First-Principles Study on Adsorption and Decomposition of NOx on Mo (110) Surface by Yunmi Huang, Haijun Luo, Changkun Dong

“…Besides, the stable structures of NO/Mo (110) are MoNO (H, μ1-N), MoNO (H, μ2-N, O), and MoNO (H, η1-N) with the corresponding adsorption energies of −3.75 eV, −3.57 eV, and −3.01 eV, respectively. N and O atoms are easily adsorbed at the hollow sites on Mo (110) surfaces, and their adsorption energies reach −7.02 eV and −7.70 eV, respectively. …”
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Improving Biocompatibility of Polyurethanes Apply in Medicine Using Oxygen Plasma and Its Negative Effect on Increased Bacterial Adhesion by Kamil Drożdż, Monika Gołda-Cępa, Paulina Chytrosz-Wróbel, Andrzej Kotarba, Monika Brzychczy-Włoch

“…The results showed that the modification of polyurethane by oxygen plasma allowed the introduction of functional groups containing oxygen (-OH and -COOH), which significantly increased its hydrophilicity (change from 105° ± 2° to 9° ± 2°) of PUs. Surface analysis by atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed changes in PU topography (change in maximum height from ∼110.3 nm to ∼32.1 nm). …”
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Haematological, Liver Function Parameters and Heavy Metal Assessment of KWMC Workers at Roadside and Mixed Waste Dumpsites in Kwara State, Nigeria by D.T. Ogundele, V.T. Olayemi, F.M. Folaranmi, O.E. Oludele, A.A. Oladejo

“…Mixed solid waste samples from dumpsites and road soils were analysed by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. Pb concentrations between 16.0 – 29.5 mg/Kg were found in road soils and least Cd contamination between 0.5 – 2.0 mg/Kg were recorded. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Swelling Characteristics of Graft Copolymerized Isotactic Polypropylene Film by Teena Sehgal, Sunita Rattan

“…The evidence of grafting was carried out by Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) before and after grafting, respectively. …”
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Biosorbent Efficacy of Groundnut Husk for the Elimination of Chromium from the Effluent of Mojo Tannery Industry, Ethiopia by Kebru Tegegn, Zekeria Yusuf, J. M. Sasikumar, Kefelegn Gorfu

“…The percentage removal of chromium was examined by a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (FAAS). Functional group characteristics of the biosorbents were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR). …”
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Impact of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Kidneys Tissues of Male Mice Experimentally Infected with Entamoeba histolytica by Laith A. Yaaqoob, Mohannad Hamid Jasim, Lima Tariq Youash Lazar, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Thaer Abdulqader Salih

“…Scanning electron microscopy used to characterize biosynthesized ZnO NPs , atomic force microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Iron Doped Calcium Manganese Oxide Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc Secondary Batteries by Gota Asano, Yoshiyuki Kojima

“…It is already known that Ca₂Mn₃O₈ has a layered structure and can be synthesized with a Mn/Ca atomic ratio ranging from 1.5 to 2.5. This research examined the effect of adding Fe and Al to this calcium manganese oxide on battery performance. …”
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Production of Low Calorie Bakery Product with Pleasant Flavour, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities by Hussein Ahmed M.S., Shaheen Mohamed S., Abdel-Kalek Hanan H., El-Nor S.A.H. Abo

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Calibration Method for Confocal X-Ray Microanalysis with Polychromatic Excitation by C. Sosa, V. Stoytschew, J. Leani, H. J. Sánchez, C. A. Pérez, R. D. Perez

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The model of technology transfer from the defense industry to the civilian sector of the economy by D. Yu. Baydarov, D. Yu. Faikov

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Elemental and Proximate Compositions of Sesame Seeds and the Underlying Soil from Tsegede, Ethiopia by Fuad Seid, Bewketu Mehari

“…Essential major (Ca and Mg) and trace metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Ni) in the sesame seeds and the underlying soil were determined by using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy. The sesame seeds contained high levels of fat (52.9 ± 1.5%), followed by protein (23.5 ± 0.9%). …”
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The Content and Bioavailability of Mineral Nutrients of Selected Wild and Traditional Edible Plants as Affected by Household Preparation Methods Practiced by Local Community in Ben... by Andinet Abera Hailu, Getachew Addis

“…Mineral elements, namely, Ca, Fe, Zn, and Cu, were analyzed using Shimadzu atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Effects of household processing practices on the levels of mineral elements were evaluated and the bioavailability was predicted using antinutrient-mineral molar ratios. …”
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Temperature-induced flexibility of graphene sheet facilitates RNA duplex unzipping: A molecular dynamics study by Maksym V. Karachevtsev, Victor A. Karachevtsev

“…Molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that duplex (rA)15:(rU)15 adsorbed on the flexible graphene sheet in a water environment unzipped at room temperature much faster than on graphene with fixed carbon atoms. Duplex unzipping begins with the terminated base pairs located in the tail of the duplex adsorbed on graphene. …”
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Presence of Heavy Metals in over the Counter Teeth Whitening Products– An Evaluative Study by Chitra Ravi, Sendhilkumar Muthappan, Manickam Ponnaiah, Deepika Chandrasekaran, Sowmiya Murugavel, Jimson Samson

“…Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study of teeth whitening products available Over the Counter (OTC) in pharmacies in Chennai and adjoining districts of Tamil Nadu was conducted during the period from December 2019 to February 2020. The Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS) method was used to measure the heavy metals such as inorganic lead, chromium, cobalt, arsenic, cadmium, nickel and mercury in the products. …”
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Poznawanie prawdy i zdolność przewidywania w naukach przyrodniczych by Irena Grochowska

“…In the days of fast developing new disciplines and atomization of science it is almost impossible. Natural reality exists independent of our knowledge of it. …”
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Field‐programmable gate array acceleration of the Tersoff potential in LAMMPS by Quan Deng, Qiang Liu

“…Experimental results show that, when tested on the Xilinx Alveo U200, the proposed accelerator achieves a performance of 9.51 ns/day for the Tersoff simulation in a 55,296‐atom system, which is a 2.00× increase in performance when compared to Intel I7‐8700K and 1.70× to NVIDIA Tesla K40c under the same test case. …”
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Classical and quantum algorithms for many-body problems by Ayral, Thomas

“…After describing a method based on natural orbitals for shortening, and thus making more reliable, quantum circuits to prepare fermionic states, we present a method based on slave spins for using a platform of Rydberg atoms to simulate lattice models of fermions. Finally, we show how these same Rydberg platforms can be used to solve combinatorial problems, and how decoherence influences the quality of the results obtained. …”
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Design and Implementation of a Fuzzy Controller for a TRIGA Mark III Reactor by Tonatiuh Rivero-Gutiérrez, Jorge S. Benítez-Read, Armando Segovia-De-los-Ríos, Luis C. Longoria-Gándara, Javier C. Palacios-Hernández

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Synthesis and Characterization of Fe3O4-Bentonite Nanocomposite Adsorbent for Cr(VI) Removal from Water Solution by Ngusey Adisu, Subramanian Balakrishnan, Haimanot Tibebe

“…These adsorbents were characterized by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. …”
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SN-Donor Methylthioanilines and Copper(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Spectral Properties, and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity by Temitope E. Olalekan, Adeniyi S. Ogunlaja, Gareth M. Watkins

“…FTIR spectra showed that the bidentate ligands were coordinated to the copper ion through their nitrogen and sulfur atoms. The electronic spectra have suggested square planar and octahedral geometries for these complexes. …”
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