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Cleaner production of 3.5 valent vanadium electrolyte from ammonium metavanadate by ammonia reduction-sulfuric acid dissolution method
The vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) has been widely used in large-scale energy storage areas due to the advantages of long lifespan and high safety. However, the high preparation cost of vanadium electrolyt...
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A universal polymer-assisted route to fabricate Zr-doped TiO2 nanocomposite: boosting reactive desulfurization
A series of transition metal ion-doped TiO2 composites were prepared by polyethyleneimine-assisted solvent-free self-assembly. Due to the similar electronegativity and ionic radius of Ti and Zr ions, the introduc...
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Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries to resynthesize high-performance cathode materials for sodium-ion storage
The spent lithium-ion batteries recovery has been brought into focus widely for its environmental imperatives and potential profits from the metal components, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese. How...
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Deuterium distribution and behavior of blisters in pre-damaged and undamaged tungsten
Tungsten (W), as a plasma-facing material, is subjected to high fluence plasma, resulting in both radiation damage and deuterium (D) retention. This study explores the blistering behavior and D supersaturated ...
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MoS2 as a cocatalyst applied in advanced oxidation processes for enhancing degradation of organic pollutants: a review
Fenton technology, as a typical advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) of strong oxidation capacity to degrade organic pollutants, which has attracted wide attention. H...
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Water-Soluble Se-Containing Proteins from Chicken Alleviate DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice via Inhibiting TLR4/MyD88 Pathway and Protecting the Goblet Cell Pathway
The influence of water-soluble selenium-containing proteins (WSSeP) in chicken on ulcerative colitis (UC) is not known. This work aims to investigate the effect of two WSSeP including h-Se with 1.78 μg Se/g an...
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Calcitriol Inhibits NaAsO2 Triggered Hepatic Stellate Cells Activation and Extracellular Matrix Oversecretion by Activating Nrf2 Signaling Pathway Through Vitamin D Receptor
Previous studies, including our own, have demonstrated that arsenic exposure can induce liver fibrosis, while the underlying mechanism remains unclear and there is currently no effective pharmacological interv...
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Comprehensive Insights into the Health Effects of Selenium Exposure and Supplementation Among the Chinese Community Middle-Aged and Elderly: a Combined Retrospective Cohort Study and Intervention Study
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for maintaining human health, for example, plays a crucial role in preventing aging-related diseases. However, most studies on the health effects of Se among the com...
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Efficient piezo-catalytic dye degradation using piezoelectric 6H-SiC under harsh conditions
The development of novel piezoelectric catalysts against harsh conditions is indeed crucial for improving the piezo-catalytic degradation efficiency of colored organic dyes in wastewater. In this work, 6H-SiC ...
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Long-wave infrared emission properties of strain-balanced InAs/InxGa1−xAsySb1−y type-II superlattice on different substrates
High-performance type-II superlattices of III–V semiconductor materials play an important role in the development and application of infrared optoelectronic devices. Improving the quality of epitaxial material...
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Z-scheme Bi4O5Br2/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) heterojunctions enable exceptional visible photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant
One key strategy to enhance photocatalytic performance is to improve the transfer and separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers by building optimized heterojunctions. Herein, novel Bi4O5Br2/NH2-MIL-125(Ti)...
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TOCOL: improving contextual representation of pre-trained language models via token-level contrastive learning
Self-attention, which allows transformers to capture deep bidirectional contexts, plays a vital role in BERT-like pre-trained language models. However, the maximum likelihood pre-training objective of BERT may...
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Temporal and spatial dynamics of rotifer communities in the Pearl River Delta (China) with emphasis on DNA metabarcoding versus morphology to assess rotifer diversity
Rotifers are essential invertebrates in freshwater ecosystems. Rotifer community structure reflects the environmental changes. To assess the diversity of rotifers in the Pearl River Delta, we investigated the ...
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The Role of Neuromodulation and Potential Mechanism in Regulating Heterotopic Ossification
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological process characterized by the aberrant formation of bone in muscles and soft tissues. It is commonly triggered by traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and ...
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Enhancing thermoelectric performance of p-type SnTe through manipulating energy band structures and decreasing electronic thermal conductivity
SnTe has received considerable attention as an environmentally friendly alternative to the representative thermoelectric material of PbTe. However, excessive hole carrier concentration in SnTe results in an ex...
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Ecological barriers: An approach to ecological conservation and restoration in China
The Chinese government has pursued comprehensive ecological conservation and restoration by establishing an ecological barrier system. However, the majority of international research tends to focus on the conn...
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Preparation of three-dimensional nanoporous copper foil with high specific surface area
The porous copper foil material has the advantages of ultra-light and ultra-thin, and can prevent dangers such as thermal runaway and battery fire, which could be regarded as a prospective material for lithium...
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Solid solution strategy modulated defects engineering of (Cr1-xVx)2AlC MAX phase toward superior electromagnetic wave absorption
Defects engineering is an effective strategy for manipulating electromagnetic parameters and enhancing electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption capacity. However, the relationship between them is not clear, espec...
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Open AccessEffect of hafnium and molybdenum addition on inclusion characteristics in Co-based dual-phase high-entropy alloys
Specific grades of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) can provide opportunities for optimizing properties toward high-temperature applications. In this work, the Co-based HEA with a chemical composition of Co47.5Cr30Fe7....
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Instrumented oscillographic study on impact toughness of an axle steel DZ2 with different tempering temperatures
Compared with the conventional Charpy impact test method, the oscillographic impact test can help in the behavioral analysis of materials during the fracture process. In this study, the trade-off relationship ...