MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF HEAVY CONCENTRATES FROM CREEKS OF THE NORTHWESTERN END OF THE OKHOTSK TERRANE (KHABAROVSK KRAI) by М.А. Pavlova, D.I. Smirnov, D.А. Guskov, S.V. Petrov, M.A. Rassomakhin, A.Yu. Nefyodova

“…The native gold grains are rimmed by thin, intermittent, porous aggregates of high-fineness gold. …”
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The Effect of Annealing on the Structural and Optical Properties of Titanium Dioxide Films Deposited by Electron Beam Assisted PVD by Yaser M. Abdulraheem, Sahar Ghoraishi, Lidia Arockia-Thai, Suji K. Zachariah, Moustafa Ghannam

“…Titanium dioxide thin films were deposited on crystalline silicon substrates by electron beam physical vapor deposition. …”
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High performance memristor device from solution processed MnO2 nanowires: Tuning of resistive switching from analog to digital and underlying mechanism by Rajkumar Mandal, Arka Mandal, Nayan Pandit, Rajib Nath, Biswanath Mukherjee

“…As synthesized MnO2 nanowires, mixed in different weight percentages with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) solution were deposited on Al electrode to form thin film memristor devices. Resistive switching with both analog and digital behaviors have been realized in Al/MnO2-PMMA/Al device by controlling the weight percentage (wt %) of MnO2 in the composite. …”
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Enhancing visible luminescence in sprayed-ZnO nanostructure through Cu doping by Fatima Zohra Bedia, Asma Bedia, Sidi Mohammed Bedia, Nabila Maloufi, Michel Aillerie, Khadidja Rahmoun

“…XRD and Raman measurements confirmed that the CZO thin films exhibit a polycrystalline wurtzite structure with a preferential 101̄1 orientation. …”
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Building Spectral Element Dynamic Matrices Using Finite Element Models of Waveguide Slices and Elastodynamic Equations by P.B. Silva, A.L. Goldstein, J.R.F. Arruda

“…First, the transfer matrix of the structural waveguide is obtained from the finite element model of a thin slice. Then, the wavenumbers and wave propagation modes are obtained from the transfer matrix and used to build the spectral element matrix. …”
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Fabrication and Electrical Characterization of Low-Temperature Polysilicon Films for Sensor Applications by Filipa C. Mota, Inês S. Garcia, Aritz Retolaza, Dimitri E. Santos, Patrícia C. Sousa, Diogo E. Aguiam, Rosana A. Dias, Carlos Calaza, Alexandre F. Silva, Filipe S. Alves

“…This work demonstrates, for the first time, the fabrication of a 200 nm polycrystalline silicon thin film through a metal-induced crystallization process mediated by an AlSiCu alloy at temperatures as low as 450 °C on top of silicon and polyimide (PI) substrates. …”
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Effect of Microscopic Pore Throat Structure on Displacement Characteristics of Lacustrine Low Permeability Sandstone: A Case Study of Chang 6 Reservoir in Wuqi Oilfield, Ordos Basi... by Ren Qiang, Wei Hu, Lei Guofa, Zhang Weigang, Ge Bingyu, Nan Junxiang

“…In this paper, the pore throat structure and displacement characteristics of Chang 6 low permeability sandstone reservoir in Wuqi area of Ordos Basin were studied by casting thin section analysis, scanning electron microscopy, XRD, high-pressure mercury injection, and microscopic displacement model of real sandstone test. …”
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Influence of the Cement Film Thickness on the Push-Out Bond Strength of Glass Fiber Posts Cemented in Human Root Canals by Natália Araújo Silva Prado, Reinaldo de Souza Ferreira, Marcos Henrique de Pinho Maurício, Sidnei Paciornik, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…The slight increase in the cement thickness allowed an increase in the values of shear bond strength when compared to very thin or very thick cement films.…”
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UTILIZING CHERNOFF FACES IN MODELING RESPONSES IN THE EVALUATION OF TRIMESTER SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION by Rosie C Lopez-Conde, Jenina N Nalipay, Inero V Ancho, Edna Luz R Abulon, Teresita T Rungduin, Ma. Antoinette C Montealegre, Jonathan A Madronero

“…The most negative aspects of the OBTEC trimester scheme, according to the students, are characterized by hair height, nose width, and a hair style of thin hair that points downward. Chernoff faces were found to be a simple, yet powerful tool to model responses in the evaluation of the OBTEC trimester scheme.…”
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Segmentation of Pulmonary Vascular Trees from Thoracic 3D CT Images by Hidenori Shikata, Geoffrey McLennan, Eric A. Hoffman, Milan Sonka

“…The algorithm integrates tube enhancement filter and traversal approaches which are based on eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a Hessian matrix to extract thin peripheral segments as well as thick vessels close to the lung hilum. …”
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Identification of Fe-bearing phases in the as-cast microstructure of AA6026 alloy and their evolution during homogenization treatment by Radetić T., Popović M., Novaković M., Rajić V., Romhanji E.

“…The EDS microanalysis and electron diffraction showed that one set of platelets represented thin sections of α-Al(Fe,Mn)Si microconstituent. …”
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Nanocrystalline Porous Hydrogen Storage Based on Vanadium and Titanium Nitrides by A. Goncharov, A. Guglya, A. Kalchenko, E. Solopikhina, V. Vlasov, E. Lyubchenko

“…This review summarizes results of our study of the application of ion-beam assisted deposition (IBAD) technology for creation of nanoporous thin-film structures that can absorb more than 6 wt.% of hydrogen. …”
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In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Ultrasmall MoOx Nanoparticles in Suspensions by Yun-Ju Lee, Diego Barrera, Kaiyuan Luo, Julia W. P. Hsu

“…Nanoparticle suspensions represent a promising route toward low cost, large area solution deposition of functional thin films for applications in energy conversion, flexible electronics, and sensors. …”
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Wide-Gap p-μc-Si1-xOx:H Films and Their Application to Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells by Taweewat Krajangsang, Sorapong Inthisang, Aswin Hongsingthong, Amornrat Limmanee, Jaran Sritharathikhun, Kobsak Sriprapha

“…Optimization of p-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon oxide thin films (p-μc-Si1-xOx:H) by very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition 40 MHz method for use as a p-layer of a-Si:H solar cells was performed. …”
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Potential antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of a heliangolide sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Helianthus annuus L. leaves by Onoja Samuel O., Nnadi Charles O., Udem Samuel C., Anaga Aruh O.

“…The heliangolide sesquiterpene lactone was isolated through a combination of solvent-solvent partitioning, column chromatography, thin layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography techniques. …”
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A Novel Ensemble Meta-Model for Enhanced Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation Using Deep Learning Architectures by Mohamed Chetoui, Moulay A. Akhloufi

“…These results demonstrate the performance of the proposed technique in identifying thin retinal blood vessels. <b>Conclusions:</b> A comparative analysis using qualitative and quantitative results with individual models highlights the robustness of the ensemble framework, especially under conditions of noise and poor visibility.…”
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Synthesis of Mannich N-bases based on benzimidazole derivatives using SiO2OAlCl2 catalyst and their potential as antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer agents by Antonius Herry Cahyana, Ikrimah Desta, Laely Amaliyah, Aida Nadia, Hilna Diana Sahaya, Dicky Annas, Bayu Ardiansah, Mohammad Jihad Madiabu, Inda Mapiliandari, Kang Hyun Park

“…The purity of the synthesized compounds was monitored by Thin layer chromatography (TLC), melting point test, Ultraviolet-visible (UV–Vis), and Liquid chromatography-Mass spectrometry (LC-MS). …”
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Isolation and Partial Characterization of Bioactive Fucoxanthin from Himanthalia elongata Brown Seaweed: A TLC-Based Approach by Gaurav Rajauria, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam

“…In the present study, Himanthalia elongata brown seaweed was extracted with a mixture of low polarity solvents, and the crude extract was separated using analytical thin-layer chromatography (TLC). The separated compounds were tested for their potential antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes bacteria using TLC bioautography approach. …”
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Thermal Behavior, Local-Scale Morphology, and Phase Composition of Spherulites in Melt-Crystallized Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Films by Denis V. Anokhin, Dana S. Plieva, Martin Rosenthal, Andrei V. Churakov, Dimitri A. Ivanov

“…Synchrotron microbeam X-ray diffraction was employed to investigate the local-scale structure and solid-state phase transformation within individual spherulites of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF). In thin, non-oriented films, PVDF crystallizes into α and γ-phases, forming distinct spherulitic morphologies: large, banded α-spherulites and smaller, irregular “mixed” spherulites dominated by the γ-phase. …”
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Fracture Mechanical Behavior of Cracked Cantilever Roof with Large Cutting Height Mining by Zenghui Zhao, Wei Sun, Mingzhong Zhang, Xiaojie Gao, Shaojie Chen

“…The probability of early periodic collapse of a thin roof with the crack is increased. When the crack is completely located in the interior of the roof, the crack-affected area shrinks greatly with the decrease of the crack inclination. …”
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