We fabricated a highly efficient (with a solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency (η) of 8.1%) Pt-free dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The counter electrode was made of cobalt sulfide (CoS) nanoparticles synthesized via surfactant-assisted preparation of a metal organic framework, ZIF-67, with controllable particle sizes (50 to 320 nm) and subsequent oxidation and sulfide conversion. In con...

Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs), even in small quantities, can cause Pt-based catalyst poisoning. Improving the low-temperature chlorine resistance of catalysts is vital importance for industrial application, although it remains challenging. Considering actual production, a TiO2-supported ternary metal was prepared this work to study catalytic oxidation multicomponent VOCs (tolue...

BACKGROUND Biochemical parameters vary in subjects with different hemoglobin phenotypes, compared with normal controls. AIM The aim was to evaluate serum creatine kinase (CK) activity and inorganic phosphate concentrations in Nigerian adults with homozygous and heterozygous hemoglobin phenotypes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A prospective study, carried out at the hematology out-patient clinic of o...

Epichloë endophytes are common symbionts living asymptomatically in pooid grasses and may provide chemical defences against herbivorous insects. While the mechanisms underlying these fungal defences have been well studied, it remains unknown whether endophyte presence affects the host's own defences. We addressed this issue by examining variation in the impact of Epichloë on constitutive and he...

background : evaluation of exposition to volatile organic compounds (voc) and compare urinary level of urinary biological exposure index in sweepers in west of iran . methods: this study was carried out on 40 street sweepers and 40 non-exposed as control group living in hamadan city, west of iran. voc was analyzed using gas chromatography equipped with a flame ionization detector (fid). the uri...

Incorporation of vertically aligned nanorod/nanowire arrays of metal oxide (oxide-NAs) with a polymer can produce efficient hybrid solar cells with an ideal bulk-heterojunction architecture. However, polymer/oxide-NAs solar cells still suffer from a rather low (normally, < 0.4 V) open-circuit voltage (Voc). Here we demonstrate, for the first time, a novel strategy to improve the Voc in polymer/...

Vicinal oxygen chelate proteins (VOC) are members of the metalloenzyme superfamily, which plays roles in many biological reactions. Some members of the VOC superfamily have been systematically characterized but not in Brassica napus. In this study, 38 VOC genes were identified based on their conserved domains. The present results revealed that most of the BnaVOC genes have few introns, and all ...

Modern statistical methods which were developed for pattern recognition are increasingly being used for data analysis in studies on emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). With the detection of disease-related VOC profiles, novel non-invasive diagnostic tools could be developed for clinical applications. However, it is important to bear in mind that not all statistical methods are equal...

We present computer modeling for effects of the p/i interface upon the open-circuit voltage VOC in amorphous silicon based pin solar cells. We show that the modeling is consistent with measurements on the intensitydependence for the interface effect, and we present an interpretation for the modeling based on thermionic emission of electrons over the electrostatic barrier at the p/i interface. W...