Amorphization dependent recrystallisation of Sb2Te3 by Nur Qalishah Adanan, Simon Wredh, Joel K W Yang, Robert E Simpson

“…We show how the level of amorphousness (disorder) of antimony-telluride (Sb _2 Te _3 ) can be controlled using pulsed laser heating, and that the recrystallisation temperature strongly depends on the local atomic configurations in the amorphous structure. …”
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Radiolytic Synthesis of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Wound Dressings by Pimpon Uttayarat, Jarurattana Eamsiri, Theeranan Tangthong, Phiriyatorn Suwanmala

“…The conversion of metallic silver ions to silver atoms depended on irradiation dose and stabilizer concentration as determined by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Enhanced Ex Vivo Expansion of Human Hematopoietic Progenitors on Native and Spin Coated Acellular Matrices Prepared from Bone Marrow Stromal Cells by Samiksha Wasnik, Suma Kantipudi, Mark A. Kirkland, Gopal Pande

“…The physicochemical properties (surface roughness, thickness, and uniformity) of native and spin coated acellular matrices (ACM) were studied using scanning and atomic force microscopy (SEM and AFM). Lineage-specific expansion of HSPC, grown on these substrates, was evaluated by immunophenotypic (flow cytometry) and functional (colony forming) assays. …”
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Protein Backbone Torsion Angle-Based Structure Comparison and Secondary Structure Database Web Server by Sunghoon Jung, Se-Eun Bae, Insung Ahn, Hyeon S. Son

“…Three-dimensional representation of the positions of protein atoms is utilized among many structural information repositories that have been published. …”
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A PCBM-Modified TiO2 Blocking Layer towards Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells by Gang Lu, Fengqin He, Shangzheng Pang, Haifeng Yang, Dazheng Chen, Jingjing Chang, Zhenhua Lin, Jincheng Zhang, Chunfu Zhang

“…Scanning electron microscope, atomic force microscope, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results suggest the formation of a uniform and compact CH3NH3PbI3−xClx perovskite layer on the PCBM-modified TiO2 blocking layer. …”
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Coalescence of carbon nanotubes while preserving the chiral angles by Akira Takakura, Taishi Nishihara, Koji Harano, Ovidiu Cretu, Takeshi Tanaka, Hiromichi Kataura, Yuhei Miyauchi

“…Abstract Atomically precise coalescence of graphitic nanocarbon molecules is one of the most challenging reactions in sp 2 carbon chemistry. …”
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Benchmarking COMSOL Multiphysics Single-Subchannel Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of a TRIGA Reactor with RELAP5 Results and Experimental Data by Ahmed K. Alkaabi, Jeffrey C. King

“…The aim of this study is to benchmark the prediction accuracy of COMSOL Multiphysics in performing thermal-hydraulic analysis of TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics) reactors such as the Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor (GSTR) by comparing its predictions with RELAP5 (a widely used code in nuclear thermal-hydraulic analysis) results and experimental data. …”
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Electronic, Structural, and Optical Properties of Zinc Blende and Wurtzite Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) Using Density Functional Theory by Teshome Gerbaba Edossa, Menberu Mengasha Woldemariam

“…To assure the accuracy of calculation, the convergence test of total energy with respect to energy cutoff and k-point sampling is performed. The relaxed atomic position for the CdS in zb and wz structure is obtained by using total energy and force minimization method following the Hellmann–Feynman approach. …”
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Evaluation of mineral and near-infrared forecasting of wheat yield varieties using spectrophotometric techniques by H.A. Pardhe, N. Krishnaveni, B.K. Chekraverthy, S. Patel, S. Naveen, V. Rashmi, P.C. Govinden

“…Iron concentration ranged from (0.7 to 6.3 milligrams/100 grams) in ultraviolet-visible analysis, (0.7 to 6.74 milligrams/100 grams) in atomic absorption spectrometry, and (0.81 to 6.8 milligrams/100 grams) in inductive coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy. …”
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Avatares de la energía nuclear en Argentina by Milagros Rodríguez

“…Its study shows a special concern as the attitude of the government self-defined “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” towards the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA - Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica) escaped from the characteristic guidelines of the period. …”
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Crystal structures of zinc(II) coordination complexes with isoquinoline N-oxide by Erin N. Groneck, Nathan Peek, Will E. Lynch, Clifford W. Padgett

“…In complex (IV), hexakis(isoquinoline N-oxide-κO)zinc(II) bis(perchlorate), [Zn(C9H7NO)6](ClO4)2, the zinc(II) ion occupies a special position with 3 site symmetry and is octahedrally coordinated by six iQNO ligands, albeit with slight distortions evidenced by a spread of cis bond angles from 85.82 (4) to 94.18 (4)°. The chlorine atom of the perchlorate anion lies on a crystallographic threefold axis. …”
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Implementation of a Transform-Minutiae Fusion-Based Model for Fingerprint Recognition by Justice Kwame Appati, Prince Kofi Nartey, Ebenezer Owusu, Ismail Wafaa Denwar

“…The first transform technique, thus wave atom transform, was used for data smoothing while the second transform, thus wavelet, was used for feature extraction. …”
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A new generation of ecocatalysts$^{\text{®}}$—from Invasive Alien Species to sustainable and biosourced glyceryl fatty esters by Lasbleiz, Arthur, Pelissier, Franck, Renault, Jean-Hugues, Grison, Claire M., Legrand, Yves-Marie, Grison, Claude

“…These catalysts were characterized by microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometry (MP-AES) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), which revealed basic properties. …”
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Research and Application Progress of Dual-energy CT in Prostate Lesions by Yize LI, Ziqi CHEN, Luyao ZHANG, Yingmin CHEN

“…DECT not only provides routine anatomical information of lesions, tissues, and organs, but also generates virtual single-energy spectral images, virtual decalcification images, effective atomic number diagrams, iodine maps, electron cloud density maps, and other energy spectral images through post-processing. …”
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Bioinorganic Relevance of Some Cobalt(II) Complexes with Thiophene-2-glyoxal Derived Schiff Bases by Prashant Singh, Shanu Das, Rajesh Dhakarey

“…IR spectra manifest the coordination of the ligand to the metal ion through the carbonyl oxygen, azomethine nitrogen and thienyl sulphur atoms. With the help of electronic spectral data various ligand field parameters were also calculated. …”
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Spectroscopic, Thermal, Electrochemical, and Antimicrobial Studies of Mononuclear Manganese(II) Ditolyldithiophosphates by Ruchi Khajuria, Atiya Syed, Sandeep Kumar, Sushil K. Pandey

“…The presence of a four-and-six coordinated Mn atoms has been established in the complexes and adducts, respectively. …”
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In Silico Study of Ceftaroline’s Molecular Properties by Elso Manuel Cruz Cruz, Eslhey Sánchez Domínguez

“…Molecular properties were calculated according to the Density Functional Theory. Densities of atomic charges and orbital borders were analyzed and compared to the ceftobiprole modeling. …”
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Cadmium, Copper, Lead, and Zinc Contents of Fish Marketed in NW Mexico by Martín G. Frías-Espericueta, Francia K. G. Zamora-Sarabia, J. Isidro Osuna-López, María D. Muy-Rangel, Werner Rubio-Carrasco, Marisela Aguilar-Juárez, Domenico Voltolina

“…To assess if they were within the safety limits for human consumption, the Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn contents of fish muscles, bought from separate stalls of the fish markets of nine cities of NW Mexico, were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Considering all fish and markets, the mean contents were Zn: 23.23±5.83, Cu: 1.72±0.63, Cd: 0.27 ± 0.07, and Pb: 0.09 ± 0.04 µg/g (dry weight). …”
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Stress Concentration in the Bulk Cr2O3: Effects of Temperature and Point Defects by Mazharul M. Islam, Thierry Couvant, Philippe Marcus, Boubakar Diawara

“…The investigations were done for periodic bulk models. The data at the atomic scale were extrapolated by using the Universal Binding Energy Relationships (UBERs) model in order to estimate the mechanical behavior of a 10 μm thick oxide scale. …”
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Chiral-magic angle of nanoimprint meta-device by Chen Mu Ku, Zhang Jing Cheng, Leung Cheuk Wai, Sun Linshan, Fan Yubin, Liang Yao, Yao Jin, Liu Xiaoyuan, Yuan Jiaqi, Xu Yuanhao, Tsai Din Ping, Pang Stella W.

“…Moreover, the shape of the meta-atoms plays a key role in chiral magic angle tuning. …”
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