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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,009 Views
14 Pages

Aiming at the problem that the current double direction buffering algorithm is easy to use to seal the “bottleneck” area when simplifying coastlines, an adaptive simplification method for coastlines using a skeleton line “bridge&rdq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
300 Views
13 Pages

For the design, implementation, performance optimization, and predictive maintenance of high-speed real-time control systems with sub-millisecond control periods, the capability to acquire large volumes of high-rate control data in real time is requi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,166 Views
12 Pages

24 February 2025

Real-time object detection demands high throughput and low latency, necessitating the use of hardware accelerators. NPU is specialized hardware designed to accelerate the calculation of deep learning models, providing better energy efficiency and par...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,718 Views
11 Pages

Design Analysis of a Passive Buffer System for Space-Assembled Segmented Mirrors

  • Xupeng Li,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Jinfeng Shi,
  • Yanjun Qu and
  • Xuewu Fan

8 March 2019

This paper presents a passive buffer system of connection mechanism for space-assembled segmented mirrors. The purpose of assembling telescope in space is to overcome the limits of launch volume and mass to support ever increasing aperture sizes. Usi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,270 Views
14 Pages

25 August 2019

A symmetric AlN-ZnO/ZnO/AlN-ZnO double heterojunction structure was consecutively deposited onto silicon substrate using cosputtering technology and then annealed at 700 °C under vacuum ambient for 30 min. The crystalline quality of the ZnO film...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
10,912 Views
14 Pages

12 January 2015

Succinimide formation from aspartic acid (Asp) residues is a concern in the formulation of protein drugs. Based on density functional theory calculations using Ace-Asp-Nme (Ace = acetyl, Nme = NHMe) as a model compound, we propose the possibility th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,365 Views
16 Pages

2 January 2023

Models of double-source queuing-inventory systems are studied in the presence of a finite buffer for waiting in the queue of consumer customers, where instant destruction of inventory is possible. It is assumed that the lead times of orders, as well...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,458 Views
16 Pages

In advanced integrated circuit manufacturing, the quality of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is a key factor affecting chip performance and yield. Designers need to use CMP simulation tools to locate and analyze the defects in the layout after th...

  • Letter
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,732 Views
9 Pages

Effects of In0.82Ga0.18As/InP Double Buffers Design on the Microstructure of the In0.82G0.18As/InP Heterostructure

  • Liang Zhao,
  • Zuoxing Guo,
  • Xiangdong Ding,
  • Jingjuan Li,
  • Shen Yang,
  • Min Zhang and
  • Lei Zhao

25 May 2017

In order to reduce the dislocation density and improve the performance of high indium content In0.82Ga0.18As films, the design of double buffer layers has been introduced into the In0.82Ga0.18As/InP heterostructure. Compared with other buffer layer s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,518 Views
16 Pages

Dynamic Projection Method of Electronic Navigational Charts for Polar Navigation

  • Chenchen Jiao,
  • Xiaoxia Wan,
  • Houpu Li and
  • Shaofeng Bian

Electronic navigational charts (ENCs) are geospatial databases compiled in strict accordance with the technical specifications of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) is a Geograph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,323 Views
13 Pages

Controlled Crystallinity of a Sn-Doped α-Ga2O3 Epilayer Using Rapidly Annealed Double Buffer Layers

  • Kyoung-Ho Kim,
  • Yun-Ji Shin,
  • Seong-Min Jeong,
  • Heesoo Lee and
  • Si-Young Bae

12 January 2024

Double buffer layers composed of (AlxGa1−x)2O3/Ga2O3 structures were employed to grow a Sn-doped α-Ga2O3 epitaxial thin film on a sapphire substrate using mist chemical vapor deposition. The insertion of double buffer layers improved the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,098 Views
9 Pages

25 November 2024

Background/Objectives: Buffered local anesthetics are suggested to enhance patient comfort and anesthetic efficacy during dental procedures. However, their advantages over non-buffered solutions in maxillary third molar extractions remain under-inves...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
8,588 Views
22 Pages

The Role of Ambient Gas and Pressure on the Structuring of Hard Diamond-Like Carbon Films Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition

  • Andrei C. Popescu,
  • George E. Stan,
  • Liviu Duta,
  • Cristina Nita,
  • Camelia Popescu,
  • Vasile-Adrian Surdu,
  • Marius-Adrian Husanu,
  • Bogdan Bita,
  • Rudy Ghisleni and
  • Valentin Craciun
  • + 1 author

5 June 2015

Hard carbon thin films were synthesized on Si (100) and quartz substrates by the Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) technique in vacuum or methane ambient to study their suitability for applications requiring high mechanical resistance. The deposited film...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,539 Views
19 Pages

12 August 2024

The positioning control of the hydraulic support pushing system in the fully mechanized mining face is the key technical support to realize intelligent mining. The opening and closing of the existing support switch reversing valve will cause a sudden...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,750 Views
29 Pages

26 January 2024

In this paper, the impact resistance of a cylindrical structure with a buffer ring and an energy-absorbing ring under double impact loads is studied. Based on ABAQUS 2023 finite element software, a simulation model of a buffer ring structure with thr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
6,561 Views
18 Pages

Peroxidase-like Activity of CeO2 Nanozymes: Particle Size and Chemical Environment Matter

  • Arina D. Filippova,
  • Madina M. Sozarukova,
  • Alexander E. Baranchikov,
  • Sergey Yu. Kottsov,
  • Kirill A. Cherednichenko and
  • Vladimir K. Ivanov

29 April 2023

The enzyme-like activity of metal oxide nanoparticles is governed by a number of factors, including their size, shape, surface chemistry and substrate affinity. For CeO2 nanoparticles, one of the most prominent inorganic nanozymes that have diverse e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,693 Views
11 Pages

8 June 2018

In0.82Ga0.18As epitaxial layers were grown on InP (100) substrates at 530 °C by a low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (LP-MOCVD) technique. The effects of different buffer structures, such as a single buffer layer, compositionally...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,465 Views
15 Pages

Microparticles of Sericin-Dextran Conjugate for Improving the Solubility of Antiviral Drug

  • Shuqi Chen,
  • Xiaolong Feng,
  • Xinwei Li,
  • Miaochang Liu,
  • Wenxia Gao,
  • Qian Miao and
  • Huayue Wu

A novel sericin-dextran conjugate (SDC) and self-assembled microparticles has been prepared for improving solubility of atazanavir. Microparticles of SDC were assembled by the reprecipitation method. The size and morphology of SDC microparticles coul...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,711 Views
5 Pages

Styryl Hemicyanine Dye (E)-3-Methyl-2-(4-thiomorpholinostyryl)benzo[d]thiazol-3-ium Iodide for Nucleic Acids and Cell Nucleoli Visualization

  • Aleksey A. Vasilev,
  • Marina Miteva,
  • Nikolay Ishkitiev,
  • Maria Dragneva,
  • Lora Topalova and
  • Meglena I. Kandinska

20 June 2022

(E)-3-Methyl-2-(4-thiomorpholinostyryl)benzo[d]thiazol-3-ium iodide 1 was prepared by a convenient and reliable reaction procedure. The slight molar excess of the starting benzaldehyde and the mixture of ethanol: ethyl acetate in the ratio 3:1 as a s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,905 Views
22 Pages

Groundwater Nitrate-Nitrite Modeling in a Grazed Hillslope with Agroforestry and Grass Buffers

  • Miguel Salceda-Gonzalez,
  • Ranjith P. Udawatta and
  • Martin S. Appold

20 February 2025

Groundwater pollution negatively impacts aquatic ecosystems and human health. On the other hand, conservation practices can help reduce groundwater and surface water pollution. Baseflow from agricultural fields can be an important source of nitrate-n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,296 Views
7 Pages

Improved MRD 4H-SiC MESFET with High Power Added Efficiency

  • Shunwei Zhu,
  • Hujun Jia,
  • Xingyu Wang,
  • Yuan Liang,
  • Yibo Tong,
  • Tao Li and
  • Yintang Yang

17 July 2019

An improved multi-recessed double-recessed p-buffer layer 4H–SiC metal semiconductor field effect transistor (IMRD 4H-SiC MESFET) with high power added efficiency is proposed and studied by co-simulation of advanced design system (ADS) and technology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,672 Views
12 Pages

Triggering of Polymer-Degrading Enzymes from Layered Double Hydroxides for Recycling Strategies

  • Angela Romano,
  • Antonella Rosato,
  • Stefano Bianchi,
  • Giulio Zanaroli,
  • Annamaria Celli,
  • Grazia Totaro and
  • Laura Sisti

The use of degrading enzymes in polymer formulation is a very attractive strategy to manage the end-of-life of plastics. However, high temperatures cause the denaturation of enzymes and the loss of their catalytic activity; therefore, protection stra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,762 Views
16 Pages

Comparison of Gridded DEMs by Buffering

  • Francisco Javier Ariza-López and
  • Juan Francisco Reinoso-Gordo

30 July 2021

Comparing two digital elevation models (DEMs), S1 (reference) and S2 (product), in order to get the S2 quality, has usually been performed on sampled points. However, it seems more natural, as we propose, comparing both DEMs using 2.5D surfaces: appl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,023 Views
17 Pages

6 October 2025

During blast shock wave pressure measurement, strong mechanical vibrations and shocks can affect the dynamic characteristics of shock wave pressure sensors, introducing measurement errors. To improve measurement accuracy for the compression phase, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,612 Views
12 Pages

18 December 2023

Carbon paste electrodes ex-situ modified with different surfactants were studied using cyclic voltammetry with two model redox couples, namely hexaammineruthenium (II)/(III) and hexacyanoferrate (II)/(III), in 0.1 mol L−1 acetate buffer (pH 4),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
28,687 Views
11 Pages

On Calibration of pH Meters

  • K. L. Cheng and
  • Da-Ming Zhu

27 April 2005

The calibration of pH meters including the pH glass electrode, ISE electrodes,buffers, and the general background for calibration are reviewed. Understanding of basicconcepts of pH, pOH, and electrode mechanism is emphasized. New concepts of pH, pOH,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,762 Views
8 Pages

Ferroelectric Diode Effect with Temperature Stability of Double Perovskite Bi2NiMnO6 Thin Films

  • Wen-Min Zhong,
  • Qiu-Xiang Liu,
  • Xin-Gui Tang,
  • Yan-Ping Jiang,
  • Wen-Hua Li,
  • Wan-Peng Li and
  • Tie-Dong Cheng

15 December 2019

Double perovskite Bi2NiMnO6 (BNMO) thin films grown on p-Si (100) substrates with LaNiO3 (LNO) buffer layers were fabricated using chemical solution deposition. The crystal structure, surface topography, surface chemical state, ferroelectric, and cur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,575 Views
13 Pages

The Adsorption of Dextranase onto Mg/Fe-Layered Double Hydroxide: Insight into the Immobilization

  • Yi Ding,
  • Le Liu,
  • Yaowei Fang,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Mingsheng Lyu and
  • Shujun Wang

19 March 2018

We report the adsorption of dextranase on a Mg/Fe-layered double hydroxide (Mg/Fe-LDH). We focused the effects of different buffers, pH, and amino acids. The Mg/Fe-LDH was synthesized, and adsorption experiments were performed to investigate the effe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,183 Views
18 Pages

Influence of Aqueous Phase Composition on Double Emulsion Stability and Colour Retention of Encapsulated Anthocyanins

  • Damien A. Sebben,
  • Stephanie V. MacWilliams,
  • Long Yu,
  • Patrick T. Spicer,
  • Vincent Bulone,
  • Marta Krasowska and
  • David A. Beattie

23 December 2021

Water-in-oil-in-water (W1/O/W2) emulsions (double emulsions) have often been used for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins. Instability of both anthocyanins and double emulsions creates a need for a tailored composition of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,806 Views
19 Pages

Polymer Networks for Enrichment of Calcium Ions

  • Marcus Heinze,
  • Christoph Horn,
  • Doris Pospiech,
  • Regine Boldt,
  • Oliver Kobsch,
  • Kathrin Eckstein,
  • Dieter Jehnichen,
  • Brigitte Voit,
  • Stefan Baudis and
  • Norbert Moszner
  • + 4 authors

12 October 2021

In this study, solvogels containing (2-((2-(ethoxycarbonyl)prop-2-en-1-yl)oxy)-ethyl) phosphonic acid (ECPA) and N,N′-diethyl-1,3-bis-(acrylamido)propane (BNEAA) as the crosslinker are synthesized by UV induced crosslinking photopolymerization in var...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,705 Views
11 Pages

Microwave formylation of carbazole derivatives was investigated and 3-monoaldehydes were obtained in high yield. A potential DNA-binding ligand, 3-[(3-ethyl)-2-vinylbenzothiazolium]-9-N-ethyl carbazole iodide, was synthesized and characterized includ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,058 Views
9 Pages

Sublayer-Enhanced Growth of Highly Ordered Mn5Ge3 Thin Film on Si(111)

  • Ivan Yakovlev,
  • Ivan Tarasov,
  • Anna Lukyanenko,
  • Mikhail Rautskii,
  • Leonid Solovyov,
  • Alexander Sukhachev,
  • Mikhail Volochaev,
  • Dmitriy Efimov,
  • Aleksandr Goikhman and
  • Anton Tarasov
  • + 4 authors

7 December 2022

Mn5Ge3 epitaxial thin films previously grown mainly on Ge substrate have been synthesized on Si(111) using the co-deposition of Mn and Ge at a temperature of 390 °C. RMS roughness decreases by almost a factor of two in the transition from a compl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,564 Views
13 Pages

16 October 2022

Introducing a cathode modification layer is an effective method to obtaining highly efficient organic solar cells (OSCs) and improving their stability. Herein, we innovatively introduced a double cathode modification layer (SnO2/ZnO) into a non-fulle...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,532 Views
10 Pages

A Novel GaN:C Millimeter-Wave HEMT with AlGaN Electron-Blocking Layer

  • You-Chen Weng,
  • Yueh-Chin Lin,
  • Heng-Tung Hsu,
  • Min-Lu Kao,
  • Hsuan-Yao Huang,
  • Daisuke Ueda,
  • Minh-Thien-Huu Ha,
  • Chih-Yi Yang,
  • Jer-Shen Maa and
  • Chang-Fu Dee
  • + 1 author

18 January 2022

An AlGaN/GaN/Si high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) using a GaN:C buffer with a 2 nm AlGaN electron-blocking layer (EBL) is investigated for the first time for millimeter-wave applications. Compared with the double heterostructure field effect t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,403 Views
10 Pages

7 July 2018

The band structure characteristics of a copper indium gallium sulfur selenide (Cu(In1–xGax)SeS, CIGS) solar cell incorporating a cadmium-free zinc sulfide (ZnS) buffer layer were investigated using technology computer-aided design simulations....

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,716 Views
21 Pages

15 September 2023

Fifth generation (5G) networks support ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) and enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB). The coexistence of URLLC and eMBB is often organized by non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), giving priority to URLLC and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,430 Views
22 Pages

Experimental Study on Airflow and Temperature Predicting in a Double Skin Façade in Hot and Cold Seasons in Romania

  • Monica Lilioara Cherecheș,
  • Nelu Cristian Cherecheș,
  • Adrian Alexandru Ciobanu,
  • Sebastian Valeriu Hudișteanu,
  • Emilian Florin Țurcanu,
  • Aurelia Bradu and
  • Cătălin George Popovici

20 December 2021

In the context of energy conservation and sustainable development, building design should take into account the energy efficiency criteria by using renewable energy sources. Double-skin facades (DSF) represent innovative energy-efficient techniques t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,286 Views
6 Pages

14 September 2019

Hybrid quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) with no buffer layer were developed to achieve white emission using red quantum dots by spin-coating, and blue phosphorescent organic molecules by thermal evaporation. These unique bichromatic devices...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,648 Views
11 Pages

Area-Time Efficient Two-Dimensional Reconfigurable Integer DCT Architecture for HEVC

  • Pramod Kumar Meher,
  • Siew-Kei Lam,
  • Thambipillai Srikanthan,
  • Dong Hwan Kim and
  • Sang Yoon Park

In this paper, we present area-time efficient reconfigurable architectures for the implementation of the integer discrete cosine transform (DCT), which supports all the transform lengths to be used in High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). We propose t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,702 Views
18 Pages

14 January 2025

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) characterized by high energy conversion efficiency (ECE) and low manufacturing costs, exhibit promising potential for commercialization in the near term. For commercialization, it is very important to prevent the decompo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,757 Views
37 Pages

23 March 2021

The communication channel in underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNs) is time-varying due to the dynamic environmental factors, such as ocean current, wind speed, and temperature profile. Generally, these phenomena occur with a certain regularity,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,967 Views
24 Pages

7 November 2019

A double-skin facade makes it possible to gain irradiance through the glass on the outer side in summer, and to increase the temperature of air flowing in the cavity so as to induce the flow of air current. Therefore, a double-skin facade is able to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,744 Views
19 Pages

25 August 2022

Recently, derailments have been occurring frequently at the guardrail position of double-slip turnouts. In order to provide a theoretical basis for effectively avoiding derailment at the guardrail position of turnouts, this study presented a derailme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,659 Views
12 Pages

Ultrafast Detection of Arsenic Using Carbon-Fiber Microelectrodes and Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry

  • Noel Manring,
  • Miriam Strini,
  • Gene Koifman,
  • Jonathan Xavier,
  • Jessica L. Smeltz and
  • Pavithra Pathirathna

Arsenic contamination poses a significant public health risk worldwide, with chronic exposure leading to various health issues. Detecting and monitoring arsenic exposure accurately remains challenging, necessitating the development of sensitive detec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
955 Views
12 Pages

Enhanced Transdermal Delivery via Electrospun PMMA Fiber Mats Incorporating Ibuprofen-Intercalated Layered Double Hydroxides

  • Van Thi Thanh Tran,
  • Shusei Yamashita,
  • Hideaki Sano,
  • Osamu Nakagoe,
  • Shuji Tanabe and
  • Kai Kamada

4 October 2025

This study reports the development of electrospun poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) fiber mats incorporating ibuprofen (IBU)-intercalated layered double hydroxides (LDH) for enhanced transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS). IBU, in its anionic form,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,589 Views
15 Pages

Valuing Ecosystem Services Provided by Pasture-Based Beef Farms in Alentejo, Portugal

  • Manuel P. dos Santos,
  • Tiago G. Morais,
  • Tiago Domingos and
  • Ricardo F. M. Teixeira

8 December 2022

This work aims to measure and value the ecosystem services of grasslands and croplands covered by pasture-based beef farms in Alentejo. It combines pixel-level data from the Portuguese Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services study and farm-level...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,557 Views
21 Pages

The Stability Analysis of a Double-X Queuing Network Occurring in the Banking Sector

  • Hong Zhang,
  • Saviour Worlanyo Akuamoah,
  • Wilson Osafo Apeanti,
  • Prince Harvim,
  • David Yaro and
  • Paul Georgescu

16 August 2021

We model a common teller–customer interaction occurring in the Ghanaian banking sector via a Double-X queuing network consisting of three single servers with infinite-capacity buffers. The servers are assumed to face independent general renewal of cu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,402 Views
14 Pages

Damage Effects and Mechanisms of High-Power Microwaves on Double Heterojunction GaN HEMT

  • Zhenyang Ma,
  • Dexu Liu,
  • Shun Yuan,
  • Zhaobin Duan and
  • Zhijun Wu

In this paper, simulation modeling was carried out using Sentaurus Technology Computer-Aided Design. Two types of high electron mobility transistors (HEMT), an AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN double heterojunction and AlGaN/GaN single heterojunction, were designed a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,947 Views
13 Pages

2 April 2018

Currently, multi-antigenic vaccine use is the method of choice for the strategic control of ticks. Therefore, determining the efficacy of combined antigens is a promising avenue of research in the development of anti-tick vaccines. The antigen respon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,837 Views
15 Pages

Characteristics, Compression, and Buffering Performance of Pomelo-Like Hierarchical Capsules Containing Shear Thickening Fluid

  • Ting-Ting Li,
  • Junli Huo,
  • Xing Liu,
  • Hongyang Wang,
  • Bing-Chiuan Shiu,
  • Ching-Wen Lou and
  • Jia-Horng Lin

3 July 2019

In this study, a double-walled and pomelo-like hierarchical shear thickening fluid (STF) is successfully encapsulated using the simple and environment-friendly calcium alginate encapsulation technique by instilling STF into sodium alginate (SA) and c...

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