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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Identification of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 and its association with LPS-induced apoptosis in Onchidium reevesii by Kai Wang, Heding Shen

“…Therefore, studying the TNFR1 pathway contributes to understanding the innate immune signaling pathway in the sea slug, further elucidating host defense against pathogens and apoptotic functions.…”
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Effects of shrimp chitosan based edible coating on the shelf life of selected vegetables in context of attaining SDGs by Munir Ibn Mahin, Md. Harun-Ar Rashid, Abdul Rabbi Mredul

“…Vegetable spoilage and post-harvest losses are worldwide issues that diminish quality, nutritional content and marketability, hence exacerbating food waste and threatening food security, particularly in agriculturally dependent countries like Bangladesh. …”
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Enhanced solar desalination performance via integrated interfacial heating and PV-assisted water circulation in a modified single-slope solar still by Dolfie P. Pandara, Ardiansyah Ardiansyah, Guntur Pasau, Verna A. Suoth, Gerald H. Tamuntuan, Marco A. Laoh, Rafly A. Abudu, Hanny F. Sangian, Dahlang Tahir

“…Freshwater scarcity remains a critical global challenge, particularly in remote and coastal regions where access to clean water is limited and conventional desalination methods are energy-intensive and costly. Addressing this issue requires sustainable, decentralized, and cost-effective water-purification technologies. …”
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Kinetics and mechanistic modeling of chlorhexidine uptake from aqueous solution using nitrogen-doped achatinidae chitin as adsorbent by Marcel I. Ejimofor, Matthew C. Menkiti

“…This study investigates the adsorptive uptake of CHX from an aqueous medium using nitrogen-doped achatinidae chitin adsorbent (N-ASCA), synthesized from discarded achatinidae shells. The N-ASCA was prepared under a nitrogen atmosphere. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of multiple tissues in the Babylonia areolata reveals the distinct response to Vibrio tubiashii infection by Chen Dai, Dapeng Luo, Qingming Liu, Jing Cui, Haohan Mi, Zuhao Zhang, Zhigang Tu, Minghui Shen

“…However, research regarding the host immune response against infection in multiple tissues is limited. …”
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Toxicity comparison of two nanocarriers, magnetic mesoporous silica and polyoxometalate, using in vitro methods in PC-3 cells by Elaheh Valizadehkakhki, Farrokhzad Mohammadi Zonoz, Amir Shokouh Saljooghi, Maryam Moghaddam Matin, Zahra Sadat Ahmadi Koopaee

“…FeMo6 demonstrated potent tumor-killing activity, reducing PC-3 cell viability to 35% at 48 hours post-treatment, compared to 65% viability with SPION@silica. …”
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Effects of biochar on the contents of potassium and phosphorus, and their leaching rates in red soil under simulated leaching condition by ZHU Pan, YING Jieguan, PENG Shu’ang, JIANG Cuncang

“…As the mineral resource reserve declined for both P and K, the increasing demand for phosphorus-potassium fertilizer from global food production caused imbalance between supply and demand. As a result, the cost of agricultural production increased, and economic benefits reduced, along with increasing environmental risks. …”
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Transcriptome‐To‐Phenome Response of Larval Eastern Oysters Under Multiple Drivers of Aragonite Undersaturation by Samuel J. Gurr, Shannon L. Meseck, Genevieve Bernatchez, Dylan Redman, Mark S. Dixon, Lisa Guy, Aaron MacDonald, Sheila Stiles, Katherine McFarland

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Penton blooming, a conserved mechanism of genome delivery used by disparate microviruses by Pavol Bardy, Conor I. W. MacDonald, Paul C. Kirchberger, Huw T. Jenkins, Tibor Botka, Lewis Byrom, Nawshin T. B. Alim, Daouda A. K. Traore, Hannah C. Koenig, Tristan R. Nicholas, Maria Chechik, Samuel J. Hart, Johan P. Turkenburg, James N. Blaza, J. Thomas Beatty, Paul C. M. Fogg, Alfred A. Antson

“…ABSTRACT Microviruses are single-stranded DNA viruses infecting bacteria, characterized by T = 1 shells made of single jelly-roll capsid proteins. …”
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A method for modifying carbonaceous materials with manganese carbonate to module the formation of singlet oxygen via activation with Peroxymonosulfate by Camila Mosquera-Olano, Carolina Quimbaya, Santiago López-Pérez, Elkin Castellón-Castrillón, Sandra Navarro, John Rojas, Jorge Acosta, Ricardo A. Torres-Palma, Yenny P. Ávila-Torres

“…This approach examines several agriculture wastes (shell coconut, pseudo-steam banana, potato) as precursors of carbonaceous materials to produce 1O2. …”
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Analyzing the 2021 Kaseya Ransomware Attack: Combined Spearphishing Through SonicWall SSLVPN Vulnerability by Suman Bhunia, Matthew Blackert, Henry Deal, Andrew DePero, Amar Patra

“…We present an overview of Kaseya’s defense strategy involving customer interaction, a PowerShell script to detect compromised clients, and a cure-all decryption key that unlocks all locked files.…”
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Is Sexual Size Dimorphism Inherent in the Scallop Patinopecten yessoensis? by Alla V. Silina

“…Gregarious settlement of this bivalve contributes to the reproductive success of the population so that the energetically costly ovaries may all be fertilized.…”
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ASURA-FDPS-ML: Star-by-star Galaxy Simulations Accelerated by Surrogate Modeling for Supernova Feedback by Keiya Hirashima, Kana Moriwaki, Michiko S. Fujii, Yutaka Hirai, Takayuki R. Saitoh, Junichiro Makino, Ulrich P. Steinwandel, Shirley Ho

“…We introduce new high-resolution galaxy simulations accelerated by a surrogate model that reduces the computation cost by approximately 75%. Massive stars with a zero-age main-sequence mass of more than about 10 M _⊙ explode as core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe), which play a critical role in galaxy formation. …”
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Research Progress on CO2 Capture in the Steel Industry Under the Dual Carbon Background by Jing WEI, Min DENG, Dengguo YIN, Long SHI, Zikang QIN, Junfeng ZHENG, Lu YAO, Wenju JIANG, Lin YANG, Zhongde DAI

“…However, the global average cost of CO2 capture remains high. Current challenges include: (1) increased energy consumption (2.5 − 4.0 GJ per ton of steel); (2) infrastructure limitations, as 80% of steel plants lack CO2 pipeline networks; and (3) insufficient carbon pricing coverage, accounting for only 30% − 40% of the capture costs. …”
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Analysis of failure mechanisms and behavior of LiCoO2-graphite batteries at 0 ℃ by Ke Li, Jia Niu, Yifan Hao, Jiaxin Yao, Pushpendra Kumar, Zhenhao Luo, Songtong Zhang, Jing Wang, Xiayu Zhu, Wenjie Meng, Jingyi Qiu, Guiling Wang, Hai Ming

“…The key factors for achieving a moderate desolvation process involve constructing a Li+ solvation shell characterized by weak interactions between Li+ and the solvents. …”
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Design and Fabrication of a Novel Automatic Coconut De-husking and Deshelling Machine by Mohamed Aezeden

“…The process in general with traditional methods normally becomes very inefficient, with high labor costs and low throughput. The proposed machine is composed of a dehusking unit with the adaptation of the applied force to maximize the dehusking rate and a deshelling unit for breaking the shell in a controlled manner in order to protect the kernel from damage. …”
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Comparative analysis of flat heat pipe heat exchanger with conventional heat recovery systems in steel industry by Shanmugam M., Sundararaj S., Krithick S., Mowleeswaran S., Visva K., Yoga Prasath S.

“…The steel industry relies on heating for the majority of its energy needs. Reduced production costs and emissions of greenhouse gases are two major benefits of recovering residual heat. …”
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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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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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