Gamma-Induced Transformations in PVC-Based Nanocomposites for Tailored Optical Properties by Badriah Alshahrani, Ahmed Hassan Korna, Soad Saad Fares, Ahmed H. Ali

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis reveals a decrease in crystallinity due to disrupted atomic order within the nanocomposite. Williamson–Hall (W-H) plots show a dose-dependent reduction in crystallite size and a corresponding rise in lattice strain with increasing irradiation dose. …”
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Effect of Isopropyl Alcohol Concentration and Etching Time on Wet Chemical Anisotropic Etching of Low-Resistivity Crystalline Silicon Wafer by Eyad Abdur-Rahman, Ibrahim Alghoraibi, Hassan Alkurdi

“…The surface morphology of the wafer was analyzed by optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The AFM images confirmed a well-uniform pyramidal structure with various average pyramid sizes ranging from 1 to 1.6 μm. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Trivalent Cerium Complexes of p-tert-Butylcalix[4,6,8]Arenes: Effect of Organic Solvents by Md. Hasan Zahir

“…The Ce3+ ions in the complexes are proved to combine with the ligand phenolic groups, oxygen atoms of DMF molecules, and/or OH− ions.…”
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A Generalization of Electromagnetic Fluctuation-Induced Casimir Energy by Yi Zheng

“…Of all these interactions, the London dispersion interaction is universal and exists between all types of atoms as well as macroscopic objects. The dispersion force between macroscopic objects is called Casimir/van der Waals force. …”
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Constructing Peace Identity: Hiroshima's Diplomatic Role in Nuclear Disarmament by Sayyidul Mubin, Fahrizal Basanto Ramadhan

“…Based on constructivist theory, which states that identity and interests are developed through social interaction and interpretation, the study examined how Hiroshima evolved from a city that suffered as a result of the atomic explosion to become a strong advocate for nuclear disarmament. …”
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Descriptive Analysis of Heavy Metals Content of Beef from Eastern Uganda and their Safety for Public Consumption. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Paul, Bogere

“…Our entry point was to assess by atomic absorption spectrophotometry the levels of essential elements copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), and non-essential elements lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and cadmium (Cd) in 40 beef samples collected from within and around Soroti (Uganda). …”
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Inorganic Pollutants in Edible Grasshoppers (Ruspolia nitidula) of Uganda and their Major Public Health Implications. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Namazi, Catherine, Basemera, Elizabeth, Atuheire, Collins, Odwee, Ambrose, Majalija, Samuel, Kateregga, John N.

“…Lead (Pb), Chromium (Cr), Zinc (Zn) and Cadmium (Cd) using atomic absorbance spectrometric (AAS) method on the heads and abdomen of the insects. …”
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Pathological Impacts Due to The Existence of Plastic Waste in Rumen of Bali Cattle by I Ketut Berata, Ni Nyoman Werdi Susari, I Made Kardena, Arindita Niatazya Novianti

“…The heavy metal measurement was performed using the atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) method. …”
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Deep-Learning Based Depth-Tracking of Stacking-Faults in Epitaxially Grown Silicon Wafers by Theresa Trötschler, Saed Al-Hajjawi, Siddharth Raghavendran, Jonas Haunschild, Matthias Demant, Stefan Rein

“…They are known to originate mostly at the interface between substrate and deposited layer, at contamination particles and atomic steps. This work presents a non-destructive and automated characterization method on full-size wafers to locate stacking faults and determine their layer of origin to identify process-based root causes. …”
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Machine learning models for water safety enhancement by Fatemeh Ranjbar, Hossein Sadeghi, Reza Pourimani, Soraya Khanmohammadi

“…The annual effective doses derived from the consumption of bottled water were significantly lower than the limits set by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), thereby reducing the risk of cancer. …”
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A multiscale functional map of somatic mutations in cancer integrating protein structure and network topology by Yingying Zhang, Alden K. Leung, Jin Joo Kang, Yu Sun, Guanxi Wu, Le Li, Jiayang Sun, Lily Cheng, Tian Qiu, Junke Zhang, Shayne D. Wierbowski, Shagun Gupta, James G. Booth, Haiyuan Yu

“…Built upon the Human Protein Structurome, which incorporates the 3D structures of every protein and the binding interfaces of all known protein interactions, NetFlow3D integrates atomic, residue, protein and network-level information: It clusters mutations on 3D protein structures to identify driver mutations and propagates their impacts anisotropically across the protein interaction network, guided by the involved interaction interfaces, to reveal systems-level impacts. …”
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An In Silico Approach for Evaluating a Fraction-Based, Risk Assessment Method for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Mixtures by Nina Ching Y. Wang, Glenn E. Rice, Linda K. Teuschler, Joan Colman, Raymond S. H. Yang

“…Membership in a TPH fraction is generally defined by the number of carbon atoms in a compound and by a compound's equivalent carbon (EC) number index, which can predict its environmental fate. …”
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In Vivo 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Biologically Specific Contrast Agent for Prostate Cancer: A Nude Mouse Model by Christopher Brian Abraham, Prashant Jani, Roxanne Turuba, Michael Campbell, Ingeborg Zehbe, Laura Curiel

“…Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy was used to confirm an increase in elemental iron in injected mice tumours relative to controls. …”
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Elemental Segregation and Solute Effects on Mechanical Properties and Processing of Vanadium Alloys: A Review by Tianjiao Lei, Chongze Hu, Qiaofu Zhang, Xin Wang

“…At the same time, these features serve as preferable sites for solute or impurity atoms to segregate. The elemental segregation alters the local chemistry and stability of these defects, influencing microstructural evolutions and various materials properties that are essential for fusion energy applications. …”
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Charge carrier distribution in the region of charged domain walls in reduced lithium niobate by Aleksandr M. Kislyuk, Mikhail D. Malinkovich, Tatiana S. Ilina, Ilya V. Kubasov, Dmitry A. Kiselev, Andrei V. Turutin, Vladimir P. Ivanov, Alexander A. Temirov, Viktor V. Kuts, Evelina E. Maksumova

“…An analytical expression for current-voltage characteristics, measurable by conductive atomic force microscopy (c-AFM), was also proposed. …”
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Effect of In Situ Thermal Annealing on Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of CdS/CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition by Alaa Ayad Al-mebir, Paul Harrison, Ali Kadhim, Guanggen Zeng, Judy Wu

“…A strong correlation between the two annealing processes was observed, leading to a profound effect on the performance of CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells. Atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy show that the iTAP in the optimal processing window produces considerable CdTe grain growth and improves the CdTe crystallinity, which results in significantly improved optoelectronic properties and quantum efficiency of the CdS/CdTe solar cells. …”
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Enhancing thermoelectric properties of ScN films through twin domains by J. More-Chevalier, U.D. Wdowik, J. Martan, T. Baba, S. Cichoň, P. Levinský, D. Legut, E. de Prado, P. Hruška, J. Pokorný, J. Bulíř, C. Beltrami, T. Mori, M. Novotný, I. Gregora, L. Fekete, L. Volfová, J. Lančok

“…The microstructure of the produced thin films is examined by X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy, while their chemical composition and contamination by defects are determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. …”
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How Does a Ceramic Melt Under Laser? Tunnel Ionization Dominant Femtosecond Ultrafast Melting in Magnesium Oxide by Hui Zhao, Shiqi Hu, Mengxue Guan, Xinbao Liu, Daqiang Chen, Jiyu Xu, Sheng Meng

“…Laser-induced melting plays a crucial role in advanced manufacturing technology and ultrafast science; however, its atomic processes and microscopic mechanisms, especially in a wide-gap ceramic, remain elusive due to complex interplays between many degrees of freedom within a timescale of ~100 fs. …”
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Influence of microstructure and crystallographic texture on hydrogen diffusion in IF-steel by Başkaya Ü., Uzun R., Davut K., Kiliç Y., Gündüz O.

“…The results of this analysis show that hydrogen diffusion is more sensitive to dislocation density, suggesting that dislocations are more effective trapping sites for hydrogen atoms. On the other hand, grain boundaries are less effective trapping sites since they also provide an additional diffusion mechanism.…”
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Topological ordering during flexible to rigid transitions in disordered networks by Micoulaut, Matthieu

“…The mechanical constraint count of the atomic network structure reveals that a typical lengthscale characterizing the decay of topological correlations emerges for stressed rigid systems at $\simeq $3.5 Å, whereas small wavevector oscillations are found to be minimal when the isostatic condition is merely satisfied. …”
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