Corrosion Resistance of Ni - WS₂ Coating on X100 Steel Surface in Oilfield Produced Water by ZHAO Jie, LIU Yi-da, WANG Lei, CHEN Xing-guang, WU Wen-hui, GU Yan-hong, YANG Zi-hao

“…The microstructure before and after corrosion as well as the thickness of the coating were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Meantime, the phase composition of the coating before and after corrosion was analyzed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and the corrosion resistance of the coating was evaluated by potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). …”
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Green synthesis of Mn-doped iron oxide nanoparticles using sugarcane juice for magnetic hyperthermia applications by A. A. Hosny, Bahig El-Deeb, Z. A. Mohamed, Abdelwahab Hassan, Mohamed Kamel, Shehab Elbeltagi, H. A. A. Saadallah, E.M.M Ibrahim

“…The internal structure of the particles was examined using high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). The particles exhibited semi-spherical shapes, with mean particle size of 9.3, 9.5 and 13.5 nm for the 0, 5 and 9% Mn-doped samples, respectively. …”
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Changes in texture, flavor, and protein digestion of low-salt chickpea surimi composite gel: Based on Kanto cooking model and peptidomics by Qianqian Zhang, Li Yuan, Yunfei Kong, Zhiyu Xiong, Yulong Bao, Ruichang Gao

“…Multidimensional analyses (texture analyzer, scanning electron microscope, electronic nose, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and peptidomics) demonstrated that the composite gel maintained stable cooking properties, with richer flavor profiles (30 key volatile organic compounds (VOCs)) and active peptides. …”
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Preparation of Super - Hydrophobic Coating on the Surface of Mine Water Flowing and Its Scale Inhibition Mechanism by JU Zeng - xin, HU Li - na, NIGATI Yusufu

“…The composition of foulant on the sample surface was analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X - ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Degradation of Extra-Heavy Crude Oil by Fungi Isolated from Hydrothermal Vents Fields in the Gulf of California by Lucia Romero-Hernández, Itandehui Betanzo-Gutiérrez, Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt, Mario Figueroa, Meritxell Riquelme, Patricia Velez

“…Fungal interaction with EHCO was further explored using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The mycelial growth on EHCO as the sole carbon source was confirmed through the determination of intracellular protein, which was compared to controls lacking a carbon source. …”
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Vinipel Curing: A Sustainable Approach to Enhanced Concrete Durability and Strength by Joeel Bolaño, Joyce De la Iglesia, Michel Murillo, Daniel Abudinen, Fausto A. Canales, Heidis Cano

“…An experimental study was conducted using 180 cylindrical hydraulic concrete specimens, which were compression-tested at 7, 28, and 56 days. A Scanning Electron Microscope equipped with an Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer analysis was carried out to examine the microstructural and compositional changes under the different curing techniques. …”
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Synthesis of Atenolol-Imprinted Polymers with Methyl Methacrylate as Functional Monomer in Propanol Using Bulk and Precipitation Polymerization Method by Aliya Nur Hasanah, Traju Ningtias Dwi Utari, Rimadani Pratiwi

“…MI-SPE was also characterized by using Fourier-transform instrument infrared (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The result of characterization with FTIR and SEM showed that MIP made by the precipitation polymerization method was completely polymerized, more porous, and produced smaller particle size with an average value of 0.274 μm. …”
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Explore the mechanism of puerarin to improve diabetic peripheral neuropathy in rats based on AGEs/RAGE signaling pathway by HAO Lu, SHI Mingyang, CHEN Yan, YANG Shan

“…After administration, the fasting blood glucose, blood lipid index and inflammatory index of rats in each group were measured, and mechanical pain threshold, thermal pain threshold, motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) and sensory nerve conduction velocity (SNCV) were detected, the pathological changes of sciatic nerve in each group were observed through HE stain and transmission electron microscope. …”
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Effect of rapid high-intensity light curing on micro-leakage in conventional and bulk-fill resin composites by Yaojia Lu, Qi Cai, Dongyan Zhou

“…After temperature cycling, staining, and sectioning, the micro-leakage of these teeth was observed with a microscope.ResultsIn the condition of adhesive at standard power, the micro-leakage of BF in both light-curing irradiation modes showed no significant differences (P > 0.05), and that of Z350 was significantly increased following high-intensity irradiation (P < 0.05). …”
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Multi-contrast machine learning improves schistosomiasis diagnostic performance. by María Díaz de León Derby, Charles B Delahunt, Ethan Spencer, Jean T Coulibaly, Kigbafori D Silué, Isaac I Bogoch, Anne-Laure Le Ny, Daniel A Fletcher

“…We collected BF and DF images of urine samples, many of them containing S. haematobium eggs, during two different field studies in Côte d'Ivoire using a mobile phone-based microscope, the SchistoScope. We then trained separate egg-detection ML models and compared the patient-level performance of BF and DF models alone to combinations of BF and DF models, using annotations from trained microscopists as the gold standard. …”
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Design of marine salt spray environment adaptability for some aeronautical signal light by DU Cuiling, XU Gang, LIU Kegang, MEI Yufei, ZENG Dengfeng, XU Yongpan, CHEN Aojie

“…Composition and mechanical properties of material are analyzed by means of field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM), material substitution analysis, and the domestic material 06Cr19Ni9 is selected as replacement of Japanese piano wire (SWP) and British system stainless steel wire. …”
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Effect of Gas Pressure and Stand-Off Distance on the Properties of Cold Sprayed Zinc on Steel Substrate by Mohammad Hadi Khanbabaee Saatloo, Amir Abdollah-Zadeh, Rajab Ali Seraj

“…The microstructure of the coatings was investigated using optical and scanning electron microscope and the micro-hardness of the coatings was measured. …”
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Insights on comprehensive characterization of distinct growth stages of Sterculia foetida pod as a potential feedstock for bioethanol production by Saroja Pasupathi, Sameeha Syed Abdul Rahman, Sugumaran Karuppiah

“…The functional group analysis, thermal stability, surface morphology, and crystallinity index for biomasses were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, Thermo-gravimetric (TGA) analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and XRD analysis. The elemental and chemical composition of GSFP and BSFP were extensively evaluated using different methods. …”
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Open-source, high performance miniature 2-photon microscopy systems for freely behaving animals by Blake A. Madruga, Conor C. Dorian, Long Yang, Megha Sehgal, Alcino J. Silva, Matthew Shtrahman, Daniel Aharoni, Peyman Golshani

“…The system utilizes two on-board silicon-based photon detectors for approximately 4-fold greater light collection compared to an optical fiber bundle-based approach. The microscope can electronically focus within a 150 µm range at a native working distance of 720 µm. …”
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Current status of malaria parasite among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Abah, O Joe-Cliff

“…The standard parasitological techniques using both thick and thin blood films from the donors for the detection of malaria parasite was followed. Venous blood was collected from 200 blood donors and films were made on clean greese-free glass slide and stained with 10%Giemsa stains and viewed under the microscope using the oil immersion objective. …”
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Pengembangan Automated Image Analysis untuk Menentukan Jumlah Bakteri Tahan Asam (BTA) pada Kasus Tubercolosis by Safri Adam, Puji Astuti, Puspa Amalia, Fadli Sukandiarsyah

“…The HCA method combined with the object selection strategy can segment BTA objects well. The evaluation results show an RMSE (Root Mean Squere Error) of 2,484 obtained at the 0.11 . threshold …”
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Microprobe techniques in SAW measurements by E. CHILLA, T. HESJEDAL, H.-J, FRÖLICH

“…Starting from the conventional microprobe techniques, a scanning acoustic tunneling microscope (SATM) and a scanning acoustic force microscope (SAFM) have been developed to detect particle displacements at solid surfaces up to GHz frequencies. …”
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APPLICATION OF IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMSIN THE STUDY ON RAW MATERIALS AND MEAT PRODUCTS by Pchelkina V.A.

“…The main stages in the quantitative study using image analysis system are reading the image from a microscope with a connected photo-video camera, its transfer to a comput- er, storing, correction of the computer program, selection of the object for morphometry, measurements, statistical processing and analysis of data, presentation of the results in tabular or graphical forms. …”
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Assessment of Remineralizing Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride(SDF) with Depigmented agent s on Demineralized enamel surface of permanent teeth (in Vitro Study) by Fatima Thaer AL-Bayati, Alhan Ahmed Qasim

“…Aims: Comparing the effect ofthe application of 38% Silver diamine fluoride (SDF)on the microhardness of artificially induced enamel surface caries of permanent teeth, with sodium fluoride and de-ionized water by Vickers micro-hardness, and scanning electron microscope (SEM), also testing whether the depigmented agent added to 38% silver diamine fluoride affecting the microhardness of artificially induced caries. …”
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In-vitro Antimicrobial Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles Produced by Hydrothermal Method Against Some Foodborne Pathogens by Pınar Karatepe, Müzeyyen Akgöl, Sinem Bayrak, Gökhan Kürşad İncili

“…The ZnO-NPs were examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Furthermore, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), and the diameter of inhibition zones were measured against these pathogenic bacteria. …”
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