First-Principles Study of Properties of Alpha Uranium Crystal and Seven Alpha Uranium Surfaces by Shan-Qisong Huang, Xue-Hai Ju

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Quantitative Assessment of Road Dust Suspension Based on Variations in Asphalt Pavement Surface Texture by Ho-Jun Yoo, Sung-Jin Hong, Jeong-Yeon Cho, In-Tai Kim

“…Conversely, porous pavements, which have air gaps in their surface layers, showed reduced dust suspension despite a higher dust load, due to the ability of these voids to trap dust and minimize air-pumping effects from tire–road contact. …”
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Advanced device for measuring linear and angular components of small displacements of monitor object surfaces by Igor P. Miroshnichenko

“…It allows combining the meter measuring capabilities for both small linear and angular displacements of the monitor object surfaces in a single tool. New optical interference methods and means for the noncontact measurements of small linear and angular movements of the monitor object surfaces that implement the method capabilities and extend the functionality of the known indicators of small displacements are offered. …”
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Extreme Short-Term Prediction of Unmanned Surface Vessel Nonlinear Motion Under Waves by Yiwen Wang, Jian Li, Shan Wang, Hantao Zhang, Long Yang, Weiguo Wu

“…The methodology employs VMD to decompose the nonlinear motion time series data of the USV obtained by numerical simulation into stationary Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs), subsequently extracting spatial features from these IMFs using CNN layers, and, finally, predicts temporal sequence via the LSTM module. …”
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The S-layer homology domain-containing protein SlhA from Paenibacillus alvei CCM 2051(T) is important for swarming and biofilm formation. by Bettina Janesch, Andrea Koerdt, Paul Messner, Christina Schäffer

“…This is in agreement with previous data from the S-layer protein SpaA, pinpointing a wider utilization of that mechanism for cell surface display of proteins in P. alvei. …”
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Transmitted electron exposure in electron beam lithography for double-side patterning of bi-layer metasurfaces on a SiNx membrane by Jinyu Guo, Yifei Wang, Hao Quan, Shuoqiu Tian, Qiucheng Chen, Wentao Yuan, Qingxin Wu, Kangping Liu, Yifang Chen, Qiong He, Lei Zhou

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Atmospheric Cold Plasma Technology Enabling Scalable Surface‐Independent Protein Immobilization for Biosensing Applications by Lieze Dankers, Bernard Nisol, Derick Yongabi, Tom Van der Donck, Jesús Gándara Loe, Patrick Wagner, Jin Won Seo, Rob Ameloot, Karen Leirs, Jeroen Lammertyn

“…The coating's composition, surface energy, thickness, topography, and stability confirm a secure COOH‐rich layer. …”
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Immobilization of Enzyme–Polymer Hybrids and Nanozymes Through Electrostatic Interactions: Toward Multicatalytic Microreactors with Controlled Nanoarchitecture by Aitor Ontoria, Irene Alonso‐Sampedro, Yixuan Yan, Ayşe Latif, Ben F. Spencer, Aitor Larrañaga, Ana Beloqui, Christos Tapeinos

“…The optimal allocation of catalysts and their precise compartmentalization are vital to ensure efficient cascade reactions. The layer‐by‐layer approach offers the possibility of assembling various building blocks onto templates of different sizes and shapes, thus representing a powerful tool for fabricating multicatalytic reactors with controlled nanoarchitecture. …”
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Layered Growth of 3D Snowflake Subject to Membrane Effect and More than One Nucleation Center by Means of Cellular Automata by César Renán Acosta, Irma Martín, Gabriela Rivadeneyra

“…The calculations based on a modified snowflake model are carried out tile by tile and layer by layer, governed by the thermodynamic factors <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>α</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>γ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, leading to results that depend on the position of the nucleator, which can be symmetrical or asymmetrical for a snowflake with more than one nucleation center and an external surface formed by water vapor that functions as a membrane.…”
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Characterization of the hard anodizing layers formed on 2014-T3 Al alloy, in sulphuric acid electrolyte containing sodium lignin sulphonate by Omar E. Abdel-Salam, Madiha A. Shoeib, Hagar Ashour Elkilany

“…Phenolic and carboxylic groups in sodium lignin sulphonate are functional groups, which are responsible of complex formation on oxide surface. …”
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A universal approach for thin high-entropy oxides regulated by Ga2O3 layers for oxygen evolution reaction by Wenyang Zhang, Huixin Jin, Yanna Guo, Yinghao Cui, Jingyu Qin, Jianxin Zhang, Yusuke Yamauchi, Yoshiyuki Sugahara

“…Through experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, it is found that Ga2O3 layer exhibits a strong affinity for metal ions and oxides, which not only enables it to anchor multiple metal ions and facilitate the formation of HEO, but also introduces a strain effect that can lower the free-energy barrier for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). …”
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Structural and tribological characterization of graphene layers grown by low pressure chemical vapor deposition on ASTM A36 steel substrates by Priscila Carvalho Borba Cardoso, André do Nascimento Barbosa, Marcelo Eduardo Huguenin Maia da Costa, Juan Lucas Nachez, Fagner Marçal Andrade, Suzana Bottega Peripolli, José Brant de Campos

“…This work focuses on optimizing the synthesis of high-quality graphene films on ASTM A36 steel substrates via low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD). The effects of surface preparation methods and operational variables on the properties of the resulting graphene layers were systematically explored. …”
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Thickness and Wavelength Optimizations of a High-Performance SPR Sensor Employing a Silver Layer and Black Phosphorus in Principal Directions by Jakub Chylek, Dalibor Ciprian, Petr Hlubina

“…Sensing parameters such as the refractive index (RI) sensitivity, the reflectance minimum, and the figure of merit (FOM) are investigated in the first step of this study as a function of the thickness of the silver layer together with the RI of a coupling prism. …”
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Decoration of Mg/Fe layered double hydroxides on coffee waste biochars for enhanced adsorption and selectivity of phosphate ions: Mechanistic studies by Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Yeonjung Cho, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Seohyun Ki, Yong-Gu Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Sang-Ho Lee, Yongeun Park, Kangmin Chon

“…The variations in the main adsorptive removal mechanisms of PO43- ions by CB from the ligand exchange with alcohol functional groups to the anion exchange with Cl and electrostatic surface complexation with metal contents via the Mg/Fe LDH decoration could significantly improve the selectivity of PO43- ions (decreasing rate of Qe under the co-existing anions: CB = 26.7–98.7 % and MF-L@CB = 1.9–44.2 %). …”
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Exploring protein N-glycosylation in ammonia-oxidizing Nitrososphaerota archaea through glycoproteomic analysis by Satoshi Nakagawa, Hirokazu Yagi, Tomoki Suyama, Shigeru Shimamura, Saeko Yanaka, Maho Yagi-Utsumi, Shingo Kato, Moriya Ohkuma, Koichi Kato, Ken Takai

“…In contrast, Np. piranensis also showed a high abundance of S-layer protein but displayed no apparent N-glycosylation on any protein, suggesting variability in cell surface physical properties between these archaea. …”
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A Simple Thermoelectrical Surface Approach for Numerically Studying Dry Band Formation on Polluted Insulators by Marc-Alain Andoh, Christophe Volat, Gbah Koné

“…The proposed method combines an empirical expression of the pollution layer surface conductivity, expressed as a function of the temperature and equivalent salt deposit density (ESDD), and a surface approach for modeling the pollution layer, using thermoelectrical temporal simulations based on the finite element method (FEM). …”
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Evaluation of hardness and Surface roughness of 3D printed Acrylic Resin Used for Denture Base by Salah Al-Zubaidi, Basma L. Mahdi, Marwan A. Salman, Mohd Shukor Salleh

“…ANOVA analysis revealed that both parameters significantly impacted the hardness and surface roughness. Maximum hardness (85 HD) and minimum surface roughness (<0.2 µm) were achieved at 50 mm layer height and 0° printing orientation. …”
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Analysis of Reciprocal Thermal Conductivity on Free Convection Flow along a Wavy Vertical Surface by Tinni Saha, Nazma Parveen, Tarikul Islam

“…The effects of thermal conductivity which depend on temperature are conversely proportional with the linear function of temperature on free convective flow where the fluid is viscous and incompressible along a heated uniform and the vertical wavy surface has been examined in this study. …”
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Expanding Transparent Covalently Attached Liquid‐Like Surfaces for Icephobic Coatings with Broad Substrate Compatibility by Amirhossein Jalali Kandeloos, Tanja Eder, Daniel Hetey, Alexander Bismarck, Michael R. Reithofer, Megan J. Cordill, Jia Min Chin

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Effects of surface state on the electrochemical corrosion behavior of nuclear grade 316LN stainless steel by GUO Yue-ling, HAN En-hou, WANG Jian-qiu

“…Differences between the ground and mechanically polished 316 LN stainless steel were characterized on the surface topography,surface residual strain and electron work function. …”
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