Effect of Multijunction Approach on Electrical Measurements of Silicon and Germanium Alloy Based Thin-Film Solar Cell Using AMPS-1D by Somenath Chatterjee, Sumeet Singh, Himangshu Pal

“…The modeling calculations for all solar cells are done by AMPS 1D simulator. The structure of multi-junction i-layer is designed using heterolayers, starting from pure crystalline Si and increase of Ge mole fraction by 25% until pure Ge layer is reached. …”
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Effect of Graphite Nanosheets on Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Larissa Stieven Montagna, Thaís Larissa do Amaral Montanheiro, João Paulo Barros Machado, Fábio Roberto Passador, Ana Paula Lemes, Mirabel Cerqueira Rezende

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) showed that the physical, chemical, and thermal treatments preserved the graphite sheets structure. XRD and Raman results also showed that GNS were dispersed in the PHBV matrix. …”
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Eggshell waste as a promising adsorbent for phosphorus recovery from wastewater: A review by Protima Sarker, Xin Liu, Md Shiblur Rahaman, Masahiro Maruo

“…Adsorption isotherm and kinetics models are the best methods for identifying the mechanism of adsorption, and both pure and modified eggshell have been characterized to understand the morphological and structural changes after adsorption. Furthermore, the phosphate-loaded material could be used as a fertilizer if it is not modified with harmful or toxic material. …”
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Health needs and production of care in a health unit in a city of the northeast part of Brazil by Márcio Costa de Souza, Thamyres Menezes de Araújo, Flávia Alves de Andrade, Adriana de Jesus França, Jairrose Nascimento Souza

“…This study is qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory, accomplished through the application of semi-structured interviews with 11 professionals which are part of the Family Health Team, the municipality now studied. …”
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Professional development for faculty in Uzbekistan by Tina A. Coffelt, Jacek A. Koziel, Jacek A. Koziel

“…Topics included research ethics, experimental and survey research design, and structure of scientific papers, among others. The pre- and post-tests objectively measured material covered in the curriculum. …”
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Innovative soliton solutions for a (2+1)-dimensional generalized KdV equation using two effective approaches by Ibrahim Alraddadi, Faisal Alsharif, Sandeep Malik, Hijaz Ahmad, Taha Radwan, Karim K. Ahmed

“…Several precise solutions with special structural properties, including kink and solitary soliton solutions, are included in our study. …”
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Designing of Fiber Bragg Gratings for Long-Distance Optical Fiber Sensing Networks by Janis Braunfelds, Elvis Haritonovs, Ugis Senkans, Inna Kurbatska, Ints Murans, Jurgis Porins, Sandis Spolitis

“…This research is based on designing the optimal grating structure of FBG sensors and estimating their optimal apodization parameters necessary for sensor networks and long-distance monitoring solutions. …”
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Microbial Metagenomes Across a Complete Phytoplankton Bloom Cycle: High-Resolution Sampling Every 4 Hours Over 22 Days by Brook L. Nunn, Emma Timmins-Schiffman, Miranda C. Mudge, Deanna L. Plubell, Gabriella Chebli, Julia Kubanek, Michael Riffle, William S. Noble, Elizabeth Harvey, Tasman A. Nunn, Tatiana Rynearson, Marcel Huntemann, Kurt LaButti, Brian Foster, Bryce Foster, Simon Roux, Krishnaveni Palaniappan, Supratim Mukherjee, T. B. K. Reddy, Chris Daum, Alex Copeland, I-Min A. Chen, Natalia N. Ivanova, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Tijana Glavina del Rio, Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh

“…This dataset also has time-matched nutrient analyses, flow cytometry data, and physical parameters of the environment at a single point of sampling within a coastal ecosystem that experiences regular bloom events, facilitating a range of modeling efforts that can be leveraged to understand microbial community structure and their influences on the growth, maintenance, and senescence of phytoplankton blooms.…”
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Multi-omics dataset of individual variations in growth performance of large yellow croaker by Hao Huang, Zhenheng Cheng, Yabing Wang, Guangde Qiao, Xiaoshan Wang, Yanfeng Yue, Quanxin Gao, Shiming Peng

“…To explore these dynamics, we employed metagenomics, transcriptomics, and untargeted metabolomics to comprehensively analyze the structure of the intestinal microbiome and its relationship with intestinal metabolism and host gene expression. …”
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Application of Ultralight Aircraft for Aerosol Measurement Within and Above the Planetary Boundary Layer Above the City of Copenhagen by Daniel Charles Thomas, Ulrich Gosewinkel, Michael Dines Christiansen, Lise Marie Frohn, Zhuyun Ye, Andreas Massling, Henrik Skov

“…Three flights were carried out from sunrise to early afternoon with the aim to capture the boundary layer structure and evolution due to surface warming, emissions from the city, and atmospheric mixing. …”
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Complexity of a Microblogging Social Network in the Framework of Modern Nonlinear Science by Andrey Dmitriev, Vasily Kornilov, Svetlana Maltseva

“…To estimate the complexity of a microblogging social network, we used one of the conceptual schemes of the paradigm, namely, the system of key signs of complexity of the external manifestations of the system irrespective of its internal structure. Our research revealed all the key signs of complexity of the time series of a number of microposts. …”
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Knowledge and awareness of Palestinian health care professionals towards probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by Abdel Naser Zaid, Iyad Ali, Nidal Jaradat, Rowa Al Ramahi, Rula Hmeidat, Sanabil Nofal, Raneem Diab, Manwa Nasser, Heba Rabaya, Mohamed Tamimi, Ramzi Shawahni

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted across the West Bank using a structured questionnaire, and descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS. …”
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Cyclodehydrogenation of molecular nanographene precursors catalyzed by atomic hydrogen by Rafal Zuzak, Pawel Dabczynski, Jesús Castro-Esteban, José Ignacio Martínez, Mads Engelund, Dolores Pérez, Diego Peña, Szymon Godlewski

“…In particular, the metallic substrates needed to catalyze cyclodehydrogenative planarization reactions limit subsequent applications that exploit the electronic and/or magnetic structure of graphene derivatives. Here, we introduce a protocol in which an on-surface reaction is initiated and carried out regardless of the substrate type. …”
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Bolt loosening detection in a jointed beam using empirical mode decomposition–based nonlinear system identification method by Chao Xu, Chen-Chen Huang, Wei-Dong Zhu

“…This nonlinear system identification method is based on identifying the multi-scale dynamics of the underlying system. Only structural dynamic response signals are needed to construct a reduced-order model to represent the system concerned. …”
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Perturbations in Microbial Communities at Hydrothermal Vents of Panarea Island (Aeolian Islands, Italy) by Annamaria Gallo, Fabio Sposito, Manfredi Longo, Gianluca Lazzaro, Cinzia Giuseppina Caruso, Sabina Morici, Sergio Scirè Scappuzzo, Slobodanka Radovic, Valeria Villanova, Luca Vecchioni, Marco Arculeo, Rosa Alduina

“…Our results demonstrated that the chemical–physical variations within this hydrothermal vent, such as temperature fluctuations, mineral content, and hydrothermal fluid dynamics, play a role in shaping the structure and diversity of microbial communities. The differences between the two sampling expeditions suggest that seasonal changes, i.e., in temperature, pH, and redox potential (Eh), could drive microbial community shifts over time.…”
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Model Calculation of Enhanced Light Absorption Efficiency in Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Phosphor Films by Taehun Kim, Sanghoon Lee, Kyungtaek Min

“…In this study, we modeled a two-dimensional (2D) PhC quantum dot (QD) film with a square-lattice structure using the finite-difference time-domain method to theoretically investigate its optical properties. …”
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Correlation Between Quantum Confinement Effect and Characteristics of Thin-Film Transistors in Solution-Processed Oxide-Based Thin-Films by Jinyeong Lee, Jaewook Jeong

“…The PL emission peaks were closely related to the surface morphology of the thin films, which were clearly observed when isolated, nano-sized particles of quantum dot structure were present, leading to quantum confinement effect in the ZnO and GaZnO thin films. …”
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Dynamic Behavior of a Suspended Steel Space Frame-Glass Composite Floor by Zhihao Wang, Xin Qi, Youkun Huang, Buqiao Fan, Xiaoke Li

“…Although vertical dynamic characteristics of the floor based on the global simplified finite element (FE) model of the structure agree well with those identified via experimental modal analysis, the global simplified FE model significantly underestimates vertical vibration amplitudes of the floor due to the coupled effect between two layers. …”
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Strategies Used in Teaching Entrepreneurship Component of Economic and Management Sciences in uThukela Education District by Lungelo Sithuthuko Mbatha, Sithembele Goodman Ndovela

“…Using a qualitative interpretive case study, the researchers purposively recruited and interviewed five EMS teachers from five secondary schools regarding the teaching of the Entrepreneurship component of EMS. Semi-structured interviews were used as a data generation method. …”
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Motorcycle Related Injuries among Rural Dwellers in Irrua, Nigeria: Characteristics and Correlates by A. E. Dongo, E. B. Kesieme, A. Eighemherio, O. Nwokike, E. Esezobor, E. Alufohai

“…This is a one-year prospective study of all patients seen from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009. A structured proforma was filled for all consecutive crash victims involving a motorcycle. …”
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