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Photocatalytic degradation using Bi-doped SnS Quantum dots and phytotoxicity evaluation of treated effluents through seed germination

Govindhasamy Murugadoss, Nachimuthu Venkatesh, Pandurengan Sakthivel, Govindhan Thiruppathi et al. • Chemical Physics Impact (2025)

Quantum dots (QDs) are employed in photocatalytic applications because of their distinctive optical characteristics, such as high absorption coefficients and tunable bandgaps, enabling efficient visible light absorption and charge carrier g...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.chphi.2025.100944

GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSES OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) TO ZINC OXIDE (ZnO) NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR APPLICATION

Fayomi Omotola Michael, Olasan Joseph Olalekan, Aguoru Celestine Uzoma, Terhemba Mamnenge Sarah • Biotechnologia Acta (2024)

Aim. This study was purposed to investigate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the growth and yield performance of two soybean (Glycine max L.) varieties, TGX1904-6F and TGX1951-3F, under controlled experimental conditions...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15407/biotech17.06.056

Electrospinning: A Powerful Tool to Improve the Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Surfaces Using Nanofibrous Coatings

Pedro J. Rivero, Deyo Maeztu Redin, Rafael J. Rodríguez • Metals (2020)

The use of surface engineering techniques to tune-up the composition of nanostructured thin-films for developing functional coatings with advanced properties is a hot topic within the scientific community. The control of the coating structu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/met10030350

Extracellular vesicles as circulating cancer biomarkers: opportunities and challenges

R. E. Lane, D. Korbie, M. M. Hill, M. Trau • Clinical and Translational Medicine (2018)

Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, lipid-bound particles containing nucleic acid and protein cargo which are excreted from cells under a variety of normal and pathological conditions. EVs have garnered substantial research int...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40169-018-0192-7

Effect of Solid/Liquid and Eutectic Front Velocities on Microstructure Evolution in Al-20%Cu Alloys

Alaaldeen Abdallah, András Roósz, Arnold Rónaföldi, Zsolt Veres • Crystals (2024)

During the solidification process, microstructures are affected by the experimental conditions, the thermophysical characteristics of the alloy, and the type of grain-refining particles. Unidirectional solidification experiments were perfor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cryst14070638

Probiotics in Nanotechnology-Driven Wound Healing: From Mechanistic Insight to Clinical Promise

Milind Umekar, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary, Monali Manghani, Supriya Shidhaye et al. • Pharmaceutics (2025)

Chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers and pressure sores, are becoming more prevalent due to aging populations and increased metabolic problems. These wounds often persist due to impaired healing, chronic inflammation, oxidative st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17070805

Nano-enabled microbial bioinputs for sustainable agriculture: advances, mechanisms, applications, and future challenges

Isadora Camargo Pedrino, Isadora Camargo Pedrino, Paulo Teixeira Lacava, Paulo Teixeira Lacava • Frontiers in Plant Science (2026)

Microbial bioinputs have emerged as key components of sustainable agriculture owing to their ability to promote plant growth, improve nutrient acquisition, enhance tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and suppress phytopathogens. Despi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1925672

The microwave-absorption properties and mechanism of phenyl silicone rubber/CIPs/graphene composites after thermal-aging in an elevated temperature

Xiao Yan, Jianhua Guo, Xinghua Jiang • Scientific Reports (2022)

Abstract Recently, the application and development of flexible microwave-absorption composites based on silicone rubber have gradually become a research hot spot. In this study, methyl vinyl phenyl silicone rubber (MPVQ)/carbonyl iron parti...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08415-6

Fabrication and Properties of Iron-based Soft Magnetic Composites Coated with NiZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>

WU Shen, FAN Jiang-lei, LIU Jian-xiu, GAO Hong-xia et al. • Cailiao gongcheng (2017)

This paper focuses on iron-based soft magnetic composites which were synthesized by utilizing the sol-gel method prepared Ni-Zn ferrite particles as insulating compound to coat iron powder, and the influence of NiZnFe2O4 content and molding...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2016.001428

Dynamic characteristics of a high-speed shaft-bearing-helical gear transmission system based on full-degree-of-freedom dynamics

Xuezhong Fu, Yutong Fu, Xiaotao Yang, Yuanxing Huang et al. • Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal (2026)

To accurately evaluate the dynamic characteristics of helical gear transmission systems under high-speed operating conditions and to address the problem that the lumped parameter model fails to accurately reflect the system’s dynamic perfor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jestch.2026.102360

Metamodel of the plane strain compression test as a replacement of fe model in the inverse analysis

Łukasz Sztangret, Mateusz Sztangret, Jan Kusiak, Maciej Pietrzyk • Computer Methods in Materials Science (2014)

The paper presents the application of plane strain compression (PSC) test to the identification of material model parameters. Moreover, an attempt to substitute the finite element (FE) model with the metamodel in the inverse analysis was ma...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7494/cmms.2014.4.0493

Achieving high strength in 430 stainless steel by laser powder bed fusion: microstructure-property relationships and strengthening strategies

Junchen Li, Qiushuang Wang, Swee Leong Sing, Congwei Wang et al. • Virtual and Physical Prototyping (2026)

Conventional manufacturing of 430 ferritic stainless steel faces significant challenges, including severe work hardening, rapid tool wear, and limited strengthening via heat treatment. To overcome these limitations, this study employs laser...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2026.2631285

Manufacturing of Hierarchical (Nano-)Composite Structures: Numerical and Experimental Perspectives

Hatim Alotaibi, Constantinos Soutis, Masoud Jabbari • Applied Sciences (2026)

Thermoset polymer nanocomposites have considerable potential to improve the functionality and optimise the performance of composite structures. Such a nanocomposite generally consists of a modified polymer matrix (continuous phase) containi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app162010379

Bio-Template Synthesis of V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@Carbonized Dictyophora Composites for Advanced Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

Wei Zhou, Guilin Zeng, Haotian Jin, Shaohua Jiang et al. • Molecules (2023)

In terms of new-generation energy-storing devices, aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are becoming the prime candidates because of their inexpensive nature, inherent safety, environmental benignity and abundant resources. Nevertheless, due ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052147

Is There a Retrograde Accretion Disk around 4U 1626–67? Tracking Torque Reversals with a State-space Model

Joseph O’Leary, Andrew Melatos, Tom Kimpson, Dimitris M. Christodoulou et al. • The Astrophysical Journal (2026)

X-ray timing studies of the persistent, Galactic, accretion-powered pulsar 4U 1626−67 reveal torque reversals, during which the pulse frequency ν ( t ) alternates between multiyear episodes of secular acceleration and deceleration, separate...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae2610

Evidence for Enrichment of Niobium-92 in the Outer Protosolar Disk

Yuki Hibiya, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Hatsuki Enomoto, Takehito Hayakawa • The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2023)

The short-lived radionuclide, niobium-92 ( ^92 Nb), has been used to estimate the site of nucleosynthesis for p- nuclei and the timing of planetary differentiation, assuming that it was uniformly distributed in the early solar system. Here,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acab5d