TiO𝟐-Based Organic Hybrid Solar Cells with Mn+𝟐 Doping by Zühal Alparslan, Arif Kösemen, Osman Örnek, Yusuf Yerli, S. Eren San

“…A hybrid solar cell is designed and proposed as a feasible and reasonable alternative, according to acquired efficiency with the employment of TiO2 (titanium dioxide) and Mn-doped TiO2 thin films. In the scope of this work, TiO2 (titanium dioxide) and Mn:TiO2 hybrid organic thin films are proposed as charge transporter layer in polymer solar cells. …”
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Design of Polymer Blends Based on Chitosan:POZ with Improved Dielectric Constant for Application in Polymer Electrolytes and Flexible Electronics by Shujahadeen B. Aziz, M. H. Hamsan, M. F. Z. Kadir, H. J. Woo

“…Chitosan (CS) and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (POZ) materials were blended with different ratios to obtain CS:POZ blend films using a straightforward solution cast technique. …”
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Decoration of carbohydrate nanocomposite with silver nanoparticles for highly efficient adsorption of methylene blue and antimicrobial against human pathogens by Ahmed K. Saleh, Rasha Jame, Fatimah A. Alotaibi, Mahmoud A. Abdelaziz, Noha Omer

“…Anionic CNF and Ch were ironically interacted to prepare novel sustainable ionic nanofibers films. Ag-NPs having approximately 20 nm were prepared in situ to decorate the ionic fibers. …”
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Visible light photocatalytic efficiency and corrosion resistance of Zn, Ni, and Cu-doped TiO2 coatings by Mona Khalaghi, Masoud Atapour, Mohamad Mohsen Momeni, Mohammad Reza Karampoor

“…Titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films exhibit encouraging photocatalytic activity for the degradation of dyes, organic compounds, and biological contaminants. …”
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Different temperatures leakage mechanisms of (Al2O3)x(HfO2)1−x gate Dielectrics deposited by atomic layer deposition by Yifan Jia, Yi Fu, Xiangtai Liu, Zhan Wang, Pengcheng Jiang, Qin Lu, Shaoqing Wang, Yunhe Guan, Lijun Li, Haifeng Chen, Yue Hao

“…Abstract (Al2O3)x(HfO2)1−x films with varying compositions were deposited on silicon substrates via plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), and metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors were fabricated. …”
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Faire obstacle à la vérité et tromper les attentes : Hitchcock et Wilder comme on les connaît peu by Julie Michot

“…And yet, they have much more in common than what might appear at first sight. Their detective films, in particular, are never pure entertainment, and they always imply a significant share of social critique, as is the case with The Paradine Case by Hitchcock (1947) and Witness for the Prosecution by Wilder (1957). …”
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“Justice Has a Bad Side”: Figurations of Law and Justice in 21st-Century Superhero Movies by Nicole Maruo-Schröder

“…Analyzing Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Captain America: Civil War (all released in 2016) in terms of genre, narrative as well as characters and their symbolic implications, the article shows how the films comment in ambiguous, even contradictory ways on the current terrain of justice. …”
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Thinking Mythologically: Black Hawk Down, the “Platoon Movie,” and the War of Choice in Iraq by Richard Slotkin

“…That myth was discredited by defeat in Vietnam; but starting in 1980, American war films, and war-themed science fiction films, seconded the work of neo-conservative policy makers to recuperate the “war imaginary.” …”
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L’édification du gratte-ciel, motif du cinéma d’avant-garde américain by Barbara Turquier

“…Les images du gratte-ciel dans ces films traduisent aussi la naissance d’un paysage urbain typiquement américain.…”
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Une expérience d’application multimédia à un bassin-versant by Françoise Duraffour

“…The design and the realization of multimedia applications in geography give importance to picture (maps, films, photographs) as a messenger of set of themes. …”
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Hyaluronan Immobilized Polyurethane as a Blood Contacting Material by Feirong Gong, Yue Lu, Hui Guo, Shujun Cheng, Yun Gao

“…Hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid, HA) was immobilized onto the surface of amino-functionalized polyurethane films with the goal of obtaining a novel kind of biomaterial which had the potential in blood-contacting applications. …”
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To suppress tin whisker growth by using (100)-oriented copper by Han-Wen Lin, Jia-Ling Lu, Chih-Chia Hu, K.N. Tu, Chih Chen

“…Furthermore, after 7944 h of RT storage, both the <111>− and the <100>-oriented Cu films are proven to be effective on preventing Sn whisker growth. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Acrylic Primer for Concrete Substrate Application by El-Sayed Negim, Nurlybayeva Aisha, Grigoriy A. Mun, Rinat Iskakov, Galiya S. Irmukhametova, Mussylmanbek Sakhy

“…The effect of chemical composition of terpolymers on physicomechanical properties of primer films was investigated. However, increasing the amount of MMA in terpolymer backbone increased tensile and contact angle of primer films while elongation at break, water absorption, and bond strength are decreased. …”
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Radiolytic Synthesis of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Wound Dressings by Pimpon Uttayarat, Jarurattana Eamsiri, Theeranan Tangthong, Phiriyatorn Suwanmala

“…Using disc diffusion assay, the films containing 432 ppm AgNPs could effectively inhibit the growth of both Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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A Guiding Line? Rethinking the Road in American Post-Apocalyptic Narratives by Cécile DO HUU

“…In the USA, road lines guide both American travel literature and the nation’s history of westward expansion. From western films to road movies, the road has become a specific space-time woven from the mythologies of the Frontier, wilderness, progress, as well as an imaginary of freedom and new beginnings. …”
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La ficción de la inclusión cultural en el cine Hollywoodense: Babel y la reproducción de estereotipos culturales by Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar, Andrés Ramírez-Sánchez

“…Este críticamente aclamado filme, estrenado en 2006, fue dirigido y escrito por dos mexicanos, pero producido y distribuido hacia el mundo desde Hollywood. …”
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Os Xetá e seus acervos: memória histórica, política e afetiva (Paraná, Brasil) by Edilene Coffaci de Lima, Lilianny Rodriguez Barreto dos Passos, Rafael Pacheco

“…During those years, vast amounts of documentation about the group were collected (films, artefacts, sound recordings…), covering a wide range of fields (ethnomusicology, archaeology, linguistics…). …”
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Optimising metallic coatings strategies for enhanced surface performance of bioresorbable polymeric stents by Ana M. Sousa, Ana M. Amaro, Ana P. Piedade

“…Overall, Zn films, particularly those produced at 0.4 Pa, emerge as optimal coatings for coronary stents, considering the results of the thorough experimental and numerical simulation characterisations.…”
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Advances in the carbon-ceramic composites oxidation and ablation resistance: A review by Anna Didenko, Alexey Astapov

“…The workability of the composites is provided by the formation and evolution of passivating heterogeneous oxide films, which are represented mainly by the refractory MeO2 phase and the glass phase modified by Me4+ cations (Me – Zr and/or Hf). …”
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FEMINISMO E DISCURSO DE GÊNERO EM REDES SOCIAIS: EMPODERAMENTO FEMININO? by Maria Cecilia Baini, Adail Sobral

“… Neste estudo analisamos parte da discussão nos sites de redes sociais sobre as questões de gênero em torno do lançamento do filme Mulher-Maravilha, em quatro publicações na página de Facebook oficial da obra. …”
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