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Lausanne2023Low-Temperature Dynamics of Water Confined in Unidirectional Hydrophilic Zeolite Nanopores
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To address the rising demand for plastics, it is essential to create new types of polymers that are both highly recyclable and emit minimal amounts of greenhouse gases. These plastics should be derived from readily available, renewable feedstocks. Such eff ...
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MDPI2022Depotentiation of associative plasticity is intact in Parkinson's disease with mild dyskinesia
Objective: Depotentiation of homosynaptic plasticity of the primary motor cortex (M1) is impaired in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who have developed dyskinesias. In this exploratory study, we tested whether this holds true for heterosynaptic plas ...
ELSEVIER SCI LTD2022Rethinking Urban metabolism for an optimized waste management in the Global South
Claudia Rebeca Binder Signer, Giulia Frigo
This research aims to analyse how urban landscape patterns and stakeholders’ modus operandi relate to the way plastic waste circulate within a city. This allows for rethinking Urban Metabolism to include spatial variations and drivers that govern waste flo ...
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Throughout nature, organisms fabricate a myriad of materials to sustain their lifestyle. Many of the soft materials are composed of water-swollen networks of organic molecules, so-called hydrogels. They generally contribute to the mechanical integrity of t ...
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