Effect of Te-concentration on physico-chemical properties electrodeposited CdTeSe thin films for solar cell application by A U Yimamu, V N Adoons, M K Hussen, S Z Werta, F B Dejene, O K Echendu, J J Terblans, H C Swart, S J Motloung

“…For AD samples, the energy band gap was found to be (1.45–1.75) eV; for HT samples, it varied from (1.53–1.86) eV with TeO _2 concentration. The average surface roughness was 93.17 nm and 79.59 nm for the AD and HT un-doped CdSe films, respectively. …”
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Tannin-based Polyurethane Coating for Quality Improvement of Roof Tiles Composite by Aprilia Kartikawati, Sarah Augustina, Muhammad Adly Rahandi Lubis, Sukma Surya Kusumah, Adi Santoso, Jajang Sutiawan, Deni Zulfiana, Harisyah Manurung, Evalina Herawati, Marwanto Marwanto, Hasan Ashari Oramahi, Manggar Arum Aristri, Resa Martha

“…At the same time, the moisture content decreased. Surface performance exhibits a decrease in the average surface roughness (Ra) value, indicating a smoother surface of roof tile composite after surface coating. …”
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Measurements of the Stiffness and Thickness of the Pavement Asphalt Layer Using the Enhanced Resonance Search Method by Nur Mustakiza Zakaria, Nur Izzi Md. Yusoff, Sentot Hardwiyono, Khairul Anuar Mohd Nayan, Ahmed El-Shafie

“…This technique can be used to assess the thickness of the road pavement structure and the profile of shear wave velocity by using the principle of surface wave and body wave propagation. In this study, the ERS technique was used to determine the actual thickness of the asphaltic pavement surface layer, while the shear wave velocities obtained were used to determine its dynamic elastic modulus. …”
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Synthesis of Hydrophobic Mesoporous Material MFS and Its Adsorption Properties of Water Vapor by Guotao Zhao, Zhenxiao Zhao, Junliang Wu, Daiqi Ye

“…Results show that SEM image of the MFS depicted roundish morphology with the average crystal size of 1-2 μm. The BET surface area and total pore volume of the MFS are 865.4 m2 g−1 and 0.74 cm3 g−1 with a narrow pore size distribution at 4.9 nm. …”
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Soil deflation analyses from wind erosion events by Lenka Lackóová, Tomáš Urban, Elena Kondrlová, Jana Kozlovsky Dufková

“…The trapped samples showed no differences in particle size and the proportions of size fractions at different hourly average wind speeds. It was observed that most of particles travelling in saltation mode (size 50–500 μm) – 58–70% – moved vertically up to 26 cm above the soil surface. …”
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Snow-melting performance of building waste heat: An experimental evaluation by Suzuki Yosuke, Terasaki Hiroaki, Jia Ziyi, An Xinyi, Nakayama Hiroshi, Onishi Yoshimasa, Nishihara Yoshiki

“…In addition, the ILB surface in the snowmelt area remained ice-free even under icy conditions, such as an air temperature of -15°C, effectively preventing falls caused by road surface freezing.…”
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Strong repulsive Lifshitz-van der Waals forces on suspended graphene by Gianluca Vagli, Tian Tian, Franzisca Naef, Hiroaki Jinno, Kemal Celebi, Elton J. G. Santos, Chih-Jen Shih

“…Abstract Understanding surface forces of two-dimensional (2D) materials is of fundamental importance as they govern molecular dynamics in nanoscale proximity. …”
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Facile synthesis of Fe-doped ZIF-8 and its adsorption of phosphate from water: Performance and mechanism. by Zhijia Miao, Xueqiang Song, Xiaolei Wang, Hao Wang, Shuoyang Li, Zhen Jiao

“…The Fe-doped ZIF-8 was fully characterized using different characterization techniques and it was found that the as-prepared Fe-doped ZIF-8 (denoted as ZIF-(2Zn:1Fe)) showed a polyhedral morphology with a large specific surface area of 157.64 m2/g and an average pore size of 3.055 nm. …”
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Investigations of Roughness Evolution in Uniaxial and Biaxial Stretching of Interstitial Free - IF Steel Sheet by Bressan José Divo, Unfer Ricardo Kirchoff

“…Nakazima formability tests were performed using the Marciniak's flat head punch for in-plane stretching. Surface roughness and waviness profile parameters such as the maximum distance peak-valley roughness Rt, arithmetic average waviness Wa, total height peak-valley waviness Wt, maximum valley depth Pv were measured during uniaxial and biaxial tests. …”
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IRREGULARITIES IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE EARTH’S GEOGRAPHIC POLE AND JERKS IN THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD by G. S. Kurbasova, A. E. Volvach

“…There are presented the results of analysis of some irregularities in the series of displacement coordinates on the Earth’s surface for the geographic North Pole in order to relate them temporally to some global jerks in the geomagnetic field. …”
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Effect of chemical treatment of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the specific capacitance of supercapacitors by Valeriy V. Golovakhin, Ekaterina Yu. Kim, Oksana N. Novgorodtseva, Alexander G. Bannov

“…It is believed that both the porosity and the functional groups formed during oxidation contribute to the change in specific capacitance. The specific surface area of all samples decreased on average by a factor of 1.5–3 after the chemical treatment. …”
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Estimation of the intensity of the horizontal transfer of snow masses in the area of gravity anomaly by L. Kh. Ingel, A. A. Makosko

“…It seems appropriate to evaluate the possible systematic influence of such forces on the horizontal transport of heavy impurities in the atmosphere, which include, for example, snow coming from the surface into the surface layer of air at sufficiently strong winds (in situations such as low snowstorms). …”
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Bacterial analysis in the water samples from the seacoast of Zhejiang Province by DU Ai-fang

“…The average contamination of coliform water from the surface layer for coliform bacteria were 0.229 and 0.375, respectively, during the first and second voyages; corresponding indices for heterotrophic bacteria contamination were 8.6 and 12.8 respectively. …”
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Identification and determination of avalanche speed by using radar interferometry –A case study in Varangah Rud at Chalous Road, Iran by Abolghasem Goorabi, mohammad Fathollahzadeh

“…The basis of this method is to determine the extent of changes in the characteristics of the Earth's surface, which is determined by changes in radar redistribution. …”
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Spatio-temporal Variation Analysis of Water Resources in the Pearl River Region Based on Hydrological Variation Diagnosis System by HU Caixia, WANG Renchao, WENG Shichuang

“…The results show that the annual average surface water resources in the Pearl River Region show a stable trend in terms of time series evolution, and there is no significant variation. …”
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Scenario Analysis in Intensively Irrigated Semi-Arid Watershed Using a Modified SWAT Model by Pratikshya Neupane, Ryan T. Bailey

“…Over 90% of precipitation is consumed by evapotranspiration. The average watershed water yield comprises 19% surface runoff, 39% groundwater return flow, and 42% lateral flow. …”
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Thermal Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on the Temporomandibular Joint Area in Clinically Healthy Racehorses—A Pilot Study by Maria Soroko-Dubrovina, Paulina Zielińska, Krzysztof D. Dudek, Karolina Śniegucka, Karolina Nawrot

“…The body surface temperature of the area examined was higher by an average of 2.0 °C after HILT, compared to the temperature measured before HILT. …”
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MODIFICATION OF GAS-THERMAL COATINGS THROUGH СО2 LASER IMPACT by Andrey Anatolyevich Mitrofanov, Evgeny Anatolyevich Chaschin, Svetlana Alexandrovna Balashova, Andrey Khachekhparovich Kharakhashev

“…At the first stage of solving the problem, on the basis of the analytical relationships, laser impact on the surface layers of the gas-thermal coating is described. …”
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Construction of a composite cooling network for the mitigation of urban heat risk in Fuzhou by Haozhe Xu, Jianfeng Yang, Yan Lin, Nuo Xu, Mingzhe Li, Yan Xu, Xingzhao Liu, Fangying Li

“…The composite cooling network included 94 heat transport corridors and 96 cool island synergy corridors, with 148 cooling nodes and 78 barrier nodes. The average land surface temperature of transport and synergy corridors was 27.89°C and 25.34°C, respectively, significantly lower than the high-risk areas (31.14°C). …”
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Optoelectronically Innervated Suction Cup Inspired by the Octopus by Stein van Veggel, Michaël Wiertlewski, Eugeni L. Doubrovski, Adrie Kooijman, Barbara Mazzolai, Rob B.N. Scharff

“…The orientation of the suction cup with respect to an object surface could be predicted with an average error of 1.97° for latitude and 9.41° for longitude. …”
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