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

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Volume 76, Number 2 / 2022, Pages 609 – 1270

Carbon nanotubes for production and storage of hydrogen: challenges and development	609	–	625
Maria Zafar, Tahir Iqbal, Seerat Fatima, Qandeel Sanaullah, and Sumaiya Aman
Absorption spectra of coumarin and its derivatives	627	–	638
Sana Fatima, Asim Mansha, Sadia Asim, and Alina Shahzad
Synthesis of different nanometals using Citrus Sinensis peel (orange peel) waste extraction for valuable functionalization of cotton fabric	639	–	660
Menna Zayed, Heba Ghazal, Hanan A. Othman, and Ahmed G. Hassabo
Methyl ester production in microchannel using a new grafted basic ionic liquid as the nanocatalyst	661	–	679
Shokoufe Hosseini, Gholamreza Moradi, and Kiumars Bahrami
A study on determination of theophylline in plasma and urine sample using electromembrane extraction combined with high-performance liquid chromatography–ultraviolet	681	–	690
Roshanak Dolatabadi, Mohammadreza Zaheri, Shahriar Ebrahimi, and Ali Mohammadi
Study on the aqueous dispersibility of multi-walled carbon nanotubes bearing modified corn starch	691	–	700
Pei Zhan, Shengyuan Liang, Shi Li, Jiwen Hu, Shudong Lin, Xuefeng Gui, and Cailin Liu
Macroscopic mixer for disparate property liquid–liquid mixing in aqueous sanitizer preparation	701	–	714
R. M. Ohol and B. Vasuki
Use of a Schiff base-modified conducting polymer electrode for electrochemical assay of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions by square wave voltammetry	715	–	729
Mohammed Q. Mohammed, Hani K. Ismail, Hasan F. Alesary, and Stephen Barton
*Investigation on corrosion inhibition behaviour of aqueous extract of leaves of Morinda Tinctoria* on Aluminium in Sodium hydroxide**	731	–	740
K. Krishnaveni and R. Vasanthajothi
Spectrofluorimetric determination of α-difluoromethylornithine through condensation with ninhydrin and phenylacetaldehyde: application to pharmaceutical cream and spiked urine samples	741	–	748
Mohamed A. Abdel-Lateef and Albandary Almahri
Characteristics of immobilized urease onto modified zirconium (IV) oxide via glutaraldehyde: kinetic, stability, and operational stabilities in bioreactors	749	–	761
Özlem Alptekin
Study on the formation and evolution mechanism of dust deposition on solar photovoltaic panels	763	–	774
Song Yue and Ming Li
Biofuels additives derived via clay supported heteropoly acid catalyzed etherification of glycerol with t-butanol-biomass to liquid oxygenates	775	–	784
Magar Subhash, Dan Bahadur Pal, and Sumit Kumar Jana
Novel Molecules derived from 3-O-(6-galloylglucoside) inhibit Main Protease of SARS-CoV 2 In Silico	785	–	796
Haruna Isiyaku Umar, Adeola Ajayi, Ridwan Opeyemi Bello, Hafsat Olateju Alabere, Afees Akinbode Sanusi, Olamide Olusegun Awolaja, Mohammed Mansour Alshehri, and Prosper Obed Chukwuemeka
Polythiophene-based MWCNTCOOH@RGO nanocomposites as a modified glassy carbon electrode for the electrochemical detection of Hg(II) ions	797	–	812
Hanaa H. AL-Refai, Aisha A. Ganash, and Mahmoud A. Hussein
Fabrication, characterization and corrosion feature evaluation of mild steel in 1 M HCl by nanoparticle-modified activated carbon	813	–	825
Heba M. El Refay, Amira M. Hyba, and Ghalia A. Gaber
Urea-assisted ion-transport behavior in magnesium ion conducting solid polymer electrolyte membranes intended for magnesium batteries	827	–	839
Kuldeep Mishra, D. K. Kanchan, Khushbu Gohel, Poonam Sharma, and Deepak Kumar
Development of NiFeSi mixed oxide catalysts for CO methanation	841	–	854
Filiz Balıkçı Derekaya, Nida Arasan, and Çiğdem Güldür
Effect of heat treatment on the morphology of carbon fibers doped with Co₂p nanoparticles	855	–	867
M. Stelmakova, M. Streckova, R. Orinakova, A. Guboova, M. Balaz, V. Girman, E. Mudra, C. Bera, and M. Batkova
Synthesis and characterization of brush-type polyβ-alanine-grafted polymethyl methacrylate using "grafting through" method	869	–	878
Gizem Nur Çolakoğlu, Efkan Çatıker, Temel Öztürk, and Ergül Meyvacı
Chemical decarboxylation kinetics and identification of amino acid standards by benchtop NMR spectroscopy	879	–	888
Angelika Czajkowska, Defne Ilayda Dayi, Helga Weinschrott, Hans-Peter Deigner, and Magnus S. Schmidt
Dielectric barrier plasma effect on surface functionality and coating properties of ultrasonically coated cotton with ZnO nanoparticles and Aloe vera extraction	889	–	900
I. U. Haq, M. Y. Naz, S. Shukrullah, M. Anwar, S. Ullah, A. G. Al-Sehemi, and M. I. Irshad
Preconcentration and determination of four antibiotics in biological samples using nanofluid-assisted magnetic dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography	901	–	911
Ava Saghafi, Razieh Sanavi Khoshnood, Davoud Sanavi Khoshnoud, and Zarrin Eshaghi
*α-Glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory potential of main compounds and drug candidates from Elaeagnus rhamnoides* (L.) A. Nelson**	913	–	922
Hafize Yuca, Hilal Özbek, L. Ömür Demirezer, Handan G. Sevindik, Cavit Kazaz, and Zühal Güvenalp
Optical and magnetic properties of YFeO₃ nanoparticles synthesized by a co-precipitation method at high temperature	923	–	930
Nguyen Thi Kim Chung, Nguyen Anh Tien, and Bui Xuan Vuong
Synthesis, spectrophotometric, spectroscopic, microbial studies and analytical applications of Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of chalcone ligand	931	–	944
Badr Abd El-wahaab, Wesam S. Shehab, and Walaa H. El-Shwiniy
Synthesis of nanosized Sm and Co oxides by liquid–liquid extraction scheme and investigation into separation chemistry employing tri-alkyl phosphine oxide as an extractant	945	–	959
Nilam Swain and Sujata Mishra
Formation of BaF₂ microcrystals as superhydrophobic materials via a hydrothermal method	961	–	966
Jinxiu Ma, Gaoyu Ou, Taohai Li, and Feng Li
Numerical investigation of mixed convection in an anchor-stirred tank filled with an Al₂O₃-water nanofluid	967	–	985
Abderrahim Mokhefi, Mohamed Bouanini, Mohammed Elmir, Yacine Guettaf, and Pierre Spiteri
Consecutive Betti/Bargellini multicomponent reactions: an efficient strategy for the synthesis of naphtho[1,2-f][1,4]oxazepine scaffolds	987	–	993
Hassan Farhid, Mohammad Taghi Nazeri, Mohammad Mahdi Rostami, Ahmad Shaabani, and Behrouz Notash
Catalytic oxidation of ethylbenzene: kinetic modeling, mechanism, and implications	995	–	1008
Ashish P. Unnarkat, Jaimish Sonani, Jay Baldha, Shivani Agarwal, Kevin Manvar, Ali Reza Faraji, and Mohammad Arshadi
The interaction of hydrogen with heteroatoms (B, N)-doped porous graphene: A computational study	1009	–	1017
Chen-Wei Chan, Shiuan-Yau Wu, and Hsin-Tsung Chen
First characterization of functionalized nanoparticles—tandem of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles conjugated with piperine	1019	–	1030
Katarina Smilkov, Darinka Gjorgieva Ackova, Aleksandar Cvetkovski, Nikola Geskovski, Biljana Pejova, Blazo Boev, and Petre Makreski
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles by plant extract, incorporated into alginate films and their characterizations	1031	–	1043
Apparao Gudimalla, Jiya Jose, Jose Varghese Rajendran, Giridhar Gurram, and Sabu Thomas
Improvement of the reactivity of triethyl phosphate and structural behavior of hydroxyapatite versus the synthesis conditions by sol–gel route	1045	–	1061
Malika Merzougui, Fatima Zohra Mezahi, Achour Dakhouche, Djelel Kherifi, and Foudil Sahnoune
Structure-based docking, pharmacokinetic evaluation, and molecular dynamics-guided evaluation of traditional formulation against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor bind domain and ACE2 receptor complex	1063	–	1083
B. Harish kumar, Suman Manandhar, Chetan H. Mehta, Usha Y. Nayak, and K. Sreedhara Ranganath Pai
Facile synthesis of H-CoMoO₄ nanosheets for antibacterial approaches	1085	–	1095
Josy A. Osajima, Layane A. L. Silva, André A. L. Silva, Maria A. S. Rios, Talles A. F. De Carvalho, Alyne R. Araújo, Durcilene A. Silva, Janildo L. Magalhães, José M. E. Matos, and Edson C. Silva-Filho
Investigation of novel mercapto-functionalized nanofiber membrane for the adsorption of mercury in air	1097	–	1106
Guo-Zhe Deng, Xiong-Wei Liu, Jian-Jun Deng, Yi Cao, Xue-Jun Kang, and Huai-Yuan Zhu
Imidazoles and benzimidazoles as putative inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 (Alpha) and P.1 (Gamma) variant spike glycoproteins: A computational approach	1107	–	1117
Vidyasrilekha. Yele, Bharat Kumar Reddy. Sanapalli, and Afzal Azam. Mohammed
Fabrication and in vitro/in vivo characterization of Eudragit enteric nanoparticles loaded with indomethacin	1119	–	1133
Xingrong Wang, Mufang Wang, Qi Wang, Ye Yuan, Qiulian Hao, Yanping Bi, Yujing He, Jing Zhao, and Jifu Hao
Analysis of the kinetic regularities of diffusion-controlled aerobic oxidation of FAMEs	1135	–	1146
Anna Cherepanova and Valentin Sapunov
Reddish-orange-emitting Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₃: Sm³⁺ phosphors with high color purity	1147	–	1155
K. Ganesh Kumar, P. Balaji Bhargav, K. Aravinth, Raja Arumugam, P. Ramasamy, and Prathap Pathi
Inhibiting Notch activity in breast cancer stem cells by functionalized gold nanoparticles with gamma-secretase inhibitor DAPT and vitamin C	1157	–	1170
Maryam Ghanbari-Movahed, Behrang Shiri Varnamkhasti, and Mostafa Shourian
The fate of char in controlling the rate of heavy metal transfer from soil to potato	1171	–	1183
Vahideh Esmaeili, Shu Zhang, Xun Hu, and Mortaza Gholizadeh
Nanomolar detection of lansoprazole: computational–assisted to monomer–templet complex study based on molecularly imprinted polymer and electrochemical determination	1185	–	1198
Zeinab Khalili and Azizollah Nezhadali
Hot spot identification in PEM fuel cell and its purging strategies	1199	–	1211
Ramakant Gadhewal, Sunil Kumar Thamida, Venu Vinod Ananthula, and Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni
Zeolite-Y-based catalyst synthesis from Nigerian Elefun Metakaolin: computer-aided batch simulation, comparative predictive response surface and neuro-fuzzy modelling with optimization	1213	–	1224
Kazeem Kolapo Salam, Emmanuel Olusola Oke, Chiamaka Joan Ude, and Umar Yahaya
Rod-shaped ZnO nanoparticles: synthesis, comparison and in vitro evaluation of their apoptotic activity in lung cancer cells	1225	–	1238
Nutan Rani, Kavita Rawat, Mona Saini, Anju Shrivastava, Ganeshlenin Kandasamy, Kalawati Saini, and Dipak Maity
Charring of pine needles using a portable drum reactor	1239	–	1252
Sandip Mandal, Rajat Kumar Sharma, T. K. Bhattacharya, Hetal Tanna, and Juma Haydary
Design of novel radiotracer ^99mTcN-tetrathiocarbamate as SPECT imaging agent: a preclinical study for GFR renal function	1253	–	1263
M. H. Sanad, Syed Faheem Askari Rizvi, and Ayman B. Farag
Correction to: Design of novel radiotracer ^99mTcN‑tetrathiocarbamate as SPECT imaging agent: a preclinical study for GFR renal function	1265	–	1266
M. H. Sanad, Syed Faheem Askari Rizvi, and Ayman B. Farag
Correction to: Influence of precursor ions on the structural morphological and optical properties of ZnO nanostructure and cytotoxicity on murine NIH 3T3 cells	1267	–	1267
Samreen Heena Khan, Virendra Kumar Yadav, and Daoud Ali
Correction to: Europium and terbium Schiff base peptide complexes as potential antimicrobial agents against Salmonella typhimurium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa	1269	–	1270
Jindrich Kynicky, Vedran Milosavljevic, Pavlina Jelinkova, Yazan Haddad, Miguel Angel Merlos Rodrigo, Hana Buchtelova, Zuzana Bytesnikova, Martin Brtnicky, Lukas Richtera, Pavel Kopel, and Vojtech Adam