Effects of nitrogen vacancy sites of oxynitride support on the catalytic activity for ammonia decomposition by Kazuki Miyashita, Kiya Ogasawara, Masayoshi Miyazaki, Hitoshi Abe, Yasuhiro Niwa, Hideki Kato, Hideo Hosono, Masaaki Kitano

“…Abstract Nitrogen-containing compounds such as imides and amides have been reported as efficient materials that promote ammonia decomposition over nonnoble metal catalysts. However, these compounds decompose in an air atmosphere and become inactive, which leads to difficulty in handling. …”
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Structural, Morphological, Optical, and Antibacterial Activities of Zinc Oxide Nanopowders: A Comparative Study of Green and Soft Chemical Synthesis by K. Catherine Siriya Pushpa, P. Sakthivel, K. Saravanakumar, N. Anuradha, R. K. Sankaranarayanan, Mosae Selvakumar Paulraj

“…Zinc oxide, a well-known inorganic metal oxide in nanoparticle form, has outstanding antibacterial properties. …”
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METHODOLOGY FOR DATA COLLECTION IN SIMULATED IRRADIATIONS USING MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES ON DICOM IMAGES FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS LOCALIZATION IN HIGH ATOMIC NUMBER MATERIALS by Nicolás E. Martín, F. Malano, Miguel Sofo Haro, M. Valente

“…This approach allows for simultaneous transmission computed tomography (CT) along with XFCT, providing multimodal/multiplexed in vivo images and expanding applications with metallic probes such as gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). …”
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Cationic Polymers Inhibit the Conductance of Lysenin Channels by Daniel Fologea, Eric Krueger, Steve Rossland, Sheenah Bryant, Wylie Foss, Tyler Clark

“…Complete blockage of the binding sites with divalent cations prevents further inhibition in conductance induced by the addition of cationic polymers and supports the hypothesis that the binding sites are identical for both multivalent metal cations and charged polymers. The investigation at the single-channel level has shown distinct complete blockages of each of the inserted channels. …”
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Assessing structural integrity of non-homogeneous systems by means of Acoustic Emissions and Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics by Stavros K Kourkoulis, Ermioni Pasiou, Ilias Stavrakas, Dimos Triantis

“…The specimens consisted of three mate­rials (marble, metallic connectors and cementitious pastes) exhibiting, thus, a strongly non-homogeneous nature. …”
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A novel gold and SiO2 material based planar 5-element high HPBW end-fire antenna array for 300 GHz applications by Kamili Jagadeesh Babu, Aldhaheri Rabah W., Nella Anveshkumar, Alharbi Khalid H., Sheikh Muntasir M.

“…A gold material of thickness 5 μm is used as the metal, while the SiO2 with a thickness of 60 μm is adopted for the substrate material. …”
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Controllable Nano-Crystallization in Fluoroborosilicate Glass Ceramics for Broadband Visible Photoluminescence by Yuanhang Xiang, Yi Long, Peiying Cen, Sirang Liu, Zaijin Fang, Renjie Jiao

“…The well-designed glass ceramic is a novel and significant compound to simultaneously provide efficiently coordinated sites for transition metal and rare earth ions. More importantly, the design strategy opens a new way for engineering high-quality oxy-fluoride glass ceramics with properties of excellent stability, controllable nano-crystallization and high-efficiency photoluminescence.…”
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La Loaded TiO2 Encapsulated Zeolite Y Catalysts: Investigating the Characterization and Decolorization Process of Amaranth Dye by Atheel Hassan Alwash, Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Norli Ismail

“…This decrease was attributed to the poor contact between the metal crystallites located on the external surface and the titanium encapsulated into cages of zeolite Y.…”
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Mechanisms of Copper-Induced Autophagy and Links with Human Diseases by Yuanyuan Fu, Shuyan Zeng, Zhenlin Wang, Huiting Huang, Xin Zhao, Min Li

“…Since the success of platinum-based compounds in the clinical treatment of various types of neoplasias, metal-based drugs have shown encouraging perspectives for drug development. …”
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Effects of Cu(Ⅱ) stress on embryonic development, oxidative stress response, cholinergic system and energy metabolism in the Sepiella maindroni by Qilong Huang, Jiawen Yu, Ruibing Peng, Maowang Jiang, Qingxi Han, Xiamin Jiang

“…In order to investigate the causes of population degradation and resource decline, this thesis investigated the ecotoxicological effects of heavy metal Cu(Ⅱ) on the embryonic development of Sepiella maindroni. …”
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Synthesis of MgFe2O4/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite and Its Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance for Organic Pollution by Fengmin Wu, Wenlu Duan, Mei Li, Hang Xu

“…Recently, binary metal oxides have been proven to be the most investigated semiconductors due to their high activity for the removal of organic pollutants. …”
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Microwave Imaging Using CMOS Integrated Circuits with Rotating 4 × 4 Antenna Array on a Breast Phantom by Hang Song, Afreen Azhari, Xia Xiao, Eiji Suematsu, Hiromasa Watanabe, Takamaro Kikkawa

“…A digital breast cancer detection system using 65 nm technology complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits with rotating 4 × 4 antenna array is presented. …”
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Lasers in Esthetic Dentistry: Soft Tissue Photobiomodulation, Hard Tissue Decontamination, and Ceramics Conditioning by Karen Müller Ramalho, Patrícia Moreira de Freitas, Ana Cecília Correa-Aranha, Marina Stella Bello-Silva, Roberta Marques da Graça Lopes, Carlos de Paula Eduardo

“…The present case report describes the clinical steps of two metal-ceramic crowns development in a 60-year-old patient. …”
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Penetrating Head Injury by a Hit of Rake in a Child: A Case Report and Literature Review by Issa Ibrahim Assoumane, Nicaise Kpègnon Agada, Rabiou Maman Sani, Aminath Kélani

“…The head Computed Tomography (CT) scan performed showed a biparietal hyperdensity from either side of the midline with a metal artifact. In the operating room, after a transversal incision joining the 2 tips of the object, we performed successively bone flaps; object extraction; debridement; duraplasty; and closing. …”
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Towards 4D CT in Additive Manufacturing: Evaluating Algorithmic Limitations and Opportunities for Industrial Non-Destructive Testing by Nadine Mönter, Katharina Bliedtner, Frank Herold

“…In the context of additive manufacturing (AM) of metal components produced via powder bed fusion, defects such as inclusions or lack-of-fusion errors can occur. …”
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Endoscopic Stenting and Clipping for Anastomotic Stricture and Persistent Tracheoesophageal Fistula after Surgical Repair of Esophageal Atresia in an Infant by Mohammed Amine Benatta, Amine Benaired, Ahmed Khelifaoui

“…A partially covered self-expanding metal type biliary was endoscopically placed. Ten weeks later the stent was removed. …”
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Effect of Desliming of Tailings on the Fresh and Hardened Properties of Paste Backfill Made from Alkali-Activated Slag by Ferdi Cihangir, Yunus Akyol

“…Cemented paste backfill (CPB) allows environmental friendly management of potentially hazardous tailings generated from milling of nonferrous metal sulphide ores by placing such tailings into the underground mined-out openings. …”
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InGaN multiquantum wells—problem of carrier injection by Agata Bojarska-Cieślińska, Łucja Marona, Szymon Grzanka, Ewa Grzanka, Piotr Perlin

“…The nitride light emitting structures used in this study were fabricated by Metal-Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE). We developed three distinct sets of samples, with varying quantum barrier thickness, different QWs indium composition and different position relative to the p- and n-sides of the structure. …”
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Challenges to adopting adiabatic circuits for systems‐on‐a‐chip by Krishnan S. Rengarajan, Saroj Mondal, Ravindra Kapre

“…Abstract Adiabatic complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) circuits have been proposed as a low‐power option for CMOS systems‐on‐a‐chip (SoCs) but have not gained popularity due to practical difficulties in scaling to millions of gates. …”
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Photodegradation of Eosin Y Using Silver-Doped Magnetic Nanoparticles by Eman Alzahrani

“…The aim of the present investigation was to fabricate magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) using a coprecipitation method, followed by coating with silver (Ag) in order to enhance the photocatalytic activity of the MNPs by loading metal onto them. The fabricated magnetic nanoparticles coated with Ag were characterised using different instruments such as a scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDAX) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. …”
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