Human Milk Concentrations of Minerals, Essential and Toxic Trace Elements and Association with Selective Medical, Social, Demographic and Environmental Factors by Natalia Mandiá, Pilar Bermejo-Barrera, Paloma Herbello, Olalla López-Suárez, Jose M. Fraga, Cristina Fernández-Pérez, María L. Couce

“…Associations were observed between arsenic and residence in an urban area (<i>p</i> = 0.013), and between lead and smoking (<i>p</i> = 0.024) and well-water consumption (<i>p</i> = 0.046). In IF, aluminum, vanadium, and uranium levels were higher than in HM (<i>p</i> < 0.001); uranium, quantified for the first time, was 100 times higher in all types of IF than in HM. …”
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In-Situ Synthesis of Heterostructured Carbon-Coated Co/MnO Nanowire Arrays for High-Performance Anodes in Asymmetric Supercapacitors by Guoqing Chen, Xuming Zhang, Yuanhang Ma, Hao Song, Chaoran Pi, Yang Zheng, Biao Gao, Jijiang Fu, Paul K. Chu

“…The hybrid electrode shows a high specific capacitance of 747 F g⁻¹ at 1 A g⁻¹ and good cycling stability with 93% capacitance retention after 5,000 cycles at 10 A g⁻¹. By coupling with vanadium nitride with an N-doped carbon coating (VN@NC) negative electrode, the asymmetric supercapacitor delivers a high energy density of 48.15 Wh kg⁻¹ for a power density of 0.96 kW kg⁻¹ as well as outstanding cycling performance with 82% retention after 2000 cycles at 10 A g⁻¹. …”
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A switchable terahertz metamaterial absorber between ultra-broadband and dual bands by Zhi Ren, Zhi Ren, Wanqing Wang, Wanqing Wang, Yinghui Zhao, Yinghui Zhao, Siqi Chang, Siqi Chang, Guanhua Ren, Guanhua Ren, Songtao Li, Songtao Li, Ruoxing Wang, Ruoxing Wang

“…Based on the phase change properties of vanadium dioxide (VO2), we propose a terahertz metamaterial absorber that can be switched flexibly between ultra-broadband and dual bands. …”
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Exposure to heavy metals and trace elements among pregnant women with twins: levels and association with twin growth discordance by Lu Chen, Wei Zhao, Li Zhao, Qiongxin Liang, Jun Tang, Weixiao Zhou, Yanhua Zhang, Hong Wen

“…The association of prenatal level with twin growth discordance was evaluated using conditional logistic regression.ResultsHigh levels of heavy metal elements (thallium in maternal blood and umbilical cord blood of larger twins, vanadium in the placenta of larger twins) and trace elements (iodine in the placenta of larger twins) during pregnancy, as well as low levels of heavy metal elements (strontium in the umbilical cord blood of larger twins, strontium and chromium in the umbilical cord blood of smaller twins, strontium in the placenta of larger twins, molybdenum and lead in the placenta of smaller twins and difference of molybdenum in the placenta of twins), are associated with intertwin birthweight discordance. …”
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Micro-Nano Surface Characterization and Bioactivity of a Calcium Phosphate-Incorporated Titanium Implant Surface by Fausto Zamparini, Carlo Prati, Luigi Generali, Andrea Spinelli, Paola Taddei, Maria Giovanna Gandolfi

“…The analysis of the samples before immersion showed a moderately rough surface, with micropits and microgrooves distributed on all of the surface; EDX microanalysis revealed the constitutional elements of the implant surface, namely titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al) and vanadium (V). Limited traces of calcium (Ca) and phosphorous (P) were detected, attributable to the incorporated calcium phosphate. …”
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THE CONCENTRATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN SEWAGE SLUDGE FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN GNIEWINO by Julita Karolina Milik, Rafał Pasela, Magdalena Lachowicz, Mariusz Chalamoński

“…The two out of tested heavy metals (beryllium, bismuth) were under detection limit, while gallium, molybdenum, thallium, vanadium and silver were detected in concentrations lower than 0,005 mg·kg-1/d.m. …”
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Stereoassembled V2O5@FeOOH Hollow Architectures with Lithiation Volumetric Strain Self-Reconstruction for Lithium-Ion Storage by Yao Zhang, Kun Rui, Aoming Huang, Ying Ding, Kang Hu, Wenhui Shi, Xiehong Cao, Huijuan Lin, Jixin Zhu, Wei Huang

“…Vanadium oxides have recently attracted widespread attention due to their unique advantages and have demonstrated promising chemical and physical properties for energy storage. …”
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Effect of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Wear Behavior of Cold Work Tool Steel by Mahmoud A. Essam, Ahmed Y. Shash, Mohamed Kamal El-Fawakhry, Emad El-Kashif, Hassan Megahed

“…In this study, three alloys were cast and prepared with different carbides forming elements such as vanadium (V) and niobium (Nb). The samples were quenched in water at 900 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>℃</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> followed by a tempering treatment at 200 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>℃</mo><mo> </mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for 30 min. …”
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Material Optimization Engineering toward xLiFePO₄·yLi₃V₂(PO₄)₃ Composites in Application-Oriented Li-Ion Batteries by Yuqiang Pi, Gangwei Luo, Peiyao Wang, Wangwang Xu, Jiage Yu, Xian Zhang, Zhengbing Fu, Xiong Yang, Li Wang, Yu Ding, Feng Wang

“…Constructing the composite electrode materials with vanadium substitution is a scientific endeavor to boost LFP’s power capacity. …”
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Alloying Motif Confined in Intercalative Frameworks toward Rapid Li‐Ion Storage by Xueyu Lin, Chenlong Dong, Siwei Zhao, Baixin Peng, Ce Zhou, Ruiqi Wang, Fuqiang Huang

“…Herein, a novel mechanism of alloying in the intercalative frameworks is proposed to confer both high‐capacity and high‐rate performances on anodes. Taking the indium‐vanadium oxide (IVO) as a typical system, alloying‐typed In is dispersed in the stable intercalative V2O3 to form a solid solution. …”
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Heavy metal risk of disposable food containers on human health by Xiang Zeng, Dongling Liu, Yue Wu, Lina Zhang, Rucheng Chen, Ran Li, Weijia Gu, Lu Zhang, Cuiqing Liu, Qinghua Sun

“…This study was to estimate element levels such as Beryllium (Be), Vanadium (V), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni), Cobalt (Co), Antimony (Sb), Barium (Ba), Lead (Pb), Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), and Selenium (Se) in leachate and subsequently assess the health risk of exposure to those disposable products such as paper and plastic food containers. …”
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Benchmarking by high heat flux testing of W-steel joining technologies by D. Dorow-Gerspach, M. Bram, V. Ganesh, J. Matejicek, G. Pintsuk, M. Vilemova, M. Wirtz, C. Linsmeier

“…The gradation was accomplished by using two or three layers with a thickness of 0.5 mm each.Another principle is the insertion of a ductile metal interlayer, which reduces the stress by plastic deformation. Vanadium and titanium foils of varying thickness were chosen, as both have a CTE in between W and steel and V forms a solid solution with W and Fe. …”
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A General Model for Estimating Emissions from Integrated Power Generation and Energy Storage. Case Study: Integration of Solar Photovoltaic Power and Wind Power with Batteries by Miller, Ian, Gencer, Emre, O'Sullivan, Francis Martin

“…As a case study, the model is used to estimate the GHG emissions of electricity from systems that couple photovoltaic and wind generation with lithium-ion batteries (LBs) and vanadium redox flow batteries (VFBs). To facilitate the case study, we conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) of photovoltaic (PV) power, as well as a synthesis of existing wind power LCAs. …”
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Toward commercializable microphase-separating copolymer electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries by Trapa, Patrick E. (Patrick Ervin), 1976-

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High-efficiency and durable inverted perovskite solar cells with thermally-induced phase-change electron extraction layer by Li, Xin, Meng, Yun, Liu, Ruizhe, Yang, Zhiyao, Zeng, Yan, Yi, Yuanping, Sha, Wei E. I., Long, Yi, Yang, Junyou

“…Herein, a new strategy of interface modification is reported that leverages the unique metal-to-insulator transition (MIT) characteristics of vanadium dioxide which is inserted as the electron extraction layer (EEL) in p-i-n planar PSCs. …”
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Fabrication of energy saving windows via solution process by Zhou, Chengzhi

“…Meanwhile, a bamboo-derived transparent composite has been developed, which combines the low-emissivity coating and enhanced radiative cooling (RC), which has rarely been explored for window applications in the literature. A vanadium dioxide (VO2) based smart window for adaptive solar modulations has been presented in the first project. …”
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Quantitative regulation of interlayer space of NH₄ V₄ O₁₀ for fast and durable Zn²⁺ and NH₄⁺ storage by Li, Shuyue, Yu, Dongxu, Liu, Jingyi, Chen, Nan, Shen, Zexiang, Chen, Gang, Yao, Shiyu, Du, Fei

“…Layered vanadium-based oxides are the promising cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). …”
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Study on surface hydrogenated Ti6Al4V alloy for orthopedic implants by Lin, Yu-Chien, Hu, Chih-Chien, Nguyen, Thu-Trang, Dhawan, Udesh, Chou, Ching-Yi, Lee, Yueh-Lien, Yen, Hung-Wei, Kuo, Yi-Jie, Chung, Ren-Jei

“…Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to employ hydrogenated titanium 6-aluminum-4-vanadium (H–Ti6Al4V) alloy to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and thereby achieve the function of regulating inflammatory signaling when employed as an implant. …”
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Codoping effects on thermochromic VO2 coatings by Cheng, Eg Ming

“…The chosen codoping elements are Tungsten (W) and Magnesium (Mg). Vanadium (V) oxide (V2O5), W and Mg powder are the source materials to be used in the project. …”
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Polymer matrix nanocomposite thermochromic materials by Dhaulathnisha Mohamed Ziaudeen

“…Vanadium dioxide (VO2) has a great potential to be used in smart and safe thermochromic windows, which have the ability to reduce energy consumption arising from cooling and heating appliances in buildings. …”
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