Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites by Md Rion Islam, Md Foisal Hossain, Muhammed Sohel Rana, Md Shafiul Ferdous

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HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF YAMS PRODUCED IN BENUE STATE by H. A. Owoicho, F.J. Ikpa, C.C. Iheukwumere, R. A. I. Ega

“…The concentration of the heavy metals were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) 6800. The mean concentration of As, Cd, Cr, and Pb in the yams were 1.3887, 0.0126, 0.0452, and 0.0286 Mg/kg. …”
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Accurate measurements of slice electron beam parameters at the undulator in seeded free-electron lasers by Enrico Allaria, Paolo Cinquegrana, Miltcho B. Danailov, Eugenio Ferrari, Fabian Pannek, Giuseppe Penco, Eleonore Roussel, Carlo Spezzani

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Assessment of forest soil contamination by heavy metals in the Polish National Park near Warsaw by Aneta Łukaszek-Chmielewska, Joanna Rakowska, Marzena Rachwał, Olga Stawarz

“…The content of the cadmium, lead, manganese and chromium (using atomic emission spectroscopy with induction-coupled plasma), as well as granulometric composition, pH value and nitrogen and total carbon content, were conducted on soil samples taken from the surface layer (0–10 cm) in the protected area of the Kampinos National Park in Poland. …”
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Synthesis, docking, pharmacokinetic prediction, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory evaluation of N-(2-(piperidine-1-yl)ethyl)benzamide derivatives as potential anti-Alzheimer agen... by Ahmad Mohammadi-Farani, Farzaneh Moradi, Amin Hosseini, Alireza Aliabadi

“…Findings/Results: Compound 5d possessing the fluorine atom substitution at position ortho was the most active compound in these series (IC50 = 13 ± 2.1 nM). …”
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Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera Leaves and Its Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities by Gufran Mahmood Mohammed, Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…Scanning electron microscopy imaging shows that the atoms are spherical in shape and the average size is 17 nm. …”
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Structure-guided identification of mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 inhibitors towards anticancer therapeutics. by Md Nayab Sulaimani, Shazia Ahmed, Farah Anjum, Taj Mohammad, Anas Shamsi, Ravins Dohare, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan

“…Finally, selected molecules underwent extensive all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for a time duration of 200 nanoseconds. …”
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Extraction and characterization of spherical nanocellulose from sesame husks by Mohammed Al-haql, Hoda Habbal, Bassam Al Oklah, Nesreen Qurabi

“…Dynamic light scattering (DLS) revealed average particle diameters of 2235 nm for SHC and 108.1 nm for SHNC. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) analyses showed that SHNC particles were spherical to oval-shaped, with average diameters of 78.41 nm and 74.30 nm, respectively. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy of Azithromycin with Ciprofloxacin in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Enteric Fever in Children by Maimoona Akram, Qurrat ul Ain, Ayesha Tariq, Samra Javed, Kiran Nayab, Sampana Fatima

“…   Objective: To compare the effectiveness of azithromycin to ciprofloxacin in the management of uncomplicated enteric fever in children between 6-12 years of age in the paediatrics department of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) General Hospital. …”
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Impact of micromechanical properties of organic matter on the micro-mesopore structures of the over-mature shale in the Niutitang Formation by Hang Lei, Wenjibin Sun, Yujun Zuo, Zhonghu Wu, Qichi Dai, Wei Lv, Yueqin Li, Xionggang Xie

“…In this study, shale cores from the Niutitang Formation have been specifically chosen for OM isolation, adsorption testing, atomic force microscopy examination, and focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) analysis to assess the micromechanical properties of OM and pore structures. …”
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Effects of NiAl on precipitation behavior and mechanical properties of M2C strengthened secondary hardening steel by Yangxin Wang, Aijun Li, Tong wang, Junjie Sheng, Xin Cao, Chundong Hu, Han Dong

“…The influence of NiAl on the precipitation behavior of M2C and its precipitation strengthening effect were studied using atom probe tomography, transmission electron microscopy, and first-principles calculations. …”
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Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh by Sudip Paul, Md. Sakib Hossen, E. M. Tanvir, Rizwana Afroz, Delwar Hossen, Sagarika Das, Nikhil Chandra Bhoumik, Nurul Karim, Farha Matin Juliana, Siew Hua Gan, Md. Ibrahim Khalil

“…Four major cationic elements, seven trace elements, and three heavy metals were determined in the 12 honey samples using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Nutritional values in these honey samples were further investigated according to their antioxidant properties. …”
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Effect of bleaching materials and whitening mouth wash on surface roughness of two types of composite resin materials nanohybrid and nanofill: an In‐vitro Study by Manal M. Taher, Nsar M. Aziz, Intesar S. Toma

“…Each group were analyzed and tested before exposing to bleaching system that considered as control, by using surface roughness (Ra) machine using atomic force microscopy. Three bleaching system then used, hydrogen peroxide 35% with laser and carbamide peroxide 10% three times each time for 15 minutes while whitening mouth wash for 1 minute/ day for one month. …”
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Study on interface structure and thermal conductivity regulation of Cu–In composite thermal interface materials by Jie Zhang, Nan Wu, Hong Guo, Zhongnan Xie, Mingmei Sun, Hui Yang, Ximin Zhang, Yulin Liu, Xinbo He

“…Results indicate that the Cu–In interface is bonded through a reactive interface, leading to the formation of the CuIn phase that is tightly atomically bonded with both In and Cu. The CuIn phase, when continuous, exhibits higher interfacial thermal conductivity as its thickness decreases. …”
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Tribological manufacturing of ZDDP tribofilms functionalised by graphene nanoplatelets by S Duston, R A Oliver, K J Kubiak, Y Wang, C Wang, A Morina

“…Zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) tribofilms have been generated to include varying concentrations of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) resulting in them becoming electrically conductive when tested using conductive atomic force microscopy. In its highest GNP concentration, approximately 55% of the surface of the tribofilm was able to sustain current up to a threshold of 245 pA. …”
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Best1 mitigates ER stress induced by the increased cellular microenvironment stiffness in epilepsy by Hao Wu, Yicong Dong, Qiang Meng, Jingyi Jiang, Bojian Gao, Yutao Ren, Yong Liu, Huanfa Li, Changhe Wang, Hua Zhang

“…This study investigated the expression levels of ER stress-related proteins in epileptic tissues of varying stiffness. Atomic force microscopy revealed differences in stiffness across various lesion regions in patients with epilepsy. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and evaluation biological activity of some 2-mercaptobinzemidazol complexes by Anfal Salam Al-Mahdawi, Noor Sabah Al-Obaidi, Amna Ali Ahmad, Tabarak Ali Jumaa, Zahraa Ali Abas, Haider Salah Mahdi

“…The synthesized complexes were characterize by measuring ultraviolet spectroscopy, the wave length (λ nm) (318, 333.4) of ligand (272, 296.2, 624.8), (254, 306), (257, 311) and (262, 314) of synthesized complexes respectively, then by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) the results of the infrared spectroscopic examination showed the shifted in the absorption bands of (S-H) and (N-H) groups of the ligand as a result of coordination, molar conductivity, atomic absorption (AAS) spectroscopy and ratio of elements (CHNS) to determine the formulas of the complexes, the complexes shown a distorted octahedral crystal structure, and the molecular formula of the complexes was [M (C7H6N2S)2Cl2]. …”
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Monodispersed Iron Selenide Nanoparticles United with Carbon Nanotubes for Highly Reversible Zinc–Air Batteries by Hua Zhang, Tong Zeng, Jiale Ma, Yue Jiang, Yang Huang, Yuxin Cheng, Haifeng Ye, Cuiyun Zeng, Chenghui Zeng, Minshen Zhu, Shuiliang Chen

“…By amplifying the interaction of Fe with carbon nanotubes, the heterogeneous catalyst forms highly active centers for oxygen redox reaction from the coordinated iron atoms, along with conductive iron–nitrogen–carbon nanotube pathways for rapid charge transfer. …”
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Analysis of heavy metal pollution of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) in soil at Putri Cempo Landfill, Indonesia by Hawali Abdul Matin Hashfi, Rachmawati Siti, Sastrani Naluri Allobua Brighia, Chesta Ricky Adabi, Nisrina Shofi Izdihar, Nur’l Farida Luqyana Destiani, Firdausi Eyda, Fabiola Candraningtyas Callista

“…The method used to measure Fe and Zn is the Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) method The parameters tested were Iron (Fe) 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5 ppm while for Zinc (Zn) 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.5, 2 ppm. …”
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Molecular Dynamics-Based Two-Dimensional Simulation of Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing Process for Unimodal and Bimodal Systems by Yeasir Mohammad Akib, Ehsan Marzbanrad, Farid Ahmed

“…A two-dimensional powder bed was developed in this work using the LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator) package to better understand the effect of bimodal and unimodal particle size distribution on powder bed packing. …”
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