Controlled Fabrication of Native Ultra‐Thin Amorphous Gallium Oxide From 2D Gallium Sulfide for Emerging Electronic Applications by AbdulAziz AlMutairi, Aferdita Xhameni, Xuyun Guo, Irina Chircă, Valeria Nicolosi, Stephan Hofmann, Antonio Lombardo

“…Despite the technological potential of both materials, controlled oxidation of atomically‐thin β‐GaS remains under‐explored. This study focuses on the controlled oxidation of β‐GaS using oxygen plasma treatment, addressing a significant gap in existing research. …”
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Pivotal roles of biglycan and decorin in regulating bone mass, water retention, and bone toughness by Rui Hua, Yan Han, Qingwen Ni, Roberto J. Fajardo, Renato V. Iozzo, Rafay Ahmed, Jeffry S. Nyman, Xiaodu Wang, Jean X. Jiang

“…Dcn was significantly upregulated in Bgn KO mice, while a modest upregulation of Bgn was observed in Dcn KO mice, indicating Bgn’s predominant role in bone. High resolution atomic force microscopy showed decreased in situ permanent energy dissipation and increased elastic modulus in the extrafibrillar matrix of Bgn/Dcn deficient mice, which were diminished upon dehydration. …”
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Membrane-bound model of the ternary complex between factor VIIa/tissue factor and factor X by Melanie P. Muller, Alex Mortenson, Josepha C. Sedzro, Po-Chao Wen, James H. Morrissey, Emad Tajkhorshid

“…Using a novel computational methodology combining rigid-body protein-protein docking and extensive nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations in the explicit presence of a membrane, we developed, to our knowledge, the first atomic-level model of the EC, taking full account of the role of the membrane. …”
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Unveiling the potential of Nd2O3 in optimizing the radiation shielding performance of B2O3–TiO2–BaO–ZnO-Nd2O3 glasses by Maryam Al Huwayz, Aljawhara H. Almuqrin, F.F. Alharbi, M.I. Sayyed, B. Albarzan

“…For the examination of the designed glasses' radiation attenuation performance, Phy-X software was used, which is a useful approach for predicting the linear attenuation coefficient (LAC), the half value layer (HVL), and effective atomic number. The LAC decreases from 1.489 cm−1 to 0.551 cm−1 for the glass with x = 1 mol%, while the glass with 7 mol% Nd2O3 saw a decrease in the LAC from 2.483 cm−1 to 0.718 cm−1. …”
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Using drone for chemical control of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in canola fields by Roghaiyeh Karimzadeh, Elsa Tabatabaie, Mir Jalil Hejazi, Saeid Behmaram

“…A six-rotor drone equipped with micronair rotary atomizers was employed for aerial spraying, while a tractor-mounted sprayer was used for ground applications. …”
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Microstructural characterization of corrosion resistant Zn–15Al–6Mg–0.4Si galvanized coating by Yoonje Sung, Changmin Kang, Junho Lee, Seonghyun Park, Sang-Hwa Lee, Jae-Taek Im, Seok-Jae Lee, HeeJin Jang, Jae-Gil Jung

“…The inhibition layer with a thickness of ∼1 μm consisted of submicrometer-sized monoclinic Fe4Al13 particles (containing Si and Zn atoms) epitaxially grown on a steel substrate. The solidifying layer contained three primary phases (Mg2Si, Al, and MgZn2) as well as the Al/Zn eutectoid and Zn/MgZn2/Al ternary eutectic phases. …”
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Effect of Moringa oleifera Seed Powder on the Clarity, Colloidal Particles, and Nutritional Contents of Cashew Apple Juice by Cajethan U. Ugwuoke, Felicitas G. Ugwuoke, Benedicta A. Omeje, Godwin E. Eze, Nnennaya S. Monwuba, Florence O. Ifeanyieze, Juliana A. Ukonze

“…The clarity of each filtrate was determined using an atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS). Similarly, the tannin, lignin, pectin, protein, starch, calcium, zinc, copper, magnesium, and vitamin C were determined following the procedure of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). …”
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Thermal and structural effects of amino acids on the interactions of thiamine hydrochloride with water by Khitismita Prusty, Prativa Kar, Braja B. Nanda, Binita Nanda

“…The effect of the zwitterionic group (NH3+, COO−)and CH2 chain length of amino acids on the values of B-coefficients, and V2ϕ0 have been obtained by their linear association as a function of the sum of “C “atoms in the alkyl groups of the considered solutes. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of New Palladium(II) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes and Their Cytotoxic Activity against Various Human Tumor Cell Lines by Wilfredo Hernández, Juan Paz, Fernando Carrasco, Abraham Vaisberg, Evgenia Spodine, Jorge Manzur, Lothar Hennig, Joachim Sieler, Steffen Blaurock, Lothar Beyer

“…Complex 6 shows a square planar geometry with two deprotonated ligands coordinated to PdII through the azomethine nitrogen and thione sulfur atoms in a cis arrangement. The in vitro cytotoxic activity measurements indicate that the palladium(II) complexes (IC50=0.01–9.87 μM) exhibited higher antiproliferative activity than their free ligands (IC50=23.48–70.86 and >250 μM) against different types of human tumor cell lines. …”
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Sanitary Risks Connected to the Consumption of Infusion from Senna rotundifolia L. Contaminated with Lead and Cadmium in Cotonou (Benin) by S. A. Montcho, K. Koudouvo, A. P. E. Yehouenou, P. Guedenon, L. Koumolou, M. Oke Sopoh, V. Dougnon, Mensavi F. Gbéassor, E. E. Creppy, M. Boko, A. P. Edorh

“…This plant was collected and analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results revealed a contamination of plants from markets of Dantokpa, Vossa, and Godomey with heavy metals. …”
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A structural analysis of ordered Cs3Sb films grown on single crystal graphene and silicon carbide substrates by C. A. Pennington, M. Gaowei, E. M. Echeverria, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. Galdi, T. Juffmann, S. Karkare, J. Maxson, S. J. van der Molen, P. Saha, J. Smedley, W. G. Stam, R. M. Tromp

“…Ordering the crystalline structure of alkali antimonides has the potential to deliver higher brightness electron beams by reducing surface disorder and enabling the engineering of material properties at the level of atomic layers. In this report, we demonstrate the growth of ordered Cs3Sb films on single crystal substrates 3C-SiC and graphene-coated 4H-SiC using pulsed laser deposition and conventional thermal evaporation growth techniques. …”
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Assessment of ecological risk of soil contamination by heavy metals by V. L. Bezsonnyi, A. N. Nekos, O. O. Gololobova

“…Methods. Field techniques, atomic absorption spectrophotometry; Hakanson methodology was applied to evaluate ecological risks, including the calculation of contamination factors (Cif), potential ecological risk indices (Eir), and the total risk index (RI). …”
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Influence of Physicochemical Properties of Oil Sludge on Syngas Production for Energy Applications by Hiago Oliveira, Isabela Pinheiro, Ana Ramos, Osvaldo Venturini, Adriano Mariano, York Santiago

“…OS samples from oil storage tanks were analyzed using mass spectrometry, thermogravimetry, atomic absorption, proximate analysis, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Quantitative and qualitative analysis of metallic ion release of orthodontic brackets in three different pH conditions - An invitro study by Pradeep DA, Saraa Angel L, Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari, Subhash C. Yadav, Ritu Duggal

“…The Energy Dispersive Xray Spectroscopy Analysis (EDAX) was used to estimate the probed elements' atomic and weight percentage. Results: The mean score of the scale was 3.4 for the brackets immersed in the acidic solution which was statistically significant (p = 0.00)and for alkaline and neutral solutions (p = 0.00). …”
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Evaluating the respective role of individual precipitates on the hydrogen trapping ability and locations of a co-precipitation enameled steel via in situ Scanning Kelvin Probe Forc... by Xuejian Fu, Chun Xu, Yu Li, Quanshe Sun, Yuwei Liu

“…Furthermore, a peak analysis of the potential demonstrated that the hydrogen atoms were mainly trapped in the interface zone of the Ti4C2S2 and TiN precipitates, while the dominant hydrogen trapping locations of Ti(C,N) and Al2O3 precipitates were primarily the centre area of the particles.…”
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Adsorptive Removal of Copper by Using Surfactant Modified Laterite Soil by Tien Duc Pham, Hoang Hiep Nguyen, Ngoc Viet Nguyen, Thanh Tu Vu, Thi Ngoc Mai Pham, Thi Hai Yen Doan, Manh Ha Nguyen, Thi Mai Viet Ngo

“…The equilibrium concentration of copper ions was measured by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (F-AAS). Surface modification of laterite by anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) induced a significant increase of the removal efficiency of Cu2+. …”
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Intermetallic compound layer and fatigue crack evolution of Bi-contained Sn-1.0Ag-0.5Cu solder under thermal aging and thermal fatigue by Junjie Zhao, Jun Wu, Jiayu Zhang, Mingqin Liao, Fengjiang Wang

“…During isothermal aging, the size of Sn grain and intermetallic compound (IMC) thickness in solder joints were greatly decreased due to the addition of Bi, especially with 5 wt% addition because the atomic migration to produce IMC layer was hindered by the Bi diffusion layer formed at the IMC interface, which means that Bi can play a role in refining the grains. …”
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The ENaC taste receptor’s perceived mechanism of mushroom salty peptides revealed by molecular interaction analysis by Wen Li, Wanchao Chen, Di Wu, Zhong Zhang, Peng Liu, Zhengpeng Li, Yan Yang

“…With the salty peptide spatial resistance increasing, salty peptides bind to the ENaC taste receptor shifted from receptor pockets binding to receptor surface binding, with salty octapeptide ESPERPFL preferentially binding to amino acid residues in the receptor pockets 2, 3, and 4, salty nonapeptide KSWDDFFTR and decapeptide RIEDNLVIIR binding to amino acid residues in the pockets 2, 4 and on the surface of the receptor, and salty undecapeptide GQEDYDRLRPL preferentially binding to the atoms on the surface of the receptor. Receptor extracellular arginine, glutamate, aspartate, and lysine residues were the critical amino acid residues recognized to bind salty peptides. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of V-doped ZnO films implemented to lead-free piezoelectric micromachined devices by Xingxu Zhang, Hao Wu, Yuhui Zhang, Jian Luo, Tao Ye, Kai Tao, Jinjun Deng, Binghe Ma, Weizheng Yuan

“…The effects of key fabrication parameters including O2 flow rates, sputtering targets, and annealing temperatures on V-doped ZnO films are investigated in detail. By using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), the surface morphology and crystal structure of the films are analyzed respectively. …”
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Pharmacological properties of biomimetic synthesized silver nanoparticles from endophytic fungus Coniothyrium chaingmaiense: KUMBMDBT-25 by Manjunatha Dadayya, Megha Gowri Thippeswamy, Nagaraju Shivaiah, Thoyajakshi Ramasamudra Siddaraju, Prakash Jayaramaiah, Sowmya Hirakannavar Veeranna, Thippeswamy Basaiah, Shridhar N Mathad, Ravikumar Hemagiri Gowda, Sachin Naik, Abdulaziz Abdullah AI Kheraif, Sajith Vellappally

“…SEM-EDAX and HR-TEM examinations revealed that the Con-AgNPs were spherical, and EDAX analysis confirmed the presence of silver atoms at 3 keV. XRD studies revealed the crystalline structure of Con-AgNPs. …”
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