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Modal Analysis of Light Propagation, Polarization and Diffraction by Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Layers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The analysis of optical eigenmodes in chiral liquid crystal with perpendicular or tilted helical axis, and their correspondence with the external medium, leads to an intuitive understanding of the angle and wavelength dependency of transmissive and reflective diffraction.
Ke Xu, Pouya Nosratkhah, Le Zhou, Shengzhu Yi, Giorgio Manzoni, Kristiaan Neyts   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of cough and associated symptoms among pilgrims in large mass gathering event 2024: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

IJID Reg
Khan A, Alamri F, Hasan R, Alburayh M, Alsaleh G, Alshamrani A, Aljishi H, Al-Tawfiq J.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multistage, Self‐Sensing Artificial Muscles With Coordination From Liquid Crystal Elastomer‐Graphene Composite Fibers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by skeletal muscles’ precision and endurance, CoilLCE integrates a self‐sensing liquid crystal elastomer/graphene artificial muscle with an embedded Joule‐heating copper coil, enabling closed‐loop multistage actuation with programmable intermediate states (strain accuracy of 2%), and antagonistic coordination (32% total strain). These features
Ziyun Zhang, Xuelin Wu, Yinding Chi, Qingya Huang, Yaoye Hong, Antonio Proctor Martinez, Jingxian Wu, Bingzhi He, Cynthia Sung, Shu Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Predictors of Falls Among Younger and Older Adult Pilgrims During the Hajj Mass Gathering: An Age-Stratified Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Alhasan H, Alshehri MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Thermoresponsive Liquid Crystalline Polymer Coatings Programmed by Field‐Induced Topological Defects for Tunable Optical and Topographical Responses

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Resonant standing waves generate large‐area lattices of liquid‐crystal topological defects that are permanently encoded into polymer coatings by photopolymerization. The preserved director architecture produces thermally reconfigurable surface topographies while maintaining programmable optical functionality, demonstrating a scalable strategy for ...
Jacques A. Peixoto, Mufeeduzaman Chavilkkadan, Alexander Fusi, Marko Beslać, Dirk J. Broer, Etienne Brasselet, Danqing Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Performance and Partial Load Cycling of Sodium‐Metal Chloride Battery Modules With Mixed‐Metal Fe,Zn and Ni,Fe Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sustainable Na‐(Fe,Zn)Cl2 battery modules deliver discharge energies comparable to state‐of‐the‐art Na‐(Ni,Fe)Cl2 batteries through high active‐material utilization, although with lower power capability. Advanced electrochemical characterization reveals a distinct reaction mechanism and low resistance during Fe dechlorination.
Enea Svaluto‐Ferro, William Nash, Robert Zboray, Fabrizio Vagliani, Diego Basso, Alberto Turconi, Andrea Pozzi, Corsin Battaglia, Norbert Weber, Tom Weier, Meike V. F. Heinz   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of inbound attendees of a mass gathering event on the COVID-19 epidemic using individual-based simulations. [PDF]

PLoS One
Saito MM, Katayama K, Naruse A, Ruan P, Murakami M, Okuda T, Ysutaka T, Naito W, Tsubokura M, Imoto S.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Microscale Patterning of Ultrahigh‐Viscosity Metallic‐Polymer Composites via Embedded Droplet Writing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hybrid additive manufacturing platform integrates direct droplet writing of metallic composite with VAT photopolymerization to fabricate architected soft magnetic composites. This approach enables microscale patterning of high‐viscosity materials for programmable actuators, adaptive fluidic devices, and switchable adhesives, offering tunable ...
Yeowon Yoon, Jian Ni, Sungmo Park, Yang Xu, Yong Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The national games experience in Taiwan: a retrospective review of mass-gathering sports events from 2017 to 2021. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ho PH, Ou JC, Ma HP, Wong CS, Lin HC, Hsu CH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
wiley   +1 more source