Characterization of Fly Ash Generated from Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa by Olushola S. Ayanda, Olalekan S. Fatoki, Folahan A. Adekola, Bhekumusa J. Ximba

“…The fly ash was characterized by x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. …”
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STRATEGY FOR TEACHING MEDICAL INFORMATICS IN RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES by Tatyana V. Zarubina, Sergey I. Karas', Elena N. Nikolaidi

“…The use of learning electronic medical records, computerized workplaces for medical personnel, medical decision support systems is supposed. …”
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A Novel Method to Prepare PolyGMA and its Application to Immobilization of β-Galactosidase by Sun Sufang, Dong Lingyun

“…After the polymer was smashed, particles with diameters in the range of 0.30 to 0.45 mm were taken as the carrier and the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs were done to characterize its surface structure. …”
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Hybrid Stability Checking Method for Synchronization of Chaotic Fractional-Order Systems by Seng-Kin Lao, Lap-Mou Tam, Hsien-Keng Chen, Long-Jye Sheu

“…Theoretical analysis of the proposed method is validated by numerical simulation in time domain and examined in frequency domain via electronic circuits.…”
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Experimental investigation and thermodynamic calculations of the Bi-Ni-Pb phase diagram by Minić D., Premović M., Tošković N., Manasijević D., Ćosović V., Janaćković M., Tomović M.

“…The article presents an experimental study of a phase diagram of a ternary Bi-Ni-Pb system using differential thermal analysis (DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis. …”
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A Novel Method for Constructing Grid Multi-Wing Butterfly Chaotic Attractors via Nonlinear Coupling Control by Yun Huang

“…Apart from the research above, an electronic circuit is designed to implement the system. …”
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Amazonian Metakaolin Reactivity for Geopolymer Synthesis by Ruy A. Sá Ribeiro, Marilene G. Sá Ribeiro, Gregory P. Kutyla, Waltraud M. Kriven

“…Samples were also made using commercial metakaolin (CMK) from BASF, Inc. as a comparison to the Amazonian metakaolin (AMK). Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the microstructure of the materials. …”
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Device-Free Localization Techniques: A Review by Abd Al-Rahman Tariq Rasheed, Aseel Hameed AL-Nakkash, Osama Abbas Al Tameemi, Debashri Roy

“… Device-free localization (DFL) has emerged as a transformative technology for tracking objects and individuals without requiring them to carry electronic devices. This paper reviews two pivotal techniques of DFL: Link Quality Measurement and Link Scattering techniques. …”
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CAUSES AND CORRECTION OF PUBLISHING MALPRACTICE IN “STUDENT SCIENCE” by L. V. Kanayeva

“…The article dwells on the causes of similar deviations in the university environment and gives the concrete proposals to remedy the current situation: 1) to improve the ethics of university science, 2) to form students’ research competences properly, 3) to dispose the Russian bibliographic database of junk publications and malpractice journals, 4) to create a special electronic RSCI library of student scholarly works, 5) to adapt a unified normative document regulating academic ethics at universities. …”
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Digital migrants and digital diaspora: new problems and trends of international migration by Yu. G. Volkov, V. V. Krivopuskov, V. I. Kurbatov

“…The digital diaspora being an electronic platform is the basis for migrants’ access to online public content, serves as an information base for the migrants’ digital adaptation and their virtual identity’s formation, which is becoming more and more transnational.The article proposes an instrumental definition of “digital migrant” concept, reveals factors of digital ethnic national community’s functioning, features of migrants’ social adaptation in digital diaspora, new types of interpersonal communication in digital diaspora, new trends and problems of digital migration, and new types of migrants’ identity and of digital virtual identity…”
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Inelastic Interaction and Blowup New Solutions of Nonlinear and Dispersive Long Gravity Waves by Haiyong Qin, Mostafa M. A. Khater, Raghda A. M. Attia

“…These solutions are considered the icon key in the inelastic interaction of slow ions and atoms, where they were able to explain the physical nature of the nuclear and electronic stopping processes. For more illustration, some attractive sketches are also depicted for the interpretation physically of the achieved solutions.…”
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Analysis and Verilog-A Modeling of Floating-Gate Transistors by Sayma Nowshin Chowdhury, Matthew Chen, Sahil Shah

“…This model incorporates mechanisms for hot-electron injection and Fowler-Nordheim tunneling, and accurately predicts retention time, thus facilitating the design of adaptive peripheral circuits. …”
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Magnetic Properties of Well-Aligned ZnO Nanorod Arrays Grown by a Simple Hydrothermal Reaction by Jiangni Yun, Rui Qu, Zhiyong Zhang, Jun Li

“…The as-prepared nanorod arrays were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), photoluminescence (PL) spectrum, and magnetization measurements. …”
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Optical and Structural Investigation of CdSe Quantum Dots Dispersed in PVA Matrix and Photovoltaic Applications by Pallabi Phukan, Dulen Saikia

“…The structural analysis and particle size determination as well as morphological studies of the CdSe/PVA nanocomposite thin films were done with the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD analysis reveals that CdSe/PVA nanocomposite thin film has a hexagonal (wurtzite) structure. …”
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Effects of Immersion Time and 5-Phenyl-1H-tetrazole on the Corrosion and Corrosion Mitigation of Cobalt Free Maraging Steel in 0.5 M Sulfuric Acid Pickling Solutions by El-Sayed M. Sherif, Asiful H. Seikh

“…Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements agreed with the obtained polarization data. Scanning electron spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray investigations confirmed that the inhibition of the steel corrosion is achieved via the adsorption of the PHTA molecules onto the steel precluding its surface from being dissolved.…”
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Opposition to Synchronization of Bistable State in Motif Configuration of Rössler Chaotic Oscillator Systems by Dıdıer Lopez Mancılla, Guillermo Huerta-cuellar, Juan Hugo García López, Rider Jaimes-reategui

“…The study was conducted using the differential equations representing the piecewise linear Rössler-like electronic circuits; the initial conditions were changed to achieve a bistable characteristic Homoclinic H-type or Rössler R-type attractor. …”
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Computational Study of Metal-Free Magnetism and Spin-Dependent Seebeck Effect in Silicene Nanoribbons with Zigzag and Klein Edges by Xingyi Tan, Gang Xu, Youchang Jiang, Dahua Ren

“…It is demonstrated that the N-ZKSiNRs with various widths (N) are placed in various spin-resolved electronic situations. With the increase of the width parameter N from 4 to 19, the N-ZKSiNRs pass from the indirect-gap bipolar magnetic semiconducting state (BMS) to the bipolar spin-gapless semiconductor (BSGS) and eventually to half-metallicity (HM). …”
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A taxonomic summary of Aphelidiaceae by Peter M. Letcher, Martha J. Powell

“…With light microscopic images and transmission electron micrographs, we illustrate typical life cycle stages for aphelids, provide updated descriptions and taxonomy for all described species, and provide a key to the species.…”
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Influence of Ultrafine Natural Steatite Powder on Setting Time and Strength Development of Cement by K. Sudalaimani, M. Shanmugasundaram

“…The setting time of fresh cement-binder paste and compressive strength of mortar cubes are observed. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were applied to investigate the microstructural behaviour and chemical element distribution inside cement-binder matrix. …”
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Graphene/Gold Nanocomposites-Based Thin Films as an Enhanced Sensing Platform for Voltammetric Detection of Cr(VI) Ions by Chella Santhosh, Murugan Saranya, Rajendran Ramachandran, Sathiyanathan Felix, Venugopal Velmurugan, Andrews Nirmala Grace

“…This effect greatly facilitates the electron-transfer processes and the sensing behavior for Cr(VI) detection, leading to a remarkably improved sensitivity and selectivity. …”
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