Photocatalysts
Photocatalysts: Synthesis and Characterization Methods offers a systematic overview of the synthesis and characterization of …
Pairwise likelihood estimation and limited-information goodness-of-fit test statistics for binary factor analysis models under complex survey sampling
This paper discusses estimation and limited-information goodness-of-fit test statistics in factor models for binary data using pairwise …
Predictive potential of distance-related spectral graphical descriptors for structure-property modeling of thermodynamic properties of polycyclic hydrocarbons with applications
A distance-related spectral descriptor is a graphical index with defining structure built on eigenvalues of chemical matrices relying …
Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the …
Patterns of university online teaching and learning delivery approaches and students’ performance during COVID-19
COVID-19 required new off-school technology-based learning environments for educational continuity. This study described the online …
Paper-based colorimetric microfluidic device for visual detection of glucose coupling different-shaped gold nanostructures with cerium oxide nanozyme
Diabetes mellitus is a rapidly spreading chronic disease whose prevalence has increased by over 50 % in the past decade, owing to …
Proton permeation and selective separation of hydrogen isotopes through fullerene nanocages (X12Y12): A DFT insights
To resolve the problem of mobile electrolytes for the permeation of hydrogen isotopes in fuel cells, we have studied herein …
Pre-disposed tectonic subsidence controls flood hazards and unplanned urbanisation dominates the flood disasters in the Pliocene to Holocene Kashmir basin, NW Himalayas
The Pliocene to Holocene Kashmir basin of NW Himalaya, India, is prone to various geological and climatic hazards routinely connected …
Preparation and Structures of Multicomponent Crystals Composed of Heteroaromatic Cations, p-Toluenesulfonate Anion, and Aromatic Hydrogen-Bond Donors
Cocrystals with three π-components, which were a π-cation, a π-anion acting as a hydrogen-bond acceptor, and a π-molecule acting as a …
Photocatalytic degradation of brilliant green and 4-nitrophenol using Ni-doped Gd(OH)3 nanorods
Gadolinium hydroxide (Gd(OH)3) was synthesized via a microwave-assisted synthesis method. Nickel ion (Ni2+) was doped into Gd(OH)3, in …
Plasticity-led and mutation-led evolutions are different modes of the same developmental gene regulatory network
The standard theory of evolution proposes that mutations cause heritable variations, which are naturally selected, leading to …
Plasticity-led evolution as an intrinsic property of developmental gene regulatory networks
The modern evolutionary synthesis seemingly fails to explain how a population can survive a large environmental change: the …
Probing the catalytic activity of first-row transition metal doped C20 fullerene as remarkable HER electrocatalysts: A DFT study
Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has captivated the interest of researchers due to ever increasing demand for future sources of …
Proofs to Some Open Problems on the Maximum Sombor Index of Graphs
The Sombor index, which Gutman proposed recently in 2021, is a graph-based degree-related topological descriptor with potential …
Post-magmatic processes recorded in bimodal chromitites of the East Chalkidiki meta-ultramafic bodies, Gomati and Nea Roda, Northern Greece
The meta-ultramafic bodies of Gomati and Nea Roda are situated in the Serbomacedonian Massif. They demonstrate bimodal character in …
Platinum Group Elements (PGE) Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Low Economic Potential (Rh-Pt-Pd)-Rich Chromitites from Ophiolite Complexes
This contribution provides an overview of platinum group elements (PGE) distribution and mineralogy in ophiolitic chromitites, which …
Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreocnide (Urticaceae) shed light on recent geological and climatic events in SE Asia
Climate change and geological events have long been known to shape biodiversity, implying that these can likewise be viewed from a …
Phototunable Absorption and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Thermally Stable Dihydroazulene-Vinylheptafulvene Photochrome Pair
The UV-vis absorption characteristics and nonlinear optical properties of a series of substituted dihydroazulene …
Propolis: Its Role and Efficacy in Human Health and Diseases
With technological advancements in the medicinal and pharmaceutical industries, numerous research studies have focused on the propolis …
Peatlands in Southeast Asia: A comprehensive geological review
Peatlands are important carbon sinks, therefore their degradation mainly due to lowering of the water table, has an adverse effect to …
Phylogenetic Relationships of Grammitid Fern Diversity of Gunung Tama Abu (Sarawak)
The forests of Borneo are famous for their plant diversity, but this diversity is seriously threatened. Despite remarkable progress, …
Pervasive Listwaenitization: The Role of Subducted Sediments within Mantle Wedge, W. Chalkidiki Ophiolites, N. Greece
Listwaenitization processes have significantly altered the mantle section of the West Chalkidiki ophiolites, generating the second …
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Sample Preparation and Analysis in Beverages: A Review
The monitoring of food contaminants is of interests to both food regulatory bodies and the consumers. This literature review covers …
Phytogenic fabrication of CeO2@SnO2 heterojunction nanostructures for antioxidant studies
CeO2@SnO2 heterojunction nanostructures (HNs) have been synthesized via a green and phytogenic method using aqueous leaf extract of …
Pairwise likelihood estimation for confirmatory factor analysis models with categorical variables and data that are missing at random
Methods for the treatment of item non-response in attitudinal scales and in large-scale assessments under the pairwise likelihood (PL) …
Pinanga palms revisited 20 years on: what can changes in Pinanga species populations tell us about rainforest understory palm persistence?
Borneo is the centre of diversity of the palm genus Pinanga. At least 13 understory species have been recorded in the Ulu Temburong …
Phytochemical Analysis and Antifungal Activity of Brunei Propolis Against Candida sp. and Cryptococcus sp.
The propolis used in this study is propolis from Brunei Darussalam, including G. thoracica, H. itama, and T. binghami. This study …
Physical and mechanical characteristics of composite woods fiber-based polyester binders
Renewable natural-based composite materials, including wood fibers and plants, represent emerging research interests that continue to …
Performance of Chlorella sp. and Multicultural Bacteria in Removing Pollutants from Nutrient-Rich Wastewater
The most common method of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME) is by using various types of bacteria communities. However, the …
Pectin derived from pomelo pith as a superior adsorbent to remove toxic Acid Blue 25 from aqueous solution
Low methoxyl (LM) pectin was extracted from pomelo pith for application as an adsorbent to remove toxic Acid Blue 25 (AB25) from an …
PhaseKinetics for assessing the compositional evolution of petroleum generated from the early to Late Miocene source rock, Belait Formation, Brunei-Muara district, Brunei Darussalam
The Early to Late Miocene Belait Formation in Brunei-Muara district has been investigated using the PhaseKinetic approach for …
Preliminary analysis of landslide hazard in Brunei Darussalam, SE Asia
Landslides are downslope movements of rock and soil materials under the influence of gravity, and often these are triggered by various …
Photocatalytic activity of kaolin–titania composites to degrade methylene blue under UV light irradiation; kinetics, mechanism and thermodynamics
In the present study, the photocatalytic activity of kaolin-anatase titania nanoparticles (KT) composites in the degradation of …
Preserving 40% forest cover is a valuable and well-supported conservation guideline: reply to Banks-Leite et al
Banks-Leite et al. (2021) claim that our suggestion of preserving ≥ 40% forest cover lacks evidence and can be problematic. We find …
Photoantioxidant and antibiofilm studies of green synthesized Sn-doped CeO2nanoparticles using aqueous leaf extracts of: Pometia pinnata
Cerium oxide (CeO2) and 1%, 5% and 10% tin-doped CeO2 nanoparticles (Sn-doped CeO2 NPs) were synthesized using aqueous leaf extracts of …
Petrophysical characteristics and hydraulic flow units of reservoir rocks: Case study from the Khatatba Formation, Qasr field, North Western Desert, Egypt
The reservoir characteristics and hydraulic flow unit properties of the Khatatba Formation in Qasr field, Western Desert, Egypt have …
Plants will cross the lines: Climate and available land mass are the major determinants of phytogeographical patterns in the Sunda-Sahul Convergence Zone
The Miocene convergence of the Sunda shelf, Sahul shelf and Wallacea facilitated the exchange of previously isolated floras across the …
Phytogenic fabrication of ZnO and gold decorated ZnO nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B
Pure Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) and gold (Au) decorated (Au-ZnO) hetero-nanostructures were synthesized using green-synthesis …
Progress in emerging contaminants removal by adsorption/membrane filtration-based technologies: A review
This paper discusses adsorption and membrane filtration as a single and hybrid system for Emerging contaminants (ECs) removals. …
Principles and mechanisms of photocatalysis
Photocatalysis is an astonishing process that can be used for several applications, such as photocatalytic degradation of various …
Predictive potential of spectrum-based topological descriptors for measuring the π-electronic energy of benzenoid hydrocarbons with applications to boron triangular and boron α-nanotubes
In this paper, we determine the efficiency of all commonly occurring eigenvalues-based topological descriptors for measuring the …
Photosynthetic Responses of Invasive Acacia mangium and Co-Existing Native Heath Forest Species to Elevated Temperature and CO2 Concentrations
The impacts of climate change, in particular via elevated temperature and atmospheric CO2 concentrations, cause differential …
Photocatalytic N2 fixation using chalcogenide-based nanomaterials
The urgent need of the synthesis of ammonia (NH3) due to its utility in the agriculture and fine chemical industries attributed the …
Photoantioxidant studies of SnO2 nanoparticles fabricated using aqueous leaf extract of Tradescantia spathacea
A green, phytogenic and cost effective synthesis of tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO2 NPs) using aqueous leaf extract of Tradescantia …
Phytochemical screening, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of extracts and fractions of dillenia suffruticosa leaves
Dillenia suffruticosa or ‘Simpur bini’ is known to have ethnomedicinal properties and had been used traditionally to heal wounds, …
Plant-Extract-Mediated SnO2 Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
Tin(IV) oxide nanoparticles (SnO2 NPs) have attracted great attention in various fields such as environmental remediation, sensing, …
Pattern Mining Predictor System for Road Accidents
Road traffic accidents are among the major concerns that are leading for deaths and injuries in the world. Many predictive models use …
Polymer-Based Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications
Polymer-Based Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications focuses on the use of polymer-based nanocomposites for energy …