Composite Hydrogel of Poly(acrylamide) and Starch as Potential System for Controlled Release of Amoxicillin and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth by Ana V. Torres-Figueroa, Cinthia J. Pérez-Martínez, Teresa del Castillo-Castro, Enrique Bolado-Martínez, María A. G. Corella-Madueño, Alejandro M. García-Alegría, Tania E. Lara-Ceniceros, Lorena Armenta-Villegas

“…The composite hydrogels were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and swelling kinetic measurements. …”
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Preliminary investigations of sustainable magnetic catalyst-based biochar derived spent coffee ground for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil by Jayaraja Silvaraja, Noor Yahida Yahya, Muzakkir Mohammad Zainol, Yong Siang Lee

“…The added properties of magnetic and basic towards this catalyst was prepared by facile carbonization of one-pot SCG with Fe(III) and potassium hydroxide as activation agent at 700 °C for 2 h The characteristics of the catalyst was analyzed through Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), x-ray diffraction and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis. …”
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The Formation and Features of Massive Vacuole Induced by Nutrient Deficiency in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells by Dakang Sun, Xinye An, Yanli Cheng

“…Results: In this study, we demonstrated that nutrient deficiency can induce the formation of massive vacuoles that appear highly electron-lucent in HEK293T cells. Additionally, these massive vacuoles, resulting from nutrient depletion, can originate from various organelles, including small vacuoles, autophagosomes, lysosomes, and autolysosomes. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Copper System Compound Semiconductor Solar Cells by Ryosuke Motoyoshi, Takeo Oku, Atsushi Suzuki, Kenji Kikuchi, Shiomi Kikuchi, Balachandran Jeyadevan, Jhon Cuya

“…The microstructures of the active layers were examined by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.…”
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Mechanical-Chemical-Mineralogical Controls on Permeability Evolution of Shale Fractures by Yunzhong Jia, Yiyu Lu, Jiren Tang, Yi Fang, Binwei Xia, Zhaolong Ge

“…Surface profilometry and SEM-EDS (scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) methods are employed to quantify the evolution in both roughness on and chemical constituents within the fracture surface. …”
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Innovative Fly-Ash-Based Soil Crust Rehabilitation: Enhancing Wind Erosion Resistance in Gravel-Layered Desert Mining Areas by Yu Zheng, Weiming Guan, Jingwen Li, Zhenqi Hu, Gensheng Li, Meng Xie, Xuewei Zhang

“…Compared to the untreated soil crust, the wind erosion amount of the treated soil was reduced by 23%. (3) Microscopic analysis revealed that hydration products from fly ash filled the soil pores, enhancing particle bonding and soil structure, using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF). (4) Considering the water scarcity in the Eastern Junggar Coalfield of China, a revised rehabilitation scheme was selected, involving 11% water content and single compaction, offering a balance between performance and economic efficiency. …”
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Effect of Molybdenum on the Corrosion Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys CoCrFeNi2 and CoCrFeNi2Mo0.25 under Sodium Chloride Aqueous Conditions by Alvaro A. Rodriguez, Joseph H. Tylczak, Michael C. Gao, Paul D. Jablonski, Martin Detrois, Margaret Ziomek-Moroz, Jeffrey A. Hawk

“…The results of the electrochemical experiments and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses of the corroded surfaces revealed general corrosion on alloy CoCrFeNi2Mo0.25 and HASTELLOY C-276 and pitting corrosion on alloy CoCrFeNi2 and stainless steel 316L.…”
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Orange-Reddish Light Emitting Phosphor GdVO4:Sm3+ Prepared by Solution Combustion Synthesis by M. S. Rabasovic, J. Krizan, S. Savic-Sevic, M. Mitric, M. D. Rabasovic, B. P. Marinkovic, D. Sevic

“…Phase identification in the postannealed powder samples was performed by X-ray diffraction, and morphology was investigated by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Photoluminescence characterization of the emission spectrum and time-resolved analysis have been performed using the tunable laser optical parametric oscillator excitation and the streak camera. …”
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Ferromagnetic Fe-TiO2 spin catalysts for enhanced ammonia electrosynthesis by Jingnan Wang, Kaiheng Zhao, Yongbin Yao, Fan Xue, Fei Lu, Wensheng Yan, Fangli Yuan, Xi Wang

“…In-situ characterization and theoretical calculations show that spin polarization enhances the critical step of NO hydrogenation to NOH by optimizing electron transfer pathways between Fe and NO, significantly boosting NO3RR activity.…”
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Charge transfer emission between π- and 4f-orbitals in a trivalent europium complex by Yuichi Kitagawa, Toranosuke Tomikawa, Kota Aikawa, Shiori Miyazaki, Tomoko Akama, Masato Kobayashi, Mengfei Wang, Sunao Shoji, Koji Fushimi, Kiyoshi Miyata, Yuichi Hirai, Takayuki Nakanishi, Ken Onda, Tetsuya Taketsugu, Yasuchika Hasegawa

“…The Eu(III) complex exhibits an eight-coordination structure, comprising three anionic nitrates and two neutral electron-donating ligands containing a carbazole unit. …”
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Glycyrrhetinic Acid-Poly(ethylene glycol)-glycyrrhetinic Acid Tri-Block Conjugates Based Self-Assembled Micelles for Hepatic Targeted Delivery of Poorly Water Soluble Drug by Fengbo Wu, Ting Xu, Chi Liu, Can Chen, Xiangrong Song, Yu Zheng, Gu He

“…The triblock 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid-poly(ethylene glycol)-18β-glycyrrhetinic acid conjugates (GA-PEG-GA) based self-assembled micelles were synthesized and characterized by FTIR, NMR, transmission electron microscopy, and particle size analysis. The GA-PEG-GA conjugates having the critical micelle concentration of  M were used to form nanosized micelles, with mean diameters of 159.21 ± 2.2 nm, and then paclitaxel (PTX) was incorporated into GA-PEG-GA micelles by self-assembly method. …”
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A CADASIL-Like Case with a Novel Noncysteine Mutation of the NOTCH3 Gene and Granular Deposits in the Renal Arterioles by Kuniyuki Nakamura, Tetsuro Ago, Akihiro Tsuchimoto, Nozomi Noda, Asako Nakamura, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Takeshi Uchiumi, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Masahiro Kamouchi, Hiroaki Ooboshi, Takanari Kitazono

“…He also suffered from slowly progressive renal failure with the findings of granular deposits similar to electron-dense granular osmiophilic material in the renal arterioles. …”
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Characterisation of the Pathogenicity of <i>Beauveria</i> sp. and <i>Metarhizium</i> sp. Fungi Against the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Nonthakorn (Beatrice) Apirajkamol, Bishwo Mainali, Phillip Warren Taylor, Thomas Kieran Walsh, Wee Tek Tay

“…Despite the high mortality from B-0571 and B-1311 isolates, scanning electron microscopy showed no fungal spore germination on dead larvae 24 h after spore application. …”
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Influence of Hydrothermal and Pyrolysis Processes on the Transformation of Organic Matter of Dense Low-Permeability Rocks from Domanic Formations of the Romashkino Oil Field by Galina P. Kayukova, Anastasiya N. Mikhailova, Nailia M. Khasanova, Vladimir P. Morozov, Alexey V. Vakhin, Nafis A. Nazimov, Oleg S. Sotnikov, Rais S. Khisamov

“…The yield and quality of extracted hydrocarbons from the rocks depending on the mineral composition of rocks, content and composition of organic matter, and thermal stability of kerogen under hydrothermal influences were evaluated. Application of electron paramagnetic resonance in pyrolysis processes revealed the difference in mineral content of rocks (Mn2+, SO3−, and SO2− ions) and free radicals R∗, as well as in vanadyl ion (VO2+) concentration. …”
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Purification, characterization and hypoglycemic activity of glycoproteins obtained from pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Gaoyixin Qin, Wu Xu, Junping Liu, Liyan Zhao, Guitang Chen

“…The physical and chemical properties of the three fractions were evaluated and compared by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and other analytical techniques. …”
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Optical, X-Ray Diffraction, and Magnetic Properties of the Cobalt-Substituted Nickel Chromium Ferrites (CrCo𝑥Ni1−𝑥FeO4, 𝑥=0,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,1.0) Synthesized Using Sol-Gel... by Sonal Singhal, Santosh Bhukal, Jagdish Singh, Kailash Chandra, S. Bansal

“…All the ferrite samples have been characterized using UV-VIS spectrophotometery, FT-IR spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, powder X-Ray Diffraction, and magnetic measurements. …”
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Hardness characteristics of as-cast Ni-Ru-Zr alloys by Chipise L., Batane N.R., Jain P.K., Coetzee S.H., Odera B.O., Goosen W., Cornish L.A.

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Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using banana peel pectin for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications by Kazi Suraiya Islam, Md. Hasnain Mustak, Md. Khalid Hossain Shishir, Md. Minnatul Karim, Gazi Md. Arifuzzaman Khan

“…The nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and UV–visible spectroscopy to evaluate their purity, size, morphology and crystallinity. …”
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Incorporation of recombinant proteins into extracellular vesicles by Lactococcus cremoris by Tina Vida Plavec, Kristina Žagar Soderžnik, Giulia Della Pelle, Špela Zupančič, Robert Vidmar, Aleš Berlec

“…The presence of vesicular structures (50–200 nm) in the samples was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and by flow cytometry using membrane-specific stain. …”
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The Roles of Autophagy, Mitophagy, and the Akt/mTOR Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps by Chen Wang, Min-Li Zhou, Yong-Cai Liu, Ke-Jia Cheng

“…Immunohistochemistry was also used to evaluate autophagy, mitophagy, and Akt/mTOR pathway-related protein expression and distribution in nasal polyps and control tissues. Transmission electron microscopy was used to detect the formation of autophagosomes and mitochondrial autophagosomes. …”
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