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Background Allergic contact dermatitis due to acrylates present in the workplace is a disease frequently reported among dentists, printers, and fiberglass workers. Recently, the number of cases of contact allergic dermatitis among beauticians specialized in sculpting artificial nails has increased. Objective Our object...
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ABSTRACT According to the Nernst–Planck equation, the transport of charged species in porous electrodes is mainly driven by diffusion and migration. Although a number of all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) models have been developed by several VRFB modeling groups, a comparative study of these two ion transport mech...
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Carbon-encapsulated nano-MnO composite with novel multiple structure loaded on N-doped carbon webs (CMNCWs) has been designed and fabricated by using polypyrrole webs as both template and precursor. As an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, CMNCWs exhibit a superhigh reversible capacity and excellent rate capabil...
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Search for simple and economical electrocatalyst for the hydrogen gas evolution reaction (HER), which can resemble to the performance of Pt and other precious metals, is a challenging research interest. In this work, a systematic effect of pre-treatment potential of screen-printed carbon (SPCE) surface on the HER perfo...
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The frequent occurrence of natural disasters is a major threat to the property and casualties of human beings in recent decades. Disaster prone points can be very closely monitored by augmenting the distribution of wireless sensor networks. However, replacing the battery of electronics regularly remains a significant c...
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Polymeric gel electrolytes (PGE), based on polyacrylonitrile blended with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VdF-co-HFP)), which are reinforced with glass-fibre cloth (GFC) to increase the mechanical strength, are prepared for the practical use in lithium secondary batteries. The resulting electrolytes...
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Actigraphy has been used for more than 60 years to objectively measure sleep–wake rhythms. Improved modern devices are increasingly employed to diagnose sleep medicine disorders in the clinical setting. Although less accurate than polysomnography, the chief advantage of actigraphs lies in the cost-effective collection ...
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Photoelectrocatalytic cells for water splitting should combine one or two photosensitive units with a water oxidation catalyst at the anode and a hydrogen evolution catalyst at the cathode. In this perspective article, we first show how a chemist can take the naturally occurring multi-electron catalysts for these two e...
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Perfectly aligned silicon microwire arrays show exceptionally high cycling stability with record setting (high) areal capacities of 4.25 mAh cm−2. Those wires have a special, modified length and thickness in order to perform this good. Geometry and sizes are the most important parameters of an anode to obtain batteries...
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Potassium-ion batteries attract tremendous attention for large scale application due to the abundance of K resources. Herein, a highly disordered hard carbon derived from a skimmed cotton is investigated for this purpose. The study shows that a simple soaking treatment in hydrochloric acid for the skimmed cotton before...
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A high risk of morbidity-mortality caused by a harsh and unpredictable environment is considered to be associated with a fast life history (LH) strategy, commonly linked with criminal behavior. However, offenders are not the only group with a high exposure to extrinsic morbidity-mortality. In the present study, we inve...
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Asymmetric supercapacitors (ASCs) have played a leading role in realizing energy storage devices with high energy and power densities. While both anode and cathode materials are important for high performance ASCs, more research effort has been devoted to developing cathode materials because the energy source of an ASC...
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Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was used as a hydrogen bond functionalizing agent to modify multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Nanoparticles of Fe3O4 were then formed along the sidewalls of the as-modified CNTs by the chemical coprecipitation of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in the presence of CNTs in an alkaline solution. The structure an...
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Pathogen-induced defoliation resulted in a reduction in transpiration, an upregulation of photosynthesis in the early growing season, and no change in NSC reserves across stem, root, and foliar tissues.
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Nanosized cryptomelane manganese dioxide (MDO) and its SnO2-coated product were prepared through a redox reaction between KMnO4 and Mn(II) acetate. XRD analysis showed the cryptomelane-type structure for both materials. Chemical analysis detected the presence of K in parent and K and Sn in coated oxide. The coating was...
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The state of health (SOH) and remaining useful lifetime (RUL) estimation are important parameters for battery health forecasting as they reflect the health condition of battery and provide a basis for battery replacement. This study proposes a novel on-line synthesis method based on the fusion of partial incremental ca...
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Mitrovica, northern Kosovo, is the site of some of the highest Pb concentrations reported in human populations; exemplified by Pb concentrations in scalp hair of up to 130 μg g−1 and widely-publicized of Pb-related ill-health and mortality amongst internally displaced populations. High human Pb burdens are accompanied ...
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This paper deals with design of hybrid energy system consisting of wind and photovoltaic with battery storage. A diesel generator is added to ensure continuous power supply and to take care of intermittent nature of wind and photovoltaic. The paper reports results of the technical–economic optimization study of photovo...
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In this work an experimental setup for in-operando temperature measurements across the interfaces anode – separator/electrolyte – cathode of a lithium-ion battery cell is developed to get a better understanding of the heat generating mechanisms. The results show differences in the heat evolution rates of the anode, the...
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Patient safety has been regarded as the most important quality policy of hospital management. The medicine dispensing definitely plays an influential role in the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards. The problem we are going to discuss in this paper is that the function of detecting mistakes does not ...
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This 2-wave longitudinal study aimed (1) to investigate whether high resting RSA predicted adolescents’ lower externalizing behavior and higher empathic concern, and (2) to address the potential moderating role of resting RSA in the association between parent-adolescent relationship quality and adolescents’ externalizi...
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This study investigated the effects of phonologic treatment for anomia in aphasia. We proposed that if treatment were directed at the level of the phonologic processor, opportunities for naming via a phonological route, as opposed to a strictly whole word route, would be enhanced, thereby improving naming. The particip...
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The article summarizes the results of the program post mortem and also describes team interplay on a recently completed work in a company. This development phase was meant to ensure building a safe product. It was phase 2 of a 4-phase New Product Development (NPD) program for a complex small programmable, electro-mecha...
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Contact bioassays are important for testing the ecotoxicity of solid materials. However, survival and reproduction tests are often not practical due to their duration which may last for several weeks. Avoidance tests with soil invertebrates may offer an alternative or extension to the classic test batteries due to thei...
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Single-cell genetic screens can be incredibly powerful, but current high-throughput platforms do not track dynamic processes, and even for non-dynamic properties they struggle to separate mutants of interest from phenotypic outliers of the wild-type population. Here we introduce SIFT, single-cell isolation following ti...
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An all-solid state symmetric monolithic sodium ion battery operating at 200 °C is described, using NASICON-type electrodes and electrolyte. Na3V2(PO4)3 is used at both electrodes as the active material while Na3Zr2Si2PO12 stands the role of the Na+ solid electrolyte. Both compositions present order-disorder phase trans...
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Introduction Impairment of cerebrovascular function becomes evident after menopause. No study has yet explored relationships between deficits in cerebrovascular function, cognitive performance, and mood in postmenopausal women. Method Cerebrovascular function was assessed in 80 healthy postmenopausal women by monitorin...
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The development of high-performance and cost-effective electrodes for oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction is critical for enabling the use of energy storage devices based on O2–H2O chemistries such as metal–air batteries and unitized regenerative fuel cells (URFCs). Herein, we report a precious-metal-free and carbon-...
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Mental disorders (MD), such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment, are highly prevalent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Current guidelines on cardiovascular diseases recommend screening and appropriate treatment of MD; however, the degree of implementation of such recommendations in clinical ...
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The electrochemical polymerization of 2-aminobenzene sulfonic acid, also called ortanilic acid (o-ASA), on a gold electrode precoated with polyaniline (PANI), has been carried out. We proved that the electropolymerization of o-ASA is enhanced on PANI electrodes, resulting in thicker films obtained in aqueous media at r...
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Introduction Links between preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) and driving difficulty onset would support the use of driving performance as an outcome in primary and secondary prevention trials among older adults (OAs). We examined whether AD biomarkers predicted the onset of driving difficulties among OAs. Methods On...
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Given the interest in improving executive functions, the present study examines a promising combination of two training techniques: neurofeedback training (NFT) and working memory training (WMT). NFT targeted increasing the amplitude of individual’s upper Alpha frequency band at the parietal midline scalp location (Pz)...
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Six electrolytes were investigated for lithium metal battery applications. The electrolytes were composed of combinations of four different salts (LiPF6, LiB(C2O4)2, LiI and LiN(SO2CF3)2) and three different solvents (PC, DME, and 1,3-dioxolane). All six electrolytes had conductivities >3mScm−1 at temperatures from −20...
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The health of chickens and the welfare of poultry industry are central to the efforts of addressing global food security. Therefore, it is essential to study chicken immunology to maintain and improve its health and to find novel and sustainable solutions. This paper presents a study on investigation of the effect of ...
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The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published in MLBLUE, 138 (2015) 259–261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2014.10.094. The duplicate article has therefore been withdrawn. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://w...
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In solid state batteries, lithium dendrites form when the applied current density is higher than a critical value. The critical current density is often reported as 1–2 mA cm−2 at an external pressure of around 10 MPa. In this work, a more advanced mechanical constriction technique is applied on a solid-state battery c...
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Nanostructured ternary TiNi-type alloys, namely Ti0.8M0.2Ni (M = Zr, V), TiNi0.8N0.2 (N = Cu, Mn) and TiNi1−xMnx (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0), were synthesized by mechanical alloying. Depending on the intensity and time of milling alloys with different microstructure were obtained. The as-milled TiNi1−xMnx alloys contain s...
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Na2Zn2TeO6 is a potential sodium solid electrolyte of all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries. In this work, Na+ ion conductivity and electrochemical performance of layered Ca-doped Na2Zn2-x Ca x TeO6 (x = 0–0.05) (NZTO-Cx) electrolytes have been investigated. The highest conductivity has been achieved 7.54 × 10−4 S cm−1 ...
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Management of reversible lithium is an advantageous approach to design lithium ion cells that are tolerant to near zero volt (NZV) storage under fixed resistive load towards highly controllable, enhanced user-inactive safety. Presently, the first cycle loss from a high energy density Li-rich HE5050 cathode is used to p...
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A high risk of morbidity-mortality caused by a harsh and unpredictable environment is considered to be associated with a fast life history (LH) strategy, commonly linked with criminal behavior. However, offenders are not the only group with a high exposure to extrinsic morbidity-mortality. In the present study, we inve...
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The high-frequency induction heating method is an attractive way to synthesize LiFePO4/C within a few minutes. We optimize the heating conditions by a carbon crucible for the homogeneous heating of a precursor pellet from both sides. Compared with our previous samples, the lattice parameters of the LiFePO4/C synthesize...
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Extensive studies have already been performed in the past to integrate more than one ‘green’ energy source, e.g., solar, wind and hydrogen, for power generation. For actual operation in a realistic environment, such a hybrid process must be fully functional despite random fluctuations in energy supplies and power deman...
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In this study, synchrotron X-ray nano-computed tomography at Advanced Photon Source in Argonne National Laboratory has been employed to reconstruct real 3D active particle morphology of a LiMn2O4 (LMO) electrode commonly used in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). For the first time, carbon-doped binder domain (CBD) has been...
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How do members of the public view collaboration among organized interests and what factors contribute to attitudes about working in coalition? Interest groups frequently must decide whether to partner formally in pursuit of a shared objective while minimizing potential losses of revenue, reputation, and issue ownership...
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Nanocrystalline Co3O4 thin-film anodes were deposited on Pt-coated silicon and 304 stainless steel by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. The as-deposited and annealed cobalt oxide thin films showed smooth and crack-free morphologies. Both the as-deposited and annealed films exhibited spinel Co3O4 phase with nan...
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Cobalt hydroxide nanowires network grown on nitrogen modified microwave exfoliated graphite oxide (NMEG) with a specific capacitance of 610 F/g is successfully synthesized by a chemical precipitation method. Asymmetric-type pseudocapacitors are fabricated with Co(OH)2/NMEG and polypyrrole (PPy)/rG-O applied as positive...
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ABSTRACT Two types of sodium-air cells, i.e., nonaqueous and mixed aqueous-nonaqueous (abbreviated as ‘aqueous’) cells, have been compared to elucidate factors limiting performances of nonaqueous air cells and how the aqueous electrolyte is effective to reliving these limitation. The two cells have the same configurati...
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Solid-state batteries have recently attracted great interest as potentially safe and stable high-energy storage systems. However, key issues remain unsolved, hindering full-scale commercialization.
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Bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) share similar clinical characteristics that often obscure the diagnostic distinctions between their depressive conditions. Both functional and structural brain abnormalities have been reported in these two disorders. However, the direct link between altered func...
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Volunteers associated with the North Carolina Adult Asthma and Environment Study (NCAAES) participated in an investigation of personal daily exposures to coarse and fine particulate matter size fractions (PM10–2.5, PM2.5). Data from these personal measurements were then compared to community-based measures that might t...
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The aging stability of several Li2FeSiO4 (LFS) polymorphs in LiPF6-based organic carbonate solvent electrolyte at elevated temperature was investigated. The different LFS polymorphs were obtained by hydrothermal reaction and subsequent annealing at different temperatures. In addition, a carbon-coated sample was prepare...
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Background It is difficult to improve negative symptoms and cognitive impairments in schizophrenia. A previous pilot study has shown that minocycline, a semi-synthetic second-generation tetracycline, is effective in treating for negative and/or cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia. Objectives The present study was desig...
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The rapid development of additive manufacturing and advances in shape memory materials have fueled the progress of four-dimensional (4D) printing. With the right external stimulus, the need for human interaction, sensors, and batteries will be eliminated, and by using additive manufacturing, more complex devices and pa...
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The rational design of cathode host materials is significant in fulfilling high-efficiency sulfur electrochemistry as well as boosting the energy density of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. Herein, we develop a stringed “tube on cube” nanohybrid (CPZC) with a ternary hierarchical architecture, which contains a fibrous ...
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Highly efficient electrocatalysts with high intrinsic activity for oxygen and sulfur redox reactions are strongly required for sustainable energy systems. Generally, cations serve as the real active sites in transition metal compound electrocatalysts, whose electrocatalytic activity is regulated by the surrounding anio...
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As a popular commercialized cathode material in lithium-ion batteries, the cycle life, practical reversible capacity, and rate capabilities of LiCoO2 (LCO) at high voltage are limited owning to structural irreversibility and surface side reactions. Here, we employ a binary Ba and Ti-based hybrid surface treatment on Li...
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The levels of haplotype diversity within the lineages defined by two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (−13910 C/T and −22018 G/A) associated with human lactase persistence were assessed with four fast-evolving microsatellite loci in 794 chromosomes from Portugal, Italy, Fulbe from Cameroon, São Tomé and Mozambiqu...
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The Li2MnO3 coated LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 electrode has been sucessfully synthesized through a PVP-chelation and syn-lithiation strategy. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) characterizations are applied to verify the existence of the Li2MnO3 surface layer. The complete and nanoscale Li2MnO3...
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A redox-active organic molecular electrode is prepared for supercapacitors. Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene-4,8-dione (BDTD), planar molecule with fused heteroaromatic structure, has been adsorbed on conductive reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by π–π interactions to form a 3D interconnected and functionalized xerogel (BDTD-...
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The charge-compensation mechanism and host stability of a cathode play the central role in determining its reversible capacity. Here, first-principle calculations are presented to study the charge compensation and its effect on the stability of orthosilicates, Li2−x TMSiO4 (TM = Fe, Mn), as the promising high-capacity ...
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Porous and multi-layer network of interconnected silver particles is deposited by galvanic displacement on a technologically relevant substrate, silicon with an aluminum/copper film. The mean particle diameter is approximately 200nm and the particle density in a single layer is 109 particles per cm2. Cyclic voltammetry...
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A wearable monitor that can reliably, accurately, and continuously measure personal exposure levels of various toxicants would not only accelerate the current environmental and occupational health and safety studies, but also enable new studies that are not possible with the current monitoring technology. Developing su...
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Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have been representing a scientific breakthrough in the photovoltaic field since 2009 when they were applied to replace photoactive dyes in hybrid solar cells. Further development has been highly boosted by a large and enthusiastic effort up to a current maximum efficiency of 24.2%....
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease. Given the costs of in-laboratory polysomnography (PSG), alternative ambulatory methods for accurate diagnosis are desirable. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a simple device (SleepCheck) to identify patients with sleep apnea. A total of 30...
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The ability to shift between repetitive and goal-directed actions is a hallmark of cognitive control. Previous studies have reported that adaptive shifts in behavior are accompanied by changes of neural activity in frontal cortex. However, neural and behavioral adaptations can occur at multiple time scales, and their r...
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LiFePO4 has been a promising cathode material for rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Different secondary or impurity phases, forming during either synthesis or subsequent redox process under normal operating conditions, can have a significant impact on the performance of the electrode. The exploration of the electroni...
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In chemical regulation, e.g. the EU Water Framework Directive, REACH, or the Pesticide Directive, standardized ecotoxicological tests are applied to evaluate and rank the hazard of compounds and for deriving environmental quality standards (EQS). Standardized test methods prescribe fixed testing conditions e.g. specifi...
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The first part of this interview covers Frank Oppenheimer’s childhood, family background, and early education in New York City; his deep lifelong bond to his older brother Robert; his undergraduate years at Johns Hopkins University (1930–1933); his stays at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England, and at the Uni...
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We investigated the contribution of preschoolers’ executive function (EF) skills to the effectiveness of their spontaneous strategy production when learning. Performance on computerized tasks of inhibition, attention shifting, and working memory was examined in relation to the effectiveness of 112 3- to 5-year-olds’ sp...
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Japan has developed a variety of national strategies and plans related to biofuels which address four main policy objectives, including reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy security, rural development, and realisation of a recycle-based society. This paper reviews these national strategies and plans as w...
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Detection of cognitive impairment in patients with brain metastases is important for both patient management and clinical trials. The most commonly used cognitive screen, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), though convenient, is not sensitive in these patients. More sensitive tools are less convenient and, there...
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The ratio of index- and ring-finger lengths (2D:4D ratio) is thought to be related to prenatal androgen exposure, and in many, though not all, populations, men have a lower average digit ratio than do women. In many studies an inverse relationship has been observed, among both men and women, between 2D:4D ratio and mea...
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Physically-based Li-ion electrochemical cell models have been shown capable of predicting cell performance and degradation, but are computationally expensive for optimization-oriented design applications. Faster empirical models have been developed from experimental data, but are not generalizable to operating conditio...
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This work demonstrates a straightforward strategy to develop the copper-indium-sulfide (CIS) quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) consisting of ionic liquids (ILs) as electrolyte instead of any volatile solvent. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the solar cell yielded with 0.36% in the presence of 1-butyl...
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An electrochemical–thermal coupling model for LiFePO4/C cells is developed by combining White's electrochemical model with thermal model. And the simulations on thermal behavior of LiFePO4/C cells present the entire process from self-heating to thermal runaway, as well as heating sources at each stage based on DSC data...
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Spray pyrolysis typically produces hollow particles when the particles are larger than about 2 microns. In this work, a scalable spray pyrolysis process was developed for the production of electrochemically active materials in a way that overcomes hollow sphere formation. With this new slurry spray pyrolysis process pa...
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The aim of this autopsy study was to investigate chest-compression associated injuries to the trunk in out-of-hospital and in-hospital non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients treated with automated external chest compression devices (ACCD; all with LUCAS II devices) versus exclusive manual chest compressions (mCC). In th...
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Lithium iron phosphate, LiFePO4 (LFP), is considered to be a potential cathode material for lithium-ion batteries but its rate performance is significantly restricted by sluggish kinetics of electrons and lithium ions. A simple solvothermal method has been described in this article to synthesize carbon coated LFP (LFP/...
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A hybrid organic-inorganic porous material was successfully prepared through chemical modification of a non-ordered mesoporous silica, obtained by the sol-gel process, with 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium groups. The porous material was evaluated as a platform for the development of electrochemical sensors, here probed to...
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Fe3O4 nanoparticles synthesized by a base catalyzed method are tested as anode material for Li-ion batteries. The pristine nanoparticles are morphologically characterized showing an average size of 11 nm. Electrodes are prepared using high-molecular weight Poly (acrylic acid) as improved binder and ethanol as low cost ...
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The replacement of traditional conductive carbon additives with single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in lithium metal oxide cathode composites has been shown to enhance thermal stability as well as power capability and electrode energy density. The dispersion of 1wt% high purity laser-produced SWCNTs in a LiNi0.8Co0.2...
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Cr-based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries have attracted significant attentions due to the feature of multiple electron transfer. The origin of the poor electrochemical inactivity of LiCrO2 has not been clarified for decades. Here an irreversible phase transformation from the layered to the rock-salt structure is...
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A novel series of cathode materials based on lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) for Li-ion batteries are synthesized by comprehensive utilization of solvothermal technique and high temperature calcination method. In this work, metal tetrabromophthalocyanines are utilized to control the structure of LiFePO4 and the electr...
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Understanding mechanisms of deformation of battery cell components is important in order to improve the mechanical safety of lithium-ion batteries. In this study, micro-scale deformation and failure of fully-discharged battery components including an anode, a cathode, and a separator were investigated at room temperatu...
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Nickel cobalt (Ni–Co) molybdates with different stoichiometric nickel and cobalt ratios have been synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. The hydrothermal method is robust enough to synthesis of Ni–Co molybdates with same crystal structure and similar nanorods morphology at different ratios of Ni and Co. The elect...
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A series of transition metal phosphates, Mg0.5+y (Fe y Ti1−y )2(PO4)3 (MFTP), modified from Mg0.5Ti2(PO4)3 (MTP) were prepared by sol–gel method and evaluated as cathode materials for rechargeable magnesium cells. The crystal structure of MFTP at 0≤y≤0.5 was identical to that of MTP, while their unit cell volumes were ...
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Preliminary evidence suggests that children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may exhibit handwriting difficulties. However, the exact nature of these difficulties and the extent to which they may relate to motor or behavioural difficulties remains unclear. The aim of this study was to describe handw...
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While psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia are largely diagnosed on symptomatology, several studies have attempted to determine which biomarkers can discriminate schizophrenia patients from non-patients with schizophrenia. The objective of this study is to assess whether near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measure...
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While the scientist–practitioner model of training has enjoyed wide-spread appeal, difficulties in implementing the model have continued since its inception. Despite these difficulties, we remain advocates of the model and believe responsibility for inculcating a scientist–practitioner mindset rests with both training ...
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In the present paper we report and discuss the physicochemical properties of novel electrolyte membranes, based on poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene), PVdF-TrFE, and poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene), PVdF-HFP, co-polymer hosts and the PVdF-TrFE/poly(ethylene oxide (PEO) blend as separators for...
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The development of improved State-of-Health (SoH) diagnostic methods is a current research topic for battery-powered applications. For instance, the current rapid development of Electric Vehicles (EV) creates a strong demand for an accurate and reliable on-board SoH indicator during operation. Such an indicator is a ke...
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This paper uses a semiparametric latent variable transformation model for multiple outcomes to examine the effect of education and maternal education on female multidimensional well-being and proposes a procedure to build a well-being index that is less susceptible to functional form misspecification. We model multidim...
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The aim of this paper is to optimize the number of collectors for PV/T hybrid active solar still. The number of PV/T collectors connected in series has been integrated with the basin of solar still. The optimization of number of collectors for different heat capacity of water has been carried out on the basis of energy...
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We determined the genotoxicity of 39 chemicals currently in use as food additives. They fell into six categories—dyes, color fixatives and preservatives, preservatives, antioxidants, fungicides, and sweeteners. We tested groups of four male ddY mice once orally with each additive at up to 0.5×LD50 or the limit dose (20...
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This study proposes an identification model based on subject–action–object (SAO) structure semantic analysis for the potential hotspots of technology demand to address the shortcomings of technology demand mining on the basis of word frequency statistical analysis. The SAO structure is extracted using Python tools to i...
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Mg-Al-Pb-Zn alloy is a typical anode material used for high-power seawater activated battery. The chemical composition of a series of Mg-Al-Pb-(Zn) alloys is optimized by a L9 orthogonal array test and the effects of alloying elements, such as aluminium, lead and zinc, on electrochemical properties are investigated thr...
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Herein, we report the synthesis of metallic molybdenum microspheres and hierarchical MoS2 nanostructures by facile template-free solvothermal and hydrothermal approach, respectively. The morphological transition of the Mo microspheres to hierarchical MoS2 nanoflower architectures is observed to be accomplished with cha...
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Copper nanowires enveloped in polyaniline (PANI) nanotubes were obtained by ‘second order’ electrodeposition into the pores of anodic porous alumina. The templated synthesis of copper nanowires was performed by both potentiostatic and galvanostatic methods. The morphology of the polyaniline nanotubes, copper nanowires ...
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This work describes the study of the electrochemical properties of fullerene polymer composites, C60-Pd, and different carbon nanostructures, such as single walled carbon nanotubes, multi walled carbon nanotubes and carbon nanoonions, as potential electrode materials for supercapacitors. The carbon nanostructures were ...
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Spinel lithium manganese oxides with a nominal composition of LiM0.05Mn1.95O4 (M=Mn, Li, Al, Co, Ni, or B) are prepared and their degradation mechanisms encountered in lithium secondary cells are investigated. Among the degradation mechanisms proposed in previous reports, those arising either from cation mixing or from...
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