Effect of Annealing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnetron Sputtered Cu Thin Films by Shiwen Du, Yongtang Li

“…Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Cu thin films with different annealing temperatures were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and nanoindentation. …”
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Trace Elements in Sediments of Selected Gutters and Bar – Beach, Lagos, Nigeria by CL Overah, CMA Iwegbue, EK Ossai, GE Nwajei

“…The metals investigated were chromium, lead, arsenic, selenium, cadmium and barium using the atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results obtained further revealed elevated concentrations metals from both selected gutters and the Lagos bar beach. …”
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The Substitution Effect on Reaction Enthalpies of Antioxidant Mechanisms of Juglone and Its Derivatives in Gas and Solution Phase: DFT Study by Aymard Didier Tamafo Fouegue, Désiré Bikélé Mama, Julius Numbonui Ghogomu, Younang Elie, Marie-Annie Etoh

“…Three major antioxidant mechanisms (hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), single electron transfer-proton transfer (SET-PT), and sequential proton loss electron transfer (SPLET)) have been investigated in five solvents and in the gas phase. …”
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About polyhedrane “cages” and their doubtful supramolecular lodging capacity: a demonstration by the absurd and a plea for free expression in scientific journals by Riess, Jean G.

“…The mere inspection of covalent and van der Waals atomic radii should convince the most dubious Reader of that. …”
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Method for the Calculation of DPA in the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Atucha II by J. A. Mascitti, M. Madariaga

“…In this paper, we identify the areas where the RPV neutron radiation is maximum and perform calculations of the displacement-per-atom (DPA) rate in those areas using the MCNP5 code. …”
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Electrochemical Studies for Cation Recognition with Diazo-Coupled Calix[4]arenes by Bongsu Kim, Tae Hyun Kim

“…This can be explained on metal ion complexation-induced release of proton from the azophenol to the quinone-hydrazone tautomer followed by internal complexation of the metal ion with aid of nitrogen atoms and ortho-carbonyl groups in the diazophenylazocalix[4]arenes.…”
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Computational illustration of reactions of Cr(CO)3(η6-Naphthalene) complex with C2X2 molecules (X = H, F, Cl) by Seyed Mahdi Mirtaheri, Reza Ghiasi, Mohsen Zeeb, Hossein Anaraki-Ardakani

“…Replacing effect of hydrogens atoms of C2H2 molecule with deuterium on the rate constant of DA reaction was described.…”
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A Kinetic and Mechanismic Study of Plasma-Induced Degradation of Monochloropropionic Acids in Water by Means of Anodic Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis by Haiming Yang, Xiaotong Zhao, Baigang An, Lixiang Li, Shaoyan Wang, Maowei Ju

“…Furthermore, it was found that chlorine atoms in the MCPAs were released as chloride ions. …”
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Fluorescence sensor based on glutathione capped CdTe QDs for detection of Cr3+ ions in vitamins by Chi-Fang Peng, Ying-Ying Zhang, Zhi-Juan Qian, Zheng-Jun Xie

“…The determination results of chromium (III) picolinate in vitamin supplement samples were compared to that obtained using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method, and the result showed good reliability. …”
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Applying of Factor Analyses for Determination of Trace Elements Distribution in Water from River Vardar and Its Tributaries, Macedonia/Greece by Stanko Ilić Popov, Trajče Stafilov, Robert Šajn, Claudiu Tănăselia, Katerina Bačeva

“…Analyses were performed by mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS) and atomic emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-AES). …”
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Facile and Promising Method for Michael Addition of Indole and Pyrrole to Electron-Deficient trans-β-Nitroolefins Catalyzed by a Hydrogen Bond Donor Catalyst Feist’s Acid and Preli... by Abdullah M. A. Al Majid, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Assem Barakat, Mohamed H. M. Al-Agamy, Mu. Naushad

“…The method is general, atom-economical, convenient, and eco-friendly and could provide excellent yields and regioselectivities. …”
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Angiotensin-I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Protein Hydrolysate from Muscle of Barbel (Barbus callensis) by Assaad Sila, Anissa Haddar, Oscar Martinez-Alvarez, Ali Bougatef

“…These results obtained by in vitro systems obviously established the antioxidant potency of barbel hydrolysate to donate electron or hydrogen atom to reduce the free radical. Furthermore, these bioactive substances can be exploited into functional foods or used as source of nutraceuticals.…”
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Separation and Preconcentration of Copper Ion by Micelle-Mediated Extraction in Aqueous Samples by F. Ahmadi, A. Khanmohammadi, Z. Tavakoli

“…Cloud point extraction (CPE) has been used for preconcentration of copper after the formation of a complex with 5, 5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione-,4-one (thiophenytoin) (DFID) and later analysis by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) using octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (Triton X-114) as surfactant. …”
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Inelastic Interaction and Blowup New Solutions of Nonlinear and Dispersive Long Gravity Waves by Haiyong Qin, Mostafa M. A. Khater, Raghda A. M. Attia

“…These solutions are considered the icon key in the inelastic interaction of slow ions and atoms, where they were able to explain the physical nature of the nuclear and electronic stopping processes. …”
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Mononuclear and Dinuclear Manganese(II) Complexes from the Use of Methyl(2-pyridyl)ketone Oxime by Constantinos G. Efthymiou, Vassilios Nastopoulos, Catherine Raptopoulou, Anastasios Tasiopoulos, Spyros P. Perlepes, Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou

“…In both complexes, the organic ligand chelates through its nitrogen atoms. The IR data are discussed in terms of the nature of bonding and the structures of the two complexes.…”
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AI-based quality assessment methods for protein structure models from cryo-EM by Han Zhu, Genki Terashi, Farhanaz Farheen, Tsukasa Nakamura, Daisuke Kihara

“…These emerging AI-driven tools offer unique capabilities in the validation and refinement of cryo-EM-derived protein atomic models, potentially leading to more accurate protein structures and deeper insights into complex biological systems.…”
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Origins and Development of Initiation of Free Radical Polymerization Processes by Dietrich Braun

“…Both these initiator classes can be designated as predecessors for “living” or controlled free radical polymerizations with nitroxyl-mediated polymerizations, reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer processes (RAFT), and atom transfer radical polymerizations (ATRP).…”
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Manipulation of room-temperature magnetic skyrmions in a van der Waals ferromagnet Fe3GaTe2 by Yanlong Yin, Minghe Liu, Wei Li, Wan Li, Mengting Zou, Si Wu, Weixing Xia, Baomin Wang

“…The magnetic skyrmion in two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic materials offer a feasible and robust platform for future spintronic applications, thanks to their atomic-scale interface and stacking structure. Recently, a room temperature vdW ferromagnet Fe _3 GaTe _2 (FGT) has been discovered, in which skyrmion lattice can be generated. …”
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Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy and AFM Analysis of CIGSe Thin Film Solar Cells by Nima E. Gorji, Ugo Reggiani, Leonardo Sandrolini

“…The band gap, grain size, and topography of a Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGSe) thin film solar cell are analyzed using surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPV) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. From the steep increase in SPV signal the band gap of the CIGSe absorber, In2S3 and ZnO layers are extracted and found to be 1.1, 1.3 and 2.6 eV, respectively. …”
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Structural Evolution of Low-Molecular-Weight Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polystyrene Diblock Copolymer Thin Film by Hui Wu, Xiaohua Huang

“…The structural evolution of low-molecular-weight poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polystyrene (PEO-b-PS) diblock copolymer thin film with various initial film thicknesses on silicon substrate under thermal annealing was investigated by atomic force microscopy, optical microscopy, and contact angle measurement. …”
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