On the design of energy storage systems for the smoothing and dispatch planning of large-scale wind power generation by Li, Mengting

“…Among all the RE resources, wind power generation is witnessing rapid developments in recent years. Unfortunately, wind tends to be unsteady. …”
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Suppressed deep traps and bandgap fluctuations in Cu2CdSnS4 solar cells with ≈8% efficiency by Hadke, Shreyash, Levcenko, Sergiu, Gautam, Gopalakrishnan Sai, Hages, Charles J., Márquez, José A., Izquierdo-Roca, Victor, Carter, Emily A., Unold, Thomas, Wong, Lydia Helena

“…Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4-based solar cells have shown promising power conversion efficiencies in recent years, but their performance remains inferior compared to other thin-film solar cells. …”
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InAlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on Si for RF applications by Xing, Weichuan

“…To reduce the cost of GaN HEMTs, Si substrates have attracted increasing interest in recent years, not only in power electronics applications but also in RF applications. …”
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Development of kinetics model for torrefaction of logging residue and palm oil waste by Nur Hazirah Huda, Mohd Harun, Noor Asma Fazli, Abdul Samad, Suriyati, Saleh

“…Here the sets of experimental data of AWL for sawdust and EFB are based on the different temperature at 240, 270 and 300°C at 10°C/min of heating rate which are obtained from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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Curing effect on the strength of cement mortar with bamboo biochar by Pragalanathan, Selvanathan, Pravina, K. Gunasekaran, Lai, Yeng Fock, Anand, N., Chin, Siew Choo

“…This research experiment involved incorporating varying percentages of bamboo biochar as a partial replacement for cement to assess the strength of cement mortar under different curing methods (water, air, and heat). The production of cement emits significant amounts of greenhouse gases, contributing to global environmental impact. …”
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Evaluating the effect of n-butanol additive on particulate matter emission in diesel engine by Zhu, Qiren, Zong, Yichen, Tan, Yong Ren, Lyu, Jieyao, Yu, Wenbin, Yang, Wenming, Kraft, Markus

“…The addition of n-butanol can also reduce NOx emission (up to 25 %) because the lower mean chamber temperature caused by the lower heating value of n-butanol tends to reduce NOx emission although there is extra oxygen content in n-butanol. …”
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Elongated magma plumbing system beneath the Coso volcanic field, California, constrained by seismic reflection tomography by Wang, Dongdong, Wu, Shucheng, Li, Tianjue, Tong, Ping, Gao, Yongxin

“…Our final velocity model reveals a prominent low-velocity body sitting right beneath the CVF at 5–20 km depths, which we interpret as a rhyolite magma reservoir that supplies heat flux to the hot springs and also feeds the volcanic activities at Coso. …”
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Renewable energy from livestock waste valorization: amyloid-based feather keratin fuel cells by Soon, Wei Long, Peydayesh, Mohammad, de Wild, Tym, Donat, Felix, Saran, Rinku, Müller, Christoph R., Gubler, Lorenz, Mezzenga, Raffaele, Miserez, Ali

“…Keratin was isolated from chicken feathers via a fast and economical process, converted into amyloid fibrils through heat treatment, and further processed into membranes with an imparted proton conductivity of 6.3 mS cm-1 using a simple oxidative method. …”
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Understanding the dynamic behaviour and evolution of electric domains in BTO under applied electric field using in situ TEM by Li, Patrick Wen Feng

“…Finally, the workflow is successfully carried on the aforementioned BTO material, showing the ability to cool, heat and apply and electrical bias. Thus, proving the success of the workflow and demonstrating the capabilities and potential of this technique.…”
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Graphene-loaded nickel−vanadium bimetal oxides as hydrogen pumps to boost solid-state hydrogen storage kinetic performance of magnesium hydride by Gao, Dong-qiang, Wu, Fu-ying, Zhang, Zhi, Lu, Zi-chuan, Zhou, Ren, Zhao, Hu, Zhang, Liuting

“…To modify the thermodynamics and kinetic performance of magnesium hydride (MgH2) for solid-state hydrogen storage, Ni3V2O8-rGO (rGO represents reduced graphene oxide) and Ni3V2O8 nanocomposites were prepared by hydrothermal and subsequent heat treatment. The beginning hydrogen desorption temperature of 7 wt.% Ni3V2O8-rGO modified MgH2 was reduced to 208 °C, while the additive-free MgH2 and 7 wt.% Ni3V2O8 doped MgH2 appeared to discharge hydrogen at 340 and 226 °C, respectively. …”
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Long-wave-instability-induced pattern formation in an evaporating sessile or pendent liquid layer by Wei, Tao, Duan, Fei

“…Neglecting the other non-Boussinesq effects, buoyancy does not have a significant influence on interfacial evolution and rupture time but makes contributions to the evaporation-driven convection and heat transfer. The average Nusselt number is found to increase with a stronger buoyancy effect. …”
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Thermo-catalytic decomposition of cotton seed press cake over nickel doped zeolite Y, hydrogen: enhanced yield of bio-oil with highly selective fuel-range hydrocarbons by Afraz, Marrij, Nisar, Jan, Shah, Afzal, Ali, Ghulam, Muhammad, Faisal, Anwar, Farooq, Wan Abdul Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina

“…Moreover, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of cotton seed press cake with catalyst was carried out at various heating rates to find out the kinetic parameters. …”
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Starting and Scaling a Set-Based Design Method for a Maritime System of Systems: Designing a Modern Warship by Page, J. E., Higgins, C. J., Seering, W. P.

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India's counter-terrorism policy: through the lens of federalism. by Manaswini Ramkumar

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Essays on the market for corporate bonds by Levonmaa, A

“…Realized measures of volatility have been shown to be important in modelling and forecasting equity, exchange rate, and Treasury bill return volatility. …”

Prussian Blue analogue materials for magnetic and energy storage applications by Schart, M

“…Upon its discovery in the 18th century, Prussian Blue, the first synthetic pigment, gained fame for its intense colour. Over the years since, many multifunctional properties have been discovered in its analogue materials. …”

Pricing data tampering in automated fare collection with NFC-equipped smartphones by Dang, Fan, Zhai, Ennan, Li, Zhenhua, Zhou, Pengfei, Mohaisen, Aziz, Bian, Kaigui, Wen, Qingfu, Li, Mo

“…Automated Fare Collection (AFC) systems have been globally deployed for decades, particularly in the public transportation network where the transit fee is calculated based on the length of the trip (a.k.a., distance-based pricing AFC systems). …”
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Unlocking the hidden potential: enhancing the utilization of stems and leaves through metabolite analysis and toxicity assessment of various parts of Aconitum carmichaelii by Zhou, Yinlin, Qu, Can, Yan, Hongling, Chu, Tianzhe, Wu, Jing, Kang, Qinzhao, Peng, Cheng, Wang, Yulan, Tan, Yuzhu

“…Ethnopharmacological relevance: Aconitum carmichaelii is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine clinics as a bulk medicinal material. It has been used in China for more than two thousand years. …”
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Singapore's high wage policy revisited by Lim, Chong Yah

“…The author, now aged 90, reflects on the then highly iconoclastic National Wages Council (NWC) recommendation of a 20% yearly gross wage increase guideline for three years, 1979-1981. …”
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The size inherited age effect on radiocarbon dates of alluvial deposits: redating charcoal fragments in a sand-bed stream, Macdonald River, NSW, Australia by Wood, R, King, F, Esmay, R, Chen, Q, Schneider, L, Dotte-Sarout, E, Fallon, S, Fryirs, K, Gillespie, R, Blong, R

“…This study returns to a sample from the Macdonald River to date individual charcoal fragments and finds the inherited age may be more than 1700 years (mode 250 years) older than the collection date. …”