ISSN print edition: 0366-6352
ISSN electronic edition: 1336-9075
Registr. No.: MK SR 9/7

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Volume 77, Number 2 / 2023, Pages 619 – 1251

Recent molecularly imprinted polymers applications in bioanalysis	619	–	655
Foad Mashayekhi Suzaei, Seyed Mosayeb Daryanavard, Abbi Abdel-Rehim, Fatma Bassyouni, and Mohamed Abdel-Rehim
Environmental microplastics and their additives—a critical review on advanced oxidative techniques for their removal	657	–	676
Kingsley I. John, Martins O. Omorogie, Ajibola A. Bayode, Aderemi T. Adeleye, and Brigitte Helmreich
The photocatalytic process in the treatment of polluted water	677	–	701
Marwah A. Al-Nuaim, Asawer A. Alwasiti, and Zainab Y. Shnain
Synthesis, crystal growth and characterization of organic nonlinear optical materials methoxy-N,N-diphenylbenzamides	703	–	717
P. Prabukanthan, V. Bhakyajothi, K. Dinakaran, S. Uthayakumar, and Adnan Younis
Optimization of scale inhibitors nitrilotriacetic acid and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid, effect of magnesium ions and temperature on calcium carbonate scale	719	–	732
V. K. Subramanian, M. Nirmala Devi, and K. Sanjiv Raj
Determination of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ by polyindole/Mn₂O₃ nanocomposite and polyindole/Mn₂O₃/polyaniline nanofibers modified glassy carbon electrode	733	–	743
Azar Yousefi, Hossein Aghaie, Masoud Giahi, and Laleh Maleknia
Research and application of graphite oxide-assisted high-gravity rotating bed liquid phase exfoliation of kaolinite	745	–	755
Xiaohui Huang and Wei Wu
Optical and morphological properties of poly(vinyl chloride)-nano-chitosan composites doped with TiO₂ and Cr₂O₃ nanoparticles and their potential for solar energy applications	757	–	769
Rasheed N. Abed, Muhammed Abdul Sattar, Seenar S. Hameed, Dina S. Ahmed, Mohammed Al-Baidhani, Mohammed Kadhom, Ali H. Jawad, Khalid Zainulabdeen, Mohammed H. Al-Mashhadani, Alaa A. Rashad, and Emad Yousif
Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro antibacterial assays of a new mixed-ligand oxidovanadium (IV) complex	771	–	779
Tayebeh Zandevakili, S. Jamiladin Fatemi, S. Yousef Ebrahimipour, and Hadi Ebrahimnejad
Facile and rapid preparation of magnetic octadecylamine nanocomposite and its application as a capable adsorbent in magnetic dispersive solid phase extraction of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wastewater samples	781	–	794
Mir Ali Farajzadeh, Nasim Fazli, Sakha Pezhhanfar, and Mohammad Reza Afshar Mogaddam
Synthesis and characterization of Sm, Dy and Er-doped β-Ca₃(PO₄)₂ phosphors	795	–	803
Saloni, Puneet Kaur, Suruchi Sharma, and Atul Khanna
Features of synthesis of sodium and carbonate containing biphasic calcium phosphates and their cytotoxicity	805	–	812
N. Strutynska, M. Slobodyanik, T. Tykhonenko, Y. Titov, and N. Stus
Potential antiviral peptides against the nucleoprotein of SARS-CoV-2	813	–	823
Iktedar Mahdi, Humyara Yeasmin, Imtiaz Hossain, Raina Masnoon Badhan, Md. Ackas Ali, Md. Abdul Kaium, Rajib Islam, Md. Abu Sufian, and Mohammad A. Halim
Ammonia thermally treated gallium nitride deposited on gold-nucleation sites	825	–	836
G. Valenzuela-Hernandez, D. Berman-Mendoza, R. Rangel, J. Vazquez, C. Bohorquez, O. E. Contreras, R. Carrillo, R. García-Gutierrez, and A. Ramos-Carrazco
Separation of acetic acid and ethanol from wastewater by distillation process with addition of side draw stream	837	–	846
Badra Mahida, Malika Medjahdi, Ikram Khelifa, Samiha Mazouzi, and Houaria Maghdouri
In-vitro biocompatibility evaluation of cast Ni–Ti alloy produced by vacuum arc melting technique for biomedical and dental applications	847	–	858
Khaled M. Ibrahim, Engie M. Safwat, Ibrahim M. Ghayad, and Shimaa El-Hadad
In situ synthesize Bi nanostructures on copper foam toward efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction	859	–	866
Ayda Asaadi Zahraei, Roya Yaghobi, and Mohammad Golmohammad
Studies on oxygen evolution reaction performance of porous Co₃O₄–NiO–B₂O₃ composites	867	–	875
K. S. Govardhan Rathla, A. S. Jagadisha, E. Nagaraja, B. N. Prashanth Kumar, D. G. Prasanna, and S. D. Umesha
Design, synthesis, and antifungal activity of flavonoid derivatives containing thiazole moiety	877	–	885
Fei Meng, Zixin Yan, Yuexiao Lu, and Xiaobin Wang
Identification of chiral lansoprazole drugs using THz fingerprint spectroscopy	887	–	893
Hua Chen, Juan Han, Jie Liu, Lei Gao, and Shihua Ma
Synthesis and antibacterial activity of indole 3-substituted-[1,2,4]triazole derivatives	895	–	907
Li Zhu, Si-Yu Tang, Dan-Ping Chen, Cheng-Peng Li, Li-Hui Shao, Gui-Ping Ouyang, Zhen-Chao Wang, and Zhu-Rui Li
Development of a deep eutectic solvent-based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction coupled with spectrophotometer technique for determination of trace amount of Hg(II) in water samples	909	–	919
Idin Nemati, Mohammad Faraji, Shahryar Jafarinejad, and Mahboube Shirani
Assaying of lube oil and petroleum distillation cuts for associated naphthenic acids and other selected properties	921	–	934
Festus M. Adebiyi, Odunayo T. Ore, and Faith A. Afe
Bionic flow field research and optimization of PEMFC with multi-branch veins	935	–	946
Jian Yao, Fa-yi Yan, and Xue-jian Pei
Effect of Mo substitution on structure, morphology and magnetic features of Sr_0.8Ni_0.2Fe_12−2xMo_xO₁₉ (x ≤ 0.35) hexaferrites	947	–	956
M. A. Almessiere, S. Güner, Y. Slimani, A. Demir Korkmaz, and A. Baykal
Euphorbia prostrata as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for steel: electrochemical and DFT studies	957	–	976
Jasdeep Kaur, Akhil Saxena, Elyor Berdimurodov, and Dakeshwar Kumar Verma
Development of roasting-acid leaching-magnetic separation technology for recovery of iron from “dead ores”	977	–	986
Long Chen, Yanying He, Jian Hu, Qian Han, Shixi Gu, Pengzhang Chen, Xiayan Fang, and Fangfang Wu
Exploration of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) nanohybrid films as DNA sensors for the detection of porcine	987	–	1003
Noman Nawaz, Nor Kartini Abu Bakar, Wan Jeffrey Basirun, Md. Shalauddin, Salmah Binti Karman, Suriani Binti Ibrahim, and Habibun Nabi Muhammad Ekramul Mahmud
Synthesis of copper–nitrogen codoped carbon quantum dots using frangipani as a carbon source and application of metronidazole determination	1005	–	1015
Yuwei Lan, Wenbin Bao, Chunfeng Liang, Guowei Li, Liya Zhou, Jiachu Yang, Liubai Wei, and Qionghua Su
Comprehensive performance analysis of kinetic models used to estimate asphaltene adsorption kinetics on nanoparticles	1017	–	1031
Syed Imran Ali, Shaine Mohammadali Lalji, Zahoor Awan, Saud Hashmi, Ghani Khan, and Muhammad Asad
Introducing a novel photo-induced nanozymatic method for high throughput reusable biodegradation of organic dyes	1033	–	1046
Banafsheh Ahmadi-Leilakouhi, Saeed Reza Hormozi Jangi, and Alireza Khorshidi
Spray pyrolysis-assisted fabrication of Eu-doped ZnO thin films for antibacterial activities under visible light irradiation	1047	–	1058
Abdelkader Nebatti Ech-Chergui, Ali Sadek Kadari, Mohammad Mansoob Khan, Adriana Popad, Yasmina Khane, M’hamed Guezzoul, Cristian Leostean, Dan Silipas, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran, Zoukel Abdelhalim, Farid Bennabi, Kouider Driss-Khodja, and Bouhalouane Amrani
Design, synthesis and fungicidal activities evaluation of N-(thiazol-4-ylmethyl) benzenesulfonamide derivatives	1059	–	1066
Shumin Zheng and Danling Huang
Multi-objective particle swarm optimization of industrial natural gas dehydration process	1067	–	1080
Ali Sameer Ismail Al-Jammali, Ali Akbar Amooey, and Seyed Reza Nabavi
Synthesis of magnetite nanoparticle from potato peel extract: its nanofluid applications and life cycle analysis	1081	–	1094
Manjakuppam Malika, Prakash G. Jhadav, Vishal R. Parate, and Shriram S. Sonawane
Effect of interdigitated leaf channel design bipolar plate on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell	1095	–	1106
Srinivasa Reddy Badduri, G. Naga Srinivasulu, S. Srinivasa Rao, V. Venkateswarlu, Ch. Karunakar, K. Sridhar, and A. V. S. Ramanuja Charyulu
Novel use of kitchen waste: protection of boiler quality steel from corrosion in acidic media using onion waste	1107	–	1127
Abhradip Pal and Chandan Das
In silico investigation of the therapeutic and prophylactic potential of medicinal substances bearing guanidine moieties against COVID-19	1129	–	1148
Zohreh Esam, Malihe Akhavan, Maryam Lotfi, Saeed Pourmand, and Ahmadreza Bekhradnia
Graphic analysis of energy and exergy combined systems of solar collector and high-temperature heat pump	1149	–	1164
Habib Shoeibi, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Ehsanolah Assaerh, Mohsen Izadi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz
Isocyanate-free urethane vinyl ester resin: preparation, characterization and thermal and mechanical properties investigation	1165	–	1180
Soheila Ghasemi and Milad Ghezelsofloo
Giant milkweed plant-based copper oxide nanoparticles for wound dressing application: physicochemical, bactericidal and cytocompatibility profiles	1181	–	1200
G Ambarasan Govindasamy, Rabiatul Basria S. M. N. Mydin, Nor Hazliana Harun, Wan Nuramiera Faznie Wan Eddis Effendy, and Srimala Sreekantan
Porous Co₃O₄ nanospheres synthesized via solution combustion method for supercapacitors	1201	–	1211
Anjum Afrooze and Dadamiah P. M. D. Shaik
Human immunoglobulin G adsorption in hydrophobic ligands: equilibrium data, isotherm modelling and prediction using artificial neural networks	1213	–	1229
Caroline A. Shinku, Tiago D. Martins, Igor T. L. Bresolin, and Iara R. A. P. Bresolin
Investigation of biocompatible Polyvinylpyrrolidone intercalated yttrium oxide nanocomposites (PVP/Y₂O₃ NCs) for antibacterial and antitumor applications	1231	–	1245
G. Myvizhi, S. K. Krishna, and Navaneethan Duraisamy
Hg(OAc)₂/1,2,3-triazole-mediated efficient synthesis of Tazobactam	1247	–	1251
Yasinalli Tamboli, Amit P. Pund, Jaydeo T. Kilbile, and Arvind Y. Merwade