Origin of Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of Ag3AsO4 from First-Principles Calculation by Yan Gong, Hongtao Yu, Xie Quan

“…Recently a novel sliver oxide Ag3AsO4 has been found to be an excellent photocatalyst with strong oxidation capability for pollutant degradation under visible light. …”
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Monitoring Steady Flow Effects on Cell Distribution in Engineered Valve Tissues by Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Catalina Martinez, Angela Henao, Jose E. Rodriguez, Kyle R. Padgett, Sharan Ramaswamy

“…We labeled human vascular smooth muscle (SMCs), endothelial (ECs), and bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) microparticles and visualized them using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) under steady flow. …”
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Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 Nanocoatings on ZnO Nanowires for Improved Photocatalytic Stability by Emmeline Kao, Hyun Sung Park, Xining Zang, Liwei Lin

“…We present a titanium dioxide (TiO2)/zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowire array using a hybrid hydrothermal/atomic layer deposition (ALD) for use as a solar-powered photoelectrochemical device. …”
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MHD Analysis of Couple Stress Hybrid Nanofluid Free Stream over a Spinning Darcy-Forchheimer Porous Disc under the Effect of Thermal Radiation by Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Jawad, Ebenezer Bonyah, Rashid Jan

“…The hybrid nanofluid is composed of water, titanium dioxide, and aluminum oxide. The set of governing equations in the PDE form are transformed to couple ODEs by applying similarity transformations. …”
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A Novel Three-Input Field Effect Transistor with Parallel Switching Function Using T-Shaped Channel by Zening Mo, Zhidi Jiang, Jianping Hu

“…The impacts of body thickness, gate oxide thickness, and work function on device performance are investigated, and then the device optimizations are carried out. …”
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Analysis and Design of FeFET Synapse With Stacked-Nanosheet Architecture Considering Cycle-to-Cycle Variations for Neuromorphic Applications by Heng Li Lin, Pin Su

“…Our study indicates that the interlayer oxide thickness of the FeFET and the saturation polarization of the ferroelectric are crucial to the linearity and symmetry of the intrinsic G_DS response. …”
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Polyaniline Supported Ag-Doped ZnO Nanocomposite: Synthesis, Characterization, and Kinetics Study for Photocatalytic Degradation of Malachite Green by Fikradis Habtamu, Sintayehu Berhanu, Teshome Mender

“…Ag-ZnO/PANI nanocomposite was prepared via the sol-gel technique following in situ oxidative polymerization of polyaniline (PANI). XRD, UV-Vis, and FT-IR spectroscopy were employed to study the crystal size, bandgap energy, and bond structure of as-synthesized nanocomposites. …”
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Influence of Plantain Pseudostem Fibres and Lime on the Properties of Cement Mortar by Humphrey Danso

“…Furthermore, EDS analysis showed the presence of calcium silicate hydrate with a Ca/Si ratio of between 1.02 and 2.49, and Al/Si ratio of between 0.76 and 0.81 as the main oxide. It therefore concluded that the incorporation of plantain pseudostem fibre and lime positively influenced the properties of the cement mortar with the 0.25% fibre content being recommended for construction application.…”
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Characterization and tensile fractography of nano ZrO2 reinforced Copper-Zinc alloy composites by Prasad H. Nayak, H. K. Srinivas, Madeva Nagaral, V. Auradi

“…Ductility of nano composites was decreased by adding zirconium oxide particulates. Fractography of tensile specimens were carried out by using SEM micrographs to understand the failure mechanisms.…”
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THE INFLUENCE OF INTAKE VALVE CLOSE TIMING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF A SPARK IGNITION ENGINE USING GASOLINE AND NATURAL GAS by Tadas VIPARTAS, Alfredas RIMKUS, Jonas MATIJOŠIUS

“…The changes in oxygen (O2), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (NOx), methane (CH4), and propane (C3H8) gas emissions were observed in the aforementioned intake valve timing range.…”
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Perturbations of Dipole Decay Dynamics Induced by Plasmonic Nano-antennas – A Study within the Discrete Dipole Approximation by Stefania D'Agostino, Fabio Della Sala, Lucio Claudio Andreani

“…., nano- spheres and nano-shells, and it is then applied to analyti‐ cally-unsolvable shapes such as sharp nano-cones and oxide-covered small nano-antennas. Numerical results reveal 105-order enhancements in the total decay rate of the dipole when located very near to the sharp tip, both with and without a thin Ag2O layer. …”
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Effect of MgO Addition on the Surface and Catalytic Properties of the CuO/AlO System by Nasr-Allah M. Deraz

“…Doping at 600°C and 800°C modified the concentration of catalytically active constituents involved in chemisorption and catalysis of the CO oxidation reaction.…”
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Structural and Morphological Studies of V2O5/MWCNTs and ZrO2/MWCNTs Composites as Photocatalysts by Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, Ayesha Javaid, Liviu Mitu

“…The present study outlines the synthesis of transition metal oxide- (TMO-) multiwall carbon nanotubes- (MWCNTs-) based composites for photocatalytic application. …”
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Reliable SRAM using NAND‐NOR Gate in beyond‐CMOS QCA technology by Marshal Raj, Lakshminarayanan Gopalakrishnan, Seok‐Bum Ko

“…Abstract The rise in complementary metal‐oxide semiconductor (CMOS) limitations has urged the industry to shift its focus towards beyond‐CMOS technologies to stay in race with Moore’s law. …”
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Performance Analysis of a Kretschmann-Based Ag-ITO-Au Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor through Numerical Simulations by Liang Zhang, Jian’an He, Tao Li, Xiaocong Wu, Dayong Gu, Sixiang Zhang, Ying Ye

“…Variations of a Kretschmann-structure-based Ag-indium tin oxide- (ITO-) Au surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor were explored to improve its sensitivity. …”
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Modulating DDAH/NOS Pathway to Discover Vasoprotective Insulin Sensitizers by Li Lai, Yohannes T. Ghebremariam

“…Genetic and pharmacological studies have demonstrated that the nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) genes are critically involved in the regulation of insulin-mediated glucose disposal. …”
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Efficacy of ProTaper Retreatment System in Root Canals Obturated with Gutta-Percha Using Two Different Sealers and GuttaFlow by Jaya Siotia, Shashi Rashmi Acharya, Sunil Kumar Gupta

“…Group 1 was obturated with gutta-percha and AH Plus sealer, Group 2 was obturated with gutta-percha and zinc oxide eugenol sealer, and Group 3 was obturated with GuttaFlow. …”
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Nutritional, Phytochemical, and Biological Activities of Chrysophyllum albidum Fruit Extracts from Lagos by Ngozi Awa Imaga, Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, Edidiong Urua, Evarista Ayodele Ebigwai

“…The total tannin, flavonoid, and phenol contents of CAA were higher than those of CAE; however, CAE elicited stronger reducing power, antioxidant capacity, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, and nitric oxide scavenging activities than CAA. The antibacterial activity of CAA was bactericidal on all tested bacterial clinical strains with the most promising activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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Photodegradation of Methylene Blue Using Carbon-Doped ZnSn(OH)6 Composite Coated on Membrane by Ernso Fenelon, Achmad Chusnun Ni’am, Truc-Mai Thi Nguyen, Ying-Fu Lin, Ya-Fen Wang, Sheng-Jie You

“…ZnSn(OH)6 was chosen due to carbon’s complex metal oxide doped to facilitate the application under visible light. …”
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Effect of carbonation curing and sodium content on geopolymer subjected to sodium and magnesium sulfate attack by Amanda Venancio Trisotto, Tassiane Apolinário de Oliveira, Maytê Dionísio Marçon, Neusa Aparecida Munhak Beltrame, Ronaldo Alves de Medeiros-Junior

“…The samples were made by varying the sodium oxide (Na2O) content in the activators on the metakaolin, the curing type, and the water/metakaolin ratio. …”
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