Adsorption of an Anionic Azo Dye Using Moringa oleifera Seed Protein-Montmorillonite Composite by Xiao Mi, Zhenya Shang, Chunbao Du, Guoting Li, Ting Su, Xinying Chang, Ruiming Li, Zhihong Zheng, Jingxi Tie

“…The MOSP-MMT adsorbent was characterized using scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, surface area analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Shrinkage of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Containing Lithium Carbonate and Nano-Calcium Carbonate by Tingyu Wang, Jianqing Gong, Bo Chen, Xiao Gong, Wanli Guo, Yang Zhang, Falei Li

“…In the study, scanning electron microscope (SEM) was utilized to investigate and quantify the morphology of the early hydration products. …”
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Evaluation of Coal Seam Gas Drainability for Outburst-Prone and High-CO2-Containing Coal Seam by Lei Zhang, Ting Ren, Naj Aziz, Cun Zhang

“…Field geology analysis showed geological variations that affected the variations of the coal cleat system and CO2 content in the coal seam. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) tests showed the tight and less-porous features in hard-to-drain coal samples. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of ZnO Codoped with Co and Cd by Lubna Mustafa, Safia Anjum, Salma Waseem, Rehana Zia, Rameesha Choudhry, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Shahid Atiq, Salah Ud-Din Khan

“…Structural morphology of the samples has been investigated by a scanning electron microscope and grain size has been determined. Raman spectra and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed the successful incorporation of Co and Cd ions into the host ZnO lattice.…”
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Automated Long-Term Monitoring of Parallel Microfluidic Operations Applying a Machine Vision-Assisted Positioning Method by Hon Ming Yip, John C. S. Li, Kai Xie, Xin Cui, Agrim Prasad, Qiannan Gao, Chi Chiu Leung, Raymond H. W. Lam

“…In this work, we design and fabricate a high-throughput microfluidic device which contains 32 microchambers to perform automated parallel microfluidic operations and monitoring on an automated stage of a microscope. Images are captured at multiple spots on the device during the operations for monitoring samples in microchambers in parallel; yet the device positions may vary at different time points throughout operations as the device moves back and forth on a motorized microscopic stage. …”
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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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Kinetics and process optimization studies for the effective removal of cresyl fast violet dye using reusable nanosized mullite by Omar A. Fouad, Yara M. Adly, Wafaa M. Hosny, Gehad G. Mohamed, Maysa R. Mostafa

“…The mullite nanoparticles’ shape, particle size, pore diameters, and crystal phase structure are characterized using many techniques such as Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Contact angle, Zeta potential, scanning electron microscope (SEM) as well as energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). …”
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Effect of different speed and time of centrifugations on decontamination of Leptospira spp. cultures from rat’s kidney by Budi Prasetyo, Arif Mulyanto, Kusnanto Mukti Wibowo, Kurniawan, Farida Dwi Handayani

“…Cultures were observed at 20x magnification under a dark field microscope at 8 weeks old. Contaminated cultures were centrifuged at 3000, 6000, and 8000 rpm for 5 and 10 minutes, then recultured into new media. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Cention N and Its Comparison with Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Cement (RMGIC) Restorative Material as Used in Primary Teeth by Deepika Pai, P. A. Anirudhmaadhava, Kishore Ginjupalli

“…The modes of failure in samples were observed under a stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscope. 22 customised samples of Cention N and RMGIC were prepared and categorised as group A and group B, respectively. …”
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Heptamethine Cyanine Dye-Doped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes for Improving Performance of HTL-Free Perovskite Solar Cells by Man-Ge Cai, Arina Watanabe, Zhenyu Xu, Yong-Chang Zhai, Achmad Syarif Hidayat, Naoki Ueoka, Miftakhul Huda, Kimitaka Higuchi, Esko I. Kauppinen, Kazumasa Funabiki, Yutaka Matsuo

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The Synergistic Effect of TRPV1 on Oxidative Stress-Induced Autophagy and Apoptosis in Microglia by Tingting Huang, Yao Lin, Qiongyi Pang, Weimin Shen, Xiang Chen, Fengxia Tu

“…Autophagy-related markers Atg5, LC3II/LC3I, and Beclin-1 were measured, and the autophagosome was observed under a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Caspase 3 was detected using ELISA. …”
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Structural and Physicochemical Characteristics of Granular Malic Acid-Treated Sweet Potato Starch Containing Heat-Stable Resistant Starch by Chinwoo Kwon, Ha Ram Kim, Tae Wha Moon, Seung Hyun Lee, Chang Joo Lee

“…Observation of samples under a light microscope ensured the maintenance of granular shape and the Maltese cross. …”
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Optical sectioning methods in three-dimensional bioimaging by Jing Zhang, Wei Qiao, Rui Jin, Hongjin Li, Hui Gong, Shih-Chi Chen, Qingming Luo, Jing Yuan

“…Specifically, we categorize the microscope design based on the spatial relationship between the illumination and detection axis, i.e., on-axis and off-axis. …”
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Unified constitutive modeling for hot tensile behavior of TC4 alloy with and without diffusion bonding joint by Zhongman Cai, Yong Li, Yanqiang Xu, Jiarui Chen, Xiaoxing Li, Guanglu Ma, Dongsheng Li

“…The hot tensile tests of TC4 specimens with and without DB have been carried out at a temperature of 750 °C and strain rate of 0.1–0.0001 s−1, and the corresponding microstructure and fracture morphology under different deformation conditions have been analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD). …”
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Preliminary investigations of sustainable magnetic catalyst-based biochar derived spent coffee ground for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil by Jayaraja Silvaraja, Noor Yahida Yahya, Muzakkir Mohammad Zainol, Yong Siang Lee

“…The added properties of magnetic and basic towards this catalyst was prepared by facile carbonization of one-pot SCG with Fe(III) and potassium hydroxide as activation agent at 700 °C for 2 h The characteristics of the catalyst was analyzed through Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), x-ray diffraction and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis. …”
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Innovative Fly-Ash-Based Soil Crust Rehabilitation: Enhancing Wind Erosion Resistance in Gravel-Layered Desert Mining Areas by Yu Zheng, Weiming Guan, Jingwen Li, Zhenqi Hu, Gensheng Li, Meng Xie, Xuewei Zhang

“…Compared to the untreated soil crust, the wind erosion amount of the treated soil was reduced by 23%. (3) Microscopic analysis revealed that hydration products from fly ash filled the soil pores, enhancing particle bonding and soil structure, using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF). (4) Considering the water scarcity in the Eastern Junggar Coalfield of China, a revised rehabilitation scheme was selected, involving 11% water content and single compaction, offering a balance between performance and economic efficiency. …”
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Time-resolved momentum microscopy with fs-XUV photons at high repetition rates with flexible energy and time resolution by Karl Jakob Schiller, Lasse Sternemann, Matija Stupar, Alan Omar, Martin Hoffmann, Jonah Elias Nitschke, Valentin Mischke, David Maximilian Janas, Stefano Ponzoni, Giovanni Zamborlini, Clara Jody Saraceno, Mirko Cinchetti

“…In this article, we introduce a setup for time-resolved momentum microscopy based on an energy-filtered momentum microscope coupled to a custom-made high-harmonic generation photon source driven by a multi-100 kHz commercial Yb-ultrafast laser that delivers fs pulses in the extreme ultraviolet range. …”
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Purification, characterization and hypoglycemic activity of glycoproteins obtained from pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Gaoyixin Qin, Wu Xu, Junping Liu, Liyan Zhao, Guitang Chen

“…The physical and chemical properties of the three fractions were evaluated and compared by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and other analytical techniques. …”
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