Fair mobile payment protocol based on PPV by LI Fang-wei, PAN Jie

“…The protocol satisfied fairness, non-repudiation, atomic, authentication, and security. It is also simpler, and suitable for a wide range of application.…”
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X-ray diffraction study of structure of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 ternary compounds in molten and crystalline states by Sokol’skii V.E., Pruttskov D.V., Yakovenko O.M., Kazimirov V.P., Roik O.S., Golovataya N.V., Sokolsky G.V.

“…The structure factor and the radial distribution function of atoms of the anorthite melt were calculated from the X-ray high-temperature experimental data. …”
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Topological Optimization Design and Analysis of Ultra-short Harmonic Flexspline by Yan Li, Qiuping Liu, Yang Wang, Qianqian Liu

“…The optimization problem is solved by using the criterion of optimization algorithm based on Abaqus/ATOM software. The secondary design is carried out by using the SolidWorks， and through the finite element analysis， the rationality of results before and after optimization are verified. …”
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Photocorrosion Mechanism of TiO2-Coated Photoanodes by Arjen Didden, Philipp Hillebrand, Bernard Dam, Roel van de Krol

“…Atomic layer deposition was used to coat CdS photoanodes with 7 nm thick TiO2 films to protect them from photocorrosion during photoelectrochemical water splitting. …”
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Spectral Dependence of Optical Absorption of 4H-SiC Doped with Boron and Aluminum by I. G. Atabaev, Kh. N. Juraev, M. U. Hajiev

“…It was shown that the use of sources of impurity atoms created by using boron and aluminum chlorides allows one to reduce the concentration of vacancy defects.…”
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Algorithms for Computing Wiener Indices of Acyclic and Unicyclic Graphs by Bo Bi, Muhammad Kamran Jamil, Khawaja Muhammad Fahd, Tian-Le Sun, Imran Ahmad, Lei Ding

“…Let G=VG,EG be a molecular graph, where VG and EG are the sets of vertices (atoms) and edges (bonds). A topological index of a molecular graph is a numerical quantity which helps to predict the chemical/physical properties of the molecules. …”
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Synthesis and Antileishmanial Activity of Lipophilic Aromatic Aminoalcohols by Roberta Novaes Reis Corrales, Liliane Sena Pinheiro, Elaine Soares Coimbra, Adilson David Da Silva, Mireille Le Hyaric

“…All compounds were assessed for their in vitro activity against promastigotes of three Leishmania species The most lipophilic aminoalcohols bearing an aliphatic moiety with eight to 12 carbon atoms displayed a good activity against L. amazonensis and L. major, and two of them also showed antiproliferative activity against L. chagasi. …”
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Structure, Texture and Catalytic Properties of Pd/SiO Catalysts by S.A. El-Hakam, Awad I. Ahmed, S.M. Hassan, H.M. Farage

“…The active site for the dehydrogenation process on Pd/silica catalysts consists of one Pd atom. The kinetics of the dehydrogenation exhibit a fractional order.…”
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Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Labile Chromium Complex with Benzoic Acid by M. K. Mishra, N. M. Misra

“…Its spectral characterization was done by using Elemental analysis (C and H), Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP - OES), Ultraviolet - visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Fast Atomic Bombardment (FAB) Mass spectrometry. Whereas thermal decomposition was investigated by differential scanning calorimetric (DSC). …”
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Synchronization of spatiotemporal chaos using nonlinear feedback functions by M. K. Ali, Jin-Qing Fang

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Treatment for Osteoporosis among Women in Japan: Associations with Patient Characteristics and Patient-Reported Outcomes in the 2008–2011 Japan National Health and Wellness Surveys... by Masayo Sato, Jeffrey Vietri, Jennifer A. Flynn, Saeko Fujiwara

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Analytical and Numerical Methods for Solving Partial Differential Equations and Integral Equations Arising in Physical Models by Santanu Saha Ray, Om P. Agrawal, R. K. Bera, Shantanu Das, T. Raja Sekhar

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Molecular Dynamics Insights into Peptide-Based Tetrodotoxin Delivery Nanostructures by Shenghan Song, Xinyu Xia, Temair Shorty, Tongtong Li, Amy O. Stevens, Chao Zhao, Yi He

“…Despite the profound impact that the addition of a hydrophobic tail has on altering the release behavior of the original peptides, the atomic-level interactions and mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain poorly understood. …”
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Surface modification of AISI 316L stainless steel by applying single and multilayer coatings: Study of elastic modulus and antibacterial properties by Bahare Soltani, Sayed Mahmood Rabiee, Salman Nourouzi, Seyed Jamal Hosseinipour, Simindokht Khademjafari

“…EDX analysis also indicated the presence of Zn and Mg elements in the coatings. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) results showed a reduction in the root mean square roughness in the coated specimens compared to the uncoated ones. …”
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PbO2/rGO Electrode as a Superior and Efficient Anode in Electrocatalytic Degradation of Safranine-O by Titin Aryani, Roto Roto, Mudasir Mudasir

“…PbO2/rGO electrode has the atomic composition of C (87.24%), O (9.03), and Pb (3.73). …”
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Septuple XBi2Te4 (X=Ge, Sn, Pb) intercalated MnBi2Te4 for realizing interlayer ferromagnetism and quantum anomalous hall effect by Ruixia Yang, Xiaoxiao Man, Jiahui Peng, Jingjing Zhang, Fei Wang, Fang Wang, Huisheng Zhang, Xiaohong Xu

“…Using first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that the p z orbital of the X atom mediates interactions between interlayer Mn atoms, enabling FM coupling. …”
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Cardinality-constrained structured data-fitting problems by Fan, Zhenan, Fang, Huang, Friedlander, Michael P.

“…A memory-efficient solution framework is proposed for the cardinality-constrained structured data-fitting problem. Dual-based atom-identification rules reveal the structure of the optimal primal solution from near-optimal dual solutions, which allows for a simple and computationally efficient algorithm that translates any feasible dual solution into a primal solution satisfying the cardinality constraint. …”
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In Vitro Degradation of PHB/Bacterial Cellulose Biocomposite Scaffolds by Maria Râpă, Cătălin Zaharia, Paul Octavian Stănescu, Angela Cășărică, Ecaterina Matei, Andra Mihaela Predescu, Mircea Cristian Pantilimon, Ruxandra Vidu, Cristian Predescu, Horia Cioflan

“…The surface of the biocomposites was analyzed via atomic force microscopy (AFM). In vitro degradation of the biocomposites was evaluated by weight loss and thermal properties (DSC) assessment after the immersion of the specimens in phosphate-buffered saline solution (PBS of pH 7.4) over 20 days. …”
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Preparation of Alumina Nanoparticles and Coating with Polyvinylpyrrolidone to Treat Cadmium Contamination of Water by Shaymaa Mohammed Fayyadh, Foud Nihad Abed, Emaad Muhamme Awsaj, Samar S. Mohammed, Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad Mohamad, M. Mahdi Abdulridha, Sameer Alshehri, Gashaw Tadele, Wegayehu Enbeyle

“…Cadmium salt solutions were prepared with different concentrations of 10, 30, and 60 ppm, and the nanomaterial was immersed in the prepared solutions at different times of 10, 30, and 60 minutes, and the measurement was done by an atomic absorption device. By means of the electronic scanner, a difference appeared in the nanosize, and this indicates that the packaging has completely occurred.…”
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Ultra-fast etching of photoresist by reactive atmospheric-pressure thermal plasma jet with surface temperature measurement by Kyohei Matsumoto, Hibiki Kato, Jiawen Yu, Hiroaki Hanafusa, Seiichiro Higashi

“…Optical interference contactless thermometry (OICT) and optical emission spectroscopy were carried out to clarify the relationship between the etching rate, amount of atomic oxygen radicals, and PR surface temperature. …”
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