The Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Single Leg Squat Among Physically Active Females with and without Dynamic Knee Valgus by Nazatul Izzati Jamaludin, Farhah Nadhirah Aiman Sahabuddin, Nur Syahmina Rasudin, Shazlin Shaharudin

“…Their lower limb kinematics during SLS at 45° and 60° knee flexion were captured simultaneously by digital cameras (2-D motion capture) and infrared cameras (3-D motion capture). Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) was used as an indicator for within- and between-day reliability tests of both groups. …”
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Silver-blend hydroxyapatite bio-ceramics for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Manoj V. Junnarkar, Prateek V. Sawant, Mahadev A. Parekar, Avadhut V. Kardile, Ashish B. Thorat, Ramakant P. Joshi, Ravindra U. Mene

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM)/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) are used to analyze the structural, functional, morphological, and elemental properties of the samples. …”
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Intelligent Pyroptosis Inducer for Precise and Augmented Tumor Therapy Through Specific Activation Pyroptosis in Tumor by Linlin Huo, Shiqi Zhu, Muyao Li, Mingya Tan, Mengke Fan, Jiayi Zhao, Jie Zeng, Meiling Liu, Kunyan Liu, Chao Tong, Zhenghuan Zhao

“…Here, an intelligent inducer is reported that acts as a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger in normal cells to keep pyroptosis silence, while serving as ROS generator to induce obvious pyroptotic tumor cells death dependent on high hydrogen peroxide levels and near‐infrared laser irradiation. This switchable activity ensures this inducer to precisely kill the tumor cells with augmented immunogenicity while causing minimal damage to normal cells. …”
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2-, 3-, 4-Bromo Azaflavanonların Amino Kalkonlardan Katı Faz Ortamında Mikrodalga Destekli Sentezi, Antimikrobiyal ve Antioksidan Aktivitelerinin Tayini by Nurettin Yaylı, İsmail Demir, Seda Fandaklı, Tayyibe Beyza Yücel

“…Sentezlenen bileşikler spektroskopik olarak 1Hidrojen, 13Karbon, Bağlanmış Proton Testi (APT) NMR, Fourier Dönüşümlü Kızılötesi Spektroskopisi (FT-IR) Infrared ve Sıvı kromatografi-kütle spektrometresi/kütle spektrometresi (LC-MS/MS)yöntemleriyle karakterize edildi. …”
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Enhancing climate resilience: A data-driven north rift weather prediction system for real-time forecasting and agricultural decision support by John W. Makokha, Peter W. Barasa, Geoffrey W. Khamala

“…Trained on a comprehensive dataset spanning 1995 to 2020, which includes precipitation (from the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS)), temperature (TerraClimate), historical NDVI (Landsat 4–5 Thematic Mapper (from 1995 to 2013) and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) (from 2014 to 2020)), and BSI (SoilGrids) data, the models effectively capture the complex relationships between environmental factors and vegetation health. …”
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Effect of Preparation Conditions of Fe@SiO₂ Catalyst on Its Structure Using High-Pressure Activity Studies in a 3D-Printed SS Microreactor by Meric Arslan, Sujoy Bepari, Juvairia Shajahan, Saif Hassan, Debasish Kuila

“…They were characterized by N₂ physisorption, H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetric analysis–differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC) techniques. …”
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Validación de precipitación estimada por CHIRPS en una región semiárida de Argentina by Yamila Lambrecht, Anabella Montico, Natasha Picone

“…El objetivo del trabajo es validar la base de datos CHIRPS (Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station Data, por sus siglas en inglés) para el suroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires (1990-2020). …”
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Effect of Used Motor Oil and Bitumen as Additive on the Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Low Plastic Soil by Kamran Iqbal, Chengshun Xu, Hassan Nasir, Muhammad Alam, Asim Farooq, Edward J. Williams

“…In this research, a multilevel research approach was adopted by conducting a comparative study of the microspectroscopy through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra to investigate the maximum absorbance correlation along with mechanical investigations (such as the compressive strength, modified proctor test, California bearing ratio test, and swell percentage test). …”
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Solid Sr2Ti1-xMnxO4 (x = 0; 0,01; 0,025; 0,05; 0,1) solutions with K2NiF4 structure by T.I. Chupakhina, A.M. Uporova, O.I. Gyrdashova, L.Yu. Buldakova, Y.A. Deeva, I.V. Baklanova, M.Yu. Yanchenko

“…It was found that the photocatalytic activity of Sr2Ti1-xMnxO4 in 3 consecutive cycles of photooxidation under infrared stimulation exceeds the commercial catalyst Degussa P25 by 4 times. …”
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Experimental Solution of Chitosan and Nanochitosan on Wettability in Root Dentine: In Vitro Model Prior Regenerative Endodontics by Fernando Arias Alvarado, Maira Rivero Iriarte, Freddy Jordan Mariño, Sara Quijano-Guauque, León D. Pérez, Yolima Baena, Claudia García-Guerrero

“…The wettability analysis calculated the contact angle (θ) between a drop of a blood-like and root dentinal surface; topographic characterization with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) quantified the diameter and number of tubules per area; spectroscopy infrared analyses (IR-S) identified chemical changes in the inorganic (phosphate/carbonate) and organic phase (amide/methyl). …”
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Application of synthesized Fe3O4@Gelatin nanoparticles on interfacial properties and enhanced oil recovery by Hossein Ghalenavi, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh, Mahin Schaffie, Saeid Norouzi-Apourvari

“…These NPS were characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Afterward, various experiments including contact angle, interfacial tension (IFT), and micromodel flooding were performed to evaluate the capability of Fe3O4@Gelatin NPs for EOR application. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of nano dicalcium phosphate dihydrate from biogenic sources by Md. Kawcher Alam, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Mofassel Hossen Akash, Muhammad Shahriar Bashar, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Samina Ahmed

“…The powdered materials were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). FT-IR spectroscopy was employed to determine the presence of functional groups in the prepared DCPD. …”
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Effective Connectivity Study Guiding the Neuromodulation Intervention in Figurative Language Comprehension Using Optical Neuroimaging by Tania Alexandra Couto, Shiyang Xu, Paulo Armada da Silva, Chenggang Wu, Karl Neergaard, Meng-Yun Wang, Juan Zhang, Yutao Xiang, Zhen Yuan

“…The method is aimed at mapping significant causal relationships across language brain networks, captured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy measurements (fNIRS): (i) definition of regions of interest (ROIs) based on significant channels extracted from spatial activation maps; (ii) inspection of significant causal relationships in temporal resolution, exploring the experimental task agreement; and (iii) early identification of stronger causal relationships that guide neuromodulation intervention, targeting impaired connectivity pathways. …”
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Insights into bacterial cellulose for adsorption and sustained-release mechanism of flavors by Jingyi Hu, Longfei Wang, Menglan Xiao, Weihua Chen, Meng Zhou, Yihan Hu, Yujie Zhang, Miao Lai, Aimin He, Mingqin Zhao

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Flourier transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) were utilized to verify the successful adsorption. …”
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Low dielectric loss in vanadium-based zircon ceramics via high-entropy strategy by Yuheng Zhang, Huaicheng Xiang, Xiaoyu Wu, Yang Zhou, Ying Tang, Liang Fang

“…Furthermore, the relationship between the crystal structure and the microwave dielectric properties of (Nd0.2Eu0.2Y0.2Ho0.2Yb0.2)VO4 high-entropy ceramics was analyzed through high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Raman spectroscopy, far-infrared reflection spectroscopy, and chemical bond theory. …”
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Improvement in Analytical Methods for Determination of Sugars in Fermented Alcoholic Beverages by Ayalew Debebe, Shibru Temesgen, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Estifanos Ele

“…The main objective of this study was to improve the performance of analytical methods for the determination of sugars in fermented alcoholic beverages based on mid-infrared-partial least squares (MIR-PLS), high-performance liquid chromatography with the ultraviolet detector (HPLC-UV), high-performance liquid chromatography with the refractive index detector (HPLC-RI), and sulfuric acid methods. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Conductive Polypyrrole: The Influence of the Oxidants and Monomer on the Electrical, Thermal, and Morphological Properties by Abdirahman Yussuf, Mohammad Al-Saleh, Salah Al-Enezi, Gils Abraham

“…The produced PPy samples were characterized by using different techniques such as the electrical resistivity by four probe technique, thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Synthesis of Transition Metal-Nanochitosan Composites Using Ni, Cu, Zn, and Ag Metal Ions and Applications as Antibacterial Agents by Khoirina Dwi Nugrahaningtyas, Eny Kusrini, Salwa Salsabila, Dina Fitriana, Anwar Usman, Triana Kusumaningsih, Sri Juari Santoso

“…The synthesized products were characterized using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) instruments. …”
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Fabrication of biocidal materials based on the molecular interactions of tetracycline and quercetin with hydroxyapatite via In Silico- and In vitro approaches by Anastasiia M. Isakova, Maxim A. Kutyrev, Aleksandra S. Kudasheva, Elizaveta V. Rogacheva, Lyudmila A. Kraeva, Sergey Shityakov, Mikhail V. Zhukov, Sviatlana A. Ulasevich, Ekaterina V. Skorb

“…The fabricated biocidal powders were characterized via X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Evaluation of the binding affinity and antioxidant activity of phlorizin to pepsin and trypsin by Jing Zhang, Di Wu, Lan Tang, Xia Hu, Zhen Zeng, Wen Wu, Fang Geng, Hui Li

“…In this paper, the interaction mechanism of PHL with pepsin and trypsin was comparatively evaluated by computer simulation, fluorescence spectra, circular dichroism (CD), and fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra at a molecular level. Fluorescence spectra showed that PHL quenches the pepsin/trypsin by static quenching. …”
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