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Spectroscopic Characterization, Quantification, and Health Risk Estimation of Chlorpyrifos Residues in Maize Kernels

This study utilized UV/Vis spectroscopy to quantify chlorpyrifos residues in maize kernels from Northwest Ethiopia, finding that detected levels were below safety limits and posed acceptable health risks to adults, while highlighting the method's effectiveness as a low-cost tool for food safety monitoring.

Messele Kassaw Tadsual, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Belay Teffera, Aynaddis Molla Asemu, Metadel Kassahun Abera, Temesgen Atnaf (…)2026-08-20
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Investigation Of Different Bio-Mordants On Cotton Dyeing With Harmal Seed Extracted Natural Dyes

This study demonstrates that citric acid, grapefruit peel extract, and banana peel extract serve as effective bio-mordants for dyeing cotton with harmal seed extract, with citric acid at 60% concentration yielding the highest color strength while all treatments achieved excellent light and rubbing fastness.

Muhammad Irfan Siyal, Zainab fatima, Aftab Ahmad Khan, Rashid Masood, Abdur Rehman2026-08-20
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Structure-Property Relationships in Flexible CMC/CNT/Na-TNT Nanocomposite Films: Optical, Dielectric, and Impedance Characteristics for Humidity-Sensing Applications

This study demonstrates that flexible CMC/CNT/Na-TNT nanocomposite films, particularly those with a 20 wt.% filler loading, exhibit optimized structural dispersion and dielectric properties suitable for high-performance impedance-based humidity sensing.

Mohamed K. Hassanien, Elbadawy A. Kamoun, Mohamed Morsy, Jong Yeog Son, Galal H. Ramzy, Ahmed I. Ali2026-08-20
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Bio-Inspired Lock-and-Key Lamellar Membranes for Selective CO2 Separation Using Confined CO2‑Philic Ionic Liquids

Inspired by the KcsA potassium channel, this study develops a bio-inspired "lock-and-key" lamellar membrane by electrostatically confining CO2-philic polyoxometalate ionic liquids within layered double hydroxide nanochannels, achieving superior CO2 separation performance that surpasses the Robeson upper bounds while overcoming the traditional permeability-selectivity trade-off.

Jingbin Han, Mingmin Cao, Tianyong Liu, Biao Li, Shaoteng Yuan, Yahya Rashida, Juanjuan Peng, Cheng Wang, Zeya Yang, Xin (…)2026-08-20
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Novel heterogeneous catalyst obtained from Citrus macroptera peel ash (CMPA) for plastic waste recycling and biodiesel production

This paper presents the development and characterization of a novel heterogeneous catalyst derived from Citrus macroptera peel ash, designed to simultaneously facilitate plastic waste recycling and biodiesel production from soybean oil as sustainable solutions to environmental pollution and energy dependence.

Vanlalngaihawma Khiangte, ZT Laldinpuii, Samson Lalhmangaihzuala, Khiangte Vanlaldinpuia2026-08-20
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An auditable decision framework for donor–acceptor materials screening

This paper presents an auditable decision framework that integrates multimodal predictions, uncertainty quantification, model explanations, and literature evidence to transform donor–acceptor material screening from simple property ranking into a traceable, evidence-guided prioritization process for selecting candidates for experimental validation.

Jan Zdražil, Tomáš Hrivnák, Miroslav Medveď, Václav Snášel, Michal Otyepka2026-08-20
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Ultrafast proton transport phosphate for protonic ceramic electrolysis cells oxygen electrodes

This study enhances the performance of protonic ceramic electrolysis cells by introducing a Sr3(PO4)2 phosphate pathway into perovskite oxygen electrodes, which overcomes intrinsic proton transport limitations through ultrafast migration between tetrahedra and achieves a 148% increase in current density at 600 °C.

Zhenhua Wang, Chenhe Jia, Rongzheng Ren, Cheng Zou, Yuanyuan Lei, Pengbo Guo, Linlin Song, Xiaodan Yu, Wang Sun, Jinshuo (…)2026-08-20