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Pleiades is a leading publisher of English-language journals and books, principally from Russia, the former Soviet Union, China and Japan. The research encompasses fields from health and medicine, mathematics and physics, through to archaeology, chemistry and engineering. Key, impactful papers have been identified and summarized in this collection to extend the reach and understanding of these important findings.
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A universal parametric design approach will help take the guesswork out of optimizing blade design and system aerodynamics for different steam turbine configurations.
The speed of sound in a material, and the interaction of sound waves with material structures, appear to be the key factors affecting material performance against impacts.
Fibrous cellulose provides a simple means of synthesizing highly reactive nanoparticles of cerium oxide with potential uses in catalysis and sunscreens.
New methods for testing activated carbon yield new insights into its properties and potential technologies such as supercapacitors and water purification.
A study of biodiversity changes during prehistoric glacial retreats shows how difficult it is to predict how mountain-dwelling mammals will respond to today’s climate crisis.
Among the various factors that regulate CO2 emission from soils of boreal forests, soil moisture is becoming increasingly influential in a drying ecosystem.
Genetic analysis of the diversity of microorganisms growing on the surface of plastics reveals new ways to prevent biofouling and reduce plastic waste.
A soluble biopolymer made from the chitinous shell of crustaceans can be loaded with silver nanoparticles as an antibacterial agent for biomedical use.