Photocatalytic Properties of Nanotubular-Shaped TiO2 Powders with Anatase Phase Obtained from Titanate Nanotube Powder through Various Thermal Treatments by Nam-Hee Lee, Hyo-Jin Oh, Sang-Chul Jung, Won-Jae Lee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Sun-Jae Kim

“…Their photocatalytic properties were measured with checking decomposition of 4-chlorophenol under UV-A irradiation, together with physical characterizations using SEM, TEM, XRD, BET, and Raman spectroscopy. With increasing calcination temperature and time, nanotubular-shaped titanate particles became short, rod-like, or irregular by oversintering, and their crystalline structure was changed into anatase phase. …”
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Exploring Innovative Approaches for the Analysis of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Breakthroughs in (Bio)Sensing Techniques by Denise Margarita Rivera-Rivera, Gabriela Elizabeth Quintanilla-Villanueva, Donato Luna-Moreno, Araceli Sánchez-Álvarez, José Manuel Rodríguez-Delgado, Erika Iveth Cedillo-González, Garima Kaushik, Juan Francisco Villarreal-Chiu, Melissa Marlene Rodríguez-Delgado

“…Chemical analyses, such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, offer molecular specificity but face challenges with smaller particle sizes and complex matrices. …”
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HSBM-Produced Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Physical Properties and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Activity against Human Pathogens by Imen Massoudi, Ridha Hamdi, Ibtisam Ababutain, Ethar Alhussain, Aya Kharma

“…First, ZNPs have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, and the Zetasizer analyzer. The HSBM results in semispherical ZNPs with some local agglomeration. …”
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Photosynthetic performance and carbon metabolism in the ear organs of oats under drought stress by Jiaqi Fang, Yuan Zhan, Baowen Zhao, Yan Zhao, Youjun Chen, Qingping Zhou, Hui Wang

“…In addition, soluble sugar content was significantly increased in all glumes, lemmas, and flag leaves under drought stress. Rewatering significantly increased the carbohydrate content in the flag leaves, while it had no significant effect on the glumes and lemmas. …”
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Gambaran Status Gizi Pasien Tuberkulosis Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Chika Aulia Husna, Finny Fitry Yani, Machdawaty Masri Masri

“…Pasien tuberkulosis anak lebih banyak pada kelompok usia 5 -<14 tahun 44,1% di instalasi rawat inap anak dan 56,3% di poliklinik anak.  Status gizi kurang 57,4% di instalasi rawat inap anak dan 52,1% di poliklinik anak. …”
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Rebleeding of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm after Coil Embolisation by Kyra D. Kingma, Antonius N. van der Linden, Rudi M. H. Roumen

“…However, careful monitoring and follow-up is needed after embolisation as rapid recanalization of the SAA may possibly occur, especially when distal coiling of the aneurysm is unsuccessful. …”
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Nanoparticles and Inflammation by Ross Stevenson, Axel J. Hueber, Alan Hutton, Iain B. McInnes, Duncan Graham

“…This suggests that nanoparticle techniques may provide excellent biomarkers for the diagnosis and progression of inflammatory diseases with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fluorescent quantum dots (QDs), and surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) probes being just some of the new methodologies employed. …”
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Effect of Limestone Powder on Thaumasite Form of Sulfate Attack (TSA) of Cement-Based Materials by Yuxin Gao, Yaoling Luo, Lili Jia, Wen Yang, Chong Wang

“…Hence, six different contents of limestone powder (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 30%, and 45%) were used to study the effect of the limestone powder content on the TSA of cement-based materials according to appearance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and chemical analyses. …”
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Research Progress in Small-Molecule Detection Using Aptamer-Based SERS Techniques by Li Zheng, Qingdan Ye, Mengmeng Wang, Fan Sun, Qiang Chen, Xiaoping Yu, Yufeng Wang, Pei Liang

“…These aptamers can specifically recognize and bind to target molecules, serving as specific recognition elements. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy is an ultra-sensitive, non-destructive analytical technique that can rapidly acquire the “fingerprint information” of the measured molecules. …”
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A Study of the Adsorption Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Treated with Nitric Acid by Andrés A. García Blanco, Jhonny Villarroel Rocha, John F. Múnera, Marcelo Nazzarro, Giorgio Zgrablich, Karim Sapag

“…The oxidized nanotube samples were characterized morphologically by scanning electron microscopy and structurally by Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. …”
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Portomesenteric Thrombosis Secondary to Acute Cholecystitis: A Case Report by Haseeb Ahmad Chaudhary, Ibrahim Yusuf Abubeker, Kamran Mushtaq, Khaldun Obeidat, Anand Kartha

“…Patient was successfully treated with 6 months of anticoagulation with warfarin and complete recanalization of portomesenteric veins was achieved at the end of treatment.…”
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An Expedient SERS Strip Tactic for Rapid On-Site Detection with Long-Time Sensitivity and Repeatability by Chen Wang, Yueqian Wan, Yong Su, Yafei Cai, Shengjun Xiong, Ding Yuan, Zheng Xia, Jie Zhu

“…Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has attracted lots of interest in academic and industrial fields in recent years. …”
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Anisotropic Ferro- and Dielectric Properties of Textured Bi4Ti3O12 Ceramics Prepared by the Solid-State Reaction Based on Multiple Calcination by Xiangyu Mao, Wei Wang, Hui Sun, Xiaobing Chen

“…The grain-oriented BIT samples exhibit anisotropic structural, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and dielectric properties. The remanent polarization (2Pr) and the piezoelectric constant (d33) of a/b- and c-direction BIT ceramics are 49.5 μC cm−2, 22.2 pC N−1 and 6.7 μC cm−2 6.9 pC N−1, respectively. …”
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The Head Pendant from the Marchetti Collection: Phoenicio-Punic Glass or Modern Forgery? by Elisabetta Malaman, Cinzia Bettineschi, Ivana Angelini, Monica Salvadori

“…The analytical techniques used include stereomicroscopy (SM) to identify the production techniques, OM, SEM-EDS, and µ-Raman for textural and chemico-mineralogical investigations. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted liquid phase exfoliation for high-yield monolayer graphene with enhanced crystallinity by Kaitong Sun, Si Wu, Junchao Xia, Yinghao Zhu, Guanping Xu, Hai-Feng Li

“…Through a comprehensive series of characterizations involving atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the resulting graphene nanosheets demonstrate superior crystallinity compared to those obtained via the conventional method. …”
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Mechanical and Structural Properties of Fluorine-Ion-Implanted Boron Suboxide by Ronald Machaka, Bonex W. Mwakikunga, Elayaperumal Manikandan, Trevor E. Derry, Iakovos Sigalas, Mathias Herrmann

“…Results on a systematic study on the effects of ion implantation on the near-surface mechanical and structural properties of boron suboxide (B6O) prepared by uniaxial hot pressing are reviewed. 150 keV fluorine ions at fluences of up to 5.0×1016 ions/cm2 were implanted into the ultrahard ceramic material at room temperature and characterized using Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. …”
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Truly Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring: From the Telecommunication Optical Fiber Drawling Tower to Water Leakage Detection in Dikes and Concrete S... by Jean-Marie Henault, Gautier Moreau, Sylvain Blairon, Jean Salin, Jean-Robert Courivaud, Frédéric Taillade, Erick Merliot, Jean-Philippe Dubois, Johan Bertrand, Stéphane Buschaert, Stefan Mayer, Sylvie Delepine-Lesoille

“…These considerations are further developed within this article and illustrated with practical applications of water leakage detection in dikes and concrete structures monitoring, making use of distributed temperature and strain sensing based on Rayleigh, Raman, and Brillouin scattering in optical fibers. …”
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Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of the Cocrystal Products Formed by Cinchona Alkaloids with 5-Nitrobarbituric Acid by Harry G. Brittain

“…X-ray powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, infrared absorption spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy have been used to study the phenomenon of cocrystal formation in the molecular complexes formed by 5-nitrobarbituric acid with four cinchona alkaloids. …”
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The application of emerging technologies for the quality and safety evaluation of oilseeds and edible oils by Xue Li, Wenwen Liu, Lu Xiao, Jie Zhao, Yan Chen, Liangxiao Zhang, Peiwu Li, Dolores Pérez-Marín, Xu Wang

“…This review presents applications of four emerging spectroscopic techniques in recent ten years, such as Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and near-infrared spectroscopy for determining the quality and safety of oilseeds and edible oils. …”
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Microplastic analysis in soils: A comparative assessment by Stoyana Peneva, Quynh Nhu Phan Le, Davi R. Munhoz, Olivia Wrigley, Flora Wille, Heidi Doose, Crispin Halsall, Paula Harkes, Michael Sander, Melanie Braun, Wulf Amelung

“…We compared analytical protocols for MiP quantification in soil, consisting of Digital, Fluorescence, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), and Raman Microscopy as well as quantitative Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (Py-GC-MS) and 1-proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy as detection techniques. …”
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