Efficient Nickel and Cobalt Recovery by Metal-Organic Framework-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes (MMM-MOFs).

Green energy transition has supposed to give a huge boost to the electric vehicle rechargeable battery market. This has generated a compelling demand for raw materials, such as cobalt and nickel, which are key common constituents in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, their existing mining protocols and the concentrated localization of such ores have made cobalt and nickel mineral conundrums, and their supplies experience shortages, which threaten to slow the progress of the renewable energy transition.

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and intrusion detection evaluation dataset for linux systems 2024.

The novel dataset called Linux-APT Dataset 2024 captures Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks along with other latest and sophisticated payloads. Existing datasets lacks latest attacker's techniques and procedures, APTs tactics and configuration to capture maximum Linux log sources to observe the working and behaviour of an APT in a detailed manner. The environment which supported us in capturing the logs is composed of Linux machines and a centralized logging system configured appropriately to captures and detect all possible events and logs for an APT and other complex intrusion.

State, synthesis, perspective applications, and challenges of Graphdiyne and its analogues: A review of recent research.

Carbon materials technology provides the possibility of synthesizing low-cost, outstanding performance replacements to noble-metal catalysts for long-term use. Graphdiyne (GDY) is a carbon allotrope with an extremely thin atomic thickness. It consists of carbon elements, that are hybridized with both sp.

An Improved Multiexposure Image Fusion Technique.

Multiexposure image fusion (MEF) is an effective approach to generate high dynamic range images from multilevel exposures taken from ordinary cameras. In this article, a novel MEF algorithm is proposed to gain maximum visual details as well as vivid colors from the captured scene. This algorithm first decomposes the input images with multiple exposures into the base and detail layer.

(Multivariate)-Metal-Organic Framework for Highly Efficient Antibiotic Capture from Aquatic Environmental Matrices.

Contamination of aquatic environments by pharmaceuticals used by modern societies has become a serious threat to human beings. Among them, antibiotics are of particular concern due to the risk of creating drug-resistant bacteria and, thus, developing efficient protocols for the capture of this particular type of drug is mandatory. Herein, we report a family of three isoreticular MOFs, derived from natural amino acids, that exhibit high efficiency in the removal of a mixture of four distinct families of antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones, penicillins, lincomycins, and cephalosporins, as solid-phase extraction (SPE) sorbents.

Electro-Synthesis of Organic Compounds with Heterogeneous Catalysis.

Electro-organic synthesis has attracted a lot of attention in pharmaceutical science, medicinal chemistry, and future industrial applications in energy storage and conversion. To date, there has not been a detailed review on electro-organic synthesis with the strategy of heterogeneous catalysis. In this review, the most recent advances in synthesizing value-added chemicals by heterogeneous catalysis are summarized.

Genome sequencing and analysis of genomic diversity in the locally transmitted SARS-CoV-2 in Pakistan.

Surveillance of genetic diversity of the SARS-CoV-2 is extremely important to detect the emergence of more infectious and deadly strains of the virus. In this study, we evaluated mutational events in the SARS-CoV-2 genomes through whole genome sequencing. The samples were collected from COVID-19 patients in different major cities of Pakistan during the four waves of the pandemic (May 2020 to July 2021) and subjected to whole genome sequencing.

Virtual Reality Fitness (VRF) for Behavior Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis Approach.

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, cellphone health apps and virtual reality fitness for treating neurological disorders such as Parkinson's were beneficial. Virtual reality has been used to treat PTSD, depression, anxieties, dementia, ADHD, dyslexia, and pain control in various settings. Virtual reality exercise has been studied for its effects on biological, mental, rehabilitation, behavior, and attitude management.

An Efficient and Secure Revocation-Enabled Attribute-Based Access Control for eHealth in Smart Society.

The ever-growing ecosystem of the Internet of Things (IoT) integrating with the ever-evolving wireless communication technology paves the way for adopting new applications in a smart society. The core concept of smart society emphasizes utilizing information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure to improve every aspect of life. Among the variety of smart services, eHealth is at the forefront of these promises.

Hand-based multibiometric systems: state-of-the-art and future challenges.

The traditional methods used for the identification of individuals such as personal identification numbers (PINs), identification tags, etc., are vulnerable as they are easily compromised by the hackers. In this paper, we aim to focus on the existing multibiometric systems that use hand based modalities for the identification of individuals.

Serological Screening of Suspected COVID-19 Patients in Pakistan.

Objective: To determine the antibody levels (IgM and IgG), using ELISA in suspected patients of COVID-19.

Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place & Duration of Study: Real Time PCR Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, from May to July 2020.

The Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Health-Psychological Health, Physical Activity, and Overall Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Emotional Regulation.

Highly infectious respiratory disease COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China, and spread worldwide. Different measures have been adopted worldwide to contain the COVID-19, and these measures have various impacts on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (CP) and lockdown policy on physical health (PH)-psychological health (PsH), physical activity (PA), and overall well-being (OW) in the context of HRQoL, exploring the mediating role of emotional regulation (ER).

Physical Inactivity, Non-Communicable Diseases and National Fitness Plan of China for Physical Activity.

Background: China has the world's largest population, going under health transition due to industrialization, urbanization, and a sedentary lifestyle. About 82% of China's disease burden is due to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Physical activity (active travel) is the best preventive measure against NCDs.

On GPS spoofing of aerial platforms: a review of threats, challenges, methodologies, and future research directions.

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAVs, Drones), initially known only for their military applications, are getting increasingly popular in the civil sector as well. Over the military canvas, drones have already proven themselves as a potent force multiplier through unmanned, round-the-clock, long-range and high-endurance missions for surveillance, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and even armed combat applications. With the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), commercial deployments of drones are also growing exponentially, ranging from cargo and taxi services to agriculture, disaster relief, risk assessment and monitoring of critical infrastructures.

The Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 Home Confinement and Physical Activity: A Structural Equation Model Analysis.

Background: COVID-19 break out has created panic and fear in society. A strict kind of lockdown was imposed in Wuhan, Hubei province of China. During home confinement due to lockdown, people face multidimensional issues.

MARC: A Novel Framework for Detecting MITM Attacks in eHealthcare BLE Systems.

Real-time and ubiquitous patient monitoring demands the use of wireless data acquisition through resource constrained medical sensors, mostly configured with No-input No-output (NiNo) capabilities. Bluetooth is one of the most popular and widely adopted means of communicating this sensed information to a mobile terminal. However, over simplified implementations of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) protocol in eHealth sector is susceptible to several wireless attacks, in particular the Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack.

CATSWoTS: Context Aware Trustworthy Social Web of Things System.

The inevitable revolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its benefits can be witnessed everywhere. Two major issues related to IoT are the interoperability and the identification of trustworthy things. The proposed Context-Aware Trustworthy Social Web of Things System (CATSWoTS) addresses the interoperability issue by incorporating web technologies including Service Oriented Architecture where each thing plays the role of a service provider as well as a role of service consumer.

Forensic Analysis of Tor Browser: A Case Study for Privacy and Anonymity on the Web.

Web browsers are among the most commonly used applications to access the web from any platform nowadays. With recent digital incidents involving breach of data, users are becoming more cognizant of the threat posed by malicious actors having access to personal data as well as vulnerable applications which may compromise their data. For this very reason, users are being offered privacy preserving solutions for trust maturity.

USB Storage Device Forensics for Windows 10.

Significantly increased use of USB devices due to their user-friendliness and large storage capacities poses various threats for many users/companies in terms of data theft that becomes easier due to their efficient mobility. Investigations for such data theft activities would require gathering critical digital information capable of recovering digital forensics artifacts like date, time, and device information. This research gathers three sets of registry and logs data: first, before insertion; second, during insertion; and the third, after removal of a USB device.

Hemophagocytic histiocytosis: A Clinicopathological correlation.

Objectives: Histiocytic hyperplasia with hemophagocytosis (HP) is relatively uncommon condition that has often been mistaken in the past for neoplastic disorders. This study was conducted to investigate the possible etiology of HP, its intensity in the bone marrow (BM), and also its effect on hematological parameters with the extent of disease activity.

Methods: Blood samples were collected and BM examination was performed in 250 patients with varied etiology showing HP.

Role of posterior sub-tenon triamcinolone acetonide in patients of refractory macular oedema.

Objective: To evaluate the results of posterior sub-tenon triamcinolone acetonide in patients of refractory macular oedema suffering with retinal vascular disorders.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust, Lahore, Pakistan, from October 2014 to March 2015, and comprised eyes of patients with refractory macular oedema. The central macular thickness of all patients was determined with ocular coherence tomography before giving injection of 40mg/ml posterior sub-tenon triamcinolone acetonide.

World Health Organisation Global Disability Action Plan 2014-2021: Challenges and perspectives for physical medicine and rehabilitation in Pakistan.

Objective: To provide an update on disability and outline potential barriers and facilitators for implementation of the World Health Organization Global Disability Action Plan (GDAP) in Pakistan.

Methods: A 6-day workshop at the Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad facilitated by rehabilitation staff from Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia. Local healthcare professionals (n = 33) from medical rehabilitation facilities identified challenges in service provision, education and attitudes/approaches to people with disabilities, using consensus agreement for objectives listed in the GDAP.

A Survey of Authentication Schemes in Telecare Medicine Information Systems.

E-Healthcare is an emerging field that provides mobility to its users. The protected health information of the users are stored at a remote server (Telecare Medical Information System) and can be accessed by the users at anytime. Many authentication protocols have been proposed to ensure the secure authenticated access to the Telecare Medical Information System.

Causal Assessment of Serum Urate Levels in Cardiometabolic Diseases Through a Mendelian Randomization Study.

Background: Although epidemiological studies have reported positive associations between circulating urate levels and cardiometabolic diseases, causality remains uncertain.

Objectives: Through a Mendelian randomization approach, we assessed whether serum urate levels are causally relevant in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic stroke, and heart failure (HF).

Methods: This study investigated 28 single nucleotide polymorphisms known to regulate serum urate levels in association with various vascular and nonvascular risk factors to assess pleiotropy.