A New WO3/FeVO4Nanostructured Heterojunction for Solar-driven Water Oxidation
We report the first application of a nanostructured WO3/FeVO4 heterojunction to photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation. The …
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 …
New combinations and typifications in Haplopteris (Pteridaceae: Vittarioideae)
Five new combinations are made in Haplopteris C.Presl (Pteridaceae: Vittarioideae), involving four transfers from Vittaria Sm. and one …
Learning-detailed 3D face reconstruction based on convolutional neural networks from a single image
The efficiency of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) facilitates 3D face reconstruction, which takes a single image as an input and …
Influence of Mg and Cu dual-doping on phytogenic synthesized ZnO for light induced antibacterial and radical scavenging activities
In this study, dual-doping of zinc oxide (ZnO) with magnesium (Mg) and copper (Cu) were successfully performed using aqueous leaf …
Identification and Classification of Driving Behaviour at Signalized Intersections Using Support Vector Machine
When the drivers approaching signalized intersections (onset of yellow signal), the drivers would enter into a zone, where they will be …
Assessments of Heavy Metals in Commercially Available Fertilizers in Brunei Darussalam
The use of fertilizers in agriculture is vital for crop growth and yield particularly in nutrient-limited soils. However, fertilizer …
Rare Pteridophytes are disproportionately frequent in the tropical forest of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
The richness and cover of tropical fern life-forms — terrestrial and epiphytic — vary due to their ecology and evolutionary history. It …
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 …
Diplazium esculentum (Paku pakis) adsorption characteristics toward toxic brilliant green dye
Diplazium esculentum, an edible fern, was investigated for its potential as a low-cost and effective biosorbent for the removal of …
Classification and Prediction of Driving Behaviour at a Traffic Intersection Using SVM and KNN
Road accidents occur at traffic signals, even though traffic patrolling and awareness are increased. Accidents occurred at traffic …
Biocompatible chitin-encapsulated CdS quantum dots: Fabrication and antibacterial screening
Chitin-encapsulated cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS@CTN QDs) were successfully synthesized from chitin and Cd(NO3)2 precursor using …
The anti-Kekulé number of graphs
Perfect matchings in chemical graphs correspond to Kekulé structures in underlying chemical structure, which play an important role in …
Source rock characteristics and hydrocarbon generation potential in Brunei-Muara district, Brunei Darussalam: a comparative case study from selected Miocene-Quaternary formations
A comparative analysis on source rock properties has been carried out on the Miocene-Pliocene formations as well as the Quaternary …
Ion-Pair Facilitated Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Sensing of Cadaverine and Putrescine
Cadaverine and putrescine are well known biogenic amines for food spoilage, their presence along with histamine increases the food …
Effect of Mg doping on ZnO fabricated using aqueous leaf extract of Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. for antioxidant and antibacterial studies
Aqueous leaf extract of Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. was successfully used to synthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) and magnesium-doped ZnO (Mg-doped …
Reconstruction of damaged herbarium leaves using deep learning techniques for improving classification accuracy
Leaf is one of the most commonly used organs for species identification. The traditional identification process involves a manual …
Quality testing of spectrum-based valency descriptors for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with applications
In this paper, we investigate the prediction potential of commonly occurring eigenvalues-based descriptors which are related to …
Quality testing of spectrum-based distance descriptors for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with applications to carbon nanotubes and nanocones
In this paper, we investigate the predictive potential of commonly occurring spectrum-based distance descriptors which are based on …
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 …
Improved Performance of DSSC Photoanodes After the Modification of TiO2 with Reduced Graphene Oxide
Abstract: A hybrid photoanode material consisting of reduced graphene oxide–anatase titanium dioxide (rGO–anatase TiO2) nano-composite …
Green and Phytogenic Fabrication of Co-Doped SnO2 Using Aqueous Leaf Extract of Tradescantia spathacea for Photoantioxidant and Photocatalytic Studies
The influence of cobalt doping in SnO2 crystal lattice tailored the optical, structural, and surface properties of SnO2. Co2+ was …
Three-Dimensional Structural and Petrophysical Modeling for Reservoir Characterization of the Mangahewa Formation, Pohokura Gas-Condensate Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
This study integrated three-dimensional (3D) structural and petrophysical models to establish the reservoir characteristics of the …
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 …
Latent class analysis: Insights about design and analysis of schistosomiasis diagnostic studies
Various global health initiatives are currently advocating the elimination of schistosomiasis within the next decade. Schistosomiasis …
Insight into the adsorption kinetics, mechanism, and thermodynamics of methylene blue from aqueous solution onto pectin-alginate-titania composite microparticles
Abstract: In the present study, pectin-alginate-titania (PAT) composites were synthesized and the adsorptive removal behavior of …
Graphene nanoplatelets/chitosan-modified electrochemical immunosensor for the label-free detection of haptoglobin
Elevated levels of haptoglobin, a blood serum protein, have been implicated in a variety of disorders, such as cancer, diabetes …
Cenozoic Evolution of the Sulu Sea Arc-Basin System: An Overview
The Cenozoic Sulu Sea arc-basin system is situated in the tectonic junction between the South China Sea (SCS), northern Borneo, Palawan …
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 …
On the zero forcing number and propagation time of oriented graphs
Zero forcing is a process of coloring in a graph in time steps known as propagation time. These graph-theoretic parameters have diverse …
On Hamilton-Connectivity and Detour Index of Certain Families of Convex Polytopes
A convex polytope is the convex hull of a finite set of points in the Euclidean space ℝn. By preserving the adjacency-incidence …
New norms and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in a higher education setting: perspectives from Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Purpose: This paper aims to share how it was possible to change the way business was conducted in a short period in order to continue …
Micro-structured Materials for the Removal of Heavy Metals using a Natural Polymer Composite
In this study, a precipitation method was employed to prepare a synthetic hydroxyapatite (HAP)/chitosan (CHN) composite by the …
Introduction and fundamentals of chalcogenides and chalcogenides-based nanomaterials
Chalcogenide and chalcogenide-based nanomaterials are well known for its important applications. Chalcogenide nanostructures have …
Hamilton-connectedness and hamilton-laceability of planar geometric graphs with applications
In this paper, we have used two different proof techniques to show the Hamilton-connectedness of graphs. By using the vertex …
Hamilton Connectivity of Convex Polytopes with Applications to Their Detour Index
A connected graph is called Hamilton-connected if there exists a Hamiltonian path between any pair of its vertices. Determining whether …
Enhancing adsorption of crystal violet dye through simple base modification of leaf adsorbent: Isotherm, kinetics, and regeneration
Dimorcarpus longan ssp. malesianus var. Malesianus (Mata Kuching) leaves (MKL) show a strong affinity toward crystal violet (CV), a …
Electrochemiluminescence nanoimmunosensor for CD63 protein using a carbon nanochips/iron oxide/nafion-nanocomposite modified mesoporous carbon interface
The detection of extracellular vesicles, or exosomes are important mediators in intercellular communication and often play a role in …
Decision Support Method for Agricultural Irrigation Scenarios Performance Using WEAP Model
The Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model was invented by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to assist planning and …
COVID-19 as an opportunity to make field-based earth sciences and other similar courses easily accessible and affordable
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need to have virtual field libraries accessible to users, which is …
Comment on “Morphotectonic analysis of Aripal basin in the North-Western Himalayas (India): An evaluation of tectonics derived from geomorphic indices [Quat. Int. 568 (2020) 103–115]”
The active tectonics of the Kashmir basin is an interesting research problem because it involves a region that is located away from the …
Chalcogenide-Based Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts
Chalcogenide-Based Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts deals with the different types of chalcogenide-based photocatalytic reactions, …
Bayesian Variable Selection for Linear Models Using I-Priors
The Bayesian approach to modelling differs from the frequentist approach primarily in the supplementation of additional information …
Agarwood formation in aquilaria beccariana and aquilaria microcarpa in response to inoculation of newly isolated fungi from brunei darussalam
Mohammad YH, Shivanand P, Metali F, Taha H, Matussin NBA, Abdul-Halim AMA, Mohaimin AZ. 2021. Agarwood formation in Aquilaria …
Advances in chalcogenides and chalcogenides-based nanomaterials such as sulfides, selenides, and tellurides
This chapter focuses on chalcogenides-based nanomaterials such as sulfur, selenium, and tellurium, which is combined with other …
A Highly Sensitive Label-free Aptasensor Based on Gold Nanourchins and Carbon Nanohorns for the Detection of Lipocalin-2 (LCN-2)
A synergistic nanocomposite film composed of gold nanourchins (AuNU), oxidised carbon nanohorns (CNH), and chitosan functioned as an …