Caregiver-child neural synchrony: Magic, mirage, or developmental mechanism? by Ellen C. Roche, Elizabeth Redcay, Rachel R. Romeo

“…One body of two-brain studies using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) finds that individual, family, and moment-to-moment behavioral and contextual factors are associated with caregiver-child neural synchrony, while another body of literature finds that neural synchrony is associated with positive child outcomes. …”
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Magneto-Sensitive Ni/C Adsorbents: Synthesis, Properties and Applications by Mariia V. Galaburda, Viktor M. Bogatyrov, Olena I. Oranska, Jadwiga Skubiszewska Zieba, Vladimir M. Gun'ko, Dariusz Sternik

“…All chars were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption and scanning electron microscopy methods. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Swelling Characteristics of Graft Copolymerized Isotactic Polypropylene Film by Teena Sehgal, Sunita Rattan

“…The evidence of grafting was carried out by Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) before and after grafting, respectively. …”
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Investigations on microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-5wt.% Cu-TiB2 composites produced via powder metallurgy route by Stalin B., Ravichandran M., Mohanavel V., Raj L.P.

“…Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) tests were conducted to study the characterization of the base alloy and the prepared new composite.…”
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Graphitic carbon nitride nanospheres as an adsorbent for effective waste water treatment: Methylene Blue removal from aqueous medium by Pingal Sarmah, Khemnath Patir, Sonit Gogoi

“…The synthesized g-CNNS is characterized by various analytical techniques such as FESEM, PXRD, BET isotherm, Zeta potential, EDX and FT-IR spectroscopy. The adsorption property of g-CNNS is studied using four different dyes in aqueous medium and found that g-CNNS is an efficient material for cationic dye adsorption. …”
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Study and characterization of Sterculia foetida (Java olive) activated carbon black Filled composite materials by Srinivasa Rao Pedada, Srinivas Rao Golagani, Manoj Kumar Regulagadda, Anitha Kumari Mosya

“…Pore properties of the carbons including the BET surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution, and pore diameter were characterized from N2 isotherms The Fourier-infrared spectroscopy analysis of the prepared activated carbon has abundant functional groups on the surface. …”
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Removal of nitrobenzene from aqueous solution by adsorption onto carbonized sugarcane bagasse by Dunqiu Wang, Huijun Shan, Xiaojie Sun, Hongxia Zhang, Yanhua Wu

“…The surface area, morphology, and functional groups of the adsorbent were characterized by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy. Analysis indicated that oxygen-containing functional groups, such as C = O, –OH, –COOH, and C–O–C, may be involved in the adsorption process. …”
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Contact ion-pair SN2 reactions activated by Lewis Base Phase transfer catalysts by Ju Gyeong Jeong, Young-Ho Oh, Tae Hyun Park, Sung-Sik Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Sungyul Lee

“…Abstract We present experimental probes of contact ion-pair (CIP) SN2 reactions for simplest prototype systems by 19F-NMR spectroscopy. This study provides crucial evidences for the reactions of CIP metal salts facilitated by Lewis base phase transfer catalysts (PTCs) [2,2,2]-cryptand, 18-crown-6, pentaethylene glycols (pentaEGs) and BINOL–based pentaEG. …”
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Multi-functional broadband diffractive neural network with a single spatial light modulator by Bolin Li, Yinfei Zhu, Jinlei Fei, Runshi Zheng, Min Gu, Jian Lin

“…The designed DNN could operate independently or be readily integrated with other optical systems and may find applications in spectroscopy, microscopy, and information technology.…”
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Effects of pre-oxidation temperature and air volume on oxidation thermogravimetric and functional group change of lignite. by Baoshan Jia, Zihao Chai, Wanting Zhao, Xian Wu

“…Synchronous thermal analysis experiments and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were conducted to explore changes in the thermal effects and functional group content of the coal samples, respectively. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Microstructural Assessment of Industrial Solid Waste as Sustainable Additives for Expansive Soil by Muhammad Nadeem, Sami Ullah, Mohammad Arsalan Khan, Shanxiong Chen, Meshel Q. Alkahtani, Mohammad Mursaleen, Rania Salih, Dildar Ali, Li Jian, Jamal Ahmad, Saiful Islam

“…Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were used to analyze the changes in the soil matrix due to the incorporation of the waste materials. …”
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A Novel Paramagnetic Substrate for Detecting Myeloperoxidase Activity in Vivo by Mohammed S. Shazeeb, Yang Xie, Suresh Gupta, Alexei A. Bogdanov

“…Characterization of the resulting probe (bis-HTrp-DTPA(Gd)) in vitro using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and enzyme kinetic analysis showed that bis-HTrp-DTPA(Gd) (1) improves solubility in water; (2) acts as a substrate for both horseradish peroxidase and MPO enzymes; (3) induces cross-linking of proteins in the presence of MPO; (4) produces oxidation products, which bind to plasma proteins; and (5) unlike bis-5HT-DTPA(Gd), does not follow first-order reaction kinetics. …”
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Ecofriendly Biochar as a Low-Cost Solid Lubricating Filler for LDPE Sustainable Biocomposites: Thermal, Mechanical, and Tribological Characterization by Hany S. Abdo, Ibrahim A. Alnaser, Asiful H. Seikh, Jabair A. Mohammed, Sameh A. Ragab, Ahmed Fouly

“…Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) was used to assess the chemical composition of the biochar, while field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was used to capture the biochar morphology. …”
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Determination of Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Different Types of Fish Samples Collected from Four Different Locations of Aegean and Marmara Sea by Tufan Topal, Canan Onac

“…For this purpose, in this study, heavy metal (lead, mercury, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, silver, manganese, and nickel) and pesticide (p-p′-DDE, α-BHC, endosulfan, endosulfan sulfate, endrin, aldrin, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, methoxychlor, p-p′-DDD, p-p′-DDT, β-BHC, cypermethrin, and dieldrin) analyses of four different fish species (Pomatomus saltatrix, Dicentrarchus labrax, Mugil cephalus, and Sparus aurata) collected from the Aegean and Marmara seas were carried out by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and using an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Membranes of Poly(L-co-DL-lactic acid) with Poly(caprolactone triol) and Study In Vivo by Marcia Adriana Tomaz Duarte, Adriana Cristina Motta, Eliana Aparecida de Rezende Duek

“…The blends were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and tensile strength tests. Based on the results of in vitro studies, PLDLA/PCL-T blends of 100/0 and 90/10 were implanted in subcutaneous tissue of Wistar rats for 1, 3, 7, 15, and 60 days to evaluate their biocompatibility. …”
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The Impact of Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser Energy and Wavelength on Human Teeth Enamel: In Vitro Study by Mays Tareq, Tagreed Hamad, Salam A. W. Al-abassi

“… The aim of the research was for evaluation the morphological and chemical alterations that result from the Nd:YAG laser treatment of dental enamels using optical microscopy (OM) with Energy dispersion X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), respectively. Two human enamel samples were obtained, the samples were exposed to the Nd: YAG laser irradiation. …”
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The biodiversity survey of the Cape (BioSCape), integrating remote sensing with biodiversity science by Anabelle W. Cardoso, Erin L. Hestir, Jasper A. Slingsby, Cherie J. Forbes, Glenn R. Moncrieff, Woody Turner, Andrew L. Skowno, Jacob Nesslage, Philip G. Brodrick, Keith D. Gaddis, Adam M. Wilson

“…Biodiversity observations were accompanied by an unprecedented combination of airborne imaging spectroscopy and lidar measurements acquired across 45,000 km2. …”
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A new biocompatible COF-MCM nanoporous hybrid DDS for pH-controlled delivery of curcumin by R. Foulady-Dehaghi, Sh. Sohrabnezhad, M. Hadavi

“…The synthesized nanohybrid was crystalline in nature with an improved surface area and pore volume compared to the base COF, certified by powder X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller technique. Kinetically controlled and sustained curcumin release profiles were investigated using the as-prepared curcumin-loaded drug delivery systems (C@DDSs) in neutral and acidic pH media. …”
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Investigation of Barrier Effectiveness and Comfort Properties of Biodegradable PLA Nonwoven Fabrics Coated with Unmodified Lignin/Water-Borne Polyurethane Composite Coatings by Gülçin Baysal

“…The analysis of chemical groups in the structures of lignin/WPU composite films after curing was performed using Fourier Transform-Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and their thermal properties were analyzed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). …”
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Influence of Polyphosphoric Acid on the Consistency and Composition of Formulated Bitumen: Standard Characterization and NMR Insights by Catarina Varanda, Inês Portugal, Jorge Ribeiro, Artur M. S. Silva, Carlos M. Silva

“…Afterwards, the five components and the unmodified and PPA-modified bitumen were characterized by standard methods (penetration, softening point, and penetration index), SARA analysis, elemental analysis, and 31P and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The results evidenced higher asphaltenes and lower saturates/resins contents in PPA-modified bitumen. …”
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