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Volume 79, Number 3 / 2025, Pages 1269 – 2018

Exploring the influential factors of granular fertilizer caking: a comprehensive review	1269	–	1301
A. Benzaouia, H. Belbsir, S. Kounbach, S. Laassiri, A. Laamaoui, R. Labiad, and R. Benhida
Curcumin-integrated biopolymer films for active packaging: current trends and future directions	1303	–	1334
Tanvi Ranade, Abhinav Sati, Amit Pratap, and Suraj N. Mali
Recent advances in medically oriented research on lactic acid detection	1335	–	1353
Yihan Li, Yihan Xu, Yufu Liu, and Xingfu Bao
*Silver nanoparticles as an effective tool for eradication and control of biofilm-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis* isolates**	1355	–	1366
Mohamed M. Gharieb, Amal F. Makled, Sahar M. Ali, Mostafa M. Amin, Kamel R. Shoueir, and Asmaa S. Sleem
*Chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the essential oil of Pelargonium graveolens* L’Hér**	1367	–	1374
Houria Medjdoub, Waffa Bouali, Mohammed Semaoui, Asma Benaissa, Faiza Chaib, and Arezki Azzi
Reduced graphene oxide loaded with sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate on functionalized carbon cloth for excellent electrochemical performance	1375	–	1384
Yan Lin, Yu Ren, and Xiaoyun Lin
Design, synthesis, in-vitro and in-silico anticancer studies on amide derivatives of 1,3,4-oxadiazole-isoxazol-pyridine-benzimidazole	1385	–	1405
Eeduri Ramya Devi, Dasari Sravani, Ali G. Alkhathami, Paila Suresh, Reddymasu Sreenivasulu, Sireesha Malladi, and Srinivasadesikan Venkatesan
An improved synthetic process for ATX inhibitor Cudetaxestat (PAT-409)	1407	–	1416
Xiujian Wei, Haoran Chen, Shuming Xing, Zhong Yang, Gang Li, Ying Wang, Tong Li, Nan Jiang, Hongrui Lei, Chuanzhou Zhang, and Xin Zhai
Modified TiO₂/chitosan-based hydrogel beads for the photocatalytic degradation of dyes and heavy metals for water treatment	1417	–	1425
Ebtesam A. Mohamad, Esraa M. Sakr, Salma A. Mohammed, Victoria Sotee John, and Haitham S. Mohammed
Cationic dye biosorption from aqueous solution using sunflower tray and process optimization	1427	–	1438
İrem Pek, Nurşah Kütük, and Havanur Daştan
Exploring the antimicrobial potential of new selenium- N-heterocyclic carbene complexes and their benzimidazolium salts: synthesis, characterization, biological evaluation, and docking insights	1439	–	1454
Boutheina Boualia, Abd el-Krim Sandeli, Houssem Boulebd, Hüseyin Karci, Muhammed Dundar, İlknur Özdemir, Nevin Gürbüz, Ahmet Koç, Rafik Menacer, and İsmail Özdemir
Enhancing colorimetric sensing efficiency of dipicolinic and phthalic acid through hydrogen bonding toward metal ions in aqueous medium	1455	–	1475
Eman F. H. AL-Zaimoor and Ezzat Khan
Structure-guided identification of potential MTH1 inhibitors from natural compounds: toward therapeutic targeting of oxidative DNA damage in cancer	1477	–	1492
Aaliya Taiyab, Taj Mohammad, Md Nayab Sulaimani, Farah Anjum, Naved Azum, Anam Ashraf, Aanchal Rathi, and Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan
Investigating combustion kinetics and combustion behavior of low-grade Pakistani coal: isothermal and non-isothermal analyses using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)	1493	–	1505
Mansoor Ahmed Lakhmir, Imran Nazir Unar, Abdul Rehman Jatoi, Jawad Ahmed, and Faheem Akhter
Exploring the corrosion mitigation potential of N and O containing hetroatomic framework for aluminium surface: integration of experimental and theoretical approaches	1507	–	1521
Meng Xianwei, Yin Caihong, Kang Renmu, Hu Yao, Huang Xusheng, and Liu Shiduo
Performance of nanoparticle MgO/TiO₂ nanofluids with Pure bore: insight into statistical and analytical approach	1523	–	1538
Zeeshan Ali Lashari, Shaine Mohammadali Lalji, Qamar Yasin, Abdulaziz Bentalib, and Abdulrahman Bin Jumah
Evaluation of an isatin-derived ligand and its metal complexes as potential anticancer agents in breast adenocarcinoma cells	1539	–	1560
Riyam N. Khalaf, Amal I. Hassan, Zeinab A. El-Shafiey, Abeer A. Faheim, Sattar S. Ibrahim, and Hosam M. Saleh
Surface properties and electrochemical synthesis of carbazole derivative polymers	1561	–	1576
Aysel Aydın Kocaeren and Beyza Uzun
Theoretical study of hydrogen/methyl chalcogenides (H₂X and CH₃XH, X = S, Se) adsorption on pristine/doped graphene quantum dots	1577	–	1600
Kerida Ruamdee, Natthakit Singhanatkaisi, and Yuthana Tantirungrotechai
Spectroscopic insights into human serum albumin and PGSA dendrimer interactions: assessing bio-distribution efficiency	1601	–	1612
M. Sureshkumar, S. Karthikeyan, Fathi Awad, P. Kanagaraj, M. Shanmugaraja, and I. Manohara Babu
Construction of Al (III) ion selective electrode based on BN@SnP composite and its real-life applications	1613	–	1625
Sandeep Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Prakash Kanjariya, Bharti Kumari, Suhas Ballal, Avdhesh Kumar, Prit Pal Singh, and Sandeep Kaushal
Synthesis of new benzothiazoles, benzoxazoles, and benzo [1, 3]-dithiols by Ullmann coupling of dihalobenzene and nitro compounds-heterocumulene adducts	1627	–	1635
Manijeh Nematpour
Navigating heterogeneous hydrogenation hazards: A systematic approach from primary screening to catalyst loading and optimization parameters	1637	–	1647
Ujwal D. Patil, Arjun N. Vinchurkar, Jitendra S. Narkhede, Mahendra L. Bari, and Tushar D. Deshpande
3,5-Disubstituted-1H-pyrazoles: sequential syntheses from N-acylbenzotriazoles, alkynes, and hydrazine in ionic liquid	1649	–	1655
Khalid Widyan
π-Hole interactions of group III-VIII elements-bearing dimers and trimers: a comprehensive ab initio study	1657	–	1671
Mahmoud A. A. Ibrahim, Karolen B. N. Gendy, Rehab R. A. Saeed, Mohammed N. I. Shehata, Nayra A. M. Moussa, Mohamed A. El-Tayeb, Shahzeb Khan, Mahmoud E. S. Soliman, and Tamer Shoeib
Innovative nonfluorinated-omniphobic membranes using palmitic acid surface grafting for efficient low-pressure desalination via membrane distillation	1673	–	1687
Rendy Muhamad Iqbal, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Akmali Mokhter, Deni Shidqi Khaerudini, Fatin Hazirah Abdullah, Mohd Hafiz Puteh, Juhana Jaafar, and Mukhlis A. Rahman
Utilizing cheap sawdust by-products of the timber industry waste to assess adsorption kinetics for improved cationic dye pollutant removal	1689	–	1705
Gamalat E. Mahmoud, Amal G. Mahdy, and Heba M. El Refay
*Experimental and theoretical approaches to examine the effects of Bupleurum montanum* extracts as corrosion inhibitors on carbon steel in an acidic solution**	1707	–	1737
Saadi Khaled, Merzoug Benahmed, Salah Akkal, and Hocine Laouer
Innovative density measurement techniques for vacuum residues of crude oil and their fractions using toluene dilution	1739	–	1751
Adan Y. León, Anderson Sandoval-Amador, Darío Y. Peña-Ballesteros, Daniel R. Molina, and Oscar Corredor
Examining the outstanding corrosion inhibition performance of nicotinic hydroxamic acid in acid pickling: a comprehensive study	1753	–	1769
Yeestdev Dewangan, Walid Daoudi, Dakeshwar Kumar Verma, Raghvendra Kumar Mishra, Rajesh Haldhar, Elyor Berdimurodov, Seong-Cheol Kim, Akhil Saxena, Lei Guo, Swati Jain, Vikas Kumar Jain, Sangeeta Gupta, and Nizomiddin Aliev
Correction: Examining the outstanding corrosion inhibition performance of nicotinic hydroxamic acid in acid pickling: a comprehensive study	1771	–	1773
Yeestdev Dewangan, Walid Daoudi, Dakeshwar Kumar Verma, Raghvendra Kumar Mishra, Rajesh Haldhar, Elyor Berdimurodov, Seong-Cheol Kim, Akhil Saxena, Lei Guo, Swati Jain, Vikas Kumar Jain, Sangeeta Gupta, and Nizomiddin Aliev
*Artificial neural network modeling of dye adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics with magnetic nanoparticle-activated carbon from Allium cepa* peels**	1775	–	1796
V. C. Deivayanai, S. Karishma, P. Thamarai, A. Saravanan, and P. R. Yaashikaa
Investigating the influence of rutile-Tio₂ and MWCNTs composite on shale swelling and mechanical properties	1797	–	1809
Shaine Mohammadali, Javed Haneef, and Saud Hashmi
Oil bath approach of nickel phosphate (Ni₃ (PO₄)₂) nanocrystal and their structural and functional properties	1811	–	1821
M. Silambarasan, K. Ramesh, V. Kalppana Shawla, S. Nishanthini, R. Janani, G. Pavithra, P. Madhumitha, T. Kavya, P. Soundhirarajan, S. Ramu, S. Gnanendra, A. Dinesh, V. Pazhanivelu, L. Guganathan, Manikandan Ayyar, Asad Syed, Ali H. Bahkali, and Meenakshi Verma
Structural analysis and evaluation of natural compounds for thrombotic disorder management: ADMET profiling, docking, dynamics, and post-dynamic assessment	1823	–	1841
Nikhil Kumar, Bhavya Sharma, Chandraprakash Gond, Shivani Daksh, Pooja Srivastava, Himanshu Ojha, and Anupama Datta
Enhanced interaction and biosensing properties of dopamine molecule over the surface of Ag-decorated arsenene nanosheets: A DFT study	1843	–	1857
Khalid Mujasam Batoo, Subbulakshmi Ganesan, I. A. Ariffin, Madan Lal, Rajni Verma, Safaa Mohammed Ibrahim, Muhammad Farzik Ijaz, Merwa Alhadrawi, and Laith Abualigah
Green synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles from natural magnetite: an effective adsorbent for fluoride removal in aqueous phase	1859	–	1868
Thilini Wathsala, Nadeesha Hemali Koralegedara, and Rohana Chandrajith
Computational insights and predictive models for lung cancer molecular structures	1869	–	1878
Yeliz Kara, Yeşim Sağlam Özkan, and Micheal Arockiaraj
Allura Red dye degradation using hybrid advanced oxidation methods	1879	–	1889
Gayatri D. Gawande, Yash D. Nahata, and Prakash V. Chavan
NH₂-MIL-53(Fe)-based fluorescent sensor for detection of tetracycline in food matrices	1891	–	1902
Bandana Thakur, Harpreet Singh, Priyanka Thawany, Vivek Pachauri, Akash Deep, Madhu Khatri, and Neha Bhardwaj
*Microwave-assisted extraction improves the recovery of cellulose and hemicellulose from Triplochiton scleroxylon* (Ayous) sawdust**	1903	–	1914
Kom Regonne Raïssa, Douanla Keune Duro, Kodami Badza, Tsatsop Tsague Roli Karol, Ngimbus Laurent Joel, Chouaibou Baba Moctar, and Ngassoum Martin Benoit
Phytochemical characterization and bioactive potential of Daphne jejudoensis	1915	–	1925
Chang-Dae Lee, Hyeonjun Yu, Neil Patrick Uy, Hwanhee Yu, Chang-Ha Lee, Hoon Kim, and Sanghyun Lee
Investigation on medium-temperature carbon dioxide capture performance over zeolite supported CaO adsorbents: synthesis and performance evaluation	1927	–	1943
Xing Gang Zhang, Archina Buthiyappan, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar, Jegalakshimi Jewaratnam, and Yee Seng Tan
Development of a sensitive and accurate method for the simultaneous determination of climbazole and clotrimazole using β-cyclodextrin assisted liquid–liquid microextraction based on switchable solvent	1945	–	1957
Bahare Arabkhani, Nasser Goudarzi, and Mansour Arab Chamjangali
Synthesis and characterization of boron oxide nanofibers reinforced methacrylate composites and their flexural strength evaluations	1959	–	1971
Aslı Dörtler-Kesici and Nadir Kiraz
On physical analysis of cadmium bismuth sulfide using quadratic regression approach	1973	–	1992
Khawlah Hamad Alhulwah, Mazhar Hussain, Nasreen Ebrahim Almohanna, Muhammad Farhan Hanif, and Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui
Efficient dehydrogenation of dodecanol to dodecanal in a continuous fixed bed reactor over supported Cu catalyst	1993	–	2004
Shanshan Cao, Zhong Wu, Weiyou Zhou, Zhonghua Sun, Junfeng Qian, Mingyang He, and Qun Chen
Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine mannich bases: synthesis, anticholinesterase evaluation, and in silico studies	2005	–	2018
Burak Kuzu and Yeliz Demir