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Insomnia remains a widespread global health issue, and traditional hypnotic drugs often produce adverse effects. Although spinosin in Ziziphi Spinosae Semen has sleep-promoting effects, its use is limited by poor solubility and low oral bioavailabili...

Functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes with polyethylene glycol (PEGylated SWCNTs) are a promising nanomaterial that recently has emerged as the most attractive “cargo” to deliver chemicals, peptides, DNA and RNAs into cells. Insul...

Dispersion-inclusive density functional theory (DFT) methods have unequivocally demonstrated improved performances with respect to standard DFT approximations for modeling large and extended molecular systems at the quantum mechanical level. Yet, in...

Within the scope of the comprehensive elucidation of the entire process chain for the production of highly functional thin films made of semiconducting aluminum-doped zinc oxide ( A Z O ) nanocrystals, this work deals with the detailed investig...

Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP) is a rich source of antioxidants, protein, minerals, vitamins, and various phytochemicals and has been used to combat malnutrition in many countries. However, despite its many benefits, MOLP has low a solubility in...

When the channel wave passes through the abnormal body, the dispersion curve appears interval, dislocation, and discontinuity, resulting in the non-standard and large error of the “velocity-frequency” pickup result of the transmitted chan...

In this paper, new algorithms called the “Modified exp(−Ω)-expansion function method” and “Improved Bernoulli sub-equation function method” have been proposed. The first algorithm is based on the exp(−Ω(ξ))-expansion method; the latter is based on th...

Endohedral metal fullerene are potential nanopharmaceuticals for MRI; thus, it is important to study their effect on reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis. Superoxide anion radical is one of the key ROS. The reactivity of aqueous dispersions of p...

In this study, we comprehensively compare electrical conduction behavior under an applied electric field and electrical conductivity variation with temperature in low-density polyethylene (LDPE)/CNT composites with different dispersions and covalent...

Functionalization of pristine graphene to achieve high water dispersibility remains as a key obstacle owing to the high hydrophobicity and absence of reactive functional groups on the graphene surface. Herein, a green and simple modification approach...

In this study, recycled carbon fibers (rCFs) recovered from waste carbon composites were used to manufacture wet-laid nonwoven fabrics. The aim was to improve dispersibility by investigating the changes in the dispersibility of carbon fibers (CFs) ba...

In this work, the effects of a functionalization method involving different conditions and milling processes on the dispersion and thermal and electrical conductivity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes were studied. The surfaces of MWCNTs were modified...

Functionally graded piezoelectric-piezomagnetic material (FGPPM), with a gradual variation of the material properties in the desired direction(s), can improve the conversion of energy among mechanical, electric, and magnetic fields. Full dispersion r...

In this article, a discrete analogue of an extension to a two-parameter half-logistic model is proposed for modeling count data. The probability mass function of the new model can be expressed as a mixture representation of a geometric model. Some of...

Herein, we report a photoinitiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and methyl methacrylic (MAA) for the preparation of highly monodisperse carboxyl-functionalized polyme...

This review supports an overview of selected high-performance fibers and functional fiber materials. A review of several properties and applications is given. For fiber materials and fabrics, microscopic images taken by scanning electron microscopy (...

There has been an increase in interest in developing functional polymer composites based on green chemistry principles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the preparation of functional epoxy/carbon nanotube nanocomposites using ball milling...

Aromatic amines such as 3-chloroaniline (3-CA) are toxic, persistent, and environmentally relevant water contaminants. Their reliable determination in aqueous systems has therefore become increasingly important. The monitoring of trace levels of thes...

Plant diversity often contributes to the shape of arthropod communities, which in turn supply important ecosystem services. However, the current biodiversity loss scenario, particularly worrying for arthropods, constitutes a threat for sustainability...

The fragmentation of continuous habitats has significant consequences for species and for the functional diversity of plant and animal communities. Fragmentation effects can be indirect, can occur at different spatial scales and may vary over years....

In the present study, 11 non-anthocyanin polyphenols, gallic acid, protocatechuate, vanillic acid, syringic acid, ferulic acid, quercetin, catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, gallocatechin gallate and epicatechin gallate—were first...

The phonon properties and thermodynamics of four crystalline cellulose allomorphs, Iα, Iβ, II, and III1, have been investigated using dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT). In line with experimental findings, the free energy...

Weakly-bound intermolecular clusters constitute reductionist physical models for non-covalent interactions. Here we report the observation of the monomer, the dimer and the monohydrate of 2-adamantanol, a secondary alcohol with a bulky ten-carbon ali...

Organic–inorganic hybrid materials have become indispensable high-performance and highly functional materials. This is owing to the improved dispersion control in hybrid materials and emergence of functional ionic liquids. Harmonization of both...

A polysilicone flame retardant (PA) was synthesized and covalently grafted onto the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via amide linkages to obtain modified CNTs (CNTs-PA). The grafting reaction was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)...

Non-propagating waves have great potential for crack evaluation, but it is difficult to obtain the complex solutions of the transcendental dispersion equation corresponding to the non-propagating wave. This paper presents an analytical approach based...

Elastodynamic problems are investigated in this work by employing the enriched finite element method (EFEM) with various enrichment functions. By performing the dispersion analysis, it is confirmed that for elastodynamic analysis, the amount of numer...

The influence of carbon nanotube (CNT) modification on the dispersion and localization behavior of the CNTs in immiscible blends of polystyrene (PS) and polybutadiene (PB), and in the nanostructured morphology of a star-shaped styrene-butadiene based...

In this study, we investigate some new analytical solutions to the (1 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear Dispersive Modified Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation and the (2 + 1)-dimensional cubic Klein–Gordon equation by using the generalized Kudryashov method. Af...

Understanding and modeling of a surface-plasmon phenomenon on lossy metals interfaces based on simplified models of dielectric function lead to problems when confronted with reality. For a realistic description of lossy metals, such as gold and silve...

The purpose of this work was to assess the functional diversity of herb–shrub layer com munities determined by their dispersal mode in pine boreal forests depending on two factors: (i) the degree of technogenic heavy metal pollution and (ii) th...

Functionally graded materials (FGM) have received extensive attention in recent years due to their excellent mechanical properties. In this research, the theoretical process of calculating the propagation characteristics of Lamb waves in FGM sandwich...

The primary focus of this article is to derive a solution to obtain the asymptotic turbulent dispersion parameter provided by the spectral Taylor statistical diffusion model. Unlike previous articles, which employed the Dirac delta function to solve...

Elastic and water stable macroaggregate are significant to soil structure. which is the base of the soil, to maintain sustainable agriculture. Whether and how functional amendment fertilizer is capable of construction of the macroaggregate is the mai...

The dispersion and dissipation properties of a numerical scheme are critical in simulating flow fields involving a wide range of length scales. In this study, we highlight the common oversight of focusing merely on controlling dispersion error withou...

In this paper, new 1D nano-fibrous SiO2 with functionalized surfaces is prepared. First, the effect of dispersion on the morphology and the surface properties of the silica SiO2 compounds are investigated. Second, energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS)...

Currently, the scientific community has spent a lot of effort in developing “green” and environmentally friendly processes and products, due the contemporary problems connected to pollution and climate change. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs...

Incorporating nanofillers into elastomers leads to composites with an enormous potential regarding their properties. Unfortunately, nanofillers tend to form agglomerates inhibiting adequate filler dispersion. Therefore, different carbon nanotube (CNT...

The 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide (LLM-105) is a newly energetic material with an excellent performance and low sensitivity and has attracted considerable attention. On the basis of the dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT-D)...

Nanoparticle-based lubricants, or nanolubricants, can exhibit superior tribological properties compared to unmodified base oils. However, these performance gains are highly dependent on the nanoparticle surface chemistry, particularly in maintaining...

There are few studies on the extent to which waterfowl select plant food compared with what is available in wetland ecosystems. We used a new dataset on the presence of seeds in the alimentary canal or feces to identify flowering plant species whose...

First-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) calculations were performed on liquid GeSe4 with the aim of inferring the impact of dispersion (van der Waals, vdW) forces on the structural properties. Different expressions for the dispersion forces were e...

Background: Electromechanical heterogeneities due to marked dispersion of ventricular repolarisation and mechanical function have been associated with symptoms in long QT syndrome (LQTS) patients; Aim: To examine the exercise response of longitudinal...

We extend the SG4 generalized gradient approximation, developed for covalent and ionic solids with a nonlocal van der Waals functional. The resulting SG4-rVV10m functional is tested, considering two possible parameterizations, for various kinds of bu...

Nanolubricants have attracted great interest due to the promise of friction and wear reduction by introducing nanoparticles. To date, the foremost challenge for developing a new nanolubricant is particle suspension. To understand the mechanisms of na...

The water content in fuel–water emulsions can vary from 10% to 30%, and is under control during the process of emulsification. The main task of this study was to obtain near-linear static function for a water-cut meter with capacitive sensors,...

A class of problems of wave propagation in waveguides consisting of one or several layers that are characterized by linear variation of the squared refractive index along the normal to the interfaces between them is considered in this paper. In vario...

This paper describes a methodological analysis of the Brillouin precursor formation to understand the impairments undergone by like-noise and random noise waveforms propagating through naturally dispersive media commonly found in radar applications....

Enhanced dielectric and mechanical properties of polyarylene ether nitrile (PEN) are obtained through secondary dispersion of polyaniline functionalized barium titanate (PANI-f-BT) by hot-stretching. PANI-f-BT nanoparticles with different PANI conten...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have already been considered for medical applications due to their small diameter and ability to penetrate cells and tissues. However, since CNTs are chemically inert and non-dispersible in water, they have to be chemically fu...