Anticancer and antibacterial activity of the cellulose nanocrystals modified by cyclodextrin and loaded by propolis by Maryam Akhondi, Zahra Sotoudehnia Korrani, Maryam Mohammad-Sadeghipour, Reza Bahramabadi, Maryam Mohamadi

“…Abstract Nanocrystals have great potential as improved drug carriers due to their low cost, high biodegradability, and biocompatibility. …”
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Research on determining the correlation between the strength of the concrete core and the concrete used as tubular formwork in compressed structural elements by Dac-Duc Nguyen, Ba-Thanh Vu, Nhat-Minh Hoang

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Chaotic Mountain Gazelle Optimizer Improved by Multiple Oppositional-Based Learning Variants for Theoretical Thermal Design Optimization of Heat Exchangers Using Nanofluids by Oguz Emrah Turgut, Mustafa Asker, Hayrullah Bilgeran Yesiloz, Hadi Genceli, Mohammad AL-Rawi

“…The predictive results indicate that using water + SiO₂ instead of ordinary water as the refrigerant on the tube side of the heat exchanger reduces the total cost by 16.3%, offering the most cost-effective design among the configurations compared. …”
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Sustainable hybrid nanocomposites from agro-waste: Mechanical and thermal performance of WASP–BF–PALF blends by Sathish Thanikodi, R. Saravanan

“…To address the limitations of single-fiber composites and promote sustainable material development, this study introduces a novel hybrid nanocomposite combining agro-waste Wood Apple Shell Powder (WASP) with synergistic blends of Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF) and Bamboo Fiber (BF). …”
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Enhancing slow sand filtration with 3D-printed eco-friendly bricks by Wathsala Benthota Pathiranage, Chloe Sharp, Yinshan Hong, Cecylia Williams, Omar Algharibeh, Anna McKnight, Clinton Williams, Hunain Alkhateb, Matteo D’Alessio

“…This study evaluated the ability of two low-cost and sustainable materials, clay and crawfish shell waste to produce 3D-printed bricks to remove turbidity, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), total coliforms and E. coli. …”
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Environmentally Friendly Composites from Agricultural Residue Biomass for Lightweight Applications in New Generation Structures: A Review by Murugesan Palaniappan, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, Borhen Louhichi, Nadir Ayrilmis, Thulasi mani Murugesan

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Aplicación del Método de la Colonia de Hormigas Mixto a la optimización de intercambiadores de calor de tubo y coraza//Application of the Mixed Ant Colony Method to the optimizatio... by Maida Bárbara Reyes‐Rodríguez, Jorge Laureano Moya‐Rodríguez, Sergio Ramón Pérez‐León, Gonzalo Nápoles‐Ruiz

“…The main geometric parameters of shell and tube heat exchangers are optimized, to achieve a lower cost of the exchanger. …”
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OSCILLATORY ROLL OF THE ROAD ROLLER WITH A DOUBLE SIDE PLATE by S. V. Saveliev, V. V. Dubkov, M. K. Shushubaeva, V. B. Permyakov

“…Such innovative technical solutions would significantly reduce costs and improve the quality of construction work.Materials and methods. …”
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Nanoreactor‐Driven Uniform Nano ZnS Deposition in Tunable Porous Carbon Spheres for High‐Performance Zn‐S Batteries by Yuxuan Jiang, Bingxin Sun, Dan Wang, Yan Yan, Mohsen Shakouri, Han‐Yi Chen, Wang Zhang, Rongmei Zhu, Huan Pang

“…Hollow hierarchical porous carbon spheres (HCs) are designed as efficient sulfur hosts for Zn‐S batteries. The tailored HCs, featuring optimized shell thickness, hierarchical porosity, facilitate uniform nano‐ZnS deposition, and improve ion/electron transport, which are revealed by in situ impedance technology. …”
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Adsorption of Crystal Violet onto an Agricultural Waste Residue: Kinetics, Isotherm, Thermodynamics, and Mechanism of Adsorption by Ilyasse Loulidi, Fatima Boukhlifi, Mbarka Ouchabi, Abdelouahed Amar, Maria Jabri, Abderahim Kali, Salma Chraibi, Chaimaa Hadey, Faissal Aziz

“…In this study, we were interested in the elimination of crystal violet dye, from aqueous solutions, by adsorption on almond shell-based material, as a low-cost and ecofriendly adsorbent. …”
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Factors that contribute to the mycoparasitism stimulus in Trichoderma atroviride strain P1 by Woo S L, Formisano E, Fogliano V, Cosenza C, Mauro A, Turrà D, Soriente I, Ferraioli S, Scala F, Lorito M

“…Purification of these host-derived compounds was conducted by HPLC and in vivo assay. …”
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A changing of the garden: evaluating the performance and ecosystem functionality of alternative oyster garden structures in residential waterways by Adrian Sakr, Logan D. Mazor, Eric C. Milbrandt, Joseph P. Morton, Andrew H. Altieri

“…We tested a total of five structures: (1) a conventional design made of drilled oyster shell on steel wire (shell structures); and four alternatives, (2) GROW concrete discs (disc structures); (3) jute fiber coated with calcium sulfoaluminate cement (jute structures); (4) BESE biodegradable plastic matrix panels (BESE matrix panel structures); and (5) BESE biodegradable plastic mesh bags filled with oyster cultch (bag structures). …”
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Systematic modulation of charge and spin in graphene nanoribbons on MgO by Amelia Domínguez-Celorrio, Leonard Edens, Sofía Sanz, Manuel Vilas-Varela, Jose Martinez-Castro, Diego Peña, Véronique Langlais, Thomas Frederiksen, José I. Pascual, David Serrate

“…This results in the alternation between a non-magnetic closed-shell state and an open-shell paramagnetic system for even and odd electron occupations respectively. …”
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Behavioral Characteristics of Limnoperna fortunei under Different Light Conditions by MA Jun, TAO Ze-yi, WANG Ying-cai, WANG Zhang-peng, LI Tian-cui

“…[Results] The results of shell opening and adhesion behaviors of Limnoperna fortunei under different light intensities showed that with increasing light intensity, shell opening frequency and material exchange decreased. …”
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Fabrication and validation of an affordable DIY coaxial 3D extrusion bioprinter by M. Jergitsch, R. Soiunov, F. Selinger, M. Frauenlob, L. M. Delgado, S. Perez-Amodio, R. A. Perez, M. A. Mateos-Timoneda

“…The system was validated using a soft alginate-gelatin hydrogel core and a load-bearing methylcellulose-based (MC) hydrogel shell. Shape fidelity of the 3D printed structures was evaluated for core-shell extrusion ratio, coaxial nozzle configuration, and in-situ crosslinking of the hydrogel core. …”
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Technologies of using of powder materials in casting on consumable patterns by I. G. Sapchenko, S. G. Zhilin, O. N. Komarov

“…Using of powder materials in casting by investment patterns allowed to receive the porous extracting models with high thermal stability, quality of surface, to reduce considerably spoilage of shell forms and to produce founding from metal discards, what considerably reduces the cost of the output goods.…”
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Carboxylic ligands and their influence on the structural properties of PbTe quantum dots. by Svetlana Lyssenko, Michal Amar, Alina Sermiagin, Refael Minnes

“…We present a low-cost, straightforward, and tunable hot-injection method for synthesizing PbTe quantum dots (QDs). …”
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Study of the Thermal Properties of Raffia Bamboo Vinifera L. Arecaceae by E. Foadieng, P. K. Talla, G. B. Nkamgang, M. Fogue

“…In this study, the “Raffia Bamboo” is the stalk of a palm, made of a fragile marrow inside a thin shell, smooth and hard to protect the latter. In our region, this material is widely used to build all the low-cost traditional houses and furniture, to make granaries storage of dry products, to build chicken coops, to make decoration. …”
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Features of the state of cytokine status in infertile men against the background of toxocariasis by L. L. Vorontsova, M. I. Dub, V. A. Kovalenko, M. Ye. Zhuravlova

“…Thus, in infertile men against the background of toxocariasis, the triggering mechanism of stimulation of the Th2 type immune response are obviously the components of the shell of the parasite larvae which were invaded in host organism, and the attachment of the Th1 type immune response leads to the formation of the chronic process (chronic invasion), which adversely affects the development of an adequate immune response.…”
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Effects of Three Biochars as Adsorbents on Soils Adsorbing Ammonium Nitrogen in Biogas Slurry by Li-Li Wang, Jing Wu, Zhong-Jiang Wang, Wen-Zhe Li, Ke Zhang

“…Commercial activated carbon showed the best NH4+-N adsorption capacity in biogas slurry, followed by the nut shell carbon. The rice husk carbon was the worst. …”
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