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      Plasmonic Antenna Coupling to Hyperbolic Phonon-Polaritons for Sensitive and fast Mid-Infrared Photodetection with Graphene 

      Castilla, Sebastián; Vangelidis, Ioannis; Pusapati, Varun Varma; Goldstein, Jordan; Autore, Marta; Slipchenko, Tetiana; Rajendran, Khannan; Kim, Seyoon; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Martín Moreno, Luis; Englund, Dirk; Tielrooij, Klaas-Jan; Hillenbrand, Rainer; Lidorikis, Elefterios; Koppens, Frank H. L. (Nature, 2020-09-25)
      Integrating and manipulating the nano-optoelectronic properties of Van der Waals heterostructures can enable unprecedented platforms for photodetection and sensing. The main challenge of infrared photodetectors is to funnel ...
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      Plug and Play Modular Façade Construction System for Renovation for Residential Buildings 

      Torres, Jorge; Garay-Martinez, Roberto; Oregi Isasi, Xabat ORCID; Torrens-Galdiz, J. Ignacio; Uriarte-Arrien, Amaia; Pracucci, Alessandro; Casadei, Oscar; Magnani, Sara; Arroyo, Noemi; Cea, Angel M. (MDPI, 2021-09-18)
      The present paper focuses on the architectural and constructional features required to ensure that building envelope renovation are safe, functional, and adaptable to the building stock, with particular focus on “plug and ...
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      Pollen Geochronology from the Atlantic Coast of the United States during the Last 500 Years 

      Christie, Margaret A.; Bernhardt, Christopher E.; Parnell, Andrew C.; Shaw, Timothy A.; Khan, Nicole S.; Corbett, D. Reide; García Artola, Ane ORCID; Clear, Jennifer; Walker, Jennifer S.; Donnelly, Jeffrey P.; Hasse, Tobias R.; Horton, Benjamin P. (MDPI, 2021-01-31)
      Building robust age–depth models to understand climatic and geologic histories from coastal sedimentary archives often requires composite chronologies consisting of multi-proxy age markers. Pollen chronohorizons derived ...
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      Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) Derivatives: Innovative Conductive Polymers for Bioelectronics 

      Mantione, Daniele; Del Agua López, Isabel; Sánchez Sánchez, Ana; Mecerreyes Molero, David (MDPI, 2017-08)
      Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)s are the conducting polymers (CP) with the biggest prospects in the field of bioelectronics due to their combination of characteristics (conductivity, stability, transparency and ...
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      Poly(ionic Liquid) Thermo-responsive Hydrogel Microfluidic Actuators 

      Tudor, Aleksandru; Sáez Castaño, Janire; Florea, Larisa; Benito López, Fernando ORCID; Diamond, Dermot (2017-03-14)
      tributylhexyl phosphonium sulfopropylacrylate (PSPA) poly(ionic liquid) (PILc) hydrogels as temperature controlled actuators in microfluidic devices. The hydrogel size is modulated by localised changes in its temperature ...
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      Poly(ionic liquid)-based engineered mixed matrix membranes for CO2/H2 separation 

      Nabais, Ana R.; Martins, Ana P.S.; Alves, Vítor D.; Crespo, João G.; Marrucho, Isabel M.; Tomé, Liliana C.; Neves, Luísa A. (Elsevier, 2019-04-06)
      Poly(ionic liquid)s (PIL) have emerged as a class of versatile polyelectrolites, that can be used to prepare new materials able to achieve superior performances compared to conventional polymers. The combination of PILs ...
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      Poly(ionic liquid)–ionic liquid membranes with fluorosulfonyl derived anions: characterization and biohydrogen separation 

      Gouveia, Andreia S.L.; Malcaitè, Eglè; Lozinskaya, Elena I.; Shapl, Alexander S.; Tomé, Liliana C.; Marrucho, Isabel M. (ACS, 2020-04-21)
      Clean and sustainable energy production has become a key global issue concerning the world’s energy shortage and environmental problematic. Despite the recognized potential of biohydrogen (bioH2) for sustainable development, ...
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      Polycaprolactone Adsorption and Nucleation onto Graphite Nanoplates for Highly Flexible, Thermally Conductive, and Thermomechanically Stiff Nanopapers 

      Li, Kun; Battegazzore, Daniele; Pérez Camargo, Ricardo Arpad; Liu, Guoming; Monticelli, Orietta; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ORCID; Fina, Alberto (American Chemical Society, 2021-12-15)
      [EN] Free-standing nanopapers based on graphene and its related materials have been widely studied and proposed for flexible heat spreader applications. Given that these materials are typically brittle, this work reports ...
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      Polycyclic aromatic chains on metals and insulating layers by repetitive [3+2] cycloadditions 

      Riss, Alexander; Richter, Marcus; Pérez Paz, Alejandro; Wang, Xiao-Ye; Raju, Rajesh; He, Yuanqin; Ducke, Jacob; Corral, Eduardo; Wuttke, Michael; Seufert, Knud; Garnica, Manuela; Rubio Secades, Angel; Barth, Johannes V.; Narita, Akimitsu; Muellen, Klaus; Berger, Reinhard; Feng, Xinliang; Palma, Carlos Andres; Auwaerter, Willi (Nature Publishing, 2020-03-20)
      The vast potential of organic materials for electronic, optoelectronic and spintronic devices entails substantial interest in the fabrication of -conjugated systems with tailored functionality directly at insulating ...
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      Polyether Synthesis by Bulk Self-Condensation of Diols Catalyzed by Non-eutectic Acid Base Organocatalysts 

      Basterrechea Gorostiza, Andere; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Jehanno, Coralie; Zhu, Haijin; Flores, Irma; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ORCID; Etxeberria Lizarraga, Agustín ORCID; Mecerreyes Molero, David; Coulembier, Olivier; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz (American Chemical Society, 2019-01-25)
      Polyethers constitute a well-established class of polymers covering a wide range of applications from industrial man-ufacturing to nanomedicine. Nevertheless, their industrial implementation is limited to short chain ...
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      Polygenic contribution to the relationship of loneliness and social isolation with schizophrenia 

      Andreu-Bernabeu, Álvaro; Díaz Caneja, Covadonga; Costas, Javier; de Hoyos, Lucía; Stella, Carol; Gurriarán, Xaquín; Alloza, Clara; Fañanás, Lourdes; Bobes, Julio; González Pinto Arrillaga, Ana María ORCID; Crespo Facorro, Benedicto; Martorell, Lourdes; Vilella, Elisabet; Muntané, Gerard; Nacher, Juan; Moltó, María Dolores; Aguilar, Eduardo Jesús; Parellada, Mara; Arango, Celso; González Peñas, Javier (Nature Research, 2022-01-10)
      [EN] Previous research suggests an association of loneliness and social isolation (LNL-ISO) with schizophrenia. Here, we demonstrate a LNL-ISO polygenic score contribution to schizophrenia risk in an independent case-control ...
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      Polymer-Optical-Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers Doped with Organic Dyes 

      Arrue Aramburu, Juan Antonio ORCID; Jiménez Hernández, Felipe; Ayesta Ereño, Igor ORCID; Illarramendi Leturia, María Asunción ORCID; Zubia Zaballa, Joseba Andoni (MDPI, 2011-09)
      Polymer optical fibers (POFs) doped with organic dyes can be used to make efficient lasers and amplifiers due to the high gains achievable in short distances. This paper analyzes the peculiarities of light amplification ...
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      Polymorphism in Non-Fullerene Acceptors Based on Indacenodithienothiophene 

      Marina Barbier, Sara Luisa; Scaccabarozzi, Alberto D.; Gutiérrez Fernández, Edgar; Solano, Eduardo; Khirbat, Aditi; Ciammaruchi, Laura; Iturrospe Ibarra, Amaia; Balzer, Alex; Yu, Liyang; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Monnier, Xavier; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Anthopoulos, Thomas D.; Caironi, Mario; Campoy-Quiles, Mariano; Müller, Christian; Cangialosi, Daniele; Stingelin, Natalie; Martín Pérez, Jaime ORCID (Wiley, 2021-07)
      Organic solar cells incorporating non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have reached remarkable power conversion efficiencies of over 18%. Unlike fullerene derivatives, NFAs tend to crystallize from solutions, resulting in bulk ...
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      Polystyrene nanoplastics and microplastics can act as Trojan horse carriers of benzo(a)pyrene to mussel hemocytes in vitro 

      Katsumiti Kodo Filho, Alberto ORCID; Losada Carrillo, María Paula; Barros, Marta; Cajaraville Bereciartua, Miren Pilare ORCID (Nature Research, 2021-11-17)
      [EN]In this work we studied the ability of polystyrene (PS) nanoplastics (NPs) and microplastics (MPs) to transfer benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) to mussel hemocytes and to produce toxic effects in vitro. For this, intracellular ...
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      Population Structure and Diversity in European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)-An Empirical Comparison of Pool and Individual Whole-Genome Sequencing 

      Chen, Chao; Parejo Feuz, Melanie; Momeni, Jamal; Langa Arranz, Jorge Eliseo ORCID; Nielsen, Rasmus O.; Shi, Wei; SMARTBEES WP3 DIVERSITY CONTRIBUTORS; Vingborg, Rikke; Kryger, Per; Bouga, Maria; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Meixner, Marina (MDPI, 2022-01-21)
      Background: Whole-genome sequencing has become routine for population genetic studies. Sequencing of individuals provides maximal data but is rather expensive and fewer samples can be studied. In contrast, sequencing a ...
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      Porous self-protonating spiropyran-based NIPAAm gels with improved reswelling kinetics 

      Ziołkowski, Bartosz; Florea, Larisa; Jannick, Theobald; Benito López, Fernando ORCID; Diamond, Dermot (Springer, 2016-02)
      [EN] This study focuses on improving the speed ofactuation of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based photoresponsive gels containing copolymerised spiropyran as the photoswitch and acrylic acid as the proton source. The improvement ...
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      Practical solutions for bottlenecks in ecosystem services mapping 

      Palomo, I.; Willemen, L.; Drakou, E.; Burkhard, B.; Crossman, N.; Bellamy C., C.; Burkhard, K.; Campagne, C.; Dangol, A.; Franke, J.; Kulczyk, S.; Solen Le;, Le; Malak, Dania Abdul; Muñoz, L; Narusevicius, V.; Ottoy, S.; Roelens, J.; Sing, L.; Thomas, A.; Meerbeek, K; Verweij, P. (2018)
      A selection of commonly encountered ES mapping bottlenecks that relate to seven themes: i) map-maker map-user interaction; ii) nomenclature and ontologies; iii) skills and background; iv) data and maps availability; v) ...
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      Predicted Torque Model in Low-Frequency-Assisted Boring (LFAB) Operations 

      Veiga Suárez, Fernando; Gil Del Val, Alain; Penalva Oscoz, Mariluz; Pereira Neto, Octavio Manuel; Suárez González, Alfredo; López de Lacalle Marcaide, Luis Norberto (MDPI, 2021-06-24)
      A low-frequency-assisted boring operation is a key cutting process in the aircraft manufacturing sector when drilling deep holes to avoid chip clogging based on chip breakage and, consequently, to reduce the temperature ...
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      Predictive CDN Selection for Video Delivery Based on LSTM Network Performance Forecasts and Cost-Effective Trade-Offs 

      Viola, Roberto; Martín Navas, Ángel; Morgade Prieto, Javier; Masneri, Stefano; Zorrilla Berasategui, Mikel Joseba; Angueira Buceta, Pablo ORCID; Montalbán Sánchez, Jon ORCID (IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-03)
      Owing to increasing consumption of video streams and demand for higher quality content and more advanced displays, future telecommunication networks are expected to outperform current networks in terms of key performance ...
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      Prenatal air pollution exposure and growth and cardio-metabolic risk in preschoolers 

      Fossati, Serena; Valvi, Damaskini; Martínez, David; Cirach, Marta; Estarlich, Marisa; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Guxens, Mónica; Iñiguez, Carmen; Irizar, Amaia; Lertxundi Manterola, Aitana; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Tamayo, Ibon; Vioque, Jesús; Tardón, Adonina; Sunyer, Jordi; Vrijheid, Martine (Elsevier, 2020-03-16)
      Objectives: We investigated the association between outdoor air pollutants exposure in the first trimester of pregnancy, and growth and cardio-metabolic risk at four years of age, and evaluated the mediating role of birth ...