Specular Metamorphoses: Harriet Prescott Spofford’s “The Ray of Displacement” by Asunción López-Varela

“…The scientist’s invention of a Y-ray, capable of separating atoms and molecules so that solid bodies can penetrate one another, leads him to the discovery of disembodiment and invisibility. …”
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Nanotechnology and Tumor Imaging: Seizing an Opportunity by Daniel C. Sullivan, Mauro Ferrari

“…For example, many hundreds or thousands of atoms that provide imaging signals, such as radioisotopes, lanthanides, or fluorophores, can be attached to each nanoparticle, to form imaging agents that would provide higher sensitivity that can be obtained from agents based on small molecules. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of a Rectangular Plate with Kelvin Type Boundary Conditions by R. Kırışık, Ş. Yüksel

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Hand Depth Image Denoising and Superresolution via Noise-Aware Dictionaries by Huayang Li, Dehui Kong, Shaofan Wang, Baocai Yin

“…Compared with traditional OMP, NAOMP adds a residual reduction step which effectively weakens the noise term within the residual during the residual decomposition in terms of atoms. Experimental results demonstrate that the bilateral phase and the NAOMP-based learning dictionaries phase corporately denoise both virtual and real depth images effectively.…”
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Surface of Alumina Films after Prolonged Breakdowns in Galvanostatic Anodization by Christian Girginov, Stephan Kozhukharov

“…The surface of the aluminum specimens was studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Data on topography and surface roughness parameters of the electrode after electric breakdowns are obtained as a function of anodization time. …”
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Determination of some heavy metals in honey by FüsunTemamoğulları Md. Motahar Hussain FüsunTemamoğulları, Selma Yazar, Ruhtan Başkaya

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Heavy metal content was determined from hundred natural liquid honey samples with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer.<p> <b>Results:</b> Lead and Cadmium levels were determined as 0.349±0.147 (0.000-0.642) and 0.003±0.007 (0.000-0.038) ppm, respectively, Manganese was not detected in honey samples. …”
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SIMULATION OF XRF SPECTRA EMPLOYING A MODIFIED MCNP CODE by Nguyen Thi Tho, Nguyen Kien Cuong, Huynh Ton Nghiem

“…The Monte Carlo N-Particle code (MCNP4C2 version) has been modified for atomic relaxation in both source code and library to simulate XRF spectra for different measurement configurations. …”
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Generation and Characterization of an Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet (APPJ) and Its Application in the Surface Modification of Polyethylene Terephthalate by Hom Bahadur Baniya, Rajendra Shrestha, Rajesh Prakash Guragain, Mohan Bahadur Kshetri, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Deepak Prasad Subedi

“…The surface roughness of the untreated and plasma-treated PET samples was characterized by contact angle measurement, surface energy analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM).…”
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Levels of Heavy Metals in Popular Cigarette Brands and Exposure to These Metals via Smoking by Muhammad Waqar Ashraf

“…The levels of selected heavy metals in popular cigarette brands sold and/or produced in Saudi Arabia were determined by graphite furnace-atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS). Average concentrations of Cadmium and Lead in different cigarette brands were 1.81 and 2.46 μg g−1 (dry weight), respectively. …”
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Influence of oxygen on electronic correlation and transport in iron in the Earth’s outer core by Germán G. Blesio, Leonid V. Pourovskii, Markus Aichhorn, Monica Pozzo, Dario Alfè, Jernej Mravlje

“…We find electronic correlations to be moderately enhanced by oxygen admixture. At realistic 10 atomic% of oxygen, the thermal conductivity suppression by electronic correlations (about 20%) is of the same magnitude as that due to oxygen inclusion. …”
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Preliminary Assessment of the Possible BWR Core/Vessel Damage States for Fukushima Daiichi Station Blackout Scenarios Using RELAP/SCDAPSIM by C. M. Allison, J. K. Hohorst, B. S. Allison, D. Konjarek, T. Bajs, R. Pericas, F. Reventos, R. Lopez

“…The initial assessment was originally presented to the International Atomic Energy Agency on March 21 to support their emergency response team and later to our Japanese members to support their Fukushima Daiichi specific analysis and model development.…”
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The Effects of Minor Element Addition on the Structural Heterogeneity and Mechanical Properties of ZrCuAl Bulk Metallic Glasses by R. Sivaraman, Indrajit Patra, Zainab Mohsen Najm, Noora M. Hameed, Taif Alawsi, Seyedmasoud Hashemi

“…The present study reveals the role of Nb and Ni minor addition on the nanomechanical properties and nanostructure of ZrCuAl bulk metallic glass (BMG). For this purpose, atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to evaluate the viscoelastic response of the BMG surface at the nanoscale, while the nanoindentation technique was applied to show the mechanism of plastic deformation. …”
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Effect Analysis on the Performance Enhancement and Emission Reduction of Diesel Engine Fueled with Biodiesel Fuel Based on an Improved Model by Weigang Yu, Zhiqing Zhang, Bo Liu

“…Moreover, the big inject orifice is not beneficial to the fuel atomization and more soot is produced. Thus, it is very important to choose the appropriate injection rate reasonably.…”
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Influence of Surface Properties on the Adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis to Acrylic and Silicone by Cláudia Sousa, Pilar Teixeira, Rosário Oliveira

“…Surface roughness of substrata was also assessed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). No relationship was found between microbial surface hydrophobicity and adhesion capability. …”
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Computational fracture and thermal analysis of glass-ceramics using ReaxFF reactive molecular dynamics simulations by Domenica Rodriguez, Hyung Sub Sim, Eungyo Choi, Sung-Yup Kim, Jinsu Nam, Seungho Kim, Sungwook Leo Hong

“…To address this, we utilized reactive molecular dynamics (RMD) simulations to fundamentally investigate the behaviors of various glass-ceramic materials at the atomic scale. The RMD results provide valuable insights into the mechanical and thermal properties of glass-ceramics, demonstrating that substituting Li/Al in the base glass significantly enhances these properties, while the incorporation of crystal grains further improves the mechanical performance of the amorphous glass-ceramics. …”
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Immobilization of Residual Basic Dyes onto Polyamide Ion-Exchanger Materials by Mohamed Hassen V Baouab, Mohamed Khalfaoui, Aghleb Bartegi, Robert Gauthier

“…The grafting of MAA onto nylon-6,6 was demonstrated both by weight uptake and atomic force microscopy. The exchange capacity of MAA—nylon was evaluated by potentiometric titration of the acidic groups. …”
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Trace Elements in Sediments of Selected Gutters and Bar – Beach, Lagos, Nigeria by CL Overah, CMA Iwegbue, EK Ossai, GE Nwajei

“…The metals investigated were chromium, lead, arsenic, selenium, cadmium and barium using the atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results obtained further revealed elevated concentrations metals from both selected gutters and the Lagos bar beach. …”
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Synthesis and Characteristics of 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines for Using as High Energy Density Materials (HEDMs) by Sebastian Górecki, Agnieszka Kudelko

“…A representative of this class is 1,2,4,5-tetrazine, a six-membered aromatic compound containing four nitrogen atoms in the ring. Many energetic compounds with this scaffold exhibit thermal stability, high density, and insensitivity to various stimuli, including friction, impact, and electrostatic discharge. …”
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Effect of Annealing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnetron Sputtered Cu Thin Films by Shiwen Du, Yongtang Li

“…Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Cu thin films with different annealing temperatures were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and nanoindentation. …”
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Trace Elements in Sediments of Selected Gutters and Bar – Beach, Lagos, Nigeria by CL Overah, CMA Iwegbue, EK Ossai, GE Nwajei

“…The metals investigated were chromium, lead, arsenic, selenium, cadmium and barium using the atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results obtained further revealed elevated concentrations metals from both selected gutters and the Lagos bar beach. …”
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