Microfluidic contact lens: fabrication approaches and applications by Aravind M, Ankur Saxena, Dhaneshwar Mishra, Kulwant Singh, Sajan D. George

“…Despite current challenges such as scalable fabrication techniques, microfluidic contact lenses hold immense promise for ocular health, bridging the gap between diagnostics and treatment. …”
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A Study on Non-Contact Multi-Sensor Fusion Online Monitoring of Circuit Breaker Contact Resistance for Operational State Awareness by Zheng Wang, Hua Zhang, Yiyang Zhang, Haoyong Zhang, Jing Chen, Shuting Feng, Jie Guo, Yanpeng Lv

“…In field applications, the system successfully identifies circuit resistance increases caused by contact oxidation and issues early warnings, thereby preventing unplanned outages and demonstrating a strong potential for application in the fault prediction and intelligent maintenance of power grids.…”
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Vulnerability in Colorectal Cancer: Adjusted Gross Income and Geography as Factors in Determining Overall Survival in Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Center Study Across a Broad Income... by Cataldo Doria, Patrick G. De Deyne, Papachristou Charalampos

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Global variation in antibiotic prescribing guidelines and the implications for decreasing AMR in the future by Emmama Jamil, Emmama Jamil, Zikria Saleem, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Matti Ullah, Afreenish Amir, Abdul Haseeb, Johanna C. Meyer, Johanna C. Meyer, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Safa S. Almarzoky Abuhussain

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CC180 clade dynamics do not universally explain Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 persistence post-vaccine: a global comparative population genomics studyResearch in context by Sydney Stanley, Catarina Silva-Costa, Joana Gomes-Silva, Jose Melo-Cristino, Richard Malley, Mario Ramirez

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Adapting Solar Cells With Polysilicon Passivated Contacts to Radiation-Rich Environments by Nicolas Enjalbert, Romain Cariou, Sébastien Dubois

“… In the context of increased space photovoltaic power needs and cost reduction pressures, silicon solar cells spark a new interest for space missions. …”
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External Factors Influence on Defects Detection by Scanning Contact Potentiometry by A. I. Alwaheba, V. I. Surin

“…Scanning contact potentiometry (SCP) method was used to detect structural inhomogeneities in a welded joint under the application of heat and constant electric current. …”
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Evolution of the Contact-Fatigue Defects Caused Rail Failure Rate by E. A. Shur, A. I. Borts, A. V. Sukhov, A. Yu. Abdurashitov, L. V. Bazanova, K. L. Zagranichek

“…There is discussed current situation and problems of rail damageability in operation. …”
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Contact Dermatitis Caused by Topical Minoxidil: Allergy or Just Irritation by Alexandra Junge, Susanne Radonjic-Hoesli, Simon Bossart, Dagmar Simon, Pierre de Viragh, Robert E. Hunger, Kristine Heidemeyer, S. Morteza Seyed Jafari

“…This article presents a systematic review of the current literature, evaluating minoxidil-induced allergic contact dermatitis. …”
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Piezoresistive Cantilever Microprobe with Integrated Actuator for Contact Resonance Imaging by Tianran Ma, Michael Fahrbach, Erwin Peiner

“…However, noise is greatly increased with the bending mode and contact force increasing on viscoelastic samples. …”
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The Increasing Influence of Muslims in the EU by GEORGE CORNEL DUMITRESCU, ION ALEXANDRU TĂNASE

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Friction in Oil-Lubricated Rolling–Sliding Contacts with Technical and High-Performance Thermoplastics by Ferdinand Schmid, Thomas Lohner, Karsten Stahl

“…Oil lubrication allows for their usage in high-power-transmission applications, such as gears. The current design guidelines for thermoplastic gears lack reliable estimates for the coefficient of friction of oil-lubricated rolling–sliding contacts. …”
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Changes in Surface Topography and Light Load Hardness in Thrust Bearings as a Reason of Tribo-Electric Loads by Simon Graf, Oliver Koch

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Contact of working surfaces for spherical washers and recommendations for determining the gap in the joint by Dehtiarov I. M., Neshta A. O., Samardak M. P., Antosz K., Avramenko S. E.

“…In the article was proposed to introduce into the technical requirements for the spherical washers drawings changes concerning the gap size allowable in the conjunction, and as well as tolerances value changes of the radii of the working surfaces of the washers, thus increasing their manufacturability without conflicting with the requirements of the current standards.…”
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Influence of Contact Ultrasound Assisted Vibrating Plate on the Freezing Rate of Carrot by Zhou Xinli, Teng Yun, Dai Cheng

“…Ultrasound can promote the formation of crystal nucleus, shorten the freezing time and get a higher quality freeze, but the technology is currently used for the liquid samples or immersion freezing process, and solid samples were barely taken into account. …”
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An Investigation in the I-gate Body Contact for Partially Depleted SOI MOSFET by Arash Daghighi, Hassan Rafiei

“…The drain induced barrier lowering of the center transistor is increased by 30% and off-current 40 times than that of the first transistor. …”
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The analysis of carrier transport mechanism at the interface of BZOPET-GR Schottky contact by Jianhua Zhang, Yapeng Li, Jiqiang Jia, Zhaoyu Luo

“…X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis revealed a reduction in oxygen vacancies with increasing B ion doping. The current–voltage (I-V) characteristics of the Schottky contacts were systematically investigated over a temperature range of 160–300 K. …”
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Analysis of thermal effects according to channel and drain contact metal distance by Do Gyun An, Un Hyun Lim, Young Suh Song, Hyunwoo Kim, Jang Hyun Kim

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Mechanism of wellbore instability considering tubular-string contact with the wellbore wall by Yuting Zhou, Hui Zhang, Yanxian Wu, Xingyu Li, Chuanming Xi, Kunhong Lv, Hao Zhang, Xinrui Wang

“…Tubular strings in the wellbore are highly prone to wellbore wall contact. However, most current studies on wellbore instability neglect the contact interaction between tubular strings and the wellbore during drilling, wiper tripping, and casing running operations. …”
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THE RELIABILITY OF DETERMINING THE SHORT CIRCUIT ZONE OF THE LINES OF 6–35 kV by F. А. Romaniuk, E. V. Buloichyk, O. A. Huryanchyk, V. S. Kachenya

“…A method of increasing the reliability of determining the zone of short-circuit at the current step protection of the lines of 6–35 kV with unilateral power, aimed at improvement of their technical perfection, is presented in the paper. …”
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