Optimizing electrocaloric effect of PbSc0.5Ta0.5O3 ceramics near/below room temperature by ordering degree modulation by Ruowei Yin, Yuxuan Hou, Xiaowei Lv, Junjie Li, Rongju Zhong, Yanjing Su, Lijie Qiao, Renchao Che, Lifeng Zhu, Chuanbao Liu, Yang Bai

“…With decreasing Ω, the Curie temperature (TC) gradually shifts from RT to below 0 °C, and the phase transition is diffused. A fairly large ΔTmax = 1.57 K is obtained at a rather low temperature of 0 °C in the ceramic with Ω = 0.51. …”
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Associations of VEGF-D levels with clinical manifestations in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a cross-sectional analysis of 631 cases by Luning Yang, Hanghang Wang, Chongsheng Cheng, Miaoyan Zhang, Danjing Hu, Yani Wang, Tengyue Zhang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Song Liu, Wenshuai Xu, Junya Liu, Jinrong Dai, Shuzhen Meng, Yanli Yang, Shao-Ting Wang, Xinlun Tian, Kai-Feng Xu

“…VEGF-D is a valuable biomarker in evaluation of LAM and improve the efficiency of diagnostic algorithm.…”
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In situ visualization of soil profile acidification and processes following nitrogen fertilization and liming by Jingjing Tao, Lichao Fan, Tao Jiang, Xiaona Song, Mengzhen Zhao, Jianbin Zhou, Yakov Kuzyakov, Kazem Zamanian

“…Therefore, N fertilizer types and temperature should be considered for having a more efficient fertilization management with less consequences for soil acidification. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Moreover, it has not been accurately considered the real feasibility to enforce an efficient social distancing model and the effects of a prolonged lockdown on the Italian economy. …”

Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation in cognition and brain networks: A randomised clinical trial in patients with multiple sclerosis by E. Lopez-Soley, E. Martinez-Heras, F. Vivo, A. Calvi, S. Alba-Arbalat, L. Romero-Pinel, S. Martínez-Yélamos, C. Ramo-Tello, S. Presas-Rodríguez, E. Munteis, J.E. Martínez-Rodríguez, J. Sastre-Garriga, E. Anglada, E.R. Meza-Murillo, M.J. Arévalo, R. Sánchez-Carrión, R. Pelayo, M. Bernabeu, N. Sola-Valls, M. Hervas, M. Sepulveda, A. Saiz, Y. Blanco, E. Solana, S. Llufriu

“…Brain MRI pre- and post-CR were analysed using an advanced tractography algorithm, based on multishell diffusion MRI, to obtain node-based graph metrics (local efficiency and strength) from microscopic fractional anisotropy. …”
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Design of AgI/BiVO4 heterostructures for photocatalytic antibiotic removal and antimicrobial action by Hanh Thi Truong, Tho Truong Pham, Nhi Dinh Bui, Ha Tien Le, Thuan Chi Nguyen

“…Recent advances focus on designing heterojunction nanocomposites to enhance visible-light activity and charge separation efficiency. In this study, AgI/BiVO _4 nanocomposites were prepared using a thermal-assisted co-precipitation technique. …”
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Synthesis O-g-C₃N₄/TiO₂ rutile composite material for photocatalytic application by M. E. Bondarenko, P. M. Silenko, Yu. M. Solonin, N. I. Gubareni, O. Yu. Khyzhun, N. Yu. Ostapovskaya

“…Obtaining O-g-C3N4/TiO2 binary composite was confirmed through various analytical techniques including X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-Vis-DRS) methods. …”
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Photocatalytic degradation of phenol using cadmium-TiO2/chitosan hybrid catalysts by D Ángeles-Beltrán, G Chavez-Esquivel, J A Tavizón-Pozos, V A Suárez-Toriello, C E Santolalla-Vargas, O Aguilar-Martínez

“…The TiO _2 , TiO _2 /Q, Cd-TiO _2 , and Cd-TiO _2 /Q catalysts were characterized by N _2 -Physisorption, Raman spectroscopy, UV–vis Diffuse Reflectance, x-ray diffraction, x-ray Spectroscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive. …”
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In situ delivered chitosan-encapsulated hydrogen microbubbles for inflammatory bowel disease therapy by scavenging oxidative stress by Tize Liu, Jinxing Song, Wenxian Zhang, Huan Liu, Aoxiang Luo, Xinyi Li, Qing Zhang, Wei Hao, Wenxuan Dong, Kai Cui, Zeyu Xiao, Yuanyuan Qiu

“…The CS@H2 system efficaciously maintained stable hydrogen concentrations and exhibited a highly efficient capacity for neutralizing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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Bifunctional catalysts derived from mineral ores for cost-effective and robust CO2 capture and conversion by Wenqi Fan, Qian Wu, Liang Huang, Xinglei Zhao, Shipeng Ding, Qiang Wang, Ming Xue, Xingchun Li

“…The development of cost-effective and efficient bifunctional materials is crucial for advancing integrated CO2 capture and utilization (ICCU) technologies. …”
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Effects of legume-cover crop rotations on soil pore characteristics and particulate organic matter distributions in Vertisol based on X-ray computed tomography by Tianyu Ding, Zichun Guo, Keke Hua, Zizhou Yu, Jiaqi Li, Yueming Chen, Zhibin Guo, Daozhong Wang, Jianli Liu, Xinhua Peng

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Early intervention anti-Aβ immunotherapy attenuates microglial activation without inducing exhaustion at residual plaques by Lis de Weerd, Selina Hummel, Stephan A. Müller, Iñaki Paris, Thomas Sandmann, Marie Eichholtz, Robin Gröger, Amelie L. Englert, Stephan Wagner, Connie Ha, Sonnet S. Davis, Valerie Warkins, Dan Xia, Brigitte Nuscher, Anna Berghofer, Marvin Reich, Astrid F. Feiten, Kai Schlepckow, Michael Willem, Stefan F. Lichtenthaler, Joseph W. Lewcock, Kathryn M. Monroe, Matthias Brendel, Christian Haass

“…Long-term treatment with anti-Aβ results in a robust and dose-dependent lowering of amyloid plaque pathology, with a higher efficiency for reducing diffuse over dense-core plaque deposition. …”
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CPFD Simulation of Operation Characteristics of a 10t/d Sludge and Biomass Co-incineration Fluidized Bed Reactor by REN Shaohui, YU Qiao, LIN Li, XIANG Jiatao, MA Lun, ZHANG Shihong

“…Dolomite demonstrated limited in-situ desulfurization (SO₂↓0.01% vs. quartz's 0.02%) through CaO sulfation, though reaction efficiency was hindered by poor gas-solid contact—SO₂concentrated near the outlet where bed material presence diminished. …”
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Commercial bifacial silicon solar cells - Characteristics, module topology and passivation techniques for high electrical output: An overview by KL Vincent Joseph, NT Mary Rosana, J. Aravind Kumar, Antony V Samrot

“…The commercial bifacial silicon module technology is based on Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact+ (PERC+), p-type Passivated Emitter Rear Locally Diffused (p-PERL), n-type Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (n-PERC), n-type Passivated Emitter and Rear diffused (n-PERT), n-type Passivated Emitter and Rear Locally diffused (n-PERL), heterojunction (HJC), Interdigitated-Back-Contact (IBC) and Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) cells with efficiencies are close to theoretical limits by single thin film cell. …”
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Optimal Design and Simulation of a Microsuction Cup Integrated with a Valveless Piezoelectric Pump for Robotics by Bingshan Hu, Hongliu Yu

“…Static lumped parameters in this model are calculated by the finite element method instead of the traditional analytic method, and the diffuser/nozzle’s flow resistance is computed by integrating and introducing rectifying efficiency coefficient. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF THE SMELTING TECHNOLOGY OF STEEL IN ACIDIC AND BASIC ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES IN «SAMARA PLANT TECHNICAL CASTING» WITH THE USE OF DISPERSED MATERIALS by A. V. Chaikin, A. V. Kolkolova, A. I. Guscin, V. A. Chaikin

“…Efficiency of using particulate materials as deoxidazing mixtures for steel diffusive deoxidation in acid and basic furnaces is shown.…”
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CFD algorithm for moving boundary problems of isothermal drying and shrinkage: Case of prunes by Lentzou Diamanto, Templalexis Charalampos, Boudouvis Andreas G., Karathanos Vaios, Xanthopoulos Georgios

“…A moving-boundary FEM model describing isothermal drying of fruit was employed as an inverse problem to estimate water diffusivity and peel resistance, including shrinkage. …”
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Resistive Collapse of 2D Nonrotating Magnetized Isothermal Toroids: Formation of Pseudodisks by Ya-Chi Wang, Hsien Shang, Ruben Krasnopolsky

“…., now with explicit nonideal MHD (ohmic diffusivity η ) and higher resolution using a code able to cover a broader range of the magnetization parameter H _0 . …”
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Development of differential diagnostic models for distinguishing between limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy by Guangyu Wang, Lijun Fu, Lining Zhang, Kai Shao, Ying Hou, Tingjun Dai, Pengfei Lin, Chuanzhu Yan, Bing Zhao

“…Conclusion We developed two practical differential diagnosis models for LGMD and IIM based on the analysis of four accessible indicators, including the age of onset, cervical flexor weakness, the ratio of synchronous Mb/CK values and diffuse MHC-I expression. Further studies with larger samples are needed to refine the predictive efficiency of the differential diagnostic models.…”
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Computation of the Flow and Salinity Distribution in the Vicinity of Discharge and Intake Ports of a Desalination Plant by Sami A. Al-Sanea

“…These are the convective and diffusive transport, wind stresses, sea-bed friction and variable sea-bed elevation. …”
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