From the Editors by Yang Kuang, Ying-Cheng Lai, Zhiming Zheng

“…The landscape of science is now clearly dominated by the peaks of biosciences. Integrativeand interdisciplinary research in life sciences and engineering is no longer merely aslogan but aggressively and collectively pursued and practiced by researchers. …”
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Production of pyrolytic carbon from waste of rubber-containing products for use in foundry by A. S. Panasyugin, V. S. Niss, N. P. Masherova

“…The paper deals with the processing of rubber‑containing products by pyrolysis in order to obtain pyrolytic carbon, which is of practical interest for the needs of the foundry. It has been established that the process of gas phase evolution during rubber pyrolysis proceeds in the temperature range of 50–550 °C, the maximum release peaks for all detected substances are in the range of 375–500 °C, the total release is over 140 mg per kg of feedstock. …”
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Mitigation of Carbonaceous Indoor Aerosols Through Behavioural Change Soft Approach in Cooking at Selected Rural Sites (India) by Kopal Verma, Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha

“…Mostly, OC and EC concentrations peaked during the winter season, with outdoor levels consistently lower than indoor ones. …”
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Quality Analysis of Long dan Xie gan Pill by a Combination of Fingerprint and Multicomponent Quantification with Chemometrics Analysis by Jing Liu, Hui Liu, Zhong Dai, Shuangcheng Ma

“…Additionally, ten characteristic peaks of the fingerprint were tentatively identified by LC-MS. …”
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A Review of Worldwide Strategies for Promoting High-Temperature Heat Pumps by Angela Adamo, Helena Martín, Jordi de la Hoz, Joan Rubio

“…By describing different approaches across regions, this paper identifies best practices and potential pitfalls, offering a nuanced understanding of how different policy frameworks impact the deployment of HTHPs. …”
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Unsupervised machine and deep learning methods for structural damage detection: A comparative study by Zilong Wang, Young‐Jin Cha

“…Abstract While many structural damage detection methods have been developed in recent decades, few data‐driven methods in unsupervised learning mode have been developed to solve the practical difficulties in data acquisition for civil infrastructures in different scenarios. …”
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Optimizing photocatalytic degradation of methyl violet dye in a recirculating slurry-type reactor by F. Shokry, M. El-Gedawy, S.A. Nosier, M.H. Abdel-Aziz

“…Results showed that degradation efficiency increased with pH, peaking at neutral pH (7), before declining at higher values. …”
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Automatic Threshold Selection for Generalized Pareto and Pareto–Poisson Distributions in Rainfall Analysis: A Case Study Using the NOAA NCDC Daily Rainfall Database by Roberto Mínguez

“…The findings emphasize the practical implications of the method for analyzing extreme rainfall events and its potential for broader climatological studies.…”
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Effects of irrigation and organic fertilizer on pumpkin yield, quality, and water-fertilizer use efficiency in arid northwest China by Meng Yin, Jinxia Zhang, Liangliang Du, Lin Ding, Tao Zhong, Pengliang Tian, Runheng Yang

“…Due to the increasing water scarcity and the need for sustainable agricultural practices in arid regions, optimizing water and fertilizer management is crucial for enhancing crop productivity and resource efficiency. …”
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A Simple and Improved HPLC-PDA Method for Simultaneous Estimation of Fexofenadine and Pseudoephedrine in Extended Release Tablets by Response Surface Methodology by Ruhul Kayesh, A. S. M. Moniruzzaman Sarker, Md. Zakir Sultan, Md. Sarowar Jahan

“…In this experiment, two components of mobile phase, namely, acetonitrile (% v/v) and methanol (% v/v), were the factors whereas retention and resolution of the chromatographic peaks were the responses. The effects of different composition of factors on the corresponding responses were investigated. …”
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Extraction of Features due to Breathing Crack from Vibration Response of Rotated Blades considering Tenon Connection and Shroud Contact by Faming Yang, Yongmin Yang, Haifeng Hu, Fengjiao Guan, Guoji Shen, Suiyu Chen, Zifang Bian

“…Breathing crack is a practical form of early cracks and results in nonlinear vibration response. …”
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The rise of artificial intelligence in vascular surgery: A bibliometric analysis (2020-2024) by Ufuk Demirkilic, Burcu Tosun

“…Results: The research output showed a 15% annual growth rate, peaking in 2023. Despite increasing publications, the average citation rate per article declined. …”
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COVID-19 Outbreak among Healthcare Workers in a Specialty Unit in a Low-Middle Income Setting by Regina E. Oladokun, Babatunde O. Ogunbosi, Oreoluwa E. Morakinyo

“…Results: Among the HCWs, a 49% COVID-19 positivity rate was found, with cases peaking in the third week. Nurses demonstrated the highest infection rate (36.5%). …”
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Evaluation of tourism ecological security and its obstacles in semi-arid river valley urban: a case study of Lanzhou, China by Kejun Wu, Mengtao Wu, Zhihai An, Hui Jiao

“…The results indicate an upward trend in Lanzhou’s tourism ecological security from 2009 to 2021, peaking in 2019 before experiencing a pandemic-induced decline in 2020–2021. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of p-Nitrophenol under ENP Interference by Hui Xia, Wenjing Zhang, Zhijie Yang, Zhenxue Dai, Yuesuo Yang

“…Because of the strong absorption at the two characteristic peaks of PNP, namely, 317 nm and 400 nm, nano-Fe(OH)3 interfered with the colorimetric determination of PNP. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Electrical, and Vibrational Properties of Bi1.98A0.02Fe4O9 (A = Ba, Ce) Multiferroic Ceramics by Ashwini Kumar, Poorva Sharma, Nikhil Bhardwaj, Jingyou Tang, Guolong Tan

“…The observed properties signify that these materials are very useful in advanced technological and practical applications.…”
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An innovative biosensing approach for Aflatoxin B1 detection via electrical impedance measurement by Recep Üstünsoy, Tahsin Ertaş, Hülya Eraslan Gültekin, Ali Fuat Ergenç, Bircan Dinç, Muhammet Bektaş

“…By addressing the limitations of traditional detection methods, it offers a practical solution for enhancing food safety and preventing AFB1 contamination.…”
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Synthesis of novel magnesium ferrite Schiff base chitosan nanocomposite for efficient removal of pb(II) ions from aqueous media by Nada S. Al-Kadhi, Ehab A. Abdelrahman, Fowzia S. Alamro, Reem K. Shah, Fawaz A. Saad, Khalil ur Rehman

“…Additionally, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis verified the elemental composition of the nanocomposite, revealing distinct peaks corresponding to carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, magnesium, and iron. …”
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The Influences of Key Strata Compound Breakage on the Overlying Strata Movement and Strata Pressure Behavior in Fully Mechanized Caving Mining of Shallow and Extremely Thick Seams:... by Junmeng Li, Yanli Huang, Jixiong Zhang, Meng Li, Ming Qiao, Fengwan Wang

“…The research has great significance in providing theoretical guidance and practical experience for predicting and controlling the ground pressure under the similar mining and geological conditions.…”
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Land use land cover changes from 2003 to 2023 using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in Niamotpur Upazila with a predictive study for the next decade by Nazmul Hossain, Jannatul Adnan, Tasmia Jahin Mim, Ayesha Binte Zohir, Iftakhar Ahmad, Ahmadullah Zaman, Mehedi Hasan, Noor Hossain

“…Urban areas and light vegetation peaked in 2013 but declined by 2023. Water bodies decreased until 2013, then increased by 2023. …”
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