Photovoltaic‐powered supercapacitors for driving overall water splitting: A dual‐modulated 3D architecture by Zixu Sun, Lijuan Sun, See Wee Koh, Junyu Ge, Jipeng Fei, Mengqi Yao, Wei Hong, Shude Liu, Yusuke Yamauchi, Hong Li

“…Herein, we construct a dual‐modulated three‐dimensional (3D) NiCo2O4@NiCo2S4 (denoted as NCONCS) heterostructure deposited on nickel foam as a multifunctional electrode for electrocatalytic water splitting driven by photovoltaic‐powered supercapacitors. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of a NiCo₂O₄@NiCo₂O₄ Hierarchical Mesoporous Nanoflake Electrode for Supercapacitor Applications by Xin Chen, Hui Li, Jianzhou Xu, F. Jaber, F. Musharavati, Erfan Zalnezhad, S. Bae, K.S. Hui, K.N. Hui, Junxing Liu

“…In this study, we synthesized binder-free NiCo₂O₄@NiCo₂O₄ nanostructured materials on nickel foam (NF) by combined hydrothermal and cyclic voltammetry deposition techniques followed by calcination at 350 °C to attain high-performance supercapacitors. …”
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Direct Electrochemistry of Horseradish Peroxidase on NiO Nanoflower Modified Electrode and Its Electrocatalytic Activity by Lijun Yan, Xiaofeng Wang, Qiutong Li, Wencheng Wang, Shixing Gong, Zheng You, Peng Yi, Wei Sun

“…In this paper nickel oxide (NiO) nanoflower was synthesized and used for the realization of direct electrochemistry of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). …”
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Evaluación del óxido mixto Ni/MgO-La2O3 como catalizador en la reacción de combustión de metano en presencia de NOx. by Claudio Lugo, Jairo Rondón, Patricia Pérez, Hildemaro Meléndez, Pedro Rodríguez, Edder García, Marlin Villarroel, Manuel Pérez, Ledys Sánchez, Freddy Imbert, Héctor Del Castillo

“…The results show that nickel oxide presents a strong interaction with the support, which mainly depends on the proportion of these components. …”
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INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF A TECHNOGENIC FACILITY ON THE SOIL COVER OF ADJACENT TERRITORIES by E. G. Kulikova, Yu. V. Koryagin, A. A. Blinokhvatov, N. V. Koryagina, Yu. V. Blinokhvatova

“…Analysis of the content of heavy metals in soils showed significant contamination of the enterprise: lead content (hazard class I) exceeds the estimated permissible concentration by 13,0 mg/kg, nickel (hazard class II) by 5,3 mg/kg, zinc (hazard class III) – on 24,6 mg/kg of soil. …”

Spatial analysis and soft computational modeling for hazard assessment of potential toxic elements in potable groundwater by R. S. Aswal, Mukesh Prasad, Jaswinder Singh, Hakam Singh, Utpal Shrivastava, Manoj Wadhwa, Om Prakash Pandey, Johnbosco C. Egbueri

“…Groundwater samples from different locations of the Doon valley, Garhwal Himalaya were analyzed to measure concentrations of six potential toxic elements (PTEs) viz. chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), arsenic (As), molybdenum (Mo), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) with the aim to study the spatial distribution and associated hazards. …”
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Cobalt exposure increases the risk of fibrosis of people living near E‑waste recycling area by Kaibing Xue, Yan Qian, Ziye Wang, Chen Guo, Zhanshan Wang, Xiaoqian Li, Zhigang Li, Yongjie Wei

“…The results revealed that the blood levels of lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), mercury (Hg) were significantly higher in the exposed group than in the reference group, and no difference was observed for copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), stannum (Sn), cadmium (Cd). …”
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Saliva Leptin Levels in Tooth Movement during Initial Stage of Orthodontic Alignment: A Pilot Study by Noraini Abu Bakar, Wisam Kamil, Lina Al Bayati, Basma Ezzat Mustafa

“…Full fixed orthodontic appliances with initial 0.014” Nickel Titanium archwire placed. The amount of crowding was measured, before and after initial alignment with an electronic digital caliper (Max-Cal, Japan Micrometer Ltd, Tokyo, Japan) with an accuracy of up to 0.01mm. …”
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Scalable Precursor-Assisted Synthesis of a High Voltage LiNi_yCo_1−yPO₄ Cathode for Li-Ion Batteries by Mobinul Islam, Ghulam Ali, Muhammad Faizan, Daseul Han, Basit Ali, Sua Yun, Haseeb Ahmad, Kyung-Wan Nam

“…A solid-solution cathode of LiCoPO₄-LiNiPO₄ was investigated as a potential candidate for use with the Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ (LTO) anode in Li-ion batteries. A pre-synthesized nickel–cobalt hydroxide precursor is mixed with lithium and phosphate sources by wet ball milling, which results in the final product, LiNi_yCo_1−yPO₄ (LNCP) by subsequent heat treatment. …”
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Genomic mining of Vibrio parahaemolyticus highlights prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes and new genetic markers associated with AHPND and tdh + /trh + genotypes by Marieke Vandeputte, Sieglinde Coppens, Peter Bossier, Nick Vereecke, Daisy Vanrompay

“…For the tdh + /trh + genotypes (containing tdh, trh, or both genes), associations were found with T3SS2 genes, urease-related genes and nickel-transport system genes, and genes involved in a ‘minimal’ type I-F CRISPR mechanism. …”
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Characterization of three predicted zinc exporters in Brucella ovis identifies ZntR-ZntA as a powerful zinc and cadmium efflux system not required for virulence and unveils pathoge... by Beatriz Tartilán-Choya, Carmen Tejedor, Raquel Conde-Álvarez, Pilar María Muñoz, Pilar María Muñoz, Nieves Vizcaíno, Nieves Vizcaíno

“…Additionally, B. ovis ZntA was revealed as a powerful cadmium exporter contributing to cobalt, copper, and nickel detoxification, properties not previously described for the B. abortus ortholog. …”
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Thiophene-functionalized porphyrin complexes as high performance electrodes for sodium ion batteries by Jiahao Zhang, Chao Ye, Yao Liao, Caihong Sun, Youlian Zeng, Jing Xiao, Zhi Chen, Wei Liu, Xiukang Yang, Ping Gao

“…The incorporation of thiophene functionalized groups and nickel (Ⅱ) ion in the molecular design of porphyrins enabled stable and excellent electrochemical performance in sodium storage systems. …”
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Learning PDE to Model Self-Organization of Matter by Eduardo Brandao, Jean-Philippe Colombier, Stefan Duffner, Rémi Emonet, Florence Garrelie, Amaury Habrard, François Jacquenet, Anthony Nakhoul, Marc Sebban

“…A self-organization hydrodynamic process has recently been proposed to partially explain the formation of femtosecond laser-induced nanopatterns on Nickel, which have important applications in optics, microbiology, medicine, etc. …”
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Evaluation of Stress Distribution of Maxillary Anterior Segment during en Masse Retraction Using Posterior Mini Screw: A Finite Element Study by Meer Juned Ali, Amit Bhardwaj, Mohammad Shoyab Khan, Farhan Alwadei, Khalid Gufran, Abdullah Saad Alqahtani, Nasser Raqe Alqhtani, Mohammed Alasqah, Abdulaziz Mohammad Alsakr, Rawda Omar Alghabban

“…The titanium mini screw of 1.3 mm × 8 mm dimension was placed at a height of 9 mm between the first molar and second premolar on both sides of the maxilla. A nickel titanium (NiTi) coil spring of 9 mm length was attached from the mini screw implant to the power arm which generated a force of 250 gm/side. …”
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A novel method to determine background concentrations and spatial distributions of heavy metals in soil at large scale using machine learning coupled with remote sensing-terrain at... by Magboul M. Sulieman, Fuat Kaya, Abdullah S. Al-Farraj, Eric C. Brevik

“…Here, a novel methodology was proposed to establish background concentrations of eight soil HMs, cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn), and digitally map their spatial distributions in an area (i.e., harrats region) that has not yet been impacted by industrial activity. …”
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Evaluation of Contamination and Ecological Risk of Heavy Metals Associated with Cement Production in Ewekoro, Southwest Nigeria by Temitope Ayodeji Laniyan, Adeniyi JohnPaul Adewumi

“…The average concentration of heavy metals in soils of the area are: copper (Cu): 41.63 mg/kg; lead (Pb): 35.43 mg/kg; zinc (Zn): 213.64 mg/kg; chromium (Cr): 35.60 mg/kg; cobalt (Co): 3.84 mg/kg and nickel (Ni): 5.13 mg/kg. Concentrations of Cr in soils were above the recommended standards, while other metals were below recommended limits. …”
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Effect of Catalyst Preparation on the Selective Hydrogenation of Vegetable Oil Over Low Percentage Pd/Diatomite Catalysts by K. Toshtay, A. B. Auyezov, Zh. A. Bizhanov, A. T. Yeraliyeva, S. K. Toktasinov, B. Kudaibergen, A. Nurakyshev

“…It was utilized for hydrogenation of sunflower oil using the Parr reactor in laboratory testing a variety of temperature (70, 90, 110 ºC) and canola oil in industrial testing, at temperature 90 ºC and 0.5 MPa pressure and compared to commercial nickel catalyst (Pricat-9910) at 150 ºC, 0.5 MPa pressure agitation of 800 rpm for 160 min. …”
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Degradación de barreras térmicas por sales fundidas by Utrilla, M. V., Poza, P., Gómez-García, J., López, M. D., Múnez, C. J., Pichel, M.

“…The material used in this investigation comprises a ceramic top layer, ZrO2 8Y2O3 (Y-PSZ), and an overlay coating, Ni22Cr10Al1Y, air plasma sprayed on to a nickel base alloy Inconel 600 substrate. Yttria stabilizes the cubic phase zirconia, but it can react with S, V and Na contaminants contained in many low-quality industrial fuels. …”
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Distribution Characteristics, Risk Assessment, and Source Analysis of Heavy Metals in Farmland Soil of a Karst Area in Southwest China by Yiqi Ma, Jing Ning, Hui Yang, Liankai Zhang, Can Xu, Chao Huang, Jianhong Liang

“…The results showed that: (1) that the contents of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in the soil profile of the study area were higher than that of the soil elements background values in Guangxi. …”
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CuFe₂O₄ Nanofiber Incorporated with a Three-Dimensional Graphene Sheet Composite Electrode for Supercapacitor and Electrochemical Sensor Application by Sivaramakrishnan Vinothini, Arjunan Karthi Keyan, Subramanian Sakthinathan, Te-Wei Chiu, Naratip Vittayakorn

“…A supercapacitor with 3DGS/CuFe₂O₄-coated nickel foam (NF) electrodes exhibited an excellent specific capacitance of 488.98 Fg⁻¹, a higher current density, as well as a higher power density. …”
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