A Small-Area 2nd-Order Adder-Less Continuous-Time ΔΣ Modulator With Pulse Shaping FIR DAC for Magnetic Sensing by Manish Srivastava, Alessandro Ferro, Aleksandr Sidun, Jose M. De La Rosa, Kilian O'Donoghue, Padraig Cantillon-Murphy, Daniel O'Hare

“…A cascade of integrators in a feed-forward architecture implemented with an adder-less architecture has been proposed to minimise the silicon area. In addition, a novel continuous-time pulse-shaped digital-to-analog converter (CT-PS DAC) is proposed for excess loop delay (ELD) compensation to simplify the current drive requirements of the reference voltage buffer. …”
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Performance of sewage sludge reuse in the manufacturing of fired bricks by K. Moulato, M. Ammari, L. Ben Allal

“…The brick samples were then shaped, dried, fired at 930 Celsius degree, and qualified by tests, including linear and mass shrinkage, porosity, water absorption, density, compressive strength, X-ray diffraction, and leaching.FINDINGS: The analyses by X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction of the sludge revealed the presence of mineral constituents, including calcite, silica, kaolinite, and dolomite and shows an important amount of silicon dioxide (31.6 percent) and aluminum oxide (11.5 percent). …”
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Phase Transitions and Structural Evolution of Manganese Ores During High-Temperature Treatment by Ruslan Z. Safarov, Yerlan A. Baikenov, Assemgul K. Zhandildenova, Eldar E. Kopishev, Ruslan M. Kamatov, Jumat B. Kargin, H. Sanchez Cornejo, Crispin H. W. Barnes, Luis De Los Santos Valladares

“….%, while the Zhaksy ore contained manganese (44.88 wt.%), silicon (20.85 wt.%), and iron (6.14 wt.%) as its main components. …”
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Artificial intelligence analysis of thermal energy for convectively heated ternary nanofluid flow in radiated channel considering viscous dissipations aspects by Hamid Qureshi, Amjad Ali Pasha, Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja, Zahoor Shah, Salem Algarni, Talal Alqahtani, Waqar Azeem Khan, Moinul Haq

“…With focus on technological advancements in the field of thermal heat, these studies show great promise of THF in enhancing rate of heat transfer-issues which complete several energy storage systems, cooling techniques in aeronautics as well as electric vehicle operational convenience via thermal layout.A synergetic composition of three distinct nanomaterial oxides of Copper, Iron and Silicon in engine oil, contributes unique thermophysical character in thermal management. …”
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Synthesis of novel titania nanoparticles using corn silky hair fibres and their role in developing a smart restorative material in dentistry by Afsheen Mansoor, Emaan Mansoor, Ezza Mansoor, Efrah Mansoor, Atta Ullah Shah, Uzma Asjid, João Filipe Brochado Martins, Sami Ullah Khan, Paulo J. Palma

“…The material's sustainable surface characteristics were confirmed by the presence of increased Fluorine (6.46 %) and Titanium (0.79 %) alongside a decrease in the amounts of Aluminium (23.51 %), Silicon (20.01 %), Phosphorus (0.33 %), and Sulphur (0.09 %), as indicated by spectral mapping. …”
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Enhanced solar hydrogen production via reconfigured semi-polar facet/cocatalyst heterointerfaces in GaN/Si photocathodes by Wei Chen, Danhao Wang, Weiyi Wang, Xin Liu, Yuying Liu, Chao Wang, Yang Kang, Shi Fang, Xudong Yang, Wengang Gu, Dongyang Luo, Yuanmin Luo, Zongtao Qu, Chengjie Zuo, Yi Kang, Lin Cheng, Wensheng Yan, Wei Hu, Ran Long, Jr-Hau He, Kang Liang, Sheng Liu, Yujie Xiong, Haiding Sun

“…Here, we report a unique photoelectrode composed of reconfigured gallium nitride nanowire-on-silicon wafer loaded with Au nanoparticles as cocatalyst that achieved an impressive applied bias photon-to-current efficiency of 10.36% under AM 1.5G one sun illumination while exhibiting stable PEC hydrogen evolution over 800 h at a high current density. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Dual-Drive Mach-Zehnder Modulator and Optomechanical Crystal Cavity Comb Generation for All-Optical Band Conversion in 5G-Advanced Cellular Systems by Vicente Fito, Raul Ortiz, Maria Morant, Laura Mercade, Alejandro Martinez, Roberto Llorente

“…The OMCC implementation provides a reduced footprint (182 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \mathrm{m}^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) since it is implemented on a silicon chip and has the extra advantage of generating an optical comb without an external local oscillator, which reduces its power requirements (under 1 mW) while providing a phase noise of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-38.3$</tex-math></inline-formula> dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-97.1$</tex-math></inline-formula> dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset. …”
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Sublimed C60 for efficient and repeatable perovskite-based solar cells by Ahmed A. Said, Erkan Aydin, Esma Ugur, Zhaojian Xu, Caner Deger, Badri Vishal, Aleš Vlk, Pia Dally, Bumin K. Yildirim, Randi Azmi, Jiang Liu, Edward A. Jackson, Holly M. Johnson, Manting Gui, Henning Richter, Anil R. Pininti, Helen Bristow, Maxime Babics, Arsalan Razzaq, Suman Mandal, Thomas G. Allen, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Martin Ledinský, Ilhan Yavuz, Barry P. Rand, Stefaan De Wolf

“…We verify the universality of this behavior on perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells by demonstrating their open-circuit voltages and fill factors to remain at 1950 mV and 81% respectively, over eight repeated processes using the same sublimed C60 source material. …”
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High-strength Au–Au bonding for temperature and pressure integrated sensor by Mimi Huang, Yong Xia, Xiangguang Han, Yi Gao, Shuai Chen, Zeyu Cui, Cheng Zhang, Yushan Gao, Zhixia Qiao, Yang Lv, Xiaowei Hou, Chenying Wang, Ping Yang, Libo Zhao

“…One of the most critical processes in TSV (Through Silicon Via) leadless packaging is Au–Au bonding, which the bond strength determines the success or failure of sensor preparation. …”
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Three-dimensional direct lithography of stable quantum dots in hybrid glass by Dezhi Zhu, Shangben Jiang, Ying Wang, Dejun Liu, Weijia Bao, Liwei Liu, Junle Qu, Yiping Wang, Changrui Liao

“…Due to the encapsulated QDs within the densely silicon-oxygen molecular networks, the functional structures demonstrate good stability against ultraviolet irradiation, corrosive solutions, and elevated temperatures. …”
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The Role of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Breast Implant Illness by Siham Azahaf, MD, Karlinde A. Spit, MD, Christel J.M. de Blok, MD, PhD, Peter Bult, MD, PhD, Prabath W.B. Nanayakkara, MD, PhD, FRCP

“…However, persistent complaints in some cases may be linked to persistent silicone-induced inflammation from residual silicone particles. …”
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Comparison of Medical Adhesive Tapes in Patients at Risk of Facial Skin Trauma under Anesthesia by Ling Antonia Zeng, Sui An Lie, Shin Yuet Chong

“…Patient satisfaction score was higher with silicone tape: over eyelids: mean 3.83 (standard) versus 4.53 (silicone), Mann-Whitney U test, p<0.001; over face: mean 3.87 (standard) versus 4.57 (silicone) (p<0.001). …”
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Bottom-Up Fabrication of PEG Brush on Poly(dimethylsiloxane) for Antifouling Surface Construction by Junmei Tang, Yuemei Han, Hao Chen, Quankui Lin

“…Poly(dimethylsiloxane) silicones have found many applications in biomedical devices, whereas their surface hydrophobicity always brings about unexpected bioadhesion, causing complications of the implanted biomedical devices. …”
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Characterization of Fungal Colonization of Indwelling Esophagostomy Tubes by Shelly J. Olin, David A. Bemis, John R. Dunlap, Jacqueline C. Whittemore

“…Additionally, this is the first report to document degenerative changes in a silicone E-tube.…”
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A Combination of Surgical Techniques to Repair a Giant Traumatic Macular Hole by Soon Wai Ch’ng, Ibrahim Elaraoud, David Karl, Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, Rynn Lee, Elisa Carreras

“…Follow-up visits revealed that the FTMH was closed under silicone oil. The silicone oil was removed six months after the surgery and the FTMH remained close with the retina remaining attached. …”
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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Salvage Following Gunshot Wounds: A Case Series And Literature Review by Reece A. Moore, MD, Jacob Franke, MD, Matthew Fahrenkopf, MD

“…The application of pyrocarbon or silicone arthroplasty for GSWs is a viable option for joint salvage in this population.…”
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Mini-Extruder for 3D Magnetoactive Polymer Printing by Nina Prem, Dirk Sindersberger, Gareth J. Monkman

“…This work describes the development of a new miniature extruder, essential to cavity-free 3D printing of silicone-based smart materials. This makes the 3D printing of magnetoactive and electroactive polymer soft robotic components and devices directly from CAD data possible. …”
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Human-Mimic Submuscular and Premuscular Irradiated Rat Model: Histologic Characteristics of the Capsule Tissue in Contact with the Breast Implant by Hyung Bae Kim, Se Young Han, Jin Sup Eom, Hyun Ho Han

“…The ADM in contact with the silicone implant, even after irradiation, had superior protection from radiation compared with the other tissues.…”
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Posttraumatic Bacillus cereus Endophthalmitis: Clinical Characteristics and Antibiotic Susceptibilities by Feng Mei, Jiaqi Lin, Manli Liu, Yao Yang, Xiaofeng Lin, Fang Duan

“…Vitrectomy was performed in 13 eyes, and 11 required silicone oil tamponade. Finally, seven eyes underwent silicone oil removal surgery during follow-up. …”
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Influence of Solvent on the Component Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Apricot Cake (Prunus armeniaca L.) Extracts by A. S. Shakun, V. I. Vorobyova, O. E. Chygyrynets, M. I. Skiba

“…Extracts were obtained using ethanol, silicone, propan-2-ol, and mixtures of ethanol silicone and propan-2-ol with silicone. …”
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