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World J Microbiol Biotechnol
January 2025
Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is a biodegradable polymer that belongs to a group of polymers called polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). PHB can be synthesized from renewable resources, making it a promising alternative to petroleum-derived plastics. It is also considered non-toxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible, which makes it suitable for various applications in the medicine and biomedicine.
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January 2025
College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
The unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (K) is one of the most important properties for evaluating moisture and gas migration in soil. However, the precise measurement of K in the laboratory often requires considerable time and economic costs. Currently, the most commonly used method to calculate K is to obtain it from the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) and saturated hydraulic conductivity.
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January 2025
Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Gas foam injection offers a viable solution to challenges faced in oil reservoirs, yet ensuring optimal foamability and stability remains a pivotal hurdle in practical field operations. This study presents a novel synthesis procedure to create silica (SiO) Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) and examines their potential to enhance gas foam stability for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications. Two variations of SiO JNPs were synthesized via a masking procedure, employing oleic acid and ascorbic acid within a Pickering emulsion, marking a pioneering approach.
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January 2025
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, 21944, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
The monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the class Poxviridae, is the causative agent of the zoonotic viral infection MPXV. The disease is similar to smallpox, but it is usually less dangerous. This study examines the evolution of the MPXV epidemic in Canada with an emphasis on the effects of control employing actual data.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, United States of America; Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, United States of America. Electronic address:
Ion transport in solid polymer electrolytes is crucial for applications like energy conversion and storage, as well as carbon dioxide capture. However, most of the materials studied in this area are petroleum-based. Natural materials (biopolymers) have the potential to act as alternatives to petroleum-based products and, when derived with ionic liquid (IL) functionalities, present a sustainable alternative for conductive materials by offering tunable morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties.
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