Ultrasound-triggered drug release and cytotoxicity of microbubbles with diverse drug attributes by Chi-Fen Chuang, Chia-Wei Lin, Chih-Kuang Yeh

“…This study investigates Camptothecin-loaded MBs (CPT-MBs) and Doxorubicin-loaded MBs (DOX-MBs), focusing on how properties such as hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, and charged functional groups affect their interaction with the lipid surfaces of MBs, thereby influencing the fundamental characteristics and acoustic properties of the drug-loaded MBs. …”
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Adsorption Capacities of Hygroscopic Materials Based on NaCl-TiO2 and NaCl-SiO2 Core/Shell Particles by Marie Bermeo, Nabil El Hadri, Florent Ravaux, Abdelali Zaki, Linda Zou, Mustapha Jouiad

“…In particular, NaCl-TiO2 composite showed the highest water adsorption capacity at low relative humidity and at a faster adsorption rate, induced by the high surface energy owing to the presence of TiO2. This result was also confirmed by the kinetics of adsorption, which revealed that not only does NaCl-TiO2 adsorb more water vapor than NaCl-SiO2 or sole NaCl but also the adsorption occurred at a much higher rate. …”
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Environmental and toxicological assessment of the water quality of Burshtynska TPP cooling reservoir by T. L. Rychak, L. M. Arkhypova

“…The right bank of the reservoir, which is within the limits of the influence of the highway, excess recreational influence, inflow of surface runoff from the city of Burshtyn, has lower water quality indicators, characterized as the second class of water quality, and according to the degree of pollution, the water is defined as slightly polluted. …”
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Micro-characterization of Dust and Materials of Dust Origin at a Cement Industry Located in Bangladesh by Zerin Binte Alam, Kazi A. B. M. Mohiuddin

“…Several minerals of silicate, oxide, carbonate, and sulfate were detected with major crystalline phases of Portland cement by SEM-EDS, XRD, and FTIR analyses in samples; among which some are well documented as occupational hazards. …”
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Features of cardiovascular magnetic resonance native T1 mapping in maintenance hemodialysis patients and their related factors by Changqin Zhang, Lijing Yao, Min Liu, Yilun Zhou

“…Moreover, the global native T1 value exhibited a positive correlation with the left ventricular end-diastolic volume indexed to body surface area (BSA; r = 0.528, p = 0.014), left ventricular end-systolic volume indexed to BSA (r = 0.506, p = 0.019), and left ventricular mass indexed to BSA (r = 0.600, p = 0.005). …”
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Rapid microcystin-LR detection using antibody-based electrochemical biosensors with a simplified calibration curve approach by Samuel Adjei-Nimoh, Lance-Nicolas Rances, Maha A. Tony, Hossam A. Nabwey, Woo Hyoung Lee

“…The novel aspect of this research is that various chemical cleaning procedures and surface modifications were evaluated to improve the antibody-embedded electrochemical sensor performance. …”
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Potential 2050 distributions of World Terrestrial Ecosystems from projections of changes in World Climate Regions and Global Land Cover by Roger Sayre, Charlie Frye, Sean Breyer, Patrick R. Roehrdanz, Paul R. Elsen, Kevin Butler, Clint Brown, Jill Cress, Deniz Karagulle, Madeline Martin, Florencia Sangermano, Regan L. Smyth, Terry L. Sohl, Nicholas H. Wolff, Dawn J. Wright, Zhouting Wu

“…For the three SSP scenarios (sustainable development, regional rivalry, and fossil-fueled development), geographic changes in climate setting (temperature, aridity, or both) and/or changes in vegetation/land cover are projected for 29 %, 36 %, and 39 % of Earth’s terrestrial surface, respectively. These changes occur in areas where 31 %, 36 %, and 41 % of the global population lives. …”
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Cyanide ion oxidation by catalytic effect of nickel ferrites activated carbon composites by C. Feijoo, E. De la Torre, R. Narvaez

“…It was also determined that the largest impregnation of ferrite on the carbonaceous surface was 52.6% through the treatment with oxalic acid, with which the composite was obtained with the best catalytic properties of cyanide ion.  …”
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Burns injury characteristics and outcomes at lautoka hospital, fiji by Rahul Krishna Reddy, Arun Murari, Akhtar Ali, Ronal Kumar, Livai Lutunaika, Abhay Choudhari, Swastika Devi, Famiza Kulsum

“…The majority of patients (55 %) had a total body surface area (TBSA) < 10 % affected by burns. Normal saline (39 %) and Paracetamol (93 %) were most commonly used intravenous fluid and analgesic respectively. …”
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Performance of iopamidol degradation by MoS2@Fe3O4 Fenton-like system by LI Hao, SHI Nan, WU Daoji, FU Kaifang, LUO Congwei

“…The results showed that Fe3O4 was deposited on the surface of MoS2, and MoS2@Fe3O4 had a uniformly dispersed flower ball structure, which provided more catalytic active sites. …”
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Machine learning assisted prediction with data driven robust optimization: Machining process modeling of hard part turning of DC53 for tooling applications supporting semiconductor... by Mehdi Tlija, Muhammad Sana, Anamta Khan, Sana Hassan, Muhammad Umar Farooq

“…The machining input parameters such as workpiece hardness (different heat treatments), cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut are used to thoroughly evaluate process science across conflicting machinability attributes such as cutting tool life, machined workpiece surface roughness, volume of material removed, machine tool power consumption, and tool-workpiece zone temperature. …”
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Fire Regime in a Peatland Restoration Area: Lesson from Central Kalimantan by Bekti Larasati, Mamoru Kanzaki, Ris Hadi Purwanto, Ronggo Sadono

“…Spatial-temporal analysis was done using monthly Niño 3.4 sea surface temperature anomalies, daily rainfall, and MODIS Active Fire (MCD14DL) hotspots from 2006 to 2015. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography by Pier Alberto Testoni

“…The in vivo resolution is 10–25 times better (about 10 µm) than with high-frequency ultrasound imaging, but the depth of penetration is limited to 1–3 mm, depending on tissue structure, depth of focus of the probe used, and pressure applied to the tissue surface. In the last decade, OCT technology has evolved from an experimental laboratory tool to a new diagnostic imaging modality with a wide spectrum of clinical applications in medical practice, including the gastrointestinal tract and pancreatico-biliary ductal system. …”
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Influence of Dry Beach on the Dynamic Stability of Ash Storage Field: A Numerical Analysis by Fangtao She, Chang Liu, Xiangang Zhou, Changjun Qi, Jiulong Ding

“…Meanwhile, the acceleration in the ash storage area close to the surface gradually increases, and, significantly, the range where higher accelerations occur also becomes larger. …”
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High-Temperature Environmental Protection Metal Material 3D Printing Equipment Development and Process Research by Jiaofei Huo, Guangpeng Zhang

“…The experimental results show that when the printing speed is 35/mm, the dimensional accuracy of the products is high; the microhardness of the printed tin is close to that of the original material, the surface hardness is 12.50HV0.05, and that of the copper alloy is 14.31HV0.05; the tensile strength of tin wire after melt deposition is slightly reduced after tensile test for the machined tin parts, the ultimate tensile strength of the first group of specimens is reduced by 1.58%, and that of the second group is reduced by 0.74%. …”
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Coastal Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment in Cameroon by Mesmin Tchindjang, Philippes Mbevo Fendoung, Casimir Kamgho

“…The coast is the most dynamic part of the Earth’s surface due to its strategic position at the interface of the land and the sea. …”
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Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with extracorporeal shockwave therapy for poststroke spasticity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Man Yang, Lu Liu, Peng-Yu Wang, Yang Zhu, Ling-Yi Liao, Qiu-Yi Peng, Yong Tao, Jin-Jing Liu, Xiang-Qin Fang, Shi-Hao Gao, Chang-Yue Gao

“…The secondary outcomes include the modified Tardieu scale for the degree of spasticity, the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale and range of motion (ROM) for motor function, the stroke-specific quality of life scale (SS-QOL) and modified Barthel index for activities of life, cortical excitability measured by TMS–surface electromyography (EMG), cerebral cortex oxygen concentrations measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and Hmax/Mmax ratio measured by EMG.Ethics and dissemination This study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Army Medical Center of PLA (Approval No. 2024-04) on 24 January 2024. …”
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Effect of Process Pressure on the Properties of Cu₂O Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering by Junghwan Park, Chang-Sik Son, Young-Guk Son, Donghyun Hwang

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the presence of Cu(I) without significant secondary phases, with slight surface oxidation observed at higher pressures. Optical characterization revealed that transmittance increased with pressure, reaching ~90% in the NIR range at 15 mTorr. …”
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A New Schiff Base Organically Modified Silica Aerogel-Like Material for Metal Ion Adsorption with Ni Selectivity by João P. Vareda, Paulo D. Matos, Artur J. M. Valente, Luisa Durães

“…The adsorbent shrunk only 10% after evaporative drying, which resulted in a highly porous material (85% porosity, 4 cm3 g−1 specific pore volume). The low surface area of 28 m2 g-1 was due to the predominantly macroporous structure of the material (mean pore diameter of 563 nm). …”
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Compressive Characteristics and Fracture Simulation of Cerasus Humilis Fruit by Cheng Hao, Dongjin Yang, Liyang Zhao, Jianguo Yang, Tao Wang, Junlin He

“…The simulation results revealed that during axial compression, when the surface stress of the peel reached 0.08 MPa, the fruit completely fractured. …”
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