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Applied Sciences, Volume 12, Issue 2

January-2 2022 - 407 articles

Cover Story: We investigated the structural and magnetic properties of 20 nm sized nanoparticles of the half-doped manganite Ho0.5Ca0.5MnO3 prepared by a sol–gel approach. There are signs of CO in the temperature dependence of magnetization. Accordingly, below 100 K, superlattice magnetic Bragg reflections arise, which are consistent with an antiferromagnetic phase strictly related to the bulk Mn ordering of a charge exchange type (CE type) but characterized by an increased fraction of ferromagnetic couplings between manganese species themselves. Our results show that in this narrow band half-doped manganite, size reduction only modifies the balance between the Anderson superexchange and Zener double exchange interactions, without destabilizing an overall very robust antiferromagnetic state. View this paper
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Articles (407)

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,979 Views
17 Pages

Lignocellulosic Materials Used as Biosorbents for the Capture of Nickel (II) in Aqueous Solution

  • Luísa Cruz-Lopes,
  • Morgana Macena,
  • Bruno Esteves and
  • Isabel Santos-Vieira

17 January 2022

Four lignocellulosic materials (walnut shell, chestnut shell, pine wood and burnt pine wood) were analyzed as biosorbents to remove nickel ions in aqueous solution. The optimal pH condition was determined. Due to this, a range of different pHs (3.0 t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
245 Citations
32,776 Views
20 Pages

17 January 2022

Industrial robots and associated control methods are continuously developing. With the recent progress in the field of artificial intelligence, new perspectives in industrial robot control strategies have emerged, and prospects towards cognitive robo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,484 Views
15 Pages

17 January 2022

Anthocyanins are flavonoids with an antioxidant effect. They are the pigments that give rich colours to berries, red onions, pomegranates, and grapes. In addition to acting as antioxidants and fighting free radicals, anthocyanins may offer anti-infla...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
10,082 Views
33 Pages

Journey to the Market: The Evolution of Biodegradable Drug Delivery Systems

  • Minze Zhu,
  • Andrew K. Whittaker,
  • Felicity Y. Han and
  • Maree T. Smith

17 January 2022

Biodegradable polymers have been used as carriers in drug delivery systems for more than four decades. Early work used crude natural materials for particle fabrication, whereas more recent work has utilized synthetic polymers. Applications include th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,168 Views
10 Pages

Numerical Investigation of the Temporal Contrast in ps-OPCPA with Compact Double BBO Arrangement

  • Haidong Chen,
  • Jiabing Hu,
  • Xinliang Wang,
  • Peile Bai,
  • Xun Chen,
  • Xihang Yang,
  • Fenxiang Wu,
  • Zongxin Zhang,
  • Xiaojun Yang and
  • Jiayan Gui
  • + 4 authors

17 January 2022

The picosecond optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier (ps-OPCPA) with double BBO arrangement can support the ultrabroad spectrum even under a relatively long pump pulse duration (∼100 ps). In this work, five-wave-coupled equations taking into...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,322 Views
8 Pages

17 January 2022

A switchable chiral metasurface based on a phase change material Ge2Sb2Te5, which can switch between a right-handed circularly polarized mirror and a left-handed circularly polarized mirror, is theoretically discussed. When the conductivity of Ge2Sb2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
97 Citations
11,446 Views
17 Pages

Human Activity Classification Using the 3DCNN Architecture

  • Roberta Vrskova,
  • Robert Hudec,
  • Patrik Kamencay and
  • Peter Sykora

17 January 2022

Interest in utilizing neural networks in a variety of scientific and academic studies and in industrial applications is increasing. In addition to the growing interest in neural networks, there is also a rising interest in video classification. Objec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,137 Views
29 Pages

A CSI-Based Multi-Environment Human Activity Recognition Framework

  • Baha A. Alsaify,
  • Mahmoud M. Almazari,
  • Rami Alazrai,
  • Sahel Alouneh and
  • Mohammad I. Daoud

17 January 2022

Passive human activity recognition (HAR) systems, in which no sensors are attached to the subject, provide great potentials compared to conventional systems. One of the recently used techniques showing tremendous potential is channel state informatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,680 Views
15 Pages

Adaptive Cruise Control with Look-Ahead Anticipation for Driving on Freeways

  • Md Abdus Samad Kamal,
  • Kotaro Hashikura,
  • Tomohisa Hayakawa,
  • Kou Yamada and
  • Jun-ichi Imura

17 January 2022

This paper presents Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with look-ahead anticipation, based on the model of ACC used in recent commercial vehicles, to take early decisions in driving a vehicle on the freeway. The existing ACC found in the high-end cars has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,996 Views
12 Pages

Combining Yoga Exercise with Rehabilitation Improves Balance and Depression in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Controlled Trial

  • Yen-Ting Lai,
  • Chien-Hung Lin,
  • City C. Hsieh,
  • Jung-Cheng Yang,
  • Han-Hsing Tsou,
  • Chih-Ching Lin,
  • Szu-Yuan Li,
  • Hsiang-Lin Chan and
  • Wen-Sheng Liu

17 January 2022

Background: We combined yoga with standard stroke rehabilitation and compared it to the rehabilitation alone for depression and balance in patients. Methods: Forty patients aged from 30 to 80 who had suffered a stroke 90 or more days previously were...

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Appl. Sci. - ISSN 2076-3417