Multi-layer graphene solar thermal absorber investigation with Ti-InAs-In2Se3 materials for thermal energy storage applications by Meshari Alsharari, Bo Bo Han, Ammar Armghan, Khaled Aliqab, Shobhit K. Patel

“…Our research introduces a novel solar absorber structure based on Ti-InAs-In2Se3, enhanced with integrated graphene. …”
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Continuous-wave electrically pumped multi-quantum-well laser based on group-IV semiconductors by Lukas Seidel, Teren Liu, Omar Concepción, Bahareh Marzban, Vivien Kiyek, Davide Spirito, Daniel Schwarz, Aimen Benkhelifa, Jörg Schulze, Zoran Ikonic, Jean-Michel Hartmann, Alexei Chelnokov, Jeremy Witzens, Giovanni Capellini, Michael Oehme, Detlev Grützmacher, Dan Buca

“…Along this path, it has been demonstrated that the electronic band structure of the GeSn/SiGeSn heterostructures can be tuned into a direct bandgap quantum structure providing optical gain for lasing. …”
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Mechanical and tribological properties of polymer composite materials based on PTFE filled with natural mica and magnesium aluminium oxide by Iuliia Kapitonova, Praskovia Tarasova, Nadezhda Lazareva, Aitalina Okhlopkova, Sakhayana Danilova

“…In this research, the results of studies on the influence of natural mica and mixed magnesium aluminium oxide (MAO) on the structure and properties of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are presented. …”
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Dynamic Model and Vibration Power Flow of a Rigid-Flexible Coupling and Harmonic-Disturbance Exciting System for Flexible Robotic Manipulator with Elastic Joints by Yufei Liu, Wei Li, Yuqiao Wang, Xuefeng Yang, Jinyong Ju

“…The results obtained in this paper contribute to the structure design, motion optimization, and vibration control of FRMs.…”
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Estimation of the Motion Response of a Large Ocean Buoy in the South China Sea by Yunzhou Li, Chuankai Zhao, Penglin Jing, Bangqi Chen, Guanghua He, Zhigang Zhang, Jiming Zhang, Min Li, Juncheng Wang

“…As the wave steepness increases, the nonlinearity of wave–structure interactions becomes more pronounced, resulting in 13.78% and 13.65% increases in the RAO for heave and pitch, respectively. …”
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Performance Analysis of Highly EfficientPhotocatalytic Activity of gC3N4/ZnxCd1-xS Com Posites by TIAN Yan, TAN Yu, ZHANG Zehua, TONG Yanmin, QI Shuyan

“…In this paper, insitu growth technique was used, and gC3N4/ZnxCd1-xS heterojunction photocatalyst was prepared by coprecipitationhydrothermal method The structure and photochemical properties of the photocatalyst were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS and UVVis DRS Photocatalytic activity of gC3N4/ZnxCd1-xS was evaluated by degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation The mechanism of photocatalytic degradation was studied by capture agent test The results show that gC3N4 and ZnxCd1-xS form a wellcrystallized heterojunction structure, and as the value of x increases, the light absorption range of the heterojunction gradually decreases Among them, gC3N4/Zn05Cd05S have the best photocatalytic performance After 210 minutes of visible light irradiation, the degradation rate to MB reached 99% After 4 reproducibility tests, there was no significant decrease in photocatalytic activity Through the capture agent experiments, the main active substances involved in degradation are h+ and O-2·…”
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Research progress on evaluation and prediction of degradation in service performance for asphalt pavement by Ran Zhang, Pengkun Hu, Yuhui Zhong, Long Wen, Jie Ji, Long Liang

“…Asphalt pavement is the main type of pavement structure in China, and it accounts for more than 90% of the large-scale road network. …”
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From Monocyclization to Pentacyclization: A Versatile Plant Cyclase Produces Diverse Sesterterpenes with Anti‐Liver Fibrosis Potential by Kai Guo, Xue Tang, Yan‐Chun Liu, Hui‐Zhen Cheng, Huan Liu, Yu‐Zhou Fan, Xiao‐Yu Qi, Rui Xu, Juan‐Juan Kang, De‐Sen Li, Guo‐Dong Wang, Jonathan Gershenzon, Yan Liu, Sheng‐Hong Li

“…Twenty different sesterterpenes including 16 undescribed compounds, possessing 10 different mono‐/di‐/tri‐/tetra‐/penta‐carbocyclic skeletons, including the unique 15‐membered macrocyclic and 24(15→14)‐abeo‐capbuane scaffolds, are isolated and structurally elucidated from engineered Escherichia coli strains expressing CbTPS1. …”
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New Betweenness Centrality Node Attack Strategies for Real-World Complex Weighted Networks by Quang Nguyen, Ngoc-Kim-Khanh Nguyen, Davide Cassi, Michele Bellingeri

“…In this work, we introduce a new node attack strategy removing nodes with the highest conditional weighted betweenness centrality (CondWBet), which combines the weighted structure of the network and the node’s conditional betweenness. …”
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Electrodeposited copper-cuprite layers modified with rGO for light-supported conversion of CO2 to methane and ethylene by Krzysztof Mech, Patrycja Kolbusz, Andrzej Sławek, Mateusz Marzec, Edit Csapó

“…The effect of applied potential on the morphology, crystallographic structure, band gap, and conduction and valence band location was investigated. …”
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Phenotypic stasis with genetic divergence by Mallard, François, Noble, Luke, Guzella, Thiago, Afonso, Bruno, Baer, Charles F., Teotónio, Henrique

“…These results suggest that short-term stasis of locomotion behavior is maintained because of stabilizing selection, while the genetic structuring of component traits is contingent upon drift history. …”
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The Key Characteristics of the Permanent Magnet Thruster for Underwater Vehicle by WANG Lei, JIA Zhenyuan, LIU Xin, LIU Hao

“…Aiming at the water tightness problem of underwater robot thrusters, it is proposed that permanent magnetic thrusters convert dynamic seals into static seals to solve the leakage problem The electromagnetic finite element method was used to study the influence of the torque, slip, and material of the isolation sleeve on the transmission performance of the disc and barrel permanent magnet thrusters, and an experimental platform was built to verify the performance The transmission capacity is 57N·m, while the disc structure is only 148N·m; when the internal and external magnetic sleeve angles are 0°, 15° and 45°, and the slip is 800r/min, the eddy current loss of the aluminum alloy isolation sleeve can reach the titanium alloy isolation 46~47 times of the sleeve; when the experiment proves that the rated slip is 800r/min, the maximum torque transmission of the cylindrical structure is 463 N·m, which meets the torque demand of the working condition, that is, the cylindrical synchronous permanent magnet thruster with a titanium alloy isolation sleeve It has strong torque transmission ability and does not lose rotation It is more suitable for underwater robot applications…”
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Phylogenomics Reveals Deep Divergences and Cryptic Species Within a Rare Sand‐Dwelling Milkweed, Asclepias tomentosa Elliott by Daniel P. Duran, Jason E. Ksepka, Scott A. Davis, William Godwin, Robert A. S. Laroche

“…In the present study, we examined the genetic structure of the rare milkweed species, Asclepias tomentosa Elliott, found in the southeastern USA, with disjunct sets of populations occurring in Texas, Florida, and the Carolinas. …”
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Effects of Reinforcement by Both Waste Glass and Barley Straw on Water Resistance, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Polyethylene Composite by Nadir Ayrilmis, Anton M. Kuzmin, Tahar Masri, Mohamed Yagoub, Lakhdar Sedira, Petr Pantyukhov, Kuwar Mausam, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, Quanjin Ma, Saleh A Al-Farraj

“…The addition of the barley straw and waste glass altered the crystalline structure of the HDPE, reducing the melting temperature and melting enthalpy while increasing the crystallinity index. …”
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Cytotoxic cationic peptides as а ligands for receptor nucleolin by A. A. Lushnikova, A. V. Kostarev, D. A. Ponkratova, A. V. Onyan, E. G. Glubokova, S. M. Andreev

“…This indicates the conservative structure of dimer NCL, its stable binding to peptide ligands and the possibility of design the optimal structure of cationic peptides that induce tumor cell death due to competing binding to the target proteins.…”
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Transplantation of solid organs during the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection by D. V. Shumakov, D. I. Zybin, A. B. Zulkarnaev, V. V. Dontsov, E. G. Agafonov, M. A. Popov

“…The end-stage stage of chronic diseases of solid organs is rather significant in the structure of morbidity and mortality among patients worldwide. …”
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Self-interacting Dark Matter, Core Collapse, and the Galaxy–Galaxy Strong-lensing Discrepancy by Isaque Dutra, Priyamvada Natarajan, Daniel Gilman

“…Gravitational lensing by galaxy clusters has emerged as a powerful tool to probe the standard cold dark matter (CDM) paradigm of structure formation in the Universe. Despite the remarkable explanatory power of CDM on large scales, tensions with observations on small scales have been reported. …”
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Preparation and characterization of electrospun apigenin-loaded polycaprolactone nanofibers for wound dressing applications by Nayereh Niazi, Masoumeh Zahmatkeshan, Fariba Esmaeili, farzaneh Soltani-Jazi, Seyed Mahdi Rezayat, Maryam Zahmatkeshan, Moein Adel

“…Additionally, the nanofibers exhibit a porous, bead-free structure with improved hydrophilicity due to APG incorporation. …”
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Permeability of the composite coal in the grouting section around the CBM drainage borehole in the coal mine by Lei Zhang, Yan Cao, Hongyu Pan, Jiawei Tian, Yuhang Chu, Tianjun Zhang

“…The relationship between structure of the specimen, stress and permeability was studied. …”
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Introduction of a Phosphine Group onto the Ferrocene Moiety in Ferrociphenol Opens Access to New Heterobimetallic Complexes with Anticancer Activity by Magda Křelinová, Michèle Salmain, Petr Štěpnička, Ivana Císařová, Benoît Bertrand, Jiří Schulz

“…This contribution reports an original approach to modify the structure of one of the first ferrocifens, namely ferrociphenol, by means of a diphenylphosphinyl moiety appended to the unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl ring of the ferrocene unit. …”
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