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Works from 2021

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Life cycle assessment of pasture-based agrivoltaic systems: Emissions and energy use of integrated rabbit production, Alexis Pascaris, Robert Handler, Chelsea Schelly, and Joshua Pearce

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Integrating solar energy with agriculture: Industry perspectives on the market, community, and socio-political dimensions of agrivoltaics, Alexis Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, Laurie Burnham, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Epoxy for the Full Cross-Linking Process, Sagar Umesh Patil, Sagar P. Shah, Michael Olaya, Prathamesh Prashant Deshpande, Marianna Maiaru, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Authors from all over the world share their tech in HardwareX to battle COVID-19, Joshua M. Pearce

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Economics of Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaic Systems Coupled to Heat Pumps: The Case of Northern Climates of the U.S. and Canada, Joshua M. Pearce and Nelson Sommerfeldt

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Open Source Filament Diameter Sensor for Recycling, Winding, and Additive Manufacturing Machines, Aliaksei Petsiuk and Joshua M. Pearce

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Performance and analysis of retail store-centered microgrids with solar photovoltaic parking lot, cogeneration, and battery-based hybrid systems, Kunal K. Shah, Dane George, Lukas Swan, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Development and Management of an Industrial Park for the Chinese Electroplating Industry, Yong Shi, Cuiping Huang, Zhibo Huang, Dong Xu, and Jiann-Yang Hwang

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Adsorption at Natural Minerals/Water Interfaces, Shaoxian Song and Bowen Li

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Preface, Shaoxian Song and Bowen Li

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Degradation issues and stabilization strategies of protonic ceramic electrolysis cells for steam electrolysis, Hanrui Su and Yun Hang Hu

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Degradation issues and stabilization strategies of protonic ceramic electrolysis cells for steam electrolysis, Hanrui Su and Yun Hang Hu

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Effects of Ozone on COD Reduction in Electroplating Wastewater, Yahui Sun, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Lili Xi, Zhixing Fu, Fujiu Nian, Yang Yang, and Xin Chen

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1T/1T′-dominated WSe2with stabilized oxygen dopants for efficient and durable hydrogen evolution, Zhuxing Sun, Yiwen Wang, Junyu Lang, Mengfei Yang, Fangming Jin, and Yun Hang Hu

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Selective Loading and Prolonged Release of 5-Fluorouracil in the Nanoconfined Interlayer Space of Montmorillonite, Daoyong Tan, Yan Li, Zheng Zhang, Shiyong Sun, Hongjuan Sun, and Bowen Li

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Zigzag domain boundaries in magnetostrictive Fe-Ga alloys, Matthew Tianen, Keat G. Ong, and Yongmei M. Jin

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A unique black TiO 2 created from CO-induced oxidation of defect-rich TiO 2 , Youjie Tong, Siyuan Fang, Chunling Wang, and Yun Hang Hu

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Low emissions analysis platform model for renewable energy: Community-scale case studies in Nigeria, B. Ugwoke, S. P. Corgnati, P. Leone, R. Borchiellini, and J. M. Pearce

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Demonstration of the integrated rural energy planning framework for sustainable energy development in low-income countries: Case studies of rural communities in Nigeria, B. Ugwoke, S. Sulemanu, S. P. Corgnati, P. Leone, and J. M. Pearce

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Rolling contact fatigue study of chilled and quenched/tempered ductile iron compared with AISI 1080 steel, Ben L. Wang, Dallin S. Morris, Sadeghi Farshid, Stephen Lortz, Quancang Ma, Chinpei Wang, Yong ching Chen, and Paul Sanders

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Excellent photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline over black anatase-TiO2 under visible light, Suqing Wu, Xueyan Li, Yanqin Tian, Yan Lin, and Yun Hang Hu

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Photocatalytic conversion of carbon monoxide: from pollutant removal to fuel production, Xuechen Wu, Junyu Lang, Zhuxing Sun, Fangming Jin, and Yun Hang Hu

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Treatment of Electroless Nickel Plating Wastewater by Ozone Oxidation, Lili Xi, Yahui Sun, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Fujiu Nian, Zhixing Fu, Yang Yang, and Cuiping Huang

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Computationally Guided Design of Large-Diameter Carbon Nanotube Bundles for High-Strength Materials, Hao Xu, Grigorii Drozdov, Jin Gyu Park, Benjamin D. Jensen, Kristopher E. Wise, Zhiyong Liang, Gregory Odegard, Emilie J. Siochi, and Traian Dumitricǎ

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Research and applications of artificial neural network in pavement engineering: A state-of-the-art review, Xu Yang, Jinchao Guan, Ling Ding, Zhanping You, Vincent C.S. Lee, Mohd Rosli Mohd Hasan, and Xiaoyun Cheng

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Coarsening behavior of precipitate Al3(Sc,Zr) in supersaturated Al-Sc-Zr alloy via melt spinning and extrusion, Yang Yang, Joseph Licavoli, Stephan A. Hackney, and Paul Sanders

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Oxidation of Cyanide and Simultaneous Copper Electrodeposition from Electroplating Wastewater in an Electrochemical Reactor, Yang Yang, Fujiu Nian, Dong Xu, Yahui Sun, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Peiyu Qiao, Zhixing Fu, and Lili Xi

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Steam reforming of methane: Current states of catalyst design and process upgrading, Haotian Zhang, Zhuxing Sun, and Yun Hang Hu

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Efficient photocatalytic H2O2 production from oxygen and pure water over graphitic carbon nitride decorated by oxidative red phosphorus, Jingzhen Zhang, Junyu Lang, Yan Wei, Qian Zheng, Liyan Liu, Yun Hang Hu, Baoxue Zhou, Congli Yuan, and Mingce Long

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Progress in proton-conducting oxides as electrolytes for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells: From materials to devices, Wei Zhang and Yun Hang Hu

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Phase Transformation Behavior of Lead and Zinc in the High-Lead Slag Reduction Process, Zhongtang Zhang, Weifeng Li, Jing Zhan, Gui Li, Zhenbo Zhao, and Jiann yang Hwang

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Distinct Pathways in Visible-Light Driven Thermo-Photo Catalytic Methane Conversion, Yao Zhu, Shaoqin Chen, Siyuan Fang, Zhangyang Li, Chunling Wang, and Yun Hang Hu

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Highly efficient visible-light photocatalytic ethane oxidation into ethyl hydroperoxide as a radical reservoir, Yao Zhu, Siyuan Fang, Shaoqin Chen, Youjie Tong, Chunling Wang, and Yun Hang Hu

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Droplet Characteristics at the Maximum Adhesion on Curved Surfaces, Zhanglei Zhu, Youhua Jiang, Donghui Wang, Wanzhong Yin, and Jaroslaw Drelich

Works from 2020

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Antibacterial and anticancer activity of hydrothermally-synthesized zinc oxide nanomaterials using natural extracts of neem, pepper and turmeric as solvent media, C. Abinaya, R. Manjula Devi, P. Suresh, N. Balasubramanian, N. Muthaiya, N. D. Kannan, J. Annaraj, V. Shanmugaiah, Joshua Pearce, P. Shanmugapriya, and J. Mayandi

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Resistive Switching in Individual Co/ZnO Core/Shell Nanoparticles Formed via Inert Gas Condensation and Selective Oxidation, Zahra Ahmadi, Haidong Lu, Pinaki Mukherjee, Mark Koten, Alexei Gruverman, and Jeffrey E. Shield

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Constraints on the Emission of Gamma-Rays from M31 with HAWC, A. Albert, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez, K. P. Arunbabu, D. Avila Rojas, H. A. Ayala Solares, E. Belmont-Moreno, S. Y. Benzvi, C. Brisbois, K. S. Caballero-Mora, T. Capistrán, A. Carramiñana, S. Casanova, U. Cotti, J. Cotzomi, S. Coutiño De León, E. De La Fuente, C. De León, S. Dichiara, B. L. Dingus, M. A. Duvernois, K. Engel, C. Espinoza, H. Fleischhack, N. Fraija, A. Galván-Gámez, D. García-Aguilar, J. A. García-González, F. Garfias, M. M. González, J. A. Goodman, B. Hona, D. Huang, and P. Hüntemeyer

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Mechanical Properties of Direct Waste Printing of Polylactic Acid with Universal Pellets Extruder: Comparison to Fused Filament Fabrication on Open-Source Desktop Three-Dimensional Printers, Arthur Alexandre, Fabio A. Cruz Sanchez, Hakim Boudaoud, Mauricio Camargo, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Effect of Cobalt Additions on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast Thin-Wall Ductile Iron, Alejandra Almanza, Dale Dewald, Joseph Licavoli, and Paul G. Sanders

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Influence of Cobalt in the Tensile Properties of ½ Inch Ductile Iron Y-blocks, Alejandra I. Almanza, Dale Dewald, Joseph Licavoli, and Paul Sanders

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Scaling of greenhouse crop production in low sunlight scenarios., Kyle A. Alvarado, Aron Mill, Joshua M. Pearce, Alexander Vocaet, and David Denkenberger

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Understanding the Effect of Precipitation Process Variables on Hardwood Lignin Characteristics and Recovery from Black Liquor, Raisa Carmen Andeme Ela, Lauren Spahn, Niloofar Safaie, Robert Charles Ferrier, and Rebecca Ong

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The effects of alloying with Cu and Mn and thermal treatments on the mechanical instability of Zn-0.05Mg alloy, Morteza S. Ardakani, Ehsan Mostaed, Malgorzata Urszula Sikora-Jasinska, Stephen L. Kampe, and Jaroslaw Drelich

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Vacuum outgassing characteristics of unpigmented 3D printed polymers coated with atomic layer deposited alumina, Nupur Bihari, Ismo T.S. Heikkinen, Giovanni Marin, Craig Ekstrum, Pierce Mayville, Shane Oberloier, Hele Savin, Maarit Karppinen, and Joshua M. Pearce

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The energy crises revealed by COVID: Intersections of Indigeneity, inequity, and health, Kathleen Brosemer, Chelsea Schelly, Valoree Gagnon, Kristin L. Arola, Joshua M. Pearce, Douglas Bessette, and Laura Schmitt Olabisi

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Performance of bifacial photovoltaic modules on a dual-axis tracker in a high-latitude, high-albedo environment, Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Bevan Walker, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Properties and performance of the basalt-fiber reinforced texture roof tiles, Parinya Chakartnarodom, Wichit Prakaypan, Pitcharat Ineure, Nutthita Chuankrerkkul, Edward A. Laitila, and Nuntaporn Kongkajun

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Structurally and chemically engineered graphene for capacitive deionization, Liang Chang, Yuhuan Fei, and Yun Hang Hu

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Plastic recycling in additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review and opportunities for the circular economy, Fabio A. Cruz Sanchez, Hakim Boudaoud, Mauricio Camargo, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Mechanical properties of boehmeria nivea natural fabric reinforced epoxy matrix composite prepared by vacuum-assisted resin infusion molding, Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Fernanda Santos da Luz, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento, Kestur Gundappa Satyanarayana, Jaroslaw W. Drelich, and Sergio Neves Monteiro

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Boosting optical nonreciprocity: surface reconstruction in iron garnets, Sushree Dash, Pinaki Mukherjee, Daniel Haskel, Richard A. Rosenberg, and Miguel Levy

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New Approach to Simultaneous In Situ Measurements of the air/liquid/solid interface using PM-IRRAS, Chathura de Alwis, Timothy Leftwich, and Kathryn Perrine

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Ultrahigh-rate lithium-ion batteries with 3D fungus-structured carbon/CuC2O4·xH2O electrodes, Juntao Deng, Lei Wang, Jie Deng, Yan Fang, Yan Lin, and Yun Hang Hu

Ultrahigh-rate lithium-ion batteries with 3D fungus-structured carbon/CuC2O4·xH2O electrodes, Juntao Deng, Lei Wang, Jie Deng, Yan Fang, Yan Lin, and Yun Hang Hu

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Finite Difference Heat Exchanger Model: Flow Maldistribution with Thermal Coupling, David C. Denkenberger, Michael J. Brandemuehl, John Zhai, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Technical pathways for distributed recycling of polymer composites for distributed manufacturing: Windshield wiper blades, Samantha C. Dertinger, Nicole Gallup, Nagendra Gautam Tanikella, Marzio Grasso, Samireh Vahid, Peter J. S. Foot, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Insights into the nonclassical crystallization of M(II) in the biomineralization process, Faqin Dong, Meirong Zong, Xiaoqin Nie, Lei Zhou, Mingxue Liu, Qunwei Dai, Zhenzhen Lv, Fei Zheng, Xue Xia, Yuheng Chen, and Bowen Li

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Contact angles: history of over 200 years of open questions, Jaroslaw Drelich, Ludmila Boinovich, Emil Chibowski, Claudio Della Volpe, Lucyna Hołysz, Abraham Marmur, and Stefano Siboni

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Editorial, Jaroslaw Drelich, Ludmila Boinovich, and Ziqi Sun

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Editorial, Jaroslaw Drelich, Ludmila Boinovich, and Ziqi Sun

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Biodegradable Materials for Medical Applications II, Jaroslaw Drelich, Malgorzata Urszula Sikora-Jasinska, Ehsan Mostaed, Huinan Liu, Petra Maier, Jan-Marten Seitz, and Norbert Hort

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Photocatalytic hydrogen production over Rh-loaded TiO2: What is the origin of hydrogen and how to achieve hydrogen production from water?, Siyuan Fang, Yixin Liu, Zhuxing Sun, Junyu Lang, Chenyu Bao, and Yun Hang Hu

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Synthesis, properties and potential applications of hydrogenated graphene, Yuhuan Fei, Siyuan Fang, and Yun Hang Hu

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Open-source grinding machine for compression screw manufacturing, Jacob Franz and Joshua M. Pearce

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Precipitate characterization in model Al-Zn-Mg-(Cu) alloys using small-angle x-ray scattering, Daniel Freiberg, Wenhui Zhu, Jun Sang Park, Jonathan D. Almer, and Paul Sanders

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The economics of classroom 3-d printing of open-source digital designs of learning aids, Nicole Gallup and Joshua M. Pearce

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Parametric nasopharyngeal swab for sampling COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses: Open source design, SLA 3-D printing and UV curing system, Nicole Gallup, Adam M. Pringle, Shane Oberloier, Nagendra G. Tanikella, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Parametric nasopharyngeal swab for sampling COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses: Open source design, SLA 3-D printing and UV curing system, Nicole Gallup, Adam Pringle, Shane Oberloier, Nagendra Gautam Tanikella, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Highly Efficient Nickel, Iron, and Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Catalysts Derived from Industrial Waste Petroleum Coke for Electrochemical CO2Reduction, Yang Gang, Fuping Pan, Yuhuan Fei, Zichen Du, Yun Hang Hu, and Ying Li

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Electric field control of magnetism at the γ-FeSi2/Si(001) interface, Liwei D. Geng, Ranjit Pati, and Yongmei M. Jin

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Electric Field Control of Magnetic Permeability in Co-Fired Laminate Magnetoelectric Composites: A Phase-Field Study for Voltage Tunable Inductor Applications, Liwei D. Geng, Yongke Yan, Shashank Priya, and Yu U. Wang

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Electric field control of magnetic susceptibility in laminate magnetostrictive/piezoelectric composites: Phase-field simulation and theoretical model, Liwei D. Geng, Yongke Yan, Shashank Priya, and Yu U. Wang

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Zn2+-dependent suppression of vascular smooth muscle intimal hyperplasia from biodegradable zinc implants, Roger J. Guillory II, Timothy M Kolesar, Alexander A. Oliver, Jeffrey A Stuart, Martin L Bocks, Jaroslaw W. Drelich, and Jeremy Goldman

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Texture evolution induced by twinning and dynamic recrystallization in dilute Mg-1Sn-1Zn-1Al alloy during hot compression, Meijuan Hao, Weili Cheng, Lifei Wang, Ehsan Mostaed, Liping Bian, Hongxia Wang, and Xiaofeng Niu

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Water Conservation Potential of Self-Funded Foam-Based Flexible Surface-Mounted Floatovoltaics, Kaomi Soulemane Hayibo, Pierce Mayville, and Ravneet Kaur Kailey

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Atomic layer deposited aluminum oxide mitigates outgassing from fused filament fabrication–based 3-D printed components, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Giovanni Marin, Nupur Bihari, Craig Ekstrum, Pierce J. Mayville, Yuhuan Fei, Yun Hang Hu, Maarit Karppinen, Hele Savin, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Towards national policy for open source hardware research: The case of Finland, I. T.S. Heikkinen, H. Savin, J. Partanen, J. Seppälä, and J. M. Pearce

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From Open Access to Open Science: The Path From Scientific Reality to Open Scientific Communication, Christian Heise and Joshua M. Pearce

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Studies on glass fiber-reinforced poly(Ethylene-grafted-styrene)-based cation exchange membrane composite, Di Huang, Zhichao Chen, and Jiann-Yang Hwang

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Study of styrene effect on non-radiation grafting of vinyl benzyl chloride on to polyethylene-based anion exchange membrane, Di Huang, Jiann-Yang Hwang, and Zhichao Chen

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Conversion of self-contained breathing apparatus mask to open source powered air-purifying particulate respirator for fire fighter COVID-19 response, Benjamin R. Hubbard and Joshua M. Pearce

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Open-source digitally replicable lab-grade scales, Benjamin R. Hubbard and Joshua M. Pearce

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Conversion of self-contained breathing apparatus mask to open source powered air-purifying particulate respirator for fire fighter COVID-19 response, Benjamin R. Hubbard and Joshua M. Pearce

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Core-shell structured TiO2 as highly efficient visible light photocatalyst for dye degradation, Haiyang Hu, Yan Lin, and Yun Hang Hu

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Comment on "Dry reforming of methane by stable Ni-Mo nanocatalysts on single-crystalline MgO"., Yun Hang Hu and Eli Ruckenstein

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Topography-dependent effective contact line in droplet depinning, Youhua Jiang, Yujin Sun, Jaroslaw Drelich, and Chang-Hwan Choi

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Electronic structure modulating for supported Rh catalysts toward CO2 methanation, Yueyue Jiang, Junyu Lang, Xuechen Wu, and Yun Hang Hu

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Real-Time Eye State Detection System for Driver Drowsiness Using Convolutional Neural Network, Wissarut Kongcharoen, Siranee Nuchitprasitchai, Yuenyong Nilsiam, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Soil-cement bricks produced from local clay brick waste and soft sludge from fiber cement production, Nuntaporn Kongkajun, Edward A. Laitila, Pitcharat Ineure, Wichit Prakaypan, Benya Cherdhirunkorn, and Parinya Chakartnarodom

Additively manufactured parametric universal clip-system: An open source approach for aiding personal exposure measurement in the breathing zone, Kirsi Kukko, Jan Sher Akmal, Anneli Kangas, Mika Salmi, Roy Björkstrand, Anna Kaisa Viitanen, Jouni Partanen, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Additively Manufactured Parametric Universal Clip-System: An open source approach for aiding personal exposure easurement in the breathing zone, Kirsi Kukko, Jan Sher Akmal, Anneli Kangas, Mika Salmi, Roy Björkstrand, Anna-Kaisa Viitanen, Jouni Partanen, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Polymer-derived SiOC replica of material extrusion-based 3-D printed plastics, Apoorv Kulkarni, Gian Domenico Sorarù, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Phosphorus-based metal-free Z-scheme 2D van der Waals heterostructures for visible-light photocatalytic water splitting: a first-principles study., Junyu Lang and Yun Hang Hu

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Highly efficient light-driven methane coupling under ambient conditions based on an integrated design of a photocatalytic system, Junyu Lang, Yuli Ma, Xuechen Wu, Yueyue Jiang, and Yun Hang Hu

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Far Infrared Radiation Property of Elbaite/Alumina Composite Materials, Qi Lu, Bowen Li, and Huan Zhang

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Physicochemical inspection and in vitro bioactivity behavior of bio-nanocomposite alginate hydrogels filled by magnesium fluoro-hydroxyapatite, Shadpour Mallakpour, Vajiheh Behranvand, and Fereshteh Mallakpour

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Efficient Ni(OH)2/WO3 Photoanode for Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting at Low Bias, Yuli Ma and Yun Hang Hu

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Distributed manufacturing of after market flexible floating photovoltaic modules, Pierce Mayville, Neha Vijay Patil, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Partially reduced Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05LiO2-δ for low-temperature SOFC cathode, Yuanjing Meng, Wei Zhang, Zili He, Chongqing Liu, Jie Gao, Muhammad Akbar, Rui Guo, Shuaitong Zhou, Yuan Ji, Xunying Wang, and Yang Yang

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Potential of distributed recycling from hybrid manufacturing of 3-D printing and injection molding of stamp sand and acrylonitrile styrene acrylate waste composite, Theresa K. Meyer, Nagendra Gautam Tanikella, Matthew J. Reich, and Joshua M. Pearce