Application of rice shell activated carbon for reduction of chemical oxygen demand limit and adsorption of iron from abattoir wastewater by Robinson Davi Udo, Samuel Ayegu Tsebam, Kolade Olawale Samson, Precious Nya Umo, Adeniyi Solomon Lawal, Juliet Gordon, Oluwaseun Fetuata, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…With H3PO4, the rice husk was altered and chemically activated. Scan electron microscopy (SEM) as well as Fourier-Transform-Infrared (F-T-IR) were utilized to examine the activated RS and examine its content, appearance, and structure. …”
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Effect of crack template structure morphology on electromagnetic shielding efficiency and visual performance of metal mesh optical window by Liqing Yang, Yongmao Guan, Fei Gao, Rui Wan, Pengfei Wang

“…Four different acrylic resin colloids were prepared using water, ethylene glycol, glycerol, and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), leading to the creation of four mask templates (DP1–DP4).The morphology and structural characteristics of the templates were analyzed using optical and laser confocal microscopy. DP1, made with water, exhibited the highest edge warping (1.5 µm), whereas DP4, using ethylene glycol and glycerol, showed the least warping (0.3 µm). …”
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Autophagy is involved in the toxicity of the biocontrol agent GC16 against Tetranychus pueraricola (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on transcriptomic and proteomic analyses by Yanyan He, Guangzu Du, Guang Wang, Huiming Guan, Shusheng Zhu, Bin Chen, Xiahong He, Youyong Zhu

“…The results were verified using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), immunofluorescence assay, and western blotting. …”
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Field switching of microfabricated metamagnetic FeRh MRI contrast agents by Stephen Dodd, Natalia Gudino, Oleksii Zadorozhnii, Michal Staňo, Jan Hajduček, Jon Ander Arregi, H. Douglas Morris, Vojtěch Uhlíř, Mladen Barbic, Alan P. Koretsky

“…The large first order phase change from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic state was characterized using vibrating sample magnetometry, magnetic force microscopy, and MRI. Room temperature MRI experiments sensitive to the local magnetic field surrounding the particles demonstrated the low moment state (OFF MRI contrast) at 4.7T and high moment state (ON MRI contrast) at 11.7T for the array where sizes down to 2–3 μm were observed in MRI at 50 μm resolution. …”
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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections in medicolegal cases with pleural adhesions: An observational study by Jayanthi Yadav, Ujjawal Khurana, Shubham Richariya, Shashank Purwar, Sangita Moirangthem, Johann Aibantyllilang Blah

“…Diagnostic methods, including direct smear microscopy, Mycobacteria Growth Indicator (MGIT), Lowenstein–Jensen (LJ) media, and PCR, were employed. …”
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Substrate curvature influences cytoskeletal rearrangement and modulates macrophage phenotype by Austin Sovar, Matthew D. Patrick, Ramkumar T. Annamalai

“…Macrophages were seeded onto these microgels, and cytoskeletal dynamics were examined using confocal microscopy, SEM, and actin-specific staining. Gene expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory markers was quantified using qPCR. …”
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Disruption of biological membranes by hydrophobic molecules: a way to inhibit bacterial growth by Alejandra Gabriela Valdez-Lara, Ángela M. Jaramillo-Granada, Daniel Ortega-Zambrano, Eristeo García-Marquez, Jorge Alberto García-Fajardo, H. Mercado-Uribe, J. C. Ruiz-Suárez

“…Finally, we demonstrate, using atomic force and fluorescence microscopy, that the drugs, especially propofol, produce a visible disruption in real bacterial membranes, explaining the observed inhibition. …”
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Cooperative Preparation of Glass-ceramics by Blast Furnace Slag and Low-carbon Chromium Iron Alloy Slag by Yifan WANG, Yici WANG, Ruixin WANG, Fengguang ZHAO, Yifan CHAI, Guoping LUO

“…The optimum ratio of raw materials was explored by means of differential thermal analysis (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results showed that when the mass ratio of blast furnace slag, low-carbon chromium iron alloy slag and quartz sand was 60∶40∶31, the crystalline phases of glass-ceramics were diopside and omphacite. …”
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Tribological characteristics of Al–Mg–Si–Cu alloy against die steel under elevated temperatures in simulated hot extrusion environment by Zhiwen Liu, Ming Zhang, Ping Yan, Xiao Liu, Luoxing Li

“…The wear tracks and wear debris on disc samples were observed by means of ultradepth 3D microscopy, field-emission scanning microscope and energy dispersive spectroscopy. …”
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A novel tissue culture method to produce professional antigen-presenting cells from rainbow trout in vitro by Nguyen T. K. Vo, PhD, Lital Sever, PhD, Brian Dixon, PhD, Niels C. Bols, PhD

“…Immunocytochemistry in combination with confocal microscopy showed that DC-like cells had more cell-surface MH II proteins than macrophage-like cells. …”
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Highly efficient assessment and selective determination of pancreatic cancer biomarker CA-19-9 using co-electrodeposited MXene-AgNPs nanocomposite by Mahsa Mirzayi, Balal Khalilzadeh, Sattar Akbari Nakhjavani, Rahim Mohammad-Rezaei

“…To examine the morphology of the developed immunosensor for the purpose of enhancing its optimal performance, the characterization methods employed include Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). …”
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SIRT1/PGC-1α-mediated mitophagy participates the improvement roles of BMAL1 in podocytes injury in diabetic nephropathy: evidences from in vitro experiments by Yanxia Rui, Yinfeng Guo, Linying He, Min-er Wang, Henglan Wu

“…Mitophagy was examined by detecting autophagosomes using transmission electron microscopy, and detecting the colocalization of LC3 and Tom20 using immunofluorescence staining. …”
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Evidence for saddle point-driven charge density wave on the surface of heavily hole-doped iron arsenide superconductors by Quanxin Hu, Yu Zheng, Hanxiang Xu, Junze Deng, Chenhao Liang, Fazhi Yang, Zhijun Wang, Vadim Grinenko, Baiqing Lv, Hong Ding, Chi Ming Yim

“…Using scanning tunnelling microscopy, and through expanding the phase diagram of iron-arsenide superconductor Ba1−x K x Fe2As2 to the hole-doping regime beyond KFe2As2 by surface doping, we demonstrate the formation of a charge density wave (CDW) on the arsenide surface of heavily hole-doped Ba1−x K x Fe2As2. …”
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Congenital Malaria and Its Associated Factors at Issaka Gazobi Maternity of Niamey in Niger by I. Tahirou, M. O. Zara, M. L. Moustapha, M. Kamayé, D. Mahamadou, A. Ibrahim, M. Daou, A. Soumana, M. L. Ibrahim

“…The diagnosis was made by microscopy of a thick and thin blood smear of mother, newborn, and umbilical cord. …”
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Pulsed Light Accelerated Crosslinking versus Continuous Light Accelerated Crosslinking: One-Year Results by Cosimo Mazzotta, Claudio Traversi, Anna Lucia Paradiso, Maria Eugenia Latronico, Miguel Rechichi

“…Patients underwent clinical examination of uncorrected distance visual acuity and corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA and CDVA), corneal topography and aberrometry (CSO EyeTop, Florence, Italy), corneal OCT optical pachymetry (Cirrus OCT, Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany), endothelial cells count (I-Conan Non Co Robot), and in vivo scanning laser confocal microscopy (Heidelberg, Germany) at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. …”
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A phase-transited lysozyme coating doped with strontium on titanium surface for bone repairing via enhanced osteogenesis and immunomodulatory by Yu Zhang, Yu Chen, Yidan Shi, Hongkun Hu, Zhongyu Dai, Zhichen Liu, Xuanan Li

“…The characterization of the strontium-doped PTL coatings (PTL-Sr) was tested by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). …”
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Influence of cement particle size, ultra-fine fly ash, and ultra-fine silica fume on the physical and microscopic properties of slurry by Kai Wang, Siyang Guo, Hua Yuan, Jiahui Ren, Pengyu Chen, Qihao Zhang

“…Microscopic analyses of the cement containing UFA and USF were performed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results demonstrate that UFA improves the fluidity and stability of the slurry but reduces its strength; the optimal dosage is 10 %–30 %. …”
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Experimental study of rock permeability in different fluid media: a case study of two clay-free sandstones by Xin Yang, Xin Yang, Xin Yang, Bo Kang, Bin Xu, Hehua Wang, Hehua Wang, Chunxiang Zhou, Kai Jiang, Xingfu Li

“…Permeability measurements were conducted on 30 clay-free Fontainebleau sandstones and 30 clay-free Y sandstones using kerosene and N2, with Klinkenberg-corrected gas permeability determined for comparison. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to examine the presence of liquid films and particle migration within pore throats. …”
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Four-color single-molecule imaging system for tracking GPCR dynamics with fluorescent HiBiT peptide by Toshiki Yoda, Yasushi Sako, Asuka Inoue, Masataka Yanagawa

“…We constructed a multicolor total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy system that allows us to track four color dyes simultaneously. …”
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Morphological and Interfacial Engineering with a Surfactant Additive Toward High‐Performance Blade‐Coated Quantum Dot Light‐Emitting Diodes by Wei‐Zhi Liu, Hong‐Wei Duan, Shu‐Guang Meng, Dong‐Ying Zhou, Liang‐Sheng Liao

“…The addition of PEG further enhanced the film quality by suppressing PEDOT aggregation and improving phase separation, which is confirmed via atomic force microscopy (AFM). These modifications not only enhanced the conductivity of the PEDOT:PSS film due to the conformation changes, but also improved energy level alignment, leading to improved hole‐injecting properties and reduced driving voltages in QLED devices. …”
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