Protein dielectric characterization using a tetra square-shaped DNG metamaterial as a differential microwave sensor by Shihabun Sakib, Ahasanul Hoque, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Md. Shabiul Islam, Mohamed S. Soliman, Haitham Alsaif

“…During sensing measurement, protein layers are covered with a whey protein film. Whey protein can sometimes lose its original shape. …”
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Study on friction and wear properties of nickel-based alloys under different working conditions by Ming Li, Yongjun Bai, Yi Ou, Xiaoyu Ren, Chaoqun Qian

“…The formation of a lubricating film contributes to the uniform distribution of the load, and a positive correlation is observed between the wear rate and the coefficient of friction. …”
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PFAS contamination in tap water: Target and suspect screening of zwitterionic, cationic, and anionic species across Canada and beyond by Termeh Teymoorian, Gabriel Munoz, Sébastien Sauvé

“…The occurrence of FTAB likely reflects shifts from PFOS-based aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) in the past decades, and possibly other uses. …”
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Vacuum electrospray deposition for face-on orientation and interface preservation in organic photovoltaics by Younjoo Lee, Junkyeong Jeong, Kwanwook Jung, Jeihyun Lee, Yungsik Youn, Soohyung Park, Hyunbok Lee, Yeonjin Yi

“…Strategies such as optimizing the molecular orientation and minimizing the charge traps of organic films are particularly effective in enhancing photovoltaic performance. …”
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Enhancing the performance of bituminous hot mix pavements with graphene nanoplatelet additive using taguchi optimization by Suna Işık, Fatih İrfan Baş

“…A comprehensive set of tests, including penetration, softening point, flash point, elastic recovery, rotational thin film oven test (RTFOT), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Marshall design experiments, were conducted on the mixtures to evaluate the influence of the selected parameters and levels on the properties of bitumen. …”
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Enhancing the Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells by Modifying Buffer Layer with N,N-Dimethylacetamide by Shaopeng Yang, Xuefeng Sun, Ye Zhang, Guang Li, Xiaohui Zhao, Xiaowei Li, Guangsheng Fu

“…Modifying the PEDOT:PSS film increased conductivity, making it more conducive to hole extraction and collection. …”
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Predicting the Viscosity of Petroleum Emulsions Using Gene Expression Programming (GEP) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Abubakar A. Umar, Ismail M. Saaid, Aliyu A. Sulaimon, Rashidah M. Pilus

“…This is believed to be imminent because of variations in the interfacial film structure. This is followed by the amount of solids, also believed to be as a result of increasing coverage at the interface of the water droplets, limiting the movements of the dispersed droplets (reduced coalescence), thereby increasing the viscosity of the emulsions.…”
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Modeling of Surface Drainage during the Service Life of Asphalt Pavements Showing Long-Term Rutting: A Modular Hydromechanical Approach by Stefan Alber, Barbara Schuck, Wolfram Ressel, Ronny Behnke, Gustavo Canon Falla, Michael Kaliske, Sabine Leischner, Frohmut Wellner

“…., the thickness of the water film or the water depth in the pavement ruts as a function of several influencing quantities. …”
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The Relationship between Academic History and Audio-Visual History in Lithuania: A Closing of the Gap? by Rūta Šermukšnytė

“…The enhanced role of historians in the creation of Lithuanian documentary film and television is connected with changes in self-conception among audio-visual communications specialists (authors and their "supervising" critics) as well as among historians; these changes were visible by 1993. …”
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Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with (PVDF-HFP)-KI-EC-PC Electrolyte and Different Dye Materials by M. M. Noor, M. H. Buraidah, S. N. F. Yusuf, M. A. Careem, S. R. Majid, A. K. Arof

“…The polymer electrolyte films were prepared by the solvent casting method. …”
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Certain Death: Mike Flanagan’s Gothic Antidote to Traumatic Memory and Other Enlightenment Hang-Overs in <i>Doctor Sleep</i> by Erik Bond

“…This article uses the English Gothic’s eighteenth-century dismantling of male lineage and Enlightenment certainty in Horace Walpole’s <i>The Castle Otranto</i> as a lens for understanding the twenty-first-century commercial popularity of director Mike Flanagan’s Gothic films, particularly <i>Doctor Sleep</i>. Building on Stephen King’s 2013 novel and Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film <i>The Shining</i>, Flanagan’s <i>Doctor Sleep</i> establishes a new lineage of male writers who value how the Gothic traditions of irrational emotion and doubt can inspire new realms of knowledge to lessen psychological suffering caused by traumatic lineage. …”
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A PCBM-Modified TiO2 Blocking Layer towards Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells by Gang Lu, Fengqin He, Shangzheng Pang, Haifeng Yang, Dazheng Chen, Jingjing Chang, Zhenhua Lin, Jincheng Zhang, Chunfu Zhang

“…And the PCBM layer can also be in favor of larger grain size perovskite film and further passivate the TiO2 blocking layer. …”
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Tear matrix metalloproteinases-9 and ocular surface parameters in diabetics: a cross-sectional study in Shenyang, China by Ling Yang, Wei He, Jiayan Chen, Guanghao Qin, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Zhengpeng Qu

“…MMP-9 levels in tears have been listed as one of many tools for confirming dry eye disease (DED).Objective This investigation aimed to compare MMP-9 levels and ocular surface parameters in diabetic patients with and without DED.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting He Eye Specialist Hospital, Shenyang, China.Participants This study recruited 144 right eyes of 144 diabetic patients between November and December of 2023, and 110 patients with similar propensity scores were included in the analyses.Main outcome measures Non-invasive breakup time (NITBUT), tear film lipid layer (TFLL), conjunctival hyperaemia (redness score (RS)), corneoconjunctival staining (CS), corneal sensitivity and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire were evaluated. …”
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Productivity of water and heat resources and cotton yield response to cropping pattern and planting density in cotton fields in arid area by Zhenlin Dong, Sumei Wan, Yunzhen Ma, Jinbin Wang, Lu Feng, Yunlong Zhai, Tiantian Li, Zhengjun Cui, Jian Wang, Beifang Yang, Ze Yang, Zhan Zhao, Fei Yan, Shiwu Xiong, Yabing Li, Guodong Chen

“…To test this, a two-year field experiment (2022–2023) employed a split-plot design with two main planting patterns (four rows per film and six rows per film) and three planting densities (low, medium, and high) as subplots. …”
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Wide-Field Kerr Microscopy and Magnetometry on Cr&#x2082;Ge&#x2082;Te&#x2086; Exfoliated van-der-Waals Flakes by Ivan Soldatov, Burak Ozer, Saicharan Aswartham, Sebastian Selter, Louis Veyrat, Bernd Buchner, Rudolf Schafer

“…From the loop character one can indirectly infer on the existence or suppression of band domains, which are the equilibrium patterns above a film thickness of about 7nm. We derived this characteristic thickness from the initial susceptibility of the hysteresis loops and used it to estimate the specific domain wall energy to be <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.7\cdot 10^{-\mathrm {4}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>J/m&#x00B2;. …”
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Construction of 3D aerogels consisting of cellulose and BNNSs bridged by AgNPs for enhancing thermal and tribological properties of polyurethane composites by Yu He, Yuanya Zhang, Yongjun Zhou, Junya Yuan, Xuehu Men

“…In addition, BNNSs and AgNPs inside the aerogel were transferred to the sliding interface and participated in the formation of high-quality friction transfer film, further endowing CBAg-WPU composites prominent tribological performance. …”
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Influence of Coating Application Methods on the Postharvest Quality of Cassava by Loreto Atieno, Willis Owino, Elijah M. Ateka, Jane Ambuko

“…Various modes of edible coating application vary in their coat dispersion and film formation, hence the need to determine the most effective mode of application for cassava. …”
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Quantum Hall effect in a CVD-grown oxide by Oleksandr Zheliuk, Yuliia Kreminska, Qundong Fu, Davide Pizzirani, Emily L.Q.N. Ammerlaan, Ying Wang, Sardar Hameed, Puhua Wan, Xiaoli Peng, Steffen Wiedmann, Zheng Liu, Jianting Ye, Uli Zeitler

“…A single or few subband 2D electron system can be prepared in thin films of Bi2O2Se, where the film thickness acts as the key subband design parameter and the occupation is determined by the electric field effect. …”
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Insights on nitrogen/oxygen dual defects synergistic modulated charge transfer across the g-C3N4/TiO2-NTAs heterojunction enhanced photodegradation and gas-sensing performances by Zhufeng Shao, Lue Zhan, Yiman Zhang, Yonglong Zhang, Guoyang Yu, Yunfei Song, Xiaoming Xiu

“…We report the successful synthesis of a highly ordered TiO2 nanotube array coated with a thin film of C3N4 nanoparticles using a straightforward hydrothermal-calcination approach. …”
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A new potential of sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 by Nikolay Akatyev, Roza Kenzhegalieva, Meruyet Khapiyeva, Gauhar Uzakbay, Aruzhan Talapova, Ruben Vardanyan

“…The results also indicate that AQ2SNa significantly increases the contact angle, indicating increased hydrophobicity due to the formation of a stable film on the metal surface. Theoretical parameters were compared to experimental data. …”
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