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Masses of Te-130 and Xe-130 and Double-beta-Decay Q Value of Te-130
Redshaw, Matthew; Mount, Brianna J.; Myers, Edmund G.; Avignone, Frank T., III
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 102 (21): Art. No. 212502 MAY 29 2009

A Small Molecule Diacid with Long-Term Chiral Memory
Rasberry, Roger D.; Wu, Xiangyang; Bullock, Brooke. N.; Smith, Mark D.; Shimizu, Ken D.
ORGANIC LETTERS 11 (12): 2599-2602 JUN 18 2009

Electrochemical studies of an unsupported PtIr electrocatalyst as a bifunctional oxygen electrode in a unitized regenerative fuel cell
Jung, Ho-Young; Park, Sehkyu; Popov, Branko N.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES 191 (2): 357-361 JUN 15 2009

The effect of internal air bleed on CO poisoning in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Wang, Wentao
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES 191 (2): 400-406 JUN 15 2009

On the factorization of consecutive integers
Bennett, M. A.; Filaseta, M.; Trifonov, O.
JOURNAL FUR DIE REINE UND ANGEWANDTE MATHEMATIK 629: 171-200 APR 2009

Long-term performance of DMFC based on the blend membrane of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) and poly(vinylidene fluoride)
Jung, Ho-Young; Park, Jung-Ki
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY 34 (9): 3915-3921 Sp. Iss. SI MAY 2009

Graphical approach for complex PSA cycle scheduling
Ebner, Armin D.; Mehrotra, Amal; Ritter, James A.
ADSORPTION-JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADSORPTION SOCIETY 15 (4): 406-421 AUG 2009

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Here’s a list of the most downloaded articles from ScienceDirect in selected science topics for January - March 2009.

Energy
Progress and recent trends in biodiesel fuels
Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 50, Issue 1, 1 January 2009, Pages 14-34
Demirbas, A.

Mathematics & Computer Science
Facility location and supply chain management - A review
European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 196, Issue 2, 1 July 2009, Pages 401-412
Melo, M.T.; Nickel, S.; Saldanha-da-Gama, F.

Chemistry
Chemical studies of anthocyanins: A review
Food Chemistry, Volume 113, Issue 4, 1 April 2009, Pages 859-871
Castaneda-Ovando, A.; Pacheco-Hernandez, Ma.d.L.; Paez-Hernandez, Ma.E.; Rodriguez, J.A.; Galan-Vidal, C.A.

Engineering
Carbon nanotube-reinforced epoxy-composites: enhanced stiffness and fracture toughness at low nanotube content
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 64, Issue 15, 1 November 2004, Pages 2363-2371
Gojny, F.H.; Wichmann, M.H.G.; Kopke, U.; Fiedler, B.; Schulte, K.

Physics and Astronomy
TiO”2 photocatalysis and related surface phenomena
Surface Science Reports, Volume 63, Issue 12, 1 December 2008, Pages 515-582
Fujishima, A.; Zhang, X.; Tryk, D.A.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Oct4-Induced Pluripotency in Adult Neural Stem Cells
Cell, Volume 136, Issue 3, 1 February 2009, Pages 411-419
Kim, J.B.; Sebastiano, V.; Wu, G.; Arauzo-Bravo, M.J.; Sasse, P.; Gentile, L.; Ko, K.; Ruau, D.; Ehrich, M.; van den Boom, D.; Meyer, J.; Hubner, K.; Bernemann, C.; Ortmeier, C.; Zenke, M.; Fleischmann, B.K.; Zaehres, H.; Scholer, H.R.

Materials Science
Morphometric immunohistochemical examination of the inflammatory tissue reaction after implantation of calcium phosphate-coated titanium plates in rats
Acta Biomaterialia, Volume 5, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 776-784
Walschus, U.; Hoene, A.; Neumann, H.G.; Wilhelm, L.; Lucke, S.; Luthen, F.; Rychly, J.; Schlosser, M.

Chemical Engineering
Reverse osmosis alternative: Energy implication for sugar industry
Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, Volume 47, Issue 7, 1 July 2008, Pages 1075-1080
Madaeni, S.S.; Zereshki, S.

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