Construction Building Materials as a Potential for Structural Supercapacitor Applications.

Emerging demands to achieve zero carbon emissions and develop renewable energy resources necessitate the development of appropriate energy storage systems. To achieve this, several alternatives to conventional energy storage devices, such as Li-ion batteries or capacitors to more sustainable and scalable energy storage systems, are being explored. Supercapacitors, possess unique characteristics that include high power, long life, and environmental-friendly design.

Date-Leaf Carbon Particles for Green Enhanced Oil Recovery.

Green enhanced oil recovery (GEOR) is an environmentally friendly enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process involving the injection of green fluids to improve macroscopic and microscopic sweep efficiencies while boosting tertiary oil production. Carbon nanomaterials such as graphene, carbon nanotube (CNT), and carbon dots have gained interest for their superior ability to increase oil recovery. These particles have been successfully tested in EOR, although they are expensive and do not extend to GEOR.

Recent Advances in Processing and Applications of Heterobimetallic Oxide Thin Films by Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition.

The fabrication of smart, efficient, and innovative devices critically needs highly refined thin-film nanomaterials; therefore, facile, scalable, and economical methods of thin films production are highly sought-after for the sustainable growth of the hi-tech industry. The chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique is widely implemented at the industrial level due to its versatile features. However, common issues with a precursor, such as reduced volatility and thermal stability, restrict the use of CVD to produce novel and unique materials.

Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation of the Anticorrosion Performance of Submicron/Nanocarbon from Jute Sticks.

Jute stick, one of the most commonly and abundantly available agricultural waste product, was converted to a value-added submicron/nano jute carbon by using pyrolysis and high-energy ball milling techniques. The submicron/nano jute carbon was characterized using FE-SEM, TEM, EDS, XRD, XPS and Raman spectroscopy. The anticorrosive performance of the submicron/nano jute carbon was investigated through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and salt spray techniques, on mild steel plates coated with a mixture of epoxy resin and the submicron/nano jute carbon.

Characterization, Processing, and Application of Heavy Fuel Oil Ash, an Industrial Waste Material - A Review.

Heavy fuel oil ash (HFOA) is generated as an industrial waste material during the combustion of heavy fuel oil in power/desalination plants. With increasing energy demands, a significant volume of HFOA is generated. It is generally disposed of in landfills, causing environmental pollution, as it contains several toxic elements.

Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring During Trigeminal Schwannoma Surgery.

Surgical manipulation during skull base surgeries places various cranial nerves (CN) at risk, including the nerves innervating the extraocular muscles. It could be very challenging for the surgeon to identify these cranial nerves due to the distortion of the normal anatomy by the tumors. Despite the recent advancement in technology, surgeries involving the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cranial nerves still carry a risk of temporary or permanent paralysis of the muscles supplied by these cranial nerves.

Bilateral Oval and Round Window Atresia on CT Temporal Bone: A Rare Anomaly Clinically Mimicking Otosclerosis in an Adult.

We present a rare adult case of bilateral oval and round window atresia. Clinical and audiologic findings were suggestive of otosclerosis. High resolution CT Temporal bones showed unequivocal findings of bilateral oval and round window atresia.

Stenotrophomonas skull base osteomyelitis presenting as necrotizing otitis externa: Unmasking by CT and MRI-case report and review.

Necrotizing or malignant otitis externa in patients presenting with mild clinical findings can pose as a tip of the iceberg; computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unveils the clinical-imaging discrepancy and unmasks the presence of skull-base osteomyelitis (SBO). is the most common causative pathogen of SBO, followed by fungal and other rare bacterial organisms. This report presents a rare case in an elderly diabetic patient, where the pathogen was isolated.

Pneumoparotitis: a case report.

Background: Pneumoparotid is a rare cause of parotid enlargement. Pneumatic enlargement of the gland is caused by retrograde insufflation via Stensen's duct. Most reported cases have been managed conservatively, thus running a short course.

Long-term results of FESS - a random survey.

Very little work has been published in literature about the long-term results of endoscopic sinus surgery especially with substantial numbers. A cross-sectional study was performed of patient satisfaction following endoscopic sinus surgery over a mean period of 9.8 years, of 155 patients.

A case of papillary carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue within a branchial cyst with neck node metastasis.

We describe the interesting case of a young man who presented with a lateral neck node that was diagnosed as a branchial cyst. Histopathology of the excised node revealed that a papillary carcinoma was located within thyroid tissue, which in turn was located within a branchial cyst. A total thyroidectomy with local lymph node clearance was performed.

Unifocal Langerhans' cell histocytosis and frontal sinus agenesis: report of a rare case.

Unifocal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the frontal bone is rare. We report a most unusual case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the frontal bone in a patient who had been affected by frontal sinus agenesis. We believe this is the first reported case of its kind.