The Effect of Highly Hydroxylated Fullerenol C60(OH)36 on Human Erythrocyte Membrane Organization by Jacek Grebowski, Anita Krokosz

“…The mechanism of the interaction of highly hydroxylated fullerenol C60(OH)36 with erythrocyte membranes was studied by electron spin resonance spectroscopy (ESR) of stearic acid derivatives labeled with a nitroxyl radical at C-12 or C-16 and with a nitroxyl derivative of maleimide covalently attached to sulfhydryl groups of membrane proteins. …”
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Study on Microstructure Effect of Carbon Black Particles in Filled Rubber Composites by Li Hong Huang, Xiaoxiang Yang, Jianhong Gao

“…The cross sections of blended natural/styrene-butadiene (NSBR) composites filled with different volume fractions of carbon particles were observed using a Quanta 250 scanning electron microscope. In addition, the sizes and distributions of the carbon particles were analyzed using Nano Measurer. …”
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Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic enrofloxacin under solar light using ZnO and Bi2MoO6 materials by Wei Qinzheng, Lam Sze-Mun, Li Haixiang, Sin Jin-Chung

“…The resulting materials underwent comprehensive characterization using techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS), and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) to investigate their physical, chemical, and optical properties. …”
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The Semidiurnal Tidal Response of the Low Latitude Ionosphere to Northern Hemisphere Polar Vortex Strength (2020–2023) From COSMIC‐2 Global Ionospheric Specification by Deepali Aggarwal, Jens Oberheide, Nicholas Pedatella, Benjamin C. Martinez

“…The semidiurnal migrating solar tide shows the largest response, with relative electron density in the F‐region significantly higher (∼ 60%) under a weak vortex and lower (∼ 20%) under a strong vortex, correlated at −0.58 with the NAM index. …”
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The interaction and photostability of some xanthenes and selected azo sensitizing dyes with TiO2 nanoparticles by D. EL Mekkawi, M. S. A. Abdel-Mottaleb

“…Fluorescence and electronic absorption measurements revealed complex formation between the chosen dyes and the surface of the colloidal TiO2. …”
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PyIRTAM: A New Module of PyIRI for IRTAM Coefficients by Victoriya V. Forsythe, Ivan Galkin, Sarah E. McDonald, Kenneth F. Dymond, Bruce A. Fritz, Angeline G. Burrell, Katherine A. Zawdie, Douglas P. Drob

“…It constructs the ionospheric electron density for the entire day and on the entire global grid in one computation, which has a very low computational overhead. …”
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Characterization of Fungal Colonization of Indwelling Esophagostomy Tubes by Shelly J. Olin, David A. Bemis, John R. Dunlap, Jacqueline C. Whittemore

“…Fungi were isolated with culture and identified using morphological characteristics. Scanning electron microscopy was used to evaluate the surface characteristics of the tubes. …”
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Sensitivity Analysis of the Artificial Neural Network Outputs in Friction Stir Lap Joining of Aluminum to Brass by Mohammad Hasan Shojaeefard, Mostafa Akbari, Mojtaba Tahani, Foad Farhani

“…In addition, the mechanical properties of each sample were characterized using shear tests. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction analysis were used to probe chemical compositions. …”
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CONTROL OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CASTING BRASS IN INGOTS USED FOR MANUFACTURE OF STOP VALVES by A. A. Pivovarchyk, Е. V. Pivovarchyk

“…It has been established that the use of ARL 3460 and OBLF-QSW 750 emission spectrometers and the Tescan VEGA II LMU scanning electron microscope makes it possible to obtain practically identical values of the content of the main elements and impurities in pigs of foundry and brass lead grade LC40C in studies on determining the chemical composition of the materials under study.…”
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London dispersion forces and steric effects within nanocomposites tune interaction energies and chain conformation by Baode Zhang, Snežana D. Zarić, Sonja S. Zrilić, Iosif Gofman, Barbara Heck, Günter Reiter

“…Aromatic polyimides (PI) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) were chosen as building blocks as two components in the hetero delocalized electron nanostructures. Two PIs, having the same diamine part and different linkage substituents between two phenyl rings of dianhydride part, one linked with ether bond (C-O-C) (OPI), the other with C-(CF3)2 (FPI), were investigated. …”
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Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Reinforced Biocomposite: Recycling of Postconsumed Footwear Leather by Rashedul Islam, Md Ashikur Rahaman Noyon, Thuhin Kumar Dey, Mamun Jamal, Rajasekar Rathanasamy, Moganapriya Chinnasamy, Md. Elias Uddin

“…UV–visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy were used to examine the material dispersibility bonding between GO and PCF, structural properties, thermal properties, and surface morphology of the biocomposite films, respectively. …”
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Floral Nectary Anatomy and Ultrastructure in Mycoheterotrophic Plant, Epipogium aphyllum Sw. (Orchidaceae) by Emilia Święczkowska, Agnieszka K. Kowalkowska

“…The dense cytoplasm of papillae contains profuse endoplasmic reticulum, plentiful vesicles (bigger ones with tannin-like materials), numerous mitochondria, sometimes dictyosomes, starch grains, and plastids with tubular structures. The large electron-dense bodies in cell walls are structurally the same as tannin-like materials from vesicles that are in contact with plasmalemma. …”
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Thermal Conductivity of Dry Sands Treated with Microbial-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by Zhaoyu Wang, Nan Zhang, Fei Lin, Jinhua Ding, Huimin Yang

“…Based on the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses, it is found MICP-induced CaCO3 crystals are being formed among sand particles functioned as “thermal bridge,” which provided more highly effective heat transfer path. …”
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SnO2 Nanostructure as Pollutant Gas Sensors: Synthesis, Sensing Performances, and Mechanism by Brian Yuliarto, Gilang Gumilar, Ni Luh Wulan Septiani

“…In addition, the functionalization of SnO2 as a gas sensor is extensively discussed with respect to the theory of gas adsorption, the surface features of SnO2, the band gap theory, and electron transfer.…”
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Microstructure, Tensile Property, and Surface Quality of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Parts Molded by Rapid Heat Cycle Molding by Feng Liu, Taidong Li, Fuyu Xu, Jiquan Li, Shaofei Jiang

“…The microstructure including multilayer, fiber orientation, crystallinity, and fiber-matrix bonding strength were analyzed by simulations, scanning electron microscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction, and dynamic mechanical analysis. …”
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Degradation of octylbenzene sulfonate photoinduced by iron(III) aquacomplexes: Evidence for the fragmentation of the alkyl chain by Nadra Debbache, Gilles Mailhot, Kamel Djebbar, Bernadette Lavedrine, Michèle Bolte

“…The photochemical degradation appears to be due to HO• radicals arising from the electron transfer in Fe(OH)2+. If oxygen does not affect the initial quantum yield of OBS degradation, it is necessary to pursue the reaction up to, first the complete disappearance of OBS and secondly OBS mineralization. …”
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Uniformly Distributed Graphene Domain Grows on Standing Copper via Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition by Shih-Hao Chan, Sheng-Hui Chen, Wei-Ting Lin, Chien-Cheng Kuo

“…This method improved the distribution of the graphene domains at different positions on the same piece of copper foil along the forward direction of the gas flow. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed the average size of the graphene domains to be about ~20 m. …”
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On the Recent Trends in Expansive Soil Stabilization Using Calcium-Based Stabilizer Materials (CSMs): A Comprehensive Review by Fazal E. Jalal, Yongfu Xu, Babak Jamhiri, Shazim Ali Memon

“…After blending with CSM, the main and interaction effects on soil properties with focus on chemical processes such as X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction analyses, and microstructure interaction by using scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis have been reviewed in light of findings of past researchers. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of LiNi0.7–xMgxCo0.3O2 (0≤x≤0.1) Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Prepared by a Sol-Gel Method by Hailang Zhang

“…The structural and electrochemical properties were examined by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry(CV), and charge-discharge tests. …”
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Corrosion Control of Alloy 690 by Shot Peening and Electropolishing under Simulated Primary Water Condition of PWRs by Kyung Mo Kim, Hee-Sang Shim, Myung Ji Seo, Do Haeng Hur

“…The corrosion rate was evaluated by gravimetric analysis and the surface was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The corrosion rate of Alloy 690 was evaluated from the influence of the stress state on the metal surface. …”
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