Polyurethane and rare-earth materials: a review by Guilherme Manassés Pegoraro, Lucas Repecka Alves, Giovanni Miraveti Carriello, Thais de Agrella Janolla, Giovanni Pimenta Mambrini, Maira de Lourdes Rezende, Aparecido Junior de Menezes

“…Commonly, aiming to modify physicochemical properties of the resulting material, other chemical species can be introduced in the polymeric structure, modifying its mechanical, thermal and electronic characteristics and conferring more stability and resistance to external factors. …”
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Electrochemical Properties of Silver Nanoparticle Doped Aminosilica Nanocomposite by Yong-Jae Choi, Tzy-Jiun M. Luo

“…It also shows that silver nanoparticles and hydrolyzed aminosilica increase the electron diffusivity of the aminosilica film. Both results confirm that an accurate reference electrode suitable for microfluidic devices can be created simply by treating an aminosilica-coated electrode with a silver nitrate solution. …”
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The Traditional Influence on Increasing Acceptance of Commercial Smartphone Applications in Specific Regions of the Arabic World by Adel A. Bahaddad

“…Consumers’ traditionalism has a significant impact in determining the appropriate products to offer electronically, as well as in determining the functions and information that should be offered to enable them to make the right decisions at the right time. …”
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Magnesium Borate Synthesis by Microwave Energy: A New Method by Azmi Seyhun Kipcak, Emek Moroydor Derun, Sabriye Piskin

“…The characterization of the products is determined with the techniques of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman Spectroscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Additionally, overall “magnesium borate hydrate” yields are calculated and found about 67% at 270 W, 8 minutes and 360 W, 3 minutes of reaction times, respectively.…”
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Temperature-Dependent Generalized Planar Fault Energy and Twinnability of Mg Microalloyed with Er, Ho, Dy, Tb, and Gd: First-Principles Study by Lili Liu, Yelu He, Dingxing Liu, Xiaozhi Wu, Rui Wang

“…It is interesting to note that alloying larger atomic radius will enhance the ductility of Mg more easily and alloying smaller radius will make twinning tendency of Mg more easily. Finally, the electron structure further reveals the underlying mechanisms for the reduction of fault energies with the addition of rare earth elements.…”
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Role of Ionizing Radiation Techniques in Polymeric Hydrogel Synthesis for Tissue Engineering Applications by Ion Călina, Maria Demeter, Anca Scărișoreanu, Awn Abbas, Muhammad Asim Raza

“…In alignment with the current requirements for cleaner technologies, developing hydrogels using gamma and electron beam irradiation technologies represents a promising and innovative approach for their biomedical applications. …”
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Ab initio molecular dynamic simulation of Zn-Al-Fe alloys by Zhang H., Zhao J., Pu Z., Li Y., Xu B.Q., Yang B.

“…The structural and electronic properties of the Zn-Al-Fe alloy at different temperatures are simulated, and the partial density of states, radial distribution function, coordination number, mean square displacement, and diffusion coefficient are obtained. …”
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Celecoxib Adjunctive Treatment to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia: A Review of Randomized Clinical Add-On Trials by Stefano Marini, Domenico De Berardis, Federica Vellante, Rita Santacroce, Laura Orsolini, Alessandro Valchera, Gabriella Girinelli, Alessandro Carano, Michele Fornaro, Francesco Gambi, Giovanni Martinotti, Massimo Di Giannantonio

“…In the past, numerous immune modulation and anti-inflammatory treatment options have been proposed for schizophrenia, but sometimes the results were inconsistent. Electronic search was carried out in November 2015. …”
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Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Dilated Phase of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed with Histological and Genetic Analyses by Toshiki Kuno, Syohei Imaeda, Yohei Asakawa, Hiroshi Nakamura, Genzou Takemura, Daisuke Asahara, Akira Kanamori, Tomoyuki Kabutoya, Yohei Numasawa

“…Since cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, beta-methyl-p-I123-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic myocardial scintigraphy, and positron emission tomography/computed tomography revealed no remarkable findings, we performed electron microscopic examination, which aided in diagnosing mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. …”
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Structural and Phase Transformations in Water-Vapour-Plasma-Treated Hydrophilic TiO2 Films by L. Pranevicius, M. Urbonavicius, S. Tuckute, K. Gedvilas, T. Rajackas, L. L. Pranevicius, D. Milcius

“…We have investigated structural and phase transformations in water-vapor-plasma-treated 200–300 nm thick Ti films, maintained at room temperature, by injecting water vapor into radio frequency (RF) plasma at different processing powers. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined with optical microscopy and surface nanotopography analysis were used to view tracks of adsorbed water layers and to detect bulges or blisters appeared on the surface of treated samples. …”
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Bounds of Degree-Based Molecular Descriptors for Generalized F-sum Graphs by Jia Bao Liu, Sana Akram, Muhammad Javaid, Abdul Raheem, Roslan Hasni

“…Wiener (1947) and Trinjastic and Gutman (1972) used molecular descriptors to find the boiling point of paraffin and total π-electron energy of the molecules, respectively. For molecular graphs, the general sum-connectivity and general Randić are well-studied fundamental topological indices (TIs) which are considered as degree-based molecular descriptors. …”
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Nanoclustering in Silicon Induced by Oxygen Ions Implanted by D. Manno, A. Serra, E. Filippo, M. Rossi, G. Quarta, L. Maruccio, L. Calcagnile

“…Resistivity and Hall effect measurements evidenced that the electron transport in the implanted silicon samples is affected by the nanoclusters array and it could be explained by thermally activated hopping between localized states.…”
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Metals valorization from pyrolyzed waste PCBS by Kilibarda Nikola B., Kamberović Željko J., Đokić Jovana M., Kovačević Tihomir M., Jovanović Nikola M.

“…This paper examines the potential for valorizing the non-metallic fraction (NMF) of e-waste, focusing on metal recovery through pyrolysis to address challenges in electronic waste recycling. Characterization of a real sample showed that NMF contains 3.44 wt.% metals, primarily copper (80 wt.%), indicating potential for its valorization. …”
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Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Coated with Conducting Polyaniline Nanocomposites for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Ashraful Islam, M. D. Akhtaruzzaman, Liyuan Han, Abdurahman Al-Ahmari

“…The MWNT-PAni nanoparticles exploited as the extended electron transfer materials, which can reduce charge diffusion length and serve simultaneously as catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of I3-. …”
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RFID Presenter: A New Way to Feel a Talk by Jonathan Ruiz-de-Garibay, Jon Legarda, Szilárd A. Kados, Xabier Eguiluz

“…We present the RFID Presenter as the evolution of a classical consumer electronic product to a novel connected Internet product with the addition of the RFID technology. …”
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Exploring how papaya juice improves meat tenderness and digestive characteristics in Wenchang chickens by Zihan Zhang, Yucan Wu, Chunhui Zhang, Feng Huang

“…Compared with that in the control group, the tenderness of Wenchang chicken meat decreased and the protein solubility increased with the increase in papaya juice concentration. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the arrangement between muscle bundles was from dense to sparse and the surface pores of muscle bundles increased. …”
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Planar ESPAR Array Design with Nonsymmetrical Pattern by Means of Finite-Element Method, Domain Decomposition, and Spherical Wave Expansion by Jesús García, Juan F. Izquierdo, Jesús Rubio, Miguel A. González, Juan Zapata

“…The application of a 3D domain decomposition finite-element and spherical mode expansion for the design of planar ESPAR (electronically steerable passive array radiator) made with probe-fed circular microstrip patches is presented in this work. …”
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New Hybrid Materials Synthesized with Different Dyes by Sol-Gel Method by Ramona Gheonea, Eleonora Cornelia Crasmareanu, Nicoleta Plesu, Sorin Sauca, Vasile Simulescu, Gheorghe Ilia

“…The micrographs obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed the high density of the films. …”
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A Flexible Logistics Distribution Hub Model considering Cost Weighted Time by Wenxue Ran, Zhe Zhang, Sen Liu

“…Due to the diverse and large quantities of orders in the background of electronic commerce, how to improve the flexibility of distribution hub and reduce the waiting time of customers becomes one of the most challenging questions for logistics companies. …”
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Interferometric Study of Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities in Regions of Phase Scintillations and HF Backscatter by Andres Spicher, James LaBelle, John W. Bonnell, Roger Roglans, Chrystal Moser, Stephen A. Fuselier, Scott Bounds, Lasse B. N. Clausen, Francesca Di Mare, Connor A. Feltman, Yaqi Jin, Craig Kletzing, Wojciech J. Miloch, Jøran I. Moen, Kjellmar Oksavik, Rhyan Sawyer, Toru Takahashi, Tim K. Yeoman

“…We take advantage of the fact that the irregularities were detected by spatially separated probes, and present an interferometric analysis of both the observed electron density and electric field fluctuations. We provide evidence that fluctuations spanning a few decameters to about a meter have low phase velocity in the plasma reference frame and are nondispersive, confirming that decameter‐scale irregularities follow the E × B velocity. …”
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