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A lunar time scale from the perspective of the Moon’s dynamic evolution
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Permian–Triassic magmatic rocks in the Middle Gobi volcanic-plutonic belt, Mongolia: revisiting the scissor-like closure model of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean
As the youngest segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, the Mongol-Okhotsk Belt is critical for understanding the final amalgamation of East Asia. However, whether the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean closed in a scis...
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S/N-co-doped GNRs-wrapped Si nanoparticles composite as an anode material for Li-ion batteries
Si-based materials have been limited in wide application, due to its volumetric change and poor electrical conductivity. It’s absolutely imperative to develop a way to address these issues to improve its elect...
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Innovation’s Spillover Effect in China: Incorporating the Role of Environmental Regulation
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Synthesis of nanostructured TiC/TiO2 with controllable morphology on carbon fibers as photocatalyst for degrading RhB and reducing Cr(VI) under visible light
Carbon fibers (CFs) and TiH2 were used as raw materials to grow TiC on the surface of CFs in a molten salt system. After hydrothermal reaction with sodium hydroxide, part of TiC was converted into sodium titanate...
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Efficient silicon solar cells applying cuprous sulfide as hole-selective contact
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Continuum modeling of B4C densification during Spark Plasma Sintering
Boron carbide (B4C) powder was consolidated at 45 MPa by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) for 20 min from 1450 to 2000 °C. The density of the B4C reached 99.6% at 2000 °C. A continuum model was applied to describe th...
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Open AccessNovel T cells with improved in vivo anti-tumor activity generated by RNA electroporation
The generation of T cells with maximal anti-tumor activities will significantly impact the field of T-cell-based adoptive immunotherapy. In this report, we found that OKT3/IL-2-stimulated T cells were phenotyp...
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The Joint Strength and Fracture Mechanisms of TC4/TC4 and TA0/TA0 Brazed with Ti-25Cu-15Ni Braze Alloy
In this paper, Ti-25Cu-15Ni (mass ratio) braze alloys were prepared by vacuum arc melting. Additionally, the TA0 pure titanium and TC4 titanium alloy were brazed with the Ti-25Cu-15Ni braze alloy at 960, 980, ...
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Active Brazing of C/C Composite to Copper by AgCuTi Filler Metal
Brazing between the carbon–fiber–reinforced carbon composite (C/C composite) and copper has gained increasing interest because of its important application in thermal management systems in nuclear fusion react...
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Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating for gabbro at Chaotiehe in the Haicheng area, eastern Liaoning
Chaotiehe gabbroic intrusion in the eastern part of Liaoning Province was dated by the zircon SHRIMP U-Pb technique. The results gave an emplacement age of 126±4 Ma, indicating that the intrusion thus formed d...
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This paper studies the effect of Ce on the thermal stability of the Ω phase in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy by TEM and tensile testing. It has been shown that Ce substantially increases the nucleation density of the Ω...
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Control of allograft rejection in mice by applying a novel neuropeptide, cortistatin
The action of cortistatin (CST), a novel cyclic neuropeptide, as an anti-inflammatory factor has been studied, but few investigations have explored the immunomodulatory role of CST in transplantation. In the p...
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SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating of the Gangou granitoids, Central Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China and tectonic significances
Two types of granitoids, highly deformed augen granitoids and undeformed fine-grained granitoids, are widely distributed in Gangou area, Central Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China. The augen granitoids are hi...
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Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb ages of the “**nghuadukou Group” in Hanjiayuanzi and **nlin areas and the “Zhalantun Group” in Inner Mongolia, Da Hinggan Mountains
A report is presented of SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating data of meta-igneous and meta-sedimentary rocks of the **nghuadukou Group (**nlin-Hanjiayuanzi area, Heilongjiang Province) and meta-volcanic rocks of the Zha...
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Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating of meta-diorite from the basement of the Songliao Basin and its geological significance
The basement of the Songliao Basin mainly contains low-grade metamorphic rocks and granites. It has been long disputed whether the basin has Precambrian metamorphic basement. This is a report of zircon SHRIMP ...
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Geochemistry and chronology of Se’ ertengshan greenstone, Inner Mongolia
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Paleomagnetic study on orogenic belt: An example from Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks, Inner Mongolia, China
We report paleomagnetic results for Early Cretaceous lava flows collected from the Suhongtu area of Inner Mongolia, the middle part of the Tianshan-Mongolia Fold Belt (TMFB). Rock-magnetic experiments for diff...
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SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology and its implications on the **lin Gol Complex, Inner Mongolia, China
The **lin Gol Complex, consisting of deformed and metamorphosed rocks, was exposed as a large geological unit within the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, but its forming and subsequent deformed and metamorphic tim...
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Geochemistry and chronology of the Jiehekou Group metamorphic basic volcanic rocks in the Lüliang Mountain area, Shanxi, China
Samples were systematically collected from metamorphic basic volcanic rocks in the Jiehekou and **yupi areas on both sides of the Lüliang Mountains, Shanxi Province and analyzed for their major elements, trace...
