Carbon Nanotube Fiber Pretreatments for Electrodeposition of Copper by Pyry-Mikko Hannula, Minttu Junnila, Dawid Janas, Jari Aromaa, Olof Forsén, Mari Lundström

“…Properties of CNT structures and CNT-Cu composites were researched by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), galvanostatic copper deposition, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and four-point electrical resistance measurements. …”
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Formation of a zirconium oxide crystal nucleus in the initial nucleation stage in aluminosilicate glass investigated by X-ray multiscale analysis by Yohei Onodera, Yasuyuki Takimoto, Hiroyuki Hijiya, Qing Li, Hiroo Tajiri, Toshiaki Ina, Shinji Kohara

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Isolation and In Silico Anti-COVID-19 Main Protease (Mpro) Activities of Flavonoids and a Sesquiterpene Lactone from Artemisia sublessingiana by Roza I. Jalmakhanbetova, Yerlan M. Suleimen, Masayoshi Oyama, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Ibrahim. H. Eissa, Raigul N. Suleimen, Ahmed M. Metwaly, Margarita Yu. Ishmuratova

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On-site quantitative detection of fentanyl in heroin by machine learning-enabled SERS on super absorbing metasurfaces by Yingkun Zhu, Haomin Song, Ruiying Liu, Yunyun Mu, Murali Gedda, Abdullah N. Alodhay, Lei Ying, Qiaoqiang Gan

“…Our study introduces a novel approach for on-site quantitative detection of fentanyl in heroin, employing machine learning-enabled surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) on superabsorbing metasurfaces. The metasurface enables superior light absorption (>90%) across a broad wavelength range (580–1100 nm). …”
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Liver Metabolic Alterations and Changes in Host Intercompartmental Metabolic Correlation during Progression of Malaria by Arjun Sengupta, Angika Basant, Soumita Ghosh, Shobhona Sharma, Haripalsingh M. Sonawat

“…Liver metabolism was followed by NMR spectroscopy through the course of the disease in both male and female mice. …”
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Experimental Study of the Adsorption of Nitrogen and Phosphorus by Natural Clay Minerals by Tingyu Fan, Miao Wang, Xingming Wang, Yingxiang Chen, Shun Wang, Hongbin Zhan, Xiaoyang Chen, Akang Lu, Shijiao Zha

“…All the NCMs were fully characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), BET analysis, and adsorption kinetics and isotherms to better understand the adsorption mechanism-property relationship. …”
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Thermomechanical Properties of Jute/Bamboo Cellulose Composite and Its Hybrid Composites: The Effects of Treatment and Fiber Loading by Fui Kiew Liew, Sinin Hamdan, Md. Rezaur Rahman, Mohamad Rusop

“…Treated jute and bamboo cellulose were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to confirm the effectiveness of treatment. …”
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Possible Mechanisms of Relations between the Thermal Neutrons Field and Biosphere by Anton V. Syroeshkin, Irina V. Tarabrina, Mariya A. Morozova, Alla V. Marukhlenko, Igor A. Zlatskiy, Mariya P. Makarova

“…Trace element composition of cysts was assessed using the method of atomic absorption spectroscopy with electrothermal atomization and the Zeeman background correction.…”
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Synthesis and Dimerization Behavior of Five Metallophthalocyanines in Different Solvents by Zhenhua Cheng, Na Cui, Hongxiao Zhang, Lijun Zhu, Daohong Xia

“…Dimerization of the five MPcs was measured by UV-Vis spectroscopy separately in N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). …”
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Effect of temperature and time on purity, morphology and phase transformations of silica from rice husk by Md. Tariqul Islam, Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Md. Ali Asraf, C.M. Zakaria, Hayatullah, Md Shohel Rana

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed that the stretching and bending vibration of siloxane and silanol group of silica is similar to commercial grade silica. …”
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Integrin-mediated host cell invasion by type 1-piliated uropathogenic Escherichia coli. by Danelle S Eto, Tiffani A Jones, Jamie L Sundsbak, Matthew A Mulvey

“…Using overlay assays with FimH, the purified type 1 pilus adhesin, and mass spectroscopy, we have identified beta1 and alpha3 integrins as key host receptors for UPEC. …”
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Remediation of degraded soils with hydrogels from domestic animal wastes by Isaac Mwangi, Grace Kiriro, Sauda Swaleh, Ruth Wanjau, Paul Mbugua, Jane Catherine Ngila

“…Results The materials were characterized using Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy and thermo-gravimetric analysis which confirmed the derivatization of some functional groups. …”
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Characterization of the Manufacturing Processes to Grow Triple-Junction Solar Cells by N. A. Kalyuzhnyy, V. V. Evstropov, V. M. Lantratov, S. A. Mintairov, M. A. Mintairov, A. S. Gudovskikh, A. Luque, V. M. Andreev

“…The opportunity for successfully applying the combination of reflectance and reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy in situ methods for investigating III-V structure growth on a Ge substrate has been demonstrated. …”
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Toluene Conversion by Using Different Morphology MnO2 Catalyst by Huaijian Wang, Fangtong Liu, Wenting Yang, Chenglong Yu, Huanhuan Xiong, Jiaqi Li, Meijuan Lu

“…Firstly, their structures were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption desorption curve, H2 temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR) and X-ray electron spectroscopy (XPS). Next, their catalytic conversion test for toluene was carried out under the condition of toluene concentration of 500 ppm and gas flow rate of 200 mL min−1. …”
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MetaboLabPy—An Open-Source Software Package for Metabolomics NMR Data Processing and Metabolic Tracer Data Analysis by Christian Ludwig

“…<b>Introduction:</b> NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique for studying metabolism, either in metabolomics settings or through tracing with stable isotope-enriched metabolic precursors. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation of Humidity-Dependent Electrical Properties of Undoped and Niobium Oxide-Doped TiO2 : WO3 Mixed Powders by Pedro M. Faia, Juliano Libardi, Itamar Barbosa, Evando S. Araújo, Helinando P. de Oliveira

“…The electrical characterization was obtained from impedance spectroscopy (100 Hz to 40 MHz) in the 10–100% RH range. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of a Cerium(IV)-incorporated Manganese Oxide OMS-2. Effect of Cerium(IV) Template on Octahedral Molecular Sieves of Manganese Oxide and Characteriz... by Evroula Hapeshi, Charis R. Theocharis

“…The structures, morphologies, chemical compositions and thermal stabilities of the resulting materials were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N 2 adsorption/desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and TGA techniques. …”
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Incorporation of AgVO3 into Glass Ionomer Cement: Ionic Release by Mariana Pardi, Kaio Luca Gimenes Ribeiro, Manoela Borges e Souza Marques, Carla Regina Costa, Estephane Botan de Brito Silva, Marco Antônio Schiavon, Andréa Cândido dos Reis, César Penazzo Lepri, Denise Tornavoi de Castro

“…Charge dispersion was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The release of silver (Ag+) and vanadium (V4+/V5+) was determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). …”
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Study of Macro- and Mesodamage of Remolded Loess under Alternating Dry and Wet Conditions in an Acid Rain Environment by Wanjun Ye, Yuntao Wu, Yang Bai

“…Considering the influence of acid rain on the engineering characteristics of loess in this area, we investigated changes in the physical and mechanical characteristics of remolded loess under the combined action of acid rain and dry-wet cycles by means of triaxial tests, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The results are as follows: in the acidic environment, the stress-strain relationship of remolded loess undergoes stress hardening after dry-wet cycling. …”
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Catalytic epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids in palm stearin via in situ peracetic acids mechanism by Norin Hafizah Rahim, Mohd Jumain Jalil, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Intan Suhada Azmi, Gnanasambandam Anbuchezhiyan

“…Both palm stearin and its epoxide derivative have been studied using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, showing the appearance of an oxirane ring at a wavenumber of 1240 cm⁻¹. …”
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