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Vacuum in Particle Accelerators: Modelling, Design and Operation of Beam Vacuum Systems


 
A unique guide on how to model and make the best vacuum chambers

Vacuum in Particle Accelerators offers a comprehensive overview of ultra-high vacuum systems that are used in charge particle accelerators. The book?s contributors ? noted experts in the field ? also highlight the design and modeling of vacuum particle accelerators.

The book reviews vacuum requirements, identifies sources of gas in vacuum chambers and explores methods of removing them.

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Surface and Interface Science, Volumes 9 and 10: Volume 9 - Applications I; Volume 10 - Applications II


 
In ten volumes, this unique handbook covers all fundamental aspects of surface and interface science and offers a comprehensive overview of this research area for scientists working in the field, as well as an introduction for newcomers.

Volume 1: Concepts and Methods
Volume 2: Properties of Elemental Surfaces
Volume 3: Properties of Composite Surfaces: Alloys, Compounds, Semiconductors
Volume 4: Solid-Solid Interfaces and Thin Films
Volume 5: Solid-Gas

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Surface and Interface Science, Volumes 7 and 8: Volume 7 - Solid-Liquid and Biological Interfaces; Volume 8 - Applications of Surface


 
In ten volumes, this unique handbook covers all fundamental aspects of surface and interface science and offers a comprehensive overview of this research area for scientists working in the field, as well as an introduction for newcomers.

Volume 1: Concepts and Methods
Volume 2: Properties of Elemental Surfaces
Volume 3: Properties of Composite Surfaces: Alloys, Compounds, Semiconductors
Volume 4: Solid-Solid Interfaces and Thin Films
Volume 5: Solid-Gas

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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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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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Zinc Batteries: Basics, Developments, 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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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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NLM’s Groundbreaking Work to Prevent Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is highly preventable—but only if you live in a place where there’s access to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and routine gynecological screening. Recent advances in vaccines protecting against HPV infection, which is the primary cause of the cancer, and improved cervical screening tests promise a future with a significantly reduced prevalence of…




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New Investigators on the NLM Block!

How NLM’s newest investigators are advancing discovery through exhilarating research NLM is enhancing its Intramural Research Program to better serve scientists, health professionals, and the public.We would like to introduce you to two exciting, new additions to the NLM team: Xiaofang Jiang, PhD, and Lauren Porter, PhD, recently joined NLM as tenure-track investigators. Both play…




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Photochemical Fate of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in River Water

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM00086H, Paper
Open Access
Priya Inge Hora, William Arnold
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are not completely removed during wastewater treatment and are frequently detected in surface waters and sediments. Photochemical transformation of QACs has not been thoroughly investigated as...
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Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts in 2019

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM90013C, Editorial

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts in 2019, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.
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Correction: Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the West Dongting Lake floodplain, China

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM90015J, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Dong Peng, Ziyu Liu, Xinyue Su, Yaqian Xiao, Yuechen Wang, Beth A. Middleton, Ting Lei
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Sorption of sulfamethoxazole on biochars of varying mineral content

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM00102C, Paper
Jing Li, Yihui Chen, Liping He, Ni Liang, Lin Wang, Jing Zhao, Bo Pan
Negative charge assisted H-bond played a significant role in sulfamethoxazole sorption for low-temperature biochars (200–300 °C), while Ca-containing mineral content facilitated SMX sorption as pyrolysis temperature increased.
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Tube-type passive sampling of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMSs) and benzene series simultaneously in indoor air: uptake rate determination and field application

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,973-980
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00445A, Paper
Qingbo Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Xianyu Wang, Yongchao Lan, Jiaochan Hu
A tube-type passive air sampling method (PAS), using Tenax-TA as the sorbent, was reported to measure the concentrations of cVMSs (D4, D5, and D6) and benzene series compounds simultaneously in indoor air.
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Determinants of serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in school children and the contribution of low-level PFAA-contaminated drinking water

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,930-944
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00497A, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Anders Glynn, Natalia Kotova, Elin Dahlgren, Christian Lindh, Kristina Jakobsson, Irina Gyllenhammar, Sanna Lignell, Cecilia Nälsén
In order to improve human health risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), demography/life-style/physiological factors and drinking water PFAA concentrations were investigated as possible determinants of child serum PFAA concentrations.
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Investigating the presence and persistence of volatile methylsiloxanes in Arctic sediments

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,908-917
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00455F, Paper
Dimitri Panagopoulos Abrahamsson, Nicholas Alexander Warner, Liisa Jantunen, Annika Jahnke, Fiona Wong, Matthew MacLeod
Uncertainties in the physicochemical properties of volatile methylsiloxanes have resulted in substantial uncertainties in calculations of concentrations persistence. Choosing the right set of properties seems crucial for making accurate predictions.
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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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Acetotrophic methanogens are sensitive to long-term nickel contamination in paddy soil

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,1014-1025
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM00029A, Paper
Chen Xueping, Yu Juan, Chen Zheng, Zhang Hongmei, Cheng Wangda, Bai Fayan, Zheng Yu, Khan Imran Ahamed, He Chiquan, Liu Xiaoyan
Paddy soil accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's cultivated area and faces a serious threat from nickel (Ni).
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Quantitative measures of myo-IP6 in soil using solution 31P NMR spectroscopy and spectral deconvolution fitting including a broad signal

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,1084-1094
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00485H, Paper
Open Access
Jolanda E. Reusser, René Verel, Emmanuel Frossard, Timothy I. McLaren
Inositol phosphates, particularly myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (myo-IP6), are an important pool of soil organic phosphorus (P) in terrestrial ecosystems.
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Aging induced changes in ice nucleation activity of combustion aerosol as determined by near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,895-907
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00525K, Paper
Open Access
Fabian Mahrt, Peter A. Alpert, Jing Dou, Philippe Grönquist, Pablo Corral Arroyo, Markus Ammann, Ulrike Lohmann, Zamin A. Kanji
Soot particles aged in acidic aqueous solutions reveal significantly enhanced ice nucleating activity.
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Distribution and leaching behavior of organophosphorus and brominated flame retardants in soil in Chengdu

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM00106F, Paper
Ruoying Liao, Jingyan Jiang, Yiwen Li, Zhiwei Gan, Shijun Su, Sanglan Ding, Zhi Li, Lin Hou
29 surface farmland soil samples were collected to investigate the spatial distribution and composition characteristics of 13 organophosphorus flame retardants, 11 polybrominated diphenyl esters and 8 novel brominated flame retardants.
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2019 Best Papers published in the Environmental Science journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,860-862
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM90014A, Editorial
Kristopher McNeill, Paige J. Novak, Peter J. Vikesland
The Editors-in-Chief of the Environmental Science journals introduce the Best Papers of 2019.
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Trichloroacetyl chloride, CCl3COCl, as an alternative Cl atom precursor for laboratory use and determination of Cl atom rate coefficients for n-CH2CH(CH2)xCN (x = 3–4)

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EM00105H, Paper
Sofie Askjær Hass, Simone Thirstrup Andersen, Ole John Nielsen
Investigation of CCl3COCl as a Cl atom precursor for laboratory use in (relative) rate and product.
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Cost revised for Kaleshwaram work component

Engineer-in-Chief requested for revision of costs




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Jagga Reddy seeks apology from Srinivas Yadav

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10 new COVID cases Telangana

Nine districts fulfil norms for green zone




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HC seeks clarity on govt’s ‘COVID strategy’

Why testing conducted only on people with primary symptoms, asks High Court




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[ASAP] Dewar Benzenoids Discovered In Carbon Nanobelts

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01027




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[ASAP] Silver–Bismuth Bilayer Anode for Perovskite Nanocrystal Light-Emitting Devices

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00907




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[ASAP] Recent Advances and Applications of Inorganic Electrides

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00671




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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] Valley Polarization and Valleyresistance in a Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Superlattice

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00863




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[ASAP] Structural Explanations of Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide Binding in <italic toggle="yes">Drosophila melanogaster</italic> Cryptochrome

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00625




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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] Collective Rayleigh Scattering from Molecular Ensembles under Strong Coupling

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01012




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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] Excited-State Vibronic Dynamics of Bacteriorhodopsin from Two-Dimensional Electronic Photon Echo Spectroscopy and Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01063




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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] Cooperative Nitrogen Activation and Ammonia Synthesis on Densely Monodispersed Mo–N–C Sites

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00302




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[ASAP] Crucial Effect of Ti–H Species Generated in the Visible-Light-Driven Transformations: Slowed-Down Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01196




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[ASAP] Ultra-High-Responsivity Vertical Nanowire-based Phototransistor under Standing-Wave Plasmon Mode Interaction Induced by Near-Field Circular OLED

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00993




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[ASAP] Distinct Interaction of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase with Cellulose Revealed by Computational and Biochemical Studies

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00918