Effects of Aging Treatment on Laser-Welded Mg-Rare Earth Alloy NZ30K by Jun Dai, Li Yang, Lili Li, Guolin Guo, Lanzhong Guo

“…The precipitation sequence in laser-welded Mg-3Nd-0.2Zn-0.4Zr (NZ30K) alloy during aging treatment at 200°C and 225°C has been investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicate that the tensile strength of laser-welded NZ30K can be improved significantly after aging treatment at 200°C for 8 h. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of a Natural Fiber (Maize) Composite Beam by D. Saravana Bavan, G. C. Mohan Kumar

“…Morphological analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis for the fiber were examined by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffractometer. …”
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Influence of Water-Cement Ratio and Type of Mixing Water on the Early Hydration Performance of Calcium Sulphoaluminate (CSA) Cement by Chuanlin Wang, Meimei Song

“…Experimental tests on the setting time, physical properties, compressive strength, chemical shrinkage, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of CSA cement paste were carried out. …”
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Increase of the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO𝟐 by Carbon and Iron Modifications by Beata Tryba

“…Iron adsorbed on the surface of TiO2 can be an electron or hole scavenger and results in the improvement of the separation of free carriers. …”
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The Evaluation of the Vector System in Removal of Carious Tissue by Mine Yildirim, Figen Seymen, Nurullah Keklikoglu

“…Prepared cavities were evaluated with scanning electron microscopy for the surface roughness of the dentine and enamel and for the carious tissue removal efficiency. …”
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Effect of Water-Cement Ratio on Pore Structure and Strength of Foam Concrete by Zhongwei Liu, Kang Zhao, Chi Hu, Yufei Tang

“…The performance of the cement paste adopted, as well as the structure and distribution of air pores, was characterized by a rheometer, scanning electron microscope, vacuum water saturation instrument, and image analysis software. …”
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Physical, Static, and Kinetic Analysis of the Electrochemical Deposition Process for the Recovery of Heavy Metal from Industrial Wastewater by Ridha Hamdi, Amani Rached, Amal L. Al–Otaibi, Imen Massoudi, Shouq Alkorbi, Amor Saidi Ben Ali

“…X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersiveX-ray techniques were used to investigate and characterize the lead deposits. …”
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Photosensitized Oxidation of 9,10-Dimethylanthracene on Dye-Doped Silica Composites by Elim Albiter, Salvador Alfaro, Miguel A. Valenzuela

“…Several analyses were performed, including scanning dynamic light scattering (DLS), electron microscopy (SEM), nitrogen physisorption, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-vis, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. …”
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The Effect of Surface Functionalization on the Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles on Graphene Sheets by Min Song, Juan Xu, Changzi Wu

“…In addition, we compare the influence of surface functionalization on the growth of gold nanoparticles on graphene surface. Transmission electron morphology (TEM) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy are employed to study the effect of surface functionalities on AuNPs distribution onto the graphene surface and demonstrate the successful immobilization of AuNPs on graphene surface.…”
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Equilibrium Isotherms, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Mechanisms of a Novel Polyacrylamide-Strychnos potatorum Seed-Derived Activated Carbon Composite for Aqueous Hardness Removal by Yohan L. N. Mathota Arachchige, T. D. Fernando

“…The synthesized composite was characterized using Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope (SEM). According to this study, the process of removal of hardness depends on the contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial contents, and pH of the solution. …”
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Back to Natural Fiber: Wool Color Influences Its Sensitivity to Enzymatic Treatment by Amro A. Amara

“…The enzyme activity in case of white wool was 4 Units/ml and for blackish brown wool was 1.5 Units/ml. Electron microscope has been used to evaluate the end result. …”
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Carrier Formation Dynamics in Prototypical Organic Solar Cells as Investigated by Transient Absorption Spectroscopy by Yutaka Moritomo, Kouhei Yonezawa, Takeshi Yasuda

“…This is probably because the late component has not enough excess energy to separate into the electron and hole across the donor/acceptor (D/A) interface. …”
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Electrochemical Corrosion Prevention in Oilfield Wastewater for Effective Dissolved Oxygen Removal Using a Novel Upflow Bioelectrochemical System by Weilin Wu

“…A novel upflow bioelectrocatalytic system assembled with three electrodes (cathode-anode-cathode) was designed in this study, in which waste organic matter of oil wastewater was degraded by a bioanode for electron production and dissolved oxygen was efficiently reduced by a biocathode under an assistant external voltage. …”
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Structural basis of inhibition of human NaV1.8 by the tarantula venom peptide Protoxin-I by Bryan Neumann, Stephen McCarthy, Shane Gonen

“…Using monolayer graphene grids, we report the cryogenic electron microscopy structures of full-length human apo-NaV1.8 and the Protoxin-I-bound complex at 3.1 Å and 2.8 Å resolution, respectively. …”
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Demineralization of Enamel in Primary Second Molars Related to Properties of the Enamel by N. Sabel, A. Robertson, S. Nietzsche, J. G. Norén

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Raman Spectra of PbTe- and GeTe-Based Monocrystalline Epitaxial Layers by N. Romcevic, B. Hadzic, P. Dziawa, T. Story, W. D. Dobrowolski, M. Romcevic

“…Multiphonon processes registered for this phonon are a consequence of the change in the electronic structure of PbTe and electron-phonon interaction. …”
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Long-Term Performance and Durability of Heat-Treated Alkali-Activated Slag Mortar Containing Silica Fume by Naser Sameti, Ebrahim Ghiasvand, Ehsanollah Zeighami, Seyyed Mohammad Mirhosseini

“…The performance of the fabricated specimens was evaluated through compressive strength testing, mass change analysis, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. Heat treatment resulted in improved performance of AAS mortars, while silica fume replacement also positively influenced mortar behavior. …”
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Fe + N Noncompensated Codoping TiO2 Nanowires: The Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Properties by Zhongpo Zhou, Haiying Wang

“…The XRD (X-ray diffraction), SEM (Scanning electron microscope), UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, and BET (Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller) results indicate that the samples are pure anatase nanowires. …”
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Testing the lepton content of the proton at HERA and EIC by Leandro Da Rold, Anibal D. Medina, Subhojit Roy, Carlos E. M. Wagner

“…In this article, we propose a novel way to test the computation of lepton PDFs of the proton by analyzing both non-resonant di-lepton and resonant Z gauge boson production processes induced by leptons within the proton at proton-electron colliders like HERA and EIC. Despite the fact that lepton PDFs of the proton are known to be small, this work demonstrates that both processes imply a measurable yield of events at HERA and EIC, which could be used to test these PDFs.…”
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Effect of Al~2~O~3~ Passivation on Structured Si/PEDOT:PSS Hybrid Solar Cell by Sameer Alghanmi, Khalid Alshammari

“…Additionally, Al~2~O~3~ thin layer acts as an electron-blocking and hole-transporting layer, resulting in an effective charge separation as well as transport, which boosts the power conversion efficiency. …”
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