Nanotherapeutics for Meningitis: Enhancing Drug Delivery Across the Blood-Brain Barrier by Hitaishi Sharma, Kannan Badri Narayanan, Shampa Ghosh, Krishna Kumar Singh, Prarthana Rehan, Aparajita Dasgupta Amist, Rakesh Bhaskar, Jitendra Kumar Sinha

“…This review highlights recent advancements in nanotechnology-based approaches, such as functionalized polymeric nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), nanostructured lipid carriers, nanoemulsions, liposomes, transferosomes, and metallic NPs for the treatment of meningitis. Recently, bionics has emerged as a next-generation technology in the development of novel ideas from biological principles, structures, and interactions for neurological and neuroinfectious diseases. …”
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Influence of Boundary Conditions on the Simulation of a Diamond-Type Lattice Structure: A Preliminary Study by Patrick Terriault, Vladimir Brailovski

“…Emergent additive manufacturing processes allow the use of metallic porous structures in various industrial applications. …”
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Synthesis, Biological, and Quantum Chemical Studies of Zn(II) and Ni(II) Mixed-Ligand Complexes Derived from N,N-Disubstituted Dithiocarbamate and Benzoic Acid by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Aderoju A. Osowole, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Eno E. Ebenso

“…The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant studies of the metal complexes showed that the ethyl substituted dithiocarbamate complexes exhibited better anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties than the methyl substituted dithiocarbamate complexes.…”
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A comprehensive review and future perspectives of simulation approaches in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) by Zhonghao Chen, Lei Yuan, Zengxi Pan, Hongtao Zhu, Ninshu Ma, Donghong Ding, Huijun Li

“…Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) has emerged as a promising technique for producing large-scale metal components, favoured by high deposition rates, flexibility and low cost. …”
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Trade-offs encountered in traditional mobility enhancement techniques applied to contact-controlled thin film transistors by Roshna B. Raj, Ashutosh Kumar Tripathi, Shiny Nair, T. Mukundan, T. K. Shahana

“…Using a low barrier contact metal and a higher channel concentration can enhance the mobility of these TFTs by aiding the high field mode of operation with barrier lowering effect, but this leads to higher values of saturation coefficient, channel length sensitivity, and saturation voltage, with a lower value of output impedance. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Lead and Cadmium Toxicity and Its Amelioration by R. C. Patra, Amiya K. Rautray, D. Swarup

“…Lead and cadmium are the common environmental heavy metal pollutants and have widespread distribution. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study of Ultrasonic Vibration Effect on Abrasive Grain Distribution and Movement Behavior in Laser Cladding Melt Pool for Abrasive Layer Fabri... by Zixuan Wang, Ying Chen, Chuang Guan, Jiahui Du, Tianbiao Yu, Ji Zhao, Jun Zhao

“…The CBN abrasive grains in the melt pool were subjected to gravity, the buoyancy force, the drag force of the metal fluid, and the sonophoretic radiation force of the ultrasonic vibration. …”
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Designer topological-single-atom catalysts with site-specific selectivity by Weibin Chen, Menghui Bao, Fanqi Meng, Bingbing Ma, Long Feng, Xuan Zhang, Zanlin Qiu, Song Gao, Ruiqin Zhong, Shibo Xi, Xiao Hai, Jiong Lu, Ruqiang Zou

“…In this work, we introduce a design principle of topological-single-atom catalysts (T-SACs) guided by density functional theory (DFT) and Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) calculations, where metal single atoms are arranged in asymmetric configurations that electronic shield topologically misorients d orbitals, minimizing unwanted interactions between reactants and the support surface. …”
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Low‐cost fabrication of polymer substrate‐based piezoelectric microgenerator with PPE, IDE and ME by S.S. Balpande, M.L. Bhaiyya, R.S. Pande

“…Traditional parallel plate metal electrodes (PPEs) are prone to cracks and internal defects on bending or stretching, thus mesh electrodes (MEs) has been proposed. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of Cr(III) and Pb(II) Using Their Complexes with 5,11,17,23-Tetra[(2-ethyl acetoethoxyphenyl)(azo)phenyl]calix[4]arene by Le Van Tan, Tran Quang Hieu, Nguyen Van Cuong

“…The ratio of TEAC and metal ion in complexes was found to be 1 : 1 under investigated condition. …”
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Chemical, Thermal, and Morphological Properties of Sustainable Lignocellulosic Biomaterial by Bachir Bouhamida, Abderrazek Merzoug, Zouaoui Sereir, Ali Kilic, Zeki Candan

“…At comparable relative density values, the specific properties were found to be comparable to those of balsa, foams and metallic honeycombs.…”
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Corrosion Resistance Synergistic Appraisal of Titanium-Impregnated Bisphenol A-Type Epoxy Duplex Coating System in Stimulated and Natural Marine Environments of Southeastern Coasta... by Ishrat Jamil, Humaira Bano, Vinod C. Malshe, Azhar Mahmood, Kamran Khan, Nasir M. Ahmad

“…Bisphenol A-type epoxy-based protective coatings were prepared by impregnating exotic titanium metal microparticles into two different proportions, i.e., 5% and 10% (w/w). …”
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Lighter Ingestion as an Uncommon Cause of Severe Vomiting in a Schizophrenia Patient by Yahya Atayan, Yasir Furkan Cagin, Mehmet Ali Erdogan, Yılmaz Bilgic, Remzi Bestas, Murat Harputluoglu, Yüksel Seckin

“…A plain radiograph of the abdomen revealed multiple tiny metallic densities. Gastroscopy was performed. The lighters were not allowing the passage, and some of them had penetrated the gastric mucosa, and bezoars were observed. …”
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In situ generated diphenylphosphine-chelated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-ylidene nickel(0) catalysts for highly efficient acrylate synthesis from ethylene and CO2 by Changmuk Kang, Seyong Kim, Woosong Han, Huijeong Ryu, Wooyong Seong, Jiyun Kim, Da-Ae Park, Seongwook Park, Kyungho Park, Hyun Min Park, Hyun Tae Kim, Chang Hee Lee, Sukwon Hong

“…The in-situ generation protocol using the ligand precursors and commercially available metal sources, eliminates the need for synthesizing sensitive Ni(0) catalysts. …”
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Grain engineering for efficient near-infrared perovskite light-emitting diodes by Sung-Doo Baek, Wenhao Shao, Weijie Feng, Yuanhao Tang, Yoon Ho Lee, James Loy, William B. Gunnarsson, Hanjun Yang, Yuchen Zhang, M. Bilal Faheem, Poojan Indrajeet Kaswekar, Harindi R. Atapattu, Jiajun Qin, Aidan H. Coffey, Jee Yung Park, Seok Joo Yang, Yu-Ting Yang, Chenhui Zhu, Kang Wang, Kenneth R. Graham, Feng Gao, Quinn Qiao, L. Jay Guo, Barry P. Rand, Letian Dou

“…Abstract Metal halide perovskites show promise for next-generation light-emitting diodes, particularly in the near-infrared range, where they outperform organic and quantum-dot counterparts. …”
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Microenvironmental modulation breaks intrinsic pH limitations of nanozymes to boost their activities by Tong Li, Xiaoyu Wang, Yuting Wang, Yihong Zhang, Sirong Li, Wanling Liu, Shujie Liu, Yufeng Liu, Hang Xing, Ken-ichi Otake, Susumu Kitagawa, Jiangjiexing Wu, Hao Dong, Hui Wei

“…Here we develop a strategy to modulate the microenvironmental pHs of metal–organic framework (MOF) nanozymes by confining polyacids or polybases (serving as Brønsted acids or bases). …”
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Contribution to the corrosion inhibition of aluminum by aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera in 2 M HCl by Abd El-Aziz S. Fouda, Farid I. El-Dossoki, Mohamed F. Atia, Fatma M. Abd El Aziz, Ahmed El-Hossiany

“…Based on the findings, it can be said that MOE can be utilized as a green inhibitor to reduce metal corrosion in harsh environments.…”
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Thermodynamic behavior of dissolved oxygen and hydrogen in pure vanadium by Zhong D.-P., Pei G.-S., Xiang J.-Y., Pan C., Gu W., Lv X.-W.

“…The mechanism governing the deoxidation of vanadium metal is regarded as fundamental knowledge; however, it has not been elucidated in existing literature. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Steel Component Coatings for Substations/Converter Stations with Both Fire and Corrosion Prevention Functions by Yu Liu, Baohui Chen, Chuanping Wu, Tiannian Zhou, Bichen Pan

“…Additionally, the innovative addition of new metal anti-corrosion active pigments improves the adhesion and impermeability of the coating. …”
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Microstructure regulation and fabrication of epoxy-based conductive films with excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, adhesion, toughness, and flexibility by Hongming Yang, Li Zhang, Rong Chen, Shaoyun Guo

“…The thermal conductivity improved from 9.074 W/m·K to 9.124 W/m·K, and adhesion performance between the epoxy matrix and the metal increased from 6.85 MPa to 8.08 MPa. Furthermore, the addition of hydroxyl-functionalized polyurethane materials enhanced the toughness without significantly affecting its electrical, thermal, and adhesion properties. …”
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