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The effects of temperature, salinity, and illumination on the nitrite uptake rate of the microalgae–bacteria consortia of Oocystis borgei and Rhodopseudomonas palustris were investigated. The absorption rates of nitrite and the contribution rat...

Data on the light absorption by seawater and its components are needed in many theoretical and practical aspects of marine science and engineering. However, up to now, there is a lack of such data for the northeastern part of the Black Sea. This arti...

Tissue equivalent materials (TEM) are frequently used in research as a means to determine the delivered dose to patients undergoing various therapeutic procedures. They are used in routine quality assurance and quality control procedures in diagnosti...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of konjac glucomannan (KGM) on oil absorption and the formation of safety hazard factors in fried battered fish nuggets by measuring advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and acrylamide conten...

To reduce the noise generated by large mechanical equipment, a stackable and expandable acoustic metamaterial with multiple tortuous channels (SEAM–MTCs) was developed in this study. The proposed SEAM–MTCs consisted of odd panels, even pa...

Distributed fiber optic temperature sensing (DTS) monitoring technology is increasingly widely applied in oil reservoir water injection development. However, existing DTS interpretation methods for layered water injection processes have insufficientl...

By means of critical coupling and impedance matching theory, we have numerically simulated the perfect absorption of monolayer graphene. Through the critical coupling effect and impedance matching, we studied a perfect single-band absorption of the m...

This research strives to show the importance of knowledge absorptive capacity as one of the most important determinants of successful implementation of contemporary solutions and, consequently, development of a company. In the approach presented, the...

A two-month sampling campaign was carried out from 1 November to 30 December 2019, to investigate the light absorption of aerosols at coastal sites in Qingdao. The average values and standard deviations of the absorption coefficient (OAC) at λ...

With the aim of controlling the pollution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in livestock and poultry wastewater, this paper highlights an ecological treatment technology based on plant absorption and comprehensively discusses the removal effect,...

The energy absorption characteristic of steel tube material and concrete material is an important indicator to reflect the impact resistance of circular concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) members. In order to efficiently simulate the material energ...

One of the difficulties of establishing the intrinsic kinetics of photocatalytic oxidation processes is due to the complex mathematical formula used to determine the rate of photon absorption. To solve this problem, some models have been proposed and...

Over the past decades, plastics have been increasingly employed to package foods and beverages. Furthermore, foods, nowadays, are kept in contact with plastics for far longer periods than ever before. A number of conventional polymers, i.e., polyethy...

In this study, we examined the influence of moisture content on the electromagnetic response of concrete. A novel homemade electromagnetic monitoring apparatus was developed and used to evaluate the Hall effect voltage at both ends of concrete based...

The use of phytoremediation technology to remove heavy metal ions from aquatic environments or reduce their toxicity offers the possibility of restoring the ecological environment of polluted water bodies. Based on available literature on heavy metal...

Two optical waveguide sensors based on SOS (silicon-on-sapphire) for detecting CO₂ are theoretically proposed. The operational wavelength is 4.23 μm, which is the maximum absorption line of CO₂. The power confinement factor (η) value is over 4...

Imperata cylindrica, often known as cogon grass, is a low-cost and useful sorbent for absorbing oil and optimising processes. The effects of temperature, time, packing density and oil concentration on oil absorption efficiency were investigated and o...

Melt quenching technique is used for preparing glasses with chemical formula (70P₂O₅)–(16 − x)CdO–(14ZnO)–(xEr₂O₃), (x = 1–6 mol%). These glasses were named Er1, Er2, Er3, Er4, Er5, and Er6, respectively. Photon buildup factors, fast neutron absorpti...

The sound absorption of a road pavement depends not only on geometric and volumetric factors but also on pore shape factors. In turn, pore shape factors mainly refer to thermal and viscous factors (i.e., thermal and viscous effects that usually occur...

Infrared (IR) absorbers based on a metal–insulator–metal (MIM) have been widely investigated due to their high absorption performance and simple structure. However, MIM absorbers based on ultrathin spacers suffer from low field enhancemen...

The influence of iron ions at concentrations of 0.2, 0.5, and 1.0 g/L on optical brighteners of the groups stilbene and biphenyl in solution and on cotton fabric was investigated. Both groups of optical brighteners are intended for detergent formulat...

In tropical and subtropical climate regions, heat stress is one of the main causes of production losses in laying quails, aggravated by the antinutritional effects of the phytate in diet ingredients, which negatively affect the bioavailability of min...

Bench-scale cone calorimetry is often used to evaluate the fire performance of intumescent-type coatings. During the tests, the coating geometry inflates. These thick, block-shaped specimens expose their perimeter side surfaces to both the heat sourc...

In recent years, the principle of sustainability has received increasing attention in corporate governance, and corporate sustainability is usually achieved through organizational innovation. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous biologic product used in several fields of medicine for tissue repair due to the regenerative capacity of the biomolecules of its formulation. PRP consists of a plasma with a platelet concentration higher t...

A novel calcium-chelating peptide, KTFQGPPHG, was identified and screened from Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf protein hydrolysate, and further used to prepare a highly stable peptide–calcium chelate (KTFQGPPHG-Ca). The structure of KTFQGPPHG-Ca was...

Heavy metal (Cr, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb) contamination in irrigation water, soil, and vegetables was investigated in farmland adjacent to a multi-industry zone in Bangladesh in dry and wet seasons. In the zone, many factories release wastewater into...

In this study, eight emission lines in the visible wavelength range of neutral helium were used to diagnose the electron density and temperature of the Large Helical Device (LHD) helium plasma instead of the conventional three-line method. The collis...

We set out to assess the NIH/3T3 cell proliferation activity of Arabidopsis oil body-expressed recombinant oleosin–hEGF–hEGF protein. Normally, human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) is purified through complex process, however, oleosin fus...

Oxygen production in cryogenic air separation units is related to a significant carbon footprint and its supply in the medicinal sphere became critical during the recent COVID-19 crisis. An improved unit design was proposed, utilizing a part of waste...

In this study, carbon-based nanofluids (CBNFs) were prepared using a revised vortex trap method and applied in the direct absorption solar collector (DASC) to evaluate the feasibility of CBNFs in DASC. The thermal storage performance of water and dif...

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is considered suitable for the remediation of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated farmlands, because of its large biomass and resistance to Cd stress. The addition of nitrogen (N) fertilizer is an important measure used to increa...

Rice straw, an agricultural waste product generated in huge quantities worldwide, is utilized to remediate diesel pollution as it possesses excellent characteristics as a natural sorbent. This study aimed to optimize factors that significantly influe...

Despite its wide acceptance, one of the most critical limitations of Terahertz wave technology is its high sensitivity to moisture. This limitation can, in turn, be exploited for use in moisture detection applications. This work presents a quantitati...

EGF plays an important role in the intestinal repair and nutrients transport of animals. However, the effect of EGF on the intestinal health of piglets with IUGR has not been reported. Thus, the present study was performed to investigate the effects...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the core technology of digital economy, which leads the transition to a sustainable economic growth approach under the Chinese-style environmentally decentralized system. In this paper, we first measured the green tota...

Whether industry–university–research (IUR) collaboration improves firm-level productivity, and under what conditions, remains insufficiently understood. Existing studies often examine the effects of IUR collaboration in isolation, overloo...

Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) is an important channel for China to obtain advanced technology spillover to promote green production upgrading. As a pillar of the national economy and also a large-scale pollution emission industry, can the...

The distinct engineering advantages of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) systems have driven substantial academic interest lately. This work examines the onshore U-shaped OWC (U-OWC), selected for its cost-effective installation integrated with existing...

This pioneering study utilizes Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS) and Picosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (Ps-LIBS) to quantify heavy metal contents in samples of Lactuca sativa L. and Trifolium alexandrinum L. collected from Ban...

Breast cancer is one of the most lethal types of cancer in women worldwide due to the late stage detection and resistance to traditional chemotherapy. The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is considered as a validated target in breast c...

Waste generation from agricultural and construction industries is growing at an upsetting rate that causes a heavy burden on landfill facilities. On the other hand, the construction industry is exhausting natural resources thereby posing environmenta...

The circular polarization of light flips its handedness after a conventional metallic mirror reflection. Therefore, a polarization-preserving metasurface is a crucially important element in a series of chiral photonic structures. They include tunable...

Obesity is an epidemic with myriad health effects, but little is understood regarding individual obese phenotypes and how they may respond to therapy. Epigenetic changes associated with obesity have been detected in blood, liver, pancreas, and adipos...

Nitrated aromatic compounds (NACs) are critical toxic components of PM_2.5, and accurately identifying their sources is vital for effective urban air quality improvement. However, the lack of real-world emission data for construction machinery has int...

The encouragement of potential investors who are emotionally broken by past losses and market experiences is crucial to the sustainable flow of funds to the stock market. This can be established by building a knowledge-creating mechanism among invest...

Food aid commodities are essential food items in global food aid programming. Some are primarily made from an extrusion of corn and soybeans. However, there are concerns about the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) of some of these grains. Hence,...

With the wide application of petroleum resources, oil substances have polluted the environment in every link from crude oil extraction to utilization. Cement-based materials are the main materials in civil engineering, and the study of their adsorpti...

The goal of this research was to study the factors influencing the in vitro transdermal penetration of nicotinamide and to establish an evaluation method for the in vitro transdermal absorption of nicotinamide. The permeability of nicotinamide was in...

Brown carbon (BrC) is a new term for organic aerosol (OA) with strong absorption ability from the visible to ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths, which plays a vital role in atmospheric visibility and climate change. Herein, we report field measurements fro...