An Experimental Study on the Microstructures of Cemented Paste Backfill during Its Developing Process by Bo Zhang, Jie Xin, Lang Liu, Lijie Guo, Ki-Il Song

“…The geometry and morphology of the microstructures of CPB were observed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The characteristics including pore size, pore shape, and orientation of the microstructures of CPB at different curing times were analyzed based on the SEM images. …”
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Effectiveness of Nitrogen-Doping in MXene-Based Composites for Supercapacitor Electrodes by Ghobad Behzadi pour, Leila Fekri aval, Hamed Nazarpour-Fard

“…The SC improvement can be attributed to the synergistic interaction of optimum N levels, augmented interlayer spacing, and improved surface redox activity, facilitating rapid ion intercalation and electron transfer. Levels of doping have been reviewed by various techniques such as photochemical N-doping, ammonium decomposition, thermal treatment, and N sources.…”
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Possible Role of Interaction between PPARα and Cyclophilin D in Cardioprotection of AMPK against In Vivo Ischemia-Reperfusion in Rats by Giselle Barreto-Torres, Sabzali Javadov

“…Cardiac dysfunction following IR injury was associated with decreased activity of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) and increased mitochondrial ROS and PTP opening. …”
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Cushion Mechanism of Goat Hoof Bulb Tissues by Weijun Tian, Hai Liu, Qi Zhang, Bo Su, Wei Xu, Qian Cong

“…The hoof bulb sections of white goats were observed via scanning electron microscopy and stereomicroscopy in order to explore the cushion mechanism in the bulb tissue microstructures of hoofed animals. …”
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A Novel ZnO-Methylene Blue Nanocomposite Matrix for Biosensing Application by Shibu Saha, S. K. Arya, S. P. Singh, Vinay Gupta

“…The introduction of methylene blue into the ZnO thin film leads to reduction in the charge transfer resistance and suggests an increase in the electron transfer capacity of the composite. Glucose oxidase (GOx) was chosen as the model enzyme and effectively immobilized on the surface of hybrid ZnO-MB nanocomposite matrix. …”
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Models for Predicting Quality of Solar-Dried Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) during Storage Based on Protein Oxidation by Yuye Fu, Yaqiong Liu, Wenxiu Wang, Ran Suo, Jie Wang

“…Furthermore, SDS-PAGE and scanning electron microscopy revealed protein degradation and damage of shrimp muscle microstructure during storage. …”
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A single residue switch mediates the broad neutralization of Rotaviruses by Yang Huang, Feibo Song, Yuanjun Zeng, Hui Sun, Roufang Sheng, Xuechun Wang, Liqin Liu, Guoxing Luo, Yanan Jiang, Yaling Chen, Mengxuan Zhang, Shiyin Zhang, Ying Gu, Hai Yu, Shaowei Li, Tingdong Li, Qingbing Zheng, Shengxiang Ge, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia

“…A combination of time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and in situ cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) analysis reveals a counterintuitive dynamic process of virus inactivation, in which 7H13 asymmetrically binds to a conserved epitope in the capsid-proximal aspect of VP4, triggers a conformational switch in a critical residue—F418—thereby disrupts the meta-stable conformation of VP4 essential for normal viral infection. …”
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ERRα promotes glycolytic metabolism and targets the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pathway to regulate pyroptosis in endometrial cancer by Pingping Su, Xiaodan Mao, Jincheng Ma, Lixiang Huang, Lirui Yu, Shuting Tang, Mingzhi Zhuang, Zhonglei Lu, Kelvin Stefan Osafo, Yuan Ren, Xinrui Wang, Xite Lin, Leyi Huang, Xiaoli Huang, Elena Ioana Braicu, Jalid Sehouli, Pengming Sun

“…Flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, cell mito stress test, and extracellular acidification rate analysis were performed to investigate the effects of ERRα on the pyroptosis pathway and glycolytic metabolism. …”
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Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment by Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong, Wei Zhang

“…Subsequently, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to observe and comparatively analyze the microstructural morphology of the two types of fibers. …”
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Advancing Microchannel Fabrication: Tool-Innovated Die Sink Electrodischarge Machining by M. Shanmuka Srinivas, R. Meenakshi Reddy, Praveen Kumar Balguri, Din Bandhu, Manas Das, Kishore Debnath, Mridusmita Roy Choudhury

“…The comprehensive surface morphology of the machined characteristics was evaluated using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and noncontact interferometer images. …”
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Mechanical and Frictional Behavior of Jute-Textile-Reinforced Polymer Composites With Matrix Modification by Farhin Tabassum, M. R. Asekin, M. Salim Kaiser, S. Reaz Ahmed

“…The results of optical microstructures, scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images, and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) spectra are found to be in support of the results observed through direct measurements. …”
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Fabrication and Optimization of ChE/ChO/HRP-AuNPs/c-MWCNTs Based Silver Electrode for Determining Total Cholesterol in Serum by Kusum Lata, Vikas Dhull, Vikas Hooda

“…Chemically synthesised Au nanoparticles were subjected to transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for analysing the shape and size of the particles. …”
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Rheological Modeling and Characterization of Ficus platyphylla Gum Exudates by Nnabuk O. Eddy, Paul O. Ameh, Casimir E. Gimba, Eno E. Ebenso

“…Analysis of the FTIR spectrum of the gum revealed vibrations similar to those found in polysaccharides while the scanning electron micrograph indicated that the gum has irregular molecular shapes, arranged randomly. …”
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Mechanical Properties, Impermeability, and Microstructure of Mortar Containing Recycled Fine Aggregates Modified by Graphene Oxide After High-Temperature Exposure by Zhao Xiang, Guofu Chen, Zhiwei Cai, Jiaxing Shao

“…The hydration products, pore structure, and microstructure of mortar containing RFAs and GO were analyzed using an X-ray diffractometer, mercury intrusion porosimetry, and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The study finds that GO can reduce the mass loss rate of mortar exposed to high temperatures and enhance the residual compressive strength and flexural strength. …”
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Flaky sputtered silicon MWCNTs core-shell structure as a freestanding binder-free electrode for lithium-ion battery by Seyed Ali Hoseini, Shams Mohajerzadeh, Zeinab Sanaee

“…The CNT-Si core-shell electrode can achieve an excellent gravimetric specific capacity of 3250 mAh/g under a rate of C/5 and 99.8% capacity retention after more than 700 cycles. Electron microscopy revealed that the electrode structure has maintained its integrity and stability during long cycling (700 cycles and more). …”
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Morphology and properties of hollow fiber membrane prepared under different air gap lengths by AIDA ISMA MOHAMAD IDRIS, Syeda Hina Iqbal, Rozita Omar, Hazmin Mansor

“…Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) analyzed membrane morphology. …”
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Nelfinavir Impairs Glycosylation of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Envelope Proteins and Blocks Virus Maturation by Soren Gantt, Eliora Gachelet, Jacquelyn Carlsson, Serge Barcy, Corey Casper, Michael Lagunoff

“…Normal numbers of viral particles appeared to be produced in NFV-treated cells by electron microscopy but remain within the cytoplasm more often than controls. …”
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Structural Characterization and Immunomodulatory Activity of Polysaccharides from Polygonatum sibiricum Prepared with Deep Eutectic Solvents by Jikun Meng, Chunbo Guan, Qiufeng Chen, Xiao Pang, Heqin Wang, Xinwen Cui, Ran Ye, Xiuqing Zhang

“…DPSP-3 had a smaller molecular weight (3.2 × 106 Da) and a higher ratio of galactose (65.75%) and mannose (19.76%) as compared to PSP. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that DPSP-3 had curly shape, lamellar surface, and a few spherical edges, which were significantly different from PSP and DPSP. …”
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An experimental investigation into malachite green degradation using highly active NiFe2O4/Bi4O5I2 photocatalyst under visible light by Woon Xuet-Wei, Lam Sze-Mun, Mohamed Abdul Rahman, Zeng Honghu

“…Various characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), and Mott-Schottky (M-S) analysis were employed to scrutinize the physical, chemical, optical, and electrical characteristics of the as-synthesized photocatalyst. …”
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Thermo-mechanical and micro-structural properties of xylanase containing whole wheat bread by G. Ghoshal, U.S. Shivhare, U.C. Banerjee

“…Studies of whole wheat bread on microstructure, texture, thermotics, Scanning Electron Microscopic (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) were conducted at ambient temperature of 25 and 4 °C respectively. …”
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