Models for plasmasphere and plasmatrough density and average ion mass including dependence on L, MLT, geomagnetic activity, and phase of the solar cycle by Richard E. Denton, Kazue Takahashi, David P. Hartley

“…Our models depend on position, the solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) F10.7 flux, geomagnetic activity parameters such as Kp, AE, Dst, and the solar wind dynamic pressure. …”
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Resveratrol-derived carbon dots integrated into gelatin/chitosan multifunctional films for intelligent packaging by Tianxin Fu, Yuchao Feng, Shu Zhang, Yanan Sheng, Changyuan Wang

“…As well as excellent mechanical properties, the prepared films exhibited smooth surfaces, thermal stability, and good antioxidant, ultraviolet-shielding, antibacterial, and pH-responsive properties. …”
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Solar Wind Speed Prediction via Graph Attention Network by Yanru Sun, Zongxia Xie, Haocheng Wang, Xin Huang, Qinghua Hu

“…Specifically, we combine the OMNI data measured at Lagrangian Point 1 (L1) with the extreme ultraviolet images observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite to predict the solar wind speed at L1. …”
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Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention by Lucian Sfîcă, Mihai Bulai, Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Constantin Ion, Marius Ștefan

“…Our study explored these conditions, expressed by three main parameters—ultraviolet radiation, air temperature and relative humidity—that characterized Hubei (China), the source region of COVID-19 pandemic, in November 2019–March 2020. …”
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Toxic Effect and Molecular Mechanism of Arsenolipids on Promoting Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans by YIN Huan, SONG Bingbing, LI Ziyu, WANG Zhuo, ZHAO Qiaoli, LI Rui, CHEN Jianping, ZHONG Saiyi

“…Moreover, the resistance to heat stress (P < 0.000 1) and ultraviolet stress (P < 0.05) was significantly reduced by AsHCs. …”
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Theoretical study of the electronic and optical properties of a composite formed by the zeolite NaA and a magnetite cluster by Joel Antúnez-García, Roberto Núñez-González, Vitalii Petranovskii, H’Linh Hmok, Armando Reyes-Serrato, Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico, Mufei Xiao, Jonathan Zamora

“…It is noteworthy that the composite exhibits magnetic properties of a half-semiconductor and a strong optical response within the visible and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum.…”
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Synthesis, characterization and evaluation biological activity of some 2-mercaptobinzemidazol complexes by Anfal Salam Al-Mahdawi, Noor Sabah Al-Obaidi, Amna Ali Ahmad, Tabarak Ali Jumaa, Zahraa Ali Abas, Haider Salah Mahdi

“…The synthesized complexes were characterize by measuring ultraviolet spectroscopy, the wave length (λ nm) (318, 333.4) of ligand (272, 296.2, 624.8), (254, 306), (257, 311) and (262, 314) of synthesized complexes respectively, then by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) the results of the infrared spectroscopic examination showed the shifted in the absorption bands of (S-H) and (N-H) groups of the ligand as a result of coordination, molar conductivity, atomic absorption (AAS) spectroscopy and ratio of elements (CHNS) to determine the formulas of the complexes, the complexes shown a distorted octahedral crystal structure, and the molecular formula of the complexes was [M (C7H6N2S)2Cl2]. …”
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Phase-transition-induced dynamic surface wrinkle pattern on gradient photo-crosslinking liquid crystal elastomer by Tao Wen, Tianjiao Ma, Jie Qian, Zhaoxin Song, Xuesong Jiang, Yuan Yao

“…Stable micron-sized surface wrinkles on the anthracene-containing LCE film (AnLCE) are fabricated by ultraviolet exposure induced gradient cross-linking and subsequently stretching-releasing (UV-SR). …”
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Lutein and zeaxanthin complex: ophthalmologists’ choice by A.V. Korneeva

“…., drivers or professional athletes), intensive ultraviolet (e.g., welders, lighters or mountain tourists), myopia, accommodation cramp, inflammatory and degenerative ocular disorders. …”
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Treatment of Wastewater from Thermal Desorption for Remediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil by the Combination of Multiple Processes by Feng Xiao, Jun Yin, Dongsheng Shen, Ting Chen, Li Lv

“…The FO was the key process for the efficient removal of contaminants. Ultraviolet-visible (UV/Vis), excitation-emission matrix (EEM), fluorescence spectroscopy, and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) showed that refractory macromolecular organic pollutants in water were removed, especially aromatics, phenols, and conjugated aldehydes or conjugated ketones, and further ring cleavage of benzene rings and carbocycles with carbon double bonds was observed. …”
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An Analysis of Temperature-Dependent Timing Jitter Factors in the Structural Design of Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Single-Photon Avalanche Detectors by Jau-Yang Wu, Yu-Wei Lu, Meng-Hsuan Liu, Tien-Ning Chang, Chun-Hsien Liu

“…Using picosecond lasers with wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet (405 nm) to near-infrared (905 nm), we investigate the impact of different diffusion carrier types on jitter values and their temperature dependence across a range of 0 °C to 60 °C. …”
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Ecofriendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Garden Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) by Palem Ramasubba Reddy, Shimoga D. Ganesh, Nabanita Saha, Oyunchimeg Zandraa, Petr Sáha

“…Bioreduction of silver ions following one pot process is described to achieve Rheum rhabarbarum (RR) based silver nanoparticles (SNPs) which is termed as “RR-SNPs.” The Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis) confirms the characteristic surface plasmon resonance band for RR-SNPs in the range of 420–460 nm. …”
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Flying Through Uncertainty by T. E. Berger, M. J. Holzinger, E. K. Sutton, J. P. Thayer

“…The main impact is strong variation in the neutral density of the thermosphere as it responds to radiative inputs from the Sun in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength range, energetic particle precipitation in the high‐latitude auroral zones, and global‐scale electrical currents generated during geomagnetic storms. …”
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Bi2O3–BiOCl/poly-m-methyl aniline nanocomposite thin film for broad-spectrum light-sensing by Ben Gouider Trabelsi Amira, Alkallas Fatemah H., Kusmartsev Fedor V., Rabia Mohamed

“…The fabrication of a Bi(iii) oxide-Bi(iii) oxychloride/poly-m-methyl aniline (Bi2O3–BiOCl/PmMA) nanocomposite thin-film optoelectronic device capable of light-sensing across a broad spectrum, spanning both visible and ultraviolet wavelengths, has been accomplished. The synthesis of the composite has been achieved using a one-pot technique involving the direct oxidation of m-methyl aniline with ammonium persulfate ((NH4)2S2O8) in the presence of bismuth nitrate pentahydrate (Bi(NO3)35H2O). …”
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Optimizing photocatalytic degradation of methyl violet dye in a recirculating slurry-type reactor by F. Shokry, M. El-Gedawy, S.A. Nosier, M.H. Abdel-Aziz

“…This study examined the photocatalytic degradation of wastewater containing methyl violet dye in a recirculating slurry-type reactor using commercial TiO2 as the photocatalyst under ultraviolet irradiation. The effects of initial dye concentration (10 – 80 ppm), photocatalyst dosage (0.2 – 1 g/L), solution pH (2 – 11), and flow rate (2 – 4 L/min) on degradation efficiency were thoroughly assessed. …”
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Possibilities for the Application of Low-Temperature Argon Plasma in the Treatment of Postoperative and Long-Term Non-Healing Wounds by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, N. V. Tuktagulov, M. A. Sukhina, I. A. Mukhin

“…Its therapeutic effect is achieved by means of the gas-dynamic effect, i.e. an argon flow with a high heat content and wide-spectrum recombination radiation — from the vacuum ultraviolet region to the near infrared range, as well as by means of the pronounced catalytic properties of gaseous argon, which is important for a number of biochemical reactions. …”
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Mediators of Inflammation in Topical Therapy of Skin Cancers by Vlad Mihai Voiculescu, Cristina Victoria Lisievici, Mihai Lupu, Cristina Vajaitu, Carmen Cristina Draghici, Alexandra Victoria Popa, Iulia Solomon, Teona Ioana Sebe, Maria Magdalena Constantin, Constantin Caruntu

“…Taking into consideration that the immune system plays a very important role in the development of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, which have a high prevalence in immunosuppressed patients and after prolonged ultraviolet radiation, the interest in developing novel therapies, in particular targeting the inflammation in cancer, has increased in the past years. …”
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Nebular and Nonthermal Radio Emissions for Young Stellar Populations with PARSEC v1.2s by Ikechukwu A. Obi, Pius N. Okeke, Bonaventure I. Okere

“…Finally, from the resulting new suite of SSPs, we provide a consistent set of analytical relations between star formation rate (SFR) and ultraviolet, optical, and thermal radio luminosities that can be used to convert attenuation-corrected and dust-unaffected luminosities to SFR estimates. …”
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Characterization and Digital Restauration of XIV-XV Centuries Written Parchments by Means of Nondestructive Techniques: Three Case Studies by L. Pronti, M. Perino, M. Cursi, M. L. Santarelli, A. C. Felici, M. P. Bracciale

“…Furthermore, multispectral UV fluorescence imaging and multispectral VIS-NIR imaging proved to be a good approach for the digital restoration of manuscripts that suffer from the loss of inked areas or from the presence of brown spotting. Indeed, using ultraviolet radiation and collecting the images at different spectral ranges is possible to enhance the readability of the text, while by illuminating with visible light and by collecting the images at longer wavelengths, the hiding effect of brown spots can be attenuated.…”
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Real‐Time Detection, Location, and Measurement of Geoeffective Stellar Flares From Global Navigation Satellite System Data: New Technique and Case Studies by Manuel Hernández‐Pajares, David Moreno‐Borràs

“…Abstract An alternative approach to detect solar flares and quantify the associated extreme ultraviolet (EUV) solar flux rate was introduced in this journal by the authors: Global Navigation Satellite Systems Solar FLAre Indicator (GSFLAI) was founded on the dependence of the sudden electron content increase of the Earth ionosphere versus the angle regarding the flare source, the Sun, given by a simple but accurate first‐principles‐based model. …”
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