The Dependence of Cold and Hot Patches on Local Plasma Transport and Particle Precipitation in Northern Hemisphere Winter by Duan Zhang, Qing‐He Zhang, Y.‐Z. Ma, Kjellmar Oksavik, L. R. Lyons, Zan‐Yang Xing, Marc Hairston, Z.‐X. Deng, J.‐J. Liu

“…Abstract By using a database of 4,634 cold patches (high density and low electron temperature) and 4,700 hot patches (high density and high electron temperature) from Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F16 in 2005–2018 winter months (October–March), we present a statistical survey of the distributions of polar cap patches for different interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) orientations and ionospheric convection geometries. …”
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The impact of Ca2+ on the protective mechanisms of the photosystem under drought stress by Yanli Wei, Tongen Zhang, Tongtong Yao, Zihan Wang, Yanhui Che, Huihui Zhang

“…In summary, Ca2+ reduces water loss in plants, increases chlorophyll content in leaves, restores PSII reaction center activity, ensures efficient photosynthetic electron transport, maintains thylakoid membrane stability, enhances cyclic electron transport, and reduces damage to the photosystem.…”
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A Quantum Sensor for Neutrino Mass Measurements by Juan Manuel Cornejo, Daniel Rodríguez

“…The same holds for experiments aiming at improving the sensitivity in the determination of the mass of the electron neutrino using electron-capture (ϵ)-decaying nuclei. …”
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A Facile and Waste-Free Strategy to Fabricate Pt-C/TiO2 Microspheres: Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance for Hydrogen Evolution by Hui Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xiaoli Cui

“…The photocatalysts were characterized with X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) diffuse reflectance spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry analysis. …”
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Density Functional Study of the Adsorption of Methanol and its Derivatives on Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Ali Ahmadi Peyghan, Maziar Noei

“…When using different derivatives of methanol, the adsorption energies and charge transfer from the adsorbate to the BNNT depending on the electron-withdrawing or electron-donating capability of the subgroups within the derivatives. …”
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Characterization of Bismuth Composited to Carbon Nanotube-Coated Titanium Cathode in Electro-Fenton System by Yi-Ta Wang, Yi-Chi Hsieh, Yue-Sheng Lin

“…Cathodes constructed from composites of Bi and carbon nanotube (CNT) exhibit high stability and low resistance, which enhance their electron transfer capability. In this work, a titanium substrate was coated with multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT/Ti) using electrophoretic deposition process, followed by electrodeposition of Bi onto the MWCNT-coated Ti (Bi/MWCNT/Ti). …”
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Existence and Nonexistence of Positive Solutions for a Higher-Order Three-Point Boundary Value Problem by Yongping Sun, Qian Sun, Xiaoping Zhang

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On the Emergence of the Coulomb Forces in Quantum Electrodynamics by Jan Naudts

“…It is shown that states exist which bind free photon and free electron fields. The binding energy peaks in the long-wavelength limit. …”
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Generation and Characterization of an Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet (APPJ) and Its Application in the Surface Modification of Polyethylene Terephthalate by Hom Bahadur Baniya, Rajendra Shrestha, Rajesh Prakash Guragain, Mohan Bahadur Kshetri, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Deepak Prasad Subedi

“…In order to characterize the plasma jet, electron density and electron temperature have been determined. …”
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Metal-Free Counter Electrode for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through High Surface Area and Large Porous Carbon by Pavuluri Srinivasu, Surya Prakash Singh, Ashraful Islam, Liyuan Han

“…The mesoporous carbon is prepared and characterized by nitrogen adsorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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High-Directivity Antenna Array Based on Artificial Electromagnetic Metamaterials with Low Refractive Index by Zhigang Xiao, Jiang Yao, Shaoquan Yin

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Fast plasma production by intense femtosecond extreme ultraviolet and x-ray pulses by C. Fasolato, E. Stellino, F. Sacchetti, C. Petrillo

“…We develop a semiempirical model to describe the creation of an electron plasma in matter at extreme conditions, as excited by high-intensity, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) or x-ray radiation pulses currently available at free-electron laser (FEL) facilities. …”
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The effect of temperature factor during heavy ion irradiation on structural disordering of SiC ceramics by Kymbat M. Tynyshbayeva, Artem L. Kozlovskiy

“…The assessment results of changes in the electron density distribution contingent upon the irradiation temperature for both types of ion irradiation showed a direct correlation between the irradiation temperature growth and the electron density anisotropic distortion caused by the deformation of chemical bonds. …”
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Physical Insights into Molecular Sensors, Molecular Logic Gates, and Photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy by Demeter Tzeli, Ioannis D. Petsalakis

“…In this article, the importance of charge/electron transfer in two rapidly growing areas of science is highlighted. …”
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Orbital-order as the driving mechanism for superconductivity in ruthenates by Álvaro Adrián Carrasco Álvarez, Sébastien Petit, Wilfrid Prellier, Manuel Bibes, Julien Varignon

“…Abstract Several materials transition from an insulating to a superconducting state by reducing the strength of the electron-phonon coupling associated with charge and bond orderings provided that the coupling remains strong enough to produce Cooper pairs. …”
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Existence of an Intermediate Metallic Phase at the SDW-CDW Crossover Region in the One-Dimensional Holstein-Hubbard Model at Half-Filling by Ashok Chatterjee

“…The Holstein-Hubbard model serves as a useful framework to investigate this interplay between the phonon-induced electron-electron attractive interaction and the direct Coulomb repulsion and can afford interesting phase diagrams due to competition among charge-density wave (CDW), spin-density wave (SDW), and superconductivity. …”
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Sonochemical Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Starch: A Comparison by Brajesh Kumar, Kumari Smita, Luis Cumbal, Alexis Debut, Ravinandan Nath Pathak

“…Colloidal silver nanoparticles solution exhibited an increase of absorption from 420 to 440 nm with increase starch quantity. Transmission electron microscopy followed by selected area electron diffraction pattern analysis indicated the formation of spherical, polydispersed, amorphous, silver nanoparticles of diameter ranging from 23 to 97 nm with mean particle size of 45.6 nm. …”
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Tailored topotactic chemistry unlocks heterostructures of magnetic intercalation compounds by Samra Husremović, Oscar Gonzalez, Berit H. Goodge, Lilia S. Xie, Zhizhi Kong, Wanlin Zhang, Sae Hee Ryu, Stephanie M. Ribet, Shannon S. Fender, Karen C. Bustillo, Chengyu Song, Jim Ciston, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Colin Ophus, Chris Jozwiak, Aaron Bostwick, Eli Rotenberg, D. Kwabena Bediako

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Leptonic dipole operator with $$\Gamma _2$$ Γ 2 modular invariance in light of Muon $$(g-2)_\mu $$ ( g - 2 ) μ by Takaaki Nomura, Morimitsu Tanimoto, Xing-Yu Wang

“…Suppose the anomaly of $$(g-2)_{\mu }$$ ( g - 2 ) μ , $$\Delta a_{\mu }$$ Δ a μ to be evidence of New Physics (NP), we have related it with the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron $$\Delta a_e$$ Δ a e , the electron EDM $$d_e$$ d e and the $$\mu \rightarrow e \gamma $$ μ → e γ decay. …”
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The role of graphene Oxide’s aromatic rings in activated carbon made from banana leaves (ACBL) and Fe3O4 in hydrogen production by Dewi Sartika, Denny Widhiyanuriyawan, Agung Sugeng Widodo, Purnami, I.N.G Wardana

“…Fe3O4 is an internal magnet that can work as a medium for the electrolyte solution in electrochemical hydrogen production to facilitate electron movement. When Fe3O4 is combined with activated carbon made from banana leaves (ACBL), electron transfer occurs between the ACBL aromatic ring and Fe3+ ions from solved Fe3O4, which increases the solution’s conductivity and finally produces more hydrogen. …”
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