Enhancing efficiency in double perovskite solar cells through bandgap reduction via organic polymer doping by Ihtisham-ul-Haq, M.I. Khan, Ali Mujtaba, Asad Ullah, Badriah Ali, Muhammad Atif, M.S. Hasan

“…The structure of the solar cell is Au/Spiro-OMeTAD/Cs2AgBiBr6/TiO2/FTO/glass. Photovoltaic parameters of Cs2AgBiBr6 solar cells with PPy doping have high open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.91 V, fill factor (FF) of 0.72, short-circuit current (Jsc) of 5.37 mA/cm2, and efficiency (η) of 3.51 %. …”
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Optimal Nozzle Structure for an Abrasive Gas Jet for Rock Breakage by Yong Liu, Juan Zhang, Tao Zhang, Huidong Zhang

“…Abrasive gas jet technologies are efficient and beneficial and are widely used to drill metal and glass substrates. When the inlet pressure is increased, gas jets could be powerful enough to break rock. …”
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Evaluation of Gingival Microleakage in Class II Composite Restorations with Different Lining Techniques: An In Vitro Study by Vedavathi Bore Gowda, B. V. Sreenivasa Murthy, Swaroop Hegde, Swapna Devarasanahalli Venkataramanaswamy, Veena Suresh Pai, Rashmi Krishna

“…To compare the microleakage in class II composite restorations without a liner/with resin modified glass ionomer and flowable composite liner. Method. …”
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Crashworthiness of GFRP/aluminum hybrid square tubes under quasi-static compression and single/repeated impact by Zhang Liangliang, Li Chaojiang, Chen Yilong, Chen Yida, Su Zhihao, Wu Ye, Wu Qiulan, Wan Yun

“…This study aims to explore the crushing characteristics and failure mechanism of square hollow aluminum tubes wrapped with glass FRP (GFRP) fabricated by vacuum-assisted resin infusion with six types of lay-up directions. …”
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Characterization of Alpha Mangostin Loaded-Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle and the Impact on Dissolution and Physical Stability by Aulifa DL, Saepudin AH, Margaretha P, Khairinisa MA, Budiman A

“…AM-loaded MSN (AM/MSN45 and AM/MSN120) was prepared by solvent evaporation method.Results: The amorphization of AM/MSN45 and AM/MSN120 was confirmed by the halo pattern observed in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern and the absence of the melting peak and the glass transition of AM in the DSC curves. This signified the successful incorporation of AM into MSN. …”
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On‐chip label‐free impedance‐based detection of antibiotic permeation by Jaspreet Kaur, Hamed Ghorbanpoor, Yasin Öztürk, Özge Kaygusuz, Hüseyin Avcı, Cihan Darcan, Levent Trabzon, Fatma D. Güzel

“…The integrated chip consists of polydimethylsiloxane based microfluidic channels bonded onto microelectrodes on‐glass and enables us to recognize the antibiotic permeation across a membrane into the model membranes based on electrical impedance measurement, while also allowing optical monitoring. …”
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Experimental determination of the parameters of the methodology for investigating the frost strength bond of soil and foundation material by A. V. Boyarintsev, E. K. Kozlikin, S. A. Kozelskikh

“…To study the freezing strength of glass-reinforced plastic with a frozen soil specimen, the Department of Geotechnics of SPbGASU proposed a new method for determining the freezing strength of soil and underground structures, which makes it possible to reduce the labour intensity of testing, minimize the additional impact on the tested soils during their preparation, and also take into account the peculiarities of soil freezing around the foundation. …”
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Elimination of nickel ions in a packed column using clamshell waste as an adsorbent by S. Baskar, K. R. Aswin Sidhaarth, L. Mangaleshwaran, Sivarama Krishna Lakkaboyana, Herri Trilaksana, Reddi Mohan Naidu Kalla, Jaewoong Lee, Leonard I. Atanase, Mohsin Kazi, Seepana Praveenkumar

“…The breakthrough curves (BTC) were analyzed by altering the Q (inlet flow rate) in a glass column (ID 5 cm, H 35 cm) with a multi-port and filled with the powdered clamshell adsorbent (PCSA). …”
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COVID-19, A New Possible Mimicker of Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome by Alessia Laneri, Stefania Cerri, Giovanni Della Casa, Antonio Moretti, Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Enrico Clini, Carlo Salvarani

“…Three months later, follow-up chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed ground glass opacity (GGO) and interlobular interstitial thickening. …”
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Evaluation of the AZ31 cyclic elastic-plastic behaviour under multiaxial loading conditions by V. Anes, L. Reis, M. Freitas

“…A series of fatigue tests under strain control were performed in hour glass specimens test made of a magnesium alloy, AZ31BF. …”
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Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in a Pregnant Woman with Dermatomyositis-Related Interstitial Pneumonia by Tomohiro Shoji, Takeshi Umegaki, Kota Nishimoto, Natsuki Anada, Akiko Ando, Takeo Uba, Munenori Kusunoki, Kanako Oku, Takahiko Kamibayashi

“…Chest computed tomography (CT) scans revealed pulmonary infiltrates along the bronchovascular bundles and ground-glass opacities in both lungs. Despite immediate treatment with steroid pulse therapy for suspected interstitial pneumonia, the patient’s condition worsened. …”
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Intrinsically Noncombustible Thermosets from Sulfur-Containing Epoxy Resin and Benzoxazines: Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties by Ya Lyu, Haibo Fan, Liliang Qiu

“…The TBP-fa/EPS copolymer also exhibited excellent flame retardancy in cone calorimeter measurement. Finally, the glass transition temperature of the TBP-fa/EPS copolymer at a ratio of 5 : 5 (w/w) reached as high as 289°C. …”
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Effects of silicate modulus and GBFS content on shrinkage of alkali-activated steel slag cementitious material by Jianwei Sun, Yuehao Guo, Yan Meng, Ruiquan Jia, Jiajie Zhou, Hongyuan Gao, Jie Liu

“…The effects of different silicate moduli of water glass (1.5 and 2.0) and GBFS contents (10 % and 20 %) on the properties of ASSM were evaluated with a constant alkali concentration of 4 %. …”
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The effect of annealing on the structural, optical, electrical and photoelectric properties of ZnO/NiO heterostructures by M. Yermakov, R. Pshenychnyi, A. Opanasyuk, Yu. Gnatenko, P. Bukivskij, A. Bukivskii, O. Кlymov, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé, R. Gamernyk

“…In this study, n-ZnO/p-NiO heterostructures on glass substrates with an indium tin oxide (ITO) covering were obtained by using the spray pyrolysis methodology. …”
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Thermally stimulated and dynamic effects in identification and study of carbon materials by Raman spectroscopy by S.I. Isaenko, T.G. Shumilova

“…Yezersky V.A. (1986)) had intergrowths of diamond and glassy carbon, a diamond core with a glass-like carbon shell. The results obtained show that the controlled use of the thermal effect of laser radiation can be helpful in identification of the detailed spectroscopic characteristics that occur during the intensive heating of samples, as well as in recovering mineral individuals from aggregates.…”
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Photocatalytic Activity of Ag-TiO2 Composites Deposited by Photoreduction under UV Irradiation by Carlos Díaz-Uribe, Jose Viloria, Lorraine Cervantes, William Vallejo, Karen Navarro, Eduard Romero, Cesar Quiñones

“…In this work, we synthesized Ag nanoparticles on TiO2 thin films deposited on soda lime glass substrates. Ag nanoparticles were synthesized by photoreduction under UV irradiation silver nitrate solution. …”
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Impact of silver ions and silver nanoparticles on the plant growth and soil microorganisms by D. Tomacheski, M. Pittol, D.N. Simões, V.F. Ribeiro, R.M.C. Santana

“…Oat, lettuce and radish plants were cultivated in soil contaminated with particles of bentonite organomodified with silver (Ag+_bentonite), silver phosphate glass (Ag+_phosphate) and silver nanoparticles adsorbed on fumed silica (AgNp_silica). …”
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Device and Measuring Method the Moments of Rolling Resistance Forces on the Contact Spot by I. Z. Gilavdary, S. Mekid, N. N. Riznookaya

“…Experiments were performed for the following pairs of contacting bodies: steel-steel, steel-glass, steel-electritechnical silicon. It was assumed that the pressure at the contact spot did not exceed the elastic limit.The developed single-ball pendulum device and the proposed measurement procedure open up new wide possibilities for studying the laws of mechanisms of rolling resistance under conditions of microand mesoscale displacements of a rolling body from a state of rest.…”
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The Silent Threat of Human Metapneumovirus: Clinical Challenges and Diagnostic Insights from a Severe Pneumonia Case by Rubens Carmo Costa-Filho, Felipe Saddy, João Luiz Ferreira Costa, Leandro Reis Tavares, Hugo Caire Castro Faria Neto

“…Imaging revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities and consolidations typical of viral pneumonia. …”
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A Hybrid Troposkein Wind Turbine with Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Patches and Solar Panels : Design and Performance Evaluations by Naveen Dhandapani, Karthik Arul, Ganapathy Kalyanasundaram, Laxana Sourirajan, Beena Stanislaus Arputharaj, Qasem M. Al-Mdallal, Mohammad Mukhtar Alam, Balaji Ganesan, Vijayanandh Raja

“…The hybrid energy extraction functions are structurally facilitated by the combination of S-glass fibre composite and GY-70-based carbon fibre composite. …”
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