Empirical Wavelet Transform for Image Fusion: Elevating Visual and Structural Quality See

Multi-modal image fusion has come into recent limelight, where images from different modalities are fused, resulting in an image with more information and better visual quality. In this article, we propose a multi-modal image fusion technique utilizing Empirical Wavelet Transform, which surpasses the standard Discrete Wavelet Transform. Tested on the TNO dataset, our method demonstrates superior qualitative and quantitative performance compared to Multi-Scale Transform techniques. The fused i...

A Novel Vanadium Carbide Hybrid from Preceramic Polymer Route for Supercapacitor Application See

Polymer-derived ceramics are synthesized by the high-temperature treatment of preceramic polymers in controlled atmosphere. The properties of these ceramics are significantly influenced by the molecular composition of the precursor and the processing conditions, allowing customization of their structural and functional characteristics. Anand et al. recently demonstrated a one-step process for synthesizing nanosized (<10 nm) r-TiO2 and t-ZrO2 crystallites within an amorphous ceramic matrices b...

MOF Templated Design of Hierarchical Nanoporous Photocatalyst for Water Detoxification and Microbial Photoinactivation See

Metal Organic Framework (MOF) materials are highly porous, functionally flexible and optically tunable photocatalytic material which has been widely studied for energy and environmental applications. However, the low chemical and skeletal stability of MOF limits its application under real conditions. A unique approach to counter these drawbacks is to use MOFs as sacrificial precursor to design various MOF derived functional nanomaterials1 . This study emphasizes in synthesizing hierarchical α...

Effect of Elevated Temperatures On the Deformation Behavior of Advanced Intermetallic TiAl Alloys See

TiAl-based intermetallic alloys have attracted significant attention in the aerospace and automotive industries due to their low density, exceptional high-temperature strength, outstanding creep resistance, and excellent oxidation resistance. The present study focuses on two TiAl alloys: a commercial grade 2nd generation, i.e., Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb (at. %), and a newly developed 3rd generation, i.e., Ti-45Al-2Cr-7.5Nb-0.2B (at. %) alloys. The addition of a small amount of boron in the third-genera...

Localized Plastic Deformation in Fe-Mn-C Steels Following the Profilometry-Based Indentation Plastometry (PIP) Tests See

Fe-Mn-C steels, often referred to as high-manganese steels, have garnered significant attention in the field of automotive, construction and mining industry due to their excellent combination of mechanical properties as well as corrosion and wear resistance behavior. The present work focuses on the structure-property relationships of high manganese (Mn) steel subjected to heat treatment (HT) within 300˚C to 500˚C. The formation of carbides with the increasing temperature and the emergence of ...

Biofilm Developmental Dynamics and Multi-Metal Remediation Efficacy of a Marine Bacterium Pseudomonas Aeruginosa CSA06P See

Bacterial biofilms serve as imperative agents in the bioremediation of heavy metals, offering a sustainable approach for heavy metal remediation. The present study explores the potential of marine bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSA06P, isolated from Chilika lake, Odisha, India, which formed robust biofilm in presence of Pb (II), Cr (VI), and Hg (II). Confocal laser scanning microscopy and phase contrast microscopy revealed distinct biofilm developmental stages, with the isolate achieving ma...

Phycocyanin Based Biodegradable pH-sensitive Smart Film for Food Packaging See

Freshness is crucial in consumer food purchases, emphasizing the need for effective quality monitoring in the food supply chain. This study developed a pH-sensitive film to monitor food freshness, using bacterial cellulose (BC) and phycocyanin, a pH-sensitive pigment with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties extracted from Spirulina sp. Colorimetric analysis showed a range of color variations from purple to greyish-red across pH ranging from 2 to 12. Incorporating phycocyanin at 1 mg/g di...

A Comparative Performance Assessment for Prediction of Loan Approval in Financial Sector See

Loans are the bank’s assets since they generate income in terms of interest to banks. Lending a loan to a customer creates credit and liability for the bank and the customer. The profit and loss of a bank depend on the customer’s ability to pay back the loan or not, i.e., defaulter or not. Therefore, predicting the probability of loan repayment becomes a crucial task. For this purpose, ensemble learning methods have been incorporated extensively, and studies have reported the superiority of t...

[(CH3)3S]2BiBr5.DMSO: A Halide Perovskite-Like Compound Based on Sulfonium and Having a Strong Solvent-Metal Interaction See

Population expansion and increased material comfort have led to a persistent demand for energy, which has motivated the quest for alternative renewable energy sources. In this regard, due to their good optoelectronic properties such as an appropriate band gap, high absorption coefficient, and low exciton binding energy lead-based metal halide perovskites are a subject of ongoing research. These materials have the potential to replace conventional inorganic semiconductors due to their low cost...

Investigation of Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties in disordered Spinel Compound Fe2−xCuxSnS4 See

Chalcogenides have attracted considerable attention not only due to prospective applications in in thermoelectric, superconductivity, magnetocaloric but also because of the diverse structural properties. Iron and copper-based ternary metal chalcogenides offer an extra dimension in terms of magnetism and magnetocaloric application, that makes them more intriguing. From earlier study in our group, it was observed that the magnetic properties in Mn2SnS4 can be tuned by suitable substitution at d...

Exploring The Antimicrobial and Anticancer Potential of Bioactive Compounds Derived from A Marine Bacterium Streptomyces Sampsonii CSEA01 See

Marine microorganisms synthesize bioactive compounds with various bioprospecting potentials. The unique biochemical pathways and adaptations to extreme conditions contribute to their ability to produce valuable compounds with antibacterial and anticancerous properties. The present study focuses on the potential of marine microorganisms as promising sources of novel bioactive compounds. Water, soil, biofilm, and algae samples were collected from Chilika Lake, Odisha, India, where the highest m...

Eco-Friendly Food Packaging: Chitosan-Based Biodegradable Films with Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Enhanced Shelf Life See

The increasing demand for food safety and environmental sustainability has led to the exploration of advanced packaging solutions that are both antimicrobial and biodegradable. This study introduces biodegradable films made from chitosan, a natural polysaccharide, infused with semiconductor nanoparticles. Characterized using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Zeta potential analysis, and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), the nanoparticles were optimized for size and stability. The films un...

Design of Nb3Sn-based Superconducting Magnet for Adiabatic Demagnetisation Refrigerator See

In space, sub-Kelvin temperatures are required for the advanced and sophisticated components. Achieving extremely low temperatures is essential for both practical applications and fundamental research. The low temperature allows operations like quantum computing and the emergence of quantum states such as superfluidity and superconductivity. The sub-Kelvin temperatures are achieved by the adiabatic demagnetization refrigerators (ADRs) combined with mechanical cryocoolers. Operating adiabatic ...

Mitigation of Magnesium Electrode Fouling by Polarity Reversal Electrocoagulation for Struvite Production from Source-Separated Urine See

Electrochemical struvite precipitation is proposed to be an effective technology for phosphate recovery to tackle the problem of depleting, finite phosphate rocks and eutrophication. However, the corrosion of magnesium ions from the anode is hindered due to the formation of passivation layer that limits the technological scale-up. The study investigates the behavior of magnesium ion, corrosion and formation of passivation layer using electrochemical techniques of chronopotentiometry, cyclic v...

A Robust Multiclass Classification Framework Based on Big Transfer for Brain Tumor See

Automated spatial feature extraction is crucial in classifying brain tumors into multiple classes. Using pre-trained models in training deep neural networks for classification improves sampling efficiency and simplifies hyperparameter tuning. The proposed system employs the Big Transfer (BiT) technique to pre-train the ResNetV2-50×1 model. Subsequently, this approach performs multi-class classification in investigating brain tumors and their classes. The BiT has been employed due to its empha...

Enhancing Mechanical and Tribological Performance in Al-based Nanocomposites through Tailored Integration of Equal weight Graphite Nanoplatelet and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Binary Hybrid Nanofillers See

This study investigates the effects of incorporating GnP50hBN50 binary nanofiller, composed of graphene nanoplatelets (GnP) and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), into an aluminium (Al) matrix. Morphological analysis via SEM, HRTEM, and XRD confirmed the structural integrity of both GnP and hBN after ball milling. Optimal nanofiller dispersion was observed at 1 wt.%, leading to the highest relative density (93.12%) and hardness (649.52 MPa). Higher filler concentrations led to agglomeration, re...

Colour Emission Behaviour of Ce-Doped YAG-Based Luminescent Materials See

Cerium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Ce3+: YAG) nanopowders have been produced through the sol-gel method using ammonium solution. The spherical nature of YAG with secondary YAM was observed at 1000 °C and 1200 °C, whereas pure phase of YAG was obtained at 1400 °C. The photoluminescence spectra exhibit intense broad green–yellow emission band in the range of 460– 660 nm with a maximum intensity at around 530 nm assigned to the 5d→4f (2F5/2, 2F7/2) transitions of Ce3+ ion in YAG. The tunable...

Second-order Study of Micro-Stirling Cryocooler with Corrected Regenerator Temperature: Performance and Loss Analysis See

In this work, we present a second-order prediction of micro-Stirling Cryocooler with the dynamic loss factor incorporations in the overall analyses. Moreover, we also introduced the realistic distributions of the regenerator temperature into the second-order analysis. The second-order predictions differ significantly from the actual performances, primarily because of the inaccurate estimation of different thermodynamic, mechanical, and fluid dynamic losses. Thus, the impact of key input param...

A CNN-GRU-SVR based Deep Hybrid Model for Water Quality Forecasting of the River Ganga See

Water pollution is a global problem. In developing countries like India, water pollution is growing exponentially due to faster unsustainable industrial developments. Recently, the river Ganga has been polluted faster and caused lots of diseases among humans and aqua-animals. Hence, continuous water quality monitoring with appropriate water quality management plans is required to maintain sustainable growth. The manual methods of water quality analysis are not suitable in order to get the pro...