Techniques for surface charge measurements and exploring contact electrification by Shiquan Lin, Chi Zhang, Tianmin Shao

“…Contact electrification (CE) is one of the most important physical phenomena within the realm of surface science, with a history spanning over 2,600 years. …”
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Self-referencing surface plasmon sensor for resolution enhancement by Reza Kohandani, Simarjeet Saini

“…Abstract In this paper, a self-referencing evanescent field sensor based on surface plasmon resonances is designed and fabricated. …”
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Nanobeams and AFM Subject to Piezoelectric and Surface Scale Effects by Julio Claeyssen, Rosemaira Copetti, Leticia Tonetto, Joao Carvalho

“…Results with Timoshenko models that include surface effects are presented for micro- and nanoscale. …”
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Ocular Surface Status in Newly Diagnosed Glaucoma Cases by N. V. Makashova, A. E. Vasilyeva, O. Yu. Kolosova

“…The manifestations of dry syndrome are often detected before any hypotensive therapy begins, since the functions of secretory cells change with age and there is always the influence of adverse environmental factors. …”
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Distributed surface mass balance of an avalanche-fed glacier by M. Kneib, M. Kneib, A. Dehecq, A. Gilbert, A. Basset, E. S. Miles, E. S. Miles, G. Jouvet, B. Jourdain, E. Ducasse, L. Beraud, A. Rabatel, J. Mouginot, G. Carcanade, O. Laarman, F. Brun, D. Six

“…</mo><mspace linebreak="nobreak" width="0.125em"/><msup><mi mathvariant="normal">yr</mi><mrow><mo>-</mo><mn mathvariant="normal">1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="52pt" height="15pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="e0918f6438cbe876de2794196580ddad"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="tc-18-5965-2024-ie00001.svg" width="52pt" height="15pt" src="tc-18-5965-2024-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg></span></span> for the 11-year average). The detected spatial variability in surface mass balance is consistent between the modelling approaches and much higher than what is predicted from an enhanced-temperature-index model calibrated with measurements from a dense network of stakes. …”
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Improvement in Pavement Defect Scenarios Using an Improved YOLOv10 with ECA Attention, RefConv and WIoU by Xiaolin Zhang, Lei Lu, Hanyun Luo, Lei Wang

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Au@Pt@HP1-HP2@Fe3O4 Nanoenzymatic Complexes Based on CHA Signal Amplification Strategy for Ultrasensitive SERS Detection of ctDNA in Liver Cancer by Wang X, Sheng J, Yang H, Shen K, Yao J, Qian Y, Chen G

“…The method holds significant clinical potential for the accurate and early detection of liver cancer biomarkers.Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman scattering, nano-enzymes, circulating tumor DNA, liver cancer, catalytic hairpin self-assembly…”
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Design and Motion Modeling of a Small-Scale Lunar Jumping Robot by YAN He, ZHU Xingyue, HOU Zhangli, WANG Weijun, ZHANG Zhinan

Subjects: “…lunar surface detection…”
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Silver nanoparticles in gas sensing: A comprehensive review of synthesis, mechanisms, performance metrics, and emerging applications by Rawan A. Alzahrani, Fatima G. Alhaddad, Ebtsam O. Alshammari, Fadwa S. Alsowaileh, Maha D. Alghamdi, A. Modwi, Mohamed N. Goda, Laila S. Alqarni

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Detection of lithium in the exosphere of Mercury by Daniel Schmid, Helmut Lammer, Alexey A. Berezhnoy, Fabian Weichbold, Manuel Scherf, Ali Varsani, Martin Volwerk, Cyril Simon-Wedlund, Wolfgang Baumjohann, Rumi Nakamura, Go Murakami, Ferdinand Plaschke

“…Although lithium has been predicted to exist, it had not been detected until now. Here, we demonstrate the presence of lithium in Mercury’s exosphere, using data from the Mercury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft. …”
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Electromedical Biosensors for the Detection of Diseases by Yang Zeyu

“…Infectious illnesses are harmful to all organisms, including animals and plants. The detection of the virus is limited by the level of virus number and the symptom of the patient. …”
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Advances in surface water and ocean topography for fine-scale eddy identification from altimeter sea surface height merging maps in the South China Sea by X. Zhang, X. Zhang, L. Liu, L. Liu, J. Fei, Z. Li, Z. Wei, Z. Zhang, X. Jiang, Z. Dong, F. Xu

“…<p>The recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission has reduced the noise levels and increased resolution, thereby improving the ability to detect previously unobserved fine-scale signals. …”
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Recent advances in the design of SERS substrates and sensing systems for (bio)sensing applications: Systems from single cell to single molecule detection [version 2; peer review: 2... by Pooja Nag, Kapil Sadani, Sreelakshmi C S, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Anirudh Bharadwaj, Ashwini G Shenoy, Sai Ratnakar Tadi

“…The development of SERS active substrates requires further consideration and optimization of several critical features such as surface periodicity, hotspot density, mitigation of sample or surface autofluorescence, tuning of surface hydrophilicities, use of specific (bio) recognition elements with suitable linkers and bioconjugation chemistries, and use of appropriate optics to obtain relevant sensing outcomes in terms of sensitivity, cross-sensitivity, limit of detection, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), stability, shelf-life, and disposability. …”
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Wavelet Analysis-Based Texture Analysis of Ceramic Surface Images by Yanbing Liu, Bei Zhou, Xinghua Yang

“…Finally, the experimental device of the ceramic surface defect detection system is constructed, and the joint debugging of hardware and software is completed. …”
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The Design and Simulation of Steel Ball Whole Surface Unfolding Mechanism by ZHAO Yan-ling, WANG Qi-yu, BAO Yu-dong, XIANG Jing-zhong

“…The results show that the unfolding mechanism to achieve the fully expanded on the surface of the steel ball and completed the rapid detection of steel ball，it provides a reliable basis for the prototype manufacture of steel ball detection device.…”
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Advances in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring by Huasheng Lai, Xinlan Wang, Menghan Qi, Hao Huang, Bingqiong Yu

“…This review examines the latest advancements in SERS substrates and their applications in TDM, highlighting the innovations in substrate design that enhance detection sensitivity and selectivity. We discuss the challenges faced by SERS for TDM, such as substrate signal reproducibility and matrix interference from complex biological samples, and explore solutions like digital colloid-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, enrichment detection strategies, microfluidic SERS, tandem instrument technologies, and machine learning-enabled SERS. …”
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Assessment of the Aluminium Profiles Surface Condition during the Extrusion Process by C. Jasiński, Ł. Morawiński, A. Kochański

“…The system allows for quick detection of changes in the quality of the profile surface based on the analysis of reflected light distribution. …”
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Using ATP measurements to rapidly evaluate the cleanliness of spectacle surfaces by Nazma Sultana Lupin, Birgit Fritz, Siegfried Wahl, Markus Egert

“…ATP measurement is widely used to evaluate the cleanliness of surfaces based on the detection of adenosine triphosphate, a molecule found in and around living cells. …”
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Ag/CdS surface plasmon simulation systems for gas sensor by Haidar J. Mohamad, Shaymaa H. Kafi, Duaa A. Taban

“…In this work, the Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensor simulated for a wide range of wavelengths and refractive index. …”
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Enhancing ELISA Sensitivity: From Surface Engineering to Synthetic Biology by Hye-Bin Jeon, Dong-Yeon Song, Yu Jin Park, Dong-Myung Kim

“…Accurate and sensitive detection of protein biomarkers is critical for advancing in vitro diagnostics (IVD), yet conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) often fall short in terms of sensitivity compared to nucleic acid-based tests. …”
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