Impact of dust deposition on PV performance and hotspot generation: I-V and thermal analysis with SEM and UV-VIS-NIR by Islam, Md. Imamul, Mohd Shawal, Jadin, Al Mansur, Ahmed

“…Spectroscopic analysis using UV-VIS-NIR techniques demonstrated that the dust exhibited strong ultraviolet light absorption, moderate absorption in the visible range around 450 nm wavelength, and relatively low absorption in the near-infrared region. Morphological examination through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) unveiled irregularly shaped dust particles with varying size distributions, while energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) identified carbon, oxygen, aluminum, and silicon as major elemental constituents contributing to light absorption and scattering effects. …”
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Climate projections for Himalaya–Tibetan Highland by Bhuyan, Debi P., Salunke, Popat, Chadha, Meera

“…On the contrary, the multi-model mean of 8 best models (MM8) could simulate the spatial distributions better than MMM by alleviating the wet biases (~2 mm day−1) over the southern and eastern HTH, whilst no significant improvement is noted in near surface temperature (Tas). The simulated decreasing (increasing) trends for Tas (precipitation) are found to be less satisfactory in both the MMMs. …”
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Iridium Oxide Coordinatively Unsaturated Active Sites Govern the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Water by Velasco Vélez, Juan Jesús, Bernsmeier, Denis, Mom, Rik V., Zeller, Patrick, Shao‐Horn, Yang, Roldan Cuenya, Beatriz, Knop‐Gericke, Axel, Schlögl, Robert, Jones, Travis E.

“…By combining <jats:italic>operando</jats:italic> resonant photoemission measurements of different films with ab initio simulations these are able to unambiguously distinguish µ<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐O (bridging oxygen) and µ<jats:sub>1</jats:sub>‐O (terminal oxygen) in the near‐surface regions of the catalysts. The intrinsic activity of iridium oxide scales with the formation of µ<jats:sub>1</jats:sub>‐O (terminal oxygen) is found. …”
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Real-time identification and visualization of Egyptian blue using modified night vision goggles by Nicola, Marco, Gobetto, Roberto, Bazzacco, Alessandro, Anselmi, Chiara, Ferraris, Enrico, Russo, Alfonsina, Masic, Admir, Sgamellotti, Antonio

“…The possibility to use light in the visible spectrum to induce near-infrared luminescence in some materials, particularly Egyptian blue and related pigments, offers a significant advantage in terms of their detection. …”
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Science Overview of the Europa Clipper Mission by Pappalardo, Robert T., Buratti, Bonnie J., Korth, Haje, Senske, David A., Blaney, Diana L., Blankenship, Donald D., Burch, James L., Christensen, Philip R., Kempf, Sascha, Kivelson, Margaret G., Mazarico, Erwan, Retherford, Kurt D., Turtle, Elizabeth P., Westlake, Joseph H.

“…Remote sensing investigations cover the ultraviolet, visible, near infrared, and thermal infrared wavelength ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum, as well as an ice-penetrating radar. …”
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The influence of mode dominance and traveling waves on flexible cylinder flow-induced vibration by Ma, Leixin, Resvanis, Themistocles L., Vandiver, J. Kim

“…Moreover, extending the region of analysis from the power-in region near the high flow speed end to the whole pipe in linearly sheared flows, low frequency and high-frequency excitation, acting concurrently, are routinely found to exist.…”
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Origin of residual strain in heteroepitaxial films by Postelnicu, Eveline, Wen, Rui-Tao, Ma, Danhao, Wang, Baoming, Wada, Kazumi, Michel, Jurgen, Kimerling, Lionel C

“…Growth from 400 to 730 °C exhibits near complete misfit strain relief by misfit dislocations leaving a consistent residual compressive strain of 0.09%. …”
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What the visual system can learn from the non-dominant hand: The effect of graphomotor engagement on visual discrimination by Ben-Ami, Shlomit, Buaron, Batel, Yaron, Ori, Keane, Kyle, Sun, Virginia H., Phillips, Flip, Friedman, Jason, Sinha, Pawan, Mukamel, Roy

“…However, existing studies have emphasized the dominant hand, which is superiorly dexterous in fine-motor movements. This near-exclusive focus prompts the inquiry of whether the observed perceptual facilitation is a general characteristic of the motor system, or specific to pathways controlling the skilled over-trained dominant hand. …”
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JWST sighting of decameter main-belt asteroids and view on meteorite sources by Burdanov, Artem Y., de Wit, Julien, Broz, Miroslav, Muller, Thomas G., Hoffmann, Tobias, Ferrais, Marin, Micheli, Marco, Jehin, Emmanuel, Parrott, Daniel, Hasler, Samantha N., Binzel, Richard P., Ducrot, Elsa, Kreidberg, Laura, Gillon, Michael, Greene, Thomas P., Grundy, Will M., Kareta, Theodore, Lagage, Pierre-Olivier, Moskovitz, Nicholas, Thirouin, Audrey, Thomas, Cristina A., Zieba, Sebastian

“…While large asteroids (≥100 km) have remained in the main belt since their formation, small asteroids are commonly transported to the near-Earth object (NEO) population. However, due to the lack of direct observational constraints, their size-frequency distribution —which informs our understanding of the NEOs and the delivery of meteorite samples to Earth—varies significantly among models. …”
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Accelerating Urban Building Energy Modeling by Le Hong, Zoe, Wolk, Samuel

“…The methodology presented is intended to be utilized for both very-large-scale systematic analysis and near-real-time interactive explorations. In developing this framework, we aim to provide new mechanisms for key stakeholders in the decarbonization effort to quickly generate actionable insights and engage in iterative discussions to develop evidence-based policy across global building stocks.…”
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AI Mastery May Not Be For Everyone, But AI Literacy Should Be by Hollands, Fiona, DiPaola, Daniella, Breazeal, Cynthia, Ali, Safinah

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An isolated bipolar DC-DC converter for energy storage integration in marine vessels by Nag, Soumya Shubhra, Satpathi, Kuntal, Ukil, Abhisek, Pou, Josep, Zagrodnik, Michael Adam

“…The integration of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) in the MVDC distribution system enables peak shaving of generators, optimal scheduling of generators, and near instantaneous power reserve. In this paper, an isolated bipolar dc-dc converter is presented which interfaces the BESS with the bipolar dc distribution bus. …”
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Interpretation of an anomalous peak in low-temperature photoluminescence measurements of bulk GaAs[sub 1−x]N[sub x] on GaAs by Cheah, Weng Kwong, Fan, Weijun, Yoon, Soon Fatt, Loke, Wan Khai, Liu, R., Wee, A. T. S.

“…The peak is due to the accumulation of N content near the GaAs/GaAsN interface. Hence, this abnormal annealing behavior occurs in layers with nonuniform N concentration at the GaAsN/GaAs interface.…”
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The toxicity of amyloid ß oligomers by Zhao, Li Na, Long, Hon Wai, Mu, Yuguang, Chew, Lock Yue

“…The comprehensive understanding gained from these current researches on the various toxicity mechanisms show promises in the provision of better therapeutics and treatment strategies in the near future.…”
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Wireless measurement of elastic and plastic deformation by a metamaterial-based sensor by Ozbey, Burak, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Kurc, Ozgur, Erturk, Vakur, Altintas, Ayhan

“…The sensor is made of a comb-like nested split ring resonator (NSRR) probe operating in the near-field of an antenna, which functions as both the transmitter and the receiver. …”
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Combining sonicated cold development and pulsed electrodeposition for high aspect ratio sub-10 nm gap gold dimers for sensing applications in the visible spectrum by Zhang, Dao Hua, Tobing, Landobasa Yosef Mario, Mueller, Aaron David

“…We demonstrate that the electrodeposited dimers exhibit near 50% higher bulk refractive index sensitivity than their planar counterparts. …”
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Fatigue behaviors of square-to-square hollow section T-joint with corner crack I : experimental studies by Chiew, Sing Ping, Ji, Hong Li, Lee, Chi King, Lie, Seng Tjhen

“…Furthermore, branches and secondary cracks, which seldom appear in circular hollow section (CHS) joints, were formed near the end of the test. The test results also indicated that a more stringent criterion should be used to define the fatigue life the joint. …”
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Broad-band polarization-insensitive all-dielectric metalens enabled by intentional off-resonance waveguiding at mid-wave infrared by Tanriover, Ibrahim, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

“…Metasurfaces are promising candidates to take the place of conventional optical components as they enable wavefront engineering at sub- and near-wavelength distances along both lateral and vertical directions. …”
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS_2) as a broadband saturable absorber for ultra-fast photonics by Zhang, H, Lu, S B, Zheng, J, Du, J, Wen, S C, Tang, D Y, Loh, K P

“…The nonlinear optical property of few-layered MoS2 nanoplatelets synthesized by the hydrothermal exfoliation method was investigated from the visible to the near-infrared band using lasers. Both open-aperture Z-scan and balanced-detector measurement techniques were used to demonstrate the broadband saturable absorption property of few-layered MoS2. …”
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Coseismic and postseismic slip of the 2005 Mw8.6 Nias‐Simeulue earthquake : spatial overlap and localized viscoelastic flow by Qiu, Qiang, Feng, Lujia, Hermawan, Iwan, Hill, Emma M.

“…We estimate the coseismic slip using near-field static GPS offsets, and vertical displacements based on satellite and coral data, while we estimate the afterslip simultaneously with viscoelastic flow using approximately nine years of GPS data following the event. …”
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