INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AS A FACTOR OF INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS AND COMPETITIVE STABILITY OF SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS by A. K. Kiryukhin, D. V. Akopyan, I. A. Suvorov

“…In recent decades, the introduction of such technologies in service enterprises has become increasingly widespread, ranging from simple tools (e-mail or messengers) to global introduction in the business structure ( using electronic commerce or creating virtual enterprises). …”
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Surface of Alumina Films after Prolonged Breakdowns in Galvanostatic Anodization by Christian Girginov, Stephan Kozhukharov

“…Results are discussed on the basis of perceptions of avalanche mechanism of the breakdown phenomena, due to the injection of electrons and their multiplication in the volume of the film.…”
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Enhanced Performance of DSSCs Based on the Insertion Energy Level of CdS Quantum Dots by Xiaoping Zou, Zhe Sun

“…In the structure of TiO2/CdS/N719 electrode, the reorganization of energy levels between CdS and N719 forms a stepwise structure of band-edge levels which is advantageous to the electron injection and hole recovery of CdS and N719 QDs. …”
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Synthesis, Spectral, and In Vitro Antibacterial Studies of Organosilicon(IV) Complexes with Schiff Bases Derived from Amino Acids by Har Lal Singh, Jangbhadur Singh, A. Mukherjee

“…These complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, and spectroscopic studies including electronic IR and NMR (1H, 13C, and 29Si) spectroscopy. …”
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Effect of Filler Content on the Performance of Epoxy/PTW Composites by Mudradi Sudheer, Ravikantha Prabhu, Kandavalli Raju, Thirumaleshwara Bhat

“…PTW additions showed beneficiary effect on density, hardness, and stiffness properties of composites; however, strength properties and ductility were found to decrease with the increasing content of PTW. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of tensile fractured surfaces and worn-out surfaces of selected samples revealed different fracture mechanisms.…”
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Aphasic Dystextia as Presenting Feature of Ischemic Stroke in a Pediatric Patient by Arpita Lakhotia, Alok Sachdeva, Supriya Mahajan, Nancy Bass

“…With increasing reliance on electronic communication, incoherent texting or “dystextia,” which is a subset of aphasia that is reflected in text messages, can be a useful tool for symptom recognition and analysis. …”
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Humidity Sensing Properties of Surface Modified Polyaniline Metal Oxide Composites by S. C. Nagaraju, Aashis S. Roy, J. B. Prasanna Kumar, Koppalkar R. Anilkumar, G. Ramagopal

“…The synthesized composites have been characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The temperature dependent conductivity shows that the conductivity is due to the hopping of polarons and bipolarons. …”
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Effect of Drying-Wetting Cycles on Engineering Properties of Expansive Soils Modified by Industrial Wastes by Chengfu Chu, Meihuang Zhan, Qi Feng, Dong Li, Long Xu, Fusheng Zha, Yongfeng Deng

“…Microstructural analysis is performed using mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results of microstructural analysis show a tendency of degradation process.…”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Characterization of Hospital Effluents before and after Treatment with Two Types of Sawdust by Rabea Elmountassir, Bahia Bennani, Youssef Miyah, Ahlam Fegousse, Ghita El Mouhri, Bouchra Oumokhtar, Mohammed Khatouf, Karima Elkarrach, Ghita Benjelloun Touimi, Anissa Lahrichi

“…The red sawdust and catia sawdust have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.…”
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Experimental Study of Phase Composition of B-Fe-Mn-V Alloys and Thermodynamic Calculations of Phase Equilibria in the B-Mn-V and B-Fe-Mn-V Systems by Viera Homolová, Ján Kepič, Adéla Zemanová, Ondřej Zobač

“…Phase compositions of B-Fe-Mn-V alloys were studied by several experimental methods (DTA measurement, X-ray diffractions, and scanning electron microscopy). Besides the experimental study of the quaternary system, thermodynamic modelling of the ternary B-Mn-V system by the Calphad method and thermodynamic calculations for the quaternary B-Fe-Mn-V system were performed. …”
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Comment sortir de prison ? Le rôle des statistiques pénitentiaires dans la compréhension des comportements de récidive by Anaïs Henneguelle

“…We then present an original study which shows that convicts who undergo electronic monitoring do re-offend less ceteris paribus than those who have been into jails. …”
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New materials and sensors for semiconductor gas analysis by I. A. Kirovskaya, T. A. Kirovskaya, A. O. Ekkert

“…The interrelated change regularities with the composition of the studied surface properties allowing to identify the most active semiconductors — the components of systems with respect to gases of a certain electronic nature (basic and acid) have been established. …”
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Photothermocatalytic conversion of CO2 by LDHs@AC composites by Ruiqi Li, Jie Ling, Dongqiang Lei

“…The photocurrent transient response results show that the LDHs@AC material in the photothermal catalytic reaction, at higher experimental temperatures, the transfer of electrons from Ti1Li3Al2-LDHs to move the AC is faster, and the rate of the redox reaction is increased, which significantly improves the photocatalytic performance of the LDHs material.…”
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INFLUENCE OF PURIFICATION PROCESS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANIAN CALCIUM BENTONITE by ANA-MARIA GEORGESCU, FRANÇOISE NARDOU, DENISA NISTOR ILEANA

“…The crude and purified calcium bentonites were characterized by textural analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Simple Formation of Nanostructured Molybdenum Disulfide Thin Films by Electrodeposition by S. K. Ghosh, C. Srivastava, S. Nath, J. P. Celis

“…UV-visible and FTIR spectra confirmed about the presence of Mo-S bonding in the deposited films. Transmission electron microscopic examination showed that the annealed MoS2 films consist of nanoballs, nanoribbons, and multiple wall nanotubes.…”
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Preparation of Graphene Nanoplatelets by Thermal Shock Combined with Ball Milling Methods for Fabricating Flame-Retardant Polymers by Vinh Q. Tran, Hai T. Doan, Nhiem T. Nguyen, Cuong V. Do

“…The formation of the graphene nanoplatelets were observed by field-emission scanning electron microscopes and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller methods with the much smaller number of layers and the considerable increase of specific surface area in comparison to the initial expanded graphite material. …”
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Monitoring Stations for Surface Water Quality by Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, Thomas Obreza, Rafael Munzo-Carpena

“…Specialized probes measure water quality parameters, electronic logging devices record and store data, and automatic samplers capture multiple water samples on either time or flow intervals. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease by P. C. Keane, M. Kurzawa, P. G. Blain, C. M. Morris

“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition that has increasingly been linked with mitochondrial dysfunction and inhibition of the electron transport chain. This inhibition leads to the generation of reactive oxygen species and depletion of cellular energy levels, which can consequently cause cellular damage and death mediated by oxidative stress and excitotoxicity. …”
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A Study of the Creep-Fatigue Damage Mechanism of a P92 Welded Joint Using Nanoindentation Characterization by Zhangmin Jin, Zhihui Cai, Xuecheng Gu, Zhiqiang Wang, Yiwen Han, Ting Yu, Yuxuan Song, Zengliang Gao, Zhongrui Zheng

“…Relying on the scanning electron microscope, the fracture mechanism of P92 steel gradually changes from fatigue-dominating to creep-fatigue interactive damage with the increasing strain rate. …”
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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surfaces analysis, vibrational spectroscopy, thermal behavior, and DFT study of S-triazine perchlorate by Chaima Zouari, Thameur Dammak, Jerome Lhoste, Mohamed Boujelbene, Mohamed Abdelhedi

“…Computational studies employing density functional theory (DFT) complemented the experimental findings, corroborating the material’s structural and electronic properties.…”
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