Research works

The Relationships Between Social Contact Patterns, Intercultural Sensitivity and Adaptation of Chinese International Students in the UK

This research examines the relationships between social contact patterns, intercultural sensitivity and three adaptation domains, specifically socio-cultural, psychological and academic adaptation, of Chinese international students in UK higher education. The study employed a mix...

Optimization of Orange Peel Extract Nanoemulsions and Their Incorporation into Chitosan/Gelatin Biodegradable Films: Physicochemical and Functional Properties

In this study, orange peel extract (OPE), obtained from Citrus sinensis processing by-products, was encapsulated in nanoemulsions and incorporated into chitosan/gelatin-based biodegradable films to enhance their functional performance. A Box–Behnken design combined with response...

Information framing and the impact of nutrition label serving size change

Abstract The framing of information can significantly influence how consumers interpret and respond to it. This paper investigates how the change in serving sizes in Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) affects consumer choices for carbonated soft drinks (CSD). We first estimate a reduced...

Functional–behavioral profiles and clinical characteristics among hospitalized patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a real-world clustering analysis

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) exhibits substantial heterogeneity in functional impairment and behavioral symptoms beyond cognitive decline. However, clinically interpretable approaches for characterizing functional–behavioral heterogeneity in real-world inpatient settings remain limit...

Study on the regulation mechanism of hydration behavior, durability and electrochemical performance of Portland cement via nanocellulose-MXene synergistic modification

Cement-based materials face a fundamental contradiction, where achieving good structural load-bearing capacity, excellent conductivity, and long-term corrosion resistance remains challenging. However, how to introduce stable conductive phases and simultaneously improve strength w...

Numerical modeling of flow characteristics and sediment movements in a bend under supercritical flow conditions

Sediment bypass tunnels (SBTs) are effective in minimizing reservoir sedimentation by routing sediment-laden flows around the dam under supercritical flow conditions. One of the major challenges in existing SBTs is the wear of the tunnel invert, which intensifies in bends caused...

18. Yüzyılın İkinci Yarısında İstanbul Kağıt Ticaretinde Devlet ve Kağıtçıbaşılar

Bu makale 18. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında İstanbul kağıt ticaretinde devlet ve kağıtçıbaşılara odaklanarak literatürde oldukça yeni bir alan olan kağıt ticareti tarihine eklemlenmeyi amaçlamaktadır. İthal bir emtia olan kağıdın İstanbul’daki ticareti 18. yüzyılın ortalarından sonun...

Cooling-preheating dual-functional battery thermal management system based on modular assembly phase change materials

Phase change materials (PCMs) have been widely applied in the field of battery thermal management systems (BTMSs), benefiting from their passive temperature control characteristics of heat absorption at high temperatures and heat release at low temperatures. To address the issues...

Recent advances in the synthesis methods, modification strategies, and performance optimization of metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen storage

The ultimate practical goal is to achieve high-capacity hydrogen storage at room temperature. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) demonstrate significant potential for solid-state hydrogen storage, yet their room-temperature hydrogen storage remains far below practical targets due to...

Functionalized Olefin-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Selective Mercury Capture and Recovery from Vinyl Chloride-Rich Gas Streams

Abstract The calcium carbide-derived acetylene hydrochlorination route for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM, C2H3Cl) production remains a major source of mercury consumption and emission owing to its reliance on HgCl2/activated carbon catalysts. Selective removal of elemental mercury...

Platycladus orientalis Leaf-Derived Exosome-like Nanovesicles Delivered by Hydrogel Microneedles Restore Follicular Immune Homeostasis and Promote Hair Regeneration in Androgenetic Alopecia

Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most prevalent form of hair loss, yet current therapies offer limited efficacy and fail to restore the disrupted follicular immune microenvironment. Here, we developed a bioactive hydrogel microneedle system (P-MN) in which Platycladus orientali...

Development and Preliminary Validation of a Recombinant DP238L-Based Indirect ELISA for the Serological Detection of African Swine Fever Virus Antibodies

African swine fever virus (ASFV) antibody detection is an important component of serological surveillance and retrospective investigations. DP238L was recently identified by proteome-wide serum-antibody profiling as a frequently recognized ASFV antigen, and recombinant DP238L was...

Investigating high-temperature wear behavior and mechanism of (TiC+TiB+La2O3)/TC4 composites via finite element simulation and experiments

A pin-on-disk friction model was proposed based on the Archard theory, incorporating the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) remeshing technique and the Umeshmotion subroutine in Abaqus software. The model simulated the friction process between (TiC+TiB+La 2 O 3 )/TC4 composites...

Analytical study of heat transfer by Rayleigh-Benard convection in variable viscosity Newtonian liquids: A weak non-linear theory

Chaotic convection finds extensive application across diverse physical and mechanical phenomena, weather prediction, crystal production, satellite motion within our solar system, and ecological dynamics. Its widespread utility underscores its significance in understanding and ana...

The "Invisible" Construction of Professional Identity in the Beauty Industry: Psychological Capital and the Limits of Technical Training

Beauty work is usually classified as a technical craft, and vocational curricula reflect this classification: they concentrate on application technique, product chemistry and hygiene, and assume that competent graduates will find a market. This paper draws on Giulia Ruy's Além da...

Generative AI in Accounting Policies and Estimates: Safeguarding Professional Judgment and Addressing Managerial Bias

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used in corporate reporting, where accounting policies and estimates require professional judgment. The central risk examined is not automated error but automated advocacy: a fluent, standard-referenced justification for...

Changes in functional outcomes following activity management training in individuals with chronic low back pain: associations with cognitive functions, body awareness, and fatigue

Aims This study investigated changes in activity patterns, cognitive functions, and fatigue following activity management training in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP).Patients and methods Thirty-four individuals with CLBP completed a six-week training program coverin...

E8 Harmonic Resilience Law for Information Lattices — E8 Intelligence Research

Information-bearing discrete systems (including neural codes, cryptographic lattices, and quantum error-correcting codes) possess a measurable E8 harmonic resilience that scales as R = (240/72)·φ·log₂(N), where N is the basin count. When topological charge is conserved across the...

A robust optimization framework for energy management in smart EV parking lots

The increasing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy sources, and uncertain electricity market conditions has created significant challenges for efficient energy management in smart EV parking lots. This paper proposes a hybrid multi-objective optimization fram...

Scalable assembly of MXene/ANF nanofluidic membranes induced by shear-flow-alignment for giant osmotic energy harvesting

Two-dimensional (2D) nanofluidic membranes have demonstrated extraordinary promise in high-throughput ionic transport systems for water-energy nexus applications. Nevertheless, the inability to engineer macroscopic, structurally ordered 2D membranes with precisely aligned nanocha...