Thermodynamics of Liquid Uranium from Atomistic and Ab Initio Modeling by Alexander Landa, Per Söderlind, John Roehling, Joseph T. McKeown

“…The liquid uranium cannot be supercooled below <i>T_sc</i> ≈ 800 K or approximately about 645 K below the calculated melting point, although, the self-diffusion coefficient approaches zero at <i>T_D</i> ≈ 700 K. Uranium metal can be supercooled about 1.5 times more than it can be overheated. …”
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Antegrade Therapy for Management of Choledocholithiasis through Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in a Patient with Surgically Altered Gastrointestinal Anatomy by Robert Dorrell, Katelyn Madigan, Swati Pawa, Rishi Pawa

“…He returned for ERCP three months later with balloon sphincteroplasty, cholangioscopy, and electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) performed through the existing metal stent (hepaticogastrostomy), resulting in stone fragmentation and antegrade removal with balloon sweeps. …”
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Ecofriendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Ananas comosus Fruit Peels: Anticancer and Antimicrobial Activities by Ayşe Baran, Cumali Keskin, Mehmet Fırat Baran, Irada Huseynova, Rovshan Khalilov, Aziz Eftekhari, Sevgi Irtegun-Kandemir, Deniz Evrim Kavak

“…Metallic nanoparticles are valuable materials and have a range of uses. …”
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Noninvasive rejuvenation strategy of nickel-rich layered positive electrode for Li-ion battery through magneto-electrochemical synergistic activation by Haochen Gong, Yu Cao, Baoshan Zhang, Jinsong Zhang, Yiming Zhang, Huili Wang, Shaojie Zhang, Xiaoyi Wang, Yue Mao, Shuo Liu, Chengyu Han, Qianxin Xiang, Chaoyi Zhou, Jie Sun

“…This approach induces a transition of Ni3+ from high-spin to low-spin, reducing the super-exchange interaction of Ni-O-transition metal (TM). Meanwhile, electrochemical reaction drives Li+ from the host material and promotes Ni3+ to reoccupy TM layer, recovering intrinsic Li site and extending cycle life. …”
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Industrial Recycling of Scrap Copper Cables and Wires: Combining Cold and Hot Treatments for Maximum Recovery and Minimal Emissions by O. Choukri, E. Mohsine, S. Taibi

“…The process combines cold and hot treatments to maximise metal recovery while minimising polluting emissions. …”
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Improved conversion of carbon dioxide to methane via photohydrogenation using Gd2NiMnO6 with a dendritic fibrous architecture by Ping Yan, Dulong Feng, Qian Wan, Shulong Liu, Seyed Mohsen Sadeghzadeh

“…Gd₂NiMnO₆ DNF was found to provide active adsorption sites and control the strand dimensions for metal groups, facilitating the chemical absorption of CO₂. …”
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Continuous Flow Controlled Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Pulsed Mixing Microfluidic System by Guojun Liu, Xuhao Yang, Yan Li, Zhigang Yang, Wen Hong, JianFang Liu

“…The research work above can be applied to the fields such as the controlled synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles, biomedicine, and microchemical system.…”
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Increased vulnerability of Arctic potential ice roads under climate change by Yuanbiao Dong, Pengfeng Xiao, Xueliang Zhang, Daqing Ge, Junchuan Yu, Yangyang Chen, Qiong Wu, Yanni Ma, Rongyuan Liu, Wenbo Luan, Hao Liu, Jie Bai

“…Before the end of the 21st century, we project a further decline in the climatic suitability of potential ice roads, primarily due to increasing surface air temperatures and decreasing permafrost stability. Taking precious metal/diamond exploration as an example, we conclude that mining activities associated with ice roads will face access difficulties by 2050–2100 due to the decreased potential ice roads. …”
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Scanning microwave impedance microscopy and its applications: A review by Diego Tami, Douglas A. A. Ohlberg, Cássio Gonçalves do Rego, Gilberto Medeiros-Ribeiro, Jhonattan C. Ramirez

“…By harnessing near-field microwave interactions between a sharp metallic probe and the sample, sMIM enables simultaneous acquisition of both real (resistive) and imaginary (capacitive) components of the reflected signal, providing detailed insights into the local permittivity and conductivity of materials at the nanoscale. …”
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Carbothermal reduction of fayalite: Thermodynamic and non-isothermal kinetic analysis by Li Z., Ma G.-J., Zou J.-J., Zheng D.-L., Zhang X.

“…As the reaction proceeded, the generated CO provided a good kinetics condition for the carbothermal reduction of fayalite, and the controlling step of the reaction was the nucleation and growth of the metallic iron.…”
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Enhancing the Out-Coupling Efficiency of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Using Two-Dimensional Periodic Nanostructures by Qingyang Yue, Wei Li, Fanmin Kong, Kang Li

“…The out-coupling efficiency of planar organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) is only about 20% due to factors, such as, the total internal reflection, surface plasmon coupling, and metal absorption. Two-dimensional periodic nanostructures, such as, photonic crystals (PhCs) and microlenses arrays offer a potential method to improve the out-coupling efficiency of OLEDs. …”
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Synthesis and Thermomechanical Characterization of Nylon 6/Cu Nanocomposites Produced by an Ultrasound-Assisted Extrusion Method by Rubén Sierra-Ávila, Marissa Pérez-Alvarez, Janett Valdez-Garza, Carlos Alberto Avila-Orta, Enrique Javier Jiménez-Regalado, José M. Mata-Padilla, Enrique Soto-Castruita, Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego

“…Furthermore, it was determined that the chemical composition of the nanoparticles is a blend of metallic copper and cupric oxide. The formation of copper nanowires was observed by scanning electron microscopy, and the concentration of 0.10% exhibited the best dispersion in comparison with the other concentrations. …”
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Modeling Forced Flow Chemical Vapor Infiltration Fabrication of SiC-SiC Composites for Advanced Nuclear Reactors by Christian P. Deck, H. E. Khalifa, B. Sammuli, C. A. Back

“…These qualities have made SiC-SiC composites extremely desirable for use in advanced nuclear reactor concepts, where higher operating temperatures and longer lives require performance improvements over conventional metal alloys. However, fabrication efficiency advances need to be achieved. …”
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A Rapid General Synthesis and the Spectroscopic Data of 2,2′-Bis-(di-isopropylphosphino)-1,1′-dibromoferrocene, (<i>bpdbf</i>), 1,1′,2,2′-Tetrakis-(di-isopropylphosphino) Ferrocene... by Peter N. Horton, Simon J. Coles, William Clegg, Ross W. Harrington, Ian R. Butler

“…The crystal structure of the square planar bimetallic nickel (II) dichloride of <i>tdipf</i> is also described, together with a brief NMR study investigating the synthesis of this and related metal complexes. The crystal structures of the palladium and platinum dichloride complexes of 2,2′-bis-(di-isopropylphosphino)-1,1′-dibromoferrocene, <i>bpdbf</i>, are also discussed in the context of comparison with previously known crystal structures in the same general family. …”
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Recent advances in nanotechnology for Parkinson’s disease: diagnosis, treatment, and future perspectives by Virendra Kumar Yadav, Seshathiri Dhanasekaran, Nisha Choudhary, Deepak Nathiya, Vishal Thakur, Rachna Gupta, Sheersha Pramanik, Pankaj Kumar, Nishant Gupta, Ashish Patel

“…Various nanoparticles, including lipid-based, polymeric, metallic, and carbon-based, have shown potential in Parkinson’s disease treatment. …”
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FPGACam: A FPGA based efficient camera interfacing architecture for real time video processing by Sayantam Sarkar, Satish S. Bhairannawar, Raja K.B.

“…In this paper, we propose an efficient FPGA‐based low cost Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) camera interfacing architecture for live video streaming and processing applications. …”
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Microstructural and Dielectric Properties of Zr Doped Microwave Sintered CaCu3Ti4O12 Synthesized by Sol-Gel Route by S. Jesurani, S. Kanagesan, M. Hashim, I. Ismail, I. R. Ibrahim

“…Polycrystalline samples with the chemical formula CaCu3Ti4-xZrxO12 (x=0, 0.02, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, and 0.1) CCTZO were synthesized from metal nitrate solutions by the sol-gel method, followed by conventional and microwave heat treatments. …”
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Time-resolved spectroscopy uncovers deprotonation-induced reconstruction in oxygen-evolution NiFe-based (oxy)hydroxides by Dan Wu, Longfei Hu, Xiaokang Liu, Tong Liu, Xiangyu Zhu, Qiquan Luo, Huijuan Zhang, Linlin Cao, Jinlong Yang, Zheng Jiang, Tao Yao

“…Abstract Transition-metal layered double hydroxides are widely utilized as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), undergoing dynamic transformation into active oxyhydroxides during electrochemical operation. …”
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Polyurethane-Keratin Membranes: Structural Changes by Isocyanate and pH, and the Repercussion on Cr(VI) Removal by María D. Manrique-Juárez, Ana L. Martínez-Hernández, Oscar F. Olea-Mejía, Jaime Flores-Estrada, José L. Rivera-Armenta, Carlos Velasco-Santos

“…Keratin has the capacity to interact with metal ions. In order to take advantage of this potential, a novel membrane with polyurethane and keratin has been developed and studied for removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. …”
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Primary quantum thermometry of mm-wave blackbody radiation via induced state transfer in Rydberg states of cold atoms by Noah Schlossberger, Andrew P. Rotunno, Stephen P. Eckel, Eric B. Norrgard, Dixith Manchaiah, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Alexandra B. Artusio-Glimpse, Samuel Berweger, Matthew T. Simons, Dangka Shylla, William J. Watterson, Charles Patrick, Adil Meraki, Rajavardhan Talashila, Amanda Younes, David S. La Mantia, Christopher L. Holloway

“…Rydberg states of alkali-metal atoms are highly sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in the GHz-to-THz regime because their transitions have large electric dipole moments. …”
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