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Coagulation engineering of surfactant-based wet spinning of carbon nanotube fibers
One of the key challenges for the commercialization of carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs) is their large-scale economic production. Among CNTF spinning methods, surfactant-based wet spinning is one of the promisin...
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Author Correction: Efficient spin–orbit torque in magnetic trilayers using all three polarizations of a spin current
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Efficient spin–orbit torque in magnetic trilayers using all three polarizations of a spin current
Spin–orbit coupling can convert a charge current into a spin current, thereby generating a spin–orbit torque (SOT). Energy-efficient, commercially viable SOT technology requires field-free switching of perpend...
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Open AccessEffect of pre-operative internal obturator muscle mass index in MRI on biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy: a multi-center study
Recent reports show that the pre-operative or post-operative skeletal mass index (sarcopenia) affects survival rates for various cancers; however, the link between prostate cancer survival and sarcopenia is un...
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Open AccessLncRNA LINC00240 suppresses invasion and migration in non-small cell lung cancer by sponging miR-7-5p
lncRNAs have important roles in regulating cancer biology. Accumulating evidence has established a link between the dysregulation of lncRNAs and microRNA in cancer progression. In previous studies, miR-7-5p has b...
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Design and synthesis of multigrain nanocrystals via geometric misfit strain
The impact of topological defects associated with grain boundaries (GB defects) on the electrical, optical, magnetic, mechanical and chemical properties of nanocrystalline materials1,2 is well known. However, elu...
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Open AccessSensing and memorising liquids with polarity-interactive ferroelectric sound
The direct sensing and storing of the information of liquids with different polarities are of significant interest, in particular, through means related to human senses for emerging biomedical applications. He...
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Investigation on the Relationship Between Transition Energy and the Color Change of Cu–M Alloys
A series of Cu–M color alloys were investigated with two additional elements, Zn and Ga, that have adequate solubility to copper, which means that a wide region of solid-solution phase exists in the Cu-rich ar...
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Open AccessBlock copolymer structural color strain sensor
The development of electrically responsive sensors based on the capacitance, voltage, and resistance that can detect and simultaneou sly visualize the large strain involved with human motion is in great demand...
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Open AccessThermally-triggered Dual In-situ Self-healing Metallic Materials
The microstructural evolution and crack filling phenomena of (Al81Cu13Si6)100−x(Sn57Bi43) x (x = 0, 1, and 3 at.%) composites was investigated. The Sn and Bi elements were selec...
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Open AccessOrganic light emitting board for dynamic interactive display
Interactive displays involve the interfacing of a stimuli-responsive sensor with a visual human-readable response. Here, we describe a polymeric electroluminescence-based stimuli-responsive display method that...
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Open AccessUnravelling the electrochemical double layer by direct probing of the solid/liquid interface
The electrochemical double layer plays a critical role in electrochemical processes. Whilst there have been many theoretical models predicting structural and electrical organization of the electrochemical doub...
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Clinical significance of ureteral stent removal by flexible cystoscopy on pain and satisfaction in young males: a prospective randomised control trial
The cystoscopic removal of ureteral stents causes discomfort and pain, especially in young male patients. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of ureteral stent removal by flexible cystoscopy on pain and satisf...
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Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formic Acid: Closing the Gap Between Fundamental Study and Technical Applications
Electro-catalytic oxidation of formic acid has a significant importance in fundamental research of small organic molecule oxidation, as well as practical application to fuel cells. Notwithstanding intensive re...
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Mechanical performance of oxidized Zr-Nb-O nuclear cladding tubes
Ring compression and tensile tests on oxidized Zr-Nb-O cladding tubes were performed, to examine the reliability of nuclear cladding tubes after oxidation. The oxidation rate was observed to be far greater at ...
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Resonant wavelength tuning of localized plasmons in silver-aluminum nanoparticles
We have succeeded in tuning the localized surface plasmon resonant wavelength in Ag-Al nanoparticles (NPs) by using the Al content. The plasmon resonant wavelength of the Ag-Al NP ensemble shifts toward a shor...
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Study of hydrogenated silicon thin film deposited by using dual-frequency inductively-coupled plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition
Microcrystalline silicon thin films were deposited using an inductively-coupled plasma source with an internal linear-type antenna in the dual frequency mode (2 MHz/13.56 MHz), and the characteristics of the t...
