Progress in Boron Nitride-Based Materials as Catalysts for Energy Storage and Electrochemical Application by Khursheed Ahmad, Tae Hwan Oh

“…Thus, it would be worth summarizing the recent progress in BN and its composites based materials for energy storage and electrochemical sensing applications. Two-dimensional (2D) boron nitride (BN) is a widely used electrode material for optoelectronic and electrochemical applications. …”
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Beyond Sight: Sensory Atmospheres and Design by Silvana Kühtz

“…Nevertheless, design has often prioritized the visual, overlooking the crucial role of the other senses in shaping experiences. This essay explores academic practices and performances that cross disciplinary and synesthetic borders. …”
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Les trames vertes pour les citadins : une appropriation contrastée à Marseille, Paris, Strasbourg by Sandrine Glatron, Étienne Grésillon, Nathalie Blanc

“…Nevertheless, everywhere, urban dwellers’ representations of nature and natural continuities reveal the importance of senses. It seems usefull, then, to explore the field of environmental aesthetics that could lead us to think about how citizens could appropriate and participate to these new urban structures promoted by the so called French law “Grenelle II” de l’environnement).…”
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Random Dissemination Algorithm of Stete-Updating Message for Distributed Virtual Environments of P2P Architecture by Tao Li, Hua Hu, Haiyang Hu

“…By considering the limited network bandwidth and communication delay, which may affect the users' sensing of the real-life experience and the real-time interaction for the participants, the method was given based on the pre-established random geometric graph to distribute the state-updating messages. …”
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Synthetic Approaches Toward Phosphorus-Containing BODIPY and Squaraine Dyes: Enhancing Versatility of Small-Molecule Fluorophores by Jeanne M. Favret, Sergei V. Dzyuba

“…These modifications often influence key spectroscopic properties and molecular functionality by expanding their utility in bioimaging, sensing, photosensitization, and theranostic applications. …”
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Proactive spectrum handoff in distributed cognitive radio networks by Hua JIANG, Li-chuan MA, Ding-yu YAN, Nan PAN

“…Researches on the spectrum handover in distributed cognitive radio network,and the method of proactive spectrum handoff is proposed.The model is established by spectrum sensing and the information before which shows the law authorized user follows,to predict the usage of spectrum.The cognitive user can perform spectrum handoff in advance without interference on the authorized user.At the same time,the method of spectrum selection based on the task allocation algorithm of ant colony is proposed,considering more communication parameters,making cognitive user can perform spectrum handoff as required,to ensure the uninterrupted transmission.Simulation and analysis show that,the proposed scheme can perform spectrum handoff in advance,complete transmission of the traffic in a short time and have a high flexibility for distributed cognitive radio network.…”
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Two-gaps microwave ion engine and its study by aerodynamic method by I. S. Vavilov, P. S. Yachmenev, V. V. Fedyanin, K. I. Zharikov, P. V. Stepen, A. I. Lukyanchuk, I. A. Kuzmenko

“…The total energy consumption of the prototype is 5 watts, the accelerated gas flow rate is up to 200 km/s, the jet pressure force on the sensing element of the stand is 0,1 μN. The working body of the prototype is nitrogen at a pressure in a vacuum chamber of 18 Pa. …”
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Optical wireless communication and internet of things by Zaichen ZHANG, Xiaohu YOU, Jian DANG, Liang WU, Bingcheng ZHU, Ji CHEN, Lei WANG

“…Optical wireless communication (OWC) entitles many advantageous properties such as unlicensed spectrum, high electromagnetic compatibility, compared with its radio frequency wireless counterpart, which enables it to be a potential important driving factor for the diverse developments of future internet of things (IoT).Starting from the optical sources and optical devices, some basic principles and limitations of OWC were introduced.Then, some key technologies, including channel modeling, signal modulation, array communication and high-precision positioning were discussed.Based on those and according to the requirements on peak data rate, sensing precision, energy transfer and security and confidentiality of the next generation IoT, the role of OWC as a technological enabler for next generation IoT was analyzed.Finally, related conclusions were given.…”
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Random Access Technology of NTN Network for Low Orbit Satellite by SONG Yanjun, SUN Chenhua, XIE Wenxuan, XU Jun, ZHANG Zhili, ZHANG Jing

“…A simple and easy to implement frequency offset compensation method for satellite beam-pointing sensing was proposed to solve the Doppler frequency offset problem of high dynamic signals. …”
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Low-power internet of underwater things: vision and key technologies by Yang LIU, Cuican LI, Mugen PENG

“…With the explosion of underwater sensing devices and the pursuit of energy conservation, the concept of low-power internet of underwater things has been put forward.Inspired by RF-based backscatter networks, the low-power internet of underwater things architecture uses underwater acoustic backscatter technology to realize the low-power and low-cost communication of underwater sensor nodes, which has a wide application prospect in underwater fields such as the long-term underwater detection.Firstly, the principle and architecture of low-power internet of underwater things was introduced.Then, the key technologies faced by the architecture were proposed and analyzed, such as perception, communication, networking, resource allocation, security and so on.Finally, the future research directions of low-power internet of underwater things were discussed.…”
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A economia criativa e o campo étnico-quilombola: o caso Kalunga by Thais Alves Marinho

“…The attitude and practices of each actor of the ethnic-maroon field generate possibilities and institutional constraints that guide the senses of the residents of the Kalunga community, based upon the will of their respective habitus that have been formed historically, but circumvented by the knowledge accessed throughout the ontogenetic development. …”
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SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR FOR ASSESSING LAND DEGRADATION IN A SALT MINING AREA – OCNELE MARI CASE-STUDY by VIOLETA POENARU, ALEXANDRU BADEA, SORIN MIHAI CÎMPEANU, IULIA DANA NEGULA

“…Human activities through anthropogenic changes had negative impacts not only on land cover, but on many aspects of local, regional and global environments, including climate, biodiversity, soil condition and sediment flow. Remote sensing imagery with its useful qualitative and quantitative observations acquired repetitively and with large spatial coverage, offers opportunity for early detection and warning of land degradation risk. …”
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Scrutinizing the dielectric properties of dialysis fluid for health monitoring applications by Sina Rahmani Charvadeh, Javad Ghalibafan

“…Abstract The concept of permittivity properties of dialysate allows the use of electromagnetic sensing techniques in hemodialysis treatment. In this study, we have introduced a method for assessing the adequacy of dialysis, which is based on the dialysate approach. …”
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Lighting the way forward: The bright future of photonic integrated circuits by M.A. Butt, B. Janaszek, R. Piramidowicz

“…Integrated optics, a key photonics technology, has major implications for telecommunications, sensing, and computing. By integrating optical elements like lasers, modulators, and detectors onto a single chip, it enhances performance while reducing the size, weight, and power of optical systems. …”
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A Humidity Sensor Based on Silver Nanoparticles Thin Film Prepared by Electrostatic Spray Deposition Process by Thutiyaporn Thiwawong, Korakot Onlaor, Benchapol Tunhoo

“…The sensor exhibited the humidity adsorption and desorption properties. The sensing mechanisms of the device were also elucidated by complex impedance analysis.…”
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Global convergence in a modified RMIL-type conjugate gradient algorithm for nonlinear systems of equations and signal recovery by Yan Xia, Songhua Wang

“… (4) Numerical experiments indicated that the proposed algorithm surpasses existing similar algorithms in both efficiency and stability, particularly when applied to large scale nonlinear systems of equations and signal recovery problems in compressed sensing.…”
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Channel Estimation in DCT-Based OFDM by Yulin Wang, Gengxin Zhang, Zhidong Xie, Jing Hu

“…We also study a compressed sensing (CS) based channel estimation, which takes the sparse property of wireless channel into account. …”
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Application of flexible electronic materials and devices by Cuiping YU, Yuanan LIU, Yangliu LI, Xia GUO

“…New flexible electronic materials and devices have been developed rapidly in nearly a decade from the proposition,discovery,implementation to application.The impact of its strong fold ability and multi-capacity composite structures to technological development and system applications will be enormous.Two mainstream flexible implementation methods were compared:the material-induced flexibility and the structure-induced flexibility.The research progress of domestic and international in related fields was analyzed,including infrastructure,process and potential application directions,and the technical problems faced were summarized.According to the basic research status,flexible electronic devices will have mature application technology innovations achievements in the next few years,new and unprecedented wearable communication,wearable computing,distributed energy,environmental sensing,conformal display devices and devices will be formed.…”
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Stimulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Using Filamentous Bacteriophage fd Targeted to DEC-205 by Luciana D’Apice, Valerio Costa, Rossella Sartorius, Maria Trovato, Marianna Aprile, Piergiuseppe De Berardinis

“…RNA-Seq data analysis indicates that the bacteriophage fd virions are sensed as a pathogen by dendritic cells; they activate the danger receptors that trigger an innate immune response and thus confer a strong adjuvanticity that is needed to obtain a long-lasting adaptive immune response.…”
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A freestanding ferroelectric thin film-based soft strain sensor by Jianping Guo, Zelong Wang, Guo Tian, Deyang Chen, Xingsen Gao, Xiaoyuan Zhou, Jiangyu Li, Ji-Yan Dai

“…Flexoelectric and photo-flexoelectricity are scientifically intriguing and hold considerable potential for various applications such as soft strain sensing, photovoltaics, energy harvesting, etc. Among flexoelectric materials, freestanding ferroelectric thin films are believed to have huge flexoelectricity and tunability due to their excellent lattice regulatory freedom and sustainability to larger strain gradients. …”
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