Evolution of the oxidation of V zigzag nanostructures on Si: Prime conditions to reach uniform thermochromic VO2(M) thin films by F.M. Morales, J.J. Jiménez, N. Martin, R. Alcántara, J. Navas, R. García, A.J. Santos

“…For the optimum conditions, high-quality vanadium dioxide layers are achieved, attending to their nanostructure and outstanding optical response (over 90% of relative transmittance modulation at a wavelength of 3000 nm). …”
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Experimental study on the damage characteristics of sol-gel antireflection coatings on large-aperture optical components by in-situ plasma cleaning by Rongqi Shen, Yuhai Li, Zixu Wang, Laixi Sun, Xiaodong Yuan, Xiang Dong, Xia Xiang, Bo Li, Xujie Liu, Xueshi Xu, Tingting Wang, Qingshun Bai

“…Subsequently, the correlation between plasma cleaning duration, transmittance, wavelength peak, and laser-induced damage threshold of sol-gel antireflection coating on the LAOCs was examined. …”
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Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films and Solar Cells Deposited by Hybrid Process by S. Marsillac, H. Khatri, K. Aryal, R.W. Collins

“…The films were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, glancing incidence X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, auger electron spectroscopy, and transmittance and reflectance spectroscopy, and their properties were compared to the ones of films deposited by coevaporation. …”
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Vanadium Oxide Based Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices via Facile Thin Film Preparation by Asuman Tuna, Sermet Koyuncu

“…Smart glass technology is realized by using electrochromic devices prepared from thin films whose transmittance can be controlled under the influence of electric field. …”
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Polystyrene Microsphere Optical Properties by Kubelka–Munk and Diffusion Approximation with a Single Integrating Sphere System: A Comparative Study by Ali Shahin, Wesam Bachir, Moustafa Sayem El-Daher

“…The optical properties of 1 μm polystyrene in the wavelength range of 500–750 nm were estimated by using a white light spectrophotometric transmittance spectroscopy and a single integrating sphere system. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Low Temperature Sintering of Nanostructured BaWO4 for Optical and LTCC Applications by S. Vidya, Sam Solomon, J. K. Thomas

“…The sample shows poor transmittance in ultraviolet region while maximum in visible-near infrared regions. …”
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The Development of a Large-Area Microchannel Plate Photomultiplier Tube with a Gate Function by Ziyu Liu, Hulin Liu, Ping Chen, Kuinian Li, Yonglin Wei, Luanxuan He, Xinnan Zhao, Wei Zhao, Jinshou Tian

“…The photoelectron transmittances for different mesh electrode sizes and voltages were studied via numerical simulations. …”
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Possible scenarios for the spread of mpox outside the endemic focus in Africa by Eskild Petersen, Ulrik Hvid, Oyewale Tomori, Anders Gorm Pedersen, Jacco Wallinga, Richard Pebody, Orlando Cenciarelli, Preben Aavitsland, David Van Laeken, Viggo Andreasen, Uffe Schneider, Julia Kinane Simonsen, Marlies Jilles Francine Goedknegt, Caroline Klint Johannesen, Jens D. Lundgren, Anders Koch, Bolette Søborg, Anna Mia Ekström, Hannah Nohynek, Frank M. Aarestrup, Tyra G. Krause, Lone Simonsen

“…Such data is needed to identify routes of transmission and core transmitters, such as sex workers. Health care workers are vaccinated to ensure their protection, but this will not curb mpox transmission. …”
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Isolation of Intestinal Parasites of Public Health Importance from Cockroaches (Blattella germanica) in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia by Haji Hamu, Serkadis Debalke, Endalew Zemene, Belay Birlie, Zeleke Mekonnen, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Cockroaches are claimed to be mechanical transmitters of disease causing microorganisms such as intestinal parasites, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Frameworks for Transitioning to Net-Zero Energy Buildings in a Tropical Desert Climate by Motaz Mestarehi, Osama Omar

“…Recently, the Kingdom’s Electricity and Water Authority has issued updated building regulations regarding the maximum thermal transmittance allowed for residential buildings. This study employed a quantitative simulation of a typical housing unit (T8) in the Kingdom of Bahrain, assessing building envelope materials and air conditioning efficacy following the updated building regulations via DesignBuilder V. 7.0.2.006 software. …”
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Substrate Temperature-Dependent Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Thermochromic VO2(M) Nanostructured Films Grown by a One-Step Pulsed Laser Deposition Process on S... by Ali Hendaoui

“…., porous) structure of the films achieved at high temperature induced an improvement of their luminous transmittance. Simultaneously, the enhancement of the films crystallinity with the temperature resulted in better IR modulation ability. …”
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Improving the thermal performance of PVC windows with pultruded thermoplastic reinforcement by Kirill Minchenkov, Sergey Gusev, Ivan Sergeichev, Alexander Safonov

“…Thus, the windows with composite reinforcement have low thermal transmittance complying with building regulations in various countries, and their use is permitted in northern climatic zones.…”
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Monte Carlo Simulation of the Effect of Melanin Concentration on Light–Tissue Interactions in Reflectance Pulse Oximetry by Raghda Al-Halawani, Meha Qassem, Panicos A. Kyriacou

“…The results indicate that a one-algorithm-fits-all calibration approach may be insufficient, and root mean square errors (RMSEs) of at least 0.3956%, 0.9132%, and 8.4111% for light, moderate, and dark skin are observed when compared to transmittance calibration algorithms. Further research is required to validate these findings and improve the performance of reflectance pulse oximeters in real-world applications, particularly in the context of consumer wearables.…”
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Study on the Oxidative Leaching of Uranium from the Lignite in the CO32-/HCO3- System by Y. Ning, Y. Li, Y. Zhang, P. Tang

“…The infrared spectrum analysis demonstrated that the corresponding transmittance at about 3197 cm−1 was prominently reduced after the oxidative leaching, which intimated that the phenolic and alcoholic hydroxyl might be the main functional groups combined with uranium in the lignite.…”
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Enhancing insights in sexually transmitted infection mapping: Syphilis in Forsyth County, North Carolina, a case study. by Lani Fox, William C Miller, Dionne Gesink, Irene Doherty, Marc Serre

“…Using the Forsyth outbreak as a case study showed how the outbreak emerged from endemic areas spreading through sexual core transmitters and contextualizing the outbreak to current and past outbreaks. …”
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Enhanced Light Scattering by Preferred Orientation Control of Ga Doped ZnO Films Prepared through MOCVD by Long Giang Bach, Nam Giang Nguyen, Van Thi Thanh Ho

“…We found that the light diffuse transmittance of the film with a GZO (800 nm)/ZnO (766 nm) exhibited 13% increase at 420 nm wavelength due to the formed large grain size of the pyramidal texture surface. …”
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Structural and Optical Properties of Amorphous Al2O3 Thin Film Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition by Shuzheng Shi, Shuo Qian, Xiaojuan Hou, Jiliang Mu, Jian He, Xiujian Chou

“…It is found that the band gap exhibits a steady value ~2.3 eV by the UV-VIS transmittance method, but the T-L model was ~3.0 eV. …”
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An Algorithm for Retrieving Precipitable Water Vapor over Land Based on Passive Microwave Satellite Data by Fang-Cheng Zhou, Xiaoning Song, Pei Leng, Hua Wu, Bo-Hui Tang

“…To build the algorithm, two assumptions exist: (1) land surface emissivities (LSE) at two adjacent frequencies are equal and (2) there are simple parameterizations that relate transmittance, atmospheric effective radiating temperature, and PWV. …”
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Research progress in ultra-high temperature thermal resistance coatings by LIU Dongrui, TANG Xing, XIAO Jie, GUO Qian, HE Wenting, GUO Hongbo

“…An analysis is conducted on the two fundamental approaches for reducing the infrared transmittance of TBCs， namely， improving the infrared reflectance or infrared absorptance of coatings. …”
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Effect of Photovoltaic Energy-Saving Window Factors on Building Heating Load Under Three Control Modes by Jiayi Li, Jianmei Wu, Hongpeng Xu

“…Photovoltaic (PV) glazing is widely used in the building sector for its power generation advantages. However, its low transmittance reduces solar heat gain, limiting energy-saving effectiveness in heating regions. …”
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