Publications by authors named "G P Mihai"

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  • Provenance trials are important for assessing how extreme weather impacts growth and wood properties in Norway spruce.
  • The study analyzed 81 spruce varieties from trials in the Romanian Carpathians, focusing on their response to drought using various resilience indices.
  • Significant differences were found among provenances in wood traits and resilience during drought years, highlighting the potential for using superior varieties in assisted migration strategies.
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  • Carbon materials are common and play a crucial role in energy storage systems.
  • To improve their effectiveness, researchers enhance the surface area and activity of carbon by decorating it with semiconductors like amorphous titanium dioxide (TiO).
  • This combination of carbon and semiconductors is aimed at improving the performance of energy storage devices.
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This work presents the synthesis of CoSb one-dimensional (1D) thermoelectric nanomaterials using electrodeposition under galvanostatic conditions and polycarbonate membranes as a template (50 nm diameter pores). Cyclic voltammetry measurements have been performed to get preliminary information on the electrochemical reduction process of the involved species. Different current density values in the range 1-4 mA cm have been applied, leading to the formation of nanowires (NWs) and micro- and nanomushroom caps, as evidenced by the scanning electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy investigations.

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T cells play a crucial role in atherosclerosis, with its infiltration preceding the formation of atheroma. However, how T-cell infiltration is regulated in atherosclerosis remains largely unknown. Here, this work demonstrates that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) is a novel regulator of T-cell motility in atherosclerosis.

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Porous InP templates possessing a thickness of up to 100 µm and uniformly distributed porosity were prepared by anodic etching of InP substrates exhibiting different electrical conductivities, involving an environmentally friendly electrolyte. Ni nanoparticles were successfully directly deposited by pulsed electroplating into prefabricated InP templates without any additional deposition of intermediary layers. The parameters of electrodeposition, including the pulse amplitude, pulse width and interval between pulses, were optimized to reach a uniform metal deposition covering the inner surface of the nanopores.

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