Engineering behavior and geotechnical challenges of sulfate-rich soils in Astana by Nazerke Sagidullina, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Jong Kim, Sung-Woo Moon

“…Advanced techniques, including ion chromatography (IC), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), identified the presence of sulfate minerals such as gypsum and anhydrite. …”
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Case report: Primary cardiac synovial sarcoma with suspected connective tissue disease diagnosed by EBUS-TBMB by Yanmei Feng, Chunxia Wu, Jing Chi, Linying Li, Pu Wang, Rui Guo

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Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Simultaneous Determination of Ursodiol and its Major Metabolites, Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid and Glycoursodeoxycholic Acid in... by M. Ganesan, S. Nanjundan, S. Viswanathan, G. Uma

“…The mass spectrometer was used in negative ion mode and multiple reactions monitoring using electro spray ionization mode as an interface. …”
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SN-Donor Methylthioanilines and Copper(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Spectral Properties, and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity by Temitope E. Olalekan, Adeniyi S. Ogunlaja, Gareth M. Watkins

“…FTIR spectra showed that the bidentate ligands were coordinated to the copper ion through their nitrogen and sulfur atoms. The electronic spectra have suggested square planar and octahedral geometries for these complexes. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Adsorption Performance of Citric Acid-Treated Peels of Trapa natans and Citrullus lanatus for Cationic Dyes Degradation from Water by Muhammad Sadiq Hussain, Rabia Rehman, Muhammad Imran

“…Therefore, the mechanism is related to chelation and ion exchange modes between adsorbate molecules and adsorbent surfaces, leading to homogeneous and monolayer adsorption and following pseudo-2nd-order kinetics in the best way. …”
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Electromagnetic Signaling Outperforms Quorum Sensing in Bacterial Biofilms: A Communication Channel Capacity Perspective by Navid Barani, Kamal Sarabandi

“…There is a growing body of theoretical and experimental evidence that in addition to the biochemical signaling using auto-inducers and ion channels, biological cells and more specifically certain bacterial biofilms can transmit and receive electromagnetic (EM) waves as a means of communication. …”
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J/ψ photoproduction and polarization in peripheral Pb−Pb collisions with ALICE by Mallick Dukhishyam

“…Ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions generate a powerful electromagnetic field that produces photonuclear reactions. …”
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Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) by Ponka Roger, Bouba Armand Abdou, Fokou Elie, Beaucher Eric, Piot Michel, Leonil Joëlle, Gaucheron Frédéric

“…Amino acid composition was determined by ion-exchange chromatography. All the pap varieties had a very high carbohydrate content (79.47-85.29 g/100 g dry matter). …”
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Supercapacitor Cell Performance with Bacterial Nanocellulose and Bacterial Nanocellulose/Polybenzimidazole Impregnated Membranes as Separator by Hristo Penchev, Galia Ivanova, Venelin Hubenov, Ivanka Boyadzieva, Desislava Budurova, Filip Ublekov, Adriana Gigova, Antonia Stoyanova

“…This process yielded hybrid BNC/PBI membranes with improved ion-transport properties. The BNC membranes were then doped with a 6 M KOH solution, to enhance OH⁻ conductivity, and characterized using optical microscopy, ATR FT-IR, XRD, CVT, BET analysis, and impedance spectroscopy. …”
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Adsorptive removal of phosphate and nitrate by layered double hydroxides through the memory effect and in situ synthesis by Sarah Mariska, Zhang Jin-Wei, Hoang Huu Chien, Duong Minh Ngoc, Nguyen Duy Hai, Huan-Ping Chao

“…Kinetic studies confirmed that the adsorption process followed a pseudo-second-order model, demonstrating the effectiveness of the memory effect in enhancing ion exchange. The in situ synthesis of LDHs under controlled conditions significantly improved the removal rates of these anionic contaminants from wastewater, proving the potential of this method for the realistic wastewater treatment.…”
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A Correlation Study on Serum Biomarker and Biochemical Parameters in Acute Heart Failure with Duration of Hospital Stay among Patients with Acute Heart Failure by Suresh Shiva kumar, Rangaswamy Ranga raju, Mallikarjun Aradhya, Riyaz A Kalaburgi, Pavithra Venkateshaiah, Sathisha T Gururaja

“…Conclusion: The current study highlights the role of serum NT-proBNP and potassium ion as biomarker as well as prognostic factor in the morbidity of acute heart failure in patients. …”
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TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF BERYL FROM SPODUMENE PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF THE KUNAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN by S.G. Skublov, A. Yosufzai, A.N. Evdokimov, A.K. Gavrilchik

“…The study of trace element composition of beryl from the Chambalak and Digal deposits of the Darai Pech pegmatite field of the Kunar province (Afghanistan) using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) revealed the sectoriality of the beryl crystal from the Chambalak deposit. …”
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Atmospheric Ionizations by Solar X‐Rays, Solar Protons, and Radiation Belt Electrons in September 2017 Space Weather Event by Kiyoka Murase, Ryuho Kataoka, Takanori Nishiyama, Kaoru Sato, Masaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Yasunobu Ogawa, Tatsuhiko Sato

“…We estimate the altitude profiles of the ionization rate by using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) with the input of the particle fluxes obtained by satellites. …”
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Discriminating ferrotoroidic from antiferrotoroidic ground states using a 3d quantum spin sensor by Kieran Hymas, Alessandro Soncini, Kuduva R. Vignesh, Deepanshu Chauhan, Abinash Swain, Sophie L. Benjamin, Dipanti Borah, Maheswaran Shanmugam, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Gopalan Rajaraman, Stuart K. Langley, Keith S. Murray

“…If zero-field splitting of the central transition metal ion is quenched, it operates as a quantum spin sensor, which can be exploited to experimentally discriminate between ferrotoroidic and antiferrotoroidic ground states in MDy6 double triangle complexes through electron paramagnetic resonance experiments and single-crystal magnetisation measurements with a restricted field sweeping domain.…”
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Pyruvic Oxime Nitrification and Copper and Nickel Resistance by a Cupriavidus pauculus, an Active Heterotrophic Nitrifier-Denitrifier by Miguel Ramirez, Jennifer Obrzydowski, Mary Ayers, Sonia Virparia, Meijing Wang, Kurtis Stefan, Richard Linchangco, Domenic Castignetti

“…Heterotrophic nitrifiers synthesize nitrogenous gasses when nitrifying ammonium ion. A Cupriavidus pauculus, previously thought an Alcaligenes sp. and noted as an active heterotrophic nitrifier-denitrifier, was examined for its ability to produce nitrogen gas (N2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) while heterotrophically nitrifying the organic substrate pyruvic oxime [CH3–C(NOH)–COOH]. …”
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Multi-scale characterization of tight carbonate rocks based on digital cores by Changsheng Wang, Changsheng Wang, Lili Tian, Lili Tian, Chuanrui Sun, Chuanrui Sun, Yuwei Deng, Yuwei Deng, Ying Zhou, Ying Zhou, Xin Nie, Xin Nie

“…This study takes tight carbonate core samples in the fourth member of the Ordovician Majiagou Formation in the Ordos Basin as the research object, and the rock physics experiments, computed tomography (CT), high resolution large-scale backscatter scanning electron microscopy (MAPS), quantitative evaluation of minerals by scanning electron microscopy (QEMSCAN) and focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) was utilized to characterize the pore structure from micrometer to nanometer, revealing the main mineral composition, and systematically analyzing the relationship between different mineral and pore structures. …”
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Peculiarities of Charge Transfer in SiO2(Ni)/Si Nanosystems by Egor Yu. Kaniukov, Dzmitry V. Yakimchuk, Victoria D. Bundyukova, Alena E. Shumskaya, Abdulkarim A. Amirov, Sergey E. Demyanov

“…This work is devoted to study the peculiarities of charge transfer in SiO2(Ni)/Si nanosystems formed as a result of the electrochemical deposition of nickel into the pores of the ion-track silicon oxide template on silicon. Special attention is given to analysis of the results in the context of the band structure and physical properties of dielectric on semiconductor systems with metallic inclusions in the dielectric matrix. …”
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Na-TiNT Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Properties by Enzo V. H. Agressott, Mauro M. Oliveira, Thiago S. Freitas, Raimundo L. S. Pereira, Ana R. P. Silva, Rafael P. Cruz, Antonia T. L. Santos, Alexandre M. R. Teixeira, Tainara G. Oliveira, João H. da Silva, Alexandre R. Paschoal, Bartolomeu C. Viana, Paulo de Tarso C. Freire, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Polrat Wilairatana, Henrique D. M. Coutinho

“…Titanium nanotubes have attractive morphological and physicochemical properties for several applications, such as high surface area, mesoporous structure, good stability, ion exchange capacity, and antibacterial property. …”
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Determination of Platycodin D and Platycodin D3 in Rat Plasma Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Tae-Hyun Kim, Byung Eui Lee, Eun Joo Kim, Yong Seok Choi, Keun-Sung Lee, Hak Rim Kim, Hyung-Gun Kim

“…Quantitation was performed on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer employing electrospray ionization and multiple reaction monitoring in positive ion mode. The total chromatographic run time was 4.0 min, and the calibration curves of PD were linear over the concentration range of 50–10,000 ng/mL in rat plasma. …”
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Determination of Tenacissoside G, Tenacissoside H, and Tenacissoside I in Rat Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS and Their Pharmacokinetics by Fan Chen, Yizhe Ma, Ying Cui, Wanhang Wang, Chenchen Mei, Jingjing Nie, Congcong Wen, Xiuwei Shen, Xuzhao Zhou

“…Electrospray (ESI) positive ion mode detection and multireaction monitoring (MRM) quantitative analysis were performed. …”
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