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772. An advanced miniature fluidic system in multilayer ceramic technology with precise temperature and flow control for in situ pollution monitoringDanjela Kuščer, Barbara Repič, Kostja Makarovič, Maksimiljan Dekleva, Gregor Marolt, Helena Prosen, Darko Belavič, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Rapid, on-site, water-quality monitoring is necessary to prevent and remediate environmental pollution. This study aims to develop a miniature, portable, fluidic system (MFS) designed for the easy insertion of disposable, screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) and the measurement of an electrochemical response (EC) under controlled temperature and flow conditions. The three-dimensional MFS, realised in low-temperature, cofired ceramic and multilayer ceramic technology, consist of three distinct cavities, each with separate inlet and outlet channels. These channels are designed to maintain an equivalent flow rate across all three cavities. The MFS allows simultaneous measurements at three measuring sites, temperature control of the fluid from room temperature to 125 °C via integrated heaters and temperature sensors, and flow regulation up to 20 mL/min via an external fluid pump. The EC values obtained from the SPEs in a standard solution of potassium ferrocyanide/potassium ferricyanide at room temperature and under stagnant conditions were consistent with measurements conducted in the MFS, droplet and conventional electrochemical cells, confirming the accuracy and reliability of the MFS. The EC response was confirmed in the MFS under flow conditions of 4 mL/min and temperatures of 25 °C, 35 °C, and 45 °C. This shows that multilayer ceramic technology enables the fabrication of a miniature, three-dimensional MFS with integrated fluidic and electronic components that provide reliable and accurate electrochemical measurements using a commercial SPE under controlled flow and temperature conditions.
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776. Thresholds for the biased Maker-Breaker domination gamesBoštjan Brešar, Csilla Bujtás, Pakanun Dokyeesun, Tanja Dravec, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: In the $(a,b)$-biased Maker-Breaker domination game, two players alternately select unplayed vertices in a graph $G$ such that Dominator selects $a$ and Staller selects $b$ vertices per move. Dominator wins if the vertices he selected during the game form a dominating set of $G$, while Staller wins if she can prevent Dominator from achieving this goal. Given a positive integer $b$, Dominator's threshold, ${\rm a}_b$, is the minimum $a$ such that Dominator wins the $(a,b)$-biased game on $G$ when he starts the game. Similarly, ${\rm a}'_b$ denotes the minimum $a$ such that Dominator wins when Staller starts the $(a,b)$-biased game. Staller's thresholds, ${\rm b}_a$ and ${\rm b}'_a$, are defined analogously. It is proved that Staller wins the $(k-1,k)$-biased games in a graph $G$ if its order is sufficiently large with respect to a function of $k$ and the maximum degree of $G$. Along the way, the $\ell$-local domination number of a graph is introduced. This new parameter is proved to bound Dominator's thresholds ${\rm a}_\ell$ and ${\rm a}_\ell'$ from above. As a consequence, ${\rm a}_1'(G)\le 2$ holds for every claw-free graph $G$. More specific results are obtained for thresholds in line graphs and Cartesian grids. Based on the concept of $[1,k]$-factor of a graph $G$, we introduce the star partition width $\sigma(G)$ of $G$, and prove that ${\rm a}_1'(G)\le \sigma(G)$ holds for any nontrivial graph $G$, while ${\rm a}_1'(G)=\sigma(G)$ if $G$ is a tree.
Keywords: Maker-Breaker domination game, biased Maker-Breaker game, trees, line graph, grid
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778. Poročilo o stanju kmetijstva, živilstva, gozdarstva in ribištva : 2024Matej Bedrač, Sara Bele, Ajda Bleiweis, Jure Brečko, Ana Hiti Dvoršak, Maja Kožar, Ben Moljk, Špela Pucihar, Tanja Travnikar, Barbara Zagorc, 2025, final research report Keywords: kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo, živilstvo, trgi, statistika, kmetijska ekonomika, kmetijska politika, Slovenija
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779. The effect of firing conditions on the characteristics of thick-film resistors for temperature sensorsBarbara Repič, Darko Belavič, Danjela Kuščer, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: : An integrated miniature electrochemical sensor (ES) that offers rapid, sensitive, and selective detection of chemical and biological contaminants in a variety of samples requires temperature control to work accurately. To address this, one approach is to locate temperature sensor (TS) next to the ES components. However, this integration poses a challenge as different firing processes are required for the sensor components and the TS. Commercially available thick-film materials for the realisation of TS are designed for screen printing on alumina and firing in air at 850 °C for 10 minutes. However, a key component of an ES, a carbon-based working electrode, must be fired in an oxygen-lean atmosphere. In this study, we investigated the influence of the firing atmosphere, i.e., air and argon, on the characteristics of thick-film resistors, including thickness, roughness, phase composition, resistivity, and temperature dependence. For the study, we used two commercially available thick-film pastes, NTC2114 and NTC2113, as TS with nominal sheet resistivities of 10 kΩ/sq and 1 kΩ/sq at 25 °C, respectively. Using X-ray powder diffraction analyses, we detected RuO2 and spinel phases in the samples heated at 850 °C in air. However, when the samples were fired in argon, we detect metallic ruthenium and alloys. As a result of these changes, the resistivity of the NTC2114 and NTC2113 increased significantly. However, despite these changes, the relative resistance and the coefficient of temperature sensitivity did not vary significantly, indicating the suitability of these materials as TS. These findings have important implications for the future integration of TS into various screen-printed ES systems, fostering the design and development of systems with enhanced accuracy and reliability in temperature measurements.
Keywords: NTC, thick film, screen printing, temperature sensors
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