Assessment of the Temporal and Spatial Variation of the Mercury Content of Lake Nokoué in Southern Benin Republic (West Africa) by Julien G. Adounkpe, N. B. Nadia Azon, Hermione W. Dégila, Peace Hounkpe, Robertson Amoussou

“…The assessment of total mercury is conducted by cold vapor atomic absorption according to the US EPA 7473 method, using a direct mercury analyzer (DMA-80). …”
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Label-Free Glucose Detection Using Cantilever Sensor Technology Based on Gravimetric Detection Principles by Shuchen Hsieh, Shu-Ling Hsieh, Chiung-wen Hsieh, Po-Chiao Lin, Chun-Hsin Wu

“…In this study, we demonstrate a method that uses a functionalized atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilever as the sensor for reliable glucose detection with sufficient sensitivity and selectivity for clinical use. …”
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Scale-Up Preparation and Characterization of Collagen/Sodium Alginate Blend Films by Zhe Wang, Shuaifeng Hu, Huaiyu Wang

“…The microstructures were also evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of catena-poly[[bis(4-methylpyridine-κN)cobalt(II)]-di-μ-thiocyanato-κ2N:S;κ2S:N], which shows a rare coordination geometry by Christian Näther, Jan Boeckmann

“…The asymmetric unit consists of two crystallographically independent thiocyanate anions and two crystallographically independent 4-methylpyridine coligands in general positions, as well as of two different CoII cations, of which one is located on a twofold rotational axis, whereas the second occupies a center of inversion. The methyl H atoms in both 4-methylpyridine ligands are disordered and were refined using a split model. …”
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Heavy metal contamination (Cd, Cu) in the gills and flesh of mullet (Planiliza subviridis) in Cilincing Coastal Waters, Jakarta Bay by Susilowati Dwi Indah, Sulistiono Sulistiono, Riani Etty, Wildan Dudi M., Sinaga Jessica

“…The heavy metal concentrations were analyzed using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) method. …”
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Structural, Morphological, and Electron Transport Studies of Annealing Dependent In2O3 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by S. Mahalingam, H. Abdullah, S. Shaari, A. Muchtar, I. Asshari

“…The structural and morphological characteristics of In2O3 thin films were studied via XRD patterns, atomic force microscopy (AFM), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), EDX sampling, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Molecular dynamics simulation of temperature effects on the mechanical properties of Carbon polycrystalline by Maboud Hekmatifar, Davood Toghraie, Roozbeh Sabetvand, Shadi Esmaeili

“…The observed increase in these parameters at lower temperatures may be attributed to the increased atomic mobility of the samples resulting from the initial temperature enlargement. …”
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Contribution to the corrosion inhibition of aluminum by aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera in 2 M HCl by Abd El-Aziz S. Fouda, Farid I. El-Dossoki, Mohamed F. Atia, Fatma M. Abd El Aziz, Ahmed El-Hossiany

“…Abstract The anti-corrosion properties of Moringa oleifera extract (MOE) have been extensively studied for Al in two molar HCl solution using a variety of techniques, including atomic force microscopy, potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and weight loss analysis. …”
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Content of Selected Macroelements and Zinc in Relation to Stage of Lactation of Montbéliarde and Polish Holstein-Friesian Cows by Monika Sobczuk-Szul, Paulina Pogorzelska-Przybyłek, Martyna Momot, Zenon Nogalski

“…The fresh milk was analyzed for its proximate chemical composition and mineral content (Ca, Mg, K, Na and Zn), which were identified in the mineralization by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Milk of the Montbéliarde cows contained significantly more sodium, calcium, magnesium and zinc compared to milk of the Polish Holstein-Friesian cows. …”
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Development of detection system for lead ions in mixture solutions using UV-Vis measurements with peptide immobilized microbeads by Shuhei Yoshida, Koki Yoshida, Yoshio Hamada, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Kenji Usui

“…This method could detect Pb2+ at low concentrations equivalent to inductively coupled plasmon-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Using the detected values to create a calibration curve, it was found that there was a positive correlation between the concentration of Pb2+ and absorbance, which also made it possible to quantify sub-µM Pb2+ in the solutions. …”
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Biofunctionalized patterned platform as microarray biochip to supervise delivery and expression of pDNA nanolipoplexes in stem cells via mechanotransduction by Mingkui Shen, Yan Hou, Shihui Xu, Jun Tan, Honggang Zhou, Qi Miao, Wanheng Zhang, Yazhou Chen, Nana Wang, Yongtao Wang

“…The stiffness and adhesion force were measured by atomic force microscope to reveal cell nanomechanics on microarray biochips. …”
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Assessment of Heavy Metals in Water, Sediment, and Fishes of a Large Tropical Hydroelectric Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia by Siong Fong Sim, Teck Yee Ling, Lee Nyanti, Norliza Gerunsin, Yiew Ee Wong, Liang Ping Kho

“…The samples were digested with open acid digestion and the metals contents were analysed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer and mercury analyser. …”
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Mechanical damage and failure mechanisms of chlorite by molecular dynamics by Li Liu, Xinlong Li, Runqing Zhang, Ran Ji, Wenhao He, Huaizhong Shi, Zhongwei Huang, Yongxin Li, Gaojian Fan, Songqing Zhao

“…Energy dissipation occurs through atomic pair positional changes, with van der Waals and Coulomb energies displaying opposite trends during tensile and compressive deformation. …”
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Coordination Reactions and Noncovalent Interactions of Polyamines with Nucleotides in Binary Systems and with Nucleotides and Copper(II) Ion in Ternary Systems by Lechoslaw Lomozik, Anna Gasowska, Grzegorz Krzysko, Romualda Bregier-Jarzebowska

“…The mode of coordination in the complex is realised mainly through the phosphate groups of the nucleotide with involvement of the endocyclic nitrogen atoms in a manner which depends upon the steric conditions and in particular on the number of the methylene groups in the polyamine molecule.…”
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Using Odd-Alkanes as a Carbon Source to Increase the Content of Nutritionally Important Fatty Acids in Candida krusei, Trichosporon cutaneum, and Yarrowia lipolytica by Olga Matatkova, Lucia Gharwalova, Michal Zimola, Tomas Rezanka, Jan Masak, Irena Kolouchova

“…The aim of this work was the production of nutritionally important fatty acids by utilization of n-alkanes with an odd number of carbon atoms, alone and in combination with glucose and subsequent analysis of microbial lipids accumulation and fatty acid profile. …”
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Challenging the ideal strength limit in single-crystalline gold nanoflakes through phase engineering by Tong Zhang, Yuanbiao Tong, Chenxinyu Pan, Jun Pei, Xiaomeng Wang, Tao Liu, Binglun Yin, Pan Wang, Yang Gao, Limin Tong, Wei Yang

“…Suspended-nanoindentations based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) show that the Young’s modulus and tensile strength are also thickness-and phase- dependent. …”
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Anion-Directed Assembly of a Bimetallic Pd/Ag Nanocluster: Synthesis, Characterization, and HER Activity by Yu-Rong Ni, Rugma Thekke Pangal, Michael N. Pillay, Tzu-Hao Chiu, Samia Kahlal, Jean-Yves Saillard, C. W. Liu

“…This NC features a unique linear S-Pd-H axis enclosed in a 4-5-4 stacked arrangement of silver atoms. The distinctive hydride environment was characterized by NMR spectroscopy, and the total structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) and supported by computational studies. …”
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Determination of Total Mercury in Solid Samples by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry by Thuong Thi Kim Nguyen, Huyen Thu Luu, Loi Duc Vu, Thao Thi Ta, Giang Thi Huong Le

“…The results were compared with cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS).…”
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Accelerating materials property prediction via a hybrid Transformer Graph framework that leverages four body interactions by Mohammad Madani, Valentina Lacivita, Yongwoo Shin, Anna Tarakanova

“…Also, this model predicts local atomic environments and global structural features better than several models. …”
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Development of a New Sequential Extraction Procedure of Nickel Species on Workplace Airborne Particulate Matter: Assessing the Occupational Exposure to Carcinogenic Metal Species by Catalani Simona, Fostinelli Jacopo, Gilberti Maria Enrica, Orlandi Francesca, Magarini Riccardo, Paganelli Matteo, Madeo Egidio, De Palma Giuseppe

“…The analytical method described in this paper allows the determination of soluble, sulfidic, metallic, and oxide Ni by a simple sequential extraction procedure and determination by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy using small volumes of solutions and without long evaporation phases. …”
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