Background/Objectives: 3,4-Methylenedioxy-alpha-pyrrolidinohexanophenone (MDPHP) is a pyrrolidinophenone synthetic cathinone whose post-mortem interpretation is particularly difficult when advanced decomposition prevents blood-based toxicology. This...
This study developed advanced ceramic materials with both healing and decomposition functions using a metastable product generated under superheated steam. The developed composite material comprises ZrC particles dispersed in a yttria-stabilized zirc...
This paper compared the removal degrees of selected contaminants of emerging concern, such as H2O2, O3, UV and UV/TiO2, in water solutions during advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). The tested micropollutants belong to the following groups: pharmace...
This paper compares the removal degrees of selected contaminants of emerging concern in water solutions during advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), such as H2O2, O3, UV, UV/TiO2, UV/H2O2, and UV/O3. The tested micropollutants belong to the following...
The proliferation of AI-generated content (AIGC) has empowered non-experts to create highly realistic Deepfake images and videos using user-friendly software, posing significant challenges to the legal system, particularly in criminal investigations,...
Breathing Rate (BR), an important deterioration indicator, has been widely neglected in hospitals due to the requirement of invasive procedures and the need for skilled nurses to be measured. On the other hand, biomedical signals such as Seismocardio...
The coordinated development of digital finance and the advanced manufacturing industry is vital for high-quality economic development. Based on the provincial data of China from 2012 to 2020, this study applied the coupling coordination degree model,...
Steccherinum ochraceum is a white rot basidiomycete with wide ecological amplitude. It occurs in different regions of Russia and throughout the world, occupying different climatic zones. S. ochraceum colonizes stumps, trunks, and branches of various...
Partitioning rectangular and rectilinear shapes in n-dimensional binary images into the smallest set of axis-aligned n-cuboids is a fundamental problem in image analysis, pattern recognition, and computational geometry, with applications in object de...
The use of unmanned aerial aircrafts (UAVs) is governed by strict regulatory frameworks that prioritize safety. To guarantee safety, it is necessary to acquire and maintain situational awareness (SA) throughout the operation. Existing Canadian regula...
COVID-19 is a new pulmonary disease which is driving stress to the hospitals due to the large number of cases worldwide. Imaging of lungs can play a key role in the monitoring of health status. Non-contrast chest computed tomography (CT) has been use...
The work addresses the phase equilibrium analysis and austenite decomposition of two Nb-microalloyed medium-Mn steels containing 3% and 5% Mn. The pseudobinary Fe-C diagrams of the steels were calculated using Thermo-Calc. Thermodynamic calculations...
Drought is an extremely terrifying environmental calamity, causing declining agricultural production, escalating food prices, water scarcity, soil erosion, increased wildfire risks, and changes in ecosystem. Drought data is noisy and poses challenges...
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an environmental pollutant that has a significant greenhouse effect and contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer. To address the issues caused by N2O, direct catalytic decomposition of N2O to N2 and O2 has been demonstra...
Ammonia (NH3) is a compelling carbon-free hydrogen carrier. Its catalytic decomposition to produce a hydrogen/nitrogen (H2/N2) gas stream is central to the “NH3-H2” clean energy cycle, provided that residual NH3 is removed to fuel-cell-gr...
Advancement toward the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) Top 1‰ is an important indicator of disciplinary competitiveness, but progress near this boundary is often nonlinear because the global threshold continues to move upward. This study de...
This study examines the sustainable decomposition reactions of benzene using non-thermal plasma (NTP) in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor. The aim is to investigate the factors influencing benzene decomposition process, including input po...
A dedicated signal and data processing chain is proposed for a fully polarimetric Doppler surveillance S-band radar to extract the polarimetric signatures of moving targets. To extract the target’s polarimetric features, detection, clustering,...
Iron-based materials are widely applied in Fenton chemistry, and they have promising prospects in the processing of wastewater. The composition complexity and rich chemistry of iron and/or oxides, however, hamper the precise understanding of the acti...
Wastewater generated from industries seriously impacts the environment. Conventional biological and physiochemical treatment methods for wastewater containing organic molecules have some limitations. Therefore, identifying other alternative methods o...
Resistance spot welding (RSW) is the primary joining technology for automotive advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs), where the inherent severe thermal cycles profoundly alter the heat-affected zone (HAZ) microstructure, leading to localized variatio...
Estimating time since death can be challenging for forensic experts, and is one of the most challenging activities concerning the forensic world. Various methods have been assessed to calculate the postmortem interval on dead bodies in different stag...
Irradiation of the tumour site during treatment for cancer with external-beam ionising radiation results in a complex and dynamic series of effects in both the tumour itself and the normal tissue which surrounds it. The development of a spectral mode...
Converting corn grains into bioethanol is an expanding practice for sustainable fuel production, but this is accompanied by the production of large quantities of by-products such as whole stillage. In the present study, the influence of advanced wet...
Reliable and precise estimation of solar energy as one of the green, clean, renewable and inexhaustible types of energies can play a vital role in energy management, especially in developing countries. Also, solar energy has less impact on the earth&...
The relationship between the seismic regime and humidity, pressure, temperature, and wind speed measured at a network of stations on the Japanese islands was studied for the period from 1973 to 2025. For each of the parameters, weighted average time...
Bromadiolone is a second generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) used to control pest rodents worldwide. SGARs are frequently involved in secondary poisoning in rodent predators due to their persistence and toxicity. This study aims to evaluate t...
Freeman−Durden Decomposition (FDD) and Non-Negative Eigenvalue Decomposition (NNED) are among the most widely used incoherent polarimetric decomposition algorithms for analyzing fully Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) data, particu...
Efforts to monitor terrestrial decomposition dynamics at broad spatial scales are hampered by the lack of a cost-effective and scalable means to track the decomposition process. Recent advances in remote sensing have enabled the simulation of litter...
A cadaver is colonized by a wide diversity of necrophagous insects. It is well documented that Dipterans are attracted by the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by a corpse during the first minutes following death. Coleopterans are known to b...
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a global health problem, which represents 15–20% of global deaths. This type of death can be due to different heart conditions, where ventricular fibrillation has been reported as the main one. These cardiac altera...
Ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts are one of the most commonly used class of catalysts. There are multiple reviews on their uses in various branches of chemistry and other sciences but a detailed review of their decomposition is missing, despite...
This study investigates the thermal behavior of SnS2 anodes for lithium-ion batteries at seven different states of charge (fully discharged (lithiated) at 0 mAh/g, partially charged at 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 mAh/g, and fully charged (delithiated...
Ammonia decomposition has attracted significant attention in recent years due to its ability to produce hydrogen without emitting carbon dioxide and the ease of ammonia storage. This paper reviews the recent developments in ammonia decomposition tech...
The decomposition of animal bodies is a process defined by specific stages, described by the state of the body and participation of certain guilds of invertebrates and microorganisms. While the participation of invertebrates in decomposing is well-st...
In this study, the authors employed first-principles calculations to investigate the adsorption and decomposition processes involved in non-catalytic growth of vapor-growth carbon fiber (VGCF) using a non-catalytic growth method. The adsorption and d...
This study advances the application of the generalized Halmos’ two projections theorem to idempotent operators on Hilbert
TiO2 aerogels have been employed for the degradation of formaldehyde (HCHO) via the photocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (O2−, ·OH), and its pore size plays a crucial role in affecting the decomposition efficiency....
Many factors and their mutual interaction between catalysts and AP/HTPB composite solid propellant induce the complexity in the combustion. Among them, we prepared two Fe-based MOFs as catalysts and investigated their catalytic effects and mechanism...
The amazing deep neural network (DNN) advances over the past 10 years have made it possible, if there is enough data and computing power, to achieve solutions to unexpectedly complex problems. But DNN does not explicitly use decomposition, the main a...
An advanced thermal conversion system involving high-temperature gasification of biomass and municipal waste into biofuel, syngas or hydrogen-rich gas is presented in this paper. The decomposition of solid biomass and wastes by gasification is carrie...
Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of air pollution is critical for improving urban air quality. Advances in wireless sensor networks have made it possible to monitor air pollution across cities at higher spatiotemporal resolutions. The ne...
Cellulose is a renewable resource for the production of advanced carbonaceous materials for various applications. In addition to direct carbonization, attention has recently been paid to the preparation of porous carbons from liquid cellulose-based p...
Understanding root decomposition dynamics is essential to address declining carbon sequestration and nutrient imbalances in monoculture plantations. This study elucidates how forest gaps regulate Pinus massoniana root decomposition through comparativ...
Litter decomposition is crucial for the mercury biogeochemical cycle, though urban disturbances often disrupt this process. This study simulated urban conditions to investigate how ecological factors affect litter decomposition and mercury dynamics,...
In this paper, the thermal decomposition kinetics of a class of minerals that we call White Soft Minerals (WSMs) is studied by means of theoretical and experimental methods, in connection to the transport of extraterrestrial organic matter to Earth a...
Background. Determining the cause and manner of death in scenes involving multiple and putrified bodies found in the same environment is a real challenge for forensic pathologists. While common scenarios include fires, vehicle crashes, and natural di...
Temperature and precipitation are the primary factors restricting litter decomposition in desert ecosystems. The desert ecosystems in Central Asia are ecologically fragile regions, and the climate shows a trend of “warm and wet” due to th...
Background/Objectives: Perinatal mortality causes substantial economic losses in dairy and beef suckler industries, yet diagnosis remains challenging as post-mortem autolysis can mask lesions and hinder definitive diagnosis. To establish a standardiz...
Concepts about motor unit recruitment are important learning contents in exercise physiology and biomechanics classes that are usually taught theoretically. In the last few years, great advances have occurred in the decomposition of surface electromy...
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