Transmission Properties of Metallic Grating with Subwavelength Slits in THz Frequency Region by Dong Liang, Qirong Xing, Zhen Tian, Changlei Wang, Weili Zhang, Jianqiang Gu, Yanfeng Li, Lu Chai, Qingyue Wang, Aleksei Zheltikov

“…This paper presents a fully experimental and theoretical study on transmission properties of a deep metallic grating with subwavelength slits in THz frequency region by using THz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). The grating exposed to p-polarized incident wave exhibits enhanced nonresonant transmission in the long-wavelength region where the incident wavelength is larger than the grating period. …”
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Investigating ITM2B‐associated ataxia in a Taiwanese cerebellar ataxia cohort by Shih‐Yu Fang, Cheng‐Tsung Hsiao, Kang‐Yang Jih, Yu‐Sheun Tsai, Kuan‐Lin Lai, Cheng‐Ta Chou, Yi‐Chu Liao, Yi‐Chung Lee

“…Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy revealed progressive extension of white matter hyperintensity over periventricular and subcortical regions, subtle hippocampal atrophy, preserved cerebellar volumes, and decreased N‐acetylaspartate/creatine ratio over the vermis. …”
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PCL/PHBV Microparticles as Innovative Carriers for Oral Controlled Release of Manidipine Dihydrochloride by Fernanda Malaquias Barboza, Willian Moreira Machado, Luiz Renato Olchanheski Junior, Josiane Padilha de Paula, Sônia Faria Zawadzki, Daniel Fernandes, Paulo Vitor Farago

“…According to Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, initial components were not chemically modified during microencapsulation. …”
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Consequences of Surface Composition and Aggregation Conditions of Ag Nanoparticles on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Pesticides by Marcelo José dos Santos Oliveira, Gilia Cristine Marques Ruiz, Rafael Jesus Gonçalves Rubira, Santiago Sanchez-Cortes, Carlos José Leopoldo Constantino, Leonardo Negri Furini

“…In addition to SERS experiments, in order to assess the induced aggregation of the Ag nanoparticles, UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and zeta potential were employed. …”
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Highly Strained AlGaAs‐GaAsP Nanomembranes‐Based High‐Performance Diode by Haris Naeem Abbasi, Moheb Sheikhi, Donghyeok Kim, Ranveer Singh, Jiarui Gong, Jie Zhou, Qiming Zhang, Shuoyang Qiu, Carolina Adamo, Patrick Marshall, Clincy Cheung, Vincent Gambin, Zhenqiang Ma

“…The crystalline quality of the NMs is characterized by X‐ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy techniques before and after transfer, no noticeable degradation has been found in its crystalline quality. …”
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Heavy Metal Ion Adsorption Properties of Methacrylamidocysteine-Containing Porous Poly(Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate) Chelating Beads by Adil Denizli, Bora Garipcan, Sibel Emir, Süleyman Patir, Ridvan Say

“…The p(HEMA–MAC) beads obtained had a specific surface area of 18.9 m 2 /g. p(HEMA–MAC) beads were characterized by swelling studies, FT-IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Such beads with a swelling ratio of 72%, and containing 3.9 mmol MAC/g, were used for heavy metal removal studies. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, In silico, and In vitro studies of CuS–ZnO nanocomposite using mushroom extract by S. Anbazhagi, A. Murugesan, M. Paramanantham, K. Chinnaiah, Karthik Kannan, Nadezhda Palko, K. Gurushankar

“…Metal oxide, metal sulfide and the reducing ability of biomolecules in the mushroom extract were analysed using FTIR spectroscopy. The spherical morphology was identified in SEM and HR-TEM analyses. …”
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Valorization of pinecone as a pyrolysis feedstock: identification of bio-oil and synthesis of activated biochar for Cr(VI) elimination from wastewater by Alfares, Amenah Adnan, Younis, Afyaa Muayed, Rasheed, Lana Abdalhameed, Fadhil, Abdelrahman Basil

“…The 1H NMR and GC-MS spectroscopy, besides the ultimate analysis of the BO, were identified. …”
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Human health risk from groundwater consumption: A case study in the Apaaso-Tafo Community in the Bono East Region of Ghana by Emmanuel Okyere, Ethel Bentil, Nana Adwoa Kusi-Addai, Lawson Mensah

“…The concentrations of metals (Ca2+, Mg2+ and Fe) were determined using atomic absorption spectroscopy, bacteria (total and faecal coliform) using Multiple Tube Fermentation and Membrane Filter Techniques, and physicochemical qualities using electrometric, titrimetric, argentometric and spectrophotometric methods. …”
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Intrahepatic Lipid Content and Insulin Resistance Are More Strongly Associated with Impaired NEFA Suppression after Oral Glucose Loading Than with Fasting NEFA Levels in Healthy Ol... by Francis M. Finucane, Stephen J. Sharp, Mensud Hatunic, Alison Sleigh, Ema De Lucia Rolfe, Avan Aihie Sayer, Cyrus Cooper, Simon J. Griffin, David B. Savage, Nicholas J. Wareham

“…IHL was quantified with magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Insulin sensitivity was measured with the oral glucose insulin sensitivity (OGIS) model, the leptin: adiponectin ratio (LAR), and the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). …”
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Comparative analysis of the chemical composition and size of starch granules in grain between diploid and tetraploid sweetcorn cultivars by E. B. Khatefov, V. I. Khoreva, Yu. A. Kerv, T. V. Shelenga, V. V. Sidorova, Y. N. Demurin, V. G. Goldstein

“…The differences in phenotypic traits between diploid (2n) and tetraploid (4n) maize plants were assessed. Infrared spectroscopy was used to study the difference in the biochemical composition of kernels in terms of protein, starch and oil content. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of PCL/Chitosan/CQD‐Fe Magnetic Nanocomposite for Wound Healing: Emphasis on Gene Expression by Elham Maghareh Abed, Fatemeh Yazdian, Abbas Akhavan Sepahi, Behnam Rasekh

“…The PCL/Cs/CQD‐Fe scaffold was synthesized via electrospinning and was evaluated of morphology, functional groups, and structure through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and x‐ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Brain Bioenergetics, Sleep, and Cognitive Performance in Cocaine-Dependent Individuals by George H. Trksak, Bethany K. Bracken, J. Eric Jensen, David T. Plante, David M. Penetar, Wendy L. Tartarini, Melissa A. Maywalt, Cynthia M. Dorsey, Perry F. Renshaw, Scott E. Lukas

“…Participants underwent [31]P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) brain imaging, polysomnography, Continuous Performance Task, and Digit Symbol Substitution Task. …”
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An exploration of RSM, ANN, and ANFIS models for methylene blue dye adsorption using Oryza sativa straw biomass: a comparative approach by Sheetal Kumari, Smriti Agarwal, Manish Kumar, Pinki Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Abeer Hashem, Nouf H. Alotaibi, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah, Manoj Chandra Garg

“…To evaluate the adsorbent’s potential, assessments were conducted using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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C–C bond coupling with sp3 C–H bond via active intermediates from CO2 hydrogenation by Qianli Ma, Jianian Cheng, Xiaojing Wu, Jin Xie, Ruihui Zhang, Zhihe Mao, Hongfang Yang, Wenjun Fan, Jianrong Zeng, Johannes Hendrik Bitter, Guanna Li, Zelong Li, Can Li

“…In-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the CHxO* (CH2O*) species, rather than methanol produced from CO2 hydrogenation, is the key intermediate to achieve the C–C bond coupling.…”
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Risk of transition to lead-free in the space sector: Sn whisker growth in thermal vacuum conditions from submicron Sn layer by Balázs Illés, Agata Skwarek, Tamás Hurtony, Olivér Krammer, Bálint Medgyes, Krzysztof Szostak, Gábor Harsányi, András Kovács, Béla Pécz

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Anticancer activity of mixed Graphene/Carbone nanotubes reinforced Sulfur-Containing polyketoamine nanocomposites by Khalid A. Khan, Gadeer R. Ashour, Mahmoud A. Hussein

“…The structure and properties of the synthesized materials were comprehensively analyzed through various techniques, including Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), and solubility testing. …”
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Ecotoxicological insight of phytochemicals, toxicological informatics, and heavy metal concentration in Tridax procumbens L. in geothermal areas by N.B. Maulydia, R. Idroes, K. Khairan, T.E. Tallei, F. Mohd Fauzi

“…In addition, quantitative analysis was conducted using gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy to obtain the chromatograms and mass spectra of the metabolite compounds of the ethanolic extract of Tridax procumbens, which were used in computational toxicology analysis using a simplified molecular input system in a predictor server. …”
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Charge trapping in SiO2 substrate during electron beam deposition of CaF2 thin films of different thicknesses by Marina Romanova, Sergii Chertopalov, Yuri Dekhtyar, Ladislav Fekete, Ján Lančok, Michal Novotný, Petr Pokorný, Anatoli I. Popov, Hermanis Sorokins, Aleksandr Vilken

“…Photoelectron emission (PE) spectroscopy was employed to analyze electron trapping mechanisms induced by the deposition process. …”
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Multi-biofluid metabolomics analysis of allergic respiratory rhinitis and asthma in early childhood by Chih-Yung Chiu, MD, PhD, Meng-Han Chiang, MS, Chieh-Ni Kuo, BS, Mei-Ling Cheng, PhD, Gigin Lin, MD, PhD

“…Fecal, blood, and urine metabolomic analyses using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy were conducted. An integrative analysis of their associations with allergen-specific IgE levels in the context of allergic rhinitis and asthma were also assessed. …”
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