Helioseismic inference of the solar radiative opacity by Gaël Buldgen, Jean-Christophe Pain, Philippe Cossé, Christophe Blancard, Franck Gilleron, Anil K. Pradhan, Christopher J. Fontes, James Colgan, Arlette Noels, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, Morgan Deal, Sergey V. Ayukov, Vladimir A. Baturin, Anna V. Oreshina, Richard Scuflaire, Charly Pinçon, Yveline Lebreton, Thierry Corbard, Patrick Eggenberger, Peter Hakel, David P. Kilcrease

“…The problem reaches far beyond chemical abundances and is intimately linked to microscopic and macroscopic physical ingredients of solar models such as radiative opacity, for which experimental results have been recently measured that still await theoretical explanations. …”
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B-cell multicentric lymphoma in a creole mare - a case report by T.G. Cristo, L. Marian, T.C. Valente, J.J.S. Sá, E.V. Rocha, N.C.C.A. Fernandes, C.S.C. Borges, R.A. Casagrande

“…Marked thoracic and abdominal effusions were also observed. Microscopically, the neoplastic proliferation of large lymphocytes was noted, infiltrated in multiple organs. …”
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The evolution patterns of active functional groups and reaction pathways during the low-temperature oxidation process of coal by CHEN Xiangyuan, LIU Xingyu, YAO Yutong, ZHAO Zining

“…This serves for a comprehensive understanding of the evolution patterns and reaction pathways of active functional groups during coal low-temperature oxidation at both macroscopic and microscopic levels. Results reveal that —CH3, —CH2— in coal could transform into oxygen-containing functional groups such as —CHO, —COOH, —OH during low-temperature oxidation. …”
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A Label-Free Colorimetric Aptasensor for Flavokavain B Detection by Sisi Ke, Ningrui Wang, Xingyu Chen, Jiangwei Tian, Jiwei Li, Boyang Yu

“…Three families of aptamers were obtained, and the best one named FKB-S showed a dissociation constant (K_D) of 280 nM using microscale thermophoresis. To demonstrate its practical utility, a rapid and label-free colorimetric aptasensor was developed based on aptamer-induced gold nanoparticle aggregation. …”
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Physical properties of nanostructured ZnO thin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering method with different volume of O2 in carrier gas by Asgary Somayeh, Ramezani Amir Hoshang, Mahmoodi Azam

“…The increase of O2 concentration resulted in the decrease of preferred orientation intensity and peak shifting to lower 2θ values. Scanning electron microscopic images showed a porous tapered columnar structure similar to the zone 1 of Thornton’s structure zone model at lower O2 content and a smooth microstructure similar to the zone T structure at highest O2 content. …”
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Forecasting the effects of climate change on the climatic of the Miahne-city using climate models (SDSM) by anoshiravan ravand, shahriar khaledi, davod hasanabadi

“…The climatic parameters of precipitation, temperature and relative humidity of the synoptic station of Miyaneh city during a full period of 32 years (2018-1987) and the possibility of climate change with the models in this city were examined and after obtaining the relevant data Climate change was predicted for the next 84 years through the GCM and SDSM microscale and the AR4 (2007) - HADCM3 (Run 1) - SR-A2 scenarios. …”
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Properties and corrosion resistance mechanism of a self-healing octadecyl amine loaded ethyl cellulose microcapsule coatings loaded with epoxy resin by Qidong Cao, Shumei Kang, Chenshuo Lu, Dongpeng Sun, Jinghao Li, Hong Chen, Xintong Li

“…Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy showed that the impedance of the coatings with 6 wt% microcapsules was about 2.68 × 106 Ω/cm2, which was 2 orders of magnitude higher than that of the coatings without microcapsules (5.23 × 104 Ω/cm2). Scanning electron microscope was used to observe the artificial scratches of the coatings for 24 h, and it was found that the microcapsule could repair the artificial scratches of the coatings well. …”
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Optimization of Abrasive Wear Characteristics of Polyethylene/Acrylate Copolymer Nanocomposites by S. Chockalingam, G. Gopalarama Subramaniyan, Anand Bisen, S. Kaliappan, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, T. Ch. Anil Kumar, B. Ramesh, S. Venkatesan

“…Finally, the Polyethylene/Cloisite 30B/Elvaloy AC-3427 nanocomposites abraded wear samples were evaluated microscopically.…”
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Evaluation of a Rapid Kit for Detection of IgM against Leptospira in Human by Mohan Rao, Fairuz Amran, Nadia Aqilla

“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) were calculated by comparing rapid kit results with gold standard laboratory, microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Results. We found this rapid kit to have a sensitivity and specificity of 66.6% and 78.9%, respectively, whereas the PPV and NPV of the kit appeared to be 73.3% and 73.2%, respectively. …”
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Sub-millimeter fiberscopic robot with integrated maneuvering, imaging, and biomedical operation abilities by Tieshan Zhang, Gen Li, Hao Ren, Liu Yang, Xiong Yang, Rong Tan, Yifeng Tang, Dong Guo, Haoxiang Zhao, Wanfeng Shang, Yajing Shen

“…With a slim profile of 0.95 mm achieved by microscale 3D printing and magnetic spray, this continuum robot delivers competitive imaging performance and extends obstacle detection distance up to ~9.4 mm, a tenfold improvement from the theoretical limits. …”
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Microelectrothermoforming (μETF): one-step versatile 3D shaping of flexible microelectronics for enhanced neural interfaces by Dong Hyeon Lee, Younghoon Park, Yoon Seo, Hannah Noh, Hyunbeen Jeong, Jongmo Seo, Min-Ho Seo, Kyungsik Eom, Joonsoo Jeong

“…We propose a one-step fabrication of MEAs with versatile microscopic 3D structures via “microelectrothermoforming (μETF)” of thermoplastics, by utilizing 3D-printed molds to locally deform planar MEAs into protruding and recessing shapes. …”
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Adrenal Rest Tumor of the Liver Preoperatively Diagnosed as Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Megumu Enjoji, Katsuya Sanada, Ryota Seki, Takashi Ito, Masato Maeda

“…We performed a subsegmental resection of the liver. Microscopic findings showed that the tumor was composed of pale cells, and tumor cells were aligned in alveolar or fascicular arrangements in a similar manner to features of adrenocortical tissue. …”
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A Review on Research Advances and Applications of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer in the Construction Industry by Sheng-Jie Duan, Ru-Ming Feng, Xin-Yan Yuan, Liang-Tao Song, Gen-Shu Tong, Jing-Zhong Tong

“…This paper begins by providing an overview of the fundamental background, as well as the mechanical and microscopic properties, of BFs. By exploring various application types, including one-dimensional (e.g., bars, cables), two-dimensional (e.g., grids, sheets), and three-dimensional (e.g., profiles) applications, the research progress of BFRP products in the construction industry is comprehensively summarized. …”
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Rat perivascular adipose tissue microvasculature revealed by tissue clearing by Stephanie W. Watts, Emma Flood, Brian D. Gulbransen, William F. Jackson

“…The dissected aorta with intact PVAT is then subjected to a stepwise clearing protocol over 12 days, followed by imaging on a Nikon confocal microscope. Images were stitched together to visualize cross sections of the whole vessels. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan Binder-Based Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by En Mei Jin, Kyung-Hee Park, Ju-Young Park, Jae-Wook Lee, Soon-Ho Yim, Xing Guan Zhao, Hal-Bon Gu, Sung-Young Cho, John Gerard Fisher, Tae-Young Kim

“…Field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) images revealed that the grain size, thickness, and distribution of TiO2 films are affected by the chitosan content. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization, photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of copper oxide nanoparticles of copper oxide nanoparticles by Saeid Taghavi Fardood, Ferzaneh Moradnia, Siamak Heidarzadeh, Ali Naghipour

“…To characterize the synthesized CuO nanoparticles, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET), transmission electron microscope (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and Differential reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) analysis were used. …”
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Investigating the Formation of Trace Metal Contamination in Insulating Oil: From Electrical Erosion and Chemical Corrosion Perspectives by Feng Wang, Huimin Zhang, Haocheng Wang, Dilixiati Hayireding, Canguan Gao, Guoliang Zhang, Kaibin Liang, Heng Yi, Zeping Huang, Changhao Hu

“…Corrosion tests were employed to study the formation mechanisms of metal ions, with both macroscopic and microscopic analyses performed on different corrosion morphologies. …”
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Preparation, characterization and phenol adsorption capacity of activated carbons from African beech wood sawdust by N.T. Abdel-Ghani, G.A. El-Chaghaby, F. Helal

“…The activated carbons were characterized by brunauer–emmett–teller, scanning electron microscope, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analyzer. …”
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Interactive Relationship between Silver Ions and Silver Nanoparticles with PVA Prepared by the Submerged Arc Discharge Method by Kuo-Hsiung Tseng, Chih-Ju Chou, To-Cheng Liu, Der-Chi Tien, Tong-chi Wu, Leszek Stobinski

“…In the preparation of colloidal Ag, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is used as an additive so that the Ag0/Ag+ concentration, arcing rate, peak, and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images in the cases with and without PVA can be analyzed. …”
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Neck Mimicking Cold Thyroid Nodule in 99m Tc Thyroid Scintigraphy by Oya Topaloglu, Bekir Ucan, Taner Demirci, Muyesser Sayki Arslan, Guleser Saylam, Evrim Onder, Sinan Gultekin, Alper Dilli, Mustafa Sahin, Erman Cakal, Mustafa Ozbek, Tuncay Delibasi

“…Complete surgical removal of tumor was performed and macroscopically demonstrated a well-demarked lesion outside the thyroid gland. Microscopically, the lesion was composed of fibroblast-like spindle cells in a patternless architecture and extensive stromal hyalinization. …”
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