Improvement of Malagasy Traditional Earth Bricks by Using a Derivative of CNSL as a Binding Agent by Volana Mifelana Holiarinala, Fenia Diane Ramiharimanana, Hermann Rafanoela, Stephanoel Randriatsarazaka, Raymond Razafimahatratra, Estelle Metay, Voahangy Vestalys Ramanandraibe, Marc Lemaire

“…Traditional bricks are still the most widely used building material in Madagascar. …”
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Numerical performance analysis of latent heat thermal energy storage systems in different configurations cascaded in the longitudinal direction by Mücahit Emin Karagöz, Cenker Aktemur, Barış Kavasoğullari

“…A latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) system is considered the most advantageous type of thermal energy storage (TES); however, its low thermal conductivity remains a significant drawback that needs to be addressed. …”
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Characterization of Pore Heterogeneity in Lacustrine Shale Based on MIP, LTNA, NMR, and Multifractal Characteristics: A Case Study of the Jurassic Dongyuemiao Member, China by Xu Wu, Yifan Gu, Yuqiang Jiang, Zhanlei Wang, Yonghong Fu

“…Mesopores and macropores dominate, accounting for over 80% of the total pore volume. Mesopores are most developed in CLCS, representing 56.3%. (3) Quartz content is positively correlated with the multifractal dimension, while clay content shows a negative correlation. …”
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Influence of Kefir Grain Concentration on the Nutritional, Microbiological, and Sensory Properties of Camel Milk Kefir and Characterization of Some Technological Properties by Samira Arroum, Amel Sboui, Imen Fguiri, Mohamed Dbara, Naziha Ayeb, Mohamed Hammadi, Touhami Khorchani

“…According to a sensory evaluation, the ranking test showed that the best camel kefir can be produced by the addition of 2% kefir grains. It was the most appreciated by 73% of the tasters based on its physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory characteristics. …”
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Production system, and egg quality of village chicken reared under traditional management system in Angecha and Damboya districts of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Eskindir Amanuel, Desalegn Amanuel, Edao Shanku

“…All egg quality parameters were statistically similar among the agroecology except significant difference in egg yolk height and albumen height. Shell thickness was comparable to the acceptable eggshell thickness to withstand egg breakage. …”
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Comprehensive thermal properties, kinetic, and thermodynamic analyses of biomass wastes pyrolysis via TGA and Coats-Redfern methodologies by Ocident Bongomin, Charles Nzila, Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi, Obadiah Maube

“…This study comprehensively analyzes the thermal decomposition characteristics as well as the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of five biomass wastes, including coffee husk, groundnut shell, macadamia nutshell, rice husk, and tea waste, using Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and the Coats-Redfern method. …”
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Optimising the Decarboxylation of Anacardic Acid by Exploring the Temperature Effects by Eva G. Nyoni, Petro E. Mabeyo, Aldo J. Kitalika

“…Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) is one of the raw materials extracted from cashew nut shells (CNS). …”
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Quantifying the impact of fermented liquid bio formulations, biofertilizers and organic amendments on horticultural and soil nutrient traits of garden pea ( Pisum sativum L.) by Vandana Thakur, Praveen Sharma, Pradeep Kumar, Payal Sharma, Sartaj Ahmad Bhat, Sunny Sharma, Rehan Azmi, Shivender Thakur

“…Results: The results of the investigation exhibited a significantly positive influence of the treatments and their interaction with pea varieties for most of the studied traits. Among varieties, treatments, and their interactions, variety GS-10 and PB-89 treatment modules, viz., Jeevmurta 20% + Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria 100% + Farmyard manure, and their interaction were found to be best for improving the various horticultural and soil traits i.e. shelling percentage, protein content, effective nodules per plant, available nitrogen and phosphorus content. …”
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Taurodeoxycholate Aggregation Explored by Molecular Dynamics: Primary-To-Secondary Micelle Transition and Formation of Mixed Micelles with Fatty Acids by Fatmegyul Mustan, Anela Ivanova, Slavka Tcholakova

“…The latter creates a very suitable medium for hosting hydrophobic molecules in the micelles containing unsaturated fatty acids.…”
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Recent Progress in Polyolefin Plastic: Polyethylene and Polypropylene Transformation and Depolymerization Techniques by Acácio Silva de Souza, Patricia Garcia Ferreira, Iva Souza de Jesus, Rafael Portugal Rizzo Franco de Oliveira, Alcione Silva de Carvalho, Debora Omena Futuro, Vitor Francisco Ferreira

“…By leveraging these transformative strategies, we can reimagine the lifecycle of plastics and address one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. …”
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Salinity tolerance in resting cysts of colpodid ciliates: Comparative transcriptomics analysis and chemical analysis of cyst walls to investigate their tolerance capability by Ryota Saito, Hiroki Yamanobe, Kazuma Yabuki, Tomohiro Suzuki, Takeru Saito, Shuntaro Hakozaki, Manfred Wanner, Ryota Koizumi, Tatsuya Sakai, Maribet Gamboa, Toshihiko Tanaka, Akiko Ono, Hoa Thanh Nguyen, Yuta Saito, Tetsuya Aoyama, Katsuhiko Kojima, Futoshi Suizu, Kozo Watanabe, Yoichiro Sogame

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Efficient delivery of anlotinib and radioiodine by long circulating nano-capsules for active enhanced suppression of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma by Linlin Zhang, Chuanying Zhu, Shuo Huang, Miaomiao Xu, Chao Li, Hongliang Fu, Yafu Yin, Sheng Liang, Hui Wang, Zhilei Cui, Lei Huang

“…The Anlotinib-BSA nano-capsule (nBSA) showed a mostly uniform size distribution centering at 21–23 nm, and the nano-drug had a characteristic absorption peak at the wavelength of 325 nm. …”
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Development of Practical Finite Element Models for Collapse of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Experimental Validation by Mario Bermejo, Anastasio P. Santos, José M. Goicolea

“…The second model uses structural finite elements, shells for concrete, and beams for steel, connected in common nodes with an eccentricity formulation. …”
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THE ION-EXCHANGE PROPERTIES OF NATURAL ZEOLITE MORDENITE by G. A. Mamedova

“…This is due to the large hydration shell of magnesium, which adversely affects the cation exchange. …”
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Improving the Nutritional Properties and Reducing the Oil Absorption of Donut Using Saponinized Quinoa Flour by Mahtab Moradnia, Akram Arianfar, Ali Mohamadi Sani, Zahra Sheikholeslami

“…Therefore, the most important step for using quinoa in food products is to remove saponin. …”
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A new product for the control of arthropod pests in industrial apple orchards in the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine by Yu. Yanovskyi, S. Sukhanov, I. Krykunov, Ye. Chepernaty

“…During 2023—2024, the most harmful species in the university’s commercial apple orchards were: Mites: red fruit mite, common spider mite; Aphids: green apple aphid, red-gall or gray apple aphid, woolly apple aphid; Scale insects: California red scale, oyster shell scale (or false California scale), acacia false scale; Moths: rose leafroller, netted leafroller, timid leafroller, codling moth; Leaf-mining moths: hawthorn blotch miner, apple lower-side leaf miner, apple upper-side fruit miner. …”
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Development of a Numerical Prediction Method for the Strain Energy Density of Welded Joints Using Structural Stresses Derived from Nodal Forces by Simone Lucertini, Giulia Morettini, Filippo Cianetti

“…This paper describes the numerical prediction of the fatigue strength at the toe of steel fillet-welded joints in conditions of HCF, comparing and integrating results from an energy-based approach based on the Average Strain Energy Density (A-SED) and structural stresses derived using the nodal forces approach (Mesh-Insensitive) on shell FE models. The analysis considers plates of different thicknesses and weld sizes. …”
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Production of biodiesel from Aspergillus terreus KC462061 using gold-silver nanocatalyst by Mayasar I. Al-Zaban, Abeer R.M. Abd El-Aziz

“…The current study aims to guarantee eco-friendliness, maximize production, and reduce biodiesel production costs using the new oleaginous fungus Aspergillus terreus KC462061 in the presence of gold-silver core–shell nanoparticles (Au@Ag NPs) as heterogeneous nanocatalysts in the process of biodiesel production. …”
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Optimization of microencapsulation of green tea extract for functional beverage development by Elizaveta Kochubei, Igor Lomovskiy, Oleg Lomovsky, Jibek Baktybekova, Vyacheslav Koptev, Anastasia Andreeva, Anna Matveeva, Alexander Vorobyov, Aml A. Tantawy, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Tamer M. El-Messery, Elena Bychkova

“…The optimization of technological processes represents a promising direction in scientific research, enabling the selection of the most effective solutions in terms of efficiency. …”
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New approaches for capturing and estimating variation in complex animal color patterns from digital photographs: application to the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) by Erik Maki, Tilmann Glimm, Paramahansa Pramanik, Ylenia Chiari, Maria Kiskowski

“…The Eastern box turtle is an ideal species to study variation of complex color patterns as this species is easily encountered in the field and in museum collections in Northeastern US, has a relatively easy to identify bright color pattern against a dark background, and has a rigid shell structure, which removes problems related to body distortion. …”
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