Understanding trends, patterns, and dynamics in global company acquisitions: a network perspective by Ghazal Kalhor, Behnam Bahrak

“…Our findings unveil an acquisition network characterized by a primarily sparse structure comprising localized dense connections. We reveal a prevalent tendency among organizations to acquire companies within their own country and industry, as well as those within the same age bracket. …”
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Research on the Method of Artificial Intelligence for Identifying Urban Land-Use Types Based on Areas of Interest (AOI) and Multi-Source Data by Miaoyi Li, Ningrui Zhu

“…To address this, the present study adopts a functional structure-based perspective and integrates commercial AOI data, POI data, nighttime light data, and population distribution data to classify land use. …”
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Synthesis of Silver/Zinc@Lignin nanoparticles using peanut shells: photocatalytic and biological activity by Mahshid Shafiee, Zahra Sabouri, Asma Mostafapour, Majid Darroudi

“…The optical properties of NPs were analyzed through UV–Vis and PL measurements, while X-ray analysis approved their crystal structure. The surface characteristics and chemical composition of NPs were identified using FTIR analysis. …”
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Separable sustained and selective attention factors are apparent in 5-year-old children. by Mette Underbjerg, Melanie S George, Poul Thorsen, Ulrik S Kesmodel, Erik L Mortensen, Tom Manly

“…It is possible to gain convincing performance-based estimates of attention at the age of 5 with the results reflecting a similar factor structure to that obtained in older children and adults. …”
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Translucent Si Solar Cells Patterned with Pulsed Ultraviolet Laser Beam by Ashif H. Chowdhury, Heayoung P. Yoon

“…The inherent microhole geometry associated with the laser beam profile allows multiple light scattering within the confined microhole structure, enhancing the translucency of the cells. …”
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A computational study on effect of Cymbopogon citratu and Juniperus virginiana against Spodoptera litura by Jyotsna Bandi, Viswajith Mulpuru, Jalaja Naravula

“…Using in-silico techniques, including homology modeling, protein structure validation, and protein-ligand docking, the binding affinities of lemongrass and cedarwood bioactive compounds against critical proteins in S. litura, such as cytochrome c oxidase, alpha-glucosidase, octopamine receptors, and chemosensory protein has been evaluated. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Multilayer 3D Chiral Polymers with Enhanced Optical Properties by Sai Zhang, Xiaobei Jin, Daixiang Chen, Qingzheng Xu, Tao Wang, Xiuyuan Qin, Jialing Mao, Yue Zhang, Shenghu Yan, Guigen Li

“…These findings underscore the potential of these chiral polymers for applications in optoelectronics and advanced sensing technologies, highlighting the intricate relationship between molecular structure and optical behavior.…”
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The release of biologically hazardous chemical compounds from orthodontic adhesive systems used in Europe and in the USA — an in vitro study by Konrad Małkiewicz, Piotr Wychowański, Elżbieta Małkiewicz, Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, Jadwiga Turło

“…The study assessed the chemical stability of ConTec LC, Resilence, Light Bond and TransbondXT orthodontic adhesive resins. …”
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A Novel Fiber-Optical Fabry–Perot Microtip Sensor for 2-Propanol by João M. Leça, Paulo Antunes, Florinda M. Costa, António J. S. Teixeira, Marta S. Ferreira

“…In this context, a novel fiber-optic Fabry–Perot (FP) interferometric sensor with a microtip structure was developed using the light-guided induced polymerization technique. …”
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Vertical Second Harmonic Generation in Asymmetric Dielectric Nanoantennas by Davide Rocco, Carlo Gigli, Luca Carletti, Giuseppe Marino, Maria Antonietta Vincenti, Giuseppe Leo, Costantino De Angelis

“…High-permittivity III–V semiconductor nanocavities have shown huge potential for enhanced nonlinear light–matter interactions at the nanoscale. …”
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Probing the subtle differences between promethium and curium by Trenton B. Vogt, Megan E. Simms, Connor J. Parker, April J. Miller, Laetitia H. Delmau, Richard T. Mayes, Samantha K. Cary, Alyssa N. Gaiser, Cristian Celis-Barros, Frankie D. White

“…Analysis of the isostructural compounds via single crystal X-ray diffraction and quantum theory of atoms in molecules reveals that bonding between promethium and curium is quite similar in this particular structure type. The small differences in the analysis of these two elements in this isostructural series sheds light on the difficulty required to separate the elements from each other. …”
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An Ontology Proposal for Implementing Digital Twins in Hospitality: The Case of Front-End Services by Moises Segura-Cedres, Desiree Manzano-Farray, Carmen Lidia Aguiar-Castillo, Rafael Perez-Jimenez, Victor Guerra-Yanez

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TMAR: 3-D Transformer Network via Masked Autoencoder Regularization for Hyperspectral Sharpening by Zeinab Dehghan, Jingxiang Yang, Mehran Yazdi, Abdolraheem Khader, Liang Xiao

“…In this study, we focus on leveraging the power of CNN and transformer models and propose a multistage deep transformer-based super-resolution network that is regularized via an asymmetric autoencoder structure. In addition, we utilize a 3-D convolution layer in the light transformer structure because it allows for more flexible computation of correlations between HSI layers and better capturing of dependencies within spectral–spatial features. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Environment on the Synthesis of Nickel and Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles Using the Laser Ablation Method with a Nanosecond Fiber Laser by Shahin Torkamani, Hamed Naderi-Samani, Reza Shoja Razavi, Mohammad Gavahian Jahromi, Ehsan Naderi-Samani, Mohammad Reza Borhnai, Atefeh Heidarian

“…The objective of this study is to synthesize nickel nanoparticles via laser ablation in liquid.Materials and Methods: To characterize the synthesized nanoparticles, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, X-ray diffraction, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy were employed.Results: The results revealed that nanoparticles synthesized in distilled water consisted of nickel nanoparticles with FCC crystalline structure and a nickel/nickel oxide (Ni/NiO) core-shell structure. …”
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AgGaS₂ and Derivatives: Design, Synthesis, and Optical Properties by Guansheng Xing, Bing Chen

“…In attempts to expand the research scope, on the one hand, AgGaS₂-derived bulk materials with similar diamond-like configurations have been investigated for the enhancement of nonlinear optics performance, especially the improvement of laser-induced damage thresholds and/or nonlinear coefficients; on the other hand, nanoscale AgGaS₂ and its derivatives have been synthesized with sizes as low as the exciton Bohr radius for the realization of potential applications in the fields of optoelectronics and lighting. This review article focuses on recent advancements and future opportunities in the design of both bulk and nanocrystalline AgGaS₂ and its derivatives, covering structural, electronic, and chemical aspects. …”
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Synthesis, conformational control, and photothermal application of helically twisted 3,6-carbazole-based porphyrinoids and mono-palladium complex by Chengming Li, Weihua Zhuang, Yongjie Zhou, Linfeng He, Jiayin Yang, Gang Xu, Rongchuan Su, Mao Chen, Jingsong You

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Asymmetrical Absorption and Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering Enhancement by Silver Nanoflower Metasurface by Yi-Jun Jen, Jia‐Ming Wang, Bo-Wei Zhan, Ching‐Wei Yu, Qian‐Hao Li

“…The nanoflower arrays show strong reflection from the air side and broadband and wide‐angle absorption from the glass side, as a result of transmission surface plasmon resonance and localized surface plasmon resonance, respectively. The three‐petal structure, which absorbs most of the incident light from the glass side, induces a localized enhancement of electric field in the center of each nanohole, providing a high‐sensitivity SERS substrate. …”
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A Facile Synthesis and Optical Properties of Bundle-Shaped TbPO4·H2O Nanorods by Dan Yue, Wen Luo, Wei Lu, Ruiyong Wang, Chunyang Li, Jiazhong Chang, Zhenling Wang

“…The results indicate that the obtained sample has hexagonal structure of TbPO4·H2O and is composed of nanorods bundles which is assembled from many single crystalline nanorods with the diameter of around 45 nm and the length of 2.3 μm. …”
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Fabricating Acetic Acid Sensors Using PVP Nanofibrous Scaffold Doubly Decorated with Mesoporous Graphene by Paolo Papa, Emiliano Zampetti, Corrado Di Natale, Fabrizio De Cesare, Giovanna Tranfo, Antonella Macagnano

“…When grown on interdigital fingers microelectrodes (IDEs), upon UV-light irradiation taking place in air, the layer proved conductive and stable. …”
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A High-Sensitivity Graphene Metasurface and Four-Frequency Switch Application Based on Plasmon-Induced Transparency Effects by Aijun Zhu, Mengyi Zhang, Weigang Hou, Lei Cheng, Cong Hu, Chuanpei Xu

“…The designed structure of the metasurface consists of a diamond-shaped cross and a pentagon graphene resonator. …”
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