From Anatase TiO₂ Nano-Cuboids to Nano-Bipyramids: Influence of Particle Shape on the TiO₂ Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Contrasted W... by Humaira Asghar, Daphne Hermosilla, Francesco Pellegrino, Virginia Muelas-Ramos, Christian de los Ríos, Antonio Gascó, Valter Maurino, Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal

“…This research work explores the influence of shape-controlled nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (TiO₂ NC), synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method, on the photodegradation efficiency of three different classes of emerging environmental pollutants: phenol, pesticides (methomyl), and drugs (sodium diclofenac). …”
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ASSIMETRIAS NO CONTEÚDO INFORMACIONAL DAS SÚMULAS DOS TRIBUNAIS DE CONTAS BRASILEIROS E SEUS IMPACTOS NO PRINCÍPIO DA ISONOMIA by Ana Karina Koda Ogata, Luis Hernan Contreras Pinochet, Marina Faraco Lacerda Gama, Ana Carolina Corrêa da Costa Leister

“…Como resultado, apresenta-se um mapeamento das súmulas dos Tribunais de Contas brasileiros a partir de sete classes (remuneração, aposentadoria, pensão, irregularidades, processo de contas, orçamento e licitação). …”
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Weighted and Well-Balanced Nonlinear TV-Based Time-Dependent Model for Image Denoising by Khursheed Alam, Alka Chauhan, Santosh Kumar

“…To eliminate additive noise and preserve edges, we investigate a class of weighted time-dependent model in this study. …”
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Volleyball as a means to develop speed endurance in girls aged 16-18 by Iryna Kryventsova, Yevheniia Strelnykova, Roman Boichuk, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…The obtained results allow recommending these exercises as means for developing speed endurance in physical education classes within the volleyball module.…”
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Brain state forecasting for precise brain stimulation: Current approaches and future perspectives by Matteo De Matola, Carlo Miniussi

“…After reviewing the state of the art in brain state-dependent stimulation, we will discuss two broad classes of forecasting methods and their suitability for application to EEG time series. …”
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Dinevar Basin Flood Zoning Relying on the Geomorphologic Characteristics by Mahmod Alee Taleghani, Seddighe Homauni

“…Secondly, by overlaying of fourteen factors as information layers in GIS, the Dinevar basin has been divided to 5 zones containing the areas with high, relatively high, intermediate, relatively low and low classes. These layers efficient in the forming of runoffs were slope, litho logy, geomorphology, land use, hypsometer, slope aspect, the length of first grade flood channel in litho logy, the length of second grade flood channel in litho logy, the number of first grade flood channel in litho logy, the number of second grade flood channel in litho logy, the length of first grade flood channel in geomorphology, the length of second grade flood channel in geomorphology, the number of first grade flood channel in geomorphology, and the number of second grade flood channel in geomorphology. …”
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Synthetic Modeling of Polarized Dust Emission in Intermediate-mass YSOs. I. Constraining the Role of Iron Inclusions and Inelastic Relaxation on Grain Alignment with ALMA Polarizat... by Nguyen Chau Giang, V. J. M. Le Gouellec, Thiem Hoang, A. J. Maury, P. Hennebelle

“…Yet, a detailed modeling of polarized thermal dust emission from Class 0/I young stellar objects (YSOs) taking into account these effects and their observational constraints is still lacking. …”
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Network Embedding-Aware Point-of-Interest Recommendation in Location-Based Social Networks by Lei Guo, Haoran Jiang, Xiyu Liu, Changming Xing

“…Compared with traditional recommendation problems, POI recommendations are suffering from more challenges, such as the cold-start and one-class collaborative filtering problems. Many existing studies have focused on how to overcome these challenges by exploiting different types of contexts (e.g., social and geographical information). …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Malachite Green, Chloramphenicols, Sulfonamides, and Fluoroquinolones Residues in Fish by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Yongping Chen, Sudong Xia, Xianqin Han, Zhiru Fu

“…A fast-analytical method using simplified extraction has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 42 compounds from 4 different classes of veterinary drugs (amphenicols, triphenylmethane, fluoroquinolones, and sulfonamides) in fish by reverse phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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The Impact of Exercise Play on the Biomechanical Characteristics of Single-Leg Jumping in 5- to 6-Year-Old Preschool Children by Zhanbing Song, Bojie Hou, Zhongqiu Ji, Guiping Jiang

“…The experimental group underwent a 12-week intervention, with self-designed exercise games conducted three times a week for 30 min each session, while the control group only participated in regular kindergarten recess activities and physical education classes. After the intervention, the same equipment was used to collect single-leg jump data again, and the kinematic and kinetic data were analyzed using Anybody 7.4 simulation software. …”
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Characteristics of Fibre-Reinforced Cement-Sand Blocks with Quarry Dust as Replacement for Sand by Jijo James, S. V. Sivapriya

“…Moreover, the blocks were able to meet the requirements of all the different types of blocks as stipulated by Bureau of Indian Standards including stabilized soil blocks, concrete solid blocks, concrete hollow blocks, lime-based blocks, and lime-flyash blocks of class up to 17.5.…”
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Enhanced green density of binder jetted tungsten heavy alloys with an inorganic metal salt binder by Yuhua Heng, Yiwei Mao, Kunhao Feng, Jianan Zheng, Yingmi Xie, Qingsong Wei

“…Achieving densification typically requires stringent sintering conditions, such as high temperatures or extended durations, which often result in coarse grains and diminished performance in sintered components. …”
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The impact of staple crop price instability and fragmented policy on food security and sustainable development: a case study from Bangladesh by Zia Ahmed, Abdul Kadir, Rafiul Alam, Hafiz-Al-Rezoan, Md. Aminul Haque Laskor

“…Our findings show that medium-grade rice in Dhaka experienced frequent price spikes and volatility, with coarse-grade rice showing similar trends. Wheat prices were generally more stable compared to rice. …”
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Investigation and analysis of turbulence and fluctuations of rainfall regions of Iran by hossain asakereh, mehdi doustkamian, mohammad darand

“…The results of cluster analysis indicate that Iran's peripheral areas are divided into six classes. In the meantime, the Caspian region (area 4) has the highest rainfall and the lowest coefficient of variation. …”
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Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners by Hakkı Oral Özhan

“…Na and Ca bentonites were used in the GCLs and the GCLs that were placed over a rounded coarse gravel with a grain size of 37.5 mm, were tested at high hydraulic heads in order to observe internal erosion. …”
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Efficient Artificial Neural Network for Smart Grid Stability Prediction by Saeed Mohsen, Mohit Bajaj, Hossam Kotb, Mukesh Pushkarna, Sadam Alphonse, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim

“…The neural network provides high performance, with a testing loss rate of 0.0619, and a testing accuracy of 97.36%. …”
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Electric Discharge-Generating Devices Developed for Pathogen, Insect Pest, and Weed Management: Current Status and Future Directions by Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda

“…The focus on electric discharge technology has proven pivotal in establishing effective methods with simple device structures, enabling cost-effective fabrication using readily available materials. …”
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Spatial Downscaling of GPM Annual and Monthly Precipitation Using Regression-Based Algorithms in a Mountainous Area by Chesheng Zhan, Jian Han, Shi Hu, Liangmeizi Liu, Yuxuan Dong

“…Since satellite measured precipitation is often too coarse for practical applications, it is essential to develop spatial downscaling algorithms. …”
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Application of the AHP and PROMETHEE II individual decision-making methods and the Condorcet group decision-making method in the Selection of a multipurpose armored wheeled combat... by Miša D. Živković, Darko I. Božanić, Milija M. Suknović, Boris V. Delibašić

“…The paper presents the case of solving the problem of selecting the most suitable multi-purpose medium-class wheeled armored vehicle with a 4x4 drive formula when choosing one of the four alternatives, using individual and group multi-criteria decision-making methods. …”
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Model analysis for an HIV infectious disease using elasticity and sensitivity techniques by Honar J. Hamad, Sarbaz H. A. Khoshnaw, Muhammad Shahzad

“…A sensitivity analysis is conducted to determine which model parameters have the greatest impact on the spread of HIV. The model includes a class of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, and has both infection-free and endemic infection equilibrium points. …”
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