Effect of Various Superplasticizers on the Textural Properties of Silica Fume Pozzolanic Cements by Nasr-Allah M. Deraz, Mohamed Heikal, Hamdy El-Didamony

“…The various phase compositions and microstructures were assessed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies. The results revealed that the specific surface area (S BET ) of the hardened cement pastes decreased as the amount of silica fume increased and also on addition of superplasticizer. …”
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Age-related features of the pattern of oral fluid patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Nataliya Emelyanova, Dmitry Emelyanov

“…The facies study has been carried out using an electron microscope. Results: Normally, during the phase OF drop transition, the formation of 2 zones is characteristic – the marginal zone having the “colloidal glass” form, and the central organized by crystals in the “fern leaf” or “tree branch” form. …”
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Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel by B. Žužek, M. Sedlacek, B. Podgornik

“…After the mechanical tests the fracture surfaces of samples were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the influence of microstructure properties on the crack propagation and crack propagation resistance was studied. …”
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Effects of Electrospinning Parameters on the Morphology of Electrospun Fibers by A. Ardakkyzy, N. Nuraje, Zh. Toktarbay

“…The surface morphology of polystyrene fibers and hydrophobicity were studied with a scanning electronic microscope and contact angle measurements. Based on the results of the study, higher polymer concentrations and voltages produce thinner fibers and more hydrophobic membranes. …”
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Green Synthesis Characterization and Thermotropic Behaviour of O-Linked Glycopyranosides of Phenolic Esters by Saliha Nazir, Dure Najaf Iqbal, Hina Daud, Ambreen Ghani, Shagufta Nasir, Saima Naz, Erum Akbar Hussain

“…In order to study the extent of mesomorphism in target molecules, the thermotropic behaviour has been studied by using the thermoanalytic DSC/TGA technique and polarized optical microscope. Phase transitions in the DSC thermograms of 5a–l with two endothermic melting point peaks and various exothermic crystalline transitions exhibits the existence of mesophases. …”
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Isolation of Mesophyll Protoplasts from Leaves of <i>Dalbergia sissoo</i> Roxb by I Mukhtar, R Bajwa, G Nasim

“…Release of protoplast was checked in the solution under the microscope. A combination of filtration, centrifugation and washing was used to purify the protoplasts. …”
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Obtaining and Investigation of the β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex with Vitamin D3 Oil Solution by Ryszhan Bakirova, Altynbek Nukhuly, Ainara Iskineyeva, Serik Fazylov, Meiram Burkeyev, Ayaulym Mustafayeva, Yelena Minayeva, Akmaral Sarsenbekova

“…The surface morphology of obtained clathrate inclusion complexes was described with the help of a scanning electron microscope. The thermographic measurement results on a differential scanning calorimeter have been presented. …”
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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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Simple and Efficient Rout for Synthesis of Spinel Nanopigments by Leila Torkian, Maryam Daghighi, Zahra Boorboor

“…The obtained powders were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) elemental analysis, diffuse reflectance spectrum (DRS), CIE L*a*b* color measurements, and scanning electron microscope (SEM). XRD patterns show that all calcined powders have single phase cubic spinel structure. …”
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Current status of malaria parasite among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Abah, O Joe-Cliff

“…Venous blood was collected from 200 blood donors and films were made on clean greese-free glass slide and stained with 10%Giemsa stains and viewed under the microscope using the oil immersion objective. Of the 200 samples examined, 56 (28.00%) were positive with Plasmodium falciparium. …”
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Application of Ecofriendly Geopolymer Binder to Enhance the Strength and Swelling Properties of Expansive Soils by Opu Chandra Debanath, Md. Aftabur Rahman, Sultan Mohammad Farook, Mohammed Russedul Islam

“…Furthermore, scanning electronic microscope (SEM) images of the treated samples revealed microstructural changes in the soil matrix, which strongly correlate with the improvement of strength and swelling behavior. …”
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STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF ROLLING STRENGTHENING ON THE SURFACE INTEGRITY OF 45 STEEL THREAD ROOT by WANG Dong, LU XinXi, ZHAO JingWen, LIN HongXu, ZHANG Meng

“…The surface integrity parameters such as surface roughness, surface microhardness, residual stress and surface microstructure of thread root after rolling were measured by using three-dimensional topography measurement instrument, microhardness tester, X-ray residual stress detector and ultra-depth of field microscope. The effect of rolling strengthening parameters on the surface integrity of thread root was investigated by single factor test. …”
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Methylene blue and acid red adsorption on biochar made from modified sugarcane bagasse: A dynamic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic investigation by Wenfang Zhu, Fangyuan Chen, Lei Ye, Xinyuan Yang, Yali Song, Hua Wang

“…The surface characteristics of the modified bagasse biochars were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Damage Mechanism of Freeze-Thaw Sandstone under Acid Corrosion by Xiaoxiao Cao, Meimei Feng, Kangsheng Yuan

“…In addition, X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to analyze the changes of mineral composition and microstructure damage of sandstone samples under the coupling effect of acid corrosion and freeze-thaw cycles. …”
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Experimental Study of Laser Cladding Methods on Water Erosion Resistance to Low Pressure Blades Materials of Steam Turbine by Di Zhang, Pengfei Zhao, Wei Zhao, Yaoyuan Luo, Yonghui Xie

“…The impact effect on the specimens was observed using the three-dimensional digital microscope. The depth of laser cladding and substrate material caused by liquid droplet impact was studied in detail and measured. …”
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Photoanode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a ZnO/TiO2 Composite Film by Lu-Ting Yan, Fang-Lue Wu, Lan Peng, Li-Juan Zhang, Pu-Jun Li, Sui-Yang Dou, Tian-Xiang Li

“…The structural and morphological characterizations of the thin composite films were carried out using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The best power conversion was 1.87%, which corresponds to the laminated TiO2/ZnO/TiO2 structure prepared via screen printing.…”
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Adhesive Ability of Different Oral Pathogens to Various Dental Materials: An In Vitro Study by Yan Tu, Shuli Deng, Yuan Wang, Xiaolong Lin, Zhenyu Yang

“…The adhesion of bacteria was observed, and the number of different bacteria adhering to various material model disks was calculated at different time intervals under a scanning electron microscope. The adherent CFU load of the materials was determined by colony counting. …”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of Fe3 O4-ZnO nanocomposites for removing fluoride from water by Salimeh Kimiagar, Hoda Mirazimi

“…The morphology of the samples was investigated through Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscope. The formation of nanocomposites was investigated by Vibrating Sample Magnetometer analyses. …”
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Experimental Investigation of the Use of Expansive Materials to Increase Permeability in Coal Seams through Expansive Fracturing by Xiao Cui, Jiayong Zhang, Liwen Guo, Xuemin Gong

“…In the present study, to realize the application of expansive materials in the prevention of coal seam gas disasters, the microstructure, heat release rate, and expansive pressure of expansive materials were investigated for different degrees of hydration based on temperature and pressure measurements and using a scanning electron microscope (SEM); fracture characteristics were determined based on fracture tests of coal-like materials. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Structure and Dielectric Permittivity of BaTiO3/PVDF Composites by Ruitian Bo, Junwang Liu, Chunfeng Wang, Yongliang Wang, Peigang He, Zhidong Han

“…The influences of BT content on the morphological structure, the free volume fraction, and glass transition temperature of the composites were explored according to the simulated results and the experimental ones of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). A model was proposed to predict the static dielectric permittivity of the composites, the results of which were compared with the Cole-Cole fitting results of dielectric spectroscopy. …”
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