Jain University

Synthesis of functionalized iron oxide nanocomposites for mitigating fine migration during low salinity water flooding in clay rich sandstones

Abstract The severe permeability impairment caused by clay fine migration remains a critical challenge during low salinity water injection in sandstone reservoirs. The research synthesizes and evaluates a cationic core shell nanocomposite to electrostatically stabilize clay miner...

Barium titanate-enhanced mixed matrix membranes for dye removal: photocatalytic membrane regeneration

Fabrication of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) with effective tuning of interfacial interactions between the nano additives and the polymer matrix is crucial for enhanced membrane filtration applications. In present work, the nano additive barium titanate (BTO) was blended with Pol...

Synthesis of Novel 6-N-Aryl/heteroarylethylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-3-carboxamides: Bioisosteric Development of Bacillamide Analogues

Marine microorganisms constitute a prolific source of structurally unique secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities. Bacillamide A (1), a thiazole-containing tryptamide alkaloid, was...

DBDM: a formal framework for bias detection and mitigation in distributed large language models

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being deployed in distributed settings, where different nodes may work on heterogeneous data, user populations, and local model updates. In such settings, bias can arise in an emergent fashion via local interactions and spread over th...

Highly Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst of Pd/PdO x on 1D α-MnO2 Nanorods for Overall Water Splitting Reaction in Alkaline Medium

Abstract For overall water-splitting reactions, advancements in the synthesis of efficient and durable bifunctional catalysts are essential. Within this study, Pd/PdOx on 1D α-MnO2 nanorods was synthesized to utilize strong metal-oxide interactions and develop a bifunctional cata...

An Intelligent Framework for Tooth Segmentation and Classification Through Fusion of Transfer Learning with Advanced Optimization Algorithms Using Biomedical Images

Background/Objectives: Dental health is an important component of overall well-being, and accurate tooth analysis supports several applications in dental imaging. Tooth segmentation is a crucial stage in digital dental workflows, particularly for orthodontic diagnosis, treatment...

Deposition rate– dependent transition of growth mechanisms in Zr 60 Ni 30 Al 10 metallic glass thin films

In this study, Zr 60 Ni 30 Al 10 metallic glass thin films were deposited by DC magnetron sputtering over a deposition rate range of 5–32 nm/min to investigate the relationships between deposition conditions, growth kinetics, structural evolution, and mechanical behavior. The res...

Evaluating Well Stimulation in Carbonates: Rapid Skin Factor Prediction Using Machine Learning

ABSTRACT Accurate prediction of the poststimulation skin factor ( S ) is vital for optimizing productivity in carbonate reservoirs. Conventional approaches, such as well‐test analysis, are costly and time‐consuming, limiting their use for real‐time decision‐making. This study int...

SpecEdge: Adaptive Speculative Decoding and Quantization Dynamics for Edge Small Language Models

Auto-regressive sequence generation in modern transformer language models is severely memory-bandwidth bound, yielding low arithmetic intensity on resource-constrained edge devices. While speculative decoding mitigates this bottleneck by utilizing a compact draft model to propose...

Multifunctional AgNPs@Chitosan-g-C3N4-OH Nanocomposite: Efficient Catalytic Reduction of Nitro Pollutants, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Applications

Abstract A ternary nanocomposite comprising silver nanoparticles anchored on glutaraldehyde-cross-linked chitosan supported on hydroxyl-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride (AgNPs@CS-g-C3N4-OH) was synthesized via in situ reduction of silver in a stepwise method. Structural an...

Unveiling Anisotropic in‐Plane Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Expansion Coefficient in Low‐Symmetry Few‐Layer ReS 2

ABSTRACT ReS 2 belongs to a unique class of 2D materials with low structural symmetry and extremely weak interlayer bonding, which give rise to intriguing thermal properties, like in‐plane anisotropic thermal conductivity (ATC) and anisotropic thermal expansion coefficient (ATEC)...

Digital divide, social development, and gender disparity: a critical analysis of the National Education Policy 2020: ways forward

Standing at the crux of a situation when digitization, corporate monopoly, media oligopoly, etc. have become the new “normal” of a capitalized worldview, the education system in India has also undergone a sea change. The commodification of education has made the divide, or the ga...

Advanced cathode engineering in sodium-ion batteries: doping, phase, and interface modulation from layer oxides to polyanionics

Abstract Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted significant attention as viable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries; however, their practical advancement remains limited by cathode-related challenges, including sluggish Na + diffusion, structural degradation, and rapid capa...

Black phosphorus quantum dots for precision oncology: From design to translation

Black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) have emerged as a promising class of biodegradable nanomaterials for precision oncology owing to their unique physicochemical properties, quantum-confinement effects, tunable surface chemistry, and multifunctional therapeutic capabilities. Co...

Coordination organic framework of phthalocyanine with carbon nanotubes for elevating oxygen evolution reaction

The designing and development of efficient, affordable, and effective electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for advancing sustainable water-splitting technologies. In this study, coordination metal organic framework of cobalt tetracarboxylicacid phth...

Dual-functional Er3+-doped Ca₂SiO₄: Enhanced dopamine sensing and high-resolution latent fingerprint visualization

Dopamine (DA) detection is crucial for the assessment of various metabolic and neurological disorders, and electrochemical biosensors have been widely investigated because of their high sensitivity, rapid response, and analytical accuracy. In this work, a novel sensing platform w...

Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Using a Metal-Free Polymer Catalyst: Synergy of Pyrrole and Quinone Interfacial Sites

Abstract The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to value-added chemicals leads to a combined solution to address carbon dioxide emission and the demand for sustainable energy storage. Although metal catalysts have dominated and defined a benchmark in the field of electrochemical C...

Microwave-assisted plant-extract-mediated synthesis of S-scheme S-g-C₃N₄/ZnWO₄ nanocomposite for visible-light degradation of dye and antibiotic and antimicrobial activity

This investigation focused on the rapid microwave-assisted synthesis of an environmentally benign ZnWO 4 /S-g-C₃N₄ nanocomposite using a dry date-palm extract. The date palm extract functioned as both a reducing and stabilising agent, while microwave irradiation facilitated effic...

Social Media Performance as a Strategic Capability: Examining Its Impact on Customer Loyalty, Brand Awareness, and Marketing Performance in Indian E-tail

In this era of the internet, social media performance (SMP) affects the performance of the firm, especially in the e-tail sector. SMP in our study is considered a second-order construct that influences brand awareness (BA), customer loyalty (CL), and marketing performance (MP). T...

Central Bank Currency Composition and Financial Stability: Does Dollar Decline Matter?

Background This study examines whether the accumulation of U.S. dollar (USD) reserves mitigates financial volatility in the presence of rising geopolitical risk (GPR) across emerging Asian economies. In the context of ongoing discussions on the changing currency composition of of...