Biorefineries, Reducing the Volume of Agro-industrial Waste and Generating Products with High Added Value by Mario R. Alvear-Alayon, Lien N. Tejeda-Lopez, Lesly P. Tejeda Benitez

“…The coca shell was used because it is the waste with the largest amount in the fruit. …”
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Models for plasmasphere and plasmatrough density and average ion mass including dependence on L, MLT, geomagnetic activity, and phase of the solar cycle by Richard E. Denton, Kazue Takahashi, David P. Hartley

“…By examining formulas of varying complexity, we are able to determine the relative importance of the various dependencies. The most important dependencies for ne and ρm are that they decrease with respect to L shell and geomagnetic activity as specified by parameters such as Kp. …”
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Numerical Investigations on Charging/Discharging Performance of a Novel Truncated Cone Thermal Energy Storage Tank on a Concentrated Solar Power System by Qianjun Mao, Ning Liu, Li Peng

“…Developing a concentrated solar power (CSP) technology is one of the most effective methods to solve energy shortage and environmental pollution all over the world. …”
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Revisiting Drymaeus germaini (Ancey, 1892) (Gastropoda, Bulimulidae): ecological niche and first anatomical description of a poorly known land snail species from Brazil by Maria Isabel Pinto Ferreira Macedo, Ximena Maria Constanza Ovando, Sthefane D’ávila

“…Background Terrestrial gastropods are one of the most imperiled animal groups in the world. However, information on population size and structure, geographic range and their trends over time, which is necessary to assess species conservation status, is unavailable or insufficient for most land snail taxa, making it difficult to apply the IUCN criteria. …”
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Surface Roughness of CoCr and ZrO2 Femoral Heads with Metal Transfer: A Retrieval and Wear Simulator Study by Alan W. Eberhardt, R. Travis McKee, John M. Cuckler, Donald W. Peterson, Preston R. Beck, Jack E. Lemons

“…Metal transfer to femoral heads may result from impingement against the metallic acetabular shell following subluxation/dislocation, or when metallic debris enters the articulation zone. …”
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Biomineralize Mitochondria in Metal‐Organic Frameworks to Promote Mitochondria Transplantation From Non‐Tumorigenic Cells Into Cancer Cells by Jun‐Nian Zhou, Chang Liu, Yonghui Wang, Yong Guo, Xiao‐Yu Xu, Elina Vuorimaa‐Laukkanen, Oliver Koivisto, Anne M. Filppula, Jiangbin Ye, Hongbo Zhang

“…However, transplantation process is notably challenging due to very low efficiency and rapid loss of bioactivity post‐isolation, leading to poor reproducibility and reliability. …”
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Dual asparagine-depriving nanoparticles against solid tumors by Yubo Shen, Huifang Wang, Daoxia Guo, Jiantao Liu, Jinli Sun, Nan Chen, Haiyun Song, Xiaoyuan Ji

“…The reactive oxygen species-sensitive NP shells disintegrate in the tumor microenvironment and liberate ASNase to scavenge extracellular Asn. …”
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Rate-dependent inelastic deformation of Slochteren sandstone: implication for reservoir compaction in the Groningen gas field by Takahiro Shinohara, Berend A. Verberne, Christopher J. Spiers, Johannes. H. P. de Bresser, Suzanne J. T. Hangx

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Numerical investigation on fluid-thermal-electric performance of a thermoelectric-integrated helically coiled tube heat exchanger for coal mine air cooling by Lu Xing, Dai Renkun, Deng Jun, Ma Ting

“…Mine cooling and refrigeration system to deal with the heat hazard is well developed, but the mine air cooler which serves as the most important terminal equipment is relatively backward. …”
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Methodology for determining the bearing capacity of tensioned tubular reinforced concrete elements by Roman Shmyh, Taras Shchur, Mustafa B. Dawood, Adam Idzikowski

“…Tensioned CFST elements, in cross-section, consist of a steel shell tube filled with concrete, which is reinforced with either high-strength conventional or high-strength prestressed reinforcement. …”
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Design Principles and Engineering Strategies for Stabilizing Ni-Rich Layered Oxides in Lithium-Ion Batteries by Alain Mauger, Christian M. Julien

“…These strategies include synthesis methods to optimize the morphology (size of the particles, core–shell and gradient structures), surface modifications of the Ni-rich particles, and doping. …”
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Charging/discharging performance examination in a finned-tube heat storage tank: Based on artificial neural network, pareto optimization, and numerical simulation by Kourosh Vaferi, Sahar Nekahi, Sanam Nekahi, Hadi Ghaebi

“…This study aims to optimize the thermal performance of a novel heat storage tank inspired by shell-and-tube heat exchangers, using RT50 as the PCM. …”
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ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENGELOLAAN MANAJEMEN USAHA PETERNAKAN AYAM RAS PETELUR DI KABUPATEN 50 KOTA PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT by Yosi Fenita

“…Cobb – duglass model was appliedto determine significant factors of productivity and Benefit Cost Ratio is applied to measure economic efficiency. …”
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Valorisation of food industry waste into high-performance biochar for environmental applications by Małgorzata Sieradzka, Wojciech Jerzak, Agata Mlonka-Mędrala, Anna Marszałek, Mariusz Dudziak, Izabela Kalemba-Rec, Aleksandra Błoniarz, Markus Reinmöller, Agnieszka Kopia, Wojciech Nowak, Aneta Magdziarz

“…The highest char yield was observed for rapeseed cake (26%), followed by walnut shells (24%) and maize cobs (22%). Elemental analysis revealed that the carbon content in the biochars of maize cobs and walnut shells exceeded 80%, with a particularly significant surface area (356 m2/g) noted for the walnut shells, and very low for the rapeseed cake and maize cobs, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Heavy Metal Adsorption Efficiency of Biochars Derived from Agricultural Waste by Velyana Georgieva, Lenia Gonsalvesh, Sonia Mileva, Mariyana Hamanova, Hyusein Yemendzhiev

“…Biochars were produced via slow pyrolysis at 793 K using almond shells (AS), walnut shells (WS), pistachio shells (PS), and rice husks (RH) as feedstocks. …”
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Study on the Detection of Single and Dual Partial Discharge Sources in Transformers Using Fiber-Optic Ultrasonic Sensors by Feng Liu, Yansheng Shi, Shuainan Zhang, Wei Wang

“…The ultrasonic signals emanating from partial discharge undergo deflection and reverberation upon traversing the windings, insulation paperboards, and the outer shell, resulting in signal attenuation and thus making it difficult to detect such faults. …”
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Development of objective test functions for modeling and sensitivity analysis of the mechanical behaviour of aluminum-agro-marine waste composites by Obinna Onyebuchi Barah, Stephen Ndubuisi Nnamchi, Milon Dennison Selvam, Mustafah Muhamad Mundu, Abubakar Abdulkarim

“…Aluminum-based composites reinforced with agro-marine waste materials present an eco-friendly, cost-effective solution for industries needing lightweight and durable materials. …”
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Performance and economic enhancement of a dewaxing casting process using a heat pump drying system by Win-Jet Luo, Amir Reza Ansari Dezfoli, Swami Nath Maurya, Bivas Panigrahi, Pei-Tang Wang

“…The key findings highlight that primary evaporation at the shell surface occurs rapidly, while secondary evaporation within the mold is diffusion-limited, affecting efficiency in thicker molds. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Based Determination of Cracks in Eggshell Using Sound Signals by Zekeriya Balcı, İsmail Yabanova

“…Cracks and fractures may occur in the egg shell as a result of exposure to external factors such as the transportation of eggs. …”
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SHRINES OF THE DOMUS IN THE QUARTER OF ST. THEODORE IN PULA by Alka Starac

“…A total of six niches were discovered, one with a white and black mosaic depicting a shell, an altar and containing a dedication to the goddess of Salus. …”
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