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Vibrations of power plant machines: a guide for recognition of problems and troubleshooting / Franz Herz, Rainer Nordmann

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Mechanical reliability: prediction and management under extreme load conditions / Oleksandr Grynchenko, Oleksiy Alfyorov

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Market may be heading for a bear phase; short-term trend clearly negative

The rupee has lost ground since pre-Budget, against three major hard currencies (yen, dollar and euro). The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained status quo in recent policy meetings




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Fear of Hell: Images of Damnation and Salvation in Early Modern Europe


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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom


 

A unique, wide-ranging volume exploring the historical, religious, cultural, political, and social aspects of Christian martyrdom

Although a well-studied and researched topic in early Christianity, martyrdom had become a relatively neglected subject of scholarship by the latter half of the 20th century. However, in the years following the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the study of martyrdom has experienced a remarkable resurgence



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Law Library: News & Events: Martha Nussbaum on Philosophy and Life: The 2019 Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence

Join us for the 2019 Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence!

Philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum will be the featured speaker for the 10th anniversary of the event on Wednesday, December 4 at 5:00 p.m. Brian Butler, Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina Asheville, will interview Professor Nussbaum on “Philosophy and Life: Fragility, Emotions, Capabilities.” A question-and-answer period will follow.

Register at kellogg2019.eventbrite.com. We recommend reserving your tickets early, as these will go quickly and space is limited! We will not livestream this event, so you will want to be in the room!




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Law Library: News & Events: Human Rights Day: The Impact of the Women's Suffrage Movement Today

Join the Law Library on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. as we commemorate Human Rights Day with a viewing of the Shall Not Be Denied Exhibition and a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Colleen Shogan, the assistant deputy librarian of the Library Collections and Services Group and the Library’s representative on the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. The panelists include Corrine McConnaughy, associate professor of political science at George Washington University and author of The Woman Suffrage Movement in America: A Reassessment, and Elaine Weiss, journalist and author of The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote.

Register at humanrightsday2019.eventbrite.com. We recommend reserving your tickets early, as these will go quickly and space is limited! We will not livestream this event, so you will want to be in the room!




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Law Library: News & Events: Uncover historical treasures at the Herencia Transcribe-a-thon on March 19!

To celebrate the launch of the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents campaign, we will be hosting an on-site transcribe-a-thon here at the Library of Congress on March 19, 2020 at 5:00 pm ET! 

Register to join us in person in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a fun evening of transcribing with fellow volunteers. You do not need to read Spanish, Latin, or Catalan to participate in this project!

Can't make it to the event? We will have a virtual transcribe-a-thon happening ALL DAY on March 19! Register as a virtual attendee to join a worldwide community of transcribers.

Want to know more about how to host a Transcribe-a-thon so you can join in virtually? Register for our upcoming webinar on instructions and tips for hosting a successful transcription event! We’ll cover how to join in on March 19 and how to organize independently.




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Law Library: News & Events: National Book Festival Presents Jeffrey Rosen and Dahlia Lithwick on RBG, March 19

On March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Jefferson Building, National Book Festival Presents Jeffrey Rosen in a discussion of his new book, “Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty and Law,” with Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor at Slate. Book sales and signing to follow. Co-sponsored by the Law Library of Congress.

Click this link to register for this FREE event and purchase a copy of "Conversations with RBG" (purchase of book not required for attendance).

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This event is part of the Law Library's NIGHT OF LAW at the Thomas Jefferson Building. We also invite you to join our 5:00 p.m. activity, Transcribe-a-thon for Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. Be sure to register for both events!

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[ASAP] Design of a Broadband NIR Phosphor for Security-Monitoring LEDs: Tunable Photoluminescence Properties and Enhanced Thermal Stability

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00154




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[ASAP] Theoretical Study on the Intrinsic Source of the Large Thermal Conductivity of Li-Based Chalcogenide Nonlinear Optical Crystals: From AgGaS<sub>2</sub> to LiGaS<sub>2</sub>

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00415




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[ASAP] Different Stoichiometric Ratios Realized in Energetic–Energetic Cocrystals Based on CL-20 and 4,5-MDNI: A Smart Strategy to Tune Performance

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00138




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[ASAP] Application of Model-Free and Model-Based Quality-by-Control (QbC) for the Efficient Design of Pharmaceutical Crystallization Processes

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00295




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[ASAP] Domain-Matching Epitaxy of Ferroelectric Hf<sub>0.5</sub>Zr<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(111) on La<sub>2/3</sub>Sr<sub>1/3</sub>MnO<sub>3</sub>(001)

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00095




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[ASAP] Flux Crystal Growth, Structure, and Optical Properties of the New Germanium Oxysulfide La<sub>4</sub>(GeS<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00332




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[ASAP] Hydrogen Plasma-Assisted Growth of Gold Nanowires

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00480




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[ASAP] Combination of Polynitropyrazole and 5-Amino-1,2,4-oxadiazole Derivatives: An Approach to High Performance Energetic Materials

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00016




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[ASAP] Apatite Mineralization Process from Silicocarnotite Bioceramics: Mechanism of Crystal Growth and Maturation

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00322




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Potassium-ion Batteries: Materials and Applications


 

Battery technology is constantly changing, and the concepts and applications of these changes are rapidly becoming increasingly more important as more and more industries and individuals continue to make “greener” choices in their energy sources.  As global dependence on fossil fuels slowly wanes, there is a heavier and heavier importance placed on cleaner power sources and methods for storing and transporting that power.  Battery technology is a



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Gas Injection into Geological Formations and Related Topics, Volume 8


 
This is the eighth volume in the series, Advances in Natural Gas Engineering, focusing on gas injection into geological formations and other related topics, very important areas of natural gas engineering. This volume includes information for both upstream and downstream operations, including chapters detailing the most cutting-edge techniques in acid gas injection, carbon capture, chemical and thermodynamic models, and much more.


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Handbook of Fibrous Materials, 2 Volumes: Volume 1: Production and Characterization / Volume 2: Applications in Energy, Environmental Science and Healthcare


 
Edited by a leading expert in the field with contributions from experienced researchers in fibers and textiles, this handbook reviews the current state of fibrous materials and provides a broad overview of their use in research and development. Volume One focuses on the classes of fibers, their production and characterization, while the second volume concentrates on their applications, including emerging ones in the areas of energy, environmental

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Ferroic Materials for Smart Systems: From Fundamentals to Device Applications


 
Presents state-of-the-art knowledge?from basic insights to applications?on ferroic materials-based devices

This book covers the fundamental physics, fabrication methods, and applications of ferroic materials and covers bulk, thin films, and nanomaterials. It provides a thorough overview of smart materials and systems involving the interplays among the mechanical strain, electrical polarization, magnetization, as well as heat and light. Materials presented

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PID Control System Design and Automatic Tuning using MATLAB/Simulink


 

Covers PID control systems from the very basics to the advanced topics

This book covers the design, implementation and automatic tuning of PID control systems with operational constraints. It provides students, researchers, and industrial practitioners with everything they need to know about PID control systems—from classical tuning rules and model-based design to constraints, automatic tuning, cascade control, and gain scheduled control. 



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Mathematical Modeling of Random and Deterministic Phenomena


 

This book highlights mathematical research interests that appear in real life, such as the study and modeling of random and deterministic phenomena. As such, it provides current research in mathematics, with applications in biological and environmental sciences, ecology, epidemiology and social perspectives.

The chapters can be read independently of each other, with dedicated references specific to each chapter. The book is organized in two main parts



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Kinematics of General Spatial Mechanical Systems


 

Guide to kinematic theory for the analysis of spatial mechanisms and manipulators

Kinematics of General Spatial Mechanical Systems is an effective and proficient guide to the kinematic description and analysis of the spatial mechanical systems such as serial manipulators, parallel manipulators and spatial mechanisms. The author highlights the analytical and semi-analytical methods for solving the relevant equations and considers four main elements:



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Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials, 3rd Edition


 

The updated third edition of the only textbook on colour

The revised third edition of Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials focuses on the ways that colour is produced, both in the natural world and in a wide range of applications. The expert author offers an introduction to the science underlying colour and optics and explores many of the most recent applications. The text is divided into three main sections: behaviour of light in homogeneous



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Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions


 

Exploring the processes and phenomena of Earth’s dayside magnetosphere

Energy and momentum transfer, initially taking place at the dayside magnetopause, is responsible for a variety of phenomenon that we can measure on the ground. Data obtained from observations of Earth’s dayside magnetosphere increases our knowledge of the processes by which solar wind mass, momentum, and energy enter the magnetosphere.



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Gas Injection into Geological Formations and Related Topics, Volume 8


 
This is the eighth volume in the series, Advances in Natural Gas Engineering, focusing on gas injection into geological formations and other related topics, very important areas of natural gas engineering. This volume includes information for both upstream and downstream operations, including chapters detailing the most cutting-edge techniques in acid gas injection, carbon capture, chemical and thermodynamic models, and much more.


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Potassium-ion Batteries: Materials and Applications


 

Battery technology is constantly changing, and the concepts and applications of these changes are rapidly becoming increasingly more important as more and more industries and individuals continue to make “greener” choices in their energy sources.  As global dependence on fossil fuels slowly wanes, there is a heavier and heavier importance placed on cleaner power sources and methods for storing and transporting that power.  Battery technology is a



Read More...




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Ferroic Materials for Smart Systems: From Fundamentals to Device Applications


 
Presents state-of-the-art knowledge?from basic insights to applications?on ferroic materials-based devices

This book covers the fundamental physics, fabrication methods, and applications of ferroic materials and covers bulk, thin films, and nanomaterials. It provides a thorough overview of smart materials and systems involving the interplays among the mechanical strain, electrical polarization, magnetization, as well as heat and light. Materials presented

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NBA Star Kevin Love Shares Mental Health Struggles in NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

In the current issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine, NBA star Kevin Love talks about his experiences with anxiety and the importance of removing the stigma surrounding men and mental health. The Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player shares what it was like to experience a panic attack right in the middle of a game. He also offers advice to…




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scPopCorn Gets to the Kernel of Single-Cell Experiments: NLM–Made Algorithm Helps NIH Researchers

Researchers at the National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information have created a new algorithm called scPopCorn (single-cell subpopulations comparison) to capture the differences among populations of cells from single-cell experiments. The algorithm, developed by my team is available at GitHub and is described in an article in Cell Systems (Y. Wang, J. Honka, and T.M. Przytycka, Cell…



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Actress Jordin Sparks Talks About Sickle Cell Disease in NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

The current issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine brings you recording artist and Broadway actress Jordin Sparks sharing her family’s experience with sickle cell disease. Sparks opens up about honoring her late stepsister, giving more patients a voice, and reducing stigma. She says, “We need to end the stigma that can come with sickle cell disease.…




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All in Their Heads: When Faces Made the Case for Lobotomy

If you were mentally ill back in the late 1930s to late 1950s, doctors might have tried to cure you by drilling a hole in your brain and disconnecting the thalamus from the frontal lobe. They may have been convinced to employ this drastic surgery by eccentric neuroscientist Dr. Walter Freeman, “the world’s greatest proponent…




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Association of phthalate exposure with precocious and delayed pubertal timing in girls and boys: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,873-894
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00512A, Critical Review
Mohsen Golestanzadeh, Roya Riahi, Roya Kelishadi
Herein, recent studies were evaluated to obtain regulation results in relation to puberty status and phthalate exposure in children.
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Influence of climate and biological variables on temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Arctic char and ringed seals from Greenland

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,993-1005
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00561G, Paper
Frank Rigét, Katrin Vorkamp, Igor Eulaers, Rune Dietz
Climate change may affect temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic wildlife.
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A geospatially resolved database of hydraulic fracturing wells for chemical transformation assessment

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,945-955
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00505F, Paper
Open Access
Andrew J. Sumner, Desiree L. Plata
A database to unify physicochemical parameters of oil and gas wells with chemical additive disclosures helps highlight chemical transformation potential across the United States with geospatial specificity, informing improved industrial practice and environmental assessment.
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Use of optical properties for evaluating the presence of pyrogenic organic matter in thermally altered soil leachates

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,981-992
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00413K, Paper
Garrett McKay, Amanda K. Hohner, Fernando L. Rosario-Ortiz
Optical measurements reveal the presence of pyrogenic organic matter in laboratory heated soil leachates, indicating their potential for application in field measurements.
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Participatory science for coastal water quality: freshwater plume mapping and volunteer retention in a randomized informational intervention

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,918-929
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00571D, Paper
Wiley C. Jennings, Sydney Cunniff, Kate Lewis, Hailey Deres, Dan R. Reineman, Jennifer Davis, Alexandria B. Boehm
This study presents a novel framework for estimating safe swimming distances at beaches and is the first participatory environmental science study to experimentally test strategies for increasing volunteer retention.
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Cooking and electronic cigarettes leading to large differences between indoor and outdoor particle composition and concentration measured by aerosol mass spectrometry

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM00061B, Paper
Open Access
Yuliya Omelekhina, Axel Eriksson, Francesco Canonaco, Andre Prevot, Patrik Nilsson, Christina Isaxon, Joakim Pagels, Aneta Wierzbicka
We spend about two thirds of our time in private homes where airborne particles of indoor and outdoor origins are present. The negative health effects of exposure to outdoor particles...
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TS BJP demands white paper on paddy procurement

CM charged with fooling people with word play




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[ASAP] Combining SchNet and SHARC: The SchNarc Machine Learning Approach for Excited-State Dynamics

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00527




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[ASAP] Total Internal Reflection Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Cytochrome <italic toggle="yes">c</italic>

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00579




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[ASAP] Gap-Mode Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Au Nanoplates of Varied Thickness

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01021




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[ASAP] Neutral Organic Radical Formation by Chemisorption on Metal Surfaces

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00269




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[ASAP] Inter- and Intragrain Inhomogeneity in 2D Perovskite Thin Films Revealed by Relative Grain Orientation Imaging Using Low-Frequency Polarized Raman Microspectroscopy

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00992




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[ASAP] Nonthermal Plasma-Assisted Photocatalytic Conversion of Simulated Natural Gas for High-Quality Gasoline Production near Ambient Conditions

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00934




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[ASAP] Property-Oriented Material Design Based on a Data-Driven Machine Learning Technique

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00665




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[ASAP] Morphological and Electronic Dual Regulation of Cobalt–Nickel Bimetal Phosphide Heterostructures Inducing High Water-Splitting Performance

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00851




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[ASAP] Ligand-Induced Luminescence Transformation in AgInS<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles: From Defect Emission to Band-Edge Emission

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01197