Improving the technical and economic efficiency of a derivation-type inverter of micro hydro power plant by B. V. Lukutin, M. M. Popov

“…The possibility of using the charging current of the electric energy storage battery in combination with traditional resistive ballast to create a braking control moment for the hydrogenerator is justified. …”
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Photocatalytic upcycling of polylactic acid to alanine by sulfur vacancy-rich cadmium sulfide by Yue Wu, Phuc T. T. Nguyen, Sie Shing Wong, Minjun Feng, Peijie Han, Bingqing Yao, Qian He, Tze Chien Sum, Tianyong Zhang, Ning Yan

“…Abstract Photocatalytic conversion has emerged as a promising strategy for harnessing renewable solar energy in the valorization of plastic waste. …”
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The Gluon Sivers Distribution: Status and Future Prospects by Daniël Boer, Cédric Lorcé, Cristian Pisano, Jian Zhou

“…Due to the inherent process dependence of TMDs, the gluon Sivers TMD probed in the various processes are different linear combinations of two universal gluon Sivers functions that have different behavior under charge conjugation and that therefore satisfy different theoretical constraints. …”
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High performance memristor device from solution processed MnO2 nanowires: Tuning of resistive switching from analog to digital and underlying mechanism by Rajkumar Mandal, Arka Mandal, Nayan Pandit, Rajib Nath, Biswanath Mukherjee

“…Temperature dependent charge transport behavior and impedance spectroscopy was further carried out to explain the underlying resistive switching mechanism of the device.…”
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Effect of Pre-Existing Symmetrical Cracks on Propagation Behaviors of a Blast-Induced Crack by Duanying Wan, Zheming Zhu, Changlin Zhou, Jianfei Li, Peng Ying, Meng Wang

“…Some circular specimens using two kinds of material, PMMA and sandstone, including a center hole charged with a detonator and pre-existing cracks were used in the experiments. …”
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An Energy Self-Sufficient Underwater Profiling Buoy Powered by Ocean Thermal Energy by Wang Xiaohao, Yang Yanan, Yin Songwei, Meng Xianghui

“…When the diving speed of the buoy is around 0.24 m/s and the diving depth is above 900 m, the accumulator has an initial pressure of 10 MPa, a driving pressure of 11.1–17.9 MPa, and a charging pressure of 20 MPa, and the energy self-sufficiency rate of the buoy exceeds 100%. …”
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Predicting EV battery state of health using long short term degradation feature extraction and FEA TimeMixer by Weijie Tang, Jiayan Chen, Dongjiao Chen

“…First, a novel automatic SOH extraction algorithm for offline charging data is introduced to label the battery SOH degradation data. …”
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Héros malgré lui : le bureau de la signature du traité de Versailles by Claire Bonnotte Khelil

“…Attributed to the cabinetmaker Charles Cressent (1685–1768), the desk had no known existence until 1863, when it was sent to the Palais de Compiègne. …”
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A Satisfaction Study of Waterfront Public Spaces in Winter Cities from a Demand Perspective: A KANO-IPA Model Analysis Based on Northeastern China by Ping Yu, Yu Zhang

“…Based on this, we proposed three-phase optimization strategies: near-term priority upgrading, medium-term steady promotion, and far-term charm enhancement, offering recommendations for improving waterfront public spaces in winter cities. …”
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Alginate Hydrogel Beads with a Leakproof Gold Shell for Ultrasound-Triggered Release by Marcus Flowers, Alex Paulsen, Claire R. W. Kaiser, Adam B. Tuma, Hubert H. Lim, Brenda M. Ogle, Chun Wang

“…Here, we report a gold-plated alginate (ALG) hydrogel system that retains highly water-soluble small-molecule fluorescein for sharp off/on release after ultrasound exposure. <b>Methods:</b> The ALG is crosslinked into beads with calcium chloride and layered with a polycation to adjust the surface charge for the adsorption of catalytic platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs). …”
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Analysis Method for Reinforcing Circular Openings in Isotropic Homogeneous Plate-Like Structures Subjected to Blast Loading by Sebastian Mendes, Liling Cao

“…Abaqus was employed to conduct numerical verification of the derived formulas considering various design parameters including material properties, plate dimensions, position of opening, and explosive charge size. The formulas demonstrate a good correlation with FEA albeit with a conservative inclination. …”
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Synthesis of Acetylene Black and Polyvinylidene Difluoride to Improve the Conductivity of Li-ion Nickel Manganese Cobalt Batteries by Totok Dermawan, Agus Sudjatno, Edy Yulianto, Yustinus Purwamargapratala, Suroso Suroso, Budi Suhendro, Ign Agus Purbhadi Wirgiyanto

“…The cathode plays a crucial role in Li-ion batteries, as it is responsible for transferring lithium ions during both charging and discharging processes. Therefore, this study aims to enhance the conductivity of the cathode by incorporating Acetylene Black (AB) and Polyvinylidene Difluoride (PVDF) additives. …”
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Eco-Friendly Approach and Potential Biodegradable Polymer Matrix for WPC Composite Materials in Outdoor Application by Alessia Quitadamo, Valerie Massardier, Marco Valente

“….% each, proved to be a useful compromise, allowing a high amount of bioderived charge without this being too detrimental for mechanical properties and considering its possibility to biodegradation behaviour in outdoor application. …”
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SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF FACEBOOK USERS IN EKITI STATE by Awosenusi Omolara Christianah, Awofadeju Peter Olayinka, Babatola Deborah Bukunmi

“…Finally, the study recommends that, the general public should give much preference to social media advocacy campaign on injustice as it helps them to share their opinions on such issues in the society. …”
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Enhancing Li-S Battery Performance with Porous Carbon from Hanji by Yunju Choi, Jaeyeong Lee, Jong-Pil Kim, Sei-Jin Lee, Euh Duck Jeong, Jong-Seong Bae, Heon-Cheol Shin

“…FCCSs also demonstrated superior capacity retention and stability under varying charge–discharge rates, maintaining a capacity of 200 mAh/g at 3 C and recovering to 730 mAh/g when the rate was 0.1 C. …”
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Vibration Isolation for Parallel Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles by The M. Nguyen, Mohammad H. Elahinia

“…The mechanical batteries used in hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHV) can be charged and discharged remarkably faster than chemical batteries. …”
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Venous leg ulcer healing as a determinant of quality of life in patients treated with unna boot: A quasi-experimental study. by Mário Lins Galvão de Oliveira, Felipe León-Morillas, Isadora Costa Andriola, Carmelo Sergio Gómez Martínez, Bruno Araújo da Silva Dantas, Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres

“…The Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire (CCVUQ) were employed to measure the variables of interest. …”
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Optimal Operational Decision Making of Manufacturers and Authorized Remanufacturers with Patent Licensing under Carbon Cap-and-Trade Regulations by Biyu Liu, Zhongsheng Hua, Qinhong Zhang, Haidong Yang, Athanasios Migdalas

“…Our results indicate: whether TPRs accept authorization remanufacturing depending on the ratio of carbon emissions cap to carbon emissions for producing per remanufactured product; royalty rate is negatively affected by trading price of carbon permits and per remanufactured product’ carbon emissions other than that for per new product, and can offset the threat caused by TPRs; the implementation of carbon cap-and-trade regulations causes OEMs to charge TPRs lower royalty rate; centralized decision making increases the total profit of the supply chain and delivers superior environmental benefits. …”
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Intestinal Absorption of Bile Salts by Karen Madsen

“…Active transport of both conjugated and nonconjugated species of bile acids depends upon the presence of a single negative charge on the side chain. Maximal transport rates for bile acids are related to the number of hydroxyl groups present while the Michaelis-Menten constant for transport is dependent upon whether or not the bile acid is conjugated. …”
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A deep-learning approach to parameter fitting for a lithium metal battery cycling model, validated with experimental cell cycling time series by Maria Grazia Quarta, Ivonne Sgura, Elisa Emanuele, Jacopo Strada, Raquel Barreira, Benedetto Bozzini

“…Toward this goal, we propose the use of a Convolutional Neural Network-Long-Short Term Memory (CNN-LSTM) to identify relevant physico-chemical parameters in the PDE model and to describe the behaviour of simulated and experimental charge–discharge profiles. Specifically, we have carried out parameter identification tasks for experimental data regarding the cycling of symmetric coin cells with Li chips as electrodes and LP30 electrolyte. …”
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