Investigation of Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown on Different Substrates by Mist-CVD Enhanced with Ozone Gas Produced by Corona Discharge Plasma by Ece Kutlu-Narin, Polat Narin, Sefer Bora Lisesivdin, Beyza Sarikavak-Lisesivdin

“…The surface morphologies of the thin films are studied with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements. …”
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Fatty Acids in Cnidaria: Distribution and Specific Functions by Vasily I. Svetashev

“…All Octocorallia species and some Scyphozoa jellyfish contain polyunsaturated FAs (PUFAs) with 24 and 26 carbon atoms. The coral families can be distinguished by specific FA profiles: the presence of uncommon FAs or high/low levels of common fatty acids. …”
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Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Agromorphological Characteristics of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.) by Aaron Tettey Asare, Francis Mensah, Samuel Acheampong, Elvis Asare-Bediako, Jonathan Armah

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Multivariate polynomial fit: Decay heat removal system and pectin degrading Fe3O4‐SiO2 nanobiocatalyst activity by Boopathi Muthusamy, Sujatha Ramalingam, Senthil Kumar Chandran, Sathish Kumar Kannaiyan

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Ecology through the eyes of a non-ecologist by Janusz Uchmański

“…Recently, a view has emerged stating that in order to see the importance of full-scale biodiversity, we should refer to individuals (rather than population density) as basic "atoms" that make up ecological systems. In ecology, we call this an individual-based approach. …”
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Ekologia rodziny w kontekście współczesnego społeczeństwa by Wojciech Bołoz

“…All these factors lead to individualization of life, the process of individualization changes the members of the society into self efficient atoms, individuals who reject social life and its limits and only look after themselves, focus on their own development and destiny though many can’t tackle the situation and lose. …”
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Radiological Hazard Assessment and Human Exposure to Natural Radionuclides in Soils of Udege Mbeki Mining Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria by O. S. Eghaghe, O. M. Adeleye, A. J. Rabba, J. Eneye, D. J. Koffa, E. Echioda, O. J. Aremu

“…The standards used to check for the calibration are the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) gamma Spectrometric reference materials RGK-1 for K-40, RGU-1 for Ra-226 (Bi-214 peak) and RTG-1 for Th-232 (Ti-208). …”
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Exploring the potential of gamma-irradiated chitosan as an innovative, biodegradable preservative for refrigerated Labeo rohita (Hamilton) by M. M. Towhidul Islam, Jahid M. M. Islam, Mubarak A. Khan, Hossain Uddin Shekhar

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A New Plant Indicator (Artemisia lavandulaefolia DC.) of Mercury in Soil Developed by Fourier-Transform Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Least Squares Support Vector Machine by Lu Xu, Qiong Shi, Bang-Cheng Tang, Shunping Xie

“…As a reference method, the total mercury contents in soil and ALDC samples were determined by a direct mercury analyzer incorporating high-temperature decomposition, catalytic adsorption for impurity removal, amalgamation capture, and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Based on the FT-NIR data of ALDC samples, LS-SVM models were established to distinguish mercury-contaminated and ordinary soil. …”
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An Adverse Outcome Pathway Linking Organohalogen Exposure to Mitochondrial Disease by Brooke McMinn, Alicia L. Duval, Christie M. Sayes

“…Although each of these compounds contains chlorine atoms, they differ in aromaticity and solubility, which have a significant impact on their potency. …”
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ExoMolHR: A Relational Database of Empirical High-resolution Molecular Spectra by Jingxin Zhang, Christian Hill, Jonathan Tennyson, Sergei N. Yurchenko

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Metals contamination of Aquifer in Warri and Port- Harcourt (Niger – Delta Region) by Monday O. Edwards

“…The metal cations were also determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) method, hardness, chloride and bicarbonate concentrations were determined using titrimetric method, sulphate was determined by spectrophotometer method. …”
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Jamblang (Syzygium cumini) leaf extract decreased hydrogen peroxide in lead acetate-induced rats by Rauza Sukma Rita, Elmatris Sy, Endrinaldi

“… Background: Free radicals are atoms or molecules with one or more unpaired electrons. …”
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Machine Learning Approach and Model for Predicting Proton Stopping Power Ratio and Other Parameters Using Computed Tomography Images by Charles Ekene Chika

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to accurately estimate proton stopping power ratio (SPR), relative electron density ρe, effective atomic number (Zeff), and mean excitation energy (I) using one simple robust model and design a machine learning algorithm that will lead to automation. …”
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Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant by Ali Can Yılmaz

“…Scanning electron microscopy analysis was conducted to observe morphology of the nanoparticle and to analyze the surface structure of the samples before and after the abrasion tests. Atomic force microscopy analysis was done to obtain the 3D images of the worn surfaces and to make a comprehensive comparison of tribological performance between engine lubricant and nanolubricant. …”
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The Effects of Storage on Sachet Water Quality in Ogun State, Nigeria by ZO Ajekunle, VO Ojekunle, AO Eruola, FF Oyebanji, KA Olatunde, BT Amujo, OR Sangowusi, AA Adekttan, AG Taiwo

“…Cationic and anionic constituents were determined by standard titrimetric and spectrophotometric methods, trace and heavy water were determined by Atomic Adsorption Spectrophotometer. The study revealed that all the brands of water analyzed were physically and chemically wholesome and met the WHO standards. …”
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Experimental study of different oxides in B2O3–ZnO–BaO glass system for gamma-ray shielding by Mohamed Elsafi, M. I. Sayyed, Taha A. Hanafy

“…Sample BZBCu has a LAC value of 16.203 1/cm, which is also the highest LAC value among all the studied glasses, this is as a result of the high density of this glass and due to the high atomic number of Cu. The glasses’ transmission factor (TF) at 1 cm thickness against energy was determined. …”
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Effect of p-InGaN Cap Layer on Low-Resistance Contact to p-GaN: Carrier Transport Mechanism and Barrier Height Characteristics by Mohit Kumar, Laurent Xu, Timothée Labau, Jérôme Biscarrat, Simona Torrengo, Matthew Charles, Christophe Lecouvey, Aurélien Olivier, Joelle Zgheib, René Escoffier, Julien Buckley

“…A comparative analysis with highly doped p-InGaN revealed the key mechanisms contributing to low-resistance contacts. Atomic force microscopy inspections showed that the surface roughness depends on the doping levels and cap layer thickness, with higher doping improving the surface quality. …”
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Thermomechanically induced phase separation at elevated temperatures in a CoCr0.4NiSi0.3 medium-entropy alloy by Li Zhang, Lijia Chen, Weiqiang Zhang, Hui Zhao, Feng Li

“…The directional vacancy diffusion of solute atoms along specific crystal planes of dynamically recrystallized (DRXed) grains leads to phase separation at elevated temperatures. …”
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High-entropy assisted capacitive energy storage in relaxor ferroelectrics by chemical short-range order by Tongxin Wei, Jinzhu Zou, Xuefan Zhou, Miao Song, Yan Zhang, Cewen Nan, Yuanhua Lin, Dou Zhang

“…We design a chemical short-range order strategy to modulate polarization response under external electric field and achieve substantial enhancements of energy storage properties, i.e. an ultrahigh energy density of ~16.4 J/cm3 with markedly improved efficiency ~90% at an electric field of 85 kV/mm in Nb doped (Bi0.2Na0.2K0.2La0.2Sr0.2) TiO3 system. Atomic-scale scanning transmission electron microscopy observations show that Nb exhibits a chemical short-range order structure, with Nb enriched regions displaying ultrasmall polar nanoregions and more flexible polarization configurations, which is conducive to achieving high maximum polarization and low residual polarization. …”
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