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

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Volume 77, Number 1 / 2023, Pages 1 – 617

Recent advances in siloxanes removal from biogas and their efficiency: a short review	1	–	9
Camila M. A. C. Alves, Flávia O. M. S. Abreu, Rinaldo S. Araújo, and Mona Lisa M. Oliveira
β-galactosidase as an industrial enzyme: production and potential	11	–	31
Rahul Vikram Singh and Krishika Sambyal
Synthesis and characterization of a new nonionic surfactant with anticorrosive activity of aluminum in 1.0 M hydrochloric acid solution	33	–	45
Badreah A. Al Jahdaly
A DFT, TDDFT and QTAIM study of the acridine pincer ligand-based Ru(II) and Rh(III) complexes: detailed analysis of the metal-F bonding	47	–	61
Gayani N. Pallewela and Ryan P. A. Bettens
Synthesis and experimental/theoretical evaluation of β-CD/MTX nanostructure for use in targeted drug delivery systems	63	–	74
Hamid Hadi, Reza Safari, and Hamid Reza Shamlouei
Synergistic effect of esterification and densification on structural modification of CNT yarn for efficient interfacial performance	75	–	87
Sidra Saleemi, Hafiz Abdul Mannan, Alamin Idris, Wei Liu, and Fujun Xu
Efficient synthesis of celecoxib and pyrazole derivatives on heterogeneous Ga-MCM-41-SO₃H catalyst under mild condition	89	–	99
Tran Quang-Hung, Tu T. Do, Viet Q. Hoang, Duc M. Tran, Ngo Quoc-Anh, Tuan-Anh L. Hoang, Reinhard Eckelt, Dang V. Do, Tuan T. Dang, and Xuan-Hoan Vu
Synthesis and fungicidal activity of imidazole dicyanamide ionic liquids	101	–	107
Jingyu Zhao and Haixiang Gao
Probing the dc electrical resistivity and magnetic properties of mixed metal oxides Cr³⁺ substituted Mg–Zn ferrites	109	–	117
Ch. Komali, N. Murali, K. Rajkumar, A. Ramakrishna, S. Yonatan Mulushoa, D. Parajuli, P. N. V. V. L. Pramila Rani, Satheesh Ampolu, K. Chandra Mouli, and Y. Ramakrishna
Barbituric acid derivative as fluorescent pigment in water-based flexographic ink for security applications	119	–	127
Dhanya Sunil, Kashmitha Muthamma, Suresh D. Kulkarni, Rikitha S. Fernandes, and Nilanjan Dey
Synthesis and characterization of Mo-doped barium strontium titanate nanopowder via slow injection sol–gel processing	129	–	139
Kiflom Gebremedhn Kelele, H. C. Ananda Murthy, Ruthramurthy Balachandran, Aschalew Tadesse, Yosef Nikodimos, Lemma Teshome Tufa, and Jaebeom Lee
Liquid crystal 5CB-loaded nanogold as new nanocatalyst combined with aptamer to determine small organic pollutants by Cu₂O resonance Rayleigh scattering probe	141	–	149
Han-Bing Huang, Gui-Qing Weng, Ai-Hui Liang, and Zhi-Liang Jiang
Cu/TBHP mediated tetrahydroquinoline synthesis in water via oxidative cyclization reaction	151	–	158
Subramaniyan Prasanna Kumari, Bommireddy Naveen, Palathedath Suresh Kumar, and Subramaniapillai Selva Ganesan
A computational study to reveal selpercatinib resistance to RET kinase double mutant V804M/Y806C	159	–	168
Guodong Zheng, Minyu Li, Jingfeng Zhang, Wuxia Liu, Lei Jiang, Wenqi Liang, Jialin Wang, Hong Shi, Zhoujun Kang, and Bin Zhou
Integrated electrocoagulation–photoelectrocatalytic oxidation for effective treatments of aqueous solution bisphenol-A using green-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles	169	–	183
Maruthamuthu Govindaraj, Sham Babu, Ramasamy Rathinam, Vijayan Vasini, and Kaliyapillai Vijayakumar
*Effective study of antibacterial and anticancer profiling: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis* functionalized silver–zinc oxide nanocomposite**	185	–	196
K. Shreema, R. Mathammal, V. Kalaiselvi, and S. Gopi
A new pyrene-based “turn-on” fluorescent probe for highly selective detection of hypochlorite in aqueous solution and in living cells	197	–	205
Nan Jiang, Xue Zhou, Tianyuan Zhong, and Guang Wang
Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial properties of chitosan/Ag₂S/CQDs hydrogel	207	–	217
Hongxia Li, Yongdong Liu, Xiang Gao, Xiaohui Niu, Haiyan Fan, and Kunjie Wang
Preparation of molecularly imprinted polymer coatings based on via a sandwich method for solid-phase microextraction of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from milk	219	–	228
Pengli Jian, Ayzukram Yasen, Turghun Muhammad, Wenwu Yang, and Beibei Wu
Pyrolysis and kinetic study of ethanol and DME inside a shock tube	229	–	239
Yong-chao Dong, Zhi-hao Ma, En-yu Lv, Xin Wang, Xin Li, and Yi-fan Jin
Effect of Cu²⁺ doping on the structural and optical properties of ZnAl₂O₄ nanosheets	241	–	248
Lakshmiprasad Maddi, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Bathula Babu, and Kisoo Yoo
Single-walled carbon nanotubes: synthesis and quantitative purification evaluation by acid/base treatment for high carbon impurity elimination	249	–	258
Afsoon Aghaei, Maryam Shaterian, Hassan Hosseini-Monfared, and Afsaneh Farokhi
Functional ionic liquids as chiral selector for visual chiral sensing and enantioselective precipitate	259	–	268
Xiaofei Ma, Chengchen Zhang, and Liangliang Cai
Effect of pH value on the structure of amorphous zirconia precursor under coprecipitation	269	–	276
Yang He, Zhihui Li, and Feng Wu
Computational study of the effects of static electric field on the interaction of 5-Fluorouracil anti-cancer drug with pristine and Sc- and Ti-doped B₁₂P₁₂ nanocage as drug delivery	277	–	294
M. Rezaei-Sameti and A. Rajabi
PEGylated bis-indolyl polyurethane dendrimers with anti-cancer activity as carriers for doxorubicin to treat lung cancer cells	295	–	305
Ibrahim Bargathulla, Aadhil Ashwaq Babu, A. Shanavas, Elangovan Vellaichamy, and A. Sultan Nasar
Solvent effect, quantification and correlation analysis of the nucleophilicities of cyclic secondary amines	307	–	319
Raissi Hanen, Mahdhaoui Faouzi, Ayachi Sahbi, and Boubaker Taoufik
Polymer-coated MOF for effective pesticides’ sorbent in combined DSPE-DLLME method	321	–	334
Zahra Shokouhmandi and Ardeshir Shokrollahi
Mid-infrared and near-infrared spectroscopies to classify improper fermentation of pineapple wine	335	–	349
Sumaporn Kasemsumran, Antika Boondaeng, Kraireuk Ngowsuwan, Sunee Jungtheerapanich, Waraporn Apiwatanapiwat, Phornphimon Janchai, and Pilanee Vaithanomsat
A rapid and sensitive method to detection of Cr³⁺by using the Fe₃O₄@Pectin-polymethacrylimide@graphene quantum dot as a sensitive material	351	–	360
Mehdi Barzegarzadeh, Mohammad Sadegh Amini-Fazl, and Hossein Nasrizadeh
*In vitro cytotoxicity against breast cancer using biogenically synthesized gold and iron oxide nanoparticles derived from the hydroethanolic extract of Salvia officinalis* L**	361	–	373
Hanaa M. El-Rafie, Salem M. Abd El-Aziz, and Magdy K. Zahran
Ratiometric detection of propafenone hydrochloride with one-pot synthesized dual emissive carbon dots	375	–	383
Yuecheng Zhang, Jie Zhang, Lingbo Sun, Rui Tian, and Hongyan Ma
Solvothermal synthesis of nickel titanate nanosphere: crystal structure determination and high-rate supercapacitor performance	385	–	397
Debabrata Nandi, Harikrishnan Pulikkalparambil, Sabarish Radoor, Aswathy Jayakumar, Nuntawat Kiatisereekul, and Suchart Siengchin
*Anticancer effects of Curcuma zedoaria* (Berg.) Roscoe ethanol extract on a human breast cancer cell line**	399	–	411
Nur Fitriana, Muhaimin Rifa’i, Masruri, Septian Tri Wicaksono, and Nashi Widodo
Nickel oxide (NiO) nanoflakes prepared through hydrothermal method and integration into acetone gas sensing application	413	–	421
Reyaz Ahmad and M. A. Shah
Synthesis, characterization, in vitro antibacterial, and anticancer studies of Ag(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes	423	–	435
Öznur Doğan Ulu, Ali Kuruçay, Burhan Ateş, and İsmail Özdemir
A three-dimensional hybrid of CdS quantum dots/chitosan/reduced graphene oxide-based sensor for the amperometric detection of ceftazidime	437	–	449
Giti Paimard, Mojtaba Shamsipur, and Mohammad Bagher Gholivand
A theoretical investigation on the interaction mechanism between 1-methyl-3,4,5-trinitropyrazole and 1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocane	451	–	461
Qian-Jin Guo, Shu-Hai Zhang, Rui-Jun Gou, Wen-Jun Hu, and Xiao-Feng Yuan
Assessment of crystallite size of UV-synthesized hydroxyapatite using different model equations	463	–	471
Md. Sahadat Hossain, Md. Mahfujul Hasan, Monika Mahmud, Mashrafi Bin Mobarak, and Samina Ahmed
Synthesis and characterization of N-substituted polyanilines and polyindoles and their antibacterial activity	473	–	483
Lyaysan R. Latypova, Gulsum S. Usmanova, Liliya Ya. Vasilova, Vladimir V. Zorin, and Akhat G. Mustafin
Olive branches activated carbon: synthesis, phenol adsorption and modeling	485	–	498
Muhammad Vohra, Minaam Hussaini, and Tariq Mohammad
Mannich bases of alizarin: synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant capacity	499	–	508
Evgeny V. Buravlev and Oksana G. Shevchenko
Evaluation of leaching behaviour of Nd from Ca_10-xNd_x(PO₄)F_2, (x = 0–1.2) matrix and its borosilicate glass-bonded analogues by neutron activation and ICP-OES analysis	509	–	516
Shirley Auxilia Lindsay, S. Sriram, Manish Chand, S. Annapoorani, K. Usha Lakshmi, Hrudananda Jena, S. Vijayalakshmi, R. Kumar, and V. Jayaraman
Microbial remediation of ibuprofen contaminated water using novel isolate Microbacterium paraoxydans	517	–	531
Sumona Show, Priyanka Sarkar, Sanghamitra Barman, and Gopinath Halder
*Single and combined hydrodistillation techniques of microwave and ultrasound for extracting bio-functional hydrosols from Iranian Eryngium caucasicum* Trautv**	533	–	547
Hasan Kakoei, Amir Mohammad Mortazavian, Vahid Mofid, Seyed Mohammad Taghi Gharibzahedi, and Hedayat Hosseini
Visible light-induced synergic antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles/methylene blue nanohybrids encapsulated in chitosan and pluronic polymers	549	–	561
Giovanni Alexsander Silva Lima, Guilherme Gonçalves Guerini, Suzan Pantaroto de Vasconcellos, and Diogo Silva Pellosi
Rational design of AIE-based carbazole derivatives for lipid droplet-specific imaging in living cells	563	–	569
Hui Wang, Xuebin Shen, Jiayi Ge, Yi Deng, Feiyang Ding, Zhiyu Wang, Wenya Zhu, Lei Hu, Jing He, and Xiaoxia Gu
*α-Glucosidase inhibitors from the aerial part of Thymus fedtschenkoi: isolation, kinetic and molecular docking study*	571	–	581
Armin Mohammadi-Liri, Hamed Parsa-Khankandi, Ali Dehnoee, Somayeh Mojtabavi, Mohammad Ali Faramarzi, and Mohammad-Reza Delnavazi
A dual-channel chemosensor based on rhodamine and BODIPY conjugated dyad for ratiometric detection of Hg²⁺ and fluorescence on–off recognition of Cu²⁺ in aqueous solution and living cells	583	–	593
Li Ma, Gongnv Xu, Xuankai Deng, Dan Wen, and Yanhua Yu
*In silico unraveling of molecular anti-neurodegenerative profile of Citrus medica* flavonoids against novel pharmaceutical targets**	595	–	610
Meysam Dehghan, Fatemeh Fathinejad, Mohammad Hosein Farzaei, and Ebrahim Barzegari
Combining TiO₂ photonic crystals and reagents enhances the sensitivity of endotoxin detection	611	–	615
Ryosuke Nishitsuji, Shotaro Ueda, Kenji Sueyoshi, Hideaki Hisamoto, and Tatsuro Endo
Correction to: Evaluation of leaching behaviour of Nd from Ca_10−xNd_x(PO₄)F₂, (x = 0–1.2) matrix and its borosilicate glass-bonded analogues by neutron activation and ICP-OES analysis	617	–	617
Shirley Auxilia Lindsay, S. Sriram, Manish Chand, S. Annapoorani, K. Usha Lakshmi, Hrudananda Jena, S. Vijayalakshmi, R. Kumar, and V. Jayaraman