Crystal structure of di-μ-acetato-κ4O:O′-bis{(acetato-κ2O,O′)tetraaqua[1-(pyridin-2-ylmethylidene-κN)-2-(pyridin-2-yl-κN)hydrazine-κN1]lanthanum(III)} dinitrate hemihydrate... by Mbossé Ndiaye-Gueye, Bocar Traoré, Ibrahima Elhadji Thiam, Ousmane Diouf, Emmanuel Wenger, Abdou Salam Sall, Claude Lecomte, Mohamed Gaye

“…Each LaIII ion is bonded to three N atoms of the Schiff base, 1-(pyridin-2-yl)-2-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)hydrazine and is coordinated by one acetate group, which acts in η2-bidentate mode and two acetate groups that act in μ2-mode between the two LaIII ions. …”
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Quantum Chemical Investigation on the Antioxidant Activity of Neutral and Anionic Forms of Juglone: Metal Chelation and Its Effect on Radical Scavenging Activity by Aymard Didier Fouegue Tamafo, Julius Numbonui Ghogomu, Nyiang Kennet Nkungli, Désiré Bikélé Mama, Elie Younang

“…In the gas phase, the scavenging activity of the compounds was found to be governed by direct hydrogen atom transfer, the Co(II) chelate being the most reactive. …”
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Near Surface Stoichiometry in UO2: A Density Functional Theory Study by Jianguo Yu, Billy Valderrama, Hunter B. Henderson, Michele V. Manuel, Todd Allen

“…However, very limited experimental studies have been performed to understand the atomic structure of UO2 near surface and defect effects of near surface on stoichiometry in which the system can exchange atoms with the external reservoir. …”
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Structural varieties of 2D boron nitride by D.S. Ryashentsev, M.E. Belenkov, L.Y. Kovalenko

“…Using the density functional theory method, geometric optimization of layered polymorphic varieties of boron nitride, in which atoms are located in three different structural positions, was carried out and their energy and electronic properties were determined. …”
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An Exponentially Converging Particle Method for the Mixed Nash Equilibrium of Continuous Games by Wang, Guillaume, Chizat, Lénaïc

“…This method consists in parametrizing the mixed strategies as atomic measures and applying proximal point updates to both the atoms’ weights and positions. …”
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Large-angle Lorentz Four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy for simultaneous local magnetization, strain and structure mapping by Sangjun Kang, Maximilian Töllner, Di Wang, Christian Minnert, Karsten Durst, Arnaud Caron, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Jeffrey McCord, Christian Kübel, Xiaoke Mu

“…Abstract Small adjustments in atomic configurations can significantly impact the magnetic properties of matter. …”
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Optimization of Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul Juice Spray Drying Process by Alejandra Chávez-Rodríguez, Irma G. López-Muraira, Juan F. Goméz-Leyva, Guadalupe Luna-Solano, Rosa I. Ortíz-Basurto, Isaac Andrade-González

“…The independent parameters for the spray drying process were outlet temperature of 70–80°C, atomizer speed of 20000–30000 rpm, and airflow of 0.20–0.23 m3 s−1. …”
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One and Multiple Bonds Interatomic Spin-Spin Coupling in η6-Cymene Ru(II) of 3,5-Dimethyl-, 3,5-Dicarboxylic-, and 5-Phenyl-pyrazole Derivatives by Adebayo A. Adeniyi, Peter A. Ajibade

“…Significant changes are observed in the isotropic and anisotropic shielding tensor of the atoms and related spin-spin coupling of their bonds due to hydrolysis of the complexes. …”
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Cluster sliding ferroelectricity in trilayer Quasi-Hexagonal C60 by Xuefei Wang, Yanhan Ren, Shi Qiu, Fan Zhang, Xueao Li, Junfeng Gao, Weiwei Gao, Jijun Zhao

“…Compared to atoms, elemental clusters are intrinsically less symmetric and can have various preferred orientations when they are assembled to form crystals. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation of Humidity-Dependent Electrical Properties of Undoped and Niobium Oxide-Doped TiO2 : WO3 Mixed Powders by Pedro M. Faia, Juliano Libardi, Itamar Barbosa, Evando S. Araújo, Helinando P. de Oliveira

“…The results showed that adequate doping levels of Nb2O5 introduce important advantages due to the atomic substitution of Ti by Nb atoms in highly doped structures with different levels of porosity and grain sizes. …”
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Evaluation of the Tribological and Corrosion Resistance Properties of 24-Bilayer TiN/TiAlN Coatings in Simulated Body Fluid by Willian Arnulfo Aperador Chaparro, Julio Cesar Caicedo Angulo, Jorge Bautista-Ruiz

“…Various characterization techniques were employed, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), pin-on-disk testing, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and Tafel curves. …”
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Opportunities for gas-phase science at short-wavelength free-electron lasers with undulator-based polarization control by Markus Ilchen, Enrico Allaria, Primož Rebernik Ribič, Heinz-Dieter Nuhn, Alberto Lutman, Evgeny Schneidmiller, Markus Tischer, Mikail Yurkov, Marco Calvi, Eduard Prat, Sven Reiche, Thomas Schmidt, Gianluca Aldo Geloni, Suren Karabekyan, Jiawei Yan, Svitozar Serkez, Zhangfeng Gao, Bangjie Deng, Chao Feng, Haixiao Deng, Wolfram Helml, Lars Funke, Mats Larsson, Vitali Zhaunerchyk, Michael Meyer, Tommaso Mazza, Till Jahnke, Reinhard Dörner, Francesca Calegari, Olga Smirnova, Caterina Vozzi, Giovanni De Ninno, Jonas Wätzel, Jamal Berakdar, Sadia Bari, Lucas Schwob, Jérémy R. Rouxel, Shaul Mukamel, Klaus Bartschat, Kathryn Hamilton, Luca Argenti, Nicolas Douguet, Nikolay M. Novikovskiy, Philipp V. Demekhin, Peter Walter

“…Their revolutionary and innovative developments have opened new fields of science regarding nonlinear light-matter interaction, the investigation of ultrafast processes from specific observer sites, and approaches to imaging matter with atomic resolution. A core aspect of FEL science is the study of isolated and prototypical systems in the gas phase with the possibility of addressing well-defined electronic transitions or particular atomic sites in molecules. …”
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Synthesis of Potato Starch-Acrylic-Acid Hydrogels by Gamma Radiation and Their Application in Dye Adsorption by Md. Murshed Bhuyan, Nirmal Chandra Dafader, Kazuhiro Hara, Hirotaka Okabe, Yoshiki Hidaka, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Khan, Nazia Rahman

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Density Functional Theory plus U Study of Methanol Adsorption and Decomposition on CuO Surfaces with Oxygen Vacancy by Lu Liu, Peng Gong, Guangcai Shao, Pengfei Liu, Junfeng Wang

“…Other configurations had OMeO binding with two Cu3C atoms and formed a bridging bond, with adsorption energies of −2.53 and −2.61 eV.…”
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Molecular dynamics study of imidazolium ionic liquids and molecular solvents: insights into microstructure and transport phenomena by Dmytro Dudariev, Yaroslav Kolesnik, Abdenacer Idrissi, Oleg Kalugin

“…The mutual arrangement of cation and anion corresponding to observed on the RDFs interatomic distances were investigated: they represent the position when the nitrogen atom of the anion is close to the imidazolium ring and when nitrogen atom of TFSI- not directly interacting with the ring, but instead the oxygen atoms do. …”
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Gamma-ray attenuation characteristics of polypropylene filled with nano-sized and bulk Bi2O3 and CuO by Gouda Mona M., Shebly Mona, Habanjar Khulud, Obeid Amro, Awad Ramadan, Badawi Mohamed S.

“…Parameters such as the mass attenuation coefficients, total molecular cross-section, effective atomic cross-section, total electronic cross-section, electron density, effective atomic number, half-value layer, tenth value layer, and relaxation length were examined. …”
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Réévaluer le rôle de la société civile dans la transition démocratique paraguayenne (1989-2019) by Julien Demelenne, Damien Larrouqué

“…The academic literature presents Paraguayan civil society as fragile or atomized. We wish to put in perspective this pessimistic and even conservative vision, by demonstrating that civil society has been an important player in the democratic transition. …”
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Biosorption of Arsenic(III) from Aqueous Solutions by Modified Fungal Biomass of Paecilomyces sp. by Ismael Acosta Rodríguez, Víctor M. Martínez-Juárez, Juan F. Cárdenas-González, María de Guadalupe Moctezuma-Zárate

“…It was found that the biomass was very efficient removing the metal in solution, using Atomic Absorption, reaching the next percentage of removals: 64.5%. …”
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Widespread trace bromine and iodine in remote tropospheric non-sea-salt aerosols by G. P. Schill, K. D. Froyd, K. D. Froyd, D. M. Murphy, C. J. Williamson, C. J. Williamson, C. A. Brock, T. Sherwen, M. J. Evans, M. J. Evans, E. A. Ray, E. A. Ray, E. C. Apel, R. S. Hornbrook, A. J. Hills, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, T. B. Ryerson, C. R. Thompson, I. Bourgeois, D. R. Blake, J. P. DiGangi, G. S. Diskin

“…We found that the model compared well to our ATom nSSA iodine measurements in the background atmosphere but not in the marine boundary layer, biomass burning plumes, or stratosphere.…”
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The impact of E × B shear on microtearing based transport in spherical tokamaks by B.S. Patel, M.R. Hardman, D. Kennedy, M. Giacomin, D. Dickinson, C.M. Roach

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