1. Dispersion and Dosimetric Challenges of Hydrophobic Carbon-Based Nanoparticles in In Vitro Cellular Studies 

   Lizonova, Denisa; Trivanovic, Una; Demokritou, Philip; et al. (2024)

   Nanomaterials

   Methodologies across the dispersion preparation, characterization, and cellular dosimetry of hydrophilic nanoparticles (NPs) have been developed and used extensively in the field of nanotoxicology. However, hydrophobic NPs pose a challenge for dispersion in aqueous culture media using conventional methods that include sonication followed by mixing in the culture medium of interest and cellular dosimetry. In this study, a robust methodology ...

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2. Fast forward modelling of galaxy spatial and statistical distributions 

   Berner, Pascale; Refregier, Alexandre; Moser, Beatrice; et al. (2024)

   Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

   A forward modelling approach provides simple, fast and realistic simulations of galaxy surveys, without a complex underlying model. For this purpose, galaxy clustering needs to be simulated accurately, both for the usage of clustering as its own probe and to control systematics. We present a forward model to simulate galaxy surveys, where we extend the Ultra-Fast Image Generator to include galaxy clustering. We use the distribution functions ...

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3. Reconstruction of warm-season temperatures in central Europe during the past 60 000 years from lacustrine branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) 

   Zander, Paul D.; Böhl, Daniel; Sirocko, Frank; et al. (2024)

   Climate of the Past

   Millennial-scale climate variations during the last glacial period, such as Dansgaard–Oeschger (DO) cycles and Heinrich events, have been extensively studied using ice core and marine proxy records. However, there is a limited understanding of the magnitude of these temperature fluctuations in continental regions, and questions remain about the seasonal signal of these climate events. This study presents a 60 000-year-long temperature ...

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4. Comparative Evaluation of Three-Phase Three-Level Flying Capacitor and Stacked Polyphase Bridge GaN Inverter Systems for Integrated Motor Drives 

   Rohner, Gwendolin; Huber, Jonas; Miric, Spasoje; et al. (2024)

   Electronics

   This article presents a comprehensive comparative evaluation of a three-phase Three-Level (3L) Flying Capacitor Converter (FCC) and a Stacked Polyphase Bridge Inverter (SPBI), specifically a converter system formed by two Series-Stacked Two-Level three-phase Converters (2L-SSC), for the realization of a 7.5 kW Integrated Motor Drive (IMD) with a high short-term overload capability. The 2L-SSC requires a motor with two three-phase windings ...

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5. Using ancient sedimentary DNA to forecast ecosystem trajectories under climate change 

   Alsos I.G.; Boussange V.; Rijal D.P.; et al. (2024)

   Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

   Ecosystem response to climate change is complex. In order to forecast ecosystem dynamics, we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process-based models. Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) has revolutionised our ability to document past ecosystems’ dynamics. It provides time series of increased taxonomic resolution compared to microfossils (pollen, spores), and can often give species-level information, ...

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