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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,613 Views
18 Pages

Bose–Einstein Condensate Dark Matter That Involves Composites

  • Alexandre M. Gavrilik and
  • Andriy V. Nazarenko

17 March 2022

Improving the Bose–Einstein condensate model of dark matter through the repulsive three-particle interaction to better reproduce observables such as rotation curves reveals both different thermodynamic phases and few-particle correlations. Usin...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,936 Views
6 Pages

Dark Atom Solution for the Puzzles of Direct Dark Matter Search

  • Timur Bikbaev,
  • Maxim Khlopov and
  • Andrey Mayorov

The puzzle of direct dark matter searches can b solved in the model of an OHe dark atom, which consists of a stable O−− lepton core and a nuclear interacting (alpha particle) shell of a primordial helium nuclei. In this model, positive results of the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,361 Views
67 Pages

Sp(2N) Lattice Gauge Theories and Extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics

  • Ed Bennett,
  • Jack Holligan,
  • Deog Ki Hong,
  • Ho Hsiao,
  • Jong-Wan Lee,
  • C.-J. David Lin,
  • Biagio Lucini,
  • Michele Mesiti,
  • Maurizio Piai and
  • Davide Vadacchino

We review the current status of the long-term programme of numerical investigation of Sp(2N) gauge theories with and without fermionic matter content. We start by introducing the phenomenological as well as theoretical motivations for this research p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,745 Views
29 Pages

11 December 2023

The puzzle of the direct dark matter search can be resolved by examining the concept of «dark atoms», which consist of hypothetical stable lepton-like particles with a charge of −2n, where n is any natural number, bound to n nuclei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,778 Views
27 Pages

Within the framework of the XHe hypothesis, the positive results of the DAMA/NaI and DAMA/LIBRA experiments on the direct search for dark matter particles can be explained by the annual modulation of the radiative capture of dark atoms into low-energ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,142 Views
46 Pages

Hadronic and Hadron-Like Physics of Dark Matter

  • Vitaly Beylin,
  • Maxim Yu. Khlopov,
  • Vladimir Kuksa and
  • Nikolay Volchanskiy

23 April 2019

The problems of simple elementary weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) appeal to extend the physical basis for nonbaryonic dark matter. Such extension involves more sophisticated dark matter candidates from physics beyond the Standard Model (...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,079 Views
28 Pages

Compton Composites Late in the Early Universe

  • Frederick Mayer and
  • John Reitz

15 July 2014

Beginning roughly two hundred years after the big-bang, a tresino phase transition generated Compton-scale composite particles and converted most of the ordinary plasma baryons into new forms of dark matter. Our model consists of ordinary electrons a...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,944 Views
12 Pages

16 January 2024

We imagine spherically symmetric configurations made of both dark matter and dark energy in the halo of spiral galaxies. Adopting a polytropic equation of state for dark matter and the Extended Chaplygin gas equation of state for dark energy, we mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,438 Views
16 Pages

15 January 2024

Over the last few years, researchers have become increasingly interested in understanding how dark matter affects neutron stars, helping them to better understand complex astrophysical phenomena. In this paper, we delve deeper into this problem by us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,259 Views
15 Pages

29 April 2025

The composition and physical state of dark matter remain among the most pressing unresolved questions in modern physics. Addressing these questions is crucial to our understanding of the Universe’s structure. In this work, we explore the hypoth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,143 Views
50 Pages

Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter

  • Vitaly A. Beylin,
  • Timur E. Bikbaev,
  • Maxim Yu. Khlopov,
  • Andrey G. Mayorov and
  • Danila O. Sopin

11 September 2024

The lack of positive evidence for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) as well as the lack of discovery of supersymmetric (SUSY) particles at the LHC may appeal to a non-supersymmetric solution for the Standard Model problem of the Higgs boso...

  • Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
3,889 Views
30 Pages

New Physics of Strong Interaction and Dark Universe

  • Vitaly Beylin,
  • Maxim Khlopov,
  • Vladimir Kuksa and
  • Nikolay Volchanskiy

26 October 2020

The history of dark universe physics can be traced from processes in the very early universe to the modern dominance of dark matter and energy. Here, we review the possible nontrivial role of strong interactions in cosmological effects of new physics...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,577 Views
9 Pages

3-Form Cosmology: Phantom Behaviour, Singularities and Interactions

  • João Morais,
  • Mariam Bouhmadi-López and
  • João Marto

The latest cosmological observations by the Planck collaboration (and combined with others) are compatible with a phantom-like behaviour ( w < − 1 ) for the dark energy equation of state that drives the current acceleration of the Universe....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,226 Views
26 Pages

Distribution Patterns of Humus and Mineral Composition in Dark-Brown, Meadow, and Paddy Soils in Northeast China

  • Donghui Dai,
  • Haihang Sun,
  • Yubao Huang,
  • Jingwei Gao,
  • Bowen Song,
  • Haoyu Gao,
  • Baoyi Lu and
  • Shuai Wang

31 August 2025

This study aimed to investigate vertical variations in dissolved organic matter (DOM) properties, humus (HS) composition, humic acid (HA) characteristics, and clay mineral dynamics, with a particular focus on the vertical distribution of HS component...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,095 Views
16 Pages

18 March 2024

The Standard Model of electroweak interactions is based on the fundamental SU(2)weak × U(1)elect representation. It assumes massless neutrinos and purely left-handed massive W± and Z0 bosons to which one should add the massless photon. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,838 Views
17 Pages

Valorization of Nutritional Potential and Specialized Metabolites of Basil Cultivars Depending on Cultivation Method

  • Jana Šic Žlabur,
  • Nevena Opačić,
  • Ivanka Žutić,
  • Sandra Voća,
  • Magdalena Poštek,
  • Sanja Radman,
  • Božidar Benko and
  • Sanja Fabek Uher

24 May 2021

In addition to its distinct aroma and flavor, because of which it is often used in various foods and dishes, basil has recently become increasingly popular because of its rich and beneficial nutritional composition. The presence of several varieties...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,725 Views
16 Pages

On the Galactic Halos Rotation by Planck Data

  • Noraiz Tahir,
  • Francesco De Paolis,
  • Asghar Qadir and
  • Achille A. Nucita

5 January 2023

As galactic halos are not directly visible, there are many ambiguities regarding their composition and rotational velocity. Though most of the dark matter is non-baryonic, some fraction is, and it can be used to trace the halo rotation. Asymmetries i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,534 Views
17 Pages

Distribution of Nitrification and Its Regulating Factors in Coastal Bays with Distinct Trophic Gradients

  • Yanhua Wu,
  • Wei Wei,
  • Tao Luo,
  • Xingnian Sun,
  • Guanghe Shao,
  • Zhenzhen Zheng,
  • Lei Wei,
  • Bin Xiu,
  • Congqiang Wang and
  • Ehui Tan
  • + 4 authors

20 March 2025

Nitrification is the key process linking the oxidized and reduced forms of reactive nitrogen, playing an important role in the nitrogen biogeochemical cycle. Quantifying the nitrification rate and evaluating its environmental regulators in different...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,897 Views
18 Pages

Identification and Quantification of Volatile Compounds Found in Vinasses from Two Different Processes of Tequila Production

  • Elizabeth Rodríguez-Félix,
  • Silvia Maribel Contreras-Ramos,
  • Gustavo Davila-Vazquez,
  • Jacobo Rodríguez-Campos and
  • Erika Nahomy Marino-Marmolejo

26 February 2018

Vinasses are the main byproducts of ethanol distillation and distilled beverages worldwide and are generated in substantial volumes. Tequila vinasses (TVs) could be used as a feedstock for biohydrogen production through a dark fermentative (DF) proce...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,441 Views
15 Pages

The composition of dark matter is one of the puzzling topics in astrophysics. To address this issue, several experiments searching for the existence of axions have been designed, built and realized in the last twenty years. Among all the others, ligh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,062 Views
19 Pages

Dissolved Organic Matter Quality and Biofilm Composition Affect Microbial Organic Matter Uptake in Stream Flumes

  • Gabriele Weigelhofer,
  • Tania Sosa Jirón,
  • Tz-Ching Yeh,
  • Gertraud Steniczka and
  • Matthias Pucher

19 November 2020

Agriculture delivers significant amounts of dissolved organic matter (DOM) to streams, thereby changing the composition and biodegradability of the aquatic DOM. This study focuses on the interactive effects of DOM quality and biofilm composition on t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,939 Views
16 Pages

18 December 2022

Studies of marine aggregation have focused on determining formation rates of larger particles from small particles. However, it has been shown that particles can form from the dissolved phase, which includes colloidal material. The purpose of this st...

  • Review
  • Open Access
130 Citations
16,706 Views
24 Pages

Beyond Just Bacteria: Functional Biomes in the Gut Ecosystem Including Virome, Mycobiome, Archaeome and Helminths

  • Ravichandra Vemuri,
  • Esaki M. Shankar,
  • Marcello Chieppa,
  • Rajaraman Eri and
  • Kylie Kavanagh

Gut microbiota refers to a complex network of microbes, which exerts a marked influence on the host’s health. It is composed of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and helminths. Bacteria, or collectively, the bacteriome, comprises a significant proporti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,781 Views
17 Pages

Iron Carbon Catalyst Initiated the Generation of Active Free Radicals without Oxidants for Decontamination of Methylene Blue from Waters

  • Yan Liu,
  • Guangyu Xie,
  • Guoyu Li,
  • Jingye Cui,
  • Chuang Li,
  • Hao Xu,
  • Yating Lu,
  • Qi Jin,
  • Daixi Zhou and
  • Xinjiang Hu

30 March 2022

In conventional oxidation technologies for treatment of contaminated waters, secondary pollution of the aqueous environment often occurs because of the additional oxidants generated during the process. To avoid this problem, Fe/NG catalyst composites...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,769 Views
13 Pages

Biohydrogen, Volatile Fatty Acids, and Biomethane from Mezcal Vinasses—A Dark Fermentation Process Evaluation

  • Sergio A. Díaz-Barajas,
  • Iván Moreno-Andrade,
  • Edson B. Estrada-Arriaga,
  • Liliana García-Sánchez and
  • Marco A. Garzón-Zúñiga

Mezcal is a drink made in Mexico, the production of which generates vinasses with a high content of organic matter (OM) that is not utilized. However, these residues have the potential to be drawn upon in dark fermentation (DF) processes to obtain bi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,315 Views
12 Pages

3 March 2023

The orbital evolution of a binary system consisting of two primordial black hole clusters is investigated. Such clusters are predicted in some theoretical models with broken symmetry in the inflation Lagrangian. A cluster consists of the most massive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,578 Views
17 Pages

Investigation of Used Water Sediments from Ceramic Tile Fabrication

  • Simona Elena Avram,
  • Bianca Violeta Birle,
  • Lucian Barbu Tudoran,
  • Gheorghe Borodi and
  • Ioan Petean

2 April 2024

Used water treatment is one of the most important aspects of environmental protection regarding industrial processes. Particulate matter dispersions affect water parameters; for example, increased pH values such as 10.21 are found for used floor tile...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,138 Views
36 Pages

A Perspective on the Solar Modulation of Cosmic Anti-Matter

  • Marius S. Potgieter,
  • O. P. M. Aslam,
  • Driaan Bisschoff and
  • Donald Ngobeni

7 December 2021

Global modulation studies with comprehensive numerical models contribute meaningfully to the refinement of very local interstellar spectra (VLISs) for cosmic rays. Modulation of positrons and anti-protons are investigated to establish how the ratio o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,461 Views
10 Pages

Design and Performance of a Low-Energy Gamma-Ray Trigger System for HERD

  • Luis Fariña,
  • Keerthana Lathika,
  • Giulio Lucchetta,
  • Monong Yu,
  • Joan Boix,
  • Laia Cardiel-Sas,
  • Oscar Blanch,
  • Manel Martinez and
  • Javier Rico

The High Energy cosmic-Radiation Detection (HERD) facility has been proposed as one of the main experiments on board the Chinese space station. HERD is scheduled to be installed around 2027 and to operate for at least 10 years. Its main scientific go...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,169 Views
11 Pages

11 February 2018

We consider diverse deformed Bose gas models (DBGMs) focusing on distributions and correlations of any order, and also on deformed thermodynamics. For so-called μ -deformed Bose gas model ( μ -DBGM), main thermodynamic aspects are treated: t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,966 Views
15 Pages

Irrigation-Initiated Changes in Physicochemical Properties of the Calcisols of the Northern Part of Fergana Valley

  • Avazbek Turdaliev,
  • Gulom Yuldashev,
  • Mavlonjon Khaydarov,
  • Khusnidakhon Abdukhakimova,
  • Rakhima Muratova,
  • Zikrjon Azimov,
  • Guzalkhon Sotiboldieva,
  • Ulugbek Mirzaev,
  • Murodjon Isagaliev and
  • Evgeny Abakumov
  • + 4 authors

1 July 2024

Agriculture in Central Asia and in the Fergana Valley in general strongly depends on irrigation and drainage of agricultural lands. The Fergana Valley includes about 45% of the irrigated area in the Syr Darya River basin. Active use of irrigation in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
733 Views
26 Pages

13 October 2025

The Xujiahe Formation (FM) is a significant source rock layer in the Sichuan Basin. In recent years, a growing number of scholars believe that the shale gas potential of the Xujiahe Formation is equally substantial, with the first member of the forma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
583 Views
19 Pages

Composition and Genesis of Dark Dolomite-Type Nephrite in the Kavokta Deposit, Middle Vitim Mountain Country, Russia

  • Evgeniy V. Kislov,
  • Irina Yu. Kotova,
  • Viktor F. Posokhov,
  • Artem V. Trofimov and
  • Elena A. Khromova

14 October 2025

The Kavokta deposit in Russia contains gray and black dolomite-type nephrite, which is in high demand commercially. Although the fact that black nephrite has been found in several deposits, the reasons for its color are not well understood. The prese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
4,863 Views
14 Pages

Sunflower Honey—Evaluation of Quality and Stability during Storage

  • Milica Živkov Baloš,
  • Nenad Popov,
  • Sandra Jakšić,
  • Željko Mihaljev,
  • Miloš Pelić,
  • Radomir Ratajac and
  • Dragana Ljubojević Pelić

3 July 2023

Honey’s unique qualities should last for several years when properly stored. Therefore, it is up to manufacturers to choose the right shelf life for their product while also considering the product’s nature. Physicochemical parameters (wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
633 Views
14 Pages

3 August 2025

Abiotic processes have ramifications in wastewater treatment, in situ degradation of organic matter, and cycling of nutrients in wetland ecosystems. Experiments were conducted to investigate abiotic oxidation of organic compounds (lactate) as a funct...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
378 Views
17 Pages

Techno-Economic Assessment of Hydrogen and CO2 Recovery from Broccoli Waste via Dark Fermentation and Biorefinery Modeling

  • Carlos Eduardo Molina-Guerrero,
  • Idania Valdez-Vazquez,
  • Arquímedes Cruz López,
  • José de Jesús Ibarra-Sánchez and
  • Luis Carlos Barrientos Álvarez

18 December 2025

Broccoli waste (Brassica oleracea), comprising non-commercialized stems and leaves, represents a valuable substrate for bioenergy and commodity recovery within agro-industrial systems. This study evaluates the potential of dark fermentation (DF) to p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,749 Views
34 Pages

Impact of Paleosalinity, Paleoredox, Paleoproductivity/Preservation on the Organic Matter Enrichment in Black Shales from Triassic Turbidites of Semanggol Basin, Peninsular Malaysia

  • Zulqarnain Sajid,
  • Mohd S. Ismail,
  • Muhammad Noor Amin Zakariah,
  • Haylay Tsegab,
  • José Antonio Gámez Vintaned,
  • Tanzila Hanif and
  • Nisar Ahmed

16 October 2020

Turbidite-associated black shale of the Semanggol Formation is extensively distributed in the northwestern part of the Western Belt, Peninsular Malaysia. The black shale occurs as a dark grey to black and thick to medium-bedded deposit. It represents...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,402 Views
16 Pages

Ceramic fragments from the Islet of Guidoiro Areoso (NW Spain), covering a wide range of cultural periods (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age), have been studied by color analysis, elemental analysis of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), and molecular analysis (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,603 Views
18 Pages

Preserving Porphyra umbilicalis and Saccharina latissima as Silages for Ruminant Feeding

  • Margarita Novoa-Garrido,
  • Carlos Navarro Marcos,
  • María Dolores Carro Travieso,
  • Eduarda Molina Alcaide,
  • Mogens Larsen and
  • Martin Riis Weisbjerg

23 October 2020

The study analyzed the characteristics, chemical composition, and in vitro gas production kinetics of Porphyra umbilicalis and Saccharina latissima silages. Each seaweed was ensiled in vacuum bags (three bags/silage) following a 2 × 3 factorial...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,557 Views
19 Pages

Neutrino at Different Epochs of the Friedmann Universe

  • Alexandre V. Ivanchik,
  • Oleg A. Kurichin and
  • Vlad Yu. Yurchenko

2 April 2024

At least two relics of the Big Bang have survived: the cosmological microwave background (CMB) and the cosmological neutrino background (CνB). Being the second most abundant particle in the universe, the neutrino has a significant impact on its ev...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,519 Views
37 Pages

The Dark Triad of Particulate Matter, Oxidative Stress and Coronary Artery Disease: What About the Antioxidant Therapeutic Potential

  • Daniele Grifoni,
  • Elisa Bustaffa,
  • Laura Sabatino,
  • Francesca Calastrini,
  • Fabrizio Minichilli,
  • Melania Gaggini,
  • Sergio Berti and
  • Cristina Vassalle

Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of particles with different adverse effects on health, especially on the cardiovascular (CV) risk and disease (e.g., increased risk of total and CV mortality, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, stroke,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,062 Views
15 Pages

Integrated Assessment of Marine-Continental Transitional Facies Shale Gas of the Carboniferous Benxi Formation in the Eastern Ordos Basin

  • Weibo Zhao,
  • Zhigang Wen,
  • Hui Zhang,
  • Chenjun Wu,
  • Yan Liu,
  • Huanxin Song,
  • Liwen Zhang,
  • Yingyang Xi and
  • Lu Sun

16 December 2021

In the Benxi Formation of the Carboniferous system of the Upper Paleozoic in the Ordos Basin, there are many sets of coal measures dark organic-rich shale, being marine continental transitional facies, with significant unconventional natural gas pote...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,241 Views
29 Pages

A Quaternary Sedimentary Ancient DNA (sedaDNA) Record of Fungal–Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics in a Tropical Biodiversity Hotspot (Lake Towuti, Sulawesi, Indonesia)

  • Md Akhtar-E Ekram,
  • Cornelia Wuchter,
  • Satria Bijaksana,
  • Kliti Grice,
  • James Russell,
  • Janelle Stevenson,
  • Hendrik Vogel and
  • Marco J. L. Coolen

Short-term observations suggest that environmental changes affect the diversity and composition of soil fungi, significantly influencing forest resilience, plant diversity, and soil processes. However, time-series experiments should be supplemented w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,656 Views
27 Pages

31 January 2023

Lake Tana, the largest inland water body in Ethiopia, has witnessed significant changes due to ongoing urbanization and socioeconomic activities in recent times. In this study, the two-decade recordings of moderate resolution imaging spectroradiomete...

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