Mechanical and Thermal Properties of R-High Density Polyethylene Composites Reinforced with Wheat Straw Particleboard Dust and Basalt Fiber by Min Yu, Haiyan Mao, Runzhou Huang, Zhenghao Ge, Pujian Tian, Lixin Sun, Qinglin Wu, Kai Sun

“…When 40 wt% PB dust was added, the crystallization degree of the composites based on three matrixes decreased to 72.5%, 45.7%, and 64.1%, respectively. …”
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Flow Mechanism and Strength Characteristics of Textile Reinforced Concrete Mixed with Colloidal Nano-SiO2 by Ping Xu, Rui Shi, Chao Wang, Yuhao Cui, Minxia Zhang

“…It is found by electron microscope scanning that the incorporation of CNS consumes more Ca(OH)2, refines the Ca(OH)2 crystal size, and generates more C-S-H gels. These C-S-H gels are distributed in a net-like pattern inside the concrete, filling the internal pores, effectively densifying the interfacial transition zone between the cementitious material and the aggregates, and optimizing the internal structure.…”
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Biodegradation potential of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using Aspergillus niger and Phanerochaete chrysosporium by Pankaj R. Sutkar, Smriti S. Hadkar, Subodh A. Kamble, Vinayak P. Dhulap

“…LDPE exposed to fungi species was reported to show crystallinity and crystal size differences with peak intensity at 21.4°. …”
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Scintillator based nuclear photovoltaic batteries for power generation at microwatts level by Ibrahim Oksuz, Sabin Neupane, Yanfa Yan, Lei R. Cao

“…The CdTe was also paired with a Lutetium-Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate (LYSO) crystal and tested with the Cs-137 source. The experiment presents a scalable option to reach to higher power outputs by harvesting gamma radiation fields in many cases where high radiation field demands heavy shielding and is often regarded as unwanted waste.…”
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Investigation of Structural, Electrical, and Vibrational Properties of Bi1.98A0.02Fe4O9 (A = Ba, Ce) Multiferroic Ceramics by Ashwini Kumar, Poorva Sharma, Nikhil Bhardwaj, Jingyou Tang, Guolong Tan

“…In this paper, we report the synthesis, phase formation, and basic characterization of polycrystalline Bi2Fe4O9, Bi1.98Ba0.02Fe4O9, and Bi1.98Ce0.02Fe4O9 samples prepared by the sol-gel technique. The crystal structure of the prepared samples has been characterized by means of X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering spectroscopy. …”
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Mechanism and Optimized Process Conditions of Forming One-Dimensional ZnO Nanorods with Al-Doping by Electrodeposition Method by Jianlin Chen, Yu Zhang, Wei Qiu, Shu Chen, Chang Liu, Zhuoyin Peng, Jian Chen

“…The results showed that Al atoms were successfully doped into ZnO crystal lattice, and the morphologies could be controlled by adjusting the Al3+/Zn2+ ratio in the precursors and deposition time. …”
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A thin film optoelectronic photodetector of spherical and linear resonators via one-pot synthesis of Bi(III) oxide/polypyrrole nanocomposite by Fatemah H. Alkallas, Mohamed Rabia, Fedor V. Kusmartsev, Amira Ben Gouider Trabelsi

“…The XRD analysis reveals that the Bi2O3 nanoparticles have a poly-crystalline nature with a crystal size of 40 nm and an optical bandgap of 2.86 eV. …”
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Dorsal Root Ganglion Maintains Stemness of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Enhancing Autophagy through the AMPK/mTOR Pathway in a Coculture System by Shuaishuai Zhang, Junqin Li, Huijie Jiang, Yi Gao, Pengzhen Cheng, Tianqing Cao, Donglin Li, Jimeng Wang, Yue Song, Bin Liu, Hao Wu, Chunmei Wang, Liu Yang, Guoxian Pei

“…We found that the proliferation and multipotent differentiation of BMSCs were all enhanced in the coculture group compared to the BMSCs group. Crystal violet staining showed that the clone-forming ability of BMSCs in the coculture group was also enhanced and mRNA levels of Sox2, Nanog, and Oct4 were significantly upregulated in the coculture group. …”
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Multiband Planar Inverted-F Antenna with Independent Operating Bands Control for Mobile Handset Applications by Mustapha El Halaoui, Abdelmoumen Kaabal, Hassan Asselman, Saida Ahyoud, Adel Asselman

“…The proposed PIFA is studied in the free space and in the presence of other mobile phone components such as the battery, LCD (liquid crystal display), camera, microphone, speaker, buttons, and a plastic housing. …”
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A novel method for alumina preparation by electrotransformation AlCl3 solution under NH4Cl-catalyzed and CO2-injected conditions by Han X.-X., Liu Y.-M., Yang L.-X., Lu Y.-F., Wang R.-T., Zhang T.-A.

“…Increasing initial NH4Cl concentration effectively improved the product crystallization states, roasting products D(50) and D(90), and Al recovery rate.…”
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Versatile on-chip polarization-sensitive detection system for optical communication and artificial vision by Zhilin Liu, Mingxiu Liu, Liujian Qi, Nan Zhang, Bin Wang, Xiaojuan Sun, Rongjun Zhang, Dabing Li, Shaojuan Li

“…Although on-chip polarized photodetectors have been realized in recent years based on two-dimensional (2D) materials with low-symmetry crystal structures, they are limited by the intrinsic anisotropic property and thus the optional range of materials, the operation wavelength, and more importantly, the low anisotropic ratio, hindering their practical applications. …”
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Effects of mixing of europium oxide in resin composites on the fluorescence characteristics and mechanical properties by Yuta Utsumi, Masatsugu Oishi, Kazuhide Yonekura, Masaomi Ikeda, Yusuke Matsuki, Kenichiro Ohge, Tomoki Iuchi, Keiichi Hosaka

“…The fabricated samples were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy and a spectrofluorometer to assess their crystal structures, particle sizes, and photoluminescence properties. …”
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Anisotropic nonlinear optical responses of Ta2NiS5 flake towards ultrafast logic gates and secure all-optical information transmission by Yan Lei, Gong Ziyao, He Qinyong, Shen Dechao, Ge Anping, Dai Ye, Ma Guohong, Sun Liaoxin, Zhang Saifeng

“…Due to the low-symmetrical crystal structures, it possesses in-plane anisotropic physical properties. …”
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Nano-Perforated Silicon Membrane with Monolithically Integrated Buried Cavity by Sanjeev Vishal Kota, Anil Thilsted, Daniel Trimarco, Jesper Yue Pan, Ole Hansen, Jörg Hübner, Rafael Taboryski, Henri Jansen

“…Our approach to fabricating NPMs within single-crystal silicon overcomes some of the limitations of previous methods. …”
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Chip Design of PTP Time Synchronization for Industrial IoT by Yee-Shao Chen, Yuan-Sun Chu, da-Wei Lo, Yen-Ting Chiang, Ting-Chao Hou

“…After a detailed study of the IEEE 1588 protocol, this paper found that the main sources of time errors are frequency changes caused by the temperature characteristics and aging of the crystal oscillator, the uncertainty of network protocol stacking delay, and the queuing delay caused by packets. …”
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Structural basis for the ligand-dependent activation of heterodimeric AHR-ARNT complex by Xiaotong Diao, Qinghong Shang, Mengqi Guo, Yubin Huang, Meina Zhang, Xiaoyu Chen, Yinping Liang, Xiangnan Sun, Fan Zhou, Jingjing Zhuang, Shuang-Jiang Liu, Christoph F. A. Vogel, Fraydoon Rastinejad, Dalei Wu

“…Here, we examine the molecular mechanisms governing AHR’s high-affinity binding and activation by a diverse group of ligands. Crystal structures of the AHR-ARNT-DNA complexes, bound with each of six established AHR ligands, including Tapinarof, 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ), benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), β-naphthoflavone (BNF), Indigo and Indirubin, reveal an unconventional mode of subunit assembly with intimate association between the PAS-B domains of AHR and ARNT. …”
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Origin of the formation of isostructural bcc-Fe+bcc-Cu nanocomposites in Fe–Cu alloy via vacuum co-deposition by A. I. Ustinov, L. O. Olikhovska, S. O. Demchenkov, V. S. Skorodzievskii, S. S. Polishchuk, T. V. Melnychenko

“…As the copper concentration in the isostructural Fe–Cu composite increases, the level of microstrain in its bcc crystal lattice also increases. The transformation of bcc-Cu particles into fcc-Cu via a shear mechanism occurs when heated above 400 °C. …”
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A novel imatinib analogue inhibitor of chronic myeloid leukaemia: design, synthesis and characterization—explanation of its folded conformation by Rodolfo Moreno-Fuquen, Juan F. Avellaneda-Tamayo, Kevin Arango-Daraviña, Javier Ellena, Alan R. Kennedy

“…Additionally, supramolecular interactions in the crystal are mediated by hydrogen bonds and dispersion forces, forming dimers and layered structures. …”
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Role of wearable devices in cardiac telerehabilitation: A scoping review. by Alexis K Jones, Crystal Lihong Yan, Beatriz P Rivera Rodriquez, Sukhpreet Kaur, Sharon Andrade-Bucknor

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Foreign policy of A.M. López Obrador: Declarations and reality by V. L. Jeifets

“…Such a policy is based on the traditional principles that have crystallized during the years of maneuvering between the interests of the great powers and which, according to AMLO and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, should not be subject to any revision. …”
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