The evolution and fate of waste plastics in landfills subject to physical and biochemical processes — implications for microplastics by Lu, Xuhong

“…Overall, this thesis provides the scientific fundamentals for MPs and PW in landfill conditions, enriches the database of a broader range of MPs in landfills globally, and proposes removal strategies and management strategies associated with landfill sites to mitigate MPs contamination and forecast potential MPs-related pollution.…”
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Development of selenization/sulfurization-free CuIn(S,Se)2 for thin film solar cells applications by Wang, Mengxi

“…As mentioned earlier, large CIGS grains will result in films that showed better solar cell performance and one of the reasons is that they have fewer defect sites and recombination centers. As a route to larger grain size, nanoparticles is first synthesized and by encouraging growth in these individual CIGS nanoparticles, micron sized grains can be achieved. …”
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Electrochemical electrodes based on graphene materials for sensing and energy applications by Wang, Xuewan

“…Enriched and well- exposed active sites and synergistic effects of multi-dopants resulted in the carbonaceous graphene/bacteria composite an onset ORR potential of ~ -0.09 V versus saturated Ag/AgCl and a superior four-electron behavior along with remarkable durability and methanol tolerance. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of beta variant COVID-19 vaccine AZD2816 and AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) as primary-series vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults in Brazil, South A... by Costa Clemens, SA, Jepson, B, Bhorat, QE, Ahmad, A, Akhund, T, Aley, PK, Bansal, H, Bibi, S, Kelly, EJ, Khan, M, Lambe, T, Lombaard, JJ, Matthews, S, Pipolo Milan, E, Olsson, U, Ramasamy, MN, Moura de Oliveira Paiva, MS, Seegobin, S, Shoemaker, K, Szylak, A, Villafana, T, Pollard, AJ, Green, JA

“…<p><b>Methods</b></p> In this phase 2/3, randomised, multinational, active-controlled, non-inferiority, immunobridging study, adult participants previously unvaccinated for COVID-19 were enrolled at 16 study sites in Brazil, South Africa, Poland, and the UK. …”

Semantic scene understanding on 3D point clouds by Dong, Shichao

“…Robotic techniques have automated many processes in production lines. However, in flexible production scenarios, certain tasks cannot yet be fully handled by robots and still require human involvement. …”
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Next generation design of floating systems for coastal solar farms by Bi, Cheng

“…Experiments on a novel adaptive barrier-mooring system (ABMS) including perimeter pontoons, submerged barriers, clump weights, mooring lines and anchors were conducted to examine the adaptivity of ABMS to a large tidal range as well as its performance on platform stabilization under wave action. …”
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Surface engineering to manipulate solar energy for thermal management by Fei, Jipeng

“…Surfaces receiving solar energy are major energy-conversion sites. In other words, surface property determines the utilization of sunlight in various applications. …”
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In-situ infrared spectroscopy studies of surface reactions over irradiated photocatalysts by Gong, Dangguo

“…However, deviations from the power law are attributed to partial trapping at surface Ti4+ sites. Under inert gas, and depending on the humidity level, photo-adsorption of water is promoted by surface-trapped holes and repelled (or substantially weakened) by surface-trapped electrons. …”
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Antidiabetic activity of Curculigo latifolia extracts in vitro and in vivo studies by Ishak, Nur Akmal

“…In the present study, antidiabetic properties of C. latifolia in cell lines (in vitro) and in diabetic-induced rats were determined. …”
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Computational analysis for infectious diseases surveillance and host-pathogen interactions (in the context of Influenza A viruses) by Beyene, Biruhalem Taye

“…We used host gene expression signatures of cell lines from three species (A549 (human), CEF (chicken), and MDCK (canine) in response to six IAVs (H1N1/WSN, H5N2/F59, H5N2/F118, H5N2/F189, H5N3 and H9N2 viruses). …”
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Investigations into high resolution imaging and contouring for diagnostic bio-applications by Valiyambath, Krishnan Mohankumar

“…Complementary optical methodologies, which can enable easy identification and diagnosis of potential abnormal growth sites that represent cancerous state of tissue, were investigated in this research, as it is envisioned that information from one modality can be used to strengthen judgment from another independent modality. …”
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Modélisation des interactions en Italie du Nord au premier âge du Fer: de la circulation de parures aux réseaux d’influences culturelles by Cicolani, V, Huet, T, Zamboni, L

“…Applied for each period, this segmentation is represented on a map by assigning the color of the groups (clusters) to the sites, thus facilitating spatial reading and geographical interpretation of the results. …”

Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…We give these where they occur: in due course, we intend to expand the entries for the opening formula to give the opening lines, even when a version of the classic formula does not occur. …”