Unveiling the potential of Cu-Pd/CdS catalysts to supply and rectify electron transfer for H generation from water splitting.

As a future fuel, obtaining hydrogen from water could be a game changer for the renewable energy sector, because it has the potential to be used as an alternative to fossil fuels. The current project has been designed to develop catalysts that can produce hydrogen from water on irradiation by sunlight. For this purpose, CdS, Cu/CdS, Pd/CdS, and Cu-Pd/CdS catalysts were successfully synthesised and utilized for hydrogen generation.

Unveiling the potential of MXene-fabricated catalysts: an effective approach for H generation from water splitting.

Hydrogen has enough potential and can be successfully used as an alternative to the conventional fuel. It can be successfully produced from water that is not only a sustainable source but exists everywhere on earth. Additionally, its combustion releases water that is quite safe and environment friendly.

Evaluation of and anticancer activities of potassium koetjapate: a solubility improved formulation of koetjapic acid against human colon cancer.

Background And Purpose: The previous work on koetjapic acid (KA) isolated from showed its efficacy towards colorectal cancer however KA has poor water solubility which poses the biggest hindrance to its efficacy. In the present paper, an attempt was made to study the anti-colon cancer efficacy of KA's potassium salt . potassium koetjapate (KKA) applying and methods.

Palladium-anchored donor-flexible pyridylidene amide (PYA) electrocatalysts for CO reduction.

The conversion of CO into CO as a substitute for processing fossil fuels to produce hydrocarbons is a sustainable, carbon neutral energy technology. However, the electrochemical reduction of CO into a synthesis gas (CO and H) at a commercial scale requires an efficient electrocatalyst. In this perspective, a series of six new palladium complexes with the general formula [Pd(L)(Y)]Y, where L is a donor-flexible PYA, ,-bis(1-ethylpyridin-4(1)-ylidene)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide, ,-bis(1-butylpyridin-4(1)-ylidene)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide, or ,-bis(1-benzylpyridin-4(1)-ylidene)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide, and Y = OAc or Cl, were utilized as active electrocatalysts for the conversion of CO into a synthesis gas.

Chemical and mechanical coating of sulfur on baby corn biochar and their role in soil Pb availability, uptake, and growth of tomato under Pb contamination.

In recent ages, industrial revolution and natural weathering processes have been increasing lead (Pb) contamination in agricultural soils, therefore, green remediation technologies are becoming attractive and cost-effective. In the current pot study, 1% and 2% (w/w) application rates of sulfur (S) alone and novel chemo-mechanically S-modified baby corn biochars (CSB and MSB) were applied in a Pb-contaminated (500 mg/kg) soil to evaluate tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) growth, Pb uptake and its soil availability.

NiCoO nano-needles as an efficient electro-catalyst for simultaneous water splitting and dye degradation.

Developing an efficient and non-precious bifunctional catalyst capable of performing water splitting and organic effluent degradation in wastewater is a great challenge. This article reports an efficient bifunctional nanocatalyst based on NiCoO, synthesized using a simple one-pot co-precipitation method. We optimized the synthesis conditions by varying the synthesis pH and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) concentrations.

Synergism of Co/Na in BiVO microstructures for visible-light driven degradation of toxic dyes in water.

In this work, we report a synergism of Co/Na in Co@Na-BiVO microstructures to boost the photocatalytic performance of bismuth vanadate (BiVO) catalysts. A co-precipitation method has been employed to synthesize blossom-like BiVO microstructures with incorporation of Co and Na metals, followed by calcination at 350 °C. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared photocatalysts are characterized by XRD, Raman, FTIR, SEM, EDX, AFM, UV-vis/DRS and PL techniques.

A detailed biochemical characterization, toxicological assessment and molecular docking studies of : An important medicinal xero-halophyte.

(Asso) Pau (Family: Asteraceae) is a wild medicinal plant that has been used in the folklore as a potential treatment for numerous ailments such as skin diseases, diarrhea, infected wounds, inflammation, child fever and hepatic pain. This study explored the chemical constitution, toxicity, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and enzyme inhibition potential of ethanolic extract of (EELF). Additionally, docking studies of predominant compounds were performed against tested enzymes.

One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of a carbon quantum dot/CaFeO hybrid nanocomposite for carcinogenic Congo red dye degradation.

Semiconductor materials show a restricted degradation response to organic pollutants due to limited photocatalytic activity under visible light. Therefore, researchers have devoted much attention to novel and effective nanocomposite materials. For the first time, herein, a novel nano-sized semiconductor calcium ferrite modified by carbon quantum dots (CaFeO/CQDs) photocatalyst is fabricated simple hydrothermal treatment for the degradation of aromatic dye using a visible light source.

Correction: An investigation of the structural, mechanical, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric characteristics of novel double perovskite halides CsCaSnX (X = Cl, Br, I) for optically influenced RRAM devices.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/D3RA00078H.].

An investigation of the structural, mechanical, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric characteristics of novel double perovskite halides CsCaSnX (X = Cl, Br, I) for optically influenced RRAM devices.

Hybrid lead halide perovskites have been considered as promising candidates for a large variety of optoelectronic applications. By exploring novel combinations of lead-free double perovskite halides, it is possible to find a suitable replacement for poisonous lead halide perovskites, enhancing electronic and optical response for their application as optically-influenced resistive switching random access memory (RRAM). In this work, the structural, mechanical, elastic, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric characteristics of lead-free double halide perovskites were investigated by Vienna initio simulation package (VASP) to explore their role in RRAM.

Effect of body weight at photostimulation on productive performance and welfare aspects of commercial layers.

Objective: Due to current selection practices for increased egg production and peak persistency, the production profile, age at maturity, and body weight criteria for commercial layers are constantly changing. Body weight and age at the time of photostimulation will thus always be the factors that need to be adequately addressed among various production systems. The current study was carried out to determine the effects of pullets' body weight (low, medium, and heavy) on their performance, welfare, physiological response, and hormonal profile.

Growth of villi-microstructured bismuth vanadate (Vm-BiVO) for photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet dye.

In this work, villi-microstructured Au-loaded BiVO photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. The as-synthesized photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, Raman, UV-Vis-DRS, PL, SEM and EDX techniques. The presence of metallic Au on the surface of Vm-BiVO support boosts the photocatalytic performance to degrade toxic crystal violet dye.

Synthesis, spectroscopic, SC-XRD/DFT and non-linear optical (NLO) properties of chromene derivatives.

In the present study, we reported the efficient synthesis of novel, heterocyclic, coumarin-based pyrano-chromene derivatives, 2-amino-8-methyl-5-oxo-4-[2-(2-oxo-2-chromen-3-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-4,5-pyrano[3,2-]chromene-3-carbonitrile (4a) and 2-amino-8-methyl-5-oxo-4-[2-(2-oxo-2-chromen-3-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-4,5-pyrano[3,2-]chromene-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (4b). The chemical structures of synthesized compounds were resolved by employing various spectroscopic techniques like UV-Vis, FT-IR, H & C NMR, and single crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) analysis. The compounds; 4a and 4b, with appealing π-bonded skeleton were further analyzed in terms of their electronic and structural aspects using an integral approach of density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD/DFT).

A preliminary evaluation of tick cement-cone protein extract for a vaccine against infestation.

Background: Vaccines have been widely exploited to prevent tick-borne infections in cattle. Most vaccines have faced failure in the field because of inconsistency in an immune response. It is presumed that the cement-cone proteins of ticks that participate in the acquisition of blood meal for ticks possess strong immune-stimulating properties and, hence, could be a useful candidate in vaccine development.

Zirconium-based cubic-perovskite materials for photocatalytic solar cell applications: a DFT study.

The structural, electronic, optical, and mechanical characteristics of the cubic inorganic perovskites XZrO (X = Rb and K) based on Rb and K were studied using Cambridge Serial Total Energy Package (CASTEP)-based density functional theory (DFT) the ultrasoft pseudo-potential (USP) plane wave and generalized gradient approximation (GGA)-Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) exchange-correlation functional. The measured lattice parameters are 3.55 Å and 4.

Pathological, Histological, and Molecular Based Investigations Confirm Novel Infection in .

() being the main cause of animal tuberculosis is a complex infectious agent and can be a cause of zoonotic tuberculosis zoonosis in public health. To date, the uncommon infection in public health due to still is a great challenge to both veterinary and medical professions and requires a careful diagnosis and confirmation of the bacterium. Therefore, this study for the first time reports the clinical, gross, histopathological, and molecular based confirmation of infection in wildlife animals (nilgai).

Histopathological Investigations and Molecular Confirmation Reveal in One-Horned Rhinoceros ().

causes tuberculosis in dairy and wild animals. Presence of tuberculosis in animals poses a threat not only to their herd mates but also for public. No reports are available about the clinical, pathological, and molecular investigation of naturally occurring tuberculosis (TB) due to in one-horned rhinoceros.

Sodium alginate/N-(Vinylcaprolactam) based supramolecular self-assembled subcutaneously administered in situ formed gels depot of 5-fluorouracil: Rheological analysis, in vitro cytotoxic potential, in vivo bioavailability and safety evaluation.

In current study, novel in situ formed injectable self-assembled thermoreversible depot gels based on N-(Vinylcaprolactam) were synthesized with a carbohydrate polymer i.e. sodium alginate in aqueous solution using cold method.

Improved resistive switching characteristics of a multi-stacked HfO/AlO/HfO RRAM structure for neuromorphic and synaptic applications: experimental and computational study.

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) was used for a tri-layer structure (HfO/AlO/HfO) at low temperature over an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) transparent electrode. First, the microstructure of the fabricated TaN/HfO/AlO/HfO/ITO RRAM device was examined by the cross-sectional High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM). Then, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) was performed to probe compositional mapping.

Assessing growth performance, morphometric traits, meat chemical composition and cholesterol content in four phenotypes of naked neck chicken.

The present study was conducted to assess the growth performance, morphometric traits, muscle chemical composition and cholesterol content in four phenotypes of naked neck chicken (black, white-black, light brown and dark brown). A total of 320-day-old chicks, 80 from each phenotype, were randomly stratified into 20 replicates (16/replicate), according to a completely randomized design. The results showed higher final body weight, weight gain, and better FCR in both light brown and dark brown phenotypes whereas time of gains was found to be greater in dark brown phenotype.

Glyceryl Monostearate based Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Controlled Delivery of Docetaxel.

Background: Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) is the drug delivery system that has the capability to improve drug release at the desired tumor site. The aim of the present study is to develop glyceryl monostearate (GMS) based SLNs for the controlled delivery of docetaxel.

Methods: Hot melt encapsulation (HME) method was employed avoiding the use of organic solvents and, therefore, regarded as green synthesis of SLNs.

Potential influence of Nagella sativa (Black cumin) in reinforcing immune system: A hope to decelerate the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world is witnessing a difficult time. The race of developing a new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is becoming more urgent. Many preliminary studies on the pathophysiology of COVID-19 patients have provided some clues to treat this pandemic.