High performance {Nb5TaX12}@PVP (X = Cl, Br) cluster-based nanocomposites coatings for solar glazing applications by Clément Lebastard, Maxence Wilmet, Stéphane Cordier, Clothilde Comby-Zerbino, Luke MacAleese, Philippe Dugourd, Naoki Ohashi, Tetsuo Uchikoshi, Fabien Grasset

“…The development of highly ultraviolet (UV) and near-infrared (NIR) absorbent transparent coatings is an important enabling technology and area of research for environmental sustainability and energy conservation. Different amounts of K4[{Nb5TaXi12}Xa6] cluster compounds (X = Cl, Br) dispersed into polyvinylpyrrolidone matrices were prepared by a simple, nontoxic and low-cost wet chemical method. …”
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Effect of acidic saliva on monomer leaching and surface roughness of 3D-printed and milled denture-base materials by Hanan Al-Otaibi, Rafal Basaqer, Sarah Almania, Afnan Alfouzan, Sara Al Taweel, Huda Alshehri, Nawaf Labban

“…The study evaluated the effect of different acidic salivary pH values on monomer leaching and surface roughness of conventional and CAD/CAM processed (milled and 3D-printed) denture base materials. …”
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Efficacy of vision-based treatments for children and teens with amblyopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Benjamin Thompson, Mark Oremus, Taylor Adrian Brin, Amy Chow, Caitlin Carter, William Bobier

“…Objective To identify differences in efficacy between vision-based treatments for improving visual acuity (VA) of the amblyopic eye in persons aged 4–17 years old.Data sources Ovid Embase, PubMed (Medline), the Cochrane Library, Vision Cite and Scopus were systematically searched from 1975 to 17 June 2020.Methods Two independent reviewers screened search results for randomised controlled trials of vision-based amblyopia treatments that specified change in amblyopic eye VA (logMAR) as the primary outcome measure. …”
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STRAIN LOCALIZATION PECULIARITIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACOUSTIC EMISSION SOURCES IN ROCK SAMPLES TESTED BY UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION AND EXPOSED TO ELECTRIC PULSES by V. A. Mubassarova, L. M. Bogomolov, A. S. Zakupin, I. A. Panteleev, O. B. Naimark

“…Strain of the specimens was studied with application of original methods of strain computation based on analyses of optical images of deformed specimen surfaces in LaVISION Strain Master System.Acoustic emission experiment data were interpreted on the basis of analyses of the AE activity in time, i.e. the number of AE events per second, and analyses of signals’ energy and AE sources’ locations, i.e. defects.The experiment was conducted at ICMM with the use of the set of equipment with advanced diagnostic capabilities (as compared to earlier experiments described in [Zakupin et al., 2006a, 2006b; Bogomolov et al., 2004]). …”
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Identification of metastable lattice distortion free charge density wave at photoinduced interface via TRARPES by Shaofeng Duan, Binshuo Zhang, Zihao Wang, Shichong Wang, Lingxiao Gu, Haoran Liu, Jiongyu Huang, Jianzhe Liu, Dong Qian, Yanfeng Guo, Wentao Zhang

“…Abstract The interplay between different degrees of freedom governs the emergence of correlated electronic states in quantum materials, with charge density waves (CDW) often coexisting with other exotic phases. …”
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High-pressure investigations of ABiO3, A = Y3 + and Yb3 + type ternary oxides in Bi2O3-A2O3 system by P. Botella, D. Diaz-Anichtchenko, R. Oliva, J. Ibañez, P. Saha, S.N. Achary, F.G. Alabarse, D. Errandonea

“…The bulk modulus of YbBiO3 was also found to be dependent on the sample loading and compression method which can affect the inherent distortion of the lattice. …”
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Histopathological Study of the Kidney Tissue of Neonatal Rats Born From Mothers Receiving Short-term and Long-term Ketamine Injections by Behrooz Yahyaei, Hesamedin Babaei, Leila Khojasteh, Aref Arminfar, Ali Jorjani, Kimia Jannati Toupkanloo, Alireza Avazzadeh

“…Method: It was a laboratory field study that used fifteen female rats, which were randomly divided into three groups. …”
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Advanced surface engineering of TZO nanostructures via irradiation technique for enhanced nitric oxide (NO) gas sensitivity by Gani Yergaliuly, Abylay Tangirbergen, Almagul Mentbayeva, Nurlan Amangeldi, Marat Kaikanov, Selim Acar, Zhumabay Bakenov, Baktiyar Soltabayev

“…TZO nanostructures synthesized using the sequential ion-layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method were subjected to two different treatments: thermal annealing at 500 °C under nitrogen atmosphere and IPIB. …”
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PEMETAAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN SAWAH BERDASARKAN PENDEKATAN EKOLOGI BENTANG LAHANMENGGUNAKAN CITRA PEREKAMAN TUNGGAL by Algi Variski Hasibuan, Projo Danoedoro, Sigit Heru Murti

“…Such maps are usually created using multitemporal image data with a spectral approach, but this method can only be applied to certain areas and cannot be easily applied to other areas with different land characteristics. …”
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Satellite-Based Detection of Farmland Manuring Using Machine Learning Approaches by David Marzi, Fabio Dell’Acqua

“…The aim of this research is an automated, machine learning (ML)-based approach to detecting manure application on crop fields in time sequences of spaceborne, multi-source optical Earth Observation data. In the first stage of this research, multispectral data alone was considered; a pool of different spectral indexes were analyzed to identify the ones most impacted by manure application. …”
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CdS/CeO2/Ag2CO3 nanocomposite as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for Knoevenagel condensation and acetylation reactions by Getachew A. Seid, Abi M. Taddesse, Neelaiah Babu, Jemal M. Yassin

“…The reaction conditions were tested for different aromatic aldehydes with malononitrile, yielding high isolated products. …”
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Robustness Study of Non-Dimensional Star Pattern Recognition for a Typical Star Tracker by Jafar Roshanian, Shabnam Yazdani, Masoud Ebrahimi

“…The monte-carlo simulation method is then used to evaluate the algorithmâs performance for different amounts of error. …”
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Recycling of supported nanocomposites for hazardous industrial wastewater treatment via Solar photocatalytic process by El-Sayed A.E. Ahmed, Badr A. El-Sayed, Walied A.A. Mohamed, Alaa Fahmy, Ahmed Helal

“…The results of the surface area of samples and the best optical behavior obtained at MWCNTs/8%TiO2 are reported and its photodegradation rate raised to 10.22x10−3S−1. …”
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The Determination of Mineral and Heavy Metal Contents of Echinacea Species Cultivated in Turkey by Sadiye Ayşe Çelik, Yüksel Kan

“…Mineral compositions (Na, K, Ca, P, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn Al, Cd, Co, Ni, Cr, Mo and Pb) were examined in five different species of Echinacea. The analyses of mineral compositions in Echinacea species were determined using NMKL 161 method and A Perkin-Elmer Optima 2000 inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrophotometer (ICP–OES) was used to analyze the elements to determine the mineral substances. …”
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Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics and antimicrobial and anticancer activities of two-dimensional ZnO nanosheets by Abhik Bhuin, Saranya Udayakumar, Janani Gopalarethinam, Debdyuti Mukherjee, Koyeli Girigoswami, Caroline Ponraj, Sujoy Sarkar

“…In the pursuit of sustainable environmental remediation, biomedical applications, and energy production, there has been a significant focus on two-dimensional materials (2D materials) owing to their unique electrical, optical, and structural properties. Herein, we have synthesized 2D zinc oxide nanosheets (ZnO NSs) using a facile and practicable hydrothermal method and characterized them thoroughly using spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical properties of green synthesized strontium doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles for dye removal and supercapacitor applications by Yonas Etafa Tasisa, M. Gunasekaran, Tridib Kumar Sarma, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj, M. Arivanandhan

“…In this study, we synthesized strontium-doped titanium dioxide (Sr-TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) via a green method and investigated their structural, optical, and electrochemical properties to enhance photocatalytic and supercapacitive performance. …”
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Advancing Sika deer detection and distance estimation through comprehensive camera calibration and distortion analysis by Sandhya Sharma, Stefan Baar, Bishnu P. Gautam, Shinya Watanabe, Satoshi Kondo, Kazuhiko Sato

“…This practical and reproducible calibration method, which does not require expensive optical equipment, offers significant improvements in camera trap optimisation, enabling conservationists and researchers to obtain more reliable ecological data.…”
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Signal-domain speed-of-sound correction for ring-array-based photoacoustic tomography by Daohuai Jiang, Hengrong Lan, Shangqing Tong, Xianzeng Zhang, Fei Gao

“…Previously reported dual-speed-of-sound (dual-SoS) imaging methods effectively address these distortions by accounting for the SoS differences between tissues and the coupling medium. …”
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A Forensic Approach in the Determination of Sequence of Strokes using Fluorescence Spectrometry by Vartika Khare, Anu Singla, Pawan Gupta

“…Background: Fluorescence Microscope is a promising analytical method for the examination of the sequence of strokes of writing inks of different colours, brands, and models in a questioned document. …”
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Forming Coatings from Self-Fluxing Powder Based on Steels of Austenite Class Adding Molybdenum by F. I. Panteleenko, V. A. Okovity, O. G. Devoino, V. V. Okovity, A. S. Volodko, V. M. Astashinsky

“…The coatings have been studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a Vickers hardness tester, and abrasion wear resistance has been determined by the Pin on disk method. …”
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