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High-entropy oxides (HEOs) are a new class of single-phase structures with unique electronic and catalytic properties; therefore, it is worthwhile to explore their applications in electrocatalysis. In this stu...
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Sensorless control of PMSM based on third harmonic back EMF and SOGI-FLL
The sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) based on the model is usually affected by changes in motor parameters. For this reason, this paper proposes a novel method based on the neu...
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Open AccessTargeting GPR65 alleviates hepatic inflammation and fibrosis by suppressing the JNK and NF-κB pathways
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are recognized as attractive targets for drug therapy. However, it remains poorly understood how GPCRs, except for a few chemokine receptors, regulate the progression of liv...
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Open AccessElevated Interleukin-37 Associated with Dengue Viral Load in Patients with Dengue Fever
Dengue remains a public health issue worldwide. Similar to chronic infectious diseases, stimulation of cytokine production is not enough to drive immune effector cells for effective virus clearance. One possib...
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Improving Li reversibility in Li metal batteries through uniform dispersion of Ag nanoparticles on graphene
Li metal is the most attractive and promising anode material for next-generation high-energy batteries. However, uncontrolled Li dendrite growth during cycling remains a highly challenging drawback. To solve t...
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Alterity and divergence: reflections on interculturality via Levinas and Jullien
The three kinds of differences distinguished in Emmanuel Levinas’ thinking, along with François Jullien’s relevant elaborations, are utilised to distinguish three ways of contemplating interculturality: “disti...
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A review of non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts for CO2 electroreduction
The excessive emission of CO2 has caused many environmental issues and is severely threatening the eco-system. CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) that driven by sustainable power is an ideal route for realizin...
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A Weighted Trudinger–Moser Inequality on ℝN and Its Application to Grushin Operator
Let x = (x’,x”) with x’∈ ℝk and x” ∈ ℝN-k and Ω be a x’-symmetric and bounded domain in ℝN (N ≥ 2). We show that if 0 ≤a ≤ k−2, then there exists a positive constant C > 0 such that for all x’-symmetric function
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Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Theoretical Calculations of Two Zn (II) Coordination Polymers Based on 2,5-Dihydroxyterephthalic Acid
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To alleviate the undesirable vibration and acoustic noise of switched reluctance motor (SRM), an asymmetric-carrier random PWM (ACRPWM) method is designed to shape the harmonic spectra for the speed control of...
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Two new metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) based on cadmium(II) ions, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid (BDC), flexible ligand 1,4-bi(1H-imidazol-1-yl)butane (BIIM), coordinated water molecules, [(BIIM)(BDC)(H2O)Cd]3n (1
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Synchrotron micro-scale study of trace metal transport and distribution in Spartina alterniflora root system in Yangtze River intertidal zone
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Open AccessLocomotion of microspheres for super-resolution imaging
Super-resolution virtual imaging by micron sized transparent beads (microspheres) was recently demonstrated by Wang et al. Practical applications in microscopy require control over the positioning of the microsph...
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The effects of external electric field: creating non-zero first hyperpolarizability for centrosymmetric benzene and strongly enhancing first hyperpolarizability for non-centrosymmetric edge-modified graphene ribbon H2N-(3,3)ZGNR-NO2
How to generate a non-zero first hyperpolarizability for a centrosymmetric molecule is a challenging question. In this paper, an external (pump) electric field is used to make a centrosymmetric benzene molecul...
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Ledges in Widmanstatten ferrite observed by scanning tunnelling microscopy
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Scanning tunnelling microscopy and transmission electron microscopy study of ultrafine structure and surface relief of bainite in a Cu–Zn–Al alloy
The fine structure of bainite (α1 plate) in a Cu–25.9 wt% Zn–4.0 wt% Al–0.1 wt% Re alloy has been studied by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The experimental re...
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General existence of ledges on α1 plates in Cu-Zn-Al alloys
A transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study was made of the interphase boundary structure between the matrix and α1 plates formed at 250 °C, 300 °C, and 350 °C in three Cu-Zn-Al alloys. The experiments showed ...
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Formation of bainite in ferrous and nonferrous alloys through sympathetic nucleation and ledgewise growth mechanism
The subunits constituting a bainitic sheaf in an Fe-C-Cr-Si alloy were discovered by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) to consist of sub-subunits, and sub-subunits were also composed of sub-sub-subunits. Det...
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Study on stacking faults of bainites in a Cu-Zn-Al alloy