Redefining Ancient Epirus

“…Covering a region that today spans parts of south Albania and north-west Greece, Epirus was an important crossroad in antiquity, a meeting place of different peoples and cultures. …”

Investigation of operational characteristics of vanadium redox flow batteries by Rajagopalan Badrinarayanan

“…The concentration change of different species of vanadium ion was modelled with temperature influence for each of these vanadium ion variants. …”
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Mechanistic insights into the origin of the oxygen migration barrier by Vivona, Daniele, Gordiz, Kiarash, Meyer, Randall, Raman, Sumathy, Shao-Horn, Yang

“…Oxygen ion conductors require high temperatures to exhibit the high ion conductivity needed for practical use. …”
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Smart energy management system for microgrid planning and operation by Chen, Shuaixun

“…To deal with the optimal control of ESS, the author presents an online management energy system for the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery based on the proposed mathematical battery model and the adaptive Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) method. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of hot-rolled stainless steel channel section columns susceptible to flexural buckling by Li, Shuai, Zhang, Lulu, Liang, Yating, Zhao, Ou

“…A thorough testing and numerical modelling programme has been conducted to investigate the minor-axis flexural buckling behaviour and resistances of pin-ended hot-rolled stainless steel channel section columns. …”
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Isolation and characterisation of a novel cysteine-rich peptide from momordica charantia seeds by Low, Ee Lynn

“…Trypsin and chymotrypsin digestion was done for manual de novo sequencing of the peptide via b-ions and y-ions assignment. De novo sequencing resulted in proposed sequences for two fragments of the peptide. …”
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To What Extent Do Alternative Energy Sources Displace Coal and Oil in Electricity Generation? A Mean-Group Panel Analysis by Liddle, Brantley

“…It does so by employing a first-difference model and a mean-group estimator applied to a panel that spans 1985–2019 for 27 high- and 13 middle-income countries. …”
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Perceptual distortion analysis for images by Dong, Li

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2023 roadmap for materials for quantum technologies by Becher, Christoph, Gao, Weibo, Kar, Swastik, Marciniak, Christian D., Monz, Thomas, Bartholomew, John G., Goldner, Philippe, Loh, Huanqian, Marcellina, Elizabeth, Goh, Johnson Kuan Eng, Koh, Teck Seng, Weber, Bent, Mu, Zhao, Tsai, Jeng-Yuan, Yan, Qimin, Huber-Loyola, Tobias, Höfling, Sven, Gyger, Samuel, Steinhauer, Stephan, Zwiller, Val

“…These include both the inherent quantum bit systems and materials playing supportive or enabling roles, and cover trapped ions, neutral atom arrays, rare earth ion systems, donors in silicon, color centers and defects in wide-band gap materials, two-dimensional materials and superconducting materials for single-photon detectors. …”
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Synthesis and reactivity of electron-deficient phosphorus(III) compounds by Dordevic, Nemanja

“…In this view, we tuned the electronic properties of phosphenium ions by increasing their overall positive charge and by varying the extent of π-donation from the neighboring substituents to the central P atom. …”
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A comparative study of lead-acid battery against other battery types for distributed energy storage application in power systems by Norzita Sulaiman.

“…This project considered the study of lead-acid batteries in comparing with sodium sulphur (NaS) batteries, Lithium Ion (Li-ion) batteries and Flow batteries in terms of battery technologies and also the energy storage application in power systems. …”
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0.94(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3–0.06LiNbO3 piezoelectric ceramics prepared from the solid state reaction modified with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) of different molecular weights by Tan, Chee Kiang Ivan, Yao, Kui, Goh, Phoi Chin, Ma, Jan

“…The effects of PVP for suppressing the loss of alkali ions, promoting the perovskite phase formation, and improving the piezoelectric properties were characterized and discussed. …”
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TiN-Mediated Multi-Level Negative Photoconductance of the ZrO2 Breakdown Path by Zhou, Yu, Kawashima, Tomohito, Ang, Diing Shenp

“…A negative voltage-bias expels the Ti ions back to the electrode and restores the NPC response.…”
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Hydrated eutectic electrolyte with ligand-oriented solvation shell to boost the stability of zinc battery by Han, Mingming, Huang, Jiwu, Xie, Xuesong, Li, Tian Chen, Huang, Jiangtao, Liang, Shuquan, Zhou, Jiang, Fan, Hong Jin

“…An electrolyte cation additive strategy provides a versatile route for developing high-energy and long-life aqueous zinc-ion hybrid capacitors. However, the mechanisms of energy storage and Zn anode protection are still unclear in Zn-based systems with dual-ion electrolytes. …”
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Modulating optical and electrical properties of TiO2 photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells by Pham, Thi Thu Trang

“…Through these studies, it was revealed that the presence of macropores reduced the recombination between electrons in TiO2 and electrolyte as well as enhanced the diffusion of I3- or Co3+ ions in electrolyte to improve mass transport. These enhancements became more significant when the right combination of dye and electrolyte were used to fabricate DSCs from the mesoporous-macroporous films. …”
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Electrolyte Dependence of Li+ Transport Mechanisms in Small Molecule Solvents from Classical Molecular Dynamics by Crabb, Emily, Aggarwal, Abhishek, Stephens, Ryan, Shao-Horn, Yang, Leverick, Graham, Grossman, Jeffrey C.

“…As demands on Li-ion battery performance increase, the need for electrolytes with high ionic conductivity and a high Li+ transference number (tLi) becomes crucial to boost power density. …”
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Dynamical Janus interface design for reversible and fast-charging zinc–iodine battery under extreme operating conditions by Zong, W, Li, J, Zhang, C, Dai, Y, Ouyang, Y, Zhang, L, Li, J, Zhang, W, Chen, R, Dong, H, Gao, X, Zhu, J, Parkin, IP, Shearing, PR, Lai, F, Amine, K, Liu, T, He, G

“…Aqueous zinc (Zn) iodine (I2) batteries have emerged as viable alternatives to conventional metal-ion batteries. However, undesirable Zn deposition and irreversible iodine conversion during cycling have impeded their progress. …”

Converting sewage sludge into bio-fertiliser by Neo, Suat Leng.

“…The conversion is to stabilise the sewage sludge which may contain heavy metals and inorganic ions, volatiles and toxic organic compounds, and pathogen micro-organisms.…”
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Thermoreversible gelation and viscoelasticity of κ-carrageenan hydrogels by Liu, Sijun, Huang, Sheng, Li, Lin

“…The presence of potassium ions shifted the formation and melting temperatures of κ-carrageenan hydrogel to higher temperatures, and the temperatures for gel formation and melting increased with increasing potassium ions' content.…”
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Waste derived biomaterials used in development of new sensors by Priscillia Winona

“…ISEs (Ion-selective electrodes) were found to be effective sensors for the detection of a variety of inorganic and organic cations and anions. …”
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