Fabrication and Electrochemical Behavior Investigation of a Pt-Loaded Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite (Pt@rGO) as a High-Performance Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Viet Hai Le, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Huu Hieu Nguyen, Le Thanh Nguyen Huynh, An Le Vo, Thi Kim Tuyet Nguyen, Duc Thinh Nguyen, Vinh Quang Lam

“…A platinum-reduced graphene oxide thin film composite (Pt@rGO, 100 nm) was prepared on a fluorine-doped tin oxide- (FTO-) coated glass substrate by a screen printing method using a Pt@rGO screen printing paste (0.12% Pt; Pt/rGO=1.5 w/w). …”
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Analytical subthreshold swing model of junctionless elliptic gate-all-around (GAA) FET by Hakkee Jung

“…The analysis of a GAA FET with an elliptic cross-section is essential because it is difficult to manufacture a GAA FET with an accurate circular cross-section during the process. The SS values obtained using the proposed SS model were compared with 2D simulation values and other papers to confirm good agreement. …”
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Effect of sealed water curing and fiber length on compressive strength and fracture energy of fly ash-based geopolymer mortars by Adil Gültekin

“…Before curing, one series of samples was sealed with three layers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cling film and two layers of duct tape, while the other was not. …”
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Solvent-dripping modulated 3D/2D heterostructures for high-performance perovskite solar cells by Xiaoming Chang, Randi Azmi, Tinghuan Yang, Nan Wu, Sang Young Jeong, Herui Xi, Drajad Satrio Utomo, Badri Vishal, Furkan H. Isikgor, Hendrik Faber, Zhaoheng Ling, Mingjie He, Marco Marengo, Pia Dally, Adi Prasetio, Yu-Ying Yang, Chuanxiao Xiao, Han Young Woo, Kui Zhao, Martin Heeney, Stefaan De Wolf, Leonidas Tsetseris, Thomas D. Anthopoulos

“…Abstract The controlled growth of two-dimensional (2D) perovskite atop three-dimensional (3D) perovskite films reduces interfacial recombination and impedes ion migration, thus improving the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). …”
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Effect of Iron Oxide on the Protective Photochromism of African Padauk by Chen Wang, Ye Qin, Fang Wang, Zhiping Wang, Anmin Huang

“…However, the inhibition of the discoloration rate of the specimens covered with a film of red iron oxide increased with values reaching approximately 80%. …”
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High-Accuracy Surface Profile Measurement Based on the Vortex Phase-Shifting Interferometry by Donge Zhao, Chaozheng Jia, Yayun Ma, Xuefeng Yang, Bin Zhang, Wenbo Chu

“…Then, the vortex lights with initial phases of 0, π/2, π, and 3π/2 are used to measure the H-type thin film sample based on the Twyman-Green interference system after correcting the nonlinear phase modulation characteristics. …”
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Biosorptive Removal of Cadmium(II) and Copper(II) Using Microwave-Assisted Thiourea-Modified Sorghum bicolor Agrowaste by Muhammad Salman, Rabia Rehman, Umar Farooq, Anum Tahir, Liviu Mitu

“…Boyd plots indicated that film dispersion mode was the rate-determining step. …”
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The development and characterization of a novel coagulant for dust suppression in open-cast coal mines by Gang Zhou, Tao Fan, Mao Xu, Han Qiu, Jiayuan Wang, Lei Qiu

“…According to the experimental results, the coagulant achieved its optimal dust suppression performance under the following conditions: the mass ratio of lignin to acrylic acid was 1:3, the mass ratio of lignin to acrylamide was 2:7, the content of the cross-linking agent was 0.9%, the mass ratio of initiator to acrylamide was 2:100, the reaction temperature was set as 60℃, and the pH value was set as 7. Finally, the coagulant was measured for its swelling kinetics, viscosity, film-forming hardness, peeling strength, and ability to suppress dust. …”
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Topology Optimization of Interactive Visual Communication Networks Based on the Non-Line-of-Sight Congestion Control Algorithm by Boya Liu, Xiaobo Zhou

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Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation: A Review on Influencing Factors and Applications by Junhui Zhang, Xiuzhi Shi, Xin Chen, Xiaofeng Huo, Zhi Yu

“…Based on recent literary sources, this survey discusses the effects of main factors influencing the microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP), including the bacterial species, bacterial concentration, temperature, and pH value. While the MICP technology has been widely adopted to improve rock and soil characteristics, it has excellent development prospects in many other fields. …”
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Formulation and Evaluation of Guggul Lipid Nanovesicles for Transdermal Delivery of Aceclofenac by Praveen Kumar Gaur, Shikha Mishra, Vidhu Aeri

“…Corresponding gels (PCG-1 and GLG-1) showed Cmax values at 4.98 and 7.32 μg/mL along with the Tmax values at 4 and 8 hours, respectively. …”
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Research on Spur Gear Profile Modification Based on Stiffness of the Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Friction Pair by Xia Boqian, Zhang Yinghao, Zhang Zebin

“…And the theoretical calculation values of the modification amount are also closer to the values of actual modification amount of the engineering gear.…”
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Boiling Heat Transfer and Critical Heat Flux Enhancement Using Electrophoretic Deposition of SiO2 Nanofluid by Aref Rahimian, Hosein Kazeminejad, Hosein Khalafi, Azam Akhavan, Seyed Mohammad Mirvakili

“…The electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique was used to create a uniform SiO2 thin film coating on boiling plates, 4 mm in width and 9 mm in length. …”
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Design and Simulation of an Antenna-Coupled Microbolometer at 30 THz by Angel Colin, Eduardo Pérez-Tijerina, Francisco Solis-Pomar

“…The antenna and microstrip filters are modeled in aluminum thin film. The microbolometer is modeled with superconducting niobium, all together on a silicon nitride membrane. …”
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Preparation of Lipid Nanoemulsions Incorporating Curcumin for Cancer Therapy by Songyot Anuchapreeda, Yoshinobu Fukumori, Siriporn Okonogi, Hideki Ichikawa

“…Curcumin lipid nanoemulsions were prepared by a modified thin-film hydration method followed by sonication. Soybean oil, hydrogenated L-α-phosphatidylcholine from egg yolk, and cosurfactants were used to formulate the emulsions. …”
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Modeling Approach for Determining Equivalent Optical Constants of Plastic Shading Nets under Solar Radiation Conditions by A. M. Abdel-Ghany, I. M. Al-Helal

“…The calculated radiative properties reasonably agreed with measured values.…”
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High Levels of 17β-Estradiol Are Associated with Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Metalloproteinase-9 Activity in Tears of Postmenopausal Women with Dry Eye by Guanglin Shen, Xiaoping Ma

“…Then, the following tests were performed: tear collection, Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, fluorescein tear film break-up time (TBUT), corneal fluorescein staining, Schirmer test, and conjunctival impression cytology. …”
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Liposome-Encapsulated Bioactive Guttiferone E Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated MH-S Macrophages and Cytotoxicity against Human Cancer Cells by Jean Paul Dzoyem, Shashank Reddy Pinnapireddy, Hugues Fouotsa, Jana Brüßler, Frank Runkel, Udo Bakowsky

“…Guttiferone E-loaded liposomes successfully decreased the viability of cancer cells. The overall IC50 values varied between 5.46 μg/mL and 22.25 μg/mL. …”
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Soil Microbial Community Structure and Target Organisms under Different Fumigation Treatments by Sadikshya R. Dangi, James S. Gerik, Rebecca Tirado-Corbalá, Husein Ajwa

“…Producers of several high-value crops in California rely heavily on soil fumigants to control key diseases, nematodes, and weeds. …”
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Determining Parameters of Metal-Halide Perovskites Using Photoluminescence with Bayesian Inference by Manuel Kober-Czerny, Akash Dasgupta, Seongrok Seo, Florine M. Rombach, David P. McMeekin, Heon Jin, Henry J. Snaith

“…Finally, we estimate mobility values for vertical charge-carrier transport, which is perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, for all samples using our approach. …”
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