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Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a new paradigm in customized manufacturing and allows the fabrication of complex optical components and metaphotonic structures that are difficult to realize via traditional methods. Co...

In response to societal demands, the food industry constantly seeks innovations for its products. Active food packaging, developed from biopolymers incorporated with Pickering emulsions, is certainly one of these innovat...

Abstract Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and microplastics (MPs) are certain types of persistent plastic contaminants that are a cause of concern to both the ecosystems and human health. The nanotechnologies o...

Background: The rapid growth of the Middle Eastern tourist market demands advanced communication skills from tourism practitioners. However, current teaching materials for Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP) in Tourism ar...

High-end magnetron sputtering targets serve as the core foundational materials for fabricating critical functional films used in integrated circuits and flat panel displays. China currently faces a high external dependen...

Composite materials are utilized in many industries today due to its high performance and lightweight. However, the part manufacturing process of traditional composites is complicated and often involves high cost. The mo...

BackgroundSleep disruption(SD) has been shown to amplify inflammatory signaling and promote pain hypersensitivity, but how inflammation interacts with brain functional alterations to drive pain sensitization remains uncl...

BackgroundPrimary malignant bone tumors are aggressive neoplasms that frequently affect adolescents and young adults. Limb-sparing surgery (LSS) has become the preferred surgical approach when oncologically feasible; how...

With the maturing techniques for advanced synthesis and engineering of two-dimensional (2D) materials, its nanocomposites, hybrid nanostructures, alloys, and heterostructures, researchers have been able to create materia...

Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has emerged as a promising strategy for mitigating CO2 emissions while producing valuable chemicals. However, conventional CCU relies on separate capture, purification, and conversion...

Lignin, the most abundant aromatic polymer from nature, represents a promising feedstock for sustainable functional materials. Yet its intrinsic structural heterogeneity and broad molecular weight distribution limit its ...

Background: Fractures of the proximal third of the tibia commonly result from high-velocity trauma, particularly road traffic accidents, and are often associated with significant soft-tissue injury. Their management rema...

"Material Jetting technology has proven to be very useful in the manufacture of parts with a variety of shapes, consistencies, textures, transparencies and colours, and a great diversity of mechanical properties can be a...

Abstract The search for high-efficiency antimicrobial nanomaterials has intensified due to the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance. In this study, titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) were synthesized using a...

Nickel salts of Keggin heteropolytungstates with the general formula NixAyW12−yO39or40 (A = Si/P) were synthesized and studied as bulk catalytic materials or supported ones by deposition on modified and functionalized ...

Background and objectives: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common among individuals who lead active lifestyles. A frequently used surgical approach to address this condition is ACL reconstruction (ACLR) uti...

Introduction Osteoarthritis is a frequent degenerative joint disease, affecting older individuals in particular. When non-surgical treatment options are no longer effective or warranted, surgical options include single c...

Glass ionomer cement as one of the restoration materials requires high compressive strength so it can last during functional activity. The latest glass ionomer cement comes with glass hybrid technology and a nanofilled r...

The increasing release of greenhouse gases (GHGs), particularly CO2, continues to drive global warming and highlights the need for effective mitigation technologies. In this study, porous nanostructured cellulose acetate...

Abstract Machine learning surrogate models of Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory Hamiltonians provide a powerful tool for accelerating the prediction of electronic properties of materials, such as electronic band struct...

Purpose: To evaluate the association of lipid profile and statin therapy with stroke severity and early functional outcome in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke ...

Background: Melanoma represents a highly aggressive and metastatic form of malignant skin cancer. that remains challenging to treat clinically. Tumor cells often reprogram nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD⁺) metab...

Abstract Objective Photon-counting CT (PCCT) combines improved dose efficiency with spectral imaging, enabling dynamic functional imaging at chest CT dose levels. Dual energy CT typically uses perfused blood volume (PBV)...

Van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials offer a flexible platform for exploring low-dimensional spin-dependent transport. FePd _2 Te _2 (FPT) is a layered ferromagnet with a Curie temperature of ∼185 K, whose magnetic a...