Geochemical, Mineralogical, and Geomorphological Characterization of Ash Materials as a Tracer for the Origin of Shifting Sands near Oldupai Gorge, Ngorongoro, Tanzania by Mohamed Zengo Makongoro, Maheswara Rao Vegi, Said Ali Hamad Vuai, Michael Mwita Msabi

“…To achieve this goal, elemental, mineralogical, and morphological characterization of ash samples was performed by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence, polarized petrographic microscopy, automated sieve shaker, and binocular microscopy techniques, respectively. …”
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A magnetic nanoadsorbent based on expanded graphite with enhanced surface area for the removal of sulfamethoxazole and malachite green from aqueous solutions by Asadollah Mohammadi, Parisa Abedi, Mohammad Reza Gholami

“…The Fe3O4/EXG/Cellulose was fully characterized by the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Malaria Pf/Pv Combo Test Kit at Highly Malaria-Endemic Area, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Temesgen Eticha, Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Bati

“…The agreement between microscopy and RDT for specific identification of malaria species was moderate with a kappa value of 0.568. …”
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Quantitative Modeling of High-Energy Electron Scattering in Thick Samples Using Monte Carlo Techniques by Bradyn Quintard, Xi Yang, Liguo Wang

“…Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a powerful tool for imaging biological samples but is typically limited by sample thickness, which is restricted to a few hundred nanometers depending on the electron energy. …”
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Influence of Zn in the CdS Crystal Lattice and Its Impact over the Catalytic Activity in the H2 Production by Luis Fernando Morelos-Medina, Rufino Nava-Mendoza, Carlos Martín Cortés-Romero, Rodrigo Rafael Velázquez-Castillo, J. Santos-Cruz, María de los Ángeles Cuán-Hernandez

“…Other characterization techniques were also used, such as photoluminescence (PL), Raman microscopy, and N2 adsorption and desorption. The PL results show tunability of band edge emission as a function of zinc concentration in the Zn0.2Cd0.8S nanoparticles. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Regenerated Cellulose Films Using Different Ionic Liquids by Jin-Hui Pang, Xin Liu, Miao Wu, Yu-Ying Wu, Xue-Ming Zhang, Run-Cang Sun

“…The results of morphology from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed that all the cellulose films possessed smooth, highly uniform, and dense surface. …”
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Pathological Diagnosis of Systemic Amyloidosis in a New Zealand White Rabbit by LIN Qingqing, DAI Jinlong, CHEN Zhisen, GUO Jianmin, YANG Wei

“…The histopathological features were observed under optical and polarized light microscopy.ResultsGross anatomical examination of the animal revealed an enlarged spleen and changes in the color and texture of the lung. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical studies of psyllium-based conductive copolymers by Ridhima Khanna, Lalita Chopra, Akhil Saxena, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Girish Chandra Sharma, Talib K. Ibrahim, Manish Gupta, M. Ijaz Khan

“…Physico-chemical analysis techniques such as High Resolution- Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Emission Microscopy, Fourier Transmission Infrared Spectroscopy, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis, Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis, X-Ray Diffraction analysis, Zeta Potential and swelling studies were employed to understand all the structural, chemical, morphological, thermal changes in PSH after grafting with ANI and crosslinking. …”
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Layer-by-Layer CdS-Modified TiO2 Film Electrodes for Enhancing the Absorption and Energy Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells by Ming Li, Yong Liu, Hai Wang, Wenxia Zhao, Hong Huang, Chaolun Liang, Youjun Deng, Hui Shen

“…A layer-by-layer assemble method was used to fabricate CdS quantum dots (QDs) sensitized electrodes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have been utilized to characterize the samples. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Different Decontamination Methods on Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilm by Ece Açıkgöz Alparslan, Ufuk Bağcı, Ayşegül Kurt

“…Biofilm structure was assessed by confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Analysis of variance and post hoc Tukey tests were applied for comparisons.Results: Reductions in both colony counts and variable biomass following the decontamination procedure were significant in all treatment groups (p=0,000). …”
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Physicochemical Characterization of Star Anise Silver Nanoparticles Incorporated Chitosan Biomaterial for Absorb Water and Cure Wounds by M. Prabhahar, Gomathi Kannayiram, S. Prakash, M. Saravanakumar, Sangeetha Krishnamoorthi, S. Sendilvelan, P. Rahul Senthan, T. S. Ashikmon, M. Karthik, Haiter Lenin

“…The prepared particles were characterized by UV-visible, scanning electron microscopy, and their biological efficacy was determined for their potency against bacteria and prevention of protein aggregation. …”
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Evaluation of the Tribological and Corrosion Resistance Properties of 24-Bilayer TiN/TiAlN Coatings in Simulated Body Fluid by Willian Arnulfo Aperador Chaparro, Julio Cesar Caicedo Angulo, Jorge Bautista-Ruiz

“…Various characterization techniques were employed, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), pin-on-disk testing, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and Tafel curves. …”
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Fabrication of Ag:TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films by Sol-Gel Followed by Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition Technique by Manish Kumar, Krishna Kumar Parashar, Sushil Kumar Tandi, Tanuj Kumar, D. C. Agarwal, Abhishek Pathak

“…Microstructure, surface, and plasmonic properties of nanocomposite films were studied using glancing angle X-ray diffractometer, atomic force microscopy, field emission secondary electron microscopy, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Temperature and Time of the Process of Producing Graphene Quantum Dots by Carbonization on Structural, Microstructural, and Optical Properties by M. Nazari, H. R. Baharvandi, N. Ehsani

“…The microstructure was examined by field emission escanning electron microscopy images. Also, the morphology of the surface and the distance between the planes were investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant by Ali Can Yılmaz

“…Atomic force microscopy analysis was done to obtain the 3D images of the worn surfaces and to make a comprehensive comparison of tribological performance between engine lubricant and nanolubricant. …”
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Study on the Photodegradation Stability of Poly(butylene Succinate-co-butylene Adipate)/TiO2 Nanocomposites by Lihai Cai, Zhiguo Qi, Jun Xu, Baohua Guo, Zhongyao Huang

“…The effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on the photodegradation behaviors of the nanocomposite was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), rheological measurements, and mechanical tests. …”
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Employing algal extract for the fabrication of bimetallic nanoparticles: A powerful solution against tomato pathogenic fungi by Reham M. Aldahasi, Kawther Aabed, Sahar S. Alghamdi, Afrah E. Mohammed

“…The nanoparticles were thoroughly characterized using advanced techniques, including UV–visible spectrophotometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic light scattering, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…This study was designed to compare the prevalence of animal African trypanosomes in cattle in Lira District using microscopy and polymerase chain reaction amplification (PCR) methods. …”
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Argon release, crystallization, morphological and optical changes of ion-beam sputtered Ta2O5 thin films during thermal treatments by A. Paolone, M. Bazzan, G. Favaro, F. Borondics, G. Nemeth, F. Capitani, S. Swaraj, R. Belkhou, R. Flammini, J. Teillon, C. Michel, D. Hofman, M. Granata

“…While the infrared reflectance and absorption properties measured by scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) are extremely homogeneous in the amorphous state, they become dependent on the crystal domain at high temperatures. …”
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Bone Defect Repair Using a Bone Substitute Supported by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from the Umbilical Cord by Michal Kosinski, Anna Figiel-Dabrowska, Wioletta Lech, Lukasz Wieprzowski, Ryszard Strzalkowski, Damian Strzemecki, Lukasz Cheda, Jacek Lenart, Krystyna Domanska-Janik, Anna Sarnowska

“…During the culture on the 1st, 7th, 14th, and 21st day (day in vitro (DIV)), we analyzed viability (confocal microscopy) and adhesion capability (electron microscopy) of WJ-MSC on Bio-Oss scaffolds, gene expression (qPCR), and secretion of proteins (Luminex). …”
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