AdipoRon ameliorates the progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction via mitigating lipid accumulation and fibrosis by Wuping Tan, Yijun Wang, Siyi Cheng, Zhihao Liu, Mengjie Xie, Lingpeng Song, Qinfang Qiu, Xiaofei Wang, Zeyan Li, Tianyuan Liu, Fuding Guo, Jun Wang, Xiaoya Zhou

“…Cardiac function was evaluated using echocardiography, and Postmortem analysis included RNA-sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, transmission electron microscopy and molecular biology methods. Results: Our study presents the pioneering evidence that AdipoR was downregulated and impaired fatty acid oxidation in the myocardia of HFpEF mice, which was associated with lipid metabolism as indicated by untargeted metabolomics. …”
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Seawater-originated fluids interactions with oceanic lithospheric mantle peridotites and formation of hornblendite dykes, as well as spadaite and dolomite veins in the Naein ophiol... by Fatemeh Naderi, Ghodrat Torabi, Nargess Shirdashtzadeh

“…In addition to the microprobe, the minerals of the carbonate veins were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (EDS-RONTEC) at an accelerating voltage of 20 kV in the Razi Metallurgical Research Center (RMRC) (Tehran) (Table 4). …”
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A split-GAL4 driver line resource for Drosophila neuron types by Geoffrey W Meissner, Allison Vannan, Jennifer Jeter, Kari Close, Gina M DePasquale, Zachary Dorman, Kaitlyn Forster, Jaye Anne Beringer, Theresa Gibney, Joanna H Hausenfluck, Yisheng He, Kristin Henderson, Lauren Johnson, Rebecca M Johnston, Gudrun Ihrke, Nirmala A Iyer, Rachel Lazarus, Kelley Lee, Hsing-Hsi Li, Hua-Peng Liaw, Brian Melton, Scott Miller, Reeham Motaher, Alexandra Novak, Omotara Ogundeyi, Alyson Petruncio, Jacquelyn Price, Sophia Protopapas, Susana Tae, Jennifer Taylor, Rebecca Vorimo, Brianna Yarbrough, Kevin Xiankun Zeng, Christopher T Zugates, Heather Dionne, Claire Angstadt, Kelly Ashley, Amanda Cavallaro, Tam Dang, Guillermo A Gonzalez III, Karen L Hibbard, Cuizhen Huang, Jui-Chun Kao, Todd Laverty, Monti Mercer, Brenda Perez, Scarlett Rose Pitts, Danielle Ruiz, Viruthika Vallanadu, Grace Zhiyu Zheng, Cristian Goina, Hideo Otsuna, Konrad Rokicki, Robert R Svirskas, Han SJ Cheong, Michael-John Dolan, Erica Ehrhardt, Kai Feng, Basel EI Galfi, Jens Goldammer, Stephen J Huston, Nan Hu, Masayoshi Ito, Claire McKellar, Ryo Minegishi, Shigehiro Namiki, Aljoscha Nern, Catherine E Schretter, Gabriella R Sterne, Lalanti Venkatasubramanian, Kaiyu Wang, Tanya Wolff, Ming Wu, Reed George, Oz Malkesman, Yoshinori Aso, Gwyneth M Card, Barry J Dickson, Wyatt Korff, Kei Ito, James W Truman, Marta Zlatic, Gerald M Rubin, FlyLight Project Team

“…NeuronBridge and other search tools relate light microscopy images of these split-GAL4 lines to connectomes reconstructed from electron microscopy images. The collections are the result of screening over 77,000 split hemidriver combinations. …”
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with mid-ventricular obstruction and apical aneurysm by N.D. Oryshchyn, Yu.A. Ivaniv, Yu.H. Kyjak, S.S. Pavlyk, V.S. Moroz, D.I. Besh, I.M. Bigun

“…Taking into consideration multiple cerebral infarcts, aneurysm resection and left ventricular plastics was performed. Electronic microscopy of myocardium confirmed the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.…”
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Obtaining shape memory alloy thin layer using PLD technique by Cimpoeşu N., Stanciu S., Vizureanu P., Cimpoeşu R., Achiţei Cristian D., Ioniţă I.

“…The material was analyzed in heat treated and deformed states using scanning electrons microscopy (SEM), dilatometry (DIL), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) and energy dispersive X-ray analyze (EDAX) to establish the material microstructure, memory properties like martensitic transformation domain and rate or damping capacity. …”
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Preparation of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates Based on Immobilized Silver-Capped Nanoparticles by C. Caro, F. Gámez, A. P. Zaderenko

“…The modified silicon substrate, the nanoparticles, and the sensors are characterized by means of infrared and UV-vis spectroscopies and electronic microscopies. The surface-enhanced Raman scattering intensity of the new films based on polymer-capped nanoparticles is compared with that obtained with silver bare nanoparticles using rhodamine 6G as a common chromophore. …”
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Crystallisation Kinetics of a β-Spodumene-Based Glass Ceramic by Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo, Dachamir Hotza, Antonio Pedro Novaes de Oliveira, Robert Meszaros, Nahum Travitzky, Peter Greil

“…The crystallization kinetics of an LZSA glass ceramic with a composition of 16.9Li2O⋅5.0ZrO2⋅65.1SiO2⋅8.6Al2O3 was investigated using nonisothermal methods by differential thermal analysis and scanning electronic microscopy. Apparent activation energy for crystallization was found to be in the 274–292 kJ⋅mol−1 range, and an Avrami parameter n of 1 was obtained that is compared very favorably with SEM observations.…”
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Bacterial Cellulose-Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites for Bone Regeneration by S. Saska, H. S. Barud, A. M. M. Gaspar, R. Marchetto, S. J. L. Ribeiro, Y. Messaddeq

“…Spectroscopy, electronic microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray analyses, and X-ray diffraction showed formation of HA crystals on BC nanofibres. …”
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Core-shell Nanoparticles Based on Polystyrene and Poly(n-butyl acrylate) Functionalized with Itaconic Acid for Baroplastic Processing by Fernanda Furtado de Melo Albino, Jacira Aparecida Castanharo, João Batista Lourenço Neto, Marcos Antonio da Silva Costa

“…The copolymers were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). …”
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Influence of MgO and Hybrid Fiber on the Bonding Strength between Reactive Powder Concrete and Old Concrete by Mo Jinchuan, Ou Zhongwen, Wang Yahui

“…Influences of steel fiber, MgO, and PPF on the splitting tensile strength were further examined by using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and drying shrinkage test. Results indicated that the compressive and flexural strength was improved with the increasing of steel fiber volume fraction. …”
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Structure and Properties of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes/Polystyrene Composites Prepared via Coagulation Precipitation Technique by I. N. Mazov, V. L. Kuznetsov, D. V. Krasnikov, N. A. Rudina, A. I. Romanenko, O. B. Anikeeva, V. I. Suslyaev, E. Yu. Korovin, V. A. Zhuravlev

“…Scanning and transmission electron microscopies were used for investigation of the morphology and structure of produced composites. …”
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Abnormal Grain Growth Mechanism in the Twin-Roller Cast Al-Fe-Si Alloy in the Annealing Process by Y. Z. Zhu, H. Peng, H. Huang, J. C. Li

“…Abnormal grains of more than 15 mm in the nominal diameter were found to have formed on the surface of the billet. Scanning electronic microscopy observation, energy diffraction spectrum, microarea X-ray diffraction, and electronic backscattered diffraction analysis were performed to study this abnormal grain growth. …”
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Co-treatment of industrial air streams using A.O.P. and adsorption processes by P. Monneyron, A. De La Guardia, M. H. Manero, E. Oliveros, M. T. Maurette, F. Benoit-Marquié

“…Prior to adsorption/photocatalysis cyclic study, new TiO2 based catalysts were prepared by impregnating commercial zeolites in pellets form using a sol-gel technique. Scanning Electronic Microscopy observations linked to BET and adsorption equilibrium measurements of two VOC (1-butanol or BuOH and methyl-ethyl-ketone or MEK) showed that TiO2 happened to fix on the inert binder, without significant modification of support properties. …”
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Genotoxicity of Copper and Nickel Nanoparticles in Somatic Cells of Drosophila melanogaster by Erico R. Carmona, Alba García-Rodríguez, Ricard Marcos

“…Additionally, a complete physical characterization of NPs using transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) techniques was also performed. …”
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Spatial Microstructural Ordering of Expansive Clay Minerals by T. López-Lara, J. B. Hernández-Zaragoza, D. Carreón-Freyre, M. Cerca, E. Rojas-González, A. G. Minor Franco, G. Martínez-Barrera, R. Salgado-Delgado

“…The clay microstructure was obtained using X-ray diffraction, and sweeping electronic microscopy. Physical characterization includes pH analysis. …”
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Role of CO2 Laser on SBS between Dental Porcelain and Composite Resin Repair Process by Noor Bader Hassan, Basima Mohammed Ali Hussein, Ahmed Ali Mohammed

“…Additionally, three specimens were used in scanning electronic microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy tests. …”
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Effect of preparation method in the properties of iron oxide catalysts for fenton reaction by Fabiana Maria Barbosa, Andre Rosa Martins

“…The solids were prepared by precipitation, complexation, combustion, and decomposition and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electronic microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, specific surface area measurement and were evaluated for methylene blue removal. …”
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Cutibacterium acnes biofilm formation is influenced by bone microenvironment, implant surfaces and bacterial internalization by Jennifer Varin-Simon, Marius Colin, Frédéric Velard, Min Tang-Fichaux, Xavier Ohl, Céline Mongaret, Sophie C. Gangloff, Fany Reffuveille

“…Methods In this study, we compared the biofilm formation of C. acnes PJI-related strains and non-PJI-related strains on plastic support and textured titanium alloy by (i) counting adherent and viable bacteria, (ii) confocal scanning electronic microscopy observations after biofilm matrix labeling and (iii) RT-qPCR experiments. …”
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Determination of the Hydration Damage Instability Period in a Shale Borehole Wall and Its Application to a Fuling Shale Gas Reservoir in China by Haicheng She, Zaiqiang Hu, Zhan Qu, Yao Zhang, Hu Guo

“…In this study, the stratigraphic stress characteristics of the Fuling Shale Gas Field were initially predicted, and the shale sample phase composition and development of bedding and microcracks were analyzed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electronic microscopy. The main driving potential difference function between the drilling fluid and shale was analyzed, and a radial adsorption diffusion model of the shale plane was established. …”
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Incorporation of kiwifruit peel improved the property of carboxymethyl cellulose-gum Arabic active film and its effects on the quality of beef sausages by Evans Frimpong Boateng, Ziyi Yang, Jian Zhang, Lei Zhou, Lujuan Xing, Wangang Zhang

“…Consequently, CG-KPE films demonstrated a superior antimicrobial effect on Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria and antioxidant efficacy compared to CG-CT films. The scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) of CG-KPE films revealed an enhanced micrograph. …”
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