Synergistic CO2 capture using PANI-polymerized UiO-66 embedded in PEBAX mixed matrix membranes by Tayyaba Ishaq, Rahma Tamime, Sadia Bano, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, Asim Laeeq Khan

“…In this study, mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) were fabricated using a composite of UiO-66 and polyaniline (PANI) integrated into a polyether-block-amide (PEBAX) matrix. …”
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Wave Transmission Analysis of Timoshenko Beam Junction with Mindlin Plates Connected in the Same Plane by Young-Ho Park

“…Energy flow analysis (EFA) models that account for significant shear deformation and the rotatory inertia effects in out-of-plane motion are essential for performing reliable EFA of practical composite structures, such as large ships or offshore platforms. …”
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Sodium selenate as a disease-modifying treatment for progressive supranuclear palsy: protocol for a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Kelly L Bertram, Lucy Vivash, Dennis Velakoulis, Leonid Churilov, Thomas Kimber, David Darby, Terence J O’Brien, Charles B Malpas, Christopher M Hovens, Simon J G Lewis, Joanne Fielding, Andrew H Evans, Stephen Tisch, John D O’Sullivan, Ian H Harding, Meaghan Clough, Cassandra Marotta, Scott Kolbe, Meng Law

“…Analysis will be with a general linear model (GLM) with the MRI composite at 52 weeks as the dependent variable, treatment group as an independent variable and baseline MRI composite as a covariate. …”
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Influence of Cr on the quaternary FeTaTiW medium entropy alloy by R. Martins, B. Monteiro, A. P. Gonçalves, J. B. Correia, A. Galatanu, E. Alves, E. Tejado, J. Y. Pastor, M. Dias

“…Still, both system’s thermal diffusivity values are lower than those of CuCrZr and pure tungsten. …”
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Experimental Study of New Insulation Lightweight Concrete Block Floor Based on Perlite Aggregate, Natural Sand, and Sand Obtained from Marble Waste by Rayed Alyousef, Omrane Benjeddou, Chokri Soussi, Mohamed Amine Khadimallah, Malek Jedidi

“…These results are promising and give the present insulation block floor the opportunity to be used in composite slabs.…”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Microspheres Functionalized with Porphyrin by Jin-Hua Cai, Jin-Wang Huang, Han-Cheng Yu, Liang-Nian Ji

“…The morphology of the composite materials was spheriform with size of 0.3–0.7 μm and the porphyrin was chemisorbed on the surface of TiO2 through a Si–O–Ti bond. …”
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Distinctive asymmetric bowl-like nanoparticles: Synthesis, properties and applications by Xin Fang, Yani Wang, Yuchao Lyu, Lishuang Ma, Xinmei Liu, Jianye Fu

“…Bowl-like nanostructures with distinct compositions have been reported, e.g., polymer, carbon, silica-based, metal and metal oxides. …”
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Influence of Temperature Gradients and Heat Source in a Combined Layer on Double Component-Magneto-Marangoni-Convection by N. Manjunatha, R. Sumithra, Nazek Alessa, K. Loganathan, C. Selvamani, Sonam Gyeltshen

“…The importance of double-diffusive convection has been recognized in various engineering applications, and it has thoroughly been investigated theoretically. …”
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Design, synthesis, and optimization of a novel ternary photocatalyst for degradation of cephalexin antibiotic in aqueous solutions by Zeynab Abdeyazdan, Mohammad Rahmati, Arjomand Mehrabani-Zeinabad, Masoud Habibi Zare

“…The characteristics of photocatalyst with optimum composite (3 wt% of Fe and 11 wt% Bi2O3) were also investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) and FTIR. …”
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Marine Fouling Release Performance of Amphiphilic Carboxybetaine Perfluoropolyether Methacrylate Polymer Coatings by Florian Koschitzki, Onur Özcan, Robin Wanka, Marc Krisam, Axel Rosenhahn

“…Furthermore, it is discussed whether the probability that highly hydrated hydrogels, which appear sponge‐like, may create a diffuse interphase which promotes the incorporation of silt. …”
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Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland as an Unusual Manifestation of Richter’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Vadim R. Gorodetskiy, Natalya A. Probatova, Tatiana T. Kondratieva

“…In most patients with Richter’s syndrome, the high-grade NHL is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Only a small minority of CLL/SLL patients develop T-cell malignancies. …”
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Shot Peening Effect on Reduced Graphene Oxide-based AA1070 Alloys Produced by Stir Casting Technique by İremnur Bülbül, Remzi Varol, Mehmet Fahri Saraç

“…The shot peening effects of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) additive on the structural, residual stress, hardness and surface roughness of AA1070 composites were investigated and reported in detail for the first time. …”
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Emergent topological polarization textures in relaxor ferroelectrics by Maksim Eremenko, Victor Krayzman, Semen Gorfman, Alexei Bosak, Helen Y. Playford, Philip A. Chater, Bruce Ravel, William J. Laws, Feng Ye, Arianna Minelli, Bi-Xia Wang, Zuo-Guang Ye, Matthew G. Tucker, Igor Levin

“…Using a unified, multimodal structural refinement framework— simultaneously fitting complementary X-ray and neutron total scattering, X-ray absorption spectra, and diffuse scattering—we reconstruct 3D mesoscale polarization maps in the classic relaxor system PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–PbTiO3. …”
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Long-Range Interactions Between Neighboring Nanoparticles Tuned by Confining Membranes by Xuejuan Liu, Falin Tian, Tongtao Yue, Kai Yang, Xianren Zhang

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Synthesis and characterization of new functionalized polymer-Fe3O4 nanocomposite particles by A. Bukowska, W. Bukowski, K. Hus, J. Depciuch, M. Parlinska-Wojtan

“…FTIR spectroscopy showed that indeed a polymer – Fe3O4@MPS composite was obtained. TEM and EDS analysis showed that the seed emulsion method resulted in nanosized, 100 nm Fe3O4@MPS core/polymer shell NPs, forming long chains. …”
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Facile one-pot synthesis of photoresponsive Cu1.8S and CuInS2 nanostructures aided by Cu-pyrimidylthiolate molecular precursor by Suraj Peerappa Yadav, Adish Tyagi, Alpa Y. Shah, Deepak Tyagi, Sanjay Kumar, Gourab Karmakar, Rohit Singh Chauhan, Afsar Ali Siddiki

“…The crystal structure, phase purity, and compositions of the nanostructures were confirmed using PXRD, XPS, EDS, and area elemental mapping. …”
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Collapse of the standard ferromagnetic domain structure in hybrid Co/Molecule bilayers by Mattia Benini, Andrei Shumilin, Viktor Kabanov, Rajib Kumar Rakshit, Antarjami Sahoo, Anita Halder, Andrea Droghetti, Francesco Cugini, Massimo Solzi, Diego Bisero, Patrizio Graziosi, Alberto Riminucci, Ilaria Bergenti, Manju Singh, Luca Gnoli, Samuele Sanna, Mirko Cinchetti, Tomaz Mertelj, Stefano Sanvito, Valentin Alek Dediu

“…Our work thus shows that the electronic interaction of a standard thin-film magnet with readily available molecules can generate structures with remarkable new magnetic properties, and thus opens a new avenue for the design of tailored-on-demand magnetic composites.…”
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Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen on CoS/TiO2 Photocatalysts from Aqueous Methanol Solution by Yu Niu, Fuying Li, Kai Yang, Qiyou Wu, Peijing Xu, Renzhang Wang

“…The highly improved performance of the CoS/TiO2 composite was mainly ascribed to the efficient charge separation.…”
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Degradation of bisphenol A using a MOF@COF-modified polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membrane by Chloe G Hahn, Soraya P Malinga, Thollwana A Makhetha

“…UV–vis diffuse reflectance analysis revealed a narrowed band gap upon hybridisation (0.92 eV) signifying enhanced photocatalytic activity, while photoluminescence spectra indicated reduced electron–hole recombination. …”
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Improved photocatalytic performance of Ce substituted lanthanum ferrite nanoparticles for the degradation of harmful antibiotic tetracycline from water by S. Adline Benila, V. Anslin Ferby, P. Sakthivel

“…The structural, morphological, compositional and optical properties of prepared photocatalysts were characterised by X-ray Diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, High-resolution scanning electron microscopy, High-resolution transmission electron microscopy, Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Ultraviolet diffuse reflectance spectroscopy respectively. …”
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