Application of Chitosan Composite Flocculant in Tap Water Treatment by Awa Kangama, Defang Zeng, Xu Tian, Jinfu Fang

“…The chitosan is a good flocculant for tap water treatment because of its properties such as faster deposition rate and higher removal efficiency for COD (organic matter), SS (suspended solids), and metal ions. However, its high price limits the use in tap water treatment. …”
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Effects of Cu(II) on the Adsorption Behaviors of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) onto Kaolin by Juanjuan Liu, Xiaolong Wu, Yandi Hu, Chong Dai, Qin Peng, Dongli Liang

“…The solutions’ pH values played a key role in kaolin zeta potential (ζ), especially the hydrolysis behavior and saturation index of heavy metal ions. In the presence of Cu(II), qmixCr(III) reached the maximum adsorption capacity of 0.73 mg·g−1 at pH 6.0, while the maximum adsorption capacity for the mixed Cr(VI) and Cu(II) system (qmixCr(VI)) was observed at pH 2.0 (0.38 mg·g−1). …”
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Multi-method evaluation of a 2-(1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl)pyrrolidine corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in HCl: combining gravimetric, electrochemical, and DFT approaches by Ahmed Al-Amiery, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Waleed Khalid Al-Azzawi

“…The DFT calculations showed that the adsorption of 2-TP on the mild steel surface is mainly through the interaction of the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom of the thiadiazole ring with the metal surface. The results obtained from the weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization, EIS and OCP measurements were in good agreement with each other and confirmed the effectiveness of 2-TP as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1.0 M HCl solution. …”
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BA-ATEMNet: Bayesian Learning and Multi-Head Self-Attention for Theoretical Denoising of Airborne Transient Electromagnetic Signals by Weijie Wang, Xuben Wang, Xiaodong Yu, Debiao Luo, Xinyue Liu, Kai Yang, Wen Yang, Xiaolan Yang, Ke Hu, Wenyi Hu

“…Airborne transient electromagnetic (ATEM) surveys provide a fast, flexible approach for identifying conductive metal deposits across a variety of intricate terrains. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of lithium transition orthosilicates Li2FexMn1-xSiO4 as cathode material by Ritesh Kumar, A.L. Sharma, R.K. Singh, Arvind Kumar, Pramod K. Singh, M.Z.A. Yahya, S.N.F. Yusuf, Markus Diantoro, Manoj K. Singh

“…Recently, lithium metal orthosilicates Li2FeSiO4 and Li2MnSiO4 are attracted attention as a cathode material for Li-ion batteries. …”
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Evaluation of aluminum tolerance diversity in <i>Avena sativa</i> L. from the VIR collection by I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, L. Yu. Novikova

“…Despite the crop’s high environmental plasticity, an important condition for obtaining sustainable oat yields is the development of new cultivars with resistance to adverse environmental factors, including metal toxicity and high soil acidity.The objective of this work was to search for oat cultivars resistant to soil stressors (excess of Н+ and Al3+) for use in breeding for edaphic resistance.Materials and methods. …”
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Efficient Inverted ITO-Free Organic Solar Cells Based on Transparent Silver Electrode with Aqueous Solution-Processed ZnO Interlayer by Zhizhe Wang, Dazheng Chen, Chunfu Zhang, Zhenhua Lin, Yan Liu, Genquan Han, Jingjing Chang, Jincheng Zhang, Lixin Guo, Yue Hao

“…It may be instructive for further research of OSCs based on metal thin film electrodes.…”
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Growth of MoS₂ Nanosheets on Brush-Shaped PI–ZnO Hybrid Nanofibers and Study of the Photocatalytic Performance by Zhenjun Chang, Zhengzheng Liao, Jie Han, Qiang Liu, Xiaoling Sun

“…Decorating ZnO with nanosheets of MoS₂ (a transition metal dichalcogenide with a relatively narrow band gap) is a promising way to increase the photocatalytic activity of ZnO. …”
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Transparent OLED displays for selective bidirectional viewing using ZnO/Yb:Ag cathode with highly smooth and low-barrier surface by Eun-young Choi, Sung-Cheon Kang, Kanghoon Kim, Su-Hyeon Lee, Jeong-Beom Kim, Jang-Kun Song

“…This cathode employs a combination of seed layer and metal doping techniques to achieve a highly uniform surface morphology and a low surface energy barrier. …”
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Effect of equilibrium relative humidity on explosion characteristics parameters of humid magnesium dust by Xinyu Xiong, Kai Gao, Changquan Ji, Jie Mu, Bin Li, Dan Zhang, Yadong Xu, Lifeng Xie

“…In a humid environment, active metal magnesium is susceptible to the hydrogen evolution reaction with water, which significantly increases the risk of explosions in areas where magnesium is produced and used. …”
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AVALIAÇÃO DA SOLDA MAG UTILIZANDO ARAME AWS A5.18 ER70S-6 EM MANUTENÇÃO DE PEÇAS DE AÇO AISI 4140 by Henrique Ajuz Holzmann, João Vitor Baroni Razente, Ricardo Vinicius Bubna Biscaia

“…Portanto, este trabalho tem por objetivo avaliar o cordão de solda no processo de soldagem MAG utilizando arame AWS A5.18 ER70S-6 depositado em aço AISI 4140, selecionando parâmetros de soldagem que mais aproximam a restauração da condição original do metal base do aço. Para tal, foi realizado o corte e a preparação de 5 amostras soldadas pelo processo MAG de soldagem, na qual variou-se os parâmetros de corrente e tensão de soldagem com velocidade de solda constante. …”
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Coordinated control and protection scheme for fault identification in hybrid three-terminal DC line based on pre-estimation of fault characteristics by Xincui Tian, Ziqian Liu, Jieshan Shan, Jinyun Yu, Jinxiong Wang, Qiang Li, Shihong Zhang, Tuoji Zhu, Jian Hu, Kaiwen Chen, Hongchun Shu

“…The proposed method can quickly suppress the fault current by introducing a phase shift and negative input of converter voltage when a metallic fault occurs in the line. In the case of high resistance faults, the control system intentionally delays taking the action and waits for the control strategy to be corrected based on the results of the opposite end in the process. …”
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Novel Development and Sensory Evaluation of Extruded Snacks from Unripe Banana (Musa ABB cv. Kluai ‘Namwa’) and Rice Flour Enriched with Antioxidant-Rich <i>Curcuma longa</i> Micro... by Nurulhusna Awaeloh, Surasak Limsuwan, Pinanong Na-Phatthalung, Thammarat Kaewmanee, Sasitorn Chusri

“…Antioxidant capacities were assessed through DPPH, ABTS, superoxide radical scavenging, metal chelating, and ferric-reducing assays. The CM6 microcapsules, prepared at 140 °C with a 1:10 core-to-wall ratio, exhibited potent antioxidant activity, with 58.93 ± 3.31% inhibition for DPPH radicals, 87.58 ± 1.33% for ABTS, and 78.41 ± 1.40% for superoxide radicals. …”
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Anti-Stemness and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Cadmium on Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells by Penggang Liu, Xueli Chen, Yuqing Zhao, Waseem Ali, Tianle Xu, Jing Sun, Zongping Liu

“…Therefore, this study provides important scientific significance regarding whether heavy metal cadmium affects normal breast development.…”
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Topological transformation of microbial proteins into iron single-atom sites for selective hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis by Xiaofeng Xiao, Zechao Zhuang, Shuhu Yin, Jiexin Zhu, Tao Gan, Ruohan Yu, Jinsong Wu, Xiaochun Tian, Yanxia Jiang, Dingsheng Wang, Feng Zhao

“…This work achieves structural fine-tuning of metal single-atom sites at the trace level and provides topological insights into single-atom catalyst design to achieve cost-efficient hydrogen peroxide production.…”
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Flat-band based high-temperature ferromagnetic semiconducting state in the graphitic C4N3 monolayer by Chaoyu He, Yujie Liao, Tao Ouyang, Huimin Zhang, Hongjun Xiang, Jianxin Zhong

“…Interestingly, such a corrugated Pca21 C4N3 monolayer is found to be both piezoelectric and ferroelectric, which makes it an unusual metal-free two-dimensional multiferroic.…”
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Exploring corrosion protection of mild steel by ionic liquid functionalized graphene oxide: Gravimetric, electrochemical, and surface studies by M.Alharbi, Ruby Aslam, Ajahar Khan, Khalid A. Alamry, Mahmoud A. Hussein, Yas Al-Hadeethi, Elena Bekyarova, S. Alqahtani

“…The pronounced increases in polarization resistance (Rp) and reductions in corrosion current density (Icorr) indicated the strong adsorption of inhibitor molecules onto metal surface. In addition, the values of open circuit potential (OCP) and corrosion potential (Ecorr) were further evidence of a mixed inhibition mechanism. …”
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Investigation of silica crystallization kinetics in rice husk ash for sustainable construction materials by Abbas Muhammad Aun, Hoe Kwan Wai, Bin Samsudin Muhammad Hasnolhadi

“…However, impurities such as alkali metal oxides and uncontrolled combustion reduce the quality of silica and promote its crystallization. …”
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An Ultra-Wide Range D-Shaped Fiber SPR Sensor with a Nanostructure of Gold–MoS₂ and Sodium for the Simultaneous Measurement of Refractive Index and Temperature by Xinglian Lu, Xiantong Yu, Jun Zhou, Min Chang, Dunke Lu

“…By coating the D-shaped surface of the PCF with a metal film and a MoS₂ film, the refractive index-detection channel is formed. …”
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Sensitivity Analysis of Biosensor-Based SiGe Source Dual Gate Tunnel FET Having Negative Capacitance by Dipshika Das, Rudra Sankar Dhar, Pradip Kumar Ghosh, Yash Sharma, Amit Banerjee

“…The biosensor works on the principle of dielectric modulation for label-free detection, where the cavity lies under the source and gate metal just around the tunneling junction of the dual gate TFET. …”
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