Development of detection system for lead ions in mixture solutions using UV-Vis measurements with peptide immobilized microbeads by Shuhei Yoshida, Koki Yoshida, Yoshio Hamada, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Kenji Usui

“…This method could detect Pb2+ at low concentrations equivalent to inductively coupled plasmon-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Using the detected values to create a calibration curve, it was found that there was a positive correlation between the concentration of Pb2+ and absorbance, which also made it possible to quantify sub-µM Pb2+ in the solutions. …”
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Biofunctionalized patterned platform as microarray biochip to supervise delivery and expression of pDNA nanolipoplexes in stem cells via mechanotransduction by Mingkui Shen, Yan Hou, Shihui Xu, Jun Tan, Honggang Zhou, Qi Miao, Wanheng Zhang, Yazhou Chen, Nana Wang, Yongtao Wang

“…The stiffness and adhesion force were measured by atomic force microscope to reveal cell nanomechanics on microarray biochips. …”
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Assessment of Heavy Metals in Water, Sediment, and Fishes of a Large Tropical Hydroelectric Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia by Siong Fong Sim, Teck Yee Ling, Lee Nyanti, Norliza Gerunsin, Yiew Ee Wong, Liang Ping Kho

“…The samples were digested with open acid digestion and the metals contents were analysed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer and mercury analyser. …”
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Mechanical damage and failure mechanisms of chlorite by molecular dynamics by Li Liu, Xinlong Li, Runqing Zhang, Ran Ji, Wenhao He, Huaizhong Shi, Zhongwei Huang, Yongxin Li, Gaojian Fan, Songqing Zhao

“…Energy dissipation occurs through atomic pair positional changes, with van der Waals and Coulomb energies displaying opposite trends during tensile and compressive deformation. …”
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Nafion®-Containing Solid Lipid Nanoparticles as a Tool for Anticancer Pt Delivery: Preliminary Studies by Maddalena Sguizzato, Elisabetta Esposito, Marcus Drechsler, Eleonora Gallerani, Riccardo Gavioli, Paolo Mariani, Federica Carducci, Rita Cortesi, Paola Bergamini

“…The protonation occurs selectively at nitrogen; hence protonated PTA maintains its ability to coordinate platinum via its phosphorus atom.…”
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Coordination Reactions and Noncovalent Interactions of Polyamines with Nucleotides in Binary Systems and with Nucleotides and Copper(II) Ion in Ternary Systems by Lechoslaw Lomozik, Anna Gasowska, Grzegorz Krzysko, Romualda Bregier-Jarzebowska

“…The mode of coordination in the complex is realised mainly through the phosphate groups of the nucleotide with involvement of the endocyclic nitrogen atoms in a manner which depends upon the steric conditions and in particular on the number of the methylene groups in the polyamine molecule.…”
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Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling with $\alpha $-aminophosphonates based on 1,3,4-oxadiazole as ligands by Hkiri, Shaima, Touil, Soufiane, Samarat, Ali, Sémeril, David

“…The synthesis of a palladium complex bearing two diethyl[(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylamino)(4-nitrophenyl)methyl]phosphonates as ligands has demonstrated the ability of this type of $\alpha $-aminophosphonates to coordinate to the palladium(II) ion via their electronically enriched nitrogen atom of the 1,3,4-oxadiazole ring. The complex was fully characterized by elemental analysis, infrared, NMR and mass spectrometry. …”
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Using Odd-Alkanes as a Carbon Source to Increase the Content of Nutritionally Important Fatty Acids in Candida krusei, Trichosporon cutaneum, and Yarrowia lipolytica by Olga Matatkova, Lucia Gharwalova, Michal Zimola, Tomas Rezanka, Jan Masak, Irena Kolouchova

“…The aim of this work was the production of nutritionally important fatty acids by utilization of n-alkanes with an odd number of carbon atoms, alone and in combination with glucose and subsequent analysis of microbial lipids accumulation and fatty acid profile. …”
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Challenging the ideal strength limit in single-crystalline gold nanoflakes through phase engineering by Tong Zhang, Yuanbiao Tong, Chenxinyu Pan, Jun Pei, Xiaomeng Wang, Tao Liu, Binglun Yin, Pan Wang, Yang Gao, Limin Tong, Wei Yang

“…Suspended-nanoindentations based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) show that the Young’s modulus and tensile strength are also thickness-and phase- dependent. …”
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Anion-Directed Assembly of a Bimetallic Pd/Ag Nanocluster: Synthesis, Characterization, and HER Activity by Yu-Rong Ni, Rugma Thekke Pangal, Michael N. Pillay, Tzu-Hao Chiu, Samia Kahlal, Jean-Yves Saillard, C. W. Liu

“…This NC features a unique linear S-Pd-H axis enclosed in a 4-5-4 stacked arrangement of silver atoms. The distinctive hydride environment was characterized by NMR spectroscopy, and the total structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) and supported by computational studies. …”
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Determination of Total Mercury in Solid Samples by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry by Thuong Thi Kim Nguyen, Huyen Thu Luu, Loi Duc Vu, Thao Thi Ta, Giang Thi Huong Le

“…The results were compared with cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS).…”
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Accelerating materials property prediction via a hybrid Transformer Graph framework that leverages four body interactions by Mohammad Madani, Valentina Lacivita, Yongwoo Shin, Anna Tarakanova

“…Also, this model predicts local atomic environments and global structural features better than several models. …”
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Development of a New Sequential Extraction Procedure of Nickel Species on Workplace Airborne Particulate Matter: Assessing the Occupational Exposure to Carcinogenic Metal Species by Catalani Simona, Fostinelli Jacopo, Gilberti Maria Enrica, Orlandi Francesca, Magarini Riccardo, Paganelli Matteo, Madeo Egidio, De Palma Giuseppe

“…The analytical method described in this paper allows the determination of soluble, sulfidic, metallic, and oxide Ni by a simple sequential extraction procedure and determination by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy using small volumes of solutions and without long evaporation phases. …”
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Synergistic effect of Canarium strictum leaves extract and KI on the corrosion protection of mild steel in 15% HCl solution by Reema H. Aldahiri, Mahmoud A. Hussein, Soha M. A. Al-Bukhari, Khalid A. Alamry, Ajahar Khan, Ruby Aslam

“…The corrosion inhibition and adsorption characteristics of CSL were comprehensively analysed through weight loss measurement, electrochemical impedance measurement (EIS), potentiodynamic polarization (PP), UV–visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–EDS). …”
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Compact source for quadripartite deterministically entangled optical fields by Yanhong Liu, Yaoyao Zhou, Liang Wu, Jiliang Qin, Zhihui Yan, Xiaojun Jia

“…Our findings propose that the resultant GHZ and linear cluster states can be potentially applied in quantum-enhanced information science, specifically in quantum secret sharing, controlled quantum teleportation networks, and quantum-entangled atomic ensemble networks.…”
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Synergistic mixture of Parthenium hysterophorus L. extract and potassium iodide as a novel efficient composite inhibitor on steel corrosion in sulfuric acid by Hao Wu, Shuduan Deng, Dandan Shao, Gaofei Wei, Juan Xu, Xianghong Li

“…Elemental analysis revealed that PHLE compounds adsorbed on the CRS surface via physisorption and chemisorption, driven by conjugated structures and N and O atoms. Quantum chemical and molecular dynamics simulations confirmed that PHLE's components can effectively protect CRS through coordination and feedback bonds. …”
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Characterization of a thermally stable red-light-emitting phosphor: synthesis, photoluminescence, and thermoluminescence studies of CsCaF3 compound doped with Eu3+ for solid-state... by N. Hema, B. Chandrasekaran, R. Kameshwaran, M. Ammal Dhanalakshmi, V. Rathina Mala, G. Annadurai, K. Ganesh Kumar, M. Vimalan, Mohammed F. Albeshr

“…Furthermore, thermoluminescence study, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and effective atomic number (Zeff) calculations were conducted to provide valuable information for potential radiation dosimetry applications.…”
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An Automatic Web Service Composition Framework Using QoS-Based Web Service Ranking Algorithm by Deivamani Mallayya, Baskaran Ramachandran, Suganya Viswanathan

“…When the user’s request cannot be fulfilled by a single atomic service, several existing services should be composed and delivered as a composition. …”
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Surface Functionalization of Graphene Oxide with Polymer Brushes for Improving Thermal Properties of the Polymer Matrix by Shuangshuang Wang, Houfang Chi, Lin Chen, Wei Li, Yuchao Li, Guang Li, Xiangcai Ge

“…The hybrid materials were prepared by coating graphene oxide (GO) with polydopamine (PDA) as a reactive underlayer and reducing agent, subsequently, surface-initiated polymerization of monomers (methyl methacrylate, styrene) based on the activators regenerated electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET-ATRP) technique. …”
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Characterization of Modified Tapioca Starch Solutions and Their Sprays for High Temperature Coating Applications by M. Y. Naz, S. A. Sulaiman, B. Ariwahjoedi, Ku Zilati Ku Shaari

“…The objective of the research was to understand and improve the unusual physical and atomization properties of the complexes/adhesives derived from the tapioca starch by addition of borate and urea. …”
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