A Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission-Based Electrochemiluminescence Aptamer Sensor Utilizing Red-Emissive Sulfur Quantum Dots for Rapid and Sensitive Malathion Detection by Yajun Wu, Dongxiao Ma, Xiaoli Zhu, Fangquan Xia

“…The ECL signal was reduced because the biomolecules had poor electrical conductivity and inefficient electron transfer. When the target malathion was added, the double helix structure was unraveled, the malathion Apt fell off the electrode surface, and the ECL signal was restored. …”
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Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for Simultaneous Optimization of Kinetic Parameters Affecting Gold Leaching in Thiosulfate Based Media: A Statistical Approach by Nomsa P. Baloyi, Joseph M. Nseke, Mamookho E. Makhatha

“…Gold ore assayed at 16 g/t was characterized through X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction spectrometric analysis as well as scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive spectrometric technique. …”
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Effects of Thermal Treatment on Mineral Composition and Pore Structure of Coal by Bin Liu, Teng Teng, Zhenhua Jiao, Shaobo Li

“…To study the effects of thermal treatment on mineral composition and pore structure of coal, X-ray diffraction (XRD) test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) test, and mercury intrusion test were carried out for three groups of coal. …”
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Proteomic analysis of Trichoderma harzianum secretome and their role in the biosynthesis of zinc/iron oxide nanoparticles by Micaela B. Gallo, Araceli N. Bader, Andrés Torres-Nicolini, Vera A. Alvarez, Verónica F. Consolo

“…Successfully, ZnO and FeO NPs were synthesized and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, thermogravimetric, and FTIR analysis. …”
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Modification of wheat bran insoluble and soluble dietary fibers with snail enzyme by Xin Liu, Keke Suo, Pei Wang, Xue Li, Limin Hao, Jiaqing Zhu, Juanjuan Yi, Qiaozhen Kang, Jinyong Huang, Jike Lu

“…Meanwhile, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated the microstructures of IDF and SDF powders were significantly changed. …”
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Synthesis of a Novel Ce-bpdc for the Effective Removal of Fluoride from Aqueous Solution by Changqing Zhao, Yanwei Cui, Fang Fang, Si Ok Ryu, Jiarui Huang

“…The structure and morphology of Ce-bpdc were measured by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. …”
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How Slight Solidification Rate Variations within Cast Plate Affect Mechanical Response: A Study on As-Cast A356 Alloy with Cu Additions by Maria Teresa Di Giovanni, Emanuela Cerri, Takeshi Saito, Shahid Akhtar, Petter Åsholt, Yanjun Li, Marisa Di Sabatino

“…Eutectic Si particle surface area (A%) was found to be denser at the B as compared to the T and simultaneously in the Cu-containing alloy as compared to the Cu-free reference alloy. Backscattered electron (BSE) images were employed to investigate the nature of the Cu-rich intermetallic phases. …”
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Neuroprotective effects of gastrodin in both in vivo and in vitro models of Parkinson's disease: Mechanisms from the perspective of oxidative stress, ferroptosis, and cellular sene... by Shanshan Li, Meng Wang, Buyun Jia, Baikun Li, Hui Cheng, Shasha Tian, Qinglin Li

“…At the same time, transmission electron microscopy, biochemical kits, Western blotting, immunofluorescence, and molecular docking were used. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Dielectric Properties of NiO and Zn-Doped NiO Nanostructures: Toward Advanced Applications by Atizaz Ali, Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Nangyaley Khan, Muhammad Hashim, Yasir Ali, Rasool Shah, Naveed Ur Rahman

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) results confirmed NiO’s cubic structure, with sizes of 17.01 nm for pure NiO and 30.87 nm for composites. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images revealed flowerlike morphologies, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) authenticated the elemental composition without any impurities. …”
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Study on Road Performance of Cement-Stabilized Recycled Aggregate Base with Fiber and Rubber by Yuanzhao Chen, Zhenxia Li, Jin Wang, Chaohui Wang, Jian Guan, Lei Zhang, Xinqi Wang, Xiaguang Hu, Yajie Zhang, Haijun Chen, Yanwei Li

“…The effects of two different dosages of admixtures on the mechanical properties of the mixture were analyzed; the durability of cement-stabilized base was evaluated; the influence of basalt fiber and rubber particles on the road performance of cement-stabilized recycled aggregate was studied; and scanning electron microscopy was used to analyze the cement-stabilized recycled aggregate mixed with two kinds of admixture. …”
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The Time Effect and Micromechanism of the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cement Modified Slurries by Ping Jiang, Yewen Chen, Lin Zhou, Tianhao Mao, Wei Wang, Junping Yuan, Na Li

“…We conducted scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests to analyze the microstructure and chemical composition of the CMS. …”
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Macroscopic Mechanical Properties and Microscopic Bonding Mechanisms of Glass Fiber-Modified Loess by Le Li, Wanjun Ye, Yang Bai, Yuntao Wu

“…With the help of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the pores and cracks image analysis system (PCAS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tests, the microscopic properties of the improved loess were studied qualitatively and quantitatively from three aspects: mode of structural contact, pore morphological characteristics and pore structure arrangement characteristics. …”
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TiO2/Pt/TiO2 Sandwich Nanostructures: Towards Alcohol Sensing and UV Irradiation-Assisted Recovery by Rungroj Maolanon, Winadda Wongwiriyapan, Sirapat Pratontep

“…The TiO2/Pt/TiO2 layers on SiO2/Si substrate were confirmed by Auger electron spectroscopy with the interdiffusion of each layer. …”
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Scalability of Phase Change Materials in Nanostructure Template by Wei Zhang, Biyun L. Jackson, Ke Sun, Jae Young Lee, Shyh-Jer Huang, Hsin-Chieh Yu, Sheng-Po Chang, Shoou-Jinn Chang, Ya-Hong Xie

“…In2Se3 of progressively smaller volume is heated inside a transmission electron microscope operating in diffraction mode. …”
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Performance of Polyvinyl Alcohol and Polypropylene Fibers under Simulated Cementitious Composites Pore Solution by A. R. Krishnaraja, P. Kulanthaivel, P. Ramshankar, Vincent Herald Wilson, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, S. Vivek, V. Sampathkumar, P. Ganeshan, M. C. Sashikkumar, K. Raja, Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj, A. John Rajan, S. Jose

“…The thermal properties of raw and SPS-dipped fibers are fetched out by performing various tests such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis, thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry analysis, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). On analysis, the thermal properties of SPS-dipped fiber have better properties when compared with raw fiber. …”
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Identification and characterization of antibacterial peptides produced by Lactobacillus plantarum 1407 by Silpa Sajan, Rupachandra Saravanan

“…The antibacterial activity of the eluted fractions (F1 to F4) was evaluated using flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy. F3 fraction exhibited increased antibacterial activity than F1, F2, and F4 fractions against the indicator organisms. …”
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Fine-tuning d-p hybridization in Ni-B x cocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production by Haoyu Long, Xidong Zhang, Zhenyi Zhang, Jianjun Zhang, Jiaguo Yu, Huogen Yu

“…The femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy further confirms the rapid electron-transfer dynamics in the Ni-B x /CdS photocatalyst. …”
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Deformation and strengthening behavior of Al-Cu-based alloys at ambient and elevated temperatures by Mehran Shahhosseininia, Mohammadreza Zamani

“…Fractography, the deformation behavior of each alloy was investigated at fracture surfaces using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results revealed that according to the precipitation hardening mechanism, the YS and UTS values were promoted after the heat-treatment procedure, while elongation-to-failure values were reduced compared with as-cast alloys. …”
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Predictive modelling of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets yield through machine and deep learning: An ultrasonic exfoliation parametric evaluation by Jerrin Joy Varughese, Sreekanth M․S․

“…Successful exfoliation to hBNNs was confirmed by characterization techniques such as UV–Visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and electron microscopic analysis with preserved crystallinity, improved interplanar spacing, and reduced crystallite size. …”
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Highly Sensitive Amperometric α-Ketoglutarate Biosensor Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide-Gold Nanocomposites by Gang Peng, Yadong Yu, Xiaojun Chen, He Huang

“…The rGO-Aunano composite was one-step electrodeposited onto glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface and was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and electrochemical techniques. …”
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