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Towards the Development of a Z-Scheme FeOx/g-C3N4 Thin Film and Perspectives for Ciprofloxacin Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation
Get PDFThermally synthesized graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) over pulsed laser deposition (PLD) produced urchin-like iron oxide (FeOx) thin films were fabricated via in situ and ex situ processes. Materials characterisation revealed the formation of the graphitic allotrope of C3N4 and a bandgap Eg for the combined FeOx/g-C3N4 of 1.87 and 1.95 eV for each of the different fabrication strategies. The in situ method permitted to develop a novel petal-like morphology, whereas for the ex situ method, a morphological mixture between FeOx bulk and g-C3N4 was observed. Given the improved optical and morphological properties of the in situ film, it was employed as a proof of concept for the direct photocatalysis and photo-Fenton removal of ciprofloxacin antibiotic (CIP) under visible light irradiation. Improved photocatalytic activity (rate constant k = 8.28 × 10−4 min−1) was observed, with further enhancement under photo-Fenton conditions (k = 2.6 × 10−3 min−1), in comparison with FeOx + H2O2 (k = 1.6 × 10−3 min−1) and H2O2 only (k = 1.3 × 10−4 min−1). These effects demonstrate the in situ methodology as a viable route to obtain working heterojunctions for solar photocatalysis in thin-film materials, rather than the more common powder materials
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Influência da densidade de energia sobre as propriedades mecânicas de peças fabricadas em diferentes PA12 por sinterização seletiva a laser
Get PDFDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica, Florianópolis, 2016.A sinterização seletiva a laser (SLS) é considerada uma das mais versáteis tecnologias de manufatura aditiva devido a sua habilidade para processar muitos tipos de materiais. Dentre os materiais poliméricos a Poliamida 12 é a mais utilizada. Resultados de pesquisas publicadas na literatura especializada evidenciam que as propriedades finais das peças obtidas por esta técnica dependem de uma composição de variáveis (parâmetros), ajustadas no equipamento, que influenciam o processo de sinterização. Igualmente, as características geométricas e propriedades da PA12 empregada também são apontadas como condições capazes de influenciar na dinâmica de sinterização. Contudo, o conhecimento até aqui obtido a respeito do processo de fabricação com este material baseia-se fundamentalmente em estudos realizados com matérias-primas desenvolvidas especificamente para uso em um dado equipamento comercial. Com a recente expiração dos prazos de proteção de patentes deste tipo de tecnologia, novos fabricantes de equipamentos e de PA12 para SLS tem surgido no mercado, abrindo oportunidade de novas pesquisas e aprimoramento da tecnologia. Este trabalho investigou a influência da densidade de energia, para diferentes potências aplicadas por um laser de CO2 e diferentes velocidades de varredura, na qualidade (propriedades mecânicas e microestrutura) de corpos de prova fabricados em um equipamento SLS nacional. Foram empregadas PA12 de três diferentes fornecedores. Os resultados foram avaliados em termos de: módulo de elasticidade, tensão máxima, deformação total, densidade aparente e microestrutura. Os resultados mostraram que se mantendo constante a densidade de energia aplicada, aumentando-se simultaneamente os valores de velocidade de varredura e de potência do laser, as propriedades mecânicas apresentaram diferenças em relação à mudança nos valores de módulo de elasticidade, na tensão máxima, na deformação e na densidade aparente. A diferença morfológica das PA12 escolhidas se mostrou como o fator mais influente para as propriedades mecânicas neste estudo.Abstract : Selective laser sintering (SLS) is considered one of the most versatile additive manufacturing technologies due its ability to process many types of materials. Among the polymeric materials, Polyamide 12 is the most commonly used. Research results published in the literature show that the final properties of the parts obtained by this technique depends on a composition of variables (parameters) set in the equipment, which influence the sintering process. Also, the geometric characteristics and properties of PA12 employed are also identified as conditions that can influence the sintering dynamics. However, the knowledge obtained so far about the manufacturing process with this material is based fundamentally in raw materials dedicated to manufacture in a specific commercial equipment. With the recent patent protection expiration for this type of technology, new equipment manufacturers as well as PA12 material suppliers emerged in the market, opening new opportunities to research and technology improvement. This study investigated the energy density influence of different powers applied by a CO2 laser and different scanning speeds, in quality (mechanical properties and microstructure) of specimens manufactured in a national SLS equipment. PA12 from three different suppliers were employed. The results were evaluated in terms of: tensile modulus, maximum stress, total strain, apparent density and microstructure. The results showed that maintaining the applied energy density, increasing simultaneously the scan speed and laser power values, mechanical properties showed differences in terms of tensile modulus, maximum stress, total strain and apparent density. The morphological differences between the PA12 employed was shown to be the most influential factor for the mechanical properties in this study
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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