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A new insight into the separation of oil from oil/water emulsion by Fe3O4?SiO2 nanoparticles
( Academic Press Inc. , 2021 , Article)Nanofluids have shown their potential in the oil recovery process through surface modification. Due to their surface characteristics, they can apply to improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different ... -
A review of video surveillance systems
( Academic Press Inc. , 2021 , Article)Automated surveillance systems observe the environment utilizing cameras. The observed scenario is then analysed using motion detection, crowd behaviour, individual behaviour, interaction between individuals, crowds and ... -
Corrigendum to “Toxic metals in packed rice: Effects of size, type, origin, packing season, and storage duration” [J. Food Compos. (2023) 104920]
( Academic Press Inc. , 2024 , Article)The authors regret to inform you that they missed putting the funding agency in this article. It would be great if you kindly add a section on Funding: The research work was co-funded by the President Intramural Research ... -
Development of CuAg/Cu2O nanoparticles on carbon nitride surface for methanol oxidation and selective conversion of carbon dioxide into formate
( Academic Press Inc. , 2020 , Article)Herein we report a catalyst consisting of CuAg/Cu2O nanoparticles (NPs), synthesized on the two-dimensional carbon nitride (CN) surface via galvanic exchange route for electrocatalytic methanol oxidation and carbon dioxide ... -
Distinguishing characteristics and usability of graphene oxide based on different sources of graphite feedstock
( Academic Press Inc. , 2019 , Article)Graphene oxide (GO) has gained popularity in scientific research and industry due to its superior properties, which can be controlled by the synthesis method and graphite feedstock. Despite the availability of different ... -
Does visual letter similarity modulate masked form priming in young readers of Arabic?
( Academic Press Inc. , 2018 , Article)We carried out a masked priming lexical decision experiment to study whether visual letter similarity plays a role during the initial phases of word processing in young readers of Arabic (fifth graders). Arabic is ideally ... -
Dynamical transitions between equilibria in a dissipative Klein-Gordon lattice
( Academic Press Inc. , 2019 , Article)We consider the energy landscape of a dissipative Klein–Gordon lattice with a on-site potential. Our analysis is based on suitable energy arguments, combined with a discrete version of the Łojasiewicz inequality, in order ... -
ECG encryption and identification based security solution on the Zynq SoC for connected health systems
( Academic Press Inc. , 2017 , Article)Connected health is a technology that associates medical devices, security devices and communication technologies. It enables patients to be monitored and treated remotely from their home. Patients' data and medical records ... -
Exploring the origins of EEG motion artefacts during simultaneous fMRI acquisition: Implications for motion artefact correction
( Academic Press Inc. , 2018 , Article)Motion artefacts (MAs) are induced within EEG data collected simultaneously with fMRI when the subject's head rotates relative to the magnetic field. The effects of these artefacts have generally been ameliorated by removing ... -
Fabrication and applications of nickel selenide
( Academic Press Inc. , 2019 , Article)This article presents synthetic strategies of different phases and morphologies of nickel selenide in terms of solid state reactions, solvothermal and hydrothermal processes, electrodeposition, precipitation reactions, ... -
Hadoop Perfect File: A fast and memory-efficient metadata access archive file to face small files problem in HDFS
( Academic Press Inc. , 2021 , Article)HDFS faces several issues when it comes to handling a large number of small files. These issues are well addressed by archive systems, which combine small files into larger ones. They use index files to hold relevant ... -
Microbiological and physicochemical quality enhancement of treated wastewater using raw and chemically modified clays from Sidi Bouzid region, Tunisia
( Academic Press Inc. , 2023 , Article)Environmental discharge of wastewater represents a source of chemical and biological pollutants. This study firstly evaluates the microbiological and physicochemical quality of treated wastewaters collected from two ... -
Modulation of wettability, gradient and adhesion on self-assembled monolayer by counterion exchange and pH
( Academic Press Inc. , 2018 , Article)In this study, two quaternary ammonium salts derived from L-lipoic acid were applied for self-assembled monolayers formation on rough structured gold surface. The derivatives differ in functionality since one possesses ... -
Multiscale structural evolution of citrate-triggered intrafibrillar and interfibrillar mineralization in dense collagen gels
( Academic Press Inc. , 2020 , Article)The mineralized extracellular matrix of bone is an organic?inorganic nanocomposite consisting primarily of carbonated hydroxyapatite, fibrous type I collagen, noncollagenous proteins, proteoglycans, and diverse biomolecules ... -
Nanostructural synergism as Mn-N-C channels in manganese (IV) oxide and fluffy g-C3N4 layered composite with exceptional catalytic capabilities
( Academic Press Inc. , 2022 , Article)The avenues of catalysis and material science are always accepted and it is hoped that a state-of-the-art catalyst with exceptional intrinsic redox characteristics would be produced. This study focused on developing a ... -
Neutron diffraction studies of the Na-ion battery electrode materials NaCoCr2(PO4)3, NaNiCr2(PO4)3, and Na2Ni2Cr(PO4)3
( Academic Press Inc. , 2016 , Article)The new compounds NaCoCr2(PO4)3, NaNiCr2(PO4)3, and Na2Ni2Cr(PO4)3 were synthesized by sol-gel method and their crystal structures were determined by using neutron powder diffraction data. These compounds were characterized ... -
Nicotinamide-based supergelator self-assembling via asymmetric hydrogen bonding NH OC and H Br pattern for reusable, moldable and self-healable nontoxic fuel gels
( Academic Press Inc. , 2021 , Article)Hypothesis Development of highly efficient low-molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) for safe energy storage materials is of great demand. Energy storage materials as fuel gels are often achieved by construction of hybrid ... -
Photoimmobilization of zwitterionic polymers on surfaces to reduce cell adhesion
( Academic Press Inc. , 2017 , Article)Simple and robust methods for modifying hydrophobic polymer surfaces with zwitterionic polymers using UV irradiation were developed. Two random zwitterionic copolymers consisting of either carboxybetaine or sulfobetaine ... -
Post K-Pg diversification of the mammalian order Eulipotyphla as suggested by phylogenomic analyses of ultra-conserved elements
( Academic Press Inc. , 2019 , Article)The origin of the mammalian order Eulipotyphla has been debated intensively with arguments around whether they began diversifying before or after the Cretaceous-Palaeogene (K-Pg) boundary at 66 Ma. Here, we used an in-solution ... -
PTNet: An efficient and green data center network
( Academic Press Inc. , 2017 , Article)In recent years, data centers have witnessed an exponential growth for hosting hundreds of thousands of servers as well as to accommodating a very large demand for resources. To fulfill the required level of demand, some ...
