The effect of waste tire granules on the properties of polyethylene terephthalate thermoplastic by Ong Huei Ruey, Iskandar Wan Mohd Eqhwan, Khan Maksudur Rahman, Ong Thai Kiat, Hong Chi Shein

“…This study examines the effect of WTG content and particle size on PET/WTG composites. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to analyze the composites' morphology and chemical composition. …”
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Adsorption performance of basic fuchsin on alkali-activated diatomite by Yong-Hua Zhao, Jin-Tao Geng, Jie-Chuan Cai, Yu-Fu Cai, Chun-Yan Cao

“…The materials were systematically characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic, scanning electron microscopy, and N 2 adsorption–desorption. …”
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Quercetin inhibits the biological activity of endometrial cancer by regulating autophagy: A network pharmacology analysis and cellular experimental validation by Lingchen Yang, Hongwei Ma

“…Cell Counting Kit-8 and flow cytometry assays were used to evaluate cell proliferation and apoptosis; cell invasive and migratory abilities were assessed by Transwell and wound healing assays, respectively; the observation of the cell ultrastructure was performed by transmission electron microscopy; the relative protein expressions were measured by the western blot assay. …”
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SULFATE MINERALIZATION IN A TUNNEL OF THE PYATIGORSKY PROVAL CAVE, NORTH CAUCASUS by O.Ya. Chervyatsova, A.V. Kasatkin, N.V. Chukanov, F. Nestola

“…The sulfate minerals include humberstonite K3Na7Mg2(SO4 )6(NO3 )2 •6H2O, sideronatrite Na2 Fe(SO4)2(OH)•3H2O, metasideronatrite Na2 Fe(SO4)2(OH)•H2 O, natrojarosite NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 , tamarugite NaAl(SO4)2 •6H2O, and epsomite MgSO4 •7H2O, which were identified by electron probe microanalysis, powder X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Dynamic in situ control of heat rectification in graphene nano-ribbons using voltage-controlled strain by Daryoush Shiri, Andreas Isacsson

“…An increasing number of papers propose routes to implement thermal counterparts of electronic rectification. These schemes are mainly based on combinations of crystal anharmonicity and broken mirror symmetry. …”
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Robots poètes chez Stanisław Lem : réflexions sur la nécessaire étrangeté de la langue littéraire en contexte soviétique by Sylvia Chassaing

“…By studying the short story « The first sally (A), or Trurl’s electronic bard » and its main character, a poet robot, this article aims at showing what is at stake, both from a literary and a political point of view, in the stylistic choices made by Stanisław Lem in the Cyberiad. …”
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Evaluation of the corrosion resistance of bronze patina or/and protective coating on the surface of the archaeological coins by Saleh M. Saleh, Abd El-Hakim A. El-Badry, Amal M. Abdel-karim

“…Various finishes of coin fragments (uncoated, aged, and freshly coated) were investigated to determine their chemical composition, nature of the patina, and corrosion products on their surface using stereo microscopy(SM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Preparation and Property of Mo-Doped Visible-Light Response Titaniumdioxide Photocatalyst by Yingying Li, Xianliang Song, Zhedong Wei, Jianguang Zhang, Lijuan Qin, Shengying Ye

“…In Mo-titaniumdioxide crystal lattice, Mo6+ had the highest percentage (about 84.08%), indicating that Mo element was inserted into titaniumdioxide crystal lattice and considerable amount of Mo dopant was in the 6+ valence state, which restrained the recombination of electron-hole and had the visible-light photocatalytic activity. …”
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Multipocket synergy towards high thermoelectric performance in topological semimetal TaAs2 by Haihua Hu, Xiaolong Feng, Yu Pan, Vicky Hasse, Honghui Wang, Bin He, Claudia Felser

“…The unique dual-high transverse and longitudinal thermopowers are attributed to multipocket synergy effects: the combination of a strong phonon-drag effect and the two overlapping highly dispersive conduction and valence bands with electron–hole compensation and high mobility, promising a large Nernst effect; the third Dirac band causes a large magneto-Seebeck effect. …”
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Impact of trace metal supplementation on anaerobic biological methanation under hydrogen and carbon dioxide starvation by G. Ghiotto, N. De Bernardini, E. Orellana, G. Fiorito, L. Cenci, P. G. Kougias, S. Campanaro, L. Treu

“…This study pioneers cellular resilience and response to micronutrient supplementation in anaerobic carbon dioxide-fixating microbiomes, offering valuable insights into microbial activity recovery after carbon and electron donor deprivation.…”
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How data science and AI-based technologies impact genomics by Jing Lin, Kee Yuan Ngiam

“…However, the accumulation of genomic data from sequencing and clinical data from electronic health records (EHRs) poses significant challenges for data scientists. …”
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Effect of MMT-HNT Hybrid Nanoclay on Properties of UHMWPE Composite by Rania Hasan, Sarang Pande, Pravin Bhalerao, Sachin Salunkhe, Robert Cep, Emad Abouel Nasr

“…Additionally, XRD analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and biocompatibility study were investigated to examine these nanocomposite’s capacity to suit orthopedic applications. …”
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Green Synthesis of Citrus sinensis Peel Extract-Mediated Ag-TiO2 and Its Application as a Photocatalyst for Organic Molecules and Antimicrobial Agent by Daniel Narh, Benjamin Sampson, Samuel Ocrah Junior, Gloria Pokuaa Manu, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Emmanuel Nyankson, Johnson Kwame Efavi

“…Characterization via X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry confirmed silver-titanium dioxide formation. …”
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Amperometric Biosensor Detecting Dopamine Based on Polypyrrole/Reduced Graphene Oxide/Nickel Oxide/Glassy Carbon Electrode by Shindy Ayu Netania Priyanto, Elly Septia Yulianti, Ahmad Zakiyuddin, Siti Fauziyah Rahman

“…Material characterization was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Rapid Joule-heating synthesis of metal/carbon-based electrocatalysts for efficient carbon dioxide reduction by Weijian Guo, Xueying Cao, Ao Zhou, Wenwen Cai, Jintao Zhang

“…Additionally, nitrogen doping can significantly enhance the electronic conductivity of the carbon matrix and strengthen the metal-carbon interactions, thereby synergistically improving catalyst performance. …”
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Oxygen vacancy-driven spin-transfer torque across MgO magnetic tunnel junctions by L. M. Kandpal, B. Taudul, E. Monteblanco, A. Kumar, K. Katcko, F. Schleicher, P. Gupta, S. Boukari, W. Weber, V. Da Costa, J. D. Costa, T. Bӧhnert, R. Ferreira, P. Freitas, M. Hehn, M. Alouani, P. K. Muduli, D. Lacour, M. Bowen

“…This should disrupt the status-quo on STT-MRAM R&D, by generating defect-specific research and new ideas to confer additional functionality to these next-generation electronic devices, as a nanoelectronics platform to industrialize quantum physics.…”
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Effects of glutathione on the physicochemical properties of high hydrostatically pressure gelatinized maize starch by Wei Zhang, Danxia Shi, Wenming Dong, Hong Li, Xiaohui Liu

“…This research prepared gelatinized waxy maize starch (WMS), low-amylose maize starch (LAS), and high-amylose maize starch (HAS) with different glutathione (GSH) content (5, 10, and 15 %) using high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) at 600 MPa. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed damaged morphology of WMS and complete swelled granules of LAS and HAS with different degree of gelatinization (DG) values, 92.86, 59.36, and 17.45 %, respectively. …”
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Collider and CMB complementarity of leptophilic dark matter with light Dirac neutrinos by Debasish Borah, Nayan Das, Sahabub Jahedi, Bhavya Thacker

“…The interplay of existing bounds from cosmological observations related to DM relic and N eff, direct and indirect detection of DM, astrophysics, and collider observations leave promising discovery prospects at future electron and muon colliders along with complementary signatures at future CMB experiments.…”
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Temperature Dependence on Microstructure, Crystallization Orientation, and Piezoelectric Properties of ZnO Films by Ke Deng, Zhonghao Liu, Hulin Liu, Yanxiang Chen, Shang Li, Shuren Guo, Boyu Xiu, Xuanpu Dong, Huatang Cao

“…High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) reveals that the films exhibit high-resolution lattice stripes, confirming their high crystallinity. …”
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Studying Same-Sign Top Pair Production through Top-Higgs FCNC Interactions at the HL-LHC by O. M. Ozsimsek, V. Ari, O. Cakir

“…We focus on the semileptonic (electron and muon) decay of the top quarks and study the reach for a simplified model approach where top quark flavor changing could occur through a neutral scalar exchange. …”
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