Optimization of biomass-fueled vertical corn drying: Efficiency, energy balance, and sustainability by Sukmawaty Sukmawaty, Syahrul Syahrul, Amuddin Amuddin, Sri Helmayana Rahmi, Ahmad Ibrahim Syahrul

“…These findings suggest that candlenut shells are a viable, sustainable alternative for efficient post-harvest thermal processing, particularly in rural agro-industrial settings.…”
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Biomimetic Fabrication of Silica Microcapsules Using Bifunctional Peptides by Fei Hou, Zichao Guo, Yue Hui, Chun‐Xia Zhao

“…Abstract Microcapsules have a wide range of applications in various fields due to their unique core‐shell structures and high volume‐to‐surface area ratio. …”
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Analysis of the Mechanical Behaviour of a Tube Confined within a Granular Medium by Sajid ZEMAM

“…Abstract: Understanding the mechanical behaviour of confined cylindrical shells is essential for the long-term stability of geotechnical structures such as buried pipelines and well casings. …”
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Pirana and Integrated PMX Tools, a Workbench for NONMEM, NLME, pyDarwin, and RsNLME by Rong Chen, Mark Sale, James Craig, Michael Tomashevskiy, Alex Mazur, Shuhua Hu, Keith Nieforth

“…These capabilities include: Integration of the NLME engine via the R speaks NLME (RsNLME) package for developing NLME models Integration of a Shiny graphical interface for the construction of NLME models Integration of machine learning pyDarwin python package Integration of a Shiny interface for custom diagnostics including Goodness of Fit (GOF) plots, tables, Visual Predictive Check (VPC) and report shell generation Improved setup with support for parallel execution on a wide range of platforms In this tutorial, we present a full workflow demonstrating how to use Pirana to build, fit, post‐process, and perform VPC on models using NONMEM and NLME. …”
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Renormalization of general Effective Field Theories: formalism and renormalization of bosonic operators by Renato M. Fonseca, Pablo Olgoso, José Santiago

“…Abstract We describe the most general local, Lorentz-invariant, effective field theory of scalars, fermions and gauge bosons up to mass dimension 6. …”
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PURIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLIES BY COLD CRUCIBLE INDUCTION MELTING by M. Yu. Kalenova, A. V. Dmitrieva, I. V. Kuznetsov, А. М. Koscheev, O. E. Budin, A. S. Schepin

“…Actinides steel shell and bottom product contamination was predicted using computer modeling. …”
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The conservation status of the freshwater and terrestrial turtles of Mexico: a critical review of biodiversity conservation strategies by Rodrigo Macip Ríos, Rebeca Ontiveros, Saúl López-Alcaide, Gustavo Casas-Andreu

“…We searched for the imperiled level or protection status of each taxon according to the IUCN Red List, CITES appendices, the 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises, and the protection lists issued by the Mexican Government. …”
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Exposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size by Eileen H. Bates, Ryan N. Crim, Joshua V. Bouma, Jodie Toft, Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamiño

“…We conducted an experiment to test how seawater pH and temperature stress impact abalone larvae. We exposed abalone post-fertilization to elevated temperature and reduced seawater pH for ten days spanning their larval development period: (1) 7.95pH/14°C (ambient), (2) 7.60pH/14°C, (3) 7.95pH/18°C, and (4) 7.60pH/18°C. …”
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Viruses infecting soybean and molecular characterization of soybean mosaic virus isolates in the Black Sea Region of Turkiye

“…The BLAST analysis of the P3 cistron of the Turkish SB20, SC25, and STK1 isolates showed that they were most closely related to the German Salzlandkreis-2_17 isolate (99.71–99.62% nucleotide identity; 100% amino acid identity, respectively), while the other isolate, STR2, was more similar to the Iranian Ar33 and Lo3 isolates, the German Salzlandkreis-2_17, and the Dutch Summer Shell isolates (99.62% nucleotide identity; 100% amino acid identity, respectively). …”
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Cassiopeia A’s Reverse Shock and Its Effects on the Expanding SN Ejecta by Robert A. Fesen, Dan Milisavljevic, Daniel Patnaude, Roger A. Chevalier, John C. Raymond, McKinley Brumback, Kathryn E. Weil

“…Such ablated material is most prominently seen in higher ionization line emissions, whereas denser parts of ejecta knots show surprisingly little deceleration.…”
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Save A Life Maps-Traffic Clearance System for Emergency Services by Anusha Chaturvedi, J R Shruti, Himanshu Behl, Anushka Mittal, Ankita M Thakur, Sanjay Ha

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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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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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Assessing thermal properties of enclosing structures of construction facilities by analysis of thermograms by D. F. Karpov, M. V. Pavlov

“…Objective. One of the most effective ways to assess thermal protection of construction facilities of various applications is thermal control. …”
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White Garden Snail, Theba pisana (Mueller) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) by Jane E. Deisler, Lionel A. Stange

“… The white garden snail, Theba pisana (Mueller), is the worst potential agricultural pest of the helicid snails introduced to North America (Mead 1971). It is the most frequently intercepted foreign land snail (Hanna 1966, Mead 1971), generally arriving in shipments from the Mediterranean countries. …”
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Production of Radioactive 22Na in Core-collapse Supernovae: The Ne-E(L) Component in Presolar Grains and Its Possible Consequences on Supernova Observations by Marco Pignatari, Sachiko Amari, Peter Hoppe, C. Fryer, S. Jones, A. Psaltis, A. M. Laird, F. Herwig, L. Roberti, Thomas Siegert, Maria Lugaro

“…In these models, ^22 Na is mostly made in the He shell, with a total ejected mass varying between 2.6 × 10 ^−3 M _⊙ and 1.9 × 10 ^−6 M _⊙ . …”
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Decomposition of Technological Processes for Evaluating the Performance of Production Line for Pre Sowing Treatment of Seeds by E. I. Kubeyev, B. S. Antropov

“…Among the various methods that have a positive impact on crop growth, early maturity and resistance to adverse conditions, one of the most promising is seed pelleting. (Research purpose) The reasonability of the use of pelleted seeds (dragees) was shown the shell composition of which includes the substances necessary for active growth and increase resistance to adverse effects, and, in addition, it provides a more accurate seeding. …”
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Analysis and Experiments of Insulation Loss of Transformer Kraft Paper Based on Hotspot Variations by R. Duanaputri, R. A. Prasojo, D. Wiranti, S. S. Wiwaha, D. N. Akbar, G. P. C. Handani

“…Experiments were carried out by soaking kraft paper insulation in diala B shell mineral oil for 30 days with temperature variations of 120℃ and 160℃ . …”
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Real time RT-PCR assays for detection and typing of African horse sickness virus. by Katarzyna Bachanek-Bankowska, Sushila Maan, Javier Castillo-Olivares, Nicola M Manning, Narender Singh Maan, Abraham C Potgieter, Antonello Di Nardo, Geoff Sutton, Carrie Batten, Peter P C Mertens

“…Genome segment 2 (Seg-2) encodes outer capsid protein VP2, the most variable of the AHSV proteins. VP2 is also a primary target for AHSV specific neutralising antibodies, and consequently determines the identity of the nine AHSV serotypes. …”
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Fantasticism in the Novel‘Feathers’ by (Salim Barakat) by Ali Abdulrahman Fattah

“…So, the Kurdish individual became desperate, languishing in his psychological shell created by these circumstances, which became a theme for most of Barakat’s novels, so he presents them in his works through fantastic texts that dizzy the readers’ lost heads between the alleys of its mysterious lines, the world of its events that lack rational logical connection, and intertwined narrative times. …”
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