Arshad Riaz^1,*, Misbah Ilyas¹, Muhammad Naeem Aslam², Safia Akram³, Sami Ullah Khan⁴, Ghaliah Alhamzi⁵

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.145, No.3, pp. 3481-3509, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.072513 - 23 December 2025

Abstract Peristaltic transport of non-Newtonian nanofluids with double diffusion is essential to biological engineering, microfluidics, and manufacturing processes. The authors tackle the key problem of Sisko nanofluids under double diffusion convection with thermal radiations and electroosmotic effects. The study proposes a solution approach by using Morlet-Wavelet Neural Networks that can effectively solve this complex problem by their superior ability in the capture of nonlinear dynamics. These convergence analyses were calculated across fifty independent runs. Theil’s Inequality Coefficient and the Mean Squared Error values range from 10⁻⁷ to 10⁻⁵ and 10⁻⁷ to 10⁻¹⁰, respectively. These values showed the proposed More >

Rehman Ali Shah^1,2, Zeeshan Asghar^3,*, Chenji Li², Arezoo Ardekani², Nasir Ali¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.145, No.1, pp. 753-778, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.069177 - 30 October 2025

Abstract The objective of this work is to investigate the dynamics of a self-propelled undulating sheet in a non-Newtonian electrolyte solution inside a wavy channel under the electroosmotic effect. The electrolyte solution, which is non-Newtonian, is modeled as a Carreau-Yasuda fluid. The flow generated by a combination of an undulating sheet and electroosmotic effect is obtained by solving the continuity and momentum equations. The electroosmotic body force term is derived using the Poisson-Boltzmann equation for the electric potential. A fourth-order ordinary differential equation for the stream function is solved under the Stokes flow regime. The dynamics More >

Rodrigo Rafael da Silva^1,*, Gabriela Carvalho Maia de Queiroz¹, Amanda Cibele da Paz Sousa¹, Antônio Gustavo de Luna Souto¹, Francisco Hélio Alves de Andrade ², Francimar Maik da Silva Morais¹, Rita Magally Oliveira da Silva Marcelino¹, Fagner Nogueira Ferreira¹, Alex Alvares da Silva³, Maria Isabela Batista Clemente¹, Baltazar Cirino Junior¹, Wedson Aleff Oliveira da Silva¹, Mateus de Freitas Almeida dos Santos¹, José Francismar de Medeiros^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.9, pp. 2797-2814, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.068089 - 30 September 2025

Abstract Due to its tolerance to water deficit and salinity, sorghum is considered a suitable crop for cultivation in regions affected by these stress conditions, enabling the efficient use of limited water resources. This study evaluated the resilience of the sweet sorghum cultivar BRS 506 under water deficit and salinity stress, focusing on water relations and yield performance in semiarid conditions. A randomized complete block design was employed in a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement with four replicates. Treatments consisted of three levels of irrigation water salinity (1.50, 3.75, and 6.00 dS m⁻¹) and three irrigation levels… More >

Zubair Ashraf¹, Yasar Sajjad^1,*, Sabaz Ali Khan¹, Gulzar Akhtar², Ahmed Mahmoud Ismail^3,4,*, Tarek A. Shalaby³, Bader Alsubaie⁵, Othman Al-Dossary⁵

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.3, pp. 987-1006, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.062351 - 31 March 2025

Abstract The medicinal herb Geranium wallichianum belongs to the family Geraniaceae. The East Asian Himalayas are its primary habitat. Overexploitation and overharvesting pose a threat to this plant, given its extensive ethnomedical utilization in the community. In Pakistan, its population has already declined by over 75%. Given its critical medicinal importance, urgent conservation efforts are needed to prevent extinction. The aim of the current research was to determine the effectiveness of sucrose and polyethylene glycol (PEG) in decelerating the growth of this medicinally important species. Nodal segments were utilized as explant with varying levels of polyethylene glycol… More >

Hanli Bi¹, Zheng Peng², Chenpeng Liu³, Zhichao Jia¹, Guoguang Li¹, Yuandong Guo², Hongxing Zhang^1,*, Jianyin Miao¹

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.23, No.1, pp. 55-70, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2024.057933 - 26 February 2025

Abstract As space technology advances, thermal control systems must effectively collect and dissipate heat from distributed, multi-source environments. Loop heat pipe is a highly reliable two-phase heat transfer component, but it has several limitations when addressing multi-source heat dissipation. Inspired by the transport and heat dissipation system of plants, large trees achieve stable and efficient liquid supply under the influence of two driving forces: capillary force during transpiration in the leaves (pull) and root pressure generated by osmotic pressure in the roots (push). The root pressure provides an effective liquid supply with a driving force exceeding… More >

Chen Hao, Chunfeng Mu, Xinyan Yu, Xiaoran Chen, Mengmeng Zhu, Jianrui Wang^*, Yu Liu^*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.12, pp. 3549-3572, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.056114 - 31 December 2024

Abstract Entoloma clypeatum, a kind of edible ectomycorrhizal fungus, can be usually symbiotic with Rosaceae fruit trees. Fruit trees have become an important part of China’s agriculture. The present work focused on exploring how E. clypeatum affected symbiotic Rosaceae plants and establishing a symbiotic culture with Malus robusta, Pyrus betulifolia and Prunus armeniaca rootstocks. The results showed that E. clypeatum and three Rosaceae plants can generate cylindrical or clavate mycorrhizae. The inoculation treatment had different degrees of positive effects on the three plants. Relative to the non-inoculated group, biomass in symbiotic plants increased (32.8%–191.1%), and photosynthesis enhanced. In the level of… More >

Ruike Shi¹, Haitian Yang¹, Yue Mei¹, Yiqian He^1,2,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.31, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.012458

Abstract Soft biological tissues, like cartilage or arteries, are often modeled as biphasic, considering both solid matrix and interstitial fluid [1]. This biphasic behavior involves chemo-mechanical couplings that control interstitial fluid osmotic pressure [2]. Therefore, the research on the inverse problems of osmotic pressure in soft tissues is important. In this paper, the authors propose a virtual fields method (VFM) for identifying the constitutive model of solid-liquid biphasic hyperelasticity. This method constructs virtual fields based on finite elements (FE) to solve linearly independent virtual fields that can automatically satisfy constraint conditions of the solution of VFM.… More >

Lijun Mu, Xiaojia Xue, Jie Bai^*, Xiaoyan Li, Xueliang Han

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.6, pp. 1365-1379, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.049013 - 27 June 2024

Abstract Following large-scale volume fracturing in shale oil reservoirs, well shut-in measures are generally employed. Laboratory tests and field trials have underscored the efficacy of fracturing fluid imbibition during the shut-in phase in augmenting shale oil productivity. Unlike conventional reservoirs, shale oil reservoirs exhibit characteristics such as low porosity, low permeability, and rich content of organic matter and clay minerals. Notably, the osmotic pressure effects occurring between high-salinity formation water and low-salinity fracturing fluids are significant. The current understanding of the mobilization patterns of crude oil in micro-pores during the imbibition process remains nebulous, and the… More >

Mingzhao Han¹, Susilawati Kasim^1,*, Zhongming Yang², Xi Deng², Md Kamal Uddin¹, Noor Baity Saidi³, Effyanti Mohd Shuib¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.2, pp. 213-226, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.047150 - 27 February 2024

Abstract Drought stress is a major factor affecting plant growth and crop yield production. Plant extracts as natural biostimulants hold great potential to strengthen plants to overcome drought impacts. To explore the effect of Polygonum minus extract (PME) in enhancing drought tolerance in plants, a study was set up in a glasshouse environment using 10 different treatment combinations. PME foliar application were designed in CRD and effects were closely observed related to the growth, physiology, and antioxidant system changes in maize (Zea mays L.) under well-watered and drought conditions. The seaweed extract (SWE) was used as a comparison.… More >

Linlin Fang, Jiamei Xu, Chunxue Yang^*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.12, pp. 3195-3209, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.043049 - 28 December 2023

Abstract Syneilesis aconitifolia is a potential ground cover and decorative material in gardens, which exhibits a strong salt-alkali tolerance, and also has medicinal value. In this study, the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi community in the soil surrounding S. aconitifolia roots in the Songnen saline-alkali grassland was used as the inoculation medium for a pot cultivation experiment. After normal culture for 90 days, NaCl and NaHCO₃ solutions were applied to subject plants to salt or alkali stress. Solution concentrations of 50, 100, and 200 mmol/L were applied for 10 days, and mycorrhizal colonization, biomass, relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll concentration,… More >