Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) by M. Amodio, G. de Gennaro, A. Di Gilio, M. Tutino

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A low-cost printed circuit board-based centrifugal microfluidic platform for dielectrophoresis by Nicklas Rondot, Songyuan Yan, Dario Mager, Lawrence Kulinsky

“…However, to integrate DEP on a spinning disc, a major obstacle is transferring power to the electrodes that generate DEP forces. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun Gelatin Nanofibers for Use as Nonaqueous Electrolyte in Electric Double-Layer Capacitor by Ditpon Kotatha, Masaharu Hirata, Mayuko Ogino, Satoshi Uchida, Masashi Ishikawa, Tetsuya Furuike, Hiroshi Tamura

“…After testing over a range of spinning times, GES electrolytes that were produced at 25 min (GES-25) had a suitable thickness for the assembly of EDLC with the optimized tensile properties and were used to fabricate EDLC test cells with EMImBF4. …”
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An amplification mechanism for weak ELF magnetic fields quantum-bio effects in cancer cells by Amirali Zandieh, Seyed Peyman Shariatpanahi, Amir Abas Ravassipour, Javad Azadipour, Maryam Sadat Nezamtaheri, Zahra Habibi-Kelishomi, Mojtaba Ghanizadeh, Ali Same-Majandeh, Keivan Majidzadeh-A, Amir Taheri, Alireza Madjid Ansari, Mohammad Amin Javidi, Mohammad Mehdi Pirnia, Bahram Goliaei

“…Finally, we investigate the dependence of the results on the field strength and propose a quantum spin-forbidden mechanism for the effect of magnetic fields on superoxide production in QO site of mitochondrial Complex III.…”
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Morphological and Interfacial Engineering with a Surfactant Additive Toward High‐Performance Blade‐Coated Quantum Dot Light‐Emitting Diodes by Wei‐Zhi Liu, Hong‐Wei Duan, Shu‐Guang Meng, Dong‐Ying Zhou, Liang‐Sheng Liao

“…Small‐area QLEDs with the optimized PEDOT:PSS/MeOH/PEG layer demonstrated peak current efficiencies (CE) and external quantum efficiencies (EQE) comparable to those of spin‐coated devices. The best performance is observed at a PEG concentration of 0.1 mg mL−1, yielding a CE of 33.1 cd A−1 and an EQE of 26.0%. …”
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Resolving the electronic ground state of La3Ni2O7-δ films by Xiaolin Ren, Ronny Sutarto, Xianxin Wu, Jianfeng Zhang, Hai Huang, Tao Xiang, Jiangping Hu, Riccardo Comin, Xingjiang Zhou, Zhihai Zhu

“…By evaluating the reflection’s azimuthal angle dependence, we confirm the presence of collinear antiferromagnetic spin ordering and charge-like anisotropy ordered with the same periodicity. …”
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Approximation-Aware Training for Efficient Neural Network Inference on MRAM Based CiM Architecture by Hemkant Nehete, Sandeep Soni, Tharun Kumar Reddy Bollu, Balasubramanian Raman, Brajesh Kumar Kaushik

“…In the ResNet18 architecture, latency and energy consumption decreased by 95% and 93.3% with spin-orbit torque (SOT) based crossbars compared to RRAM-based architectures.…”
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Effects of collagen and chondroitin sulfate on relaxation at multiple magnetic field strengths by Olli-Pekka Aro, Victor Casula, Nina E. Hänninen, Jouni Karjalainen, Mikko J. Nissi, Miika T. Nieminen, Henning Henschel

“…R1ρ values increased with both collagen and CS concentration but the amplitude of the spin-lock pulse only had a limited effect on relaxation rates above 100 Hz. …”
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Structural, Optical and Electrochromic Properties of Sol–Gel V2O5 Thin Films by M. Benmouss, A. Outzourhit, R. Jourdani, A. Bennouna, E. L. Ameziane

“…Vanadium pentoxide thin films are prepared by the sol–gel route by dissolving V2O5 powder (99.5% purity) in H2O2 solution. The solution is spin-coated on glass substrates for optical (UV–VIS–NIR) and XRD analysis, and on ITOcoated glass substrates for electrochromic measurements. …”
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The Photocatalytic Activity and Compact Layer Characteristics of TiO2 Films Prepared Using Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering by H. C. Chang, H. H. Huang, C. Y. Wu, R. Q. Hsu, C. Y. Hsu

“…The XRD patterns of the TiO2 films, for sol-gel with spin coating of porous TiO2/TiO2 compact/ITO/glass, show a good crystalline structure. …”
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Elevating photovoltaic efficiency: Cobalt doping approaches with sustainable transition metal cations in lead halide perovskite solar cells by M.I. Khan, Saddam Hussain, M. Atif, J.E. Leal-Perez, B.A. García-Grajeda, J.M. Mendivil-Escalante

“…Power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the perovskite solar cell in its pristine form is excellent, and its performance increases upon modification with a 3 % concentration of Co2+-MAPbI2Br by the sol–gel spin coating method. X-ray diffraction analysis has attested to the successful integration of Co2+ ions into the cubic structure of MAPbI2Br. …”
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Oxygen Vacancy-Mediated Interfacial Charge Transfer of Au/ZnO Schottky Heterojunctions for Enhanced UV Photodegradation by Zhufeng Shao, Hui Jia, Yufeng Zhang, Xiujuan Yang, Min Zhong, Chun Chang

“…Simultaneously, a distinct diversification for the NTRT-PL spectra is observed, closely associating with oxygen vacancies (Vo), which is confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra. Furthermore, Au NPs act as an “annular bridge” and “transit depot” for interfacial charge transfer through local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect and Schottky barrier, respectively, which is identified by NTRT-PL and time-resolved PL (TRPL) decay spectrum. …”
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Synthesis, DFT Calculation, and Antimicrobial Studies of Novel Zn(II), Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) Heteroleptic Complexes Containing Benzoylacetone and Dithiocarbamate by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Aderoju A. Osowole, Eno E. Ebenso

“…The geometry, electronic, and thermodynamic parameters of the complexes were obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The spin density distributions, relative strength of H–bonds, and thermodynamic parameters revealed that the order of stability of the metal complexes is Mn < Co < Cu > Zn. …”
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Enhancing structural health monitoring of fiber-reinforced polymer composites using piezoresistive Ti3C2Tx MXene fibers by Bircan Haspulat Taymaz, Handan Kamış, Michal Dziendzikowski, Kamil Kowalczyk, Krzysztof Dragan, Volkan Eskizeybek

“…We successfully fabricate piezoresistive MXene fibers using wet spinning and integrate them into carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy laminates for in-situ strain sensing. …”
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Spectroscopic and Morphological Studies of Metal-Organic and Metal-Free Dyes onto Titania Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Gabriella Di Carlo, Daniela Caschera, Roberta G. Toro, Cristina Riccucci, Gabriel M. Ingo, Giuseppina Padeletti, Luisa De Marco, Giuseppe Gigli, Giovanna Pennesi, Gloria Zanotti, Anna M. Paoletti, Nicola Angelini

“…Three type of titania films with different morphology, characterized by SEM and FT-IR measurement, were considered: a mesoporous transparent film deposited by spin-coating (TiMS), a semiopaque film deposited by doctor-blade from mesoporous titania (TiMS_DB) and a semiopaque film deposited by doctor-blade form commercial P25 titania (P25_DB). …”
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Magnetically Diluted Dy³⁺ and Yb³⁺ Squarates Showing Relaxation Tuning and Matrix Dependence by Rina Takano, Takayuki Ishida

“…The Y/Lu matrix dependence may be related to spin–phonon coupling. The dilution technique is a facile and versatile tool for modification of SIM characteristics.…”
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Design and Synthesis of Crystalline Al-Doped TiO₂ Buffer Layers for Enhancing Energy Conversion Efficiency of New Photovoltaic Devices by Dongin Kim, Jiwon Lee, Rakhyun Jeong, Ki-Hwan Hwang, Jin-Hyo Boo

“…Among various Al concentrations in the crystalline Al-doped TiO₂ buffer layer fabricated via spin-coating, an optimum concentration of 7 mol% Al yielded the highest cell performance in the specific perovskite solar cell structure. …”
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Analyzing the semileptonic and nonleptonic B c → J/ψ, η c decays by Aritra Biswas, Soumitra Nandi, Shantanu Sahoo

“…Starting with lattice inputs on B c → J/ψ form factors, we have obtained the B c → η c form factors using heavy quark spin symmetry (HQSS) relations between the associated form factors after parametrizing and extracting the possible symmetry breaking corrections. …”
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Research Progress on the Potential Pathogenesis of Persistent Postural–Perceptual Dizziness by Chen Qin, Ruyi Zhang, Zhihui Yan

“…Unsteadiness, dizziness, or non‐spinning vertigo are the main symptoms of PPPD, and they are typically aggravated by upright posture, active or passive movement, and visual stimulation. …”
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Isolation and Molecular Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria Using 16s rRNA Genes from Fermented Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.)) Dough by Belay Tilahun, Anteneh Tesfaye, Diriba Muleta, Andualem Bahiru, Zewdu Terefework, Gary Wessel

“…Genomic DNA of bacterial isolates were extracted using Invisorb® Spin DNA Extraction kit. 16S rRNA of bacterial isolates were amplified using the bacteria universal primers (rD1 and fD1). …”
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