Phase evolution in an MCrAlY coating during high temperature exposure by Costa C., Barbareschi E., Guarnone P., Borzone G.

“…Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) observation combined with Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) showed that the coating is composed of a γ- Co matrix, β-AlNi, σ-(Cr, Co), Cr carbide and Y-rich phases. …”
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Nuclear Morphology Measurements with Angle-Resolved Low Coherence Interferometry For Application To Cell Biology And Early Cancer Detection by Adam Wax, Kevin J. Chalut

“…Angle-resolved LCI (a/LCI) combines the ability of LCI to isolate scattering from sub-surface tissue layers with the ability of light scattering spectroscopy to obtain structural information on sub-wavelength scales. …”
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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. The presence sulfate sulfur can be related to both the oxidation of sulfide grains, which were found in some samples, and the oxidation of gaseous H2S air oxygen. …”
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Growth of GaN@InGaN Core-Shell and Au-GaN Hybrid Nanostructures for Energy Applications by Tevye Kuykendall, Shaul Aloni, Ilan Jen-La Plante, Taleb Mokari

“…The hybrid structures were characterized by various techniques, including photoluminescence (PL), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM and SEM), and x-ray diffraction (XRD).…”
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Dose and risk assessment of radon in three rooms with varying ventilation levels using RESRAD-BIULD software by Alhamdi Walat A.H.

“…This study measured radon concentrations in three rooms with varying ventilation levels over a 12-month period, utilizing a Corentium monitor, an alpha spectroscopy-based radon detection device. The objective was to assess the impact of seasonal variations on indoor radon levels. …”
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Impact of Additives on Heterogeneous Crystallization of Acetaminophen by Hsinyun Hsu, Lynne S. Taylor, Michael T. Harris

“…The additive/APAP was characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the interfacial molecular interaction was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results indicate that the additive-substrate interaction can change the interfacial growth behavior observed in the additive-APAP binary system. …”
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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). The results obtained indicate that PPy/rGO/NiO/GCE has a detection limit of 0.195 mM and a sensitivity of 25.887 A mM−1 cm−2 for a linear range of 0.01–1 mM.…”
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Benzene Oxidation on Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode: Electrochemical-Impedance Study of Adsorption Effects by Yuri Pleskov, Marina Krotova, Valerii Elkin, Valentin Varnin, Irina Teremetskaya

“…Benzene oxidation at a boron-doped diamond anode in 0.5 M K2SO4 aqueous solution is studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It is shown by measurements of differential capacitance and anodic current that in the ideal-polarizability potential region benzene either is not adsorbed at the diamond electrode or the benzene adsorption does not affect its capacitance. …”
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Through a Lattice Darkly: Shedding Light on Electron-Phonon Coupling in the High Tc Cuprates by D. R. Garcia, A. Lanzara

“…In this review, we present our work using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) exploring the role of the lattice on the valence band electronic structure of the cuprates. …”
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Synthesis and evaluation of bisulfate/mesylate-conjugated chlortetracycline with high solubility and bioavailability by Liu Deng, Chen Peixing, Yang Xu, Wang Jianhua

“…Chlortetracycline bisulfate and chlortetracycline mesylate were successfully synthesized and characterized with several techniques, including spectroscopy, chromatography and mass spectrometry, which demonstrated that the C4-dimethylamino group of chlortetracycline can accept a proton from sulfuric acid and methanesulfonic acid to form the corresponding salts. …”
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Enhancing thermoelectric properties of ScN films through twin domains by J. More-Chevalier, U.D. Wdowik, J. Martan, T. Baba, S. Cichoň, P. Levinský, D. Legut, E. de Prado, P. Hruška, J. Pokorný, J. Bulíř, C. Beltrami, T. Mori, M. Novotný, I. Gregora, L. Fekete, L. Volfová, J. Lančok

“…The microstructure of the produced thin films is examined by X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy, while their chemical composition and contamination by defects are determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effect of temperature on the phonon properties of ScN layers, having implications for their thermoelectric properties, is explored by Raman spectroscopy. …”
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Atmospheric corrosion of carbon and galvanized steel under high rainfall conditions by Ariel Arroyo Heredia, Hector David Agudelo Arias, Maycol F. Mena, Elcy Serna Copete, F.A. Vásquez, Nerly Liliana Mosquera, Edison Banguero Palacios, Reiner Palomino Lemus, J.A. Calderón, Samir Córdoba Machado

“…The structural-micro characterization of corrosion products was evaluated via X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy SEM-EDS. …”
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Kinetics of flocculation of kaolinite by chitosan-based flocculants and the floc structure by Ting XIAO, Wenjie ZOU, Kexin YU, Xuqin DUAN, Zhijun ZHANG, Ruijing XU

“…The chemical structure and crystallinity of the grafted copolymer are characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR), and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Structure and Properties of Hydrophobic Aggregation Hydrogel with Chemical Sensitive Switch by Jiufang Duan, Jianxin Jiang

“…The properties of the hydrogels were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, contact angle, and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Graphene Oxide as a Nanocarrier for Controlled Loading and Targeted Delivery of Typhonium giganteum Drugs by Xiaohua Gu, Rui Cao, Fu Li, Yan Li, Hongge Jia, Hui Yu

“…The results from thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) indicate that no interactions occurred between PBC and PLA. …”
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Destruction of chlorinated pesticides in TiO2-enhanced photochemical process by Adriana Zaleska, Jan Hupka, Andrzej Silowiecki, Marek Wiergowski, Marek Biziuk

“…Pesticides destruction ratio was evaluated and oxidation products were identificated by gas chromatography with thermionic specific detector (GC-TSD) and mass spectroscopy detector (GC-MS). The concentration of pesticides after reaction was determined in the liquid phase, in the solid phase (adsorbed on the photocatalyst) and in the gas phase. …”
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Structure-based insights into fluorogenic RNA aptamers by Song Qianqian, Tai Xiaoqing, Ren Qianyu, Ren Aiming

“…To date, a variety of tertiary structures of fluorogenic RNA aptamers have been determined using X-ray crystallography or NMR spectroscopy. Many of these fluorogenic RNA aptamers feature base quadruples or base triples in their fluorophore-binding sites. …”
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The Microstructure and Thermal Conductivity of Pressureless Infiltrated SiCp/Al Composites Containing Electroless Nickel Platings by Aihua Zou, Xianliang Zhou, Xiaozhen Hua, Duosheng Li, Kaiyang Wu

“…The effect of Ni coatings on the thermal conductivity of the composites was examined and analyzed with three-dimensional video microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction microscope (XRD), and finite-element. …”
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Periodic cooking of eggs by Emilia Di Lorenzo, Francesca Romano, Lidia Ciriaco, Nunzia Iaccarino, Luana Izzo, Antonio Randazzo, Pellegrino Musto, Ernesto Di Maio

“…Comparison with established egg cooking procedures through a plethora of characterization techniques, including Sensory Analysis, Texture Profile Analysis and FT-IR spectroscopy, confirms the different cooking extents and the different variations in protein denaturation with the novel approach. …”
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Generation and Characterization of an Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet (APPJ) and Its Application in the Surface Modification of Polyethylene Terephthalate by Hom Bahadur Baniya, Rajendra Shrestha, Rajesh Prakash Guragain, Mohan Bahadur Kshetri, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Deepak Prasad Subedi

“…The surface roughness of the untreated and plasma-treated PET samples was characterized by contact angle measurement, surface energy analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM).…”
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