The distribution of the european swallow bug (oeciacus hirundinis jenyns, 1839) in the nests of house martin (delichon urbica linnaeus, 1758) in afyonkarahisar by Mustafa Köse, Kürşat Kartal, Mustafa Eser, Bilal Dik

“…Collected nymphs and mature bugs were cleared and sections were prepared; and then they were identified according to morphological characteristics under a microscope.<p> <b>Results:</b> The European swallow bug (Oeciacus hirundinis) has been identified in some house martin nests and was reported for the first time in Turkey. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Active Charcoal-Containing Toothpaste on Color Change, Microhardness, and Surface Roughness of Tooth Enamel and Resin Composite Restorative Materials by Ali Forouzanfar, Pouria Hasanpour, Yasaman Yazdandoust, Hosein Bagheri, Hamideh Sadat Mohammadipour

“…Two samples of each group were prepared for surface roughness assessment via atomic force microscope. Data were analyzed by Shapiro–Wilk, Independent sample t-test and Mann–Whitney U tests. …”
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A Comprehensive Study on Hydroxyl Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Used as Catalysts for VO2+/VO2+ Reaction in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery by Qiang Li, Anyu Bai, Zeqiang Qu, Tianyu Zhang, Jie Li, Xiaochen Zhang, Mingfu Yu, Zhichao Xue, Hong Sun

“…The physicochemical properties of the hydroxyl MWCNT-modified electrode were characterized by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), conductivity measurement, Brunner–Emmet–Teller (BET) measurement, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, cyclic voltammetry (CV) tests, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis, and charge-discharge tests. …”
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The Electropolishing of C-Steel in Orthophosphoric Acid Containing Methanolic Plant Extract by Asia A. Taha, Fatma M. Abouzeid, Mohamed M. Elsadek, Yasmeen M. Othman

“…Surface morphologies, roughness, and reflection of investigated specimens were inspected with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), profilometry, and Vis-IR spectroscopy. …”
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Feasibility of Water Injection on the Coal Wall of Loose Thick Coal Seam to Prevent Rib Spalling and Its Optimal Moisture Content by Jian Sun, Bin Li, Ruofei Zhang, Zhou Huang

“…Based on the engineering background of water injection to control rib spalling of loose thick coal seam in the Luling Coal Mine of the Huaibei Mining Group, the mineral composition and microscopic morphology of III811 loose thick coal seam in Luling Coal Mine were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. …”
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Influence of Mass Concentration on Microstructure and Pore Structure of Coal-Gangue-Based Green Cemented Filling Body by Jisheng Qiu, Minmin Yang, Kun Cheng, Xiao Guan, Xi Luan, Zhijie Xiao

“…The workability, mechanical properties, and microscopic pore structure (nuclear magnetic resonance and scanning electron microscope) were measured, respectively, to explore the effect of MC on the above mentioned properties. …”
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Investigation of the mechanical properties of bio-composites based on loading kenaf fiber and molding process parameters by Hendra Suherman, Yovial Mahyoedin, Afdal Zaky, Jarot Raharjo, Talitha Amalia Suherman, Irmayani Irmayani

“…The scanning electron microscope (SEM) results showed that the fiber content of 5 wt.% could be distributed well throughout the matrix, as well as increasing the molding pressure successfully reducing the voids formed during the molding process of the resulting bio-composite material.…”
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Design and Fabrication of Orthokeratology Lens with Multi-Linear and Spherical Aberration Corrected for Myopia Control by Zhengwang Li, Ruijin Hong, Dawei Zhang

“…The surface quality was observed under a 200× microscope (ZEISS, Oberkochen, Germany). The fitting of the lens was assessed through the utilization of both Slit-lamp microscopy (MediWorks, Shanghai, China) and Corneal topographer (Medmont E300, Melbourne, VIC, Australia)…”
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Ecological Insights, and Fin Fish Diversity in Carps Spawning Grounds: Case Studies from the Surma River and Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh by Kazi Rabeya Akther, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Sohel Mian, Nirmal Chandra Roy

“…The representative spawn samples were examined under a microscope for preliminary species identification before rearing. …”
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3D printed lactic acid bacteria hydrogel: cell release kinetics and stability by Yifei Liu, Xintao Yin, Xiudong Xia, Zhen Liu, Lifei Chen, Mingsheng Dong

“…The images of confocal microscopy and scanning electron microscope showed that the bacteria with high cell viability were distributed in the hydrogel and intact structure of the living hydrogel was maintained after 100 times of reuse as yoghurt starter. …”
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Rapid CO2 mineralization by zeolite via cation exchange by Abdulwahab Alqahtani, Mouadh Addassi, Hussein Hoteit, Eric Oelkers

“…The individual batch reactor experiments ran from 2 to 225 days. Scanning electron microscope images of the solids recovered from the experiments reveal the presence of extensive calcite crystals, suggesting rapid and efficient carbonation. …”
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Study on the Mechanical Properties of Red Clay under Drying-Wetting Cycles by Yanli Qi, MingZhou Bai, Hao Zhou, Hai Shi, Pengxiang Li, Bohu He

“…To explain the above rules, some samples under different drying-wetting cycles were selected for environmental electron microscope scanning, and appropriate assumptions were made based on the microstructure.…”
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Comparative Studies of Synthesized Copper Oxide Nanoparticles using Aqueous Extract of Leaves by Emmanuel Oyetola, Friday Nwosu, Gboyega Oluwaseun Oyeleke, Ismaila Olawale, Bosede Mofoluwake Adegoke, Usman Afolabi

“…The transmission electron microscope (TEM) presented the average sizes within the range of 3.68 and 7.92 nm, while the energy dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) confirmed their high purity due to the absence of other elements except carbon. …”
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Clinical Factors Associated with Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Male Patients with Infertility by Akira Komiya, Tomonori Kato, Yoko Kawauchi, Akihiko Watanabe, Hideki Fuse

“…The sperm nuclear vacuolization (SNV) was evaluated using a high-magnification microscope. The SDF was evaluated using the sperm chromatin dispersion test (SCDt) to determine the SDF index (SDFI). …”
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Mimicking Axon Growth and Pruning by Photocatalytic Growth and Chemical Dissolution of Gold on Titanium Dioxide Patterns by Fatemeh Abshari, Moritz Paulsen, Salih Veziroglu, Alexander Vahl, Martina Gerken

“…We introduce a real-time monitoring setup based on an optical transmission microscope. We successfully observe both the growth and dissolution processes. …”
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Microplastics in a Traditional Turkish Dairy Product: Ayran by Serkan Kemal Buyukunal, Sanae Rbaibi Zipak, Karlo Muratoglu

“…Optical and scanning electron microscope was applied for MP visualisation and measurement, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for polymer identification. …”
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Changes in basic composition and in vitro digestive characteristics of pork induced by frozen storage by Rui Wang, Yongqing Liu, Ying He, Caiping Feng, Xiufang Xia

“…Confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) showed that samples stored at −8°C had the largest particle size after digestion. …”
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Synthesis of EPB/TiO2 Activated Carbon Composite Using Microwaves Activation for Purification of Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emissions by Wahyu Nur Aqni, Mega Nurhanisa, Dwiria Wahyuni

“…Surface morphology characterization of the composite is conducted using Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). EPB-AC exhibits an average reduction effectiveness of HC gas based on particle size (50, 100, 150, 200 mesh) sequentially at 34.49%, 37.43%, 39.98%, and 43.56%. …”
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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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Application of Nanometal Oxides In Situ in Nonwoven Polyester Fabric for the Removal of Bacterial Indicators of Pollution from Wastewater by Sohair I. Abou-Elela, Hanan S. Ibrahim, Mohamed M. Kamel, Mohamed Gouda

“…Transmission electron microscope (TEM) confirmed the formation of nAg2O and nCuO particles with average particle sizes of 15 and 41 nm, respectively. …”
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