Comparison of CaO-NPs and Chicken Eggshell-Derived CaO in the Production of Biodiesel from Schinziophyton rautanenii (Mongongo) Nut Oil by Keene Carlvin Mmusi, Sebusi Odisitse, Florence Nareetsile

“…The catalysts were calcined at a temperature of 800°C for 3 h and characterized by scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) where both catalysts showed agglomerated particles and high elemental composition of Ca and O. …”
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Ultrastructure of Placenta of Gravidas with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Qian Meng, Li Shao, Xiucui Luo, Yingping Mu, Wen Xu, Chao Gao, Li Gao, Jiayin Liu, Yugui Cui

“…The morphology of fetomaternal interface of placenta was examined using light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results. On LM, the following morphological changes in villous tissues were found in the GDM placentas when compared with the control placentas: edematous stroma, apparent increase in the number of syncytial knots, and perivillous fibrin deposition. …”
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Comparison of remineralizing efficacy of two novel preparation of arginine and theobromine on white spot lesion - an in vitro SEM analysis by Shifo Savio F, Nivethigaa Balakrishnan, Aravind Kumar Subramanian

“…Prior to and during remineralization, microhardness was measured, and surface features were assessed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Statistical analysis, including Paired T Test, one-way ANOVA, and post hoc Tukey tests, determined that the mean values were significant at the 0.05 level.Results The control group showed a mean microhardness increase from 192.09 ± 19.30 to 208.58 ± 5.76. …”
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Persistent functional and taxonomic groups dominate an 8,000-year sedimentary sequence from Lake Cadagno, Switzerland by Paula Rodriguez, Jasmine S. Berg, Longhui Deng, Longhui Deng, Hendrik Vogel, Michal Okoniewski, Mark A. Lever, Mark A. Lever, Cara Magnabosco

“…While younger sediments (<1,000 years) are dominated by typical anaerobic surface sedimentary bacterial taxa (Deltaproteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Firmicutes), older layers with lower organic matter concentrations and reduced terminal electron acceptor availability are dominated by taxa previously identified as “persistent populations” within deep anoxic marine sediments (Candidatus Bathyarchaeia, Chloroflexi, and Atribacteria). …”
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Development and Characterization of Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Amoxicillin as Advanced Drug Delivery Systems against Streptococcus Mutans by Abdullah J Jasem, Maha A Mahmood

“…Chitosan nanoparticles and their loaded antibiotics were discovered by scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Novel nanocomposite synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose coated to zero-valent iron supported on chitosan for simultaneous removal of heavy metals and pesticides in water: Performa... by Ahmad Abo Markeb, Javier Moral-Vico, Antoni Sánchez, Xavier Font

“…Adsorption mechanisms for the targeted pollutants were also studied, and adsorption and electron transfer were the predominant mechanisms. …”
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Photodegradation process for the removal of acid orange 10 using titanium dioxide and bismuth vanadate from aqueous solution by B. Rahimi, A. Ebrahimi, N. Mansouri, N. Hosseini

“…The characteristics of catalysts were determined by field emission scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Eco-friendly alkali-activated nano concrete: Impact of nano-GGBFS on mechanical and microstructural properties by Samuvel Raj R, G. Prince Arulraj, N. Anand, Balamurali Kanagaraj, Eva Lubloy

“…Microstructural studies, including Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), demonstrated superior geopolymerization at this optimal nGS content. …”
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Poly-L-Arginine Induces Apoptosis of NCI-H292 Cells via ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway by Ya-Ni Wang, Ling-Ling Zhang, Xiao-Yun Fan, Sha-Sha Wu, Sheng-Quan Zhang

“…The morphology of apoptotic cells was observed by transmission electron microscopy. The rate of apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). …”
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Electrochemical Performance of Hybrid Cationic Aqueous-Based Rechargeable Battery with Different Current Collectors and Electrolytes by Shang Chen, Fang Tang, Ting He, Huanhuan Zhang, Shanshan Deng, Yukang Li, Xianwen Wu, Qiaobao Zhang, Yanhong Xiang, Wenbin Yan

“…Different zinc foils as anode current collectors by electrowinning in various electrolytes with additives were prepared, which were evaluated through X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), float charge, and Tafel curve tests. …”
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Influence of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and aluminum-carbon layered double hydroxides (Al-C LDH) in polypropylene matrix of hybrid composite structures on the microstructure and... by R. Daulath Banu, R. Karunanithi, S. Sivasankaran, B. Subramanian, Abdullah A. Alhomidan

“…The developed hybrid composites were characterized using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) for microstructural analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) for phase identification, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for compositional analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for functional group identification. …”
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Characterizing the Contaminant-Adhesion of a Dibenzofuran Degrader <i>Rhodococcus</i> sp. by Yu Chen, Qingquan Wei, Xudi Wang, Yanan Wu, Changai Fu, Xu Wang, Hangzhou Xu, Li Li

“…Compared with sodium acetate as a carbon source, the percentages of glucose and proteins related to electron transfer, toxin–antitoxin, and stress responses were elevated, which were analyzed by polysaccharide composition and proteomics, and the contents of extracellular polysaccharides and proteins were increased. …”
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Transformation and fate of Fe(III) in petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated soil and groundwater by Essouassi Elikem, David Bulmer, Kris Bradshaw, Ardalan Hayatifar, Matthew B. J. Lindsay, Steven D. Siciliano, Derek Peak

“…The presence of major Fe(II) phases in the subsoils strongly indicate that secondary Fe(III) phases (especially Fe(III)-OM complex/coprecipitate) served as terminal electron acceptors during the microbial degradation of PHCs in the contaminated subsurface.…”
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Construction of All Solid State Bi2MoO6/Bi2WO6@Ti3C2 MXene Heterostructure System and the Mechanism Study of the Z-scheme Photocatalysis by Dongfang Zhang, Junkun Liu, Qiang Liu, Jiaxun Wang, Yang Qu

“…The structure and properties of the as-prepared catalytic materials were analyzed by X‑ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), ultraviolet‑visible diffuse reflection spectroscopy (UV‑Vis DRS), fluorescence spectroscopy (PL), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), N2 adsorption–desorption measurements and photoelectrochemical tests, which were performed to analyze the phase composition, microstructure, morphology, optical properties, and recombination rate of photogenerated charge of the as-prepared samples. …”
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Optimizing rheological behavior of glass-based sealant inks for robocasting deposition: A design of experiment approach by A. Baggio, D. Dalmazzo, F. D’Isanto, E. Santagata, D. Basso, D. Gaia, M. Salvo, F. Smeacetto

“…This study utilized a statistical approach based on the Design of Experiment theories to fine-tune the rheological properties of a water-based glass-based suspension with a limited number of experiments.The key components of the sealant were characterized with a scanning electron microscope, and a fractional factorial design 2(5-1) was implemented to investigate the influence of each component on the rheological characteristics of the ink within a predefined domain of variation. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Gypenosides on Antioxidant Stress Injury in Orbital Fibroblasts of Graves’ Orbitopathy by Chao Ma, Haoyu Li, Wei Liu, Shuwen Lu, Xian Li, Jinyuan Chen, Kaijun Li, Wenzhan Wang

“…The changes of cell morphology, autophagosome, and autophagy lysosome were observed by transmission electron microscope. Results. The suitable intervention concentration of Gyps is 100 μg/mL, and the suitable intervention concentration of high concentration H2O2 is 350 μM. …”
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Tissue-friendly dentin treatments as a potential element in revascularization protocol (ex-vivo study) by Hala Fayek Khalil, Nadia Ezz El Din Metwalli, Sara Magdy, Mohamed Shamel

“…Cell adherence to dentin discs was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) after 5-min irrigant exposure. …”
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Monodispersed AgNPs Synthesized from the Nanofactories of Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) Leaves and Pod Husk and Their Antimicrobial Activity by Johnson Kwame Efavi, Emmanuel Nyankson, Kwaku Kyeremeh, Gloria Pokuaa Manu, Kingsford Asare, Nathaniel Yeboah

“…UV-visible absorption spectroscopy was used to examine the reduction of silver ions in solution and the surface plasmon resonance of AgNPs. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), dynamic light scattering (DLS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to further characterize the nanoparticles. …”
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Novel architecture of ternary ZnO/PMA/AgI heterojunctions towards boosted visible-light photocatalytic destruction of antibiotics by Yossor R. Abdulmajeed, Saad H. Ammar, Nada D. Ali, Fatma D. Ali, A. Al-Farraji, Marwa A. Lafta

“…This achievement was attributed to the high redox properties of PMA as an effective electron transfer mediator between AgI and ZnO semiconductors. …”
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Infiltration-driven performance enhancement of poly-crystalline cathodes in all-solid-state batteries by Junghwan Sung, Junyoung Heo, Dong-Hee Kim, Hawon Gu, Yung-Soo Jo, Heetaek Park, Jun-Ho Park, Jeong-Hee Choi, Yoon-Cheol Ha, Doohun Kim, Jun-Woo Park

“…Galvanostatic intermittent titration technique analysis and transmission electron microscopy of the single-crystalline electrode confirmed severe polarization and the presence of a rock-salt-structure layer in the cathode particles; these results indicated side reactions within the layered structure of the material. …”
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