Chemical Functionalization and Characterization of Cellulose Extracted from Wheat Straw Using Acid Hydrolysis Methodologies by Chemar J. Huntley, Kristy D. Crews, Michael L. Curry

“…X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that upon oxidation a slight change in the cellulose polymorphic structure (CI to CII) can be observed when compared to its unmodified counterpart. Scanning electron microscopy analyses show that the oxidized cellulose structure exhibits fiber-like crystals with lengths and diameters on the micrometer scale. …”
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Effect of cold rolling rates on microstructure and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted 316L austenitic stainless steel bipolar plates by Zhiyue Shi, Rui Wang, Jin Qin, Yan Kang, Zhiqiang Yu, Zhijie Yan, Shaohua Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…The effect of varying cold rolling deformation rates on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted (SLMed) 316L austenitic stainless steel (ASS) was investigated using electron backscattered diffraction and electrochemical tests. …”
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Ultrastructural Study of an Atypical Case of Infertility by Ernesto Sánchez Sánchez, Carmen Tejedor Mardomingo

“…Testicular biopsy revealed impaired spermatogenesis. Scanning electron microscopy revealed sperm heads with intact nuclei and acrosomal regions. …”
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UV-Activated Luminescence/Colourimetric O2 Indicator by Andrew Mills, Cheryl Tommons, Raymond T. Bailey, M. Catriona Tedford, Peter J. Crilly

“…An oxygen indicator is described, comprising nanoparticles of titania dispersed in hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) polymer film containing a sacrificial electron donor, glycerol, and the redox indicator, indigo-tetrasulfonate (ITS). …”
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Positron Emission Tomography for the Response Evaluation following Treatment with Chemotherapy in Patients Affected by Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Selected Review by Alberto Zaniboni, Giordano Savelli, Claudio Pizzocaro, Pietro Basile, Valentina Massetti

“…Studies were identified by searching PubMed electronic databases. Both prospective and retrospective studies were included. …”
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Analytical Expression of the Beam-Plasma Particles Distribution Function Effect on the Electromagnetic Instability Growth Rate in Strongly Coupled Plasmas by Fatemeh Nejadtaghi, Mohammad Mahdavi, Saeid Hassan pour, Hengameh Khanzadeh, Ali Tavassoli

“…The beam-plasma particles distribution function is one of the parameters which plays an important role in the energy-traveling mechanism of the relativistic electrons generated by the laser-plasma interaction in the Inertial Confinement Fusion Plasma. …”
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Scalability of Phase Change Materials in Nanostructure Template by Wei Zhang, Biyun L. Jackson, Ke Sun, Jae Young Lee, Shyh-Jer Huang, Hsin-Chieh Yu, Sheng-Po Chang, Shoou-Jinn Chang, Ya-Hong Xie

“…In2Se3 of progressively smaller volume is heated inside a transmission electron microscope operating in diffraction mode. …”
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Generalized approach for rapid entropy calculation of liquids and solids by Qi-Jun Hong, Zi-Kui Liu

“…The proposed method utilizes a single trajectory of molecular dynamics (MD) to facilitate the calculation of entropy, which is composed of three components. The electronic entropy is determined through the temporal average acquired from density functional theory MD simulations. …”
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Methodology for determining actual threats to information security in medical information system by V. A. Maystrenko, O. A. Bezrodnykh, R. A. Dorokhin

“…In this article based on the processing of statistical data from various electronic resources the most frequent types of threats to information security (UBI) for medical information systems (MIS) are identified and their classification is carried out. …”
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Adsorption of Polydisperse Polyvinyl Alcohol Molecules on the Surface of Activated Carbons by J. Barkauskas, A. Vinslovaite

“…Assumptions concerning the role of phenol functional groups were made, taking into account not only the surface heterogeneity but also changes in the electron density of the graphene layers in the carbon substrate.…”
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Comparative Study of Polymer Composites with Cellulose Microfibers from Different Plant Resources by Jyoti Giri, Rameshwar Adhikari, Janak Sapkota

“…The xMCC and cryo-fractured composites were observed by scanning electron microscopy, and the mechanical properties of the composites were measured by dynamic mechanical analysis to observe the effect of fillers on viscoelastic properties. …”
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Bacteria in Microwells Constructed from Silver Nanoparticles by Mustafa Çulha, M. Müge Yazıcı, Mehmet Kahraman, Fikrettin Şahin, Sesin Kocagöz

“…The proper size of the microwells for the model bacteria, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus cohnii, is determined to be 1.2 μm from their electron microscopy images. A minimum dilution factor of 20 is necessary for the bacterial samples collected from growth media to diminish the bacterial aggregation to place the bacterial cells into the microwells. …”
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Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Disease by Jack C. Comstock, Robert A. Gilbert

“…This publication is also a part of the Florida Sugarcane Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. Original publication date: September 2005. …”
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Leaking Network Devices with Rubber Ducky Attack by Zeynep Rana Donmez, Şeyma Atmaca, Yıldıray YALMAN

“…Unlike traditional electronic attacks, it relies on manipulating individuals to run malware-infected devices or share sensitive information willingly. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Rubber Powder on Mechanical Properties of PVA Fiber Concrete by Linling Ma, Bin Wang, Lei Zeng, Yunfeng Xiao, Heng Zhang, Zhen Li

“…Microstructure analyses were conducted by the scanning electron microscope (SEM) test. These results indicated that, as the content of the rubber powder increased, the damping ratio increased, and the compressive strength decreased, but this strength loss can be effectively controlled by adding PVA fiber. …”
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Synthesis and Ultraviolet Visible Spectroscopy Studies of Chitosan Capped Gold Nanoparticles and Their Reactions with Analytes by Norfazila Mohd Sultan, Mohd Rafie Johan

“…The significance of chitosan as stabilizer was distinguished through transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images and UV-Vis absorption spectra in which the interparticles distance increases whilst retaining the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) characteristics peak. …”
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Drive Current Enhancement in TFET by Dual Source Region by Zhi Jiang, Yiqi Zhuang, Cong Li, Ping Wang, Yuqi Liu

“…Meanwhile, the dual source structure does not influence the excellent features of threshold slope (SS) of TFET. The number of the electrons and holes would be doubled by going through the tunneling junctions on the original basis. …”
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Adsorption of Trinitrotoluene on a MgO(001) Surface Including Surface Relaxation Effects by Thiago Guerra, Itamar Borges

“…In the first surface representation, there were two fixed layers of atoms and in the second the surface had three layers, with the uppermost fully relaxed in geometry optimizations. Electron density difference maps for each case were computed and provided a detailed picture of the interactions. …”
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Energy Efficiency Performances of LVDC Nanogrids Powered Buildings by Anis Ammous, Ammar Assaidi, Abdulrahman Al Ahdal, Kaiçar Ammous

“…The Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) system concept has been growing in the recent times due to its characteristics and advantages like renewable energy source compatibility, more straightforward integration with storage utilities through power electronic converters, and distributed loads. This paper presents the energy efficiency performances of a proposed LVDC supply concept and other classical PV chains architectures. …”
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Synthesis of Nickel and Nickel Hydroxide Nanopowders by Simplified Chemical Reduction by Jeerapan Tientong, Stephanie Garcia, Casey R. Thurber, Teresa D. Golden

“…Dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy confirmed that the particles were in the nanometer range. …”
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