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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Seung-Eun Cha, Eunhye Kang, Maria Floro, Shirin Arslan, Arnob Alam
Summary: This study examines the amount of excessive care work perceived among primary family caregivers of young children and aged family members in Korea and explores factors associated with the amount of their excessive care work. It finds that primary child caregivers perform an average of 20 hours of excessive care per week while primary aged person caregivers perform 26.24 hours of excessive care per week. The study also highlights the role of attitudes towards gender roles and the importance of government support for customized quality care services.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Kazumi Ninomiya, Shigenobu Ina, Hanae Nakamura, Yusuke Yamaguchi, Hitomi Kumagai, Hitoshi Kumagai
Summary: A model describing the rate of glucose diffusion through a dialysis membrane was developed and the adsorption of glucose on different fibers was evaluated. The adsorbed glucose increased linearly with increasing glucose concentration, and the decrease in diffusion rate was caused by the presence of water-soluble dietary fiber.
FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Han Sol Lee, Hyun Jung Gye, Toyohiko Nishizawa
Summary: In this study, the effect of NNV on SSN-1 cells was investigated in terms of adsorption ratio and infection efficiency. It was found that the CPE appearance ratio decreased by 17% for each halving of NNV infectivity dose, suggesting that this system accurately detects subtle differences in NNV infectivity. Additionally, the NNV particles were observed to be almost completely adsorbed onto cells within 4 days.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xueyao Zhou, Harmina Vejayan, Rainer D. Beck, Hua Guo, Bin Jiang
Summary: This study reveals the origins of contrasting RAIRS spectra of methyl adsorbed on Pt(111) and Ni(111) surfaces using first-principles calculations. The difference is attributed to the different preferred adsorption sites of methyl and charge transfer patterns between metals and the adsorbate on the two surfaces. This work emphasizes the importance of electronic structure calculations in interpreting RAIRS spectra of adsorbates on metal surfaces.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Oguzhan Aygoren, Stefan Koch
Summary: This research distinguishes between market success and funding success in reward-based crowdfunding campaigns of video games and suggests that the actual contribution of crowdfunding comes more from community support rather than funding amount. The number of backers as a community support variable is found to be a significant determinant of market success in terms of higher revenues and ratings for a project.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Yasser Zare, Kyong Yop Rhee
Summary: This study progresses the simple model recommended by Kovacs for the tunneling conductivity of graphene-based samples, considering the total contact resistance and interphase pieces. The results show that the dimensions of graphene nanosheets and contact size significantly affect the conductivity and contact resistance.
ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL-JESTECH
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Tomoya Ueda, Daiki Murakami, Masaru Tanaka
Summary: This study demonstrates that the interfacial state of the polymer chains hydrated in water is crucial for blood compatibility. The hydrated water amount decreased with increasing grafting density, while the mobility of the hydrated PMEA was maximum at a grafting density of approximately 0.12 chains nm(-2). Additionally, the denaturation of adsorbed fibrinogen was suppressed when both the amount of hydrated water and the mobility of hydrated PMEA were high.
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Aleksandra Michalowska, Kacper Jedrzejewski, Andrzej Kudelski
Summary: Abnormal metabolism or imbalance of dopamine can lead to neurological disorders. A study found that certain salts strongly influence the spectral patterns and intensity of the SERS spectra of dopamine adsorbed on a silver substrate. Additionally, the addition of electrolytes significantly increases the intensity of the SERS spectrum, allowing for a lower limit of detection of dopamine. These findings may aid in the development of dopamine SERS sensors.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sergio Santana-Viera, Sarah Montesdeoca-Esponda, Maria Esther Torres-Padron, Zoraida Sosa-Ferrera, Jose Juan Santana-Rodriguez
Summary: This study reports on the development of a sensitive and reliable analytical procedure for extraction and determination of pharmaceuticals adsorbed on microplastics, involving ultrasound-assisted extraction and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Good reproducibility and repeatability were achieved under optimal conditions. The method was applied to analyze samples collected from beaches in the Canary Islands, showing the presence of various analytes adsorbed on microplastics.
Article
Thermodynamics
Xuemin Zhang, Jiaxian Wang, Huijie Yang, Jinping Li, Yinhui Li, Qingbai Wu
Summary: The study investigates the formation process of CO2 hydrate and finds that CO2 liquefaction significantly promotes the formation of hydrate. The liquefied amount is a critical factor in affecting the formation process, and an optimal liquefaction amount exists to promote the formation of hydrate in porous media.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ruben Rizo, Enrique Herrero, Victor Climent, Juan M. Feliu
Summary: The dependence of voltammetric currents on multiple parameters in interfacial studies of noble metal electrodes provides important information for understanding surface structure and reactivity. However, the complexity of the redox processes involved is often neglected. Anion competitive adsorption plays a crucial role in the hydrogen adsorption region on platinum, which is usually overlooked. Recent studies have confirmed the presence of OH adsorbed on step sites at lower potentials than commonly considered, highlighting the importance of this information in analyzing complex catalysts and performing coulometric analysis.
CURRENT OPINION IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ruben Rizo, Julia Fernandez-Vidal, Laurence J. Hardwick, Gary A. Attard, Francisco J. Vidal-Iglesias, Victor Climent, Enrique Herrero, Juan M. Feliu
Summary: The adsorption of OH species plays a crucial role in many electrochemical reactions. This study demonstrates that OH can be adsorbed at more negative potentials on low coordinated Pt atoms. This finding opens up new possibilities for the mechanistic study of electrochemical reactions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Emanuele Di Palma, Giuseppe Dattoli, Svilen Sabchevski
Summary: The properties of electromagnetic undulators produced by high-power microwaves are discussed in this paper. The conditions for the emission process of relativistic charges moving through these undulators to be treated like their static counterparts are analyzed. The possibility of using microwave undulators to reduce the sizes and costs of free electron laser devices is critically reviewed, and various configurations for microwave-based FELs are analyzed to determine the need for technological improvements.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Yizhe Ma, Shikun Sun, Chong Li, Jinfeng Zhao, Zheng Li, Chengru Jia
Summary: The global food and water crises caused by climate warming are increasingly significant. Estimation of large-scale evapotranspiration (ET) is challenging due to various factors. In this study, a surface energy balance model (Y-SEBAL) was proposed to simulate large-scale actual evapotranspiration, which showed better performance than other existing models. The Y-SEBAL model improved the retrieval of evapotranspiration by remote sensing at the regional scale.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Giovanni Acampora, Autilia Vitiello
Summary: This study introduces a new evolutionary algorithm utilizing an actual quantum processor, which employs quantum phenomena to achieve significant speed-up in computation. By implementing quantum concepts such as quantum chromosome and entangled crossover, the proposed algorithm efficiently executes genetic evolution on quantum devices to converge towards proper sub-optimal solutions of a given optimization problem. The experimental results show that the synergy between quantum and evolutionary computation leads to a promising bio-inspired optimization strategy.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Rama Rao Vemula, Shivaji Sircar
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Shivaji Sircar
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2019)
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Engineering, Chemical
S. Sircar, T. C. Golden
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Rama Rao Vemula, Shivaji Sircar
