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PtCu alloy supported on acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotube (PtCu/MWCNT) catalysts were prepared through polyol reduction method. The prepared PtCu/MWCNT composites were annealed at different temperature...
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Ru-doped Ta2O5 supported Pt nanoparticles: an efficient electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation
In this work, Ru-doped Ta2O5 was firstly synthesized as support for Pt nanoparticles by calcination and chemical precipitation. The prepared Pt/Ru-Ta2O5 catalysts were characterized by transmission electron micro...
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Physicochemical properties improvement and structural changes of bamboo shoots (Phyllostachys praecox f. Prevernalis) dietary fiber modified by subcritical water and high pressure homogenization: a comparative study
In presented study, the effects of subcritical water (SW) and high pressure homogenization (HPH) treatments on the physicochemical and structural characteristics of dietary fibers (DFs) from bamboo shoots (Phyllo...
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Facile synthesis of carboxylated-graphene nanosheets supported PtRu catalysts and their electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol
In this paper, we prove an efficient and facile synthesis method for preparing PtRu nanoparticles (NPs)/graphene nanosheets (GNS) catalysts for methanol electrooxidation. Our approach employed carboxylated-gra...
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Open AccessImpacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement
Food packaging is of high societal value because it conserves and protects food, makes food transportable and conveys information to consumers. It is also relevant for marketing, which is of economic significa...
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The bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) inhibitor is a type of anti-tumor agent, currently being evaluated in phase I and II clinical trials for cancer therapy. It can decrease MYC expression levels an...
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Assessment of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Lignin from Corn Stover Residue Pretreated with Low-Moisture Anhydrous Ammonia and Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process
Lignin accounts for 15–35% of dry biomass materials. Therefore, develo** value-added co-products from lignin residues is increasingly important to improve the economic viability of biofuel production from bi...
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ZnO nanoparticles anchored on nickel foam with graphene as morphology-controlling agent for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes
In spite of the high capacity of 978 mAh g−1, the practical application of zinc oxide (ZnO) electrode is limited by its unsatisfactory electrochemical performance caused by the low intrinsic electrical conductivi...
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A rapid maneuver path planning method with complex sensor pointing constraints in the attitude space
Large-scale and high-resolution perception is easy to achieve for the physical world, if satellite technology was used in Internet of Things (IoT) in the future. Remote sensing satellite is superior to origina...
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Reduced graphene oxide as a dual-functional enhancer wrapped over silicon/porous carbon nanofibers for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes
Silicon/porous carbon nanofibers wrapped by reduced graphene oxide (Si/P-CNFs@rGO) are innovatively synthesized via a convenient preparation process consisting of a simple electrospinning method followed by a ...
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Three-dimensional tin dioxide–graphene composite nanofiber membrane as binder-free anode for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
Commercialization of tin dioxide-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries has still not been achieved mainly due to the poor cycling performance caused by the huge volume changes of the electrodes. We herein syn...
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Open AccessHuman GV oocytes generated by mitotically active germ cells obtained from follicular aspirates
Human female germline stem cells (FGSCs) have opened new opportunities for understanding human oogenesis, delaying menopause, treating infertility and providing a new strategy for preserving fertility. However...
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Similar Reduction of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium on Grape Tomatoes and Its Cross-Contamination in Wash Water by Washing with Natural Antimicrobials as Compared with Chlorine Treatment
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Research on Relative Navigation for Formation Flying Spacecrafts Based on Differential GNSS
In order to improve the precision of relative navigation for formation flying spacecrafts, a relative navigation scheme based on differential GNSS was proposed, the method of differential-pseudo-range smoothed...