Occurrence of Tetracampos sp. (Cestoda) and Paracamallanus sp. and Rhabdochona sp. (Nematoda) in the catfish Clarias gariepinus in Ouémé River in Benin (West Africa) by Nounagnon Darius Tossavi, Sabbas Attindéhou, Vincent Oké, Bernadin Bouko, Nestor Sakiti

“…A short description was performed for each parasite species based on micrographs provided by photomicroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The total prevalence was found to be 80.53% comprising 72.56% of C. gariepinus infected by at least two parasites among the three investigated. …”
Get full text

Study of evolution for 3D structured surface with nano-balls and walls-like features with thickness variation for WO3 thin films made by spray deposition by Mirela Petruta Suchea, Ioan Valentin Tudose, Cosmin Romanitan, Cristina Pachiu, Marian Popescu, Kyriakos Mouratis, Marina Manica, Stefan Antohe, Stelios Couris, Dragos Gabriel Zisopol, Octavian Narcis Ionescu, Emmanuel Koudoumas

“…In this scope, two different series of WO3 of 11 samples with different thicknesses each, starting from two tungsten peroxide precursor concentrations (0.05 M and 0.1 M) were fabricated by spray pyrolysis and thoroughly characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. …”
Get full text

Effect of pore throats on the reservoir quality of tight sandstone: A case study of the Yanchang Formation in the Zhidan area, Ordos Basin by Wei Fanrong, Yan Xinzhi, Bai Yubin, Bai Yanjun, Zhou Kai

“…Taking the main tight oil production province of the Ordos Basin in China as a case study, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), pressure-controlled mercury injection (PMI), scanning electron microscopy, and micro-computed tomography (μCT) are used to analyze the characteristics of four types of tight sandstones with different pore throats. …”
Get full text

Dual-functional silver nanoparticle-enhanced ZnO nanorods for improved reactive oxygen species generation and cancer treatment by Yichao Tao, Wenbin Zhuang, Wensi Fan, Longxiang Zhou, Lihong Fan, Huanlong Qin, Yefei Zhu

“…This study introduces zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs) in situ loaded with silver nanoparticles (ZnO@Ag NRs), designed to optimize ROS production under ultrasound irradiation and offer significant advantages in tumor specificity and biosafety. The transmission electron microscopy and elemental mapping confirmed the consistent size and monodispersed Ag nanoparticle for ZnO@Ag NR. …”
Get full text

High performance synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete mixed with nanoparticles: A proof-of-concept green railway sleeper product by Radhika Sridhar, Satjapan Leelatanon, Monthian Setkit, Thanongsak Imjai, Elhem Ghorbel, Boksun Kim

“…The hybridization of NA and NS with PPF and PVA fibers was developed and analyzed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersion X-ray (EDX) analysis. …”

Identification of metastable lattice distortion free charge density wave at photoinduced interface via TRARPES by Shaofeng Duan, Binshuo Zhang, Zihao Wang, Shichong Wang, Lingxiao Gu, Haoran Liu, Jiongyu Huang, Jianzhe Liu, Dong Qian, Yanfeng Guo, Wentao Zhang

“…Abstract The interplay between different degrees of freedom governs the emergence of correlated electronic states in quantum materials, with charge density waves (CDW) often coexisting with other exotic phases. …”
Get full text

MINERALOGY AND ORE FORMATION CONDITIONS OF THE NAILY GOLD DEPOSIT (SOUTH URALS) by A.D. Smirnitskaya, E.A. Rozhkova, E.V. Belogub, K.A. Novoselov, M.V. Zabotina, M.A. Rassomakhin

“…Based on microscopic and electron microscopic studies of polished sections and heavy concentrates, it is established that native gold and Au tellurides are the major Au minerals of veins, metasomatites after intermediate and felsic intrusive rocks and foliated serpentinites. …”
Get full text

Gel–sol synthesis of hierarchical CaO using pollen as biotemplate for biodiesel production by Zheng, Jingdi, Tao, Shuang, Yang, Ying, Tang, Ying

“…The CaO(S) was synthesized through sol–gel-biotemplate method using calcium nitrate-ethanol-citric acid as precursor and rape pollen as biotemplate, followed by the characterizations such as N2-Brunauer Emmet Teller (N2-BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR), CO2-temperature programmed desorption (CO2-TPD), Thermogravimetry differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicate that pollen as a biotemplate could be used to improve the basicity and textural parameters of calcium oxide particles, especially for 1/1-CaO(S)-700, presented by its total basicity of 5.90 mmol/g, the specific surface area of 16.47 m2/g, the pore volume of 0.04 cm3/g, the average pore size of 10.28 nm, and the widespread distribution of pore size (2–12.5 nm). …”
Get full text

Nanofertilizers benefited maize to cope oxidative stress under saline environment by Abbas Shoukat, Zulfiqar Ahmad Saqib, Allah Nawaz, Kashif Zulfiqar Amir, Ilyas Ahmad, Ali Hamza, Karl Hermann Mühling

“…ZnO and SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) has been synthesized in the lab and characterized using scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy before the plant experiment. …”
Get full text

SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a accessory protein is a water-permeable channel that induces lysosome swelling by Antonio Michelucci, Luigi Sforna, Riccardo Focaia, Maria Vittoria Leonardi, Angela Di Battista, Giorgia Rastelli, Simone Vespa, Simona Boncompagni, Manlio Di Cristina, Luigi Catacuzzeno

“…To unravel the potential function of ORF3a, here we employed a multidisciplinary approach including patch-clamp electrophysiology, videoimaging, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and electron microscopy. Preliminary structural analyses and patch-clamp recordings in HEK293 cells rule out ORF3a functioning as either viroporin or proton (H+) channel. …”
Get full text

Electrochemical performance and efficiency of novel copper hexacyanoferrate/graphitic carbon nitride composites for the removal of 137Cs by Sudarat Issarapanacheewin, Natthaya Siangdee, Poomsith Thangsan, Witsanu Katekaew, Nikom Prasertchiewchan, Wilasinee Kingkam, Kanlayawat Wangkawong

“…Different g-C3N4 precursors alter the structural and electrochemical properties of the composites, affecting surface area, porosity, electron transfer, and performance in 137Cs adsorption. …”
Get full text

An impermeable copper surface monolayer with high-temperature oxidation resistance by Su Jae Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Bipin Lamichhane, Binod Regmi, Yousil Lee, Sang-Hyeok Yang, Seon Je Kim, Min-Hyoung Jung, Jae Hyuck Jang, Hu Young Jeong, Miaofang Chi, Maeng-Je Seong, Hak Soo Choi, Seong-Gon Kim, Young-Min Kim, Se-Young Jeong

Get full text

Metasomatism and REE mineralization of the Zilair Formation sedimentary rocks in the Khudolaz complex gabbro massif exocontact zone (Chebarkul area, Southern Urals) by Evgeny I. Mikheev, Ildar R. Rakhimov, Elena O. Shaparenko, Elena I. Soroka

“…Minerals were studied using optical and scanning electron microscopy; the bulk composition of the rocks was determined by XRF and ICP-MS analytical techniques; vapor-liquid fluid inclusions in calcite were studied using microthermometry and Raman spectroscopy; the isotopic composition of carbon and oxygen was determined for metasedimentary silicate-carbonate metasomatites. …”
Get full text

Silver-blend hydroxyapatite bio-ceramics for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Manoj V. Junnarkar, Prateek V. Sawant, Mahadev A. Parekar, Avadhut V. Kardile, Ashish B. Thorat, Ramakant P. Joshi, Ravindra U. Mene

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM)/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) are used to analyze the structural, functional, morphological, and elemental properties of the samples. …”
Get full text

Insights into bacterial cellulose for adsorption and sustained-release mechanism of flavors by Jingyi Hu, Longfei Wang, Menglan Xiao, Weihua Chen, Meng Zhou, Yihan Hu, Yujie Zhang, Miao Lai, Aimin He, Mingqin Zhao

“…BC was prepared from tobacco stem waste extract (TSWE), and better adsorption capacity (124.98 mg/g) was obtained through response surface optimization. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Flourier transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) were utilized to verify the successful adsorption. …”
Get full text

Synthesis and optical properties of LaSrGaO4:RE3+ (RE = Sm, Eu, Ho) single crystals via optical float zone method by Hasan Yilmaz, Masahiko Isobe, Oliver Clemens, Markus Suta, Pascal Puphal

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization shows that the compound crystallizes in a tetragonal crystal system with the space group I4/mmm (no. 139) with homogenous distribution of the dopants shown via backscattered electron (BSE) imaging. Photoluminescence studies at both 77 K and 298 K reveal that the incorporated lanthanoid ions brightly emit and even show unusual transitions due to the low cutoff phonon energy of the host compound that limits non-radiative loss pathways. …”
Get full text

Dye adsorption on fish scale biosorbent from tannery wastewater by Md. Abul Hashem, Forhad Ahammad, Bishwajit Chandra Das, Eshtiyaq Tauhid Enan, Modinatul Maoya, Mohammad Jakir Hossain Khan, Md. Mukimujjaman Miem

“…The obtained biosorbent was analyzed through Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, pH point of zero charge (pHpzc), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The dye removal efficiency was evaluated by monitoring the biosorbent dose, settling time, stirring time, and temperature effect. …”
Get full text

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). …”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

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.…”
Get full text