Influence of Physicochemical Properties of Oil Sludge on Syngas Production for Energy Applications by Hiago Oliveira, Isabela Pinheiro, Ana Ramos, Osvaldo Venturini, Adriano Mariano, York Santiago

“…OS samples from oil storage tanks were analyzed using mass spectrometry, thermogravimetry, atomic absorption, proximate analysis, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Quantitative and qualitative analysis of metallic ion release of orthodontic brackets in three different pH conditions - An invitro study by Pradeep DA, Saraa Angel L, Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari, Subhash C. Yadav, Ritu Duggal

“…The Energy Dispersive Xray Spectroscopy Analysis (EDAX) was used to estimate the probed elements' atomic and weight percentage. Results: The mean score of the scale was 3.4 for the brackets immersed in the acidic solution which was statistically significant (p = 0.00)and for alkaline and neutral solutions (p = 0.00). …”
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Evaluating the respective role of individual precipitates on the hydrogen trapping ability and locations of a co-precipitation enameled steel via in situ Scanning Kelvin Probe Forc... by Xuejian Fu, Chun Xu, Yu Li, Quanshe Sun, Yuwei Liu

“…Furthermore, a peak analysis of the potential demonstrated that the hydrogen atoms were mainly trapped in the interface zone of the Ti4C2S2 and TiN precipitates, while the dominant hydrogen trapping locations of Ti(C,N) and Al2O3 precipitates were primarily the centre area of the particles.…”
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Adsorptive Removal of Copper by Using Surfactant Modified Laterite Soil by Tien Duc Pham, Hoang Hiep Nguyen, Ngoc Viet Nguyen, Thanh Tu Vu, Thi Ngoc Mai Pham, Thi Hai Yen Doan, Manh Ha Nguyen, Thi Mai Viet Ngo

“…The equilibrium concentration of copper ions was measured by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (F-AAS). Surface modification of laterite by anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) induced a significant increase of the removal efficiency of Cu2+. …”
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Intermetallic compound layer and fatigue crack evolution of Bi-contained Sn-1.0Ag-0.5Cu solder under thermal aging and thermal fatigue by Junjie Zhao, Jun Wu, Jiayu Zhang, Mingqin Liao, Fengjiang Wang

“…During isothermal aging, the size of Sn grain and intermetallic compound (IMC) thickness in solder joints were greatly decreased due to the addition of Bi, especially with 5 wt% addition because the atomic migration to produce IMC layer was hindered by the Bi diffusion layer formed at the IMC interface, which means that Bi can play a role in refining the grains. …”
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The ENaC taste receptor’s perceived mechanism of mushroom salty peptides revealed by molecular interaction analysis by Wen Li, Wanchao Chen, Di Wu, Zhong Zhang, Peng Liu, Zhengpeng Li, Yan Yang

“…With the salty peptide spatial resistance increasing, salty peptides bind to the ENaC taste receptor shifted from receptor pockets binding to receptor surface binding, with salty octapeptide ESPERPFL preferentially binding to amino acid residues in the receptor pockets 2, 3, and 4, salty nonapeptide KSWDDFFTR and decapeptide RIEDNLVIIR binding to amino acid residues in the pockets 2, 4 and on the surface of the receptor, and salty undecapeptide GQEDYDRLRPL preferentially binding to the atoms on the surface of the receptor. Receptor extracellular arginine, glutamate, aspartate, and lysine residues were the critical amino acid residues recognized to bind salty peptides. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of V-doped ZnO films implemented to lead-free piezoelectric micromachined devices by Xingxu Zhang, Hao Wu, Yuhui Zhang, Jian Luo, Tao Ye, Kai Tao, Jinjun Deng, Binghe Ma, Weizheng Yuan

“…The effects of key fabrication parameters including O2 flow rates, sputtering targets, and annealing temperatures on V-doped ZnO films are investigated in detail. By using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), the surface morphology and crystal structure of the films are analyzed respectively. …”
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Pharmacological properties of biomimetic synthesized silver nanoparticles from endophytic fungus Coniothyrium chaingmaiense: KUMBMDBT-25 by Manjunatha Dadayya, Megha Gowri Thippeswamy, Nagaraju Shivaiah, Thoyajakshi Ramasamudra Siddaraju, Prakash Jayaramaiah, Sowmya Hirakannavar Veeranna, Thippeswamy Basaiah, Shridhar N Mathad, Ravikumar Hemagiri Gowda, Sachin Naik, Abdulaziz Abdullah AI Kheraif, Sajith Vellappally

“…SEM-EDAX and HR-TEM examinations revealed that the Con-AgNPs were spherical, and EDAX analysis confirmed the presence of silver atoms at 3 keV. XRD studies revealed the crystalline structure of Con-AgNPs. …”
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Mechanism analysis of the enhanced corrosion resistance of the Mg–2Y alloy after Mn addition by Jinhang Dong, Yuxiu Zhang, Jun Liang, Zonghui He, Xiangbin Li, Fei Long

“…The first reason was that the addition of Mn obviously decreased the heterogeneity of the overall potential distributions in the form of Mn atoms dissolved in the Mg matrix, which reduced the possibility of galvanic corrosion. …”
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Wheat landraces as sources of high grain quality and nutritional properties by V. P. Shamanin, I. V. Pototskaya, S. A. Esse, M. S. Gladkih, S. S. Shepelev, E. V. Zuev, N. A. Vinichenko, H. Koksel, A. I. Morgounov

“…Mineral composition in the grain of the studied landraces was analyzed at the Kurchatov Genomic Center, Novosibirsk, using atomic absorption spectrometry techniques.Results. …”
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Investigation of the structure of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 melts as a basis for the development of new agglomerated welding fluxes and industrial refractories by Sokol’skii V.E., Pruttskov D.V., Busko V.M., Kazimirov V.P., Roik O.S., Chyrkin A.D., Galinich V.I., Goncharov I.A.

“…Experimental scattering intensity curves, structure factors and the radial distribution function of atoms were obtained. The structural parameters of short-range order were calculated using melt structure models obtained by Reverse Monte Carlo method. …”
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Mineral composition of bread wheat lines with introgressions of alien genetic material by O. A. Orlovskaya, S. I. Vakula, L. V. Khotyleva, A. V. Kilchevsky

“…Concentrations of macro- (K, P, Ca, and Mg) and micronutrients (Zn, Fe, Cu, and Mn) were measured using atomic emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma, and total protein content in wheat grain according to GOST 10846-91. …”
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Electrically reconfigurable surface acoustic wave phase shifters based on ZnO TFTs on LiNbO3 substrate by Yi Zhang, Zilong Xiong, Lewei He, Yang Jiang, Chenkai Deng, Fangzhou Du, Kangyao Wen, Chuying Tang, Qiaoyu Hu, Mujun Li, Xiaohui Wang, Wenhui Wang, Han Wang, Qing Wang, Hongyu Yu, Zhongrui Wang

“…This system incorporates an atomic layer deposition ZnO thin-film transistors on LiNbO _3 structure. …”
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Evaluation and Comparison of Iodine-Based and Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles as X-Ray Contrast Agent and Their Effects on Renal Functions in Male Wistar Rats by Paul Ayanlola, Gbadebo Isola, Waidi Saka, Margaret Akinloye, Abraham Aremu, Mustapha Lawal

“…The biochemicals showed a significant decrease in renal functions for the rats injected with the ICA while those injected with the AuNPs protected against nephropathy when compared with those without CA and those injected with ICA.Conclusion: It was revealed that biosynthesized AuNPs can be a suitable replacement for the ICA because of the high atomic number and attenuation properties of gold, the increased surface area of AuNPs, and biocompatibility.…”
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Melatonin Ameliorates Organellar Calcium Homeostasis, Improving Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Apoptosis in the Vastus Lateralis Muscle of Both Sexes of Obese Diabetic Rats by Diego Salagre, Miguel Navarro-Alarcón, Luis Gerardo González, Mohamed A. Elrayess, Marina Villalón-Mir, Rocío Haro-López, Ahmad Agil

“…Five-week-old Zücker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats and lean littermates of both sexes were divided into control and melatonin-treated groups (10 mg/kg/day for 12 weeks). Flame atomic absorption spectrometry results showed that melatonin restored VL intraorganellar calcium homeostasis, increasing calcium levels in mitochondria and reducing them in the ER by raising the activity and expression of calcium transporters in both sexes of ZDF rats. …”
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Corroborating the magnetic easy axis of epitaxial (100) α-iron and (0001) BaFe12O19 thin films by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy by Y. E. Li, J. Shine, C. Guguschev, M. Brützam, D. G. Schlom, N. Ravi

“…Our measurements using CEMS corroborate what is known about the direction of the magnetic easy axis in α-iron and BaFe12O19 and motivate the use of CEMS to probe more complex atomically engineered epitaxial heterostructures, including superlattices.…”
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Synthetic Modeling of Polarized Dust Emission in Intermediate-mass YSOs. I. Constraining the Role of Iron Inclusions and Inelastic Relaxation on Grain Alignment with ALMA Polarizat... by Nguyen Chau Giang, V. J. M. Le Gouellec, Thiem Hoang, A. J. Maury, P. Hennebelle

“…We found that to reproduce the high polarization degree of p  ∼ 5%–30% observed in protostellar envelopes by ALMA, micron-sized grains and VLGs must contain iron inclusions with N _cl  ∼ 5–10 ^3 iron atoms per cluster, assuming 30% of iron abundance locked inside dust grains under the cluster form. …”
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Lipidic folding pathway of α-Synuclein via a toxic oligomer by Vrinda Sant, Dirk Matthes, Hisham Mazal, Leif Antonschmidt, Franz Wieser, Kumar T. Movellan, Kai Xue, Evgeny Nimerovsky, Marianna Stampolaki, Magdeline Nathan, Dietmar Riedel, Stefan Becker, Vahid Sandoghdar, Bert L. de Groot, Christian Griesinger, Loren B. Andreas

“…By contrast, smaller pre-fibrillar α-Synuclein (αS) oligomers, crucial for initiating amyloidogenesis, remain largely uncharacterized. We report an atomic-resolution structural characterization of a toxic pre-fibrillar aggregation intermediate (I1) on pathway to the formation of lipidic fibrils, which incorporate lipid molecules on protofilament surfaces during fibril growth on membranes. …”
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Awake thoracic surgery for lung cancer treatment: where we are and future perspectives—our experience and review of literature by Giovanni Mugnaini, Simone Tombelli, Antonio Burlone, Stefano Bongiolatti, Domenico Viggiano, Rossella Indino, Ottavia Salimbene, Lavinia Gatteschi, Luca Voltolini, Alessandro Gonfiotti

“…We used a nebulizator for the atomization of lidocaine on the lung surface to reduce the cough reflex. …”
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Numerical Study on the Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of Liquid Ammonia Spray Ignited by Dimethyl Ether Spray by Yupeng Leng, Liming Dai, Qian Wang, Jiayu Lu, Ouqing Yu, Nigel John Simms

“…Higher liquid ammonia injection pressures improve atomization and promote earlier interactions between the sprays but reduce combustion efficiency, decreasing by approximately 2% as injection pressure increases from 60 MPa to 90 MPa. …”
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