Visible-Light-Driven Degradation of Chloramphenicol Using CeO₂ Nanoparticles Prepared by a Supercritical CO₂ Route: A Proof of Concept by Maria Chiara Iannaco, Antonietta Mancuso, Stefania Mottola, Andrea Pipolo, Vincenzo Vaiano, Iolanda De Marco

“…After thermal annealing, the CeO₂ samples were characterized through UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy to evaluate the band gap energy values. Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy confirmed the presence of oxygen vacancies in the CeO₂ lattice. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Replacing Normal Aggregate by Porcelinite on the Behaviour of Layered Steel Fibrous Self-Compacting Reinforced Concrete Slabs under Uniform Load by Ahmed S. D. AL-Ridha, Ali A. Abbood, Ali F. Atshan

“…It was also found that the ultimate uniform load of the slabs in each group is significantly improved with increasing steel fiber content, and the percentage of this improvement is higher in lightweight concrete “LWC” than in normal-weight concrete “NWC” Finally, it was noticed that when steel fiber increased, the flexural strength of slabs increased higher than shear strength; therefore, the mode of failure has been changed from bending to shear mode for slabs of both groups “NWC” and “LWC.”…”
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SVDDD: SAR Vehicle Target Detection Dataset Augmentation Based on Diffusion Model by Keao Wang, Zongxu Pan, Zixiao Wen

“…In response to this issue, this paper collects SAR images of the Ka, Ku, and X bands to construct a labeled dataset for training Stable Diffusion and then propose a framework for data augmentation for SAR vehicle detection based on the Diffusion model, which consists of a fine-tuned Stable Diffusion model, a ControlNet, and a series of methods for processing and filtering images based on image clarity, histogram, and an influence function to enhance the diversity of the original dataset, thereby improving the performance of deep learning detection models. …”
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Retracted: Design of LoRa Antenna for Wearable Medical Applications by Amer Alsaraira, Omar A. Saraereh, Ashraf Ali, Samer Alabed

“…In order to provide an effective solution, this paper proposed a novel antenna design with dual-band and implantability. The antenna is modelled in single-layer human muscle considering the feasibility and computational time. …”
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Fine-scale forest classification with multi-temporal sentinel-1/2 imagery using a temporal convolutional neural network by Rongfei Duan, Chunlin Huang, Peng Dou, Jinliang Hou, Ying Zhang, Juan Gu

“…Spring imagery and the short-wave infrared band play key roles in accurate vegetation classification. …”
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Nonradiative and Radiative Recombination in CdS Polycrystalline Structures by E. Gaubas, V. Borschak, I. Brytavskyi, T. Čeponis, D. Dobrovolskas, S. Juršėnas, J. Kusakovskij, V. Smyntyna, G. Tamulaitis, A. Tekorius

“…The different carrier decay components were ascribed to different microareas with characteristic MW-PC and PL decay lifetimes of 2–10 ns, ascribed to microcrystallites with PL instantaneous decay lifetimes of 40–200 ns, and MW-PC decay lifetimes in the range of 100–1000 μs attributed to the inter-crystallite areas of CdS polycrystalline material.…”
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Investigation of Optical and Dielectric Properties of Nickel-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Prepared via Coprecipitation Method by Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Hashim, Atizaz Ali, Rasool Shah, Naveed Ur Rahman

“…UV-Vis spectroscopy further revealed that the optical band gap of nickel-doped samples varied from 3.18 eV to 2.80 eV. …”
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Transitions of deformation mechanisms in new metastable β-titanium Ti-1500G alloy by Yongqiang Ye, Yuanfei Han, Siyuan Zhang, Jianwen Le, Fu Chen, Jiaming Zhang, Chunyu Shen, Guangfa Huang, Shewei Xin, Weijie Lu, Di Zhang

“…An integrated response of the flow stress caused by multiple mechanisms initiated softening and work hardening was characterized using a strain-compensated constitutive model, including shear bands, dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization (DRX). …”
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Descriptive Investigation of Strongyloidiasis Infection and Characterization of Strongyloides stercoralis Using Morphological and Molecular-Based Methods by Nayana Gunathilaka, Nilmini Chandrasena, Tharaka Wijerathna, Yoshito Fuji, Deepa Gunasekara, Ruwan Prasanna Gunatilaka, Ranjan Premaratna

“…The multiplex PCR performed on DNA extracted from stool elicited the expected band at 129 bp on gel electrophoresis of the PCR yield providing molecular evidence of intestinal strongyloidiasis. …”
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Characterization of Cobalt Sulfide Thin Films Synthesized from Acidic Chemical Baths by Tizazu Abza, Dereje Gelanu Dadi, Fekadu Gashaw Hone, Tesfaye Chebelew Meharu, Gebremeskel Tekle, Eyobe Belew Abebe, Kalid Seid Ahmed

“…The scanning electron microscopic images revealed crack and pinhole free thin films with uniform and smooth background and few large polygonal grains on the surface. The band gap of the cobalt sulfide thin films decreased from 1.75 eV to 1.3 eV as the deposition time increased from 2 hrs to 3.5 hrs. …”
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Annealing-Induced Modifications in Physicochemical and Optoelectronic Properties of Ag-Doped Nanostructured CdS Thin Films by Vidya S. Taur, Rajesh A. Joshi, Ramphal Sharma

“…Red shift in optical absorbance strength and energy band gap values from 2.28 to 2.14 eV is obtained. …”
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Analysing the effect of Quinalphos pesticide on fish health through molecular docking studies and their eradication by photocatalytic degradation using Fe/S/TiO2 nanocomposite by Anisha Russelraj, Sibmah Stalin, Kirupa Jino

“…The incorporation of Fe3+ and the distribution of S nonmetal in TiO2 crystal lattice were affirmed by the XRD, SEM and FT-IR analysis. The band gap energy of Fe/S/TiO2 nanocomposite has been narrowed to 2.5eV and its photocatalytic activity was extended to the visible region. …”
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Nondestructive Detection of Moisture Content in Walnut Kernel by Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy by Dan Peng, Yali Liu, Jiasheng Yang, Yanlan Bi, Jingnan Chen

“…In comparison, the optimized modeling conditions were determined as follows: detection wavelength 1349–1490 nm, SNV-FD (standard normal variate transformation and first derivative) preprocessing method, and PLS algorithm. …”
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A Low-Power Ultrawideband Low-Noise Amplifier in 0.18 μm CMOS Technology by Jun-Da Chen

“…The measured results of the proposed LNA show an average power gain (S21) of 9 dB with the 3 dB band from 3 to 5.6 GHz. The input reflection coefficient (S11) less than −9 dB is from 3 to 11 GHz. …”
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Rehabilitation of the knee following ACL repair and reconstruction: A review of clinical best practices by Muhammad Daffa Haidar, Rizki Mulyawan, Julian Dewantara, Joanna Michalina Jurek

“…The patient presented with a knee brace still in place, swelling and incision marks above the patella, and atrophy of the dextra quadrisep muscle, the patient still had difficulty bending and straightening his right knee, and used crutches to help him walk. …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Activity of Ag Modified Ti-Doped-Bi2O3 Photocatalyst by Lilan Zhang, Junfeng Niu, Duo Li, Ding Gao, Jianghong Shi

“…A high blue shift in the range 650–550 nm was detected in the DRS band. This blue shift increased with the decreasing Ag content. …”
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Predicting and synthesizing terahertz spoof surface plasmon polariton devices with a convolutional neural network model by Vahid Najafy, Bijan Abbasi-Arand, Maryam Hesari-Shermeh

“…Three examples are provided for inversely designing several sensor devices and absorbers in the terahertz band using the proposed CNN and the genetic optimization algorithm.…”
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Mechanical behaviour of micro-alloyed steels with vanadium for rail axles by D.E.P. Klenam, L.H. Chown, M.J. Papo, L.A. Cornish

“…The normalised and furnace-cooled steels without V had banded ferrite-pearlite. The higher strengths of the quenched and tempered steels were due to the high proportions of martensite and bainite. …”
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Regulated Spatial Distribution of Cyclooxygenases and Lipoxygenases in Crohn's Ulcer

“…<emph>Results</emph>. (1) The spatial distribution of the three leading enzymes in arachidonic acid pathway&#8212;cyclooxygenase 2, 5-lipoxygenase, and 15-lipoxygenase-1&#8212;followed sequential arrangement in Crohn's ulcer: neutrophils highly expressing 5-lipoxygenase were in the utmost surface which bordered the band of cyclooxygenase-2 expression that is located just beneath it, and in the lower layers and below the granulation region were eosinophils carrying 15-lipoxygeanse-1. (2) Cyclooxygenase-2 and 15-Lipoxygenase-1-positive cells formed two barrier-like structures that possibly inhibited neutrophil infiltration. …”
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Fast plasma production by intense femtosecond extreme ultraviolet and x-ray pulses by C. Fasolato, E. Stellino, F. Sacchetti, C. Petrillo

“…The pump pulses, promoting electrons from delocalized valence band states, excite the system often through multiphoton absorption processes and/or shock wave propagation. …”
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