Neutron-gamma pulse shape discrimination for organic scintillation detector using 2D CNN based image classification.

This study shows an implementation of neutron-gamma pulse shape discrimination (PSD) using a two-dimensional convolutional neural network. The inputs to the network are snapshots of the unprocessed, digitized signals from a BC501A detector. By exposing a BC501A detector to a Cf-252 source, neutron and gamma signals were collected to create a training dataset.

Crafting nature's wonders: nanoarchitectonics developments in bioinspired nanocellulose-based stimuli-responsive supramolecular matrices.

Stimuli-responsive supramolecular assemblies have recently gained extensive attention in the biomedical field. Research focusing mainly on bioinspired functional supramolecular materials has shown great promise for potential drug delivery applications. Such materials can be engineered into 'smart' materials by utilizing various external stimuli such as pH, heat, light, and magnetic fields.

Unraveling the Synergistic Role of Sm Doped NiFe-LDH as High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Improved Anion Exchange Membrane and Water Splitting Applications.

Effective first-row transition metal-based electrocatalysts are crucial for large-scale hydrogen energy generation and anion exchange membrane (AEM) devices in water splitting. The present work describes that SmNiFe-LDH nanosheets on nickel foam are used as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting and AEM water electrolyzer study. Tuning the Ni-to-Fe ratios in NiFe-LDH and doping with Sm ions improves the electrical structure and intrinsic activity.

Metal-Free Electrocatalytic Alkaline Water Splitting by Porous Macrocyclic Proton Sponges.

Macrocycles are unique as they encapsulate and transfer guest molecules or ions and facilitate catalytic processes. Although metalated macrocycles are pivotal in electrocatalytic processes, using metal-free analogs has been rare. Following the strategy of Kanbara et al.

Tandem Deacetalization-Knoevenagel Condensation Reactions for the Synthesis of Benzylidene Malononitrile Using Ruthenium(II) Cymene Complexes.

In this study, we report the synthesis and full characterization of five novel ruthenium(II) cymene complexes with the general formula [Ru(cym)(L')Cl], featuring N,O- and N,N-coordinating pyrazolone-based hydrazone ligands. We have characterized these complexes using single X-ray crystallography, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), elemental analysis, and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectroscopy (ESI-MS). Crystallographic analysis confirmed that all of the complexes have a similar type of half-sandwich, pseudo-octahedral "three-legged piano-stool" geometry where the cymene moiety displays the typical η-coordination mode and the hydrazone ligands coordinate to the Ru(II) center in a bidentate fashion.