Mechanism study on the synergistic coupling of the double-dish solar latent heat storage system to enhance heat transfer by Xinyu Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Yannan Zhang, Jiakun Xu, Xiao Guo

“…Compared with the six-longitudinal and snowflake fin structures, the gradient tree-shaped fin structure shows a 52.13% and 27.73% reduction in the complete melting time and a 52.16% and 9.53% increase in thermal storage efficiency. …”
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Challenging the Existing Model of the Hexameric HIV-1 Gag Lattice and MA Shell Superstructure: Implications for Viral Entry by Joy Ramielle L. Santos, Weijie Sun, Tarana A. Mangukia, Eduardo Reyes-Serratos, Marcelo Marcet-Palacios

“…In our previous publication, we proposed a six-lune hosohedral structure, snowflake-like model for the MA shell of HIV-1. In this article, we improve upon the six-lune hosohedral structure by incorporating into our algorithm the recruitment of complete Env glycoproteins. …”
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Triple-frequency radar retrieval of microphysical properties of snow by K. Mroz, A. Battaglia, A. Battaglia, C. Nguyen, A. Heymsfield, A. Protat, M. Wolde

“…The radar reflectivities are simulated with a range of scattering models corresponding to realistic snowflake shapes. The algorithm is tested on multi-frequency radar data collected during the ESA-funded Radar Snow Experiment For Future Precipitation Mission. …”
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An Effective Method for Compute the Roughness of Fractal Facades Based on Box-Counting Dimension (Db) by Al-Janabi Israa Mohsin Kadhim, AL-Mammori Zahraa Ahmed, Abd Mosehab Sabah Mohammed, ALaaraji Fatin.H., Hussein Aqeel Abdulhasan, Naser Raghda A., AL-Rubaie Noor

“…Atypical example of a fractal body is the “snowflake curve” (invented by Helga von Koch (1870-1924) in 1904. …”
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Fault Diagnosis for PV Modules Based on AlexNet and Symmetrized Dot Pattern by Meng-Hui Wang, Chun-Chun Hung, Shiue-Der Lu, Zong-Han Lin, Cheng-Chien Kuo

“…Next, we used SDP to process the signal and create images with specific snowflake-like features. These images were used as a basis for fault diagnosis. …”
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Peripheral and posterior pole retinal changes in highly myopic Chinese children and adolescents by Wenli Zhang, Fan Yang, Shirong Chen, Tingkun Shi

“…Results The mean spherical equivalent refraction of the subjects was − 8.74 ± 2.86 D, and the mean age was 11.45 ± 3.02 years. Snowflake retinal degeneration (27.5%), white without pressure (27.5%), snail-track degeneration (15%), and lattice degeneration (15%) were the most common peripheral retinal changes, while tessellated fundus (84.17%), optic nerve crescents (78.3%), and posterior staphyloma (11.7%) were the most common posterior changes. …”
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Conspicuous Smooth and White Egg-Shaped Sulfur Structures on a Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Formed by Sulfide-Oxidizing Bacteria by Marit R. van Erk, Viola Krukenberg, Pia Bomholt Jensen, Sten Littmann, Dirk de Beer

“…Arcobacter normally produces woolly snowflake like structures in opposed gradients of sulfide and oxygen. …”
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Precipitation at Dumont d'Urville, Adélie Land, East Antarctica: the APRES3 field campaigns dataset by C. Genthon, A. Berne, J. Grazioli, C. Durán Alarcón, C. Praz, B. Boudevillain

“…A field measurement campaign was deployed at Dumont d'Urville station at the coast of Adélie Land in Antarctica, with an intensive observation period from November 2015 to February 2016 using X-band and K-band radars, a snow gauge, snowflake cameras and a disdrometer, followed by continuous radar monitoring through 2016 and beyond. …”
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Evaluation of the self-similarity of earthquake epicenters field in the Baikal region by A. V. Klyuchevskii, F. L. Zuev, A. A. Klyuchevskaya

“…Numerical implementations of epicentral field models in the form of a “Koch snowflake” and “Sierpinski carpet” confirmed the advantage of the method in conditions of limited data arrays used.Results. …”
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Simultaneous Electrochemical Determination of Chlorzoxazone and Diclofenac on an Efficient Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode by Lanthanum Oxide@ Copper(I) Sulfide Composite by Bahar Baniahmad, Hadi Hassani Nadiki, Shohreh Jahani, Najmeh Nezamabadi-Pour, Ali Toolabi, Mohammad Mehdi Foroughi

“…This study synthesized a La2O3@snowflake-like Cu2S composite to fabricate an electrochemical sensor for sensitively simultaneous detection of diclofenac and chlorzoxazone exploiting an easy hydrothermal approach, followed by analysis with XRD, FE-SEM, and EDX methods. …”
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Dry Laser‐Induced Graphene Fractal‐like ECG Electrodes by Yann Houeix, Denice Gerardo, Francisco J. Romero, Víctor Toral, Lidia Hernandez, Almudena Rivadeneyra, Encarnación Castillo, Diego P. Morales, Noel Rodriguez

“…This one‐step mask‐less manufacturing process enables the simple fabrication of natural and optimized fractal‐like shapes inspired by actual snowflake patterns. To ensure a reliable and standardized connection to the measurement unit, the electrodes are equipped with a snap terminal. …”
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Bruch's Membrane Calcification in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum by Sara Risseeuw, MD, PhD, Matthew G. Pilgrim, PhD, Sergio Bertazzo, PhD, Connor N. Brown, PhD, Lajos Csincsik, PhD, Sarah Fearn, PhD, Richard B. Thompson, PhD, Arthur A. Bergen, PhD, Jacoline B. ten Brink, BAS, Elod Kortvely, PhD, Wilko Spiering, MD, PhD, Jeannette Ossewaarde–van Norel, MD, PhD, Redmer van Leeuwen, MD, PhD, Imre Lengyel, PhD

“…The snowflake-like calcification in BM of an aged comparison eye differed markedly from the extensive calcification in PXE. …”
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CUES – A Study Site for Measuring Snowpack Energy Balance in the Sierra Nevada by Edward H. Bair, Edward H. Bair, Jeff eDozier, Robert E. Davis, Michael T. Colee, Keran J. Claffey

“…Some of the more novel measurements include scans by an automated terrestrial LiDAR, passive and active microwave imaging of snow stratigraphy, microscopic imaging of snow grains, snowflake imaging with a multi-angle camera, fluxes from upward and downward looking radiometers, snow water equivalent from different types of snow pillows, snowmelt from lysimeters, and concentration of impurities in the snowpack. …”
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Mitigation of Shape Evolution and Supercapacitive Performance of CuCo₂S₄ Electrodes Prepared via a Simple Solvent Variation Approach by Sagar M. Mane, Komal S. Wagh, Aviraj M. Teli, Sonali A. Beknalkar, Jae Cheol Shin, Jaewoong Lee

“…When water and ethylene glycol was used as a solvent, the surface of Ni-foam seemed to be covered with a snowflake-like architecture. On the addition of glycerol instead of ethylene glycol, the growth of spongy rectangular prisms from mud-like bricks was initiated. …”
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Wind Tunnel Studies on the Prevention of Particle Accumulation Onto the Bogie of High-Speed Train by Yusheng Liu, Yusheng Liu, Yusheng Liu, Guang Li, Guang Li, Guang Li, Jie Zhang, Jie Zhang

“…Three kinds of typical particles, including artificial snow particle, wheat bran (substitute of snowflake) and sieved soil, were chosen to represent different airborne particles under real conditions. …”
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Arctic Weather Satellite Sensitivity to Supercooled Liquid Water in Snowfall Conditions by Andrea Camplani, Paolo Sanò, Daniele Casella, Giulia Panegrossi, Alessandro Battaglia

“…Moreover, the new AWS 325.15 GHz channels are very sensitive to snowflakes in the atmosphere, and unaffected by SLW. …”
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Study of the double null divertor configuration in DTT by P. Innocente, L. Balbinot, H. Bufferand, G. Ciraolo

“…DTT is designed to accept the Single Null divertor (SND) and also divertors optimized for all the present more promising configurations like the Snowflake divertor (SFD), the X divertor (XD), the Super-X (SXD), the X-point target (XPD) and the double null (DND). …”
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Designer clown fishes: Unraveling the ambiguities by Kuttan Kuravamparambu Anikuttan, Palsamy Rameshkumar, Abdul Khudus Nazar, Rengarajan Jayakumar, Govindan Tamilmani, Mohammed Sakthivel, Murugesan Sankar, Rajendran Bavithra, Belevendran Johnson, Nataraj Krishnaveni, Augustin Angela Mercy, Nallathambi Moulitharan, Gunasekharan Iyyapparaja Narasimapallavan, Tinto Thomas, Galinki Hanumanta Rao, Muthu Jayasingh, Imelda Joseph, Boby Ignatius, Kuttan Madhu, Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan

“…The common names for designer clown fishes (such as Platinum, Picasso, and snowflake) have been given by the aquaculture companies/traders solely based on the color patterns or designs on the fish body. …”
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Presenting a Model to Improve Livability in Underground Public Spaces of Cities by Mostafa Ommati, Hossein Zabihi, Mohammad Reza KHatibi, Ramazanali SHoormaje

“…Following multiple revisions and integration of codes based on similarity during several stages of data summarization, 20 initial codes and 7 axial codes were extracted and after discovering the causal relationships, a livable subsurface space model based on the snowflake pattern was presented.…”
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PARP1pred: a web server for screening the bioactivity of inhibitors against DNA repair enzyme PARP-1 by Tassanee Lerksuthirat, Sermsiri Chitphuk, Wasana Stitchantrakul, Donniphat Dejsuphong, Aijaz Ahmad Malik, Chanin Nantasenamat

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