Pulsed laser deposition assisted epitaxial growth of cesium telluride photocathodes for high brightness electron sources by Kali Prasanna Mondal, Mengjia Gaowei, Elena Echeverria, Kenneth Evans-Lutterodt, Jean Jordan-Sweet, Thomas Juffmann, Siddharth Karkare, Jared Maxson, S. J. van der Molen, Chad Pennington, Pallavi Saha, John Smedley, W. G. Stam, Rudolf M. Tromp

“…Abstract The development of high-brightness electron sources is critical to state-of-the-art electron accelerator applications like X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) and ultra-fast electron microscopy. Cesium telluride is chosen as the electron source material for multiple cutting-edge XFEL facilities worldwide. …”
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Sweat Cortisol and Cortisone Determination in Healthy Adults: UHPLC-MS/MS Assay Validation and Clinical Application by Syed N. Alvi, Kafa Abuhdeeb, Muhammad M. Hammami

“…A simple and effective ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography assay linked to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) for measuring cortisol and cortisone levels in human sweat has been developed and validated. …”
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Multifunctional Janus-Structured Polytetrafluoroethylene-Carbon Nanotube-Fe3O4/MXene Membranes for Enhanced EMI Shielding and Thermal Management by Runze Shao, Guilong Wang, Jialong Chai, Jun Lin, Guoqun Zhao, Zhihui Zeng, Guizhen Wang

“…Highlights The Janus-type multifunctional ultra-flexible polytetrafluoroethylene-carbon nanotube-Fe3O4/MXene (FCFe/M) membranes were fabricated via a shear-induced in situ fibrillation technique followed by vacuum-assisted filtration. …”
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Research progress of ion exchange selective electrodialysis by HUANG Hanwen, FENG Ling, TIAN Binghui

“…With relatively high energy efficiency and no need for resin acid-base regeneration, ISED has been now used in ultra-pure water preparation and specific wastewater treatment in the electric power, pharmaceutical,automotive and other industries. …”
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Developing an Hourly Water Level Prediction Model for Small- and Medium-Sized Agricultural Reservoirs Using AutoML: Case Study of Baekhak Reservoir, South Korea by Jeongho Han, Joo Hyun Bae

“…However, issues such as the overprediction of peak water levels and delays in predicting sudden water level changes were observed, likely due to inaccuracies in the ultra-short-term forecast precipitation data and the lack of information on reservoir operations (e.g., gate openings and drainage plans for agriculture). …”
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CLARIFICAÇÃO DO CALDO DE CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR UTILIZANDO A REAÇÃO DE PEROXIDAÇÃO COM INCIDÊNCIA DE LUZ ULTRAVIOLETA by ÁDILA DE OLIVEIRA SAMPAIO DANTAS, LORENA COIMBRA DA SILVA CAVALCANTE, GRAZIELLE EMANUELLA DE SOUZA DOS SANTOS, CARMEM LÚCIA DE PAIVA E SILVA ZANTA, SANDRA HELENA VIEIRA DE CARVALHO

“…O presente trabalho avaliou este processo para o caldo de cana-de-açúcar com o objetivo de produzir um açúcar de maior valor agregado, utilizando duas concentrações (0,5 e 1,0 mol/L) de H2O2 e considerando os efeitos da luz ultra-violeta. De acordo com os resultados, pôde-se obter uma clarificação de até 55%, quando se utiliza concentrações de 0,5 mol/L de peróxido de hidrogênio sob o efeito da luz UV, mostrando assim, que há viabilidade nesse método alternativo. …”
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RESEARCH ON AERODYNAMIC AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LARGE-SCALE WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH PITCHL FAULT UNDER THE CUT-OFF WIND SPEED by GAO Wei, WANG YuanBo, LAI RuHui, LIU ZhiWen, LIU YangGuang

“…Wind turbine blade pitch fault is easy to cause unstable ultra-high load, which can lead to structural failure and damage. …”
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Enhancement of Fracture Toughness of NiTi Alloy by Controlling Grain Size Gradient by Kai Huang, Zhongzheng Deng, Hao Yin

“…It is found that the one with a locally ultra-high GS gradient (20 nm−3.4 μm) has significantly enhanced fracture toughness, which is as high as 412% of that of the normally distributed nano-grains with an average GS of 8 nm and 178% of that of the coarse-grains with an average GS of 100 nm. …”
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The structure of the $$f_0(980)$$ f 0 ( 980 ) from system size dependent hadronic resonance ratios in p + p, p + Pb, and Pb + Pb collisions at the LHC by Tom Reichert, Jan Steinheimer, Volodymyr Vovchenko, Christoph Herold, Ayut Limphirat, Marcus Bleicher

“…Abstract It is shown that the hadronic phase in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions can be used to understand the properties of the $$f_0(980)$$ f 0 ( 980 ) resonance. …”
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Interpreting consumer attitude towards milk alternatives: A purchase intention model for marketing success by Anjolize Wassenaar, Elizabeth Kempen

“…The purpose of the article is to present a model within which purchase intentions of South African emerging market consumers can be interpreted, providing marketers with information on which product positioning upon market entry and continuous marketing strategies can be developed for the growing niche ultra-heat treated (UHT) milk alternative product category. …”
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Simulation of Gas Transport in Tight/Shale Gas Reservoirs by a Multicomponent Model Based on PEBI Grid by Longjun Zhang, Daolun Li, Lei Wang, Detang Lu

“…The ultra-low permeability and nanosize pores of tight/shale gas reservoir would lead to non-Darcy flow including slip flow, transition flow, and free molecular flow, which cannot be described by traditional Darcy’s law. …”
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Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell line, NCHi027-A, from a female child with Posterior Cloaca (Type B) by Cintia E. Gomez Limia, Karunya Albert, Chaitrali Atre, Kusum Basnet, Darria L. Streeter, Nathalia G. Amado, Linda A. Baker

“…Cloaca is an ultra-rare severe anorectal malformation in females where the gastrointestinal, genital, and urologic systems converge. …”
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Bias Calibration of Optically Pumped Magnetometers Based on Variable Sensitivity by Jieya Chen, Chaofeng Ye, Xingshen Hou, Yaqiong Niu, Limin Sun

“…This technique measured the magnetic field produced by the human heart, confirming the viability of the ultra-weak biomagnetic field measurement approach.…”
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Nonlinear Optics in Two-Dimensional Magnetic Materials: Advancements and Opportunities by Ziqian Xin, Bingyuan Xue, Wenbo Chang, Xinping Zhang, Jia Shi

“…These materials, characterized by their ultra-thin geometry, long-range magnetic order, and diverse electronic properties, serve as an exceptional platform for exploring nonlinear optical effects. …”
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Determination of cefuroxime in human blood and urine using UHPLC-MS/MS and its application to stability study of cefuroxime over 278 days by Karolina Nowak, Marcin Zawadzki, Paweł Szpot

“…The analyses were conducted using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling of enantioselective hydroxychloroquine kinetics and impact of genetic polymorphisms by Gabriella de Souza Gomes Ribeiro, Leandro Francisco Pippa, Fernanda de Lima Moreira, Natália Valadares de Moraes

“…Simulations covered CYP2D6 normal metabolizer (NM), poor metabolizer (PM), and ultra-rapid metabolizer (UM) phenotypes, as well as CYP2C8 NM and PM phenotypes. …”
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Fabrication of bendable and narrow bandgap Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 for tandem photovoltaics by Sarallah Hamtaei, Alice Debot, Romain Scaffidi, Guy Brammertz, Estelle Cariou, Sean M. Garner, Aranzazu Aguirre, Jef Poortmans, Phillip J. Dale, Bart Vermang

“…Here, we show the use of a two-step method to synthesize Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2, with a bandgap between 1.00 and 1.13 eV, on bendable ultra-thin glass, with minority carrier lifetimes approaching 100 ns, in a homogenous and repeatable fashion. …”
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Quantum-limited stochastic optical neural networks operating at a few quanta per activation by Shi-Yuan Ma, Tianyu Wang, Jérémie Laydevant, Logan G. Wright, Peter L. McMahon

“…Our physics-aware stochastic training approach might also prove useful with non-optical ultra-low-power hardware.…”
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Continuous 1D single crystal growth with high aspect ratio by oriented aggregation of dendrite by Quan Wan, Maoqi Li, Yuhao Zhou, Meng Zhang, Zongpu Xu, Jie Wang, Yajun Shuai, Shuxu Yang, Mingying Yang

“…Such aggregated mono-crystalline dendrite branches can reach an ultra high aspect ratio (over 10000:1) with uniform diameter and orientation. …”
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Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions by Francesca Occhiuto, Jorge A. Vázquez-Diosdado, Matthew Thomas, Emma R. Gayner, Andrew J. King, Jasmeet Kaler

“…The use of precision technologies enables the collection of detailed behavioural data that can be used as welfare indicators. Here we use ultra-wideband location sensors to measure activity and play, along with automatic milk feeders to measure feeding. …”
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