Effect of Annealing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnetron Sputtered Cu Thin Films by Shiwen Du, Yongtang Li

“…Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Cu thin films with different annealing temperatures were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and nanoindentation. …”
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Trace Elements in Sediments of Selected Gutters and Bar – Beach, Lagos, Nigeria by CL Overah, CMA Iwegbue, EK Ossai, GE Nwajei

“…The metals investigated were chromium, lead, arsenic, selenium, cadmium and barium using the atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results obtained further revealed elevated concentrations metals from both selected gutters and the Lagos bar beach. …”
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Mechanisms driving different QPD cells response signals revealed by a single cell irradiated with a laser by Weiwei Chen, Hongxu Liu, De Song

“…The research results have good application prospects in the fields of laser guidance and atomic force microscopy.…”
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The Substitution Effect on Reaction Enthalpies of Antioxidant Mechanisms of Juglone and Its Derivatives in Gas and Solution Phase: DFT Study by Aymard Didier Tamafo Fouegue, Désiré Bikélé Mama, Julius Numbonui Ghogomu, Younang Elie, Marie-Annie Etoh

“…Three major antioxidant mechanisms (hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), single electron transfer-proton transfer (SET-PT), and sequential proton loss electron transfer (SPLET)) have been investigated in five solvents and in the gas phase. …”
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Le management du tourisme rural en Corse : des concurrences aux complémentarités. Acteurs, territoires et stratégies by Caroline Tafani

“…A cross-sectoral and multi-actor sector by nature, but also an economic field known for the atomicity of its offer, rural tourism is today the focal point of the development strategies carried out by the Local Action Groups in the framework of the LEADER programme. …”
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About polyhedrane “cages” and their doubtful supramolecular lodging capacity: a demonstration by the absurd and a plea for free expression in scientific journals by Riess, Jean G.

“…The mere inspection of covalent and van der Waals atomic radii should convince the most dubious Reader of that. …”
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Method for the Calculation of DPA in the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Atucha II by J. A. Mascitti, M. Madariaga

“…In this paper, we identify the areas where the RPV neutron radiation is maximum and perform calculations of the displacement-per-atom (DPA) rate in those areas using the MCNP5 code. …”
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Electrochemical Studies for Cation Recognition with Diazo-Coupled Calix[4]arenes by Bongsu Kim, Tae Hyun Kim

“…This can be explained on metal ion complexation-induced release of proton from the azophenol to the quinone-hydrazone tautomer followed by internal complexation of the metal ion with aid of nitrogen atoms and ortho-carbonyl groups in the diazophenylazocalix[4]arenes.…”
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Computational illustration of reactions of Cr(CO)3(η6-Naphthalene) complex with C2X2 molecules (X = H, F, Cl) by Seyed Mahdi Mirtaheri, Reza Ghiasi, Mohsen Zeeb, Hossein Anaraki-Ardakani

“…Replacing effect of hydrogens atoms of C2H2 molecule with deuterium on the rate constant of DA reaction was described.…”
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A Kinetic and Mechanismic Study of Plasma-Induced Degradation of Monochloropropionic Acids in Water by Means of Anodic Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis by Haiming Yang, Xiaotong Zhao, Baigang An, Lixiang Li, Shaoyan Wang, Maowei Ju

“…Furthermore, it was found that chlorine atoms in the MCPAs were released as chloride ions. …”
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Isotopologue-selective laser cooling of molecules by Felix Kogel, Tatsam Garg, Marian Rockenhäuser, Sebastián A Morales-Ramírez, Tim Langen

“…However, the selective cooling and manipulation of generic molecular samples based on their isotopic composition, which is ubiquitous in atomic laser cooling, has not yet been achieved. Here, we demonstrate such isotopologue-selective laser cooling and near-arbitrary control over the isotopic composition of a molecular beam, using barium monofluoride (BaF) as an example. …”
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Fluorescence sensor based on glutathione capped CdTe QDs for detection of Cr3+ ions in vitamins by Chi-Fang Peng, Ying-Ying Zhang, Zhi-Juan Qian, Zheng-Jun Xie

“…The determination results of chromium (III) picolinate in vitamin supplement samples were compared to that obtained using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method, and the result showed good reliability. …”
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Applying of Factor Analyses for Determination of Trace Elements Distribution in Water from River Vardar and Its Tributaries, Macedonia/Greece by Stanko Ilić Popov, Trajče Stafilov, Robert Šajn, Claudiu Tănăselia, Katerina Bačeva

“…Analyses were performed by mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS) and atomic emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-AES). …”
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Facile and Promising Method for Michael Addition of Indole and Pyrrole to Electron-Deficient trans-β-Nitroolefins Catalyzed by a Hydrogen Bond Donor Catalyst Feist’s Acid and Preli... by Abdullah M. A. Al Majid, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Assem Barakat, Mohamed H. M. Al-Agamy, Mu. Naushad

“…The method is general, atom-economical, convenient, and eco-friendly and could provide excellent yields and regioselectivities. …”
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Angiotensin-I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Protein Hydrolysate from Muscle of Barbel (Barbus callensis) by Assaad Sila, Anissa Haddar, Oscar Martinez-Alvarez, Ali Bougatef

“…These results obtained by in vitro systems obviously established the antioxidant potency of barbel hydrolysate to donate electron or hydrogen atom to reduce the free radical. Furthermore, these bioactive substances can be exploited into functional foods or used as source of nutraceuticals.…”
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Separation and Preconcentration of Copper Ion by Micelle-Mediated Extraction in Aqueous Samples by F. Ahmadi, A. Khanmohammadi, Z. Tavakoli

“…Cloud point extraction (CPE) has been used for preconcentration of copper after the formation of a complex with 5, 5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione-,4-one (thiophenytoin) (DFID) and later analysis by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) using octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (Triton X-114) as surfactant. …”
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In situ and operando characterization techniques for nanocatalyst-based electrochemical hydrogen evolution reactions by Anaclet Nsabimana, Yiran Guan, Guobao Xu

“…Herein, we present a brief overview of the recent (from 2020) advances in the use of in situ and operando characterization techniques, such as in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, IR spectroscopy, electrochemical Raman spectroscopy, online inductively coupled plasma - mass spectro­scopy, differential electrochemical mass spectroscopy, optical microscopy, electron micro­scopy, electrochemical atomic microscopy, electrochemical scanning tun­neling microscopy, and scanning electrochemical microscopy, in the electrochemical hydro­gen evolution reaction. …”
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Inelastic Interaction and Blowup New Solutions of Nonlinear and Dispersive Long Gravity Waves by Haiyong Qin, Mostafa M. A. Khater, Raghda A. M. Attia

“…These solutions are considered the icon key in the inelastic interaction of slow ions and atoms, where they were able to explain the physical nature of the nuclear and electronic stopping processes. …”
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Mononuclear and Dinuclear Manganese(II) Complexes from the Use of Methyl(2-pyridyl)ketone Oxime by Constantinos G. Efthymiou, Vassilios Nastopoulos, Catherine Raptopoulou, Anastasios Tasiopoulos, Spyros P. Perlepes, Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou

“…In both complexes, the organic ligand chelates through its nitrogen atoms. The IR data are discussed in terms of the nature of bonding and the structures of the two complexes.…”
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AI-based quality assessment methods for protein structure models from cryo-EM by Han Zhu, Genki Terashi, Farhanaz Farheen, Tsukasa Nakamura, Daisuke Kihara

“…These emerging AI-driven tools offer unique capabilities in the validation and refinement of cryo-EM-derived protein atomic models, potentially leading to more accurate protein structures and deeper insights into complex biological systems.…”
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