The black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, has emerged as a promising species for waste bioconversion and source of antimicrobial proteins (AMPs). However, there is a scarcity of research on the element transformation efficiency and molecular ch...
Previous research confirmed that Pt addition induced a prominent refinement effect of CrN coating, resulting in an enhanced conductivity and corrosion resistance. In this work, a detailed finite element simulation and scratch test were employed to ca...
In signaling proteins, intrinsically disordered regions often represent regulatory elements, which are sensitive to environmental effects, ligand binding, and post-translational modifications. The conformational space sampled by disordered regions ca...
A graphene membrane acts as a highly sensitive element in a nano/micro–electro–mechanical system (N/MEMS) due to its unique physical and chemical properties. Here, a novel crossbeam structure with a graphene varistor protected by Si3N4 is...
During the summers of 2011 and 2012, two scientific cruises were carried out over the Arctic Ocean aiming at the determination of the aerosol chemical composition in this pristine environment. First, mass spectrometry was applied to study the concent...
In order to investigate the damage behavior of TiN/Ti multilayer coating under multi-particle impact and the influence of impact angle on erosion resistance, the ABAQUS 2019 software and the cohesive element technology were used for simulation. The r...
O-isopropyl-N-ethyl thionocarbamate (IPETC) collector was used to selectively recover elemental sulfur from a high-sulfur residue, and its flotation performance, structure–property relationship and adsorption mechanism to elemental sulfur were studie...
N fertilisation affects the nutrient content of grasslands, and thus animal health. The effect of fertiliser treatments with calcium ammonium nitrate at doses of 0, 100, 200 and 300 kg N ha−1 year−1 was investigated on grassland nutrient...
This paper presents a Piezoelectric micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) based on a Pt/ScAlN/Mo/SiO2/Si/SiO2/Si multilayer structure with a circular suspension film of scandium doped aluminum nitride (ScAlN). Multiphysics modeling using the f...
The article presents data on the solvent extraction separation of rare-earth elements (REEs), such as La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), and Nd(III), using synergic mixtures of methyltrioctylammonium nitrate (TOMANO3) with tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) from we...
Chrysanthemi Flos ‘Hangbaiju’ (HBJ) is a common Chinese medicinal material with the same origin as the medicinal and edible cognate plant in China, whose quality is seriously affected by the place of origin. In this study, four stable iso...
The trace element (TS) composition of isocubanite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, bornite, and covellite from oxidized Cu-rich massive sulfides of the Ashadze-2 hydrothermal field (12°58′ N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge) is studied using LA-ICP-MS. The unders...
We report the synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of the stable imidazol-2-ylidene EtIDip (EtIPr), {EtCN(Dip)}2C:, Dip = 2,6-iPr2C6H3, as a chemically robust alternative to IDip (IPr), {HCN(Dip)}2C:. The N-heterocyclic carbene EtIDip could be...
In this research, a groundbreaking framework for the octic B-spline collocation method in n-dimensional spaces is presented. This work is an extension of previous works that involved the creation of B-spline functions in n-dimensional space for the p...
Sulfur-containing polymers are unique sustainable materials with promise for the development of various adsorbents for environmental remediation. However, they have not been explored for CO2 capture despite reports on its ability to decontaminate var...
TiN/CrAlN multilayer coatings were synthesized by cathodic arc deposition using 2-fold substrate rotation and alternating targets. The effect of substrate rotation on the layer sequence, elemental fluctuations and interface quality was examined using...
The Carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fractions, mineral element concentrations, microbial density, and biomass in 0–10 and 10–20 cm soil fractions under Zanthoxylum planispinum ‘dintanensis’ plantations, were measur...
The number density profiles of elements N and O in the altitude range of 120–250 km are retrieved by simulation based on X-ray occultation. Based on the parameters of the NICER telescope, the energy spectrum forward model of the Crab Nebula in...
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To address the inherent defects in the fabrication of AlCrN titanium alloy coatings and enhance interfacial bonding strength as well as tribological performance, an AlCrN coating was employed as an absorption layer and subjected to laser shock proces...
Forests on calcareous substrates constitute a large fraction of the vegetation in Puerto Rico. Plant growth on these substrates may be affected by nutrient deficiencies, mainly P and Fe, resulting from high pH and formation of insoluble compounds of...
Atmospheric rainfall is one of the major sources of water and nutrient inputs in forest stands. Understanding the atmospheric rainfall partitioning and hydrochemical fluxes of forest stands is critical for forest management and monitoring regional at...
We present an extensive theoretical and experimental study to identify the effect on the Raman spectrum due to interface interdiffusion between GaN and AlN layers in short-period GaN/AlN superlattices (SLs). The Raman spectra for SLs with sharp inter...
A novel Ti-N-O composite was prepared by powder nitriding/oxynitriding combined with the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. The effects of N/O on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the Ti-N-O alloy were systematically studied. The resu...
Spatial patterns of soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and their stoichiometric characteristics (C:N:P) play an important role in nutrient limitations, community dynamics, nutrient use efficiency and biogeochemical cycles, etc. To date,...
With the increase in computational resources, parallel computation in neutron transport codes is inherent since it allows simulations with high spatial-angular resolution. Among the different methodologies available for the solution of the neutron tr...
The aim of the study was to compare sulfate fertilizers and mixtures of elemental sulfur (S0) and sulfate in terms of yield and nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) status in perennial ryegrass. Mixtures of sulfate and S0 can reduce the consumption of sulfate...
We present a simple reaction model to study the influence of the size, number, and spatial arrangement of reactive patches on a reactant placed on a plane. Specifically, we consider a reactant whose surface has an N × N square grid structure, w...
As a new-type of ultra-supercritical HI-IP rotor steel, X12CrMoWVNbN10-1-1 alloy steel has excellent integrative performance, which can effectively improve the power generation efficiency of the generator set. In this paper, uniaxial thermal compress...
AlCrN and AlCrSiN coatings were deposited via reactive magnetron sputtering. This study investigates the effects of radio frequency (RF) substrate bias, ranging from 0 V to 200 V, on the chemical composition, microstructure, and mechanical properties...
Understanding soil nutrients and stoichiometry across land-use types is essential for semiarid ecosystem management. We selected 130 sampling sites across four land-use types (dryland, paddy field, grassland, and forestland) in the Western Songnen Pl...
Purpose: To determine the best predictor of lesion volume induced by magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy in patients with tremor-dominant symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) patients...
Molten salt is usually used as the energy storage medium for solar energy heat storage pipes, and 40wt% K2SO4 + 60wt% MgSO4 is very suitable for use as a heat storage material for solar thermal power generation in tower and butterfly parabolic system...
The control of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) loadings to receiving waters is often overcompensated for by catchment planners. The objectives of this study, which investigated nine catchments in the subtropics of China, were to (i) quantify the expl...
Litter decomposition is a highly complex physical and biochemical process that plays a crucial role in promoting energy transformation in forest ecosystems. This study examines the impact of different concentrations of nitrogen and compound fertilize...
During this study, eight basalt fiber-reinforced recycled aggregate concrete-filled circular steel-tubular (C-BFRRACFST) column specimens were subjected to eccentric compression tests with different replacement ratios of recycled coarse aggregate (RC...
Accurately tracing the geographical origin of Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. et Zucc. is important for brand authentication, quality control, and food safety assurance. In this study, the stable isotope ratios (δ13C, δ15N, δ2H, &del...
Drought tolerance is critical for plant survival and productivity and is tightly linked to redox homeostasis and senescence regulation. SENESCENCE-SUPPRESSED PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE (SSPP), a negative regulator of leaf senescence, has previously been imp...
Adding alloying elements to binary nitrides enables the design of hard and tough coatings. To improve the mechanical and tribological performances of TiN-based coatings, La atoms were added to TiAlN coatings to form TiAlLaN coatings. Magnetron sputte...
Within the framework of the Density Functional Theory, the elastic, dielectric, and piezoelectric coefficients of w-ScxAl1−xN material were investigated for scandium (Sc) concentrations x = 0 to 0.375. The electro-acoustic properties are used t...
Carbon-based nanomaterials, particularly in the form of N-doped networks, are receiving the attention of the catalysis community as effective metal-free systems for a relatively wide range of industrially relevant transformations. Among them, they ha...
A need for the refurbishment and renewal of the existing building stock has been in focus for many decades, principally because of excessive global energy consumption and pollution. This paper presents a methodology and the results of analysis of cho...
GaN power devices used in high-power-density converters face significant thermal-management challenges because substantial heat is generated within a compact active region and transferred through the device–Printed Circuit Board (PCB) interface...
This review focuses on the effects of trace and residual rare-earth elements on inclusion evolution and Nb–Ti–V precipitation behavior in microalloyed steels. Existing studies indicate that trace rare-earth elements can transform conventi...
This study investigates the fatigue behavior of railway rails with lubrication holes through a finite element modeling approach validated against full-scale laboratory tests. Fatigue tests were conducted on rail coupons subjected to three-point bendi...
A method of electro-thermal co-optimization design for the Gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) is introduced in this paper. Due to the self-heating effect of the GaN high electron mobility transis...
Two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride 2D g-C3N4 has the potential for gas sensing as a metal-free semiconductor with a layered structure, high surface area, and tunability of electronic properties. In this context, 2D g-C3N4 nanosheets were prepar...
This study presents a novel inverse identification approach to determine the elastoplastic parameters of a 2 µm thick GaN semiconductor thin film deposited on a sapphire substrate. This approach combines instrumented nanoindentation with finite...
The effect of dietary enrichment with flaxseed, selenium and vitamin E, and market class on the nutritional and functional value of breast meat was evaluated. A completely randomized block design was set up, where the experimental unit (n = 6000 bird...
During the preparation of gallium nitride (GaN) single crystals by Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy (HVPE), variations in growth pressure within the reaction chamber can easily lead to a mismatch between vapor transport dynamics and surface reaction proce...
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