZnS. …”
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The Acetone Extract of Sclerocarya birrea (Anacardiaceae) Possesses Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Potential against Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines (MCF-7) by Nicoline Fri Tanih, Roland Ndip Ndip

“…Anticancer activity of water and acetone extracts of S. birrea was evaluated on three different cell lines, HT-29, HeLa, and MCF-7 using the cell titre blue viability assay in 96-well plates. Apoptosis was evaluated using the acridine orange and propidium iodide staining method, while morphological structure of treated cells was examined using SEM. …”
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Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Alter the Gut-Brain Communication by L. A. Ballsmider, A. C. Vaughn, M. David, A. Hajnal, P. M. Di Lorenzo, K. Czaja

“…The retrograde tracer fast blue (FB) was injected into the stomach to label vagal neurons originating from nodose ganglion (NG) and dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV). …”
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New Approach of the Oxidant Peroxo Method (OPM) Route to Obtain Ti(OH)4 Nanoparticles with High Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Radiation by André E. Nogueira, Lucas S. Ribeiro, Luiz F. Gorup, Gelson T. S. T. Silva, Fernando F. B. Silva, Caue Ribeiro, Emerson R. Camargo

“…Therefore, this work describes the preparation and characterization of a Ti(OH)4 catalyst with the modified surface for application in the photodegradation of organic compounds (methylene blue (MB) dye and the drug amiloride (AML)) and in the artificial photosynthesis process. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Matrine on Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption for the Treatment of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Su Zhang, Quan-Cheng Kan, Yuming Xu, Guang-Xian Zhang, Lin Zhu

“…In the present study, we show that MAT treatment had a therapeutic effect comparable to dexamethasone (DEX) in EAE rats, with reduced Evans Blue extravasation, increased expression of collagen IV, the major component of the basement membrane, and the structure of tight junction (TJ) adaptor protein Zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1). …”
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Dasatinib enhances curcumin-induced cytotoxicity, apoptosis and protective autophagy in human schwannoma cells HEI-193: The role of Akt/mTOR/p70S6K signalling pathway by Pang Pengfei, Zhang Shirong

“…Cellular toxicity, cell proliferation, and cell death were determined by LDH, MTT, and trypan blue dye assays, respectively. ELISA based kit was used to determine apoptotic cell death. …”
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Decolourization properties of pure phases in hydrated cement paste for anionic dyes in textile wastewater by Martin Behringer, Harald Hilbig, Brigitte Helmreich, Alisa Machner

“…Three anionic dyes were tested in combination with different salts, which are used in textile dyeing. Reactive Blue 19 was adsorbed more effectively than the other dyes. …”
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Framework for autonomous inspection of PV plants using IoT electronics on each PV panel and UAV collaboration by Miguel Tradacete-Ágreda, Carlos Santos-Pérez, Pablo José Hueros-Barrios, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Sánchez, Rafael Pérez-Seguí, Javier Melero-Deza, Pascual Campoy

“…This autonomous inspection system consists of two layers: (i) anomaly detection by on-board electronics of PV panels (referred as IoT Modules) and (ii) infrared (IR) and visual red, green, and blue (RGB) inspection by UAVs. The IoT Modules run a fault detection algorithm to identify anomalous events. …”
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Plectranthus barbatus Leaf Extract-Mediated Synthesis of ZnS and Mg-Doped ZnS NPs: Structural, Optical, Morphological, and Antibacterial Studies by A. H. Al-Hammadi, Adnan Alnehia, Annas Al-Sharabi, Abdel-Basit Al-Odayni, Naaser A. Y. Abdu, Waseem Sharaf Saeed

“…The absorption shoulder of the prepared NPs is blue-shifted with increasing dopant concentration. …”
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