Modulation of Drug Craving in Crystalline-Heroin Users by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex by Mona Sharifi-Fardshad, Mehdi Mehraban-Eshtehardi, Hassan Shams-Esfandabad, Schwann Shariatirad, Nader Molavi, Peyman Hassani-Abharian

“…Findings: The study results indicated anodal tDCS over right and cathodal TDCS over left DLPFC, and in parallel with sham, significantly decreased drug cravings among former crystalline-heroin users (P < 0.050). …”
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Bimetallic Cu/Fe MOF-Based Nanosheet Film via Binder-Free Drop-Casting Route: A Highly Efficient Urea-Electrolysis Catalyst by Supriya A. Patil, Nabeen K. Shrestha, Akbar I. Inamdar, Chinna Bathula, Jongwan Jung, Sajjad Hussain, Ghazanfar Nazir, Mosab Kaseem, Hyunsik Im, Hyungsang Kim

“…RHE, the Cu/Fe-MOF electrode exhibits a remarkably ultra-high anodic current density of 2500 mA cm⁻², while the pristine Fe-MOF electrode exhibits only 949.10 mA cm⁻². …”
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ENHANCE proof-of-concept three-arm randomized trial: effects of reaching training of the hemiparetic upper limb restricted to the spasticity-free elbow range by Mindy F. Levin, Sigal Berman, Neta Weiss, Yisrael Parmet, Melanie C. Baniña, Silvi Frenkel-Toledo, Nachum Soroker, John M. Solomon, Dario G. Liebermann

“…Patients with subacute stroke (≤ 6 month; n = 46) and elbow flexor spasticity were randomly allocated to a 10-day UL training protocol, either personalized by restricting reaching to the spasticity-free elbow range defined by the tonic stretch reflex threshold (TSRT) or non-personalized (non-restricted) and with/without anodal transcranial direct current stimulation. Outcomes assessed before, after, and 1 month post-intervention were elbow flexor TSRT angle and reach-to-grasp arm kinematics (primary) and stretch reflex velocity sensitivity, clinical impairment, and activity (secondary). …”
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Tailoring Nitrogen Terminals on MXene Enables Fast Charging and Stable Cycling Na-Ion Batteries at Low Temperature by Yang Xia, Lanfang Que, Fuda Yu, Liang Deng, Zhenjin Liang, Yunshan Jiang, Meiyan Sun, Lei Zhao, Zhenbo Wang

“…However, sluggish kinetics and aggravated dendrites present two major challenges for anodes to achieve the goal at low-T. Herein, we propose an interlayer confined strategy for tailoring nitrogen terminals on Ti3C2 MXene (Ti3C2-Nfunct) to address these issues. …”
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Effects of TiO₂ Nanotubes and Reduced Graphene Oxide on <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> and Preosteoblastic Cells at an Early Stage by Min-Kyung Ji, Hyeonji Kim, Geonwoo Jeong, Won-Jae Kim, Je-Hwang Ryu, Hoonsung Cho, Hyun-Pil Lim

“…TNTs were formed through anodic oxidation on pure titanium, and rGO was deposited using an atmospheric plasma generator. …”
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High entropy alloy nanoparticle - graphene (HEA:G) composite for non-enzymatic glucose oxidation : optimization for enhanced catalytic performance by R. Ashwini, M.K. Punith Kumar, M.Y. Rekha, M.S. Santosh, Chandan Srivastava

“…Also, 20:80, 50:50, 70:30 composites exhibited notable oxidation of glucose in 0.1 M PBS compared to 90:10. The anodic current indicating oxidation of glucose was found to be increasing linearly with HEA:G composite - 20:80<50:50<70:30. …”
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Using transcranial direct current stimulation to improve outcomes and reduce hip osteoarthritis burden (the STIM HIPS study): A protocol for a randomised, triple blind controlled t... by Myles C. Murphy, Janet L. Taylor, Paola Chivers, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Casey Whife, Cobie Starcevich, Liam Tapsell, Joanne Kemp, Andrea Mosler

“…Methods: Two-armed (n ​= ​39 per arm), triple-blind, randomised controlled trial, with an 8-week intervention window and 8-week post-intervention follow-up assessing the efficacy of real anodal tDCS plus exercise versus sham tDCS plus exercise. …”
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Electrochemical dissolution behavior of stainless steels with different metallographic phases and its effects on micro electrochemical machining performance by Guodong Liu, Zeyu Gong, Yuxin Yang, Jingyao Shi, Yuxuan Liu, Xiaolong Dou, Chaojiang Li

“…To investigate the anodic dissolution of stainless steels with diverse metallographic phases and its impact on micro electrochemical machining (micro-ECM) performance, the electrochemical behavior of representative ferritic stainless steel (SUS430), martensite stainless steel (SUS440C), dual-phase stainless steel (2205 DSS), and austenite stainless steel (SUS316L) in neutral solutions were examined by analyzing potentiodynamic results and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). …”
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Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Xbox-Kinect Game Experience on Upper Limb Movement in Down Syndrome: A Case Report by Jamile Benite Palma Lopes, Jamile Benite Palma Lopes, Isabela Marques Miziara, Isabela Marques Miziara, Manuela Galli, Veronica Cimolin, Claudia Santos Oliveira, Claudia Santos Oliveira

“…The present case report offers preliminary data from a protocol study, and the results confirm the notion that anodal tDCS combined with upper limb motor training leads to improvements in different kinematic variables.…”
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8-Hydroxyquinoline-2-Carboxylic Acid as Possible Molybdophore: A Multi-Technique Approach to Define Its Chemical Speciation, Coordination and Sequestering Ability in Aqueous Soluti... by Katia Arena, Giuseppe Brancato, Francesco Cacciola, Francesco Crea, Salvatore Cataldo, Concetta De Stefano, Sofia Gama, Gabriele Lando, Demetrio Milea, Luigi Mondello, Alberto Pettignano, Winfried Plass, Silvio Sammartano

“…CV (Cyclic Voltammetry), DP-ASV (Differential Pulse-Anodic Stripping Voltammetry), ESI-MS experiments and quantum mechanical calculations have been also performed to derive information about the nature and possible structure of species formed. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Co-Precipitation Synthesis Time of LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 Cathode and Its Structural and Electrochemical Evaluation in Lithium-ion Battery by Sahar Ziraki, Babak Hashemi, Kamal Janghorban, Mohsen Babaiee, Rahim Eqra

“…The effects of synthesis method and time were studied.Findings: Results showed that in the sample with a synthesis time of 4 days and then 2 sintering stages, anodic and cathodic peaks in cyclic voltammetry can be seen clearly. …”
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MXene coupled with molybdenum dioxide nanoparticles as 2D-0D pseudocapacitive electrode for high performance flexible asymmetric micro-supercapacitors by Liangzhu Zhang, Guoliang Yang, Zhiqiang Chen, Dan Liu, Jiemin Wang, Yijun Qian, Cheng Chen, Yuchen Liu, Lifeng Wang, Joselito Razal, Weiwei Lei

“…However, the maximum voltage output of symmetric MXene MSCs is limited to 0.6 V due to the oxidation effects at high anodic potentials. Herein, we developed asymmetric micro-supercapacitors (AMSCs) based on titanium carbide MXene (Ti3C2Tx) and MXene-MoO2 electrodes with an enlarged voltage window of 1.2 V, which is twice wider than that of symmetric MXene MSCs. …”
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Effect of Surface Dissolution on Dislocation Activation in Stressed FeSi6.5 Steel by Dong Zhao, Feng Ye, Binbin Liu, Haoyang Du, Yaakov B. Unigovski, Emmanuel M. Gutman, Roni Shneck

“…Higher acidity (lower pH) of the solution inducing higher stress relaxation rate implies the softening is associated with the anodic dissolution of the surface layer and the accelerated (additional) flow of dislocations. …”
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Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing lower limb major arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial by Mingshu Tao, Song Zhang, Yuan Han, Chunyan Li, Qi Wei, Dexian Chen, Qiu Zhao, Jie Yang, Rongguang Liu, Jiaxing Fang, Xiang Li, Hongxing Zhang, He Liu, Jun-Li Cao

“…Conclusion: One session of anodal tDCS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may decrease the incidence of POD in elderly patients undergoing lower limb major arthroplasty.…”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation effects in late life depression: A meta-analysis of individual participant data by Rachael M. Rimmer, Sergi G. Costafreda, Julian Mutz, Katherine Joseph, Andre R. Brunoni, Colleen K. Loo, Frank Padberg, Ulrich Palm, Cynthia H.Y. Fu

“…Results: 6 RCTs were eligible, consisting of 43 participants (22 women), mean age 69.2 years. Active anodal tDCS over left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (n = 19) was associated with an improvement in depressive severity, effect size 0.14 (95% credible interval [-0.44;0.15]) as compared to sham tDCS, which was not statistically significant. …”
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Electrochemical mechanism investigation of Cu2MoS4 hollow nanospheres for fast and stable sodium Ion storage by Chen, Jingwei, Mohrhusen, Lars, Ali, Ghulam, Li, Shaohui, Chung, Kyung Yoon, Al-Shamery, Katharina, Lee, Pooi See

“…Metal sulfides as emerging SIB anodes have relatively high electronic conductivity and high theoretical capacity, however, large volume change during electrochemical testing often leads to unsatisfactory electrochemical performance. …”
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Structural, photocatalytic and electrochemical studies on facile combustion synthesized low-cost nano chromium (III) doped polycrystalline magnesium aluminate spinels by Pratapkumar, C., Prashantha, S. C., Dileep Kumar, V. G., Santosh, M. S., Ravikumar, C. R., Anilkumar, M. R., Shashidhara, T. S., Nanjunda Swamy, C., Jahagirdar, A. A., Alam, Mir Waqas, Chen, Zhong, Bui, Xuan-Thanh

“…This superior electrochemical behaviour suggests the potential application of the optimized NP material as an anodic electrode for supercapacitors.…”
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Hierarchical layered titanate microspherulite : formation by electrochemical spark discharge spallation and application in aqueous pollutant treatment by Tang, Yuxin, Gong, Dangguo, Lai, Yuekun, Shen, Yiqiang, Zhang, Yanyan, Huang, Yizhong, Tao, Jie, Lin, Changjian, Dong, Zhili, Chen, Zhong

“…The synthesis makes use of an electrochemical spark discharge spallation (ESDS) process, during which a fast anodic reaction on the titanium surface creates a layer of titanium dioxide that instantly breaks down by the applied electrical field into the solution in the form of titanium oxide particles. …”
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Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to methane using RGOAu-TNTs by Khatun, Fatema

“…For this reason, in this study, a TiO2 based nanocomposite photocatalyst with enhanced visible light efficiency was developed through the combined electrochemical anodization, electrochemical deposition, and immersed method. …”
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Bioelectrochemical cell (BeCC) integrated with granular activated carbon (GAC) in treating spent caustic wastewater: effects of solid retention time (SRT) and organic loading rate... by Norsafiah, Fazli, N S, A Mutamim, S A, Rahim

“…The reactor was operated in a hybrid of anoxic and aerobic conditions whereby a baffle is used as the separator to minimize the oxygen transfer from the cathodic to the anodic side of the reactor. For enhancement of the BeCC performance, 10 g of suspended GAC was added into the BeCC reactor. …”
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