Isotherms and Kinetic Studies of Copper Removal from Textile Wastewater and Aqueous Solution Using Powdered Banana Peel Waste as an Adsorbent in Batch Adsorption Systems by Momina Seleman, Takele Sime, Abate Ayele, Assefa Sergawie, Thabo Nkambule, Jemal Fito

“…The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results showed that the alkyne, aldehyde, and amide functional groups were dominant in the powdered banana peel surface, and the scanning electron microscope showed the morphology of the adsorbent. Physicochemical characteristics of the raw wastewater revealed that the concentration of Cu (II), Pb (II), COD, BOD5, and Cd (II) were 2.75 mg/L, 2.02 mg/L, 612.16 mg/L, 185.35 mg/L, and 0.01 mg/L, respectively. …”
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Imaging pathology in archived cornea with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy including tissue reprocessing for volume electron microscopy by Sayo Maeno, Philip N. Lewis, Robert D. Young, Yoshinori Oie, Kohji Nishida, Andrew J. Quantock

“…Selected regions of interest in the new resin blocks were examined in a scanning electron microscope equipped for SBF SEM and serial image datasets acquired. …”
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Treatment With Avacopan in Patients With Respiratory Tract Manifestations of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis by Ulrich Specks, Robert F. Spiera, Lynn A. Fussner, Robert Lebovics, Sarah Bray, Rachel E. Gurlin, Darcy Trimpe, David R. W. Jayne, Peter A. Merkel, for the ADVOCATE Study Group

“…Objective The ADVOCATE trial demonstrated that treatment of active granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) with avacopan was noninferior in achieving remission at week 26 and superior for sustained remission at week 52 compared with a prednisone taper. …”
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A never-ending story: updated 3D cyber-taxonomic revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) for the Afrotropical region by Francisco Hita Garcia, Kiko Gómez, Roberto A. Keller, Bernhard Schurian, Evan P. Economo

“…In this study, a comprehensive revision of Zasphinctus in the Afrotropical region is presented, through a combination of morphological examination under the light microscope and three-dimensional (3D) cyber-taxonomy based on microtomography (micro-CT). …”
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Micro to Nanolevel Stabilization of Expansive Clay Using Agro-Wastes by Mehmood Munawar, Ammad H. Khan, Zia U. Rehman, Abdur Rahim, Mubashir Aziz, Sultan Almuaythir, Bothaina S. I. A. El Kheir, Farhan Haider

“…The chemical characterization of C and its blends were conducted through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and optical microscopic tests. The outcome of this study depicted that the cost ratio for the optimized composite, i.e., (1.2% NS-9% RHA)/(9% RHA) is 1.22 whereas stiffness ratio MR (NS-RHA)/MR(RHA) and Es (NS-RHA)/Es(RHA) and strength ratio UCT(NS-RHA)/UCT(RHA) and CBR(NS-RHA)/CBR(RHA) were found to be 2.0, 1.64, 2.17, and 2.82, respectively. …”
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Reclamation of poultry litter for the production of biochar by Rose Kukwa, Donald Kukwa, Samson Barnabas

“…These included microwave plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (MP-AES), the scanning electron microscope (SEM), the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA and DTG).Results: The pyrolysis output was 56.38%, 32.20% ash, 2.00% moisture, 0.60 kg/m3 bulk density, pH 9.65, and 0.00314 dS/m EC. …”
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Pharmacological Studies on the Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Efficacies of Commiphora myrrha Resin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Rats: A Preclinical Study by Rasha A. Mansouri, Aftab Ahmad, null Roushdy M. M., Huda F. Alshaibi, Mahmoud Ragab

“…It also showed that MAE has potential antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activities. Microscopic examination of the pancreas showed degenerative changes and atrophy associated with dilatation of the exocrine ducts in the STZ-induced diabetic rats, while the treatment revealed that the Langerhans islets were close to normal without any histopathological alteration. …”
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The Effects of Calcium Fertilizer Sprays during Fruit Development Stage on Pineapple Fruit Quality under Humid Tropical Climate by Supriyono Loekito, null Afandi, Auliana Afandi, Naomasa Nishimura, Hiroyuki Koyama, Masateru Senge

“…The scanning electron microscope analysis revealed that CaCl2 sprays generated greater turgor and more rigidity in the pineapple cell wall. …”
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Comparison of Two Soy Globulins on the Dynamic-Mechanical Properties of the Dough and the Quality of Steamed Bread by Xue-Li Gao, Fu-Sheng Chen, Li-Fen Zhang, Guan-Hao Bu, Ming-Tao Fan

“…The quality attributes of SB were assessed by texture profile analyzer (TPA), sensory analysis, and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results showed that CSP, 7S, or 11S (each from 2.0 to 4.0%) significantly decreased gluten content (from 29.4 to 26.0, 36.7 to 31.8, and 31.6 to 30.7%), when those were added to wheat flour. …”
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Deep Learning Based Dual Channel Banana Grading System Using Convolution Neural Network by Raghavendra S, Souvik Ganguli, P. Thirumarai Selvan, Mitali Madhusmita Nayak, Sushovan Chaudhury, Randell U. Espina, Isaac Ofori

“…The AI algorithm predicted the size (large, medium, and microscopic) and perspective (front or rear half) of banana classes with 99 percent accuracy. …”
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The Efficacy of Erbium, Chromium: Yttrium, Scandium, Gallium, Garnet laser in the removal of calcium hydroxide as intra canal medicament. by Ranu Hogir Sarhang, Nawfal Abdulmelek Zakareya

“…After removel of calcium hydroxide the roots were split in to two halves and viewed under stereo microscope then surface area of remained Ca(OH)2 was evaluated by Digimizer software. …”
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Role of Laser Etching on Shear Bond Strength between Recast Nickel-Chromium Alloy and Dental Ceramic: An Experimental Study by Janardanan Sriman, Ahila Singaravel Chidembaranathan, Muthukumar Balasubramanium

“…Shear bond strength between ceramic and metal was tested using a universal testing machine and the mode of debonding was evaluated using scanning electron microscope. The obtained values were statistically analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD Post Hoc test. …”
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Advances in Deep Brain Imaging with Quantum Dots: Structural, Functional, and Disease-Specific Roles by Tenesha Connor, Hemal Weerasinghe, Justin Lathia, Clemens Burda, Murat Yildirim

“…These properties enhance signal to background ratio at increased depths and reduce scattering effects, making QDs ideal for imaging subcortical regions like the hippocampus without extensive microscope modifications. Studies have demonstrated the capability of QDs to achieve imaging depths up to 2100 μm, far exceeding that of conventional fluorophores. …”
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Using anthropogenic raw materials in the process of synthesizing foam glass with heterogeneous microstructure by S. V. Fedosov, M. O. Bakanov, I. S. Grushko

“…The research of the structure was conducted using an automatic diffractometer, micro-tomograph, and scanning electron microscope. Tests were carried out to assess the properties of foam glass specimens, such as thermal conducti-vity, strength, density, and load impact. …”
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Approaching maximum resolution in structured illumination microscopy via accurate noise modeling by Ayush Saurabh, Peter T. Brown, J. Shepard Bryan IV, Zachary R. Fox, Rory Kruithoff, Cristopher Thompson, Comert Kural, Douglas P. Shepherd, Steve Pressé

“…Abstract Biological images captured by microscopes are characterized by heterogeneous signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) due to spatially varying photon emission across the field of view convoluted with camera noise. …”
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Experimental Study on Unconfined Compressive Strength of Organic Polymer Reinforced Sand by Jin Liu, Qiao Feng, Yong Wang, Da Zhang, Jihong Wei, Debi Prasanna Kanungo

“…The reinforcement mechanism was analyzed with images of scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results indicated that the strength of stabilized sand increased with the increase in the curing time, concentration, and sand density. …”
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Adalimumab for endoscopic and histopathological mucosal healing in paediatric patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease by Edyta Szymanska, Maciej Dadalski, Wieslawa Grajkowska, Sylwia Szymanska, Maciej Pronicki, Jaroslaw Kierkus

“…Endoscopic MH correlates better than microscopic one with clinical remission.…”
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Experimental Investigation on Organic Matter Orientation Characteristics of Terrestrial and Marine Shale in China by Dunqing Liu, Hongkui Ge, Yinhao Shen, Kui Zhang

“…In this study, terrestrial and marine shale samples were collected from three different shale plays in China, and the arrangement characteristics of OM grains in each sample were investigated by SEM (scanning electron microscope) image analysis. The results indicate that OM grains in shale are not evenly distributed in isotropic medium, and their directional alignment is pervasive in both marine and terrestrial shale. …”
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Effects of Electroacupuncture at Baihui and Shenting Acupoints on Learning and Memory and Synaptic Plasticity in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury by Xiaomin LIN, Jia HUANG, Xiaofang YOU, Bingbing LIN, Lidian CHEN

“…The changes of synaptic ultrastructure in the hippocampus were observed by transmission electron microscope. Immunohistochemistry was used to test the expression of postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95) and synaptophysin (SYN) in the hippocampus.Results:Compared with the I/R group, the latency of water maze decreased and the times crossing the platform increased in the sham group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001) and the electroacupuncture group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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Short dentin etching with universal adhesives: effect on bond strength and gingival margin adaptation by Hoda Saleh Ismail, Hanan Ahmed Nabil Soliman

“…Forty-two molars received occluso-mesial preparations with proximal margins in dentin/cementum and were restored accordingly. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination of epoxy replicas for the restoration/gingival dentin interfaces was conducted after 24 h and aging. …”
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