Physicochemical Properties of Flaxseed Fortified Extruded Bean Snack by Naveen Vadukapuram, Clifford Hall, Mehmet Tulbek, Mary Niehaus

“…Physicochemical parameters such as water activity, color, expansion ratio, bulk density, lipid content, and peroxide values of extruded snack were analyzed. Scanning electron micrographs were taken. Peroxide values and propanal contents were measured over four months of storage. …”
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MXene-derived TiO2 nanosheets/rGO heterostructures for superior sodium-ion storage by Baosong Li, Dezhuang Ji, Abdallah Kamal Hamouda, Shaohong Luo

“…The restacking of porous TiO2 nanosheets and reduced graphene oxide within the heterostructure results in high porosity and excellent conductivity. Due to enhanced electron and Na+ transfer, as well as improved structural stability during the Na+ insertion/extraction process, this heterogeneous structure exhibited exceptional Na+ storage performance. …”
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Behavior of Lime-Stabilized Red Bed Soil after Cyclic Wetting-Drying in Triaxial Tests and SEM Analysis by Zhengmin Song, Dewen Zhang, Yuncheng Mao, Yanhu Mu, Kun Zhang, Qinglong Zhang

“…In this study, a serious of triaxial tests, permeability tests, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were carried out on lime-stabilized and untreated red bed soil after experiencing different wetting-drying (W-D) cycles. …”
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Unveiling the nutritional and bioactive potential of bamboo (Bambusa tulda Roxb.) tea: A phytochemical and spectroscopic study by Rosy Narzary, Riu Riu Wary, Jangila Basumatary, Pranjal Kalita, Sushil Kumar Middha, Talambedu Usha, Arvind Kumar Goyal

“…Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analyses corroborated the spherical morphology and elemental composition of the SiO₂. …”
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Improvement in the Power Conversion Efficiency of Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Device via Thermal Postannealing of Subphthalocyanine:C70 Active Layer by Chih-Chien Lee, Shun-Wei Liu, Ching-Wen Cheng, Wei-Cheng Su, Chia-Chang Chou, Chun-Feng Lin, Chin-Ti Chen

“…To confirm this inference, the hole and electron mobilities in the BHJ are estimated from the space-charge limited current, showing improved transport properties at the optimum temperature. …”
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The particle size distribution (PSD) as criteria for comparison of silver powders obtained by different methods of synthesis and by conditions of electrolysis by Avramović Lj., Bugarin M., Milanović D., Conić V., Pavlović M.M., Vuković M., Nikolić N.D.

“…Silver powders produced by both electrochemical (galvanostatic (DC) and potentiostatic (POT) regimes of electrolysis) and chemical processes were examined by scanning electron microscope, and particle size distribution (PSD) of the obtained particles was done. …”
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Effect of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Mechanical Properties of Polyacrylamide- and Lignocellulose-Stabilized Clay in Tibet by Haiping Shi, Zhongyao Li, Wenwei Li, Shaopeng Wang, Baotian Wang, Peiqing Wang

“…Direct shear and unconfined compressive tests and field emission scanning electron microscopy analyses were performed on clay samples with different contents of stabilizers. …”
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Human Mast Cells (HMC-1 5C6) Enhance Interleukin-6 Production by Quiescent and Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells by Damandeep S. Walia, Mukut Sharma, Vineesh V. Raveendran, Jianping Zhou, Ram Sharma, Daniel J. Stechschulte, Kottarappat N. Dileepan

“…We examined the effect of intact human mast cells (HMC-1 5C6) and their selected mediators on interleukin-6 (IL-6) production and bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) expression in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC) in the presence and absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Scanning electron microscopy showed that HMC-1 5C6 cells adhere to HCAEC in cocultures. …”
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Effects of specific doses of E-beam irradiation which inactivated SARS-CoV-2 on the nutrition and quality of Atlantic salmon by Huilin Yu, Junhui Zhang, Yan Zhao, Honghao Li, Yixuan Chen, Jiajin Zhu

“…The contamination of Atlantic salmon with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has impeded the development of the cold-chain food industry and posed possible risks to the population. Electron beam (E-beam) irradiation under 2, 4, 7, and 10 kGy can effectively inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in cold-chain seafood. …”
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Effect of laboratory aging on the performance of asphalt mixture containing high RAP content with the rejuvenator-loaded fiber by Yuxuan Sun, Fan Zhang, Augusto Cannone Falchetto, Di Wang

“…Finally, an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) was utilized to analyze the distribution and action mechanisms of rejuvenator-loaded fibers within the asphalt mixture. …”
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Enhancing Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polyurethane Rubber Reinforced with Polyethylene Glycol-g-Graphene Oxide by Li Wang, Wen Fu, Wenlong Peng, Haotuo Xiao, Shenglin Li, Jianning Huang, Cuiwen Liu

“…The PUR/MGO composites were tested by tensile testing machine, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The results demonstrated that PEG was successfully grafted onto the surface of GO and the grafting rate was about 37%. …”
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Toluene Conversion by Using Different Morphology MnO2 Catalyst by Huaijian Wang, Fangtong Liu, Wenting Yang, Chenglong Yu, Huanhuan Xiong, Jiaqi Li, Meijuan Lu

“…Firstly, their structures were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption desorption curve, H2 temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR) and X-ray electron spectroscopy (XPS). Next, their catalytic conversion test for toluene was carried out under the condition of toluene concentration of 500 ppm and gas flow rate of 200 mL min−1. …”
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Wastewater Treatment with Geotextile Filters: The Role in Permeability and Pollutant Control by Maria Vitoria Morais, Leonardo Marchiori, Josivaldo Sátiro, Antonio Albuquerque, Victor Cavaleiro

“…Through the mass test, a continuous increase in biofilm growth over time was observed for both geotextiles. For scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images, GT300 presented a larger biofilm area. …”
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Investigation of Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown on Different Substrates by Mist-CVD Enhanced with Ozone Gas Produced by Corona Discharge Plasma by Ece Kutlu-Narin, Polat Narin, Sefer Bora Lisesivdin, Beyza Sarikavak-Lisesivdin

“…The surface morphologies of the thin films are studied with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements. Grown ZnO films have a hexagonal and triangular nanostructure with different nanostructure sizes depending on the used substrate types. …”
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The revival of $$U(1)_{L_e-L_{\mu }}$$ U ( 1 ) L e - L μ : a natural solution for $$(g-2)_{\mu }$$ ( g - 2 ) μ with a sub-GeV dark matter by Bibhabasu De

“…The theory provides a natural framework to test the proposed DM phenomenology through electron excitation signals. Moreover, the DM-specific observables and $$(g-2)_\mu $$ ( g - 2 ) μ being connected through the New Physics (NP) parameters, the future beam dump experiments hunting for light, feebly interacting particles and the DM direct detection experiments are complementary to each other for constraining/falsifying the model.…”
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Peculiarities of the molecular composition of heterochromatin associated with pronucleoli in mouse embryos by I. O. Bogolyubova, Z. K. Sailau, D. S. Bogolyubov

“…The NPBs are fibrillar electron-dense structures inactive in RNA synthesis. …”
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Outer Membrane Vesicles Derived from Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Induce Inflammatory Response and Alter the Gene Expression of Junction-Associated Proteins in Human Intestin... by Bahareh Nadalian, Banafsheh Nadalian, Mohammad Reza Zali, Abbas Yadegar

“…The morphology and size distribution of vesicles were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering, respectively. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation of Humidity-Dependent Electrical Properties of Undoped and Niobium Oxide-Doped TiO2 : WO3 Mixed Powders by Pedro M. Faia, Juliano Libardi, Itamar Barbosa, Evando S. Araújo, Helinando P. de Oliveira

“…The microstructure of the samples was analyzed from scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction patterns, Raman spectra, BET surface area analysis, and porosimetry. …”
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Effect of Epoxy Resin Emulsion on the Mechanical Properties of Oil Well Cement-Based Composites by Miao He, Jianjian Song, Mingbiao Xu, Lei He, Peng Xu

“…Epoxy resin emulsion was added to oil well cement and its workability and mechanical properties were studied, the stress-strain behavior of cement samples was evaluated, and the microstructure was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Indian Jujuba Seed Powder as an Eco-Friendly and a Low-Cost Biosorbent for Removal of Acid Blue 25 from Aqueous Solution by L. Sivarama Krishna, A. Sreenath Reddy, W. Y. Wan Zuhairi, M. R. Taha, A. Varada Reddy

“…The prepared biomaterial was characterized by using FTIR and scanning electron microscopic studies. The effect of operation variables, such as IJSP dosage, contact time, concentration, pH, and temperature on the removal of AB25 was investigated, using batch biosorption technique. …”
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