A Novel Spectrometer for Measuring Laser-Produced Plasma X-Ray in Inertial Confinement Fusion by Zhu Gang, Xiong Xian-cai, Zhong Xian-xin, Yang Yan

“…In the experimental investigations of inertial confinement fusion, the laser-produced high-temperature plasma contains very abundant information, such as the electron temperature and density, ionization. In order to diagnose laser-plasma distribution in space and evolution in time, an elliptical curved crystal spectrometer has been developed and applied to diagnose X-ray of laser-produced plasma in 0.2~2.46 nm region. …”
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Self-Assemblies of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes through Tunable Tethering of Pyrenes by Dextrin for Rapidly Chiral Sensing by Wei-Li Wei, Qiushui Chen, Haifang Li, Jin-Ming Lin

“…Py-Dex and Py-Dex-SWNTs were adequately characterized by NMR, UV-vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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The Addition of Tomato and Spinach Powder to Semolina Pasta: A Study of the Impact of the Production Process and Cooking on Phenolic Compounds by Silvia Marzocchi, Federica Pasini, Renzo Santi, Maria Fiorenza Caboni

“…High-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-QqQ-MS) was employed to analyse the free and bound phenolic content in the raw materials, as well as in both dried uncooked and cooked pasta. …”
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Sweat Cortisol and Cortisone Determination in Healthy Adults: UHPLC-MS/MS Assay Validation and Clinical Application by Syed N. Alvi, Kafa Abuhdeeb, Muhammad M. Hammami

“…A positive electrospray ionization interface with multiple-reaction monitoring mode was used to provide simultaneous quantification of cortisol, cortisone, and internal standard at transitions of 363.11 to 121.00, 361.18 to 163.11, and 367.19 to 121.24, respectively. …”
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Protein Glycation in Diabetes as Determined by Mass Spectrometry by Annunziata Lapolla, Laura Molin, Pietro Traldi

“…This paper reports and discusses some of the data pertaining protein glycation in diabetic subjects obtained by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS). The preliminary studies carried out by in vitro protein glycation experiments show clear differences in molecular weight of glycated and unglycated proteins. …”
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Low Dose Rate X-Ray Radiation Fields Implementation for Study of Energy Response of the Dosimeters Based on Scintillation Detectors by A. V. Novichenko, R. V. Lukashevich, K. G. Senkovsky

“…To verify comparators energy response the reference AT5350/1 dosimeter and ionization chamber TM32003 with sensitive volume 10000 cm3 were used.Characteristics of X-ray fields that were created on the AT300 X-ray calibration facility to verify the energy response of high sensitive dosimeters based on scintillation detectors were investigated. …”
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Characterization of Key Odorants in Soy Sauce and Their Concentration Changes during Storage by Rui Wang, Shiyu Chang, Miao Liang, Yajian Wu, Runhu Xin, Yuping Liu, Liang Chen, Shangting Zhou

“…To explore the key odorants and their concentration changes in high-salt liquid-state fermentation soy sauce (HLFSS) during storage, solvent extraction coupled with solvent-assisted flavor evaporation was applied to isolate the volatiles in HLFSS, and the volatiles were analyzed by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry-olfactory and gas chromatograph-flame ionization detector-olfactometry combined with the aroma extract dilution assay. …”
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Variations in the concentration of subsoil gases and the atmospheric electric field prior to some earthquakes in Kamchatka by @Makarov, Evgenii O., Akbashev, Rinat R., Glukhov, Vitalii E.

“…The presented data demonstrate the processes of influence of the exhalation of subsoil radon and its daughter products on the ionization balance of the surface layer of the atmosphere. …”
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Determination of Urinary Creatinine in Washington State Residents via Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Caroline E. West, Blaine N. Rhodes

“…Utilizing electrospray ionization (ESI) in positive mode, the transition ions for creatinine and creatinine-d3 were determined to be 114.0 to 44.1 (quantifier), 114.0 to 86.1 (qualifier), and 117.0 to 47.1 (creatinine-d3). …”
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Analysis of 31 Hydrazones of Carbonyl Compounds by RRLC-UV and RRLC-MS(/MS): A Comparison of Methods by Soraya de M. Ochs, Maíra Fasciotti, Annibal D. Pereira Netto

“…In this work, the separation of 31 carbonyl compounds (CC) in their 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones form was optimized by rapid resolution liquid chromatography in 9 minutes and simultaneously detected by ultraviolet and mass spectrometry with an APCI(−) as ionization source. The mass spectra of hydrazones presented the [M-H]− ions as base peak, but the MS/MS spectra showed fragments related to different structural classes of aldehydes and ketones, representing an important tool to assist structure elucidation of unknown CC in real samples. …”
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Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Simultaneous Determination of Ursodiol and its Major Metabolites, Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid and Glycoursodeoxycholic Acid in... by M. Ganesan, S. Nanjundan, S. Viswanathan, G. Uma

“…The mass spectrometer was used in negative ion mode and multiple reactions monitoring using electro spray ionization mode as an interface. The method was fully validated and the calibration curves were linear over the concentration range of 25.9 to 15300.1 ng/mL for ursodiol, 2.7 to 1587.5ng/mLfor tauroursodeoxycholicacid and 25.4 to 15040.9 ng/mL for glycoursodeoxycholic acid. …”
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Characterization of Phenolic Constituents from Prunus cerasifera Ldb Leaves by Wei Liu, Muhammad Farrukh Nisar, Chunpeng Wan

“…The isolated compounds were analyzed by 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), 13C-NMR, and electrospray ionization mass spectral (ESI-MS) spectroscopy. Eleven phenolic acids were identified as p-coumaric acid (1), caffeic acid (2), ferulic acid (3), chlorogenic acid (4), 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid (5), 5-O-coumaroylquinic acid (6), 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (7), chlorogenic acid methyl ester (8), 3-O-caffeoyl-5-O-coumaroylquinic acid or 3-O-coumaroyl-5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (9), gallic acid (10), and protocatechuic acid (11). …”
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Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Isoalantolactone and Alantolactone in Rats after Administration Separately by Optimization of an UPLC-MS2 Method by Renjie Xu, Mengyue Wang, Ying Peng, Xiaobo Li

“…In this method, an electrospray ionization source was applied and operated in positive ion mode; multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) was selected for quantification using target fragment ions 233.2→187.1 for isoalantolactone (alantolactone) and 245.1→189.1 for internal standard (IS). …”
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Nontarget Metabolites of Rhizomes of Edible Sacred Lotus Provide New Insights into Rhizome Browning by Chenyang Hao, Yuetong Yu, Xueting Zhang, Gangqiang Dong, Yan Liu, Sha Chen

“…In this study, 48 target metabolites were untargeted and identified in 212 rhizome cultivars (tropical and temperate types) using ultraperformance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight high-resolution mass spectrometry; among these, 32 compounds were newly reported in the rhizome. …”
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Multiresidue Pesticides Analysis of Vegetables in Vietnam by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography in Combination with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-Orbitrap MS) by Nam Vu-Duc, Trung Nguyen-Quang, Thuy Le-Minh, Xuyen Nguyen-Thi, Tri Manh Tran, Hai Anh Vu, Lan-Anh Nguyen, Tien Doan-Duy, Bui Van Hoi, Cam-Tu Vu, Dung Le-Van, Lan-Anh Phung-Thi, Hong-An Vu-Thi, Dinh Binh Chu

“…Experimental results demonstrated that the ionization suppression or enhancement was the main contribution on the overall recoveries of target analytes. …”
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The Sunburst Arc with JWST. III. An Abundance of Direct Chemical Abundances by Brian Welch, T. Emil Rivera-Thorsen, Jane R. Rigby, Taylor A. Hutchison, Grace M. Olivier, Danielle A. Berg, Keren Sharon, Håkon Dahle, M. Riley Owens, Matthew B. Bayliss, Gourav Khullar, John Chisholm, Matthew Hayes, Keunho J. Kim

“…We detect the temperature-sensitive auroral lines [S ii ] λλ 4070, 4076, [O iii ] λ 4363, [S iii ] λ 6314, [O ii ] λλ 7320, 7330, and [Ne iii ] λ 3343 in a stacked spectrum of five multiple images of the Lyman-continuum emitter (LCE), from which we directly measure the electron temperature in the low-, intermediate-, and high-ionization zones. We also detect the density-sensitive doublets of [O ii ] λλ 3727, 3730, [S ii ] λλ 6718, 6733, and [Ar iv ] λλ 4713, 4741, which constrain the density in both the low- and high-ionization gas. …”
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Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Fosetyl-Aluminum in Airborne Particulate Matter by Francesca Buiarelli, Patrizia Di Filippo, Carmela Riccardi, Donatella Pomata, Riccardo Marsiglia, Carla Console, Daniele Puri

“…The chromatographic separation was achieved using a polymeric column based on hydrophilic interaction in step elution with water/acetonitrile, whereas the mass spectrometric detection was performed in negative electrospray ionization. The proposed method resulted to be a simple, fast, and suitable method for confirmation purposes.…”
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Development of a Methodology for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Cajá-Manga Pulp (Spondias dulcis L.) Using Solid-Liquid Extraction with Low-Temperature Partitioning by Escarlet T. D. Santana, Dayane F. Soares, Anizio M. Faria

“…The quantification was performed by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection which, although it does not present the best detectability for the compounds, is a lower cost instrumentation and is available in several analysis laboratories in Brazil, making the method more accessible to evaluate the pesticide residues in fruit pulp. …”
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Comprehensive Studies on Detection of Palm Oil Adulteration in Clarified Milk Fat (Ghee) by Akshay Ramani, Tanmay Hazra, Ayon Tarafdar, Ranjna Sirohi, Anamika Das, Swarnima Dey, Yogesh Kumar

“…In chromatographic analytical approaches, triglyceride analysis (S-value) was carried out using gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID), and plant sterol detection was done by HPLC, which proved to be the robust method for ascertaining the presence of palm oil in milk fat (ghee) at 5%. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Optochin-Resistant Viridans Group Streptococci from the Sputum Samples of Adult Patients in Jakarta, Indonesia by Wisiva Tofriska Paramaiswari, Nurma Sumar Sidik, Miftahuddin Majid Khoeri, Wisnu Tafroji, Wahyu Finasari Said, Dodi Safari

“…Optochin-resistant VGS isolates were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). recA sequencing was used to confirm identified isolates at the genus level by MALDI-TOF MS. …”
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