Inhibition of Cracks on the Surface of Cement Mortar Using Estabragh Fibers by Tahereh Soleimani, Ali Akbar Merati, Masoud Latifi, Ali Akbar Ramezanianpor

“…Consequently, by adding 0.25% of Estabragh fibers to the cement mortar, a remarkable inhibition in crack generation on fiber-containing cement composite of mortar is achieved.…”
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Joint waveform and precoding design for coexistence of MIMO radar and MU‐MISO communication by Tong Wei, Linlong Wu, Bhavani Shankar Mysore Rama Rao

“…However, the resulting optimization problem which contains the maximin objective function and the unit sphere constraint, is highly nonconvex and hence difficult to attain the optimal solution directly. …”
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Smart gradient coating suitable for bone growth prepared on plasma-electrolytically oxidised Mg and its sequential degradation behaviour by Jiaping Han, Kai Fu, Zhiqiang Jiang, Hao Zhang, Hongshan San, Hui Chen, Xiaopeng Lu, Carsten Blawert, Mikhail.L. Zheludkevich

“…A gradient coating containing collagen and inorganic strontium/calcium phosphate (Sr/CaP) was fabricated on plasma-electrolytically oxidised magnesium via one-step cathodic electrodeposition. …”
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A Study on the Flexural Behaviour of Geopolymer Lightweight Eco-Friendly Concrete Using Coconut Shell as Coarse Aggregate by S. Nithya, K. Gunasekaran, G. Sankar

“…This paper presents the flexural behaviour of concrete containing ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) as a binder, manufactured sand (M-sand) as a fine aggregate, and coconut shell (CS) and crushed stone aggregate (CSA) as coarse aggregates. …”
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JEWISH AND MUSLIM COMMUNICATION PATTERNS IN THE QUR'AN by Baeti Rohman, Zainal Riam, Badruddin, Muhammad Amin

“… Judaism and Islam are two religions that were revealed by Allah to humans, both religions are equipped with holy books as a guide for their people, the Torah is the Jewish holy book and the Qur'an is intended as the holy book of Islam, both the Torah and the Qur'an are the same contains the word of Allah SWT. The original Torah text had reported the arrival of the Prophet Muhammad, complete with his physical characteristics, but when Rasulullah was sent as a prophet, the Jews actually denied it because he did not come from the Children of Israel as the Jews hoped. …”
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A Rare Case of Chronic Appendicitis Superimposed on an Incarcerated de Garengeot Hernia Prospectively Identified on Computed Tomography by Alyssa Goldbach, Partha Hota, Andrew Czulewicz, Christine Burgert-Lon, Omar Agosto

“…The de Garengeot hernia is an uncommon and potentially confounding pathologic process in which the appendix is contained within a femoral hernia. While typically a benign incidental finding, superimposed acute appendicitis is a rare but serious complication. …”
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Intelligent CO2 Monitoring for Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea Using Neural Cryptography Techniques by Manar Ahmed Hamza, Maha M. Althobaiti, Ola Abdelgney Omer Ali, Souad Larabi-Marie-Sainte, Majdy M. Eltahir, Anwer Mustafa Hilal, Mesfer Al Duhayyim, Ishfaq Yaseen

“…In biomass wastage, carbon is one of the adsorbent materials. Biomass wastage contains complex materials, and pressure, various temperatures, and presence of various chemical components which are subjected to the adsorption of carbon are a tedious task, and it is used in the sustainable waste management system. …”
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The effect of high-calcium coal combustion product and admixtures on the early hydration properties of aluminate cement by Ranfang Zuo, Yang Dong, Jinder Jow, Bo Feng

“…The results showed that the higher the calcium content of CCP (CCP2 contains higher calcium content), the shorter the setting time and the higher the 2 h compressive strength after replacing part of cement. …”
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AlphaFold2 and ESMFold: A large-scale pairwise model comparison of human enzymes upon Pfam functional annotation by Matteo Manfredi, Gabriele Vazzana, Castrense Savojardo, Pier Luigi Martelli, Rita Casadio

“…We find that, rather irrespectively of the global superimposition of the pairwise models, Pfam-containing regions overlap with a TM-score above 0.8 and a predicted local distance difference test (pLDDT) which is higher than the rest of the modeled sequence. …”
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The first experimentally obtained dataset on processing parameters and properties of soft magnetic composites by Radovan Bures, Vasily A. Milyutin, Maria Faberova, Zuzana Bircakova, Peter Kollar, Jan Fuzer

“…Abstract The present work describes the process of the creation and analysis of the first dataset containing processing parameters and functional properties of soft magnetic composites (SMC). …”
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Electroanalytical Sensing of Bromides Using Radiolytically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts by Jadranka Milikić, Ivan Stoševski, Jelena Krstić, Zorica Kačarević-Popović, Šćepan Miljanić, Biljana Šljukić

“…Monitoring bromides (Br−) is of crucial importance since bromates, potential human carcinogens, are formed during ozonation of water containing bromides in concentrations >100 μg L−1. Within this study, silver (Ag) and four carbon-supported Ag catalysts were synthesized by the γ-radiation method and their morphology and structure examined using transmission electron microscopy, X–ray diffraction, and UV-Vis analysis. …”
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Nonlinear Neutral Delay Differential Equations: Novel Criteria for Oscillation and Asymptotic Behavior by Belal Batiha, Nawa Alshammari, Faten Aldosari, Fahd Masood, Omar Bazighifan

“…This research deals with the study of the oscillatory behavior of solutions of second-order differential equations containing neutral conditions, both in sublinear and superlinear terms, with a focus on the noncanonical case. …”
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An injectable shape-adaptive hydrogel system for subconjunctival injuries: In situ and permanently releases rapamycin to prevent fibrosis via promoting autophagy by Xue Sun, Haohao Cui, Jingfan Li, Boyuan An, Ruixing Liu, Zhihua Guo, Dandan Chu, Xingchen Geng, Bingbing Cui, Lei Zhu, Jingguo Li, Zhanrong Li

“…Herein, an injectable and adaptable hydrogel system containing the antifibrotic drug rapamycin was fabricated to address this complex need. …”
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Film-induced tourism: a systematic literature review by Lucília Cardoso, Cristina Estevão, Cristina Fernandes, Helena Alves

“…Thus, this article consists of the application of a systematic survey involving the summary and evaluation based upon the interpretation of the results returned. The sample contains only those articles published in English language journals and explicitly excluding conference proceedings or commentaries. …”
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Edge Computing in an IoT Base Station System: Reprogramming and Real-Time Tasks by Huifeng Wu, Junjie Hu, Jiexiang Sun, Danfeng Sun

“…There are millions of base stations distributed across China, each containing many support devices and monitoring sensors. …”
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The Effect of Corrosion Inhibitors on the Corrosion Behavior of Ductile Cast Iron by Jing Liu, Bingqin Wang, Tianqi Chen, Lianjun Hao, Jun Wu, Chao Liu

“…Based on actual service environment parameters, this experiment investigated the change in the corrosion rate of nodular cast iron (DCI) in an environment containing organic (triethanolamine phosphate, PTEA) and inorganic (hexametaphosphate, SHMP) inhibitors, and analyzed the effects of both inhibitors and the pH value of the solution on the corrosion behavior of DCI. …”
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A new checklist of Slovenian leeches (Hirudinea: Euhirudinea): In memory of Boris Sket (1936–2023) by Peter Trontelj, Patricija Podkrajšek

“… The new (as of 2023) checklist of Slovenian leeches (Euhirudinea) contains 33 species, which represents a 44% increase since the last published inventory in 2003. …”
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Advances in lithium-ion battery recycling: Strategies, pathways, and technologies by Ziwei Tong, Mingyue Wang, Zhongchao Bai, Huijun Li, Nana Wang

“…Spent batteries are technically inoperable but contain excess metal inside the structure, making recycling essential for environmental protection and recovery of scarce resources. …”
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Mental Rotation Performance: Contribution of Item Features to Difficulties and Functional Adaptation by Mehdi Rajeb, Andrew T. Krist, Qingzhou Shi, Daniel O. Oyeniran, Stefanie A. Wind, Joni M. Lakin

“…We found that items with more cubes, color differences, and higher rotational complexity tend to be more difficult, whereas items that contain occlusion, a mirrored structure, and a homogenous configuration type tend to be easier. …”
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Impact of different dehydration methods on physicochemical and functional properties of guava (Psidium guajava L.) powder prepared from white and pink pomaces by Kanyasiri Rakariyatham, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Thunnop Laokuldilok, Niramon Utama-ang, Atitiya Nutprem, Kalyanee Kaewprasit, Kessinee Tatongjai

“…In addition, when comparing between cultivars, the dried pomace of pink guava contained higher dietary fibers, lycopene and total phenolic content than those of the white guava. …”
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