Electrodeposited CdTe solar cells using low-purity Cd precursors & the effect of chemical purity by Ashfaque E. Alam, Hussain I. Salim, Ayotunde A. Ojo, Imyhamy M. Dharmadasa

“…The optimized layers have been used in fabricating thin-film solar cells having glass/FTO/n-CdS/n-CdTe/p-CdTe/Au architecture, which currently holds the record efficiency. …”
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Metallized Sol–Gel coatings on ceramic glazes with photocatalytic activity by Guillermo Monrós, Carolina Delgado, José Antonio Badenes, Guillem Monrós-Andreu, Mario Llusar

“…The microstructure of the layers, studied by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM), shows that the heterogeneous nucleation of oxides from the inks supposes the formation of many nanocrystals that form clusters, also of nanometric size, growing parallel to each other and normal to the surface, following a film–glaze interaction model of nucleation, growth, and dissolution. …”
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Efficiently regulating the electrochromic behavior of naphthalene-diimide-based zirconium-organic frameworks through linker installation by Cha Li, Hao Zhang, Feifan Lang, Yanghe Liu, Lin Xu, Xiao-Juan Xi, Yang Li, Jiandong Pang, Hong-Cai Zhou, Xian-He Bu

“…The fabricated NKM-908 thin film exhibits a reversible electrochromic behavior, showing a color change from basically colorless to light yellow and then to green. …”
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Factors accounting for limited sexual reproduction in a long-lived unisexual plant species by Irene Bisang, Flavien Collart, Flavien Collart, Alain Vanderpoorten, Lars Hedenäs

“…In bryophytes, wherein fertilization involves a continuous film of water between male and female sexual organs, reproduction in unisexual species involves the sympatric distribution of male and female sex-expressing individuals. …”
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Electroacupuncture for mild-to-moderate dry eye: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial by Yue Zhao, Guang Yang, Yun-Qiong Lu, Mei-Yan Li, Jue Hong, Yan-Ting Yang, Xue-Jun Wang, Xie-He Kong, Zhao Ma, Xin-Yun Huang, Yue-Lan Zou, Xing-Tao Zhou, Xiao-Peng Ma

“…Clinical evidence shows that electroacupuncture (EA) can improve DE symptoms, tear secretion and tear film stability, but it remains controversial whether it is just a placebo effect. …”
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Optimizing plant density to improve the soil microenvironment and enhance crop productivity in cotton/cumin intercropping systems by Humei Zhang, Humei Zhang, Liwen Tian, Xianzhe Hao, Nannan Li, Xiaojuan Shi, Feng Shi, Yu Tian, Wenbo Wang, Honghai Luo

“…IntroductionResidual film pollution has become a key factor that affects the sustainable development of cotton, and intercropping may be an economical and environmentally friendly method to reduce the negative effects of nonmulched conditions on cotton growth. …”
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Att lära om naturen från naturen och i naturen by Sara Planting-Bergloo, Emma Rova, Charlotte Lennartsdotter, Per Rohlin, Maria Andrée

“…Elevernas samtal under arbetet i fält dokumenterades med film och ljudupptagning, transkriberades och analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. …”
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50 eV O+ ion induced deposition of tin dioxide using tetramethyltin by Satoru Yoshimura, Takae Takeuchi, Masato Kiuchi

“…The aim of the present study was to deposit tin oxide films on Si wafers or quartz crystal microbalance plates acting as substrates, using low-energy ion beams. …”
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Understanding the impact of plasma functionalized MWCNTs on the structure, physicochemical and mechanical properties of PEMA by Omar F. Farag, N. A. M. Eid, Essam M. Abdel‑Fattah

“….%) to prepare nanocomposite films using the traditional solution casting method. …”
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Ratiometric luminescent temperature sensor based on amorphous complex of europium (III) and quantum dots by Ruzanna M. Ziyatdinova, Andrey A. Knyazev, Dmitriy O. Sagdeev, Yuriy G. Galyametdinov

“…Oleic and stearic acids were used to stabilize colloid nanoparticles and disperse them in organic solvents. Hybrid films of polymethyl methacrylate with various mass ratios of doped quantum dots and europium complexes were produced by spin-coating. …”
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To suppress tin whisker growth by using (100)-oriented copper by Han-Wen Lin, Jia-Ling Lu, Chih-Chia Hu, K.N. Tu, Chih Chen

“…Furthermore, after 7944 h of RT storage, both the <111>− and the <100>-oriented Cu films are proven to be effective on preventing Sn whisker growth. …”
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Advances in the carbon-ceramic composites oxidation and ablation resistance: A review by Anna Didenko, Alexey Astapov

“…The workability of the composites is provided by the formation and evolution of passivating heterogeneous oxide films, which are represented mainly by the refractory MeO2 phase and the glass phase modified by Me4+ cations (Me – Zr and/or Hf). …”
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Beyond buttons: repurposing of casein-based materials in education and industry—a review by Carlo Santulli

“…Other applications of casein were also further explored such as the biomedical use of casein films, especially in wound dressing, and the use of casein in the production of fibers for textile and antibacterial purposes. …”
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Current status of malaria parasite among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Abah, O Joe-Cliff

“…The standard parasitological techniques using both thick and thin blood films from the donors for the detection of malaria parasite was followed. …”
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O CORTE: da fragilidade do pacto social à corrosão do caráter na pós-modernidade by Fabiano Siqueira, Ana Szapiro, André Pereira

“…Deste modo, propomos analisar o filme O Corte (Le Couperet), de Constatin Costa-Gavras, longa-metragem baseado no livro do romancista americano Donald Westlake. …”
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Turkish dentist practice and opinions on diagnosing and treating deep caries lesions: a web-based survey by Nilgün Akgül, Ebru Yilmaz, Onur Akkurt, Özge Gizem Yenidünya

“…Public hospitals utilized fewer panoramic films, while Oral and Dental Health Centers used fewer periapical films for diagnoses (p < 0.05). …”
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Redistribuição, reconhecimento e poder no financiamento público do cinema pernambucano: uma análise longitudinal da política pública de cultura do estado no âmbito das desigualdade... by Bárbara Cristina do Santos Lino

“…Apesar disto, observa-se que o acesso a esta política possibilitou que mais mulheres conseguissem realizar filmes na função de direção, indicando a permanência de um contexto de conflito e disputa. …”
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Reducing Fumigant Application Rates and Soil Emissions with Plastic Mulch Technology by Joseph W. Noling

“…The results of field studies show that fumigant application rates can be reduced by 20 to as much as 40% through the use of virtually impermeable or the more gas-tight TIF mulch films at the time of application. This 5-page fact sheet was written by J. …”
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