Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polyimide Composite Films with Enhanced Mechanical and Thermal Properties by Min Chao, Yanming Li, Guanglei Wu, Zhenjun Zhou, Luke Yan

“…The optimal value of thermal conductivity of the PI/MWCNTs-ODA composite film is 0.4397 W/mK with 3 wt.% filler loading, increased by 221.89% in comparison with that of the pure PI film. …”
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Variation in Anti-icing Power of Superhydrophobic Electrothermal Film under Different Temperatures and Wind Speeds by Shijie Xue, Yihua Liu, Yu Wang, Bing Xiao, Xiaoxin Shi, Jingchun Yao, Xianglian Lv, Weizheng Yuan, Yang He

“…Anti-icing with low-energy consumption has important research value for unmanned aerial vehicles. In this study, a superhydrophobic electrothermal film for anti-icing applications was designed and prepared, and power consumption experiments were conducted at different temperatures and wind speeds in an icing wind tunnel. …”
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Bayesian optimization-driven enhancement of the thermoelectric properties of polycrystalline III-V semiconductor thin films by Takamitsu Ishiyama, Koki Nozawa, Takeshi Nishida, Takashi Suemasu, Kaoru Toko

“…We designated the figure of merit ZT as the objective function to improve and search for a five-dimensional space comprising the composition of InGaAsSb thin films, dopant concentration, and film-deposition temperatures. …”
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Preparation of Modified Carbon Nanotube Polyvinylidene Fluoride Composite Film and Its Application in Packaging Design by Feng Yuan, Sen Li

“…This article is based on the preparation of a modified carbon nanotube polyvinylidene fluoride composite film to analyze its application value in packaging design, aiming at analyzing the performance of the modified carbon nanotube and the polyvinylidene fluoride composite film during the preparation process, and applying its various characteristics to the process of packaging design optimization concept. …”
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Acting Styles, Nuances and Linguistic Aesthetics: A Case Study of Ibrahim Chatta in Yoruba Films by Adejoke Adetoun Fadirepo, Adeyemi Oluwadamilare Oresanya

“…This study thereby concludes that directors, producers and casting directors should be more creative by developing a sense of professionalism, making preference for quality over quantity in the Yoruba films. This research recommends adequate training for all actors, especially multilingual ones to increase their versatility, develop skill and technique in order to sustain them and increase their market value in the industry. …”
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Effect of the Addition of Essential Oils and Functional Extracts of Clove on Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan-Based Films by Paola Reyes-Chaparro, Nestor Gutierrez-Mendez, Erika Salas-Muñoz, Juan Guillermo Ayala-Soto, David Chavez-Flores, León Hernández-Ochoa

“…Thermogravimetric analysis values were determined for the chitosan control film and chitosan film treated with clove essential oil obtaining 112.17°C and 176.73°C, respectively. …”
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Highly Reflective Dielectric Back Reflector for Improved Efficiency of Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells by Chog Barugkin, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Kylie R. Catchpole, Angelika Basch, Reinhard Carius

“…We apply the highly reflective back reflector to tandem thin-film silicon solar cells and compare its performance with conventional ZnO:Al/Ag reflector. …”
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Approximal Caries Detection by DIFOTI: In Vitro Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy/Efficacy with Film and Digital Radiography by Á. Ástvaldsdóttir, K. Åhlund, W. P. Holbrook, B. de Verdier, S. Tranæus

“…Compared with the radiographs, DIFOTI showed closer agreement, expressed as weighted kappa values, with the reference standard. The results show that under in vitro conditions, the diagnostic accuracy of DIFOTI in detecting early approximal enamel lesions is greater than that of film and digital radiography, while the potential for detecting lesions in dentin is similar for all three methods.…”
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Coupling Vibration Analysis of Turbine Shared Support Rotor-Bearing System with Squeeze Film Dampers by Jiaqi Han, Guihuo Luo, Wei Chen, Fei Wang, Lulu Liu, Zhenhua Zhao, Gang Luo

“…This paper reports research into the coupling vibration response of a squeeze-film-damper rotor-bearing system that has two spools with different rotation speeds and is supported by a turbine shared support structure. …”
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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. I-V response obtained from as grown and annealed thin films shows an enhancement in photosensitivity from 72% to 96% upon illumination to 100 mW/cm2 light source.…”
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Post-Harvest Warehouse Management of Actinidia arguta Fruits by Nicole Roberta Giuggioli, Rossella Briano, Claudio Baudino, Cristiana Peano

“…Hortgem Rua® and Hortgem Tahi® cultivars of kiwifruits were evaluated during storage at 1±1°C for up to 60 days. The stretch wrap film used to protect the fruit has shown to limit the weight loss maintained by the pulp of both cultivars that were firmer (2.39 N and 2.13 N) and had lower gumminess values (280.92 and 213.57 for Hortgem Rua® and Hortgem Tahi®, respectively). …”
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Effect of the Current-Collecting Carbon Nanotubes Layer on the Properties of the Lead Zirconate Titanate Film for Vibration Sensors by Victor V. Petrov, Victor V. Sysoev, Nikolay N. Rudyk, Yuri N. Varzarev, Andrey V. Nesterenko

“…For comparison, the PZT film was applied to silicon without a CNT layer (PZT-Si structure). …”
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Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties of PbTe Thin Films Prepared by Simple Flash Evaporation Method by Lakshmanan Kungumadevi, Ramakrishnan Sathyamoorthy

“…Lead telluride (PbTe) films have been prepared on glass substrates by flash evaporation method. …”
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Incorporation of anthocyanin into zein nanofibrous films by electrospinning: Structural characterization, functional properties, and ammonia color-responsiveness by Jun Wang, Wenpeng Zhao, Dongli Qin, Hongyan Shan, Xiaoman Zhu, Lilan Chen, Ying Liu, Songnan Li

“…This study aimed to prepare zein (Z) fibrous film (FF) incorporated with varying concentrations of anthocyanin (A; 0–0.5 %) through green electrospinning. …”
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Surface-Enhanced Oxidation and Determination of Isothipendyl Hydrochloride at an Electrochemical Sensing Film Constructed by Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by S. N. Prashanth, Shankara S. Kalanur, Nagappa L. Teradal, J. Seetharamappa

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Explicit relation between thin film chromatography and column chromatography conditions from statistics and machine learning by Hao Xu, Wenchao Wu, Yuntian Chen, Dongxiao Zhang, Fanyang Mo

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Effects of High Magnetic Field Postannealing on Microstructure and Properties of Pulse Electrodeposited Co-Ni-P Films by Donggang Li, Chun Wu, Qiang Wang, Jean-Paul Chopart, Jicheng He, Agnieszka Franczak, Alexandra Levesque

“…The mechanical and magnetic properties of the films reach relative optimum values at B=6 T. The evolution of magneto-induced modification in the Co-Ni-P morphology, structure, and properties can be explained by the polarized effect and the diffusion-acceleration effect under a high magnetic field.…”
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Optical and Electrical Characterization of Crystallized M:WO3 (Cu, Fe, Ni) Films in Acidic Medium by Irmak Karaduman Er, Fatma Sarf, Emin Yakar

“…Pure and metal (M) doped [copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe)] WO3 films have been produced on In:SnO2 (ITO) slides by using facile chemical bath deposition and then annealed at 500 oC for 2 h. …”
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Micro/Nanofiber with Hollow Silica Nanoparticles Thin-Film for Airborne Molecular Contaminants Real-Time Sensing by Longfei Niu, Guorui Zhou, Xinxiang Miao, Xiaodong Yuan, Rahul Kumar, Hao Liu, Yilan Jiang, Xinshu Zou, Hai Zhou, Haibing Lü

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LPG gas sensing performance of the SnO2 thin films influenced by the dielectric and conducting properties by Amit Tanwar, Rashmi Menon, Maya Verma, Sandeep Mahajan, Divya Haridas

“…The dielectric analysis revealed that the SnO2 thin film of 90 nm thickness exhibited the lowest value of dielectric constant ε′(ω), measuring 2.7 at 1 kHz. …”
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