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Research on embedded locally resonant metamaterials used for vibration attenuation of thin-walled workpieces in mirror milling
The shell composed of large-scale parts is the essential component of mechanical structures in the aerospace, ship**, and railway industries. These workpieces are characterized by thin walls and weak rigidit...
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Molecular descriptor-enhanced graph neural network for energetic molecular property prediction
Energetic molecules (EMs) play an important role in both military and civilian applications. Traditionally, determining the physicochemical parameters of EMs requires experimental workload and inherent risks w...
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A low-dissipation WENO-THINC scheme for freestream and vortex preservation on general curvilinear grids
In this paper, we present a modified tangent of hyperbola for interface capturing (THINC) scheme for freestream and vortex preservation on the general curvilinear grids, in which the symmetric conservative met...
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Micro porosity and its effect on fatigue performance of 7050 aluminum thick plates
Micro porosity in aluminum alloys may contribute to fatigue life degradation, which can largely limit the application of alloys. Therefore, the fatigue life of a commercial 7050-T7451 thick plate and an experi...
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Boosting optoelectronic performance of MAPbI3 perovskite solar cells via ethylammonium chloride additive engineering
The quality of the perovskite light absorption layer plays a dynamic role in the photovoltaic properties of solar cells. The existing methods to prepare methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) films render substantia...
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Advanced partial nucleation for single-phase FA0.92MA0.08PbI3-based high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
To date, extensive research has been carried out, with considerable success, on the development of high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Owing to its wide absorption range and remarkable thermal stab...
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Elucidating the dynamics of solvent engineering for perovskite solar cells
Researchers working in the field of photovoltaic are exploring novel materials for the efficient solar energy conversion. The prime objective of the discovery of every novel photovoltaic material is to achieve...
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Assessment of heavy metals in sediment in a heavily polluted urban river in the Chaohu Basin, China
The Nanfei River (Anhui Province, China) is a severely polluted urban river that flows into Chaohu Lake. In the present study, sediments were collected from the river and analyzed for their heavy metal content...
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Enhanced atrazine adsorption from aqueous solution using chitosan-modified sepiolite
A novel clay mineral biocomposite, chitosan-modified sepiolite (CMSEP), was prepared and used as adsorbent to remove atrazine from water. The adsorption behaviors including thermodynamic and kinetic parameters...
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Melanocortin-4 receptor expression in the rostral ventromedial medulla involved in modulation of nociception in transgenic mice
The rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) is a prominent component of the descending modulatory system involved in the control of spinal nociceptive transmission. In the current study, we investigated melanocorti...
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Role of nociceptive arcuate nucleus neurons in chloroquine-induced pruritic behaviors in mice
Despite its clinical importance, the underlying central mechanisms of pruritic behaviors are poorly understood. To investigate the role of nociceptive arcuate nucleus neurons in chloroquine-induced pruritic be...
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Laterodorsal tegmentum and pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus circuits regulate renal functions: Neuroanatomical evidence in mice models
Neurons in the laterodorsal tegmentum (LDTg) and pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) play important roles in central autonomic circuits of the kidney. In this study, we used a combination of retrograde t...
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Inhibition of glial activation in rostral ventromedial medulla attenuates mechanical allodynia in a rat model of cancer-induced bone pain
Descending nociceptive modulation from the supraspinal structures plays an important role in cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP). Rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) is a critical component of descending nociceptiv...
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Performance of bifacial HIT solar cells on n-type silicon substrates
The performance of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) / crystalline silicon (c-Si) heterojunction is studied, and the effects of the emitter layer thickness, do** concentration, intrinsic layer thickness, back heavi...
