Effects of Vacancy Cluster Defects on Electrical and Thermodynamic Properties of Silicon Crystals by Pei-Hsing Huang, Chi-Ming Lu

“…Simulation results showed that various VC defects changed the energy band and localized electron density distribution of Si crystals and caused the band gap to decrease with increasing VC size. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-TiO2/SiO2-Acrylic Composite Resin by Bin Du, Feng Chen, Rubai Luo, Shisheng Zhou, Zhengneng Wu

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) were applied to investigate the structure and morphology of the modified nano-TiO2/SiO2 composite particles. …”
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Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric Microspheres Used for Profile Control of Low-Permeability Reservoirs by Fajun Zhao, Hongbao Zhang, Yanping Wu, Dawei Wang, Yufei Zhang

“…A distillation–precipitation polymerization method was adopted to prepare nanometer-sized polymeric microspheres, whose structure, apparent pattern, thermal endurance, particle size, hydration, and swelling capacity were tested and analyzed by a series of techniques, including infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, high-pressure and high-temperature rheometry, and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Email Spam Detection Using a Hybrid Approach of Feedforward Neural Network and Penguin Optimization Algorithm by Layth Al-busultan

“…The electronic communication of today is beset by unwanted junk messages. …”
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Catalytic Conversion for Hydrogen Sulfide by Xiaoyu Zhou, Xiaoning Pei, Rui Wang, Tiansheng Zhao

“…The heteropoly compounds were characterized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), elemental analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results confirmed that the transition metal ions successfully replaced the Mo atom. …”
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Modeling TEC Irregularities in the Arctic Ionosphere Using Empirical Orthogonal Function Method by Yaqi Jin, Wojciech J. Miloch, Daria Kotova, Knut Stanley Jacobsen, Đorđe Stevanović, Lasse B. N. Clausen, Nicholas Ssessanga, Federico DaDalt

“…Abstract We develop a climatological model for the Arctic ionosphere based on more than one solar cycle of data (2010–2021) of the rate of change of the total electron content index (ROTI) maps from the International GNSS Service (IGS). …”
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Shenfu Injection Protects Brain Injury in Rats with Cardiac Arrest through Nogo/NgR Pathway by Haixia Deng, Zhanhong Tang, Peng Tuo, Ruihua Wu, Si Jia, Xuan Zhao, Deqing Huang, Yuguang Gao, Zhou Lan

“…The ultrastructure of the brain and hippocampus was observed by electron microscopy. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), western blotting, and immunohistochemistry were used to detect Nogo receptor (NgR) expression in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex, and Nogo–NgR expression in CA/CPR model. …”
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Proapoptotic and Antiangiogenic Activities of Arctium Lappa L. on Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Mohamad Taleb Agha, Hussein M. Baharetha, Majed Ahmed Al-Mansoub, Yasser M. Tabana, Nur Hidayah Kaz Abdul Aziz, Mun Fei Yam, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid

“…Morphological alterations were visualized using Hoechst staining and a transmission electron microscope. Cancer cell signal transduction pathways were investigated, and EHX significantly upregulated p53, TGF-β, and NF-κB. …”
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Effects of Acid and Enzymatic Extraction on the Structure and Physicochemical Characterization of Collagen from Chinemys reevesii Skin by Dandan YU, Wenzhi WEI, Li GUAN, Wenzhuo CHEN, Hui CAO

“…The composition, structure, and physicochemical characteristics of acid-soluble collagen (ASC) and enzyme-soluble collagen (PSC) were determined using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), circular dichroism spectrometry (CD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), solubility, sensory evaluation, and chroma. …”
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Assessing research methodologies used to evaluate inequalities in end-of-life cancer care research: a scoping review protocol by Sam Harper, Natalie G Coburn, Alyson L Mahar, Laura E Davis, Julie Hallet, Peter Tanuseputro, Geetanjali D Datta, Colleen Webber, Allison Wiens, Lauren Konikoff

“…We will systematically search Medline, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO electronic databases for quantitative and qualitative studies that examined equity stratifiers in relation to end-of-life cancer care and/or outcomes published in English or French between 2010 and 2021. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes for Type 1 Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery by Alexandra Chow, Noah J. Switzer, Jerry Dang, Xinzhe Shi, Christopher de Gara, Daniel W. Birch, Richdeep S. Gill, Shahzeer Karmali

“…A comprehensive search of electronic databases was completed. Inclusion criteria included human adult subjects with BMI ≥35 kg/m2 and a confirmed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes who underwent a bariatric surgical procedure. …”
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Development of Strength for Calcium Aluminate Cement Mortars Blended with GGBS by Hee Jun Yang, Ki Yong Ann, Min Sun Jung

“…The hydration behavior in the long term was characterized by X-ray diffraction, which was supported by microscopic observation using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy. …”
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On the Ionospheric Disturbances in New Zealand and Australia Following the Eruption of the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Volcano on 15 January 2022 by Peng Chen, Mingzhu Xiong, Rong Wang, Yibin Yao, Fucai Tang, Hao Chen, Liangcai Qiu

“…This paper uses carrier phase observations from GNSS tracking stations in New Zealand and Australia to calculate the vertical total electron content. At 06:10, the ground‐based GNSS tracking station in New Zealand observes a maximum amplitude of 2.26 TECU anomaly caused by a mesoscale traveling ionospheric disturbance (MSTID) with a wavelength of 200–250 km, a period of 6–13 min, and a maximum propagation velocity of 330 m/s. …”
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Firefighting with Conductive Aerosol-Assisted Vortex Rings by John LaRocco, Qudsia Tahmina, Stanley Essel, John Simonis

“…Further investigation of the concept requires a systematic examination of other types of fires, electronic optimization, permutations of chemicals and concentrations, other types of vortex generation, and human factors. …”
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Construction of Direct Z-Scheme Photocatalyst by Mg1.2Ti1.8O5 and g-C3N4 Nanosheets toward Photocatalytic H2 Production and Disinfection by Sijia Gu, Dan Zhang, Shirong Luo, Heng Yang

“…The crystalline phase, morphologies, specific surface area, and optical and electrochemical performance of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy-disperse X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and electrochemical measurements. …”
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Digging for Literature on Tailoring Cultural Offers With and for Older People From Ethnic Minority Groups: A Scoping Review by Stephanie Tierney, Jordan Gorenberg, Marta Santillo, Debra Westlake, Geoffrey Wong, Kerryn Husk, Sofia Vougioukalou, Ruthanne Baxter, Shoba Dawson, Nia Roberts, Caroline Potter, Harriet Warburton, Beth McDougall, Johannah Latchem, Kamal R Mahtani

“…Relevant literature was searched for on electronic databases, through Google, via a questionnaire to cultural organisations and by contacting the study's advisory group. …”
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Frost resistance and micro mechanism of metakaolin and polypropylene fiber modified coastal cement soil by Xukun Ma, Pengfei Wei, Ping Jiang, Haoqing Xu, Na Li, Sijia Qian, Wei Wang, Guoxiong Mei

“…Additionally, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses were performed. …”
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Effectiveness of Birthing Ball Exercises Therapy in Improving Labor Pain and Labor Outcomes: A Systematic Review by Uma Phalswal, Sujata Jha, Priyanshi Dixit, Raksha Yadav

“…Materials and methods: Studies identified through PubMed, Semantic Scholar, and Mendeley electronic databases to gather evidences with selected keywords. …”
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TiO2/Halloysite Composites Codoped with Carbon and Nitrogen from Melamine and Their Enhanced Solar-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Performance by Pengcheng Yao, Shuhui Zhong, Zhurui Shen

“…The obtained C+N-TiO2/HNTs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR). …”
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Completeness of Telehealth Interventions Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials for Caregivers of People With Dementia: Systematic Review by Ling Zhu, Yurong Xing, Wenhui Xu, Hongfei Jia, Xiaoxiao Wang, Shiqing Liu, Yaping Ding

“…MethodsA systematic search of relevant papers was conducted on July 26, 2023, in 9 electronic databases. RCTs of telehealth interventions for caregivers of people with dementia were included. …”
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