Academic Articles & Research Papers

Materials Science for Engineers

This fifth edition of a successful textbook continues to provide students with an introduction to the basic principles of materials science over a broad range of topics. The authors have revised and updated this edition to include many new ...

From Two-Phase to Three-Phase: The New Electrochemical Interface by Oxide Electrocatalysts

Abstract Electrochemical reactions typically occur at the interface between a solid electrode and a liquid electrolyte. The charge exchange behaviour between these two phases determines the kinetics of electrochemical reactions. In the past...

Graph neural networks for materials science and chemistry

Machine learning plays an increasingly important role in many areas of chemistry and materials science, being used to predict materials properties, accelerate simulations, design new structures, and predict synthesis routes of new materials...

Materials Science Forum

Materials Science Forum (MSF) is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal scope covers all aspects of theoretical, computational and experimental research in the area of materials science. It includes but is not limited to materials synthesis, ...

Calreticulin-targeting L-asparaginase-flagellin conjugate enhances Salmonella-mediated antitumor efficacy.

Prevalence of malaria infection and factors associated among HIV-infected adult patients attending HIV care and treatment clinic at Kitete regional referral hospital in Tabora region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background HIV and malaria are serious public health concerns, particularly in Tanzania. HIV-infected individuals are more likely to get malaria and its complications. However, data on the interaction of the two diseases in Tanzani...

Case Report: Tocilizumab in pediatric febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome

Background and purposeWe describe the clinical characteristics and the therapeutic effect of tocilizumab with Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES). FIRES is characterized by super refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) in previ...

Period of Arrhythmia Anchored around an Infarction Scar in an Anatomical Model of the Human Ventricles

Rotating nonlinear waves of excitation in the heart cause dangerous cardiac arrhythmias. Frequently, ventricular arrhythmias occur as a result of myocardial infarction and are associated with rotation of the waves around a post-infarction s...

Wild immunology

In wild populations, individuals are regularly exposed to a wide range of pathogens. In this context, organisms must elicit and regulate effective immune responses to protect their health while avoiding immunopathology. However, most of our...

Biological Potential of <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>: A Study on Seed, Cone Essential Oils, and Seed Lipophilic Extract

This study investigates the essential oil (EO) isolated from the seeds and cones of Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), highlighting notable differences in their chemical composition and biological activities. The seed EO was uniquely domi...

S100A8/A9 increases the mobilization of pro-inflammatory Ly6Chigh monocytes to the synovium during experimental osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Monocytes are dominant cells present within the inflamed synovium during osteoarthritis (OA). In mice, two functionally distinct monocyte subsets are described: pro-inflammatory Ly6Chigh and patrolling Ly6Clow monocytes....

Saccharomyces boulardii RC009 as an alternative to prophylactic antibiotics: effects on broiler chickens, performance, and gut microbiome

This study evaluates the effects of supplementing broiler chicken feed with the probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii RC009 as a sustainable alternative to prophylactic antibiotics. The focus was on productive performance, gut m...

Draft genome sequences of two hypermucoviscous carbapenem-resistant ST25 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains causing respiratory and systemic infections

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The emergence and spread of hypermucoviscous KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains belonging to the sequence type 25 (ST25) clone was reported recently in Northwest Argentina as a leading cause of nosocomial in...

Modelling Potassium Properties in East African Soils Using Infrared Spectroscopy

Potassium (K) is an essential plant nutrient and is often in short supply in the highly weathered soils of East Africa. The development of effective and sustainable fertilisation strategies could be helped by developing rapid and relatively...

Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence risk of various arrhythmias: A prospective cohort study

To investigate the association of long-term exposure to air pollution with incident arrhythmia from various causes, this prospective cohort study included 442,386 participants from the UK Biobank cohort. Residential annual average exposures...

Drought and Water Scarcity Management Policy in England and Wales—Current Failings and the Potential of Civic Innovation

Drought management in England and Wales takes place in a narrow, confined governance space. Assessed against current literature on drought management, England and Wales show little innovativeness and little actual willingness to change. We ...

Improving Muscle Function Through a Multimodal Behavioural Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity: The POMELO Trial

ABSTRACT Background Treatments aimed at improving physical function and body composition, including reducing fat mass (FM) and increasing muscle mass, may benefit individuals with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity. We investigat...

THE APPLICATION OF SOLAR ENERGY IN ROMANIA’S AUTOMOTIVE FIELD

Romania's automotive sector is experiencing an evolution towards sustainable transport, with an increasing interest in incorporating solar power technology into vehicles. This article examines the present state of solar power use in Roman...

The use of plant waste to ensure the functioning of agricultural energy complexes

RELEVANCE. Agricultural enterprises generate vegetable waste, which is difficult to utilize. Such waste can be used for combustion in boilers, providing thermal and electric energy to an agricultural energy complex. A hybrid mini-thermal po...

Anaerobic Digestion, Codigestion of Food Waste, and Chicken Dung: Correlation of Kinetic Parameters with Digester Performance and On-Farm Electrical Energy Generation Potential

Valorization of agro-food waste through anaerobic digestion (AD) is gaining prominence as alternative method of waste minimization and renewable energy production. The aim of this study was to identify the key parameters for digester perfor...