Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury by Kaixin Wang, Qing Zhu, Wen Liu, Linyuan Wang, Xinxin Li, Cuiting Zhao, Nan Wu, Chunyan Ma

“…Abstract In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), thrombolytic therapy and revascularization strategies allow complete recanalization of occluded epicardial coronary arteries. …”
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Preparation of [C60]Fullerene Nanowhisker-gold Nanoparticle Composites and Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol through Catalysis by Jeong Won Ko, Jiulong Li, Weon Bae Ko

“…The product of the nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and solid- state 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. …”
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Bactericidal Activity of TiO2 on Cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 by J. L. Aguilar Salinas, J. R. Pacheco Aguilar, S. A. Mayén Hernández, J. Santos Cruz

“…The obtained gel annealed at 450°C was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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CaCO3–Polymer Nanocomposite Prepared with Supercritical CO2 by Hiroaki Wakayama

“…A mixture of poly(vinyl alcohol), Ca acetate, and poly(acrylic acid) was poured into a mold, the mold was placed in an autoclave, and CO2 was introduced to precipitate CaCO3 within the polymer matrix. Laser Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that this process produced a nanocomposite containing highly dispersed CaCO3 (aragonite) nanoparticles. …”
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ENRICHMENT OF MASSIVE SULFIDES FROM THE SEMENOV HYDROTHERMAL CLUSTER (MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE) IN BARITE: A RESULT OF E-MORB INVOLVEMENT AND MAGMATIC CONTRIBUTION by I.Yu. Melekestseva, G.A. Tret’yakov, V.E. Beltenev

“…Magmartic contribution for the formation of massive sulfides from some Semenov fields is supported by negative values of S isotopic composition of sulfides associated with barite, the presence of magmatic gases (CO2 and SO2) in Raman spectra of fluid inclusions in barite and the results of physicochemical modeling, which indicate the formation of barite-sulfide assemblage upon the interaction of E-MORBs, seawater, and magmatic gas. …”
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Spectral Characterization of Pigment from the No. 1 Cave, Kizil Cave-Temple Complex by Liu Liu, Jintao He, Mei Ye, Zhanyun Zhu, Qing Zhong, Junchang Yang

“…Scientific methods such as optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDS), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffusion (XRD) were applied to analyze the pigments and organic coating used in the No. 1 Cave. …”
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Structural, Morphological, and Antibacterial Attributes of Graphene Oxide Prepared by Hummers’ and Brodie’s Methods by Vittorio Marsala, Yuriy Gerasymchuk, Maria Luisa Saladino, Emil Paluch, Magdalena Wawrzyńska, Vitalii Boiko, Xiang Li, Cristina Giordano, Dariusz Hreniak, Beata Sobieszczańska

“…Synthesis of GO with Brodie’s and modified Hummers’ methods was followed by an evaluation of their structural, morphological, and physicochemical properties by Raman, FTIR, UV–vis spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Boricua Energy Justice Visualization by Willian A. Pacheco-Cano, Carlos A. Peña-Becerra, Marcel Castro-Sitiriche

“…The impact of natural hazards on the Puerto Rican electric system significantly affects the well-being of its population, particularly affecting populations in remote areas. …”
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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Leptospirosis by Shannon M. Fernando, Pierre Cardinal, Peter G. Brindley

“…We describe a case of a 25-year-old male with undiagnosed leptospirosis, presenting with fever and severe hypoxemic respiratory failure, returning from a Costa Rican holiday. There was no other organ failure. …”
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Effect of Different Catalysts on Properties of Coal Tar Pitch Modified by Cinnamaldehyde by Wenjuan Zhang, Wenhong Tian, Shihua Song, Xianren Zeng, Peng Gao, Lili Mao, Tiehu Li

“…In addition, the graphitization process was studied by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The results indicate the carbon yield of CMA-modified CTP with boric acid as catalyst (B7C10) is higher than that of CMA-modified CTP with p-toluene sulfonic acid as a catalyst (P7C10). …”
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The Simplest Way to Iodine-Doped Anatase for Photocatalysts Activated by Visible Light by Václav Štengl, Tomáš Matys Grygar

“…The synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy (RS), infrared spectroscopy (IR), specific surface area (BET), and porosity determination (BJH). …”
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Graphene nanoplatelets in titanium coatings deposited by cold spray: Mechanical properties by Edwin Torres Díaz, Alessio Silvello, Edwin Rúa Ramirez, Rodolpho Fernando Vaz, Irene García Cano

“…Microstructural analysis confirmed the successful integration of GNPs with minimal degradation, though Raman spectroscopy indicated minor structural defects at higher temperatures. …”
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Structural Evolution of Burmese Amber during Petrifaction Based on a Comparison of the Spectral Characteristics of Amber, Copal, and Rosin by Feng Bai, Huifang Liang, Hongting Qu

“…The infrared spectra indicate that during the long geological process of amber formation, small resin molecules first crosslinked and slowly oxidized, eventually forming a stable organic polymer mixture. An analysis of Raman peak areas demonstrated that among the tested samples, the degree of polymerization is highest in Burmese amber and lowest in rosin. …”
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Macroscopic perspective on phase transition behavior of natural single-crystal graphite under different pressure environments by Xiaoshuang Yin, Songyang Li, Lijuan Wang, Peiyuan Liu, Zhihai Cheng, Huiyang Gou, Liuxiang Yang

“…Here, we report on the pressure-induced phase transition behavior of natural single-crystal graphite under three distinct pressure-transmitting media from a macroscopic perspective using in situ two-dimensional Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. …”
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Room Temperature NO₂-Sensing Properties of N-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles Activated by UV-Vis Light by Angelo Ferlazzo, Giovanni Neri, Andrea Donato, Giovanni Gugliandolo, Mariangela Latino

“…The morphology and microstructure of the N-doped ZnO NPs were examined through techniques such as SEM, XRD, photoluminescence, and Raman spectroscopy. The characterization revealed visible changes in the morphology and microstructure resulting from the incorporation of nitrogen into the ZnO lattice. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Ni-Doped TiO2 Materials for Photocurrent and Photocatalytic Applications by Ibram Ganesh, A. K. Gupta, P. P. Kumar, P. S. C. Sekhar, K. Radha, G. Padmanabham, G. Sundararajan

“…Different amounts of Ni-doped TiO2 (Ni=0.1 to 10%) powders and thin films were prepared by following a conventional coprecipitation and sol-gel dip coating techniques, respectively, at 400 to 800°C, and were thoroughly characterized by means of XRD, FT-IR, FT-Raman, DRS, UV-visible, BET surface area, zeta potential, flat band potential, and photocurrent measurement techniques. …”
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One-step solvothermal preparation of Fe-doped Ni0.85Se/NF: An efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction by Longqi Zhu, Runze Wang, Chen Wang, Shuhan Yang, Haizhen Liu, Bo Xing, Honghui Cheng, Kuikui Wang

“…Moreover, they demonstrated exceptional durability. In situ Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses showed that the excellent OER performance stemmed from the reconstruction-induced hydroxyl oxide. …”
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Electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone fibers with cobalt ferrite nanoparticles by Vinicio J. Cevallos, Sarah Briceño, Guillermo Solorzano, Jules Gardener, Alexis Debut, Raúl Dávalos, Werner Bramer-Escamilla, Gema González

“…The samples were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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Over 19 W Single-Mode 1545 nm Er,Yb Codoped All-Fiber Laser by Jiadong Wu, Chunxiang Zhang, Jun Liu, Ting Zhao, Weichao Yao, Pinghua Tang, Le Zhang, Hao Chen

“…The fiber laser is designed to operate at 1545 nm by the use of a pair of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) to lock and narrow the output spectrum, which can be very useful in generating the eye-safe ~1650 nm laser emission through the Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) in silica fibers that is of interest in many applications. …”
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Re-pensando la geopolítica del conocimiento: reto a las violaciones imperiales by David Slater

“…El terreno analítico es extenso y las vías de pensamiento esbozadas aquí representan un intento de contribuir a una serie actual de estudios y proyectos de investigación que retan viejas y nuevas formas de perspectiva colonial e imperial. …”
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