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Tuning polymer properties of non-covalent crosslinked PDMS by varying supramolecular interaction strength

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2847-2854
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00139B, Paper
Open Access
Brigitte A. G. Lamers, Marcin L. Ślęczkowski, Fabian Wouters, Tom A. P. Engels, E. W. Meijer, Anja R. A. Palmans
Linear polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is crosslinked by supramolecular grafts to obtain materials with strikingly different mechanical properties by tuning the strength of the non-covalent interactions.
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Incorporating trifunctional 1,6-heptadiyne moiety into polyacetylene ionomer for improving its physical and conductive properties

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00109K, Paper
Hongfei Li, Hengchen Zhang, Xiaojuan Liao, Ruyi Sun, Meiran Xie
A trifunctional diyne comonomer can regulate the structure and optimize the physical state of polyacetylene ionomers, which exhibit a high ionic conductivity of 2.6 × 10−5–1.0 × 10−3 S cm−1 at 30 °C.
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Morphological Evolution and Mechanical Properties of "Anchor Chain" Nanodomain Structure of Reactive Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer in Epoxy Resin

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00365D, Paper
Quan Zhou, Qi Liu, Yueru Yu, Yuxiao Zhuang, Yizhe Lv, Hanliang Xiao, Ning Song, Lizhong Ni
A novel epoxy-reactive amphiphilic poly(3,4-epoxy cyclohexyl methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(dimethylsiloxane)-block-poly(3,4-epoxy cyclohexylmethyl methacrylate) (PMETHB-b-PDMS-b-PMETHB) triblock polymer was synthesized via atomic transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with a controlled molecular chain length and low dispersion,...
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European REislands [videorecording]




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Promoting sustainable electricity in Europe : challenging the path dependence of dominant energy systems / edited by W.M. Lafferty and A. Ruud




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4-(4-Chloro-2-oxo-3(1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)-2H-chromen-6-yl) benzaldehyde as a fluorescent probe for medical imaging: linear and nonlinear optical properties

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, 19,473-484
DOI: 10.1039/C9PP00478E, Paper
Przemysław Krawczyk
This study presents the full theoretical optical and biological characteristics of a new fluorescent probe based on the phenanthroimidazole backbone (PB5).
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Facile synthesis and exploration of excited state assisted two-photon absorption properties of D–A–D type thiophene–pyridine derivatives

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PP00047G, Paper
Viprabha Kakekochi, Sathish Chatnahalli Gangadharappa, Nikhil P. P., Chandrasekharan Keloth, Ezequiel Wolcan, Udaya Kumar D
Diagrammatic representation of excited state assisted two-photon absorption (2PA) behavior of a donor–acceptor type conjugated polymer (P2TPy) exhibiting an extremely low optical limiting threshold.
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Bioinspired polydopamine nanoparticles: synthesis, nanomechanical properties, and efficient PEGylation strategy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02769F, Paper
Islam Zmerli, Jean-Philippe Michel, Ali Makky
We established tightly controlled experimental conditions to synthesize polydopamine nanoparticles with well-defined and reproducible physicochemical properties such as size, yield and nanomechanics.
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Unique Sequence-Dependent Properties of Trinucleotide Repeat Monolayers: Electrochemical, Electrical, and Topographic Characterization

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00507J, Paper
Narges Asefifeyzabadi, Motahareh Taki, Madison Funneman, Tingjie Song, Mohtashim Hassan Shamsi
Trinucleotide repeat (TNR) sequences widely exist in nature and their overgrowth is associated with two dozen neurodegenerative diseases in humans. These sequences have unique helical flexibility which affects their biophysical...
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Macrocyclic polyamine [12]aneN3 modified triphenylamine-pyrazine derivatives as efficient non-viral gene vectors with AIE and two-photon imaging properties

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8,3869-3879
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00321B, Paper
Le-Le Ma, Ming-Xuan Liu, Xu-Ying Liu, Wan Sun, Zhong-Lin Lu, Yong-Guang Gao, Lan He
[12]aneN3 modified triphenylamine-pyrazines as non-viral gene vectors with AIE and two-photon imaging properties.
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Ternary hydrogels with tunable mechanical and self-healing properties based on the synergistic effects of multiple dynamic  bonds

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02885D, Paper
Kun Li, Jingxi Wang, Ping Li, Yubo Fan
Ternary hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties were prepared based on the synergistic effects of hydrogen bonds and imine bonds.
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Drug-like properties : concepts, structure design and methods : from ADME to toxicity optimization / Edward H. Kerns and Li Di

Kerns, Edward Harvel




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Culpeper's complete herbal : consisting of a comprehensive description of nearly all herbs with their medicinal properties and directions for compounding the medicines extracted from them

Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654




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How to Properly Use Social Media to Fit Your Business Strategy

In our increasingly connected society, building a social media presence is as commonplace as getting a driver’s license. Personal Facebook profiles, LinkedIn accounts, and Twitter handles are common among students and professionals alike. However, frequently updating your Pinterest boards does not necessarily equip you with the tools and experience that you need when crafting a social media strategy for your budding business.

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Regulators Eyeing Social Media In Europe

Against the backdrop of social media controversy — remember Facebook, of course, and 87 million users’ data exposed to Cambridge Analytica — oversight is tightening in Europe.

The regulatory gaze become more fully trained on social media as in Germany, intelligence official Hans Georg Maassen said last week that regulation may be needed for social media companies if the European Union finds that more transparency is needed.

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Religion and state in secular Europe today : theoretical perspectives and case studies / edited by Jelle Creemers and Hans Geybels




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[ASAP] Response of pH-Sensitive Doxorubicin Nanoparticles on Complex Tumor Microenvironments by Tailoring Multiple Physicochemical Properties

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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[ASAP] Luminescent Properties of DOBDC Containing MOFs: The Role of Free Hydroxyls

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02829




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Catalytic properties of α-MnO2 for Li–air battery cathodes: a density functional investigation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9233-9239
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06081B, Paper
Khorsed Alam, Nicola Seriani, Prasenjit Sen
Details of the formation and dissociation of the first layer of Li2O2 on the α-MnO2(100) surface as the cathode in Li–air batteries have been studied using first principles density functional theory.
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Effects of non-halogenated solvent on the main properties of a solution-processed polymeric thin film for photovoltaic applications: a computational study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9693-9702
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01303J, Paper
Karlisson Rodrigo de Almeida Sousa, Leandro Benatto, Luana Wouk, Lucimara Stolz Roman, Marlus Koehler
Our nano-scale simulations of polymeric films processed with different solvents reveal important details of morphological and electrical changes important for OPV applications.
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Intra-octahedral distortion on lamellar potassium niobate K4Nb6O17: a periodic DFT study of structural, electronic and vibrational properties

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01581D, Paper
Juliana Kelly D. Souza, Thiago M. Duarte, Iêda Maria Garcia dos Santos, Júlio Ricardo Sambrano, Ary da Silva Maia, Anderson dos Reis Albuquerque
DFT calculation applied to K4Nb6O17 allowed to identify and correlate its electronic and vibrational properties with [NbO6] intraoctahedral distortion.
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Quantifying the hygroscopic properties of cyclodextrin containing aerosol for drug delivery to the lungs

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01385D, Paper
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Calum Patrick Fred Day, Anatolij Miloserdov, Kate Wildish-Jones, Emma Pearson, Antonia Erika Carruthers
Aerosol dynamics is important to quantify in drug delivery to the lungs with the aim of delivering therapeutics to a target location and optimising drug efficacy. The macrocycle (2-hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin (2-HP-β-CD)...
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Model for gas-hydrate equilibrium in porous media that incorporates pore-wall properties

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01263G, Paper
Yali Zhang, Patricia Taboada-Serrano
A model to predict the equilibrium conditions of gas-hydrates in porous media that incorporates sediment properties.
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Synthesis and Photophysics of Gold(I) Alkynyls Bearing a Benzothiazole-2,7-Fluorenyl Moiety: A Comparative Study Analyzing Influence of Ancillary Ligand, Bridging Moiety, and Number of Metal Centers on Photophysical Properties

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01539C, Paper
Joseph J Mihaly, Alexis Phillips, David J Stewart, Zachary M Marsh, Christopher McCleese, Joy E. Haley, Matthias Zeller, Tod Grusenmeyer, Thomas Gray
Three new gold(I) alkynyl complexes (Au-ABTF(0-2)) containing a benzothiazole fluorenyl moiety, with either an organic phosphine or N-heterocyclic carbene as ancillary ligand, have been synthesized and photophysically characterized. All three...
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Low–temperature water–gas shift reaction catalyzed by hybrid NiO@NiCr–layered double hydroxides: catalytic property, kinetics and mechanism investigation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01242D, Paper
Shengjie Xia, Tiantian Dai, Yue Meng, Xiaobo Zhou, Guoxiang Pan, Xueqiang Zhang, Zheming Ni
The realization of high efficiency water gas shift reaction (WGSR) at low temperature has always been a research hotspot and difficulty. Based on NiCr layered double hydroxides (NiCr–LDHs), a kind...
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Influence of alkaline-earth metal substitution on structure, electrical conductivity and oxygen transport properties of perovskite-type oxides La0.6A0.4FeO3-δ (A = Ca, Sr and Ba)

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00247J, Paper
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Jia Song, De Ning, Henny J M Bouwmeester
Structural evolution, electrical conductivity, oxygen nonstoichiometry and oxygen transport properties of perovskite-type oxides La0.6A0.4FeO3-δ (A = Ca, Sr, and Ba) were investigated. La0.6Ca0.4FeO3-δ (LCF64) and La0.6Sr0.4FeO3-δ (LSF64) show a phase...
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Structural and electronic properties of CuII, CoII, and NiII-containing chelate-based ionic liquids

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00024H, Paper
Chenxuan Zhao, Guodong Lu, Jia Yao, Haoran Li
The structural and electronic properties of CuII, CoII, and NiII-containing chelate-based ionic liquids have been investigated.
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Highly-Excited State Properties of Cumulenone Chlorides in the Vacuum-Ultraviolet

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01835J, Paper
Quynh L. Nguyen, William K Peters, Ryan C. Fortenberry
Recent observations of chloromethane in interstellar environments suggest that other organohalogens, which are known to be critically important in Earth's atmosphere, may also be of significance beyond our own terrestrial...
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[ASAP] Molecule Property Analyses of Active Compounds for <italic toggle="yes">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</italic>

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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[ASAP] Structure-Based Bioisosterism Yields HIV-1 NNRTIs with Improved Drug-Resistance Profiles and Favorable Pharmacokinetic Properties

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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Contextual styling with custom properties

Something I’ve been wanting for a long time, define different regions like a footer section, or side bar and not have to deal with all the contextual styling hassle. A.k.a. “Now that this button is used on a dark background, the button needs to change its colors too. Where should the styles live?”. Here an old post about struggling with contextual styling.

So then the other day I was doing some experiments with using custom properties for Atom’s UI. Turns out, using custom properties might make contextual styling a bit easier. For the rest of the post, let’s switch to a more simple example. A page where the main area is light, but then has a dark hero and footer section. Like this:

In the past, I probably would’ve created variations like Button--dark or overwrote it with header .Button {…}. Depends a bit on the project. Here another approach: Create themes with a set of variables, then apply the theme to the different areas.

1. Default theme

First let’s define our default theme with a bunch of variables.

[data-theme="default"] {
  --fg:         hsl(0,0%,25%);
  --border:     hsl(0,0%,75%);
  
  --bg:         hsl(0,0%,95%);
  --button-bg:  hsl(0,0%,99%);
  --input-bg:   hsl(0,0%,90%);
}

Then we create some components where we use the variables defined above.

[data-theme] {
  color: var(--fg);
  background-color: var(--bg);
}

.Button {
  color: var(--fg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background-color: var(--button-bg);
}

.Input {
  color: var(--fg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background-color: var(--input-bg);
}

And lastly we add the [data-theme="default"] attribute on the body so that our components will pick up the variables.

<body data-theme="default">

If you wonder why use data-theme attributes over classes? Well, no specific reason. Maybe with attributes, it’s a hint that only one theme should be used per element and is more separated from your other classes.

At this point we get this:

See the Pen Contextual styling with custom properties (1/3) by simurai (@simurai) on CodePen.

2. Dark theme

But our designer wants the hero and footer to be dark. Alright, let’s define another theme region.

[data-theme="dark"] {
  --fg:         hsl(0,10%,70%);
  --border:     hsl(0,10%,10%);
  
  --bg:         hsl(0,0%,20%);
  --button-bg:  hsl(0,0%,25%);
  --input-bg:   hsl(0,0%,15%);
}

And add the theme attribute to the header and footer.

<header data-theme="dark">
<footer data-theme="dark">

Which gives us this:

See the Pen Contextual styling with custom properties (2/3) by simurai (@simurai) on CodePen.

The reason why this works is that custom properties cascade and can be overridden on nested elements, just like normal properties.

3. Hero theme

A few months pass and our designer comes back with a redesigned hero section. “To make it look fresh” with a splash of color.

No problem! Just like with the dark theme, we define a new “hero” theme.

[data-theme="hero"] {
  --fg:         hsl(240,50%,90%);
  --border:     hsl(240,50%,10%);
  
  --bg:         hsl(240,33%,30%);
  --button-bg:  hsl(240,33%,40%);
  --input-bg:   hsl(240,33%,20%);
}
<header data-theme="hero">

And here is that fresh hero:

See the Pen Contextual styling with custom properties (3/3) by simurai (@simurai) on CodePen.

It’s also not limited to colors only, could be used for sizes, fonts or anything that makes sense to define as variables.

Benefits

Using these theme “regions” lets your components stay context un-aware and you can use them in multiple themes. Even on the same page.

  • Developers can add components, move components around, without having to know about in what context (theme) they live. The markup for the components stays the same.
  • Design systems authors can create new components without worrying about where they get used, the variables used in components stay the same.
  • Designers can define new theme regions, or change existing ones, without having to make changes to a component’s HTML or CSS, it stays the same.

Less time to talk about who, how and where, more time to talk about the weather. ☔️????

Concerns

Yeah, right. The big question: But does it scale? Can this be used for all use cases.

Ok, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t fit all situations. There are just too many to find a single solution for them all. And I’m actually not sure how well it scales. I guess it works great in these simple demos, but I have yet to find a larger project to test it on. So if you have used (or plan to use) this approach, I’m curious to know how it went.

A concern I can imagine is that the list of variables might grow quickly if themes have totally different characteristics. Like not just a bit darker or lighter backgrounds. Then you might need to have foreground and border colors for each component (or group of components) and can’t just use the general --fg and --border variables. Naming these variables is probably the hardest part.

Update I

@giuseppegurgone made an interesting comment:

in suitcss projects I used to define component level custom props, theme variables and then create themes by mapping the former to the latter suitcss-toolkit

So if I understood it correctly, by mapping theme variables to component variables, you could avoid your theme variables from growing too much and you can decide for each component how to use these theme variables.

Update II

If it’s too early to use custom properties in your project, @szalonna posted an example how to do something similar in SCSS.




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Art beyond borders: artistic exchange in communist Europe (1945-1989) / edited by Jérôme Bazin, Pascal Dubourg Glatigny, and Piotr Piotrowski

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The EU's neighbourhood policy towards the South Caucasus: expanding the European Security Community / Licínia Simão

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European security in integration theory: contested boundaries / Kamil Zwolski

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Europe and America: the end of the transatlantic relationship? / Federiga Bindi, editor

Dewey Library - JZ1480.A54 E87 2019




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History of international relations: a non-European perspective / Erik Ringmar

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"Frozen conflicts" in Europe / Anton Bebler, ed

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The European Union's brand of peacebuilding: acting is everything / Birgit Poopuu

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European Union contested: foreign policy in a new global context / Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués, Martijn C. Vlaskamp, Esther Barbé, editors

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The European Union: facing the challenge of multiple security threats / edited by Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Anna Michalski, Niklas Nilsson, Lars Oxelheim

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Globalization and regime change: lessons from the New Russia and the New Europe / edited by Robin Alison Remington and Robert K. Evanson

Dewey Library - JZ1318.G57916 2020




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The European Union in the Asia-Pacific: rethinking Europe's strategies and policies / edited by Weiqing Song, Jianwei Wang

Dewey Library - JZ1570.A55 E97 2019




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Ambiguities of Europe's eastern neighbourhood: perspectives from Germany and Poland / Wolfram Hilz, Shushanik Mainsyan, Maciej Raś, editors

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Contemporary European cinema: crisis narratives and narratives in crisis / edited by Betty Kaklamanidou and Ana Corbalán

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Construction of Nanocage-Structured Heterogeneous Binary Metal Sulfides via Step-by-Step Confined Growth for Boosted Lithium Storage Properties

Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00962H, Communication
Rongfang Zhao, Yue Han, Wenlong Li, Jinhua Li, Ming Chen, Lingxin Chen
Nanocage-structured materials-heterogeneous binary metal sulfides (MoS2 and Co9S8) in carbon nanocages (Co9S8/MoS2@CNCs) via step-by-step confined growth display superior Li-storage performance, profiting from the synergistic effect of bimetallic sulfides, high filling...
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Enhancing the catalytic properties of well-defined electrophilic platinum complexes

Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01438A, Feature Article
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Pablo Ríos, Amor Rodríguez, Salvador Conejero
Well-defined electrophilic or low-electron count platinum complexes are very versatile catalysts for a variety of chemical transformations.
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Synthetic method, growth mechanism and electrochemical properties of PbSnS2 nanosheets for supercapacitors

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5062-5065
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01011A, Communication
Yuhan Zeng, Hehe Huang, Shenhu Huang, Tongtong Jiang, Zekai Fang, Lin Li, Yuming Dai
Facile hydrothermally synthesized PbSnS2 nanosheets with various morphologies were developed to obtain high performance electrode materials for supercapacitors.
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Pragmatism and the European traditions : encounters with analytic philosophy and phenomenology before the great divide / edited by Maria Baghramian and Sarin Marchetti




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Divorce in Europe: new insights in trends, causes and consequences of relation break-ups / edited by Dimitri Mortelmans

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Enter culture, exit arts?: the transformation of cultural hierarchies in European newspaper culture sections, 1960--2010 / Semi Purhonen [and 5 others]

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