Enhancing magnetic and electrochemical properties of cobalt modified ZnS nanoparticles: A facile synthesis approach by Pawan Kumar Pathak, Devendra Kumar, Santosh J. Uke, Amit Kumar Singh, Manika Chaudhary, Neha V. Brahmankar, Subodh Kumar Sharma, Beer Pal Singh, Ashwani Kumar

“…In this investigation, we effectively fabricated zinc sulphide (ZnS) nanoparticles doped with cobalt (Co) using the facial synthesis method at different concentrations (3 %, 6 %, and 9 %). …”
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Characterization, Performance, and Efficiency Analysis of Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Systems by Md Tofael Ahmed, Masud Rana Rashel, Mahmudul Islam, Tania Tanzin Hoque, Mouhaydine Tlemçani, Fernando M. Janeiro

“…Hybrid PVT systems simultaneously produce electrical energy using photovoltaic technology and thermal energy using a heat extraction method that collects induced heat from the module. …”
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Next-generation nanocomposites: Optimizing Al2O3-CuO-ZnO and reduced graphene oxide for enhanced performance by Rahul Sharma, Harish Kumar, Rajni Kumari, Gaman Kumar, Bhawna Swami, Antresh Kumar, Gita Rani, Ramesh Kumar

“…Exceptional reduced graphene oxide-based nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized using Al2O3-CuO-ZnO (ACZ) nanoparticles (NPs) through a controlled hydrothermal method. Nanomaterials with improved optical, magnetic, antibacterial, adsorption, anticorrosive, and photocatalytic characteristics were synthesized, showing synergistic behavior. …”
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Application of M5 algorithm of decision tree in simulation and investigation of effective factors of erosion in rangelands and forests by Hatem Ghaleb Maabreh, Khlood Waheeb, Abrar Ryadh, Saja Basheer Abdulghani, Zainab Jamal Hamoodah, Nisreen Yasir Jasim, Fakhri Alajeeli, Ali H. O. Al Mansor, Mikhail Andreevich

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Facile Preparation of High-Performance Polythiophene Derivative and Effect of Torsion Angle Between Thiophene Rings on Electrochromic Color Change by Qingfu Guo, Chao Sun, Yiran Li, Kaoxue Li, Xishi Tai

“…The optical contrast, response time, and coloring efficiency (CE) of the prepared PDMeBTh are also studied, which shows good electrochromic properties. …”
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Scalability Study of All-Photonics Metro/ Access Network With Simultaneous Reception of Wavelength-Multiplexed Control and Main Signals by Ryo Igarashi, Shin Kaneko, Yasutaka Kimura, Takuya Kanai, Jun-ichi Kani, Tomoaki Yoshida

“…It aims to provide high-throughput, low-latency, low-power-consumption connections via end-to-end optical paths that directly link users without o/e/o conversion. …”
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Morphological and molecular identification of a new halotolerant cyanobacterial strain, Limnospira fusiformis TL03, isolated from Telamine Lake in the northwest of Algeria by Belkacem Guenachi, Hakima Korteby Mefti, Redhouane Benfares, Khaled Abderrahmani, Khaled Boudjema, Hafsa Yaiche Achour, Omrane Toumatia, Azmane Bidin, Lynda Lamari

“…The effect of salinity on growth and photosynthetic pigments was studied using a spectrophotometric method; different sodium chloride concentrations (0, 5, 15, 30, 45, and 60 g/l) in blue-green medium (BG11) cultured uniformly as homogenized cell suspension were tested. …”
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Pilot Study: Step Width Estimation with Body-Worn Magnetoelectric Sensors by Johannes Hoffmann, Erik Engelhardt, Moritz Boueke, Julius Welzel, Clint Hansen, Walter Maetzler, Gerhard Schmidt

“…In a more general comparison with heel-mounted markers during the swing phase, the standard deviation of the error (<0.5 cm, measure for precision), the step width variability estimation MAE (<0.2 cm) and the Spearman correlation (>0.88) of individual feet were still encouraging, but the accuracy was negatively affected by a constant proxy bias (3.7 and 4.6 cm) due to the different anatomical reference points used in each method. …”
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Assessment of Mechanical Behaviors of Sand Cast Al-Mg7-Cu2 Aluminum Alloy in Tilt and Vertical Gravity Casting Conditions by K.A. Gül, H. Sahin, D. Dispinar

“…Variation of properties at different bubble size and pouring conditions have been provided. …”
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The biodegradation of low-density polyethylene by Bacillus species by Felicia E. Uwakwe, Tobias I.N. Ezejiofor, Ernest A.A. Anyalogbu, Toochukwu E. Ogbulie

“…Developing an eco-friendly management method to abate the menace prompted this research work. …”
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Formulation of Alginate- and Pectin-Based Beads Encapsulating Trichoderma for Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture by Atália Inocêncio Ngulela, Zohra Bengharez, Imene Slamani, Selma Mahboubi

“…The overall results demonstrated the successful encapsulation of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. and highlighted the effects of the different formulations on the physicochemical properties of the beads.…”
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Adaptive Threshold Algorithm for Outlier Elimination in 3D Topography Data of Metal Additive Manufactured Surfaces Obtained from Focus Variation Microscopy by Xin Xu, Tobias Pahl, Sebastian Hagemeier, Peter Lehmann

“…This paper introduces a method for deriving self-adaptive thresholds from the convolution result and compares the effects of different operators in creating self-adaptive thresholds. …”
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Effects of Working Medium Gases on Emission Spectral and Temperature Characteristics of a Plasma Igniter by Gao Cheng Chen, Li Ming He, Bing Bing Zhao, Hua Lei Zhang, Zi Chen Zhao, Hao Zeng, Jian Ping Lei, Xiong Liu

“…The emission spectra of the plasma jet were also analyzed using the optical emission spectroscopy method, and the influence rule of working medium gas and O2 concentration on electron temperature and vibrational temperature of the plasma jet was calculated and analyzed. …”
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Follow the Mass—A Concordance Picture of Tidal Disruption Events by Julian Krolik, Tsvi Piran, Taeho Ryu

“…Three recent global simulations of tidal disruption events (TDEs) have produced, using different numerical techniques and parameters, very similar pictures of their dynamics. …”
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Pharmaceutical development specifics of new generic drug products in suspension for injection form on the Betaspan depot (Depos) example by O. I. Kachaput, S. M. Gureyeva, A. M. Goy

“…The question of the possible presence of different polymorphic forms of drug substance of betamethasone dipropionate was studied using the method of differential scanning calorimetry. …”
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Study of the Influence of the Surface Roughness of Knitted Fabrics from Natural Fibres on the Light Fastness of Their Colours by Olga Semeshko, Yulia Saribyekova, Tatyana Asaulyuk, Sergey Myasnykov, Irina Kulish, Ihor Horokhov

“…The surface properties of knitted fabrics of single plain, 1×1 rib and French piqué knitted structures were evaluated by determining their roughness using a non-contact optical method for processing digital images of the knitted fabric’s surface. …”
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Nanosensor for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) detection based on a selective growth-regulating mechanism by Johan A. Farfán, Mary Licuona, Betty C. Galarreta, Yulán Hernández

“…The results obtained in this study highlight the intricacies of developing such nanosensors and introduce a novel detection method based on a selective growth mechanism that can be further used for detection.…”
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Clinical optochin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae strains in Tunisia by Sonia Ktari, Nour El Houda Ben Ayed, Sonda Maalej, Basma Mnif, Faouzia Rhimi, Adnene Hammami

“…Optr S. pneumoniae strains belonged to different genotypes and serotypes (14, 19A, 3 and 9V). …”
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A Capacitive Liquid-Phase Sensor and Its Sensing Mechanism Using Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide by Chin-An Ku, Geng-Fu Li, Chen-Kuei Chung

“…With the evolution of micro/nanotechnology, anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has received attention for sensor applications due to its regular and high-aspect-ratio nanopore structure with an excellent sensing performance, especially for electrical and optical sensors. Here, we propose the application of these capacitance and porous properties in a facile nanoporous AAO liquid sensor and study an efficient and economical method for preparing AAO substrates for liquid-phase substance sensing. …”
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MICROSTRUCTURAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF NICKEL-BASED HARDFACING COATINGS APPLIED ON NITRIDING STEELS BY PLASMA TRANSFERRED ARC WELDING by Abdullah Sert, Fatih Hayati Çakır, Gökçe Mehmet Ay

“…To achieve these properties, the steels used in plastic injection screws are first hardfaced on the thread crests using the PTA coating method and then nitrided. In this study, 1.8550 and 1.8519 steels, commonly used in plastic injection screw manufacturing, were coated with two different powders: FeCrBSi with a nickel (Ni) balance, either with or without tungsten (W) addition. …”
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