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Structural and optical properties of broccoli-based nanostructured ZnS films synthesized by powder vapor transport technique
The zinc sulfide (ZnS) is a growing semiconductor having tunable electrical, optical and dielectric properties. Herein, a powder vapor transport technique is employed to synthesize broccoli-based nanostructure...
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Polymer Based ZnO–SiO2 Nanocomposite Flexible Sheets as High Dielectric Materials
Flexible dielectric polymer nanocomposites (NCs) with high dielectric permittivity and low loss factor have numerous applications in light emitting and storage devices. In this research work, polymer based NCs...
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A Compact Broadband Terahertz Range Quarter-Wave Plate
We detail the design and characterization of a terahertz range achromatic quarter-wave plate based on a stack of aligned variable thickness birefringent sapphire discs. The disc thicknesses and relative rotati...
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Assessment of CALIOP and MODIS aerosol products over Iran to explore air quality
Monitoring air quality is crucial for Middle East countries such as Iran, where dust and polluted aerosol sources heavily influence local air quality. The use of active satellite remote sensing techniques is t...
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Inkjet Printed Wire-Grid Polarizers for the THz Frequency Range
We have investigated the use of inkjet printing technology for the production of THz range wire-grid polarizers using time-domain terahertz spectroscopy (TDTS). Such technology affords an inexpensive and repro...
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Role of Nitrogen Pressure on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of ZrON Composite Films Deposited by Plasma Focus Device
Polycrystalline zirconium oxy-nitride (P-ZrON) composite films are deposited on Zr substrates by plasma focus device. The focusing efficiency of plasma focus is maximum at 1.5 mbar nitrogen pressure (NP) due t...
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Cprecip parameter for checking snow entry for forecasting weekly discharge of the Haraz River flow by artificial neural network
Prediction of river flows requires the use of computer facilities and the latest innovations in this field. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), as a data-driven approach, are widely and successfully used in the...
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Estimating Evaporation from Lakes and Reservoirs under Limited Data Condition in a Semi-Arid Region
The Bowen ration energy balance (BREB) is considered as a standard method for estimating lake evaporation. The BREB method however requires numerous input data which may not be readily available especially in ...
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Analysis of the Effect of Missing Weather Data on Estimating Daily Reference Evapotranspiration Under Different Climatic Conditions
Numerous equations exist for estimating reference evapotranspiration (ETo). Relationships were often subject to rigorous local calibration, hence having limited global validity. The Penman–Monteith (P − M) equ...
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Modeling of torsion actuation of beams using inclined piezoelectric actuators
The present work is preliminary studies on the development of finite element model for static analysis of advanced beam structure subjected to axial, transverse, and torsion loads in addition to the torsion ac...
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Prognostic significance of whole-body MRI in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Radiological skeletal survey or computed tomography are currently applied to assess bone diseases in patients with monoclonal plasma cell disorders. Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (whole-body MRI) allow...
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Frequencies of PrP genotypes and their implication for breeding against scrapie susceptibility in nine Pakistani sheep breeds
Prion protein (PrP) gene of 308 sheep was genotyped to investigate polymorphisms at scrapie-associated codons 136, 154 and 171 to assess the resistance of nine different Pakistani sheep breeds to natural/typic...
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Genetic variability at seven codons of the prion protein gene in nine Pakistani sheep breeds
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The effect of surface friction on the rheology of hard-sphere colloids
Intuition plus experimental evidence indicate that an essential, but missing, ingredient from all previous theoretical and simulation models of experimental idealised hard-sphere monodisperse suspensions is surfa...
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Reproductive performance of three fat-tailed breeds of sheep mated to native, Corriedale and Targhee rams
Reproduction and lamb production of three fat-tailed, carpet-wool Iranian breeds of sheep; Karakul (130 ewes), Mehraban (103) and Baluchi (119) were studied. The ewes were mated either as purebreds or with Cor...
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Inbreeding under a cyclical mating system
General recursion formulae for the coefficient of inbreeding under a cyclical mating system were derived in which one male and one female are selected from each of the n families per generation (population siz...
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Kidney function and histopathological changes in unilateral hydronephrosis with special reference to Bilharzial ureter
Fifty-six patients with unilateral hydronephrosis were the subject of this study. The patients were classified into 4 groups according to the stage of hydronephrosis as assessed by radiological criteria. Split...
